Index of U.S. Shipbuilding Costs
Most recent update: July 26, 2011.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (old series extended to 2006 by MBS, using the same data sources)
| Old Series (1951=100) | Current Series (1982=100) | ||||
| Year | Material | Labor | Year | Material | Labor |
| 1939 | 55 | 45 | 1998 | 133 | 132 |
| 1940 | 56 | 45 | 1999 | 129 | 134 |
| 1941 | 57 | 48 | 2000 | 131 | 142 |
| 1942 | 60 | 59 | 2001 | 128 | 146 |
| 1943 | 61 | 66 | 2002 | 131 | 151 |
| 1944 | 61 | 71 | 2003 | 133 | 156 |
| 1945 | 61 | 74 | 2004 | 151 | 160 |
| 1946 | 62 | 69 | 2005 | 157 | 166 |
| 1947 | 81 | 77 | 2006 | 172 | 175 |
| 1948 | 90 | 85 | 2007 | 183 | 184 |
| 1949 | 102 | 87 | 2008 | 222 | 190 |
| 1950 | 96 | 90 | 2009 | 174 | 198 |
| 1951 | 100 | 98 | 2010 | 202 | 206 |
| 1952 | 101 | 111 | 2011 | 215 | |
| 1953 | 102 | 120 | |||
| 1954 | 107 | 125 | |||
| 1955 | 108 | 130 | |||
| 1956 | 117 | 141 | |||
| 1957 | 127 | 143 | |||
| 1958 | 133 | 152 | |||
| 1959 | 133 | 159 | |||
| 1960 | 133 | 162 | |||
| 1961 | 127 | 170 | |||
| 1962 | 124 | 175 | |||
| 1963 | 123 | 180 | |||
| 1964 | 124 | 187 | |||
| 1965 | 124 | 189 | |||
| 1966 | 126 | 192 | |||
| 1967 | 130 | 201 | |||
| 1968 | 135 | 208 | |||
| 1969 | 139 | 220 | |||
| 1970 | 148 | 231 | |||
| 1971 | 158 | 241 | |||
| 1972 | 168 | 250 | |||
| 1973 | 175 | 268 | |||
| 1974 | 187 | 283 | |||
| 1975 | 249 | 309 | |||
| 1976 | 263 | 330 | |||
| 1977 | 282 | 354 | |||
| 1978 | 299 | 378 | |||
| 1979 | 329 | 414 | |||
| 1980 | 363 | 448 | |||
| 1981 | 399 | 493 | |||
| 1982 | 431 | 548 | |||
| 1983 | 434 | 590 | |||
| 1984 | 447 | 621 | |||
| 1985 | 457 | 625 | |||
| 1986 | 458 | 645 | |||
| 1987 | 456 | 665 | |||
| 1988 | 478 | 660 | |||
| 1989 | 507 | 654 | |||
| 1990 | 515 | 673 | |||
| 1991 | 523 | 687 | |||
| 1992 | 535 | 707 | |||
| 1993 | 535 | 762 | |||
| 1994 | 563 | 794 | |||
| 1995 | 574 | 827 | |||
| 1996 | 574 | 835 | |||
| 1997 | 580 | 849 | |||
| 1998 | 566 | 860 | |||
| 1999 | 560 | 908 | |||
| 2000 | 559 | 976 | |||
| 2001 | 549 | 973 | |||
| 2002 | 574 | 1007 | |||
| 2003 | 584 | 1038 | |||
| 2004 | 671 | 1063 | |||
| 2005 | 703 | 1091 | |||
| 2006 | 747 | 1130 | |||