Capital Expenditures in U.S. Shipyards
Source: Bureau of the Census, Annual Survey of Manufacturers

| Year | CapEx ($mm) | CapEx $ per 10 Employees |
| 1958 | 39 | 32 |
| 1959 | 34 | 29 |
| 1960 | 29 | 26 |
| 1961 | 32 | 28 |
| 1962 | 23 | 20 |
| 1963 | 24 | 21 |
| 1964 | 33 | 28 |
| 1965 | 45 | 35 |
| 1966 | 53 | 37 |
| 1967 | 70 | 50 |
| 1968 | 76 | 54 |
| 1969 | 88 | 62 |
| 1970 | 145 | 109 |
| 1971 | 89 | 68 |
| 1972 | 142 | 103 |
| 1973 | 131 | 88 |
| 1974 | 215 | 134 |
| 1975 | 298 | 194 |
| 1976 | 355 | 211 |
| 1977 | 160 | 92 |
| 1978 | 167 | 97 |
| 1979 | 208 | 120 |
| 1980 | 265 | 149 |
| 1981 | 190 | 102 |
| 1982 | 329 | 192 |
| 1983 | 321 | 225 |
| 1984 | 338 | 232 |
| 1985 | 252 | 182 |
| 1986 | 225 | 172 |
| 1987 | 150 | 121 |
| 1988 | 145 | 118 |
| 1989 | 196 | 156 |
| 1990 | 210 | 161 |
| 1991 | 228 | 174 |
| 1992 | 215 | 174 |
| 1993 | 161 | 143 |
| 1994 | 168 | 157 |
| 1995 | 162 | 154 |
| 1996 | 282 | 281 |
| 1997 | 244 | 247 |
| 1998 | 272 | 261 |
| 1999 | 296 | 295 |
| 2000 | 568 | 597 |
| 2001 | 339 | 357 |
| 2002 | 408 | 432 |
| 2003 | 345 | 365 |
| 2004 | 401 | 410 |
| 2005 | 431 | 507 |
| 2006 | 390 | 459 |
| 2007 | 453 | 482 |