Index of Estimated U.S. Shipbuilding Costs

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (extended by MBS, using the same data sources)

Year Material Labor Material as a % of Total
1939 55 45 55%
1940 56 45 55%
1941 57 48 54%
1942 60 59 50%
1943 61 66 48%
1944 61 71 46%
1945 61 74 45%
1946 62 69 47%
1947 81 77 51%
1948 90 85 51%
1949 102 87 54%
1950 96 90 52%
1951 100 98 51%
1952 101 111 48%
1953 102 120 46%
1954 107 125 46%
1955 108 130 45%
1956 117 141 45%
1957 127 143 47%
1958 133 152 47%
1959 133 159 46%
1960 133 162 45%
1961 127 170 43%
1962 124 175 41%
1963 123 180 41%
1964 124 187 40%
1965 124 189 40%
1966 126 192 40%
1967 130 201 39%
1968 135 208 39%
1969 139 220 39%
1970 148 231 39%
1971 158 241 40%
1972 168 250 40%
1973 175 268 40%
1974 187 283 40%
1975 249 309 45%
1976 263 330 44%
1977 282 354 44%
1978 299 378 44%
1979 329 414 44%
1980 363 448 45%
1981 399 493 45%
1982 431 548 44%
1983 434 590 42%
1984 447 621 42%
1985 457 625 42%
1986 458 645 42%
1987 456 665 41%
1988 478 660 42%
1989 507 654 44%
1990 515 673 43%
1991 523 687 43%
1992 535 707 43%
1993 535 762 41%
1994 563 794 41%
1995 574 827 41%
1996 574 835 41%
1997 580 849 41%
1998 566 860 40%
1999 560 908 38%
2000 559 976 36%
2001 549 973 36%
2002 574 1007 36%
2003 584 1038 36%
2004 671 1063 39%