Costs in U.S. Shipbuilding and Repairing Since 1958 ~ Shipbuilding History

Costs in U.S. Shipbuilding and Repairing Since 1958

The data in this table are from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures and relate to the industry sector defined by NAICS 336611, Ship Building and Repairing. Please note that the columns containing data which are either ratios or percentages calculated from the source data, such as "Production Workers as a % of Total Employees", were added by me.

Year	Employment						Earnings					Output						CapEx			Year
All Employees	Production Workers	Other Employees	Production Workers as a % of Total Employees	Total Payroll ($M)	Total Production Hours (mm)	Average Hours per Worker per Year	Total Production Payroll ($M)	Average Annual Earnings in Production	Total Other Payroll ($M)	Average Annual Earnings in "Other" Jobs	Production Earnings as % of "Other" Earnings	Total Value of Shipments ($M)	Value Added by Industry ($M)	Cost of Purchased Materials ($M)	Value Added as a % of Total Value	Value of Inventories at EOY ($M)	Value of Inventories as a % of Total Value	CapEx ($M)	CapEx per Employee
1958	119,100	101,200	17,900	85%	670	198	1,954	538	5,314	132	7,374	72%	1,626	914	712	56%	408	25%	39	320	1958
1959	116,300	96,300	20,000	83%	673	186	1,933	519	5,394	154	7,690	70%	1,566	952	614	61%	379	24%	34	290	1959
1960	107,700	90,100	17,600	84%	670	180	1,994	522	5,789	149	8,460	68%	1,461	860	601	59%	401	27%	29	260	1960
1961	114,200	95,700	18,500	84%	729	188	1,960	569	5,948	159	8,622	69%	1,621	920	701	57%	390	24%	32	280	1961
1962	111,600	94,100	17,500	84%	733	186	1,979	577	6,136	155	8,874	69%	1,670	954	716	57%	401	24%	23	200	1962
1963	114,600	96,500	18,100	84%	782	194	2,005	610	6,324	172	9,503	67%	1,680	1,010	670	60%	344	20%	24	210	1963
1964	115,100	97,100	18,000	84%	820	197	2,029	632	6,514	187	10,411	63%	1,826	1,058	768	58%	458	25%	33	280	1964
1965	130,400	109,500	20,900	84%	946	223	2,037	738	6,739	208	9,957	68%	2,078	1,204	870	58%	568	27%	45	350	1965
1966	135,300	114,300	21,000	84%	1,058	237	2,072	819	7,166	239	11,386	63%	2,339	1,362	984	58%	659	28%	53	370	1966
1967	138,800	114,200	24,600	82%	1,076	231	2,023	819	7,175	257	10,431	69%	2,518	1,430	1,088	57%	80	32%	70	500	1967
1968	142,000	117,500	24,500	83%	1,133	233	1,980	867	7,381	266	10,849	68%	2,488	1,346	1,142	54%	821	33%	76	540	1968
1969	142,900	117,700	25,200	82%	1,212	235	1,999	927	7,873	286	11,341	69%	2,560	1,451	1,108	57%	741	29%	88	620	1969
1970	133,400	108,500	24,900	81%	1,161	213	1,961	870	8,016	291	11,707	68%	2,682	1,610	1,075	60%	649	24%	145	1,090	1970
1971	128,400	104,700	23,700	82%	1,180	208	1,986	879	8,400	300	12,675	66%	2,761	1,575	1,186	57%	759	27%	89	680	1971
1972	144,600	117,700	26,900	81%	1,422	233	1,983	1,053	8,948	369	13,721	65%	3,281	1,881	1,400	57%	721	22%	142	1,030	1972
1973	152,100	120,600	31,500	79%	1,560	239	1,982	1,134	9,405	426	13,524	70%	3,959	2,216	1,743	56%	932	24%	131	880	1973
1974	162,200	129,000	33,200	80%	1,769	250	1,934	1,291	10,008	478	14,413	69%	4,825	2,547	2,264	53%	1,032	21%	215	1,340	1974
1975	166,900	133,400	33,500	80%	1,996	254	1,903	1,461	10,951	535	15,964	69%	5,615	2,923	2,692	52%	1,137	20%	298	1,940	1975
1976	166,300	132,100	34,200	79%	2,220	262	1,980	1,619	12,253	601	17,570	70%	5,896	3,287	2,610	56%	1,053	18%	355	2,110	1976
1977	176,400	139,900	36,500	79%	2,494	277	1,981	1,807	12,919	687	18,811	69%	6,495	3,825	2,670	59%	1,072	17%	160	920	1977
1978	174,100	138,400	35,700	79%	2,647	268	1,939	1,936	13,990	711	19,924	70%	6,943	4,106	2,837	59%	1,269	18%	167	970	1978
1979	171,000	136,700	34,300	80%	2,928	268	1,961	2,132	15,595	796	23,201	67%	7,738	4,587	3,152	59%	1,304	17%	208	1,200	1979
1980	177,300	141,800	35,500	80%	3,360	281	1,984	2,467	17,398	893	25,166	69%	9,268	5,338	3,931	58%	1,541	17%	265	1,490	1980
1981	178,900	142,200	36,700	79%	3,767	288	2,022	2,808	19,746	959	26,131	76%	11,001	6,304	4,698	57%	1,516	14%	190	1,020	1981
1982	166,900	130,800	36,100	78%	3,741	260	1,985	2,774	21,206	967	26,787	79%	10,979	6,386	4,594	58%	1,355	12%	329	1,920	1982
1983	141,000	107,000	34,000	76%	3,295	208	1,948	2,315	21,638	979	28,809	75%	9,487	5,572	3,919	59%	873	9%	321	2,250	1983
1984	132,700	102,500	30,200	77%	3,332	203	1,984	2,329	22,727	1,002	33,195	68%	9,644	5,868	3,778	61%	975	10%	338	2,320	1984
1985	130,300	99,000	31,300	76%	3,316	194	1,960	2,278	23,010	1,038	33,160	69%	9,358	5,740	3,618	61%	956	10%	252	1,820	1985
1986	120,600	90,300	30,300	75%	3,181	179	1,986	2,148	23,783	1,034	34,116	70%	8,840	5,426	3,414	61%	878	10%	225	1,720	1986
1987	120,200	90,500	29,700	75%	3,218	178	1,968	2,166	23,938	1,051	35,404	68%	8,504	5,213	3,292	61%	1,054	12%	150	1,210	1987
1988	120,100	89,500	30,600	75%	3,254	178	1,983	2,183	24,388	1,072	35,020	70%	8,793	5,222	3,571	59%	939	11%	145	1,180	1988
1989	119,300	87,900	31,400	74%	3,386	177	2,018	2,185	24,853	1,202	38,268	65%	9,640	5,654	3,987	59%	1,073	11%	196	1,560	1989
1990	121,200	91,000	30,200	75%	3,606	185	2,029	2,325	25,549	1,281	42,411	60%	10,856	6,363	4,493	59%	1,423	13%	210	1,610	1990
1991	120,800	90,100	30,700	75%	3,680	184	2,041	2,385	26,471	1,295	42,176	63%	10,849	6,354	4,495	59%	1,604	15%	228	1,740	1991
1992	118,300	87,100	31,200	74%	3,624	177	2,030	2,294	26,341	1,330	42,622	62%	10,608	6,543	4,065	62%	1,293	12%	215	1,740	1992
1993	111,500	81,900	29,600	73%	3,363	159	1,941	2,139	26,121	1,223	41,328	63%	9,964	5,957	4,007	60%	1,196	12%	161	1,430	1993
1994	102,000	76,000	26,000	74%	3,326	152	2,005	2,133	28,067	1,192	45,862	61%	9,865	5,761	4,103	58%	1,364	14%	168	1,570	1994
1995	95,400	70,500	24,900	74%	3,222	139	1,972	2,052	29,112	1,170	46,980	62%	9,586	5,720	3,866	60%	1,382	14%	162	1,540	1995
1996	92,100	68,400	23,700	74%	3,175	138	2,016	1,985	29,016	1,190	50,232	58%	9,811	5,447	4,365	56%	1,423	15%	282	2,810	1996
1997	97,100	67,000	30,100	69%	3,353	134	1,996	2,019	30,137	1,334	44,326	68%	10,543	6,203	4,340	59%	1,246	12%	244	2,470	1997
1998	94,800	67,300	27,500	71%	3,347	135	2,012	2,020	30,021	1,327	48,258	62%	11,143	6,729	4,414	60%	1,102	10%	272	2,610	1998
1999	89,000	61,000	28,000	69%	3,337	125	2,044	1,970	32,293	1,367	48,811	66%	11,071	6,329	4,742	57%	1,182	11%	296	2,950	1999
2000	87,500	64,700	22,800	74%	3,436	129	1,989	2,280	35,235	1,156	50,706	69%	11,380	6,324	5,056	56%	1,264	11%	568	5,970	2000
2001	84,500	63,500	21,000	75%	3,439	127	2,003	2,323	36,581	1,117	53,171	69%	11,803	6,438	5,365	55%	1,320	11%	339	3,570	2001
2002	87,200	61,700	25,500	71%	3,614	116	1,880	2,260	36,603	1,355	53,145	69%	12,775	8,391	4,385	66%	1,144	9%	408	4,320	2002
2003	86,200	61,800	24,400	72%	3,694	119	1,927	2,368	38,293	1,328	54,196	71%	13,498	8,688	4,809	64%	1,226	9%	345	3,650	2003
2004	88,500	61,600	26,900	70%	3,846	120	1,953	2,362	37,455	1,539	57,652	65%	13,907	8,650	5,257	62%	1,256	9%	401	4,100	2004
2005	84,400	58,500	25,800	69%	3,790	117	1,993	2,320	39,439	1,470	55,375	71%	14,191	8,736	5,455	62%	1,158	8%	431	5,070	2005
2006	85,300	59,200	26,100	69%	4,043	116	1,965	2,538	42,880	1,504	57,420	75%	15,102	9,337	5,765	62%	1,439	9%	390	4,590	2006
2007	97,000	68,400	28,600	70%	4,759	142	2,084	2,872	45,327	1,887	58,053	78%	17,789	10,966	6,822	60%	1,752	10%	456	4,700	2007
2008	106,000	69,700	36,300	67%	5,330	136	1,951	3,039	43,608	2,291	63,012	69%	21,505	12,792	8,714	59%	2,087	10%	643	6,060	2008
2009	100,400	63,600	36,800	64%	5,482	125	1,967	3,014	47,378	2,468	67,149	71%	21,801	14,125	7,676	65%	1,883	9%	681	6,790	2009
2010	105,500	58,900	38,000	60%	5,473	116	1,968	2,911	49,423	2,562	67,421	73%	22,132	14,624	7,508	66%	1,631	7%	834	8,607	2010
2011	98,000	61,400	36,600	62%	5,638	115	1,870	3,073	50,049	2,565	70,082	71%	21,939	15,151	6,788	69%	1,355	6%	512	5,224	2011
2012	105,500	69,300	36,200	66%	6,303	140	2,017	3,536	51,025	2,767	76,436	67%	24,090	16,958	7,132	79%	1,482	6%	656	6,218	2012
2013	103,900	67,200	36,700	65%	6,298	140	2,083	3,521	52,396	2,777	75,668	69%	25,676	17,247	8,429	67%	1,438	6%	470	4,524	2013
2014	103,000	67,500	35,500	66%	6,424	139	2,053	3,643	53,970	2,781	78,338	69%	24,857	16,306	8,551	66%	1,455	6%	522	5,068	2014
2015	101,900	65,600	36,300	66%	6,390	134	2,049	3,646	55,579	2,753	75,840	73%	24,812	16,687	8,125	67%	1,661	7%	737	7,233	2015
2016	94,835	59,000	35,800	65%	6,090	120	2,034	4,334	57,777	2,756	76,983	75%	23,418	16,182	7,429	69%	1,689	7%	673	7,097	2016
2017																					2017
2018	95,965	61,110	34,855	64%	6,485	120	1,964	3,580	58,583	2,905	83,345	70%	25,278	15,784	9,812	62%	2,091	8%			2018