"Figure 3-3 Producer Price Index: Equipment by Mode (Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)",,,,,,,,, ,Motor vehicles,Aircraft and parts,Railroad equipment,Ships and boats,,,,, Jan-92,100.0,100.0,100.0,100.0,,,,, Feb-92,99.8,100.1,100.6,100.1,,,,, Mar-92,100.1,100.3,100.9,101.6,,,,, Apr-92,100,100.7,100.9,102.1,,,,, May-92,99.9,100.9,101.0,102.1,,,,, Jun-92,99.6,101.3,101.1,102.1,,,,, Jul-92,99.7,101.3,101.2,102.1,,,,, Aug-92,99.3,101.7,101.1,101.9,,,,, Sep-92,97.2,102.0,101.4,102.1,,,,, Oct-92,101.8,102.2,101.4,102.1,,,,, Nov-92,101.8,102.0,101.1,102.2,,,,, Dec-92,101.7,102.1,100.7,102.3,,,,, Jan-93,101.8,102.7,100.9,105.6,,,,, Feb-93,102.4,102.7,101.4,105.9,,,,, Mar-93,102.4,102.9,101.5,106.0 Apr-93,102.3,103.4,101.6,106.3 May-93,102.2,103.5,101.6,106.3 Jun-93,102.3,103.0,101.7,106.3 Jul-93,102.4,103.5,102.0,106.3 Aug-93,102.3,103.7,102.7,106.0 Sep-93,100.1,103.5,102.9,106.2 Oct-93,103.9,104.6,102.6,106.3 Nov-93,104.1,104.9,102.6,106.3 Dec-93,104.2,104.9,104.2,106.3 Jan-94,104.7,106.0,104.4,107.1 Feb-94,104.9,106.1,104.6,107.3 Mar-94,104.8,106.0,104.9,107.9 Apr-94,104.8,106.2,104.9,108.0 May-94,105.3,106.2,105.1,108.0 Jun-94,105.2,106.2,105.3,108.0 Jul-94,105.4,106.2,105.4,107.4 Aug-94,105.4,106.3,106.0,107.5 Sep-94,103.4,106.4,106.0,107.6 Oct-94,106.4,107.4,106.1,107.8 Nov-94,106.2,107.6,106.2,107.8 Dec-94,106.6,107.6,106.3,107.9 Jan-95,106.9,109.1,106.9,108.4 Feb-95,106.8,109.1,108.3,109.4 Mar-95,106.7,109.0,108.7,109.4 Apr-95,106.5,108.9,109.6,109.6 May-95,106.3,109.0,110.0,109.6 Jun-95,105.9,109.2,110.4,109.6 Jul-95,105.9,109.3,110.6,109.4 Aug-95,105.7,109.4,110.8,109.5 Sep-95,103.4,109.4,110.7,109.7 Oct-95,108.0,110.2,111.1,109.8 Nov-95,108.6,110.5,111.5,109.9 Dec-95,108.5,110.6,111.8,109.9 Jan-96,107.8,111.7,111.6,111.5 Feb-96,107.8,111.8,112.4,111.6 Mar-96,107.8,111.9,112.3,111.6 Apr-96,107.5,111.8,112.5,113.9 May-96,107.5,111.9,112.4,113.6 Jun-96,107.5,112.1,112.1,113.7 Jul-96,107.0,112.2,112.1,114.0 Aug-96,106.8,112.4,112.0,114.9 Sep-96,105.0,112.6,111.8,114.8 Oct-96,108.3,112.8,111.8,118.1 Nov-96,108.1,112.9,111.4,115.8 Dec-96,108.0,113.0,111.3,116.0 Jan-97,107.9,113.8,116.2,117.2 Feb-97,107.8,113.7,111.5,117.2 Mar-97,107.6,113.9,107.9,117.3 Apr-97,107.1,113.6,107.4,119.1 May-97,106.2,113.7,109.6,116.7 Jun-97,106.0,113.8,109.6,116.7 Jul-97,105.0,113.6,109.2,117.7 Aug-97,105.0,113.5,109.0,118.8 Sep-97,103.8,113.3,109.6,118.9 Oct-97,107.3,113.3,110.0,118.9 Nov-97,106.7,113.4,109.6,119.3 Dec-97,105.9,113.4,109.6,119.3 Jan-98,105.8,113.9,109.9,119.4 Feb-98,105.8,114.0,109.8,119.6 Mar-98,105.8,114.2,109.8,119.6 Apr-98,105.5,114.2,110.6,119.9 May-98,104.6,114.3,110.4,119.9 Jun-98,104.1,114.4,110.7,119.9 Jul-98,104.3,114.2,110.4,120.1 Aug-98,103.8,114.1,110.4,120.1 Sep-98,103.2,114.4,110.4,120.1 Oct-98,107.1,114.8,109.8,120.1 Nov-98,107.1,114.8,109.6,120.1 Dec-98,106.5,114.7,110.4,120.1 Jan-99,105.8,115.3,109.9,120.5 Feb-99,106.1,115.3,109.9,120.5 Mar-99,105.5,115.2,109.9,120.5 Apr-99,105.7,115.2,109.8,120.6 May-99,105.3,115.1,109.8,120.7 Jun-99,104.6,115.1,110.9,120.7 Jul-99,104.0,115.1,110.9,121.0 Aug-99,103.9,114.9,110.9,121.1 Sep-99,103.4,115.1,110.9,121.0 Oct-99,107.8,115.4,110.8,121.1 Nov-99,107.1,115.7,110.4,121.1 Dec-99,107.0,116.1,110.6,121.2 Jan-00,106.7,117.1,110.4,121.4 Feb-00,106.3,117.3,110.4,121.5 Mar-00,106.2,117.5,110.7,121.9 Apr-00,106.1,117.9,110.9,122.0 May-00,106.1,117.9,110.8,122.0 Jun-00,105.3,118.5,110.9,122.3 Jul-00,105.0,118.9,110.9,123.1 Aug-00,104.6,119.3,110.8,123.2 Sep-00,104.3,119.6,110.9,123.3 Oct-00,107.2,120.0,110.9,124.5 Nov-00,107.3,120.3,110.9,124.6 Dec-00,107.1,120.4,110.9,124.6 Jan-01,106.7,121.5,110.9,125.0 Feb-01,105.5,121.9,110.9,125.0 Mar-01,105.7,122.0,110.5,125.0 Apr-01,106.2,122.3,110.6,125.1 May-01,105.1,122.4,110.7,125.4 Jun-01,104.6,122.9,110.8,125.3 Jul-01,104.9,123.2,110.3,125.6 Aug-01,104.6,123.5,110.3,125.8 Sep-01,104.5,123.9,110.2,125.7 Oct-01,105.8,123.9,109.9,125.8 Nov-01,105.5,123.9,109.8,125.7 Dec-01,105.1,123.3,109.8,125.7 2-Jan,105.0,123.9,109.5,125.8 Feb-02,105.0,124.1,109.7,126.5 Mar-02,105.0,124.3,109.7,126.5 NOTE: Produce Price Index measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at: http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ as of February 2002.",,,, "• In the 10 years from 1992 to 2002, producers’ price of water transportation equipment, primarily ships and boats, increased 26.5 percent, the most in comparison to equipment increases of other modes.",,,,