PRODUCER PRICES FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
PRODUCER PRICES FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Producer Price Index: Equipment by Mode (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Transportation equipment prices have accounted for about 47 percent of the total price of user-operated transportation in recent years (Table 2-13, National Transportation Statistics 1999, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation).
| Price Index (1982=100) | Aug-00 | Aug-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and parts | 186.7 | 193.1 |
| Aircraft and parts percent change from same month previous year | 3.78 | 3.42 |
| Ships and boats | 166.3 | 169.6 |
| Ships and boats percent change from same month previous year | 1.71 | 1.98 |
| Railroad equipment | 135.7 | 135.7 |
| Railroad equipment percent change from same month previous year | -0.15 | 0.00 |
| Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment | 130.5 | 130.3 |
| Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment percent change from same month previous year | 0.62 | -0.15 |
NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
Data from May 2001 to August 2001 are preliminary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at: http://www.bls.gov/datahome.htm.