NELSON FARRAR INDEX

AUG 2006 NOV 2006 FEB 2007 MAY 2007

OPERATING COST BASED ON 1956=100 610.00 613.00 616.00 619.00

OPERATING LABOUR COST(1956=100)

WAGES + BENEFITS 977.7 1072 1058.2 1047.3

PRODUCTIVITY 507.8 503.1 476.2 483.7

CONSTRUCTION LABOUR COSTS(1946=100)

SKILLED CONSTRUCTION 2227.8 2288.9 2300.0 2318.3

COMMON LABOUR 2954.5 3034.9 3038.7 3055.2

REFINERY COST 2482.1 2550.0 2558.6 2576.2

EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS(1946=100)

BUBBLE TRAY 1514.7 1528.2 1537.8 1579

BUILDING MATERIALS (NONMETALLIC) 984.8 984.8 999.4 1004.3

BRICK-BUILDING 1415 1433.3 1434 1428.9

BRICK-FIRECLAY 1547.4 1553.3 1603.9 1608.2

CASTINGS-IRON 1357.5 1370.8 1377.4 1427.9

CLAY PRODUCTS (STRUCTURALetc) 956 963.1 957.7 964.1

CONCRETE INGREDIENTS 1106.3 1115.9 1150 1174

CONCRETE PRODUCTS 934.7 937.1 953.2 961.7

ELECTRICAL MACHINARY 524.6 527.3 526.8 515

MOTORS AND GENERATORS 900.5 899.4 901.5 911.6

SWITCHGEAR 1146.1 1182.7 1192.3 1227

TRANSFORMERS 652.4 647.1 676.3 696.9

ENGINES (COMBUSTION) 965.7 963.8 969.5 973.9

EXCHANGERS (COMPOSITE) 1179.4 1179.4 1179.4 1374.7

COPPER BASE 1081.8 1081.8 1081.8 1241.9

STEEL 1189.4 1189.4 1189.4 1396.5

STAINLESS STEEL (304) 1193.3 1193.3 1193.3 1365

FRACTIONATING TOWERS 1219.3 1233.1 1245.5 1276.6

HAND TOOLS 1796.4 1801.9 1823 1831.3

INSTRUMENTS (COMPOSITE) 1178.1 1220.4 1246.9 1261.3

INSULATION (COMPOSITE) 2240.2 2308.8 2288.4 2268.3

LUMBER (COMPOSITE) 1260.3 1188.3 1227.1 1214.6

SOUTHERN PINE 888.2 820.1 869.3 856.2

REDWOOD ALL HEART 1830.7 1690.1 1791.5 1765.3

MACHINERY:

GENERAL PURPOSE 1225.5 1237.3 1256.6 1265.6

CONSTRUCTION 1557.7 1566.6 1586.1 1589.7

OILFIELD 1616.1 1650.5 1697 1706.3

PAINTS-PREPARED 1051.4 1050.4 1063.8 1082.9

PIPE:

CLAY SEWER

GRAY IRON PRESSURE 2738.9 2673.7 2689.5 2706.3

STANDARD CARBON 2339.1 2389.0 2311.1 2298.2

PUMPS,COMPRESSORS,etc 1758.6 1787.0 1829.5 1840.8

STEEL MILL PRODUCTS 1616.7 1591.0 1604.3 1689.3

ALLOY BARS 1641.8 1211.0 1212.0 1266.4

COLD ROLLED SHEETS 1764.5 1974.3 2086.6 2075.6

ALLOY SHEETS 917.6 1026.7 1084.9 1079.2

STAINLESS STEEL STRIP 980.0 1095.9 1158.6 1152.2

STRUCTURAL CARBON PLATES 1823.4 1841 1829.6 2019.2

SEAMLESS CARBON TUBING

WELDED CARBON TUBING 2370.10 2420.80 2341.30 2328.90

TANKS AND PRESSURE VESSELS 1023 1030.3 1045.3 1076.6

TUBE STILLS 603.6 600.3 605.2 629

VALVES AND FITTINGS 1866.3 1883.1 1905.5 1930.8

NELSON REFINERY(INFLATION INDEX) 2010 2048.3 2069.2 2099.9

NELSON REFINERY OPERATION 1956 583.7 580 600.6 604

NELSON REFINERY PROCESS OP 1956 896.7 845 906.4 905.8