1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS Manufacturing - Industry Series
Great site for determining the cost structure of specific industries. It is where the consultants get their info. Now you know the secret.

BLS Commodity Indexes
BLS Commodity Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tons of data on labor rates, material and services indexes and even lots of international stuff. Just take your time and keep looking. It is all there.

CNNfn
This site contains COMEX and NYMEX data for gold, silver, platinum, livestock, meat, petroleum and lumber. You can also access CNN data on currencies, interest rates, technology stocks and other U.S. stock market data.

Global Insight
Global Insight has outlined its implications of the SIC to NAICS change

Global Insight Material Price Forecasts

Government Information
The master of all governement sites.

ICE-ALERT
Comprehensive and practical monthly guide to understanding emerging price, cost and demand trends in U.S. manufacturing

NAICS
Primary NAICS website for government -includes crosswalk for SIC to NAICS and NAICS to SIC

NASA Cost Estimating
Tons of helpful data, references, and links related to cost estimating.

Policyworks.gov
The Federal Government's publication of government policies from approved per-diem rates for travel on government business, to the reimbursement rate on privately-owned vehicles.

PPI Conversion tables
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables

Price Watch Network
A search engine covering nationwide street prices on computer components.

Producer Price Indexes
Price indexes covering many years for over 6,000 items sorted by major commodity groupings. A great source of data to compare with your own material price index or to use in price/cost analysis. See my article of Purchased price indexes in the Bendorf & Assoicates Article section.