Much thanks! Interesting reading, though. Anyone know why this index isn't commensurate with other indices (ie. process equipment) some of which have blown out by factors of 1.5 to 2.0? I guess it's based on the U.S. professional labour market. Here in Australia, if we base an index on figures obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we get a much greater disparity between 1990 and 2008.