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Andre, very interesting table! When I started to read MR in the late 1960´s, most brass imports had a price tag of around $ 80 - $ 100, which converted to 400 Deutschmarks in those days - way out of reach for me! A Marklin German prototype Pacific was a little short of 100 Deutschmarks then, which was still out of reach. 40 years later, new brass locos sell for $ 1,500, which converts into about 1,090 Euros or a little over 2,100 Deutschmarks. This is "only" 5.25 times the price of 1968,  still out of reach, but not as bad as the increase of 15 times purely in Dollar terms. I agree that one does not need to buy model railroading stuff to sustain his/her life and  that, for this reason, the development of pricing does not have that much of a relevance. But for us model railroaders it has become a part of our way of life - a part of our own individual "pursuit of happiness". If you are, like me, unable to pursue this hobby for financial reasons, boy, will you notice what you are missing!
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