U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes News Release

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			U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2022

U.S. import prices decreased 1.2 percent in September, after declining 1.1 percent the previous month, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower fuel and nonfuel prices in September contributed to 
the drop in U.S. import prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.8 percent in September following a 1.7-percent 
decline in August.

Imports 

The price index for U.S. imports decreased 1.2 percent in September and 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 
2022. The quarterly drop was the largest 3-month decline since the index fell 4.3 percent for the 3 months 
ended May 2020. Prices for U.S. imports rose 6.0 percent over the past year, the smallest 12-month advance 
since the index rose 3.0 percent for the year ended February 2021. (See table 1.)

Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel fell 7.5 percent for the second consecutive month in September. Those 
were the largest 1-month declines since the index decreased 7.7 percent in December 2021. Despite the 
recent declines, import fuel prices rose 32.3 percent from September 2021 to September 2022. Lower prices 
in September for petroleum and natural gas contributed to the overall drop in import fuel prices. Petroleum 
prices decreased 7.5 percent in September, after declining 8.3 percent in August. The price index for natural 
gas fell 10.5 percent in September following a 3.5-percent advance the previous month. Petroleum prices 
rose 31.5 percent for the year ended in September and natural gas prices advanced 49.1 percent over the 
same period.    

All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices decreased 0.4 percent in September, after declining 0.2 
percent the previous month. Prices for nonfuel imports have not advanced on a monthly basis since a 0.4-
percent increase in April 2022. Lower prices in September for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials 
more than offset higher prices for foods, feeds, and beverages. Despite the recent drops, nonfuel import 
prices rose 3.4 percent for the year ended in September. 

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages advanced 0.2 percent in September, 
the first 1-month increase since a 0.9-percent rise in April 2022. A 12.2-percent advance in vegetable prices 
in September more than offset a 6.9-percent decline in fruit prices. 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: The price index for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials fell 
1.9 percent in September following a 0.4-percent drop in August. The September decrease was led by lower 
prices for unfinished metals, chemicals, finished metals, and selected building materials.    

Finished Goods: Each of the major finished goods categories was unchanged in September. Capital goods 
prices were unchanged following a 0.1-percent decrease in August. The price index for consumer goods was 
unchanged in September, after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month. Consumer goods prices have not 
recorded a monthly drop since June 2022. Prices for automotive vehicles were unchanged in September 
following a revised 0.3-percent drop the previous month. The August decline was the first 1-month decrease 
since November 2020 and the largest monthly drop since January 2019.  

Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories

Month	IMPORTS			EXPORTS
	All imports	Fuel imports	Nonfuel imports	All exports	Agri- cultural exports	Non- agricultural exports
2021
September	0.4	3.6	0.1	0.3	-1.5	0.5
October	1.5	11.1	0.5	1.9	1.1	2.0
November	0.7	2.5	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.6
December	-0.4	-7.7	0.5	-1.6	0.7	-1.9
2022
January	2.0	7.3	1.4	2.8	3.0	2.8
February	1.8	10.6	0.8	3.2	2.9	3.3
March	2.9	17.8	1.2	3.9	4.5	3.8
April	0.5	0.8	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.1
May	0.5	6.1	-0.3	2.7	2.4	2.7
June	0.2	(r)5.6	-0.6	(r)1.1	(r)0.0	1.2
July	(r)-1.4	(r)-6.8	-0.5	-3.7	-3.2	-3.8
August	(r)-1.1	(r)-7.5	-0.2	(r)-1.7	(r)-0.5	-1.8
September	-1.2	-7.5	-0.4	-0.8	-1.0	-0.9
Sep. 2020 to 2021	9.3	69.8	5.1	16.3	27.6	15.1
Sep. 2021 to 2022	6.0	32.3	3.4	9.5	12.6	9.2
Footnotes (r) Revised

Exports 

U.S. export prices declined 0.8 percent in September and 6.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022. The 
quarterly drop was the largest 3-month decrease since the index fell 7.3 percent from September to 
December 2008. Lower agricultural and nonagricultural prices each contributed to the September decline. 
Prices for U.S. exports rose 9.5 percent over the past year, the smallest 12-month advance since a 5.4-
percent increase in February 2021. (See table 2.)

Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports decreased 1.0 percent in September, after 
falling 0.5 percent the previous month. Lower prices for soybeans, fruit, meat, and nuts led the September 
decline. Agricultural export prices increased 12.6 percent over the past 12 months and have not decreased 
on an over-the-year basis since the index fell 2.9 percent from August 2019 to August 2020.   

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural prices declined 0.9 percent in September following 
drops of 1.8 percent in August and 3.8 percent in July. Lower prices in September for nonagricultural 
industrial supplies and materials and consumer goods more than offset higher prices for capital goods, 
nonagricultural foods, and automotive vehicles. Despite the recent decreases, prices for nonagricultural 
exports increased 9.2 percent over the past 12 months.     

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and 
materials exports fell 1.8 percent in September following a 3.8-percent decline in August. Lower prices for 
chemicals, fuels, and nonferrous metals all contributed to the September decrease.

Finished Goods: Prices were mixed for the major finished goods categories in September. The price indexes 
for capital goods and automotive vehicles each increased 0.2 percent. The advance in capital goods prices 
was led by higher computer prices. The rise in automotive vehicles prices was driven by higher parts prices. 
In contrast, prices for consumer goods exports declined 0.3 percent in September, the first monthly decrease 
since May 2022.    

More information for the major import and export price indexes can be found at 
www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm.

Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality

Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China ticked up 0.1 percent in September, after 
edging down 0.1 percent in each of the previous 2 months. The September advance was the first increase 
since April 2022. The price index for imports from China increased 2.0 percent over the past year. Import 
prices from Japan rose 0.1 percent in September following declines of 0.1 percent in August and 0.2 percent 
in July. Prices for imports from Japan advanced 1.2 percent for the year ended in September. In contrast, 
import prices from Canada fell 3.6 percent in September, after decreasing 3.3 percent the previous month. 
Despite the declines, prices for imports from Canada rose 16.3 percent over the past 12 months. The price 
indexes for imports from the European Union and Mexico also fell in September, decreasing 0.5 percent and 
0.1 percent, respectively. (See table 7.)
	
Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China fell 2.2 percent in September following 
declines of 1.7 percent in August and 4.6 percent in July. Despite declining 8.3 percent in the third quarter 
of 2022, prices for exports to China advanced 5.2 percent for the year ended in September. The price index 
for exports to Japan decreased 2.0 percent in September, after a 2.2-percent drop the previous month. Export 
prices to Japan have not recorded a monthly increase since May. Prices for exports to Japan rose 7.2 percent 
over the past 12 months. The price index for exports to Canada fell 1.1 percent in September following a 
0.2-percent drop in August. Export prices to Canada advanced 8.8 percent over the past year, the smallest 
12-month increase since February 2021. Prices for exports to the European Union and Mexico also declined 
in September, decreasing 1.3 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively. (See table 8.)

Terms of Trade Indexes: Terms of trade indexes are based on country, region, or grouping and measure 
the change in the purchasing power of exports relative to imports. U.S. terms of trade with China fell 2.3 
percent in September and 8.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022. Lower export prices to China and higher 
import prices from China both contributed to the September drop in U.S. terms of trade with China. Despite 
the recent decreases, U.S. terms of trade with China increased 3.3 percent over the past year. The index for 
U.S. terms of trade with Japan fell 2.2 percent in September, after declining 2.1 percent the previous month. 
In contrast, the index for U.S. terms of trade with Canada rose 2.6 percent in September following 3.3-
percent advances in August and July. U.S. terms of trade with the European Union and Mexico fell in 
September, down 0.8 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. (See table 9.)

Import and Export Services

Imports: Import air passenger fares rose 4.7 percent in September following a 9.9-percent decrease the 
previous month. The September increase was driven by a 15.2-percent advance in European fares which 
rebounded from a 14.4-percent drop in August. The index for import air passenger fares increased 7.1 
percent from September 2021 to September 2022. Import air freight prices declined 0.5 percent in 
September, after advancing 3.4 percent in August. Lower Asian air freight prices in September more than 
offset higher European air freight prices. Prices for import air freight decreased 5.6 percent for the year 
ended in September. (See table 10.)

Exports: Export air passenger fares declined 3.7 percent in September following a 2.4-percent drop in 
August. The September decrease was the largest 1-month decline since the index fell 11.2 percent in 
February. The index for export air passenger fares advanced 13.8 percent over the past year. Export air 
freight prices decreased 3.7 percent in September, after a 0.4-percent drop the previous month. The 
September decline was the largest monthly drop since the index fell 6.7 percent in October 2020. Prices for 
export air freight rose 16.6 percent over the past 12 months.  

U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for October 2022 are scheduled for release on Wednesday, 
November 16, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	End Use	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
All commodities		100.000	144.8	143.0	6.0	0.2	-1.4	-1.1	-1.2
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)		81.266	109.2	108.7	3.3	-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	-0.5
All imports excluding petroleum		88.912	124.9	124.3	3.7	-0.6	-0.6	-0.2	-0.5
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)		88.004	128.3	127.8	3.4	-0.6	-0.5	-0.2	-0.4
Foods, feeds, & beverages	0	6.737	204.8	205.2	3.4	-0.7	-1.0	-1.5	0.2
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	00	5.386	223.5	223.7	4.4	0.0	-0.7	-1.5	0.1
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	01	1.352	161.9	163.1	-0.5	-2.9	-2.5	-1.2	0.7
Industrial supplies & materials	1	30.496	282.3	270.8	15.4	0.9	-4.4	-3.3	-4.1
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum		19.367	221.2	216.4	8.7	-1.7	-3.4	-0.2	-2.2
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)		18.223	242.2	237.7	7.1	-2.3	-2.5	-0.4	-1.9
Industrial supplies & materials, durable		12.230	231.6	226.5	3.8	-3.5	-4.0	-0.1	-2.2
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum		7.178	209.4	205.1	17.2	1.6	-2.4	-0.4	-2.1
Fuels & lubricants	10	11.996	371.5	343.5	32.3	5.6	-6.8	-7.5	-7.5
Petroleum & petroleum products	100	11.088	393.1	363.5	31.5	5.4	-6.1	-8.3	-7.5
Crude petroleum	10000	7.356	390.3	355.3	24.3	5.9	-9.6	-8.8	-9.0
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas	101	0.791	317.5	289.4	45.6	10.1	-17.7	2.8	-8.9
Natural gas	10110	0.662	314.7	281.8	49.1	11.1	-20.4	3.5	-10.5
Paper & paper base stocks	11	0.557	148.3	152.5	19.1	3.8	6.4	1.8	2.8
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials	12	5.712	219.2	216.0	13.3	-0.2	-0.2	-1.2	-1.5
Selected building materials	13	1.922	209.2	204.3	20.8	-6.7	-2.4	-1.9	-2.3
Unfinished metals related to durable goods	14	5.282	353.6	343.5	-3.0	-4.4	-6.8	-0.5	-2.9
Finished metals related to durable goods	15	3.278	213.6	209.3	3.9	-2.0	-2.3	1.7	-2.0
Nonmetals related to durable goods	16	1.749	129.2	128.6	6.8	0.7	0.4	-0.2	-0.5
Capital goods	2	25.472	92.9	92.9	3.2	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0
Electric generating equipment	20	3.216	129.6	130.4	6.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.6
Nonelectrical machinery	21	20.655	84.1	84.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	22	1.601	144.3	144.9	4.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	3	12.365	116.4	116.4	2.9	0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.0
Consumer goods, excluding automotives	4	24.929	110.3	110.3	1.7	-0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
Nondurables, manufactured	40	12.611	125.0	125.1	0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0.3	0.1
Durables, manufactured	41	11.598	95.9	95.7	2.6	-0.4	0.5	0.1	-0.2
Nonmanufactured consumer goods	42	0.720	130.9	130.1	7.5	-2.2	-0.3	-0.7	-0.6
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	End Use	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
All commodities		100.000	157.7	156.4	9.5	1.1	-3.7	-1.7	-0.8
Agricultural commodities		12.292	255.4	252.9	12.6	0.0	-3.2	-0.5	-1.0
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)		67.469	115.0	114.3	3.5	-0.3	-0.2	-0.6	-0.6
All exports excluding fuels (June 2022=100)		78.644	99.5	99.0	-	-	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5
Nonagricultural commodities		87.708	150.4	149.1	9.2	1.2	-3.8	-1.8	-0.9
Foods, feeds, & beverages	0	11.175	257.0	254.4	11.0	-0.4	-3.1	-0.5	-1.0
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	00	10.747	258.9	255.9	11.6	0.0	-3.2	-0.5	-1.2
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	01	0.428	221.1	227.1	-1.5	-9.1	-1.6	-0.5	2.7
Industrial supplies & materials	1	43.748	232.8	228.7	15.1	2.3	-7.6	-3.7	-1.8
Industrial supplies & materials, durable		10.054	214.1	212.5	0.7	-2.5	-4.3	-0.1	-0.7
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable		33.694	235.4	230.5	20.3	3.7	-8.5	-4.8	-2.1
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials	10	1.519	242.4	243.4	19.0	0.2	-3.3	-0.4	0.4
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials		42.228	232.6	228.3	15.0	2.4	-7.8	-3.8	-1.8
Fuels & lubricants	11	21.356	313.0	308.1	32.8	5.5	-13.2	-5.6	-1.6
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials	12	19.983	205.3	201.1	0.9	-1.1	-1.4	-1.9	-2.0
Selected building materials	13	0.889	165.1	158.7	2.5	-0.5	0.3	-3.6	-3.9
Capital goods	2	27.710	118.9	119.1	4.1	0.0	0.5	-0.1	0.2
Electrical generating equipment	20	3.105	133.2	133.5	7.4	0.1	1.1	0.2	0.2
Nonelectrical machinery	21	20.089	100.6	100.8	4.0	0.0	0.4	-0.2	0.2
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	22	4.516	197.6	198.0	3.4	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.2
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	3	7.353	121.7	121.9	5.2	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.2
Consumer goods, excluding automotives	4	10.015	116.8	116.4	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.3	-0.3
Nondurables, manufactured	40	5.219	109.2	109.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.2	-0.2
Durables, manufactured	41	3.849	115.1	115.3	5.8	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.2
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100)	42	0.947	129.5	124.6	21.3	0.0	-0.2	2.7	-3.8
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: September 2021 to September 2022 [December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	NAICS	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Nonmanufacturing		10.497	177.1	164.6	19.8	4.4	-8.3	-6.8	-7.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11	2.131	206.3	206.8	2.1	-3.0	0.2	-3.6	0.2
Crop production	111	1.739	216.7	216.6	1.5	-1.9	0.3	-4.3	0.0
Mining	21	8.366	183.8	167.5	25.8	6.1	-10.2	-7.6	-8.9
Oil and gas extraction	211	8.100	183.9	167.2	26.5	6.2	-10.4	-7.8	-9.1
Manufacturing		89.201	124.6	123.9	4.8	-0.3	-0.3	-0.5	-0.6
Manufacturing, part 1	31	10.988	137.7	138.0	3.8	0.1	-0.4	-0.1	0.2
Food manufacturing	311	4.079	185.1	185.7	6.2	0.6	-1.3	-0.6	0.3
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	312	1.067	134.4	134.5	1.4	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.1
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100)	313	0.401	126.7	125.5	14.9	-0.3	0.1	0.1	-0.9
Textile product mills	314	1.421	109.2	109.6	-1.8	-0.9	-0.3	-0.7	0.4
Apparel manufacturing	315	2.877	118.7	119.0	4.5	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.3
Leather and allied product manufacturing	316	1.143	127.8	128.1	0.4	-0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2
Manufacturing, part 2	32	21.220	156.3	154.2	11.8	-0.1	0.3	-1.9	-1.3
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2019=100)	321	1.166	170.8	163.2	26.8	-12.8	-3.6	-3.4	-4.4
Paper manufacturing	322	1.010	127.8	129.8	9.2	2.2	3.2	0.9	1.6
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324	3.408	184.4	178.2	53.0	4.2	1.7	-6.9	-3.4
Chemical manufacturing	325	12.081	159.8	158.0	4.9	-0.1	-0.1	-1.1	-1.1
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	326	2.470	133.5	133.9	4.9	0.3	0.5	-0.1	0.3
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	0.919	142.2	141.6	5.3	0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.4
Manufacturing, part 3	33	56.992	112.7	112.3	2.7	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4
Primary metal manufacturing	331	6.900	235.0	228.1	-0.7	-3.2	-6.1	0.8	-2.9
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	3.168	152.1	151.3	6.1	-1.4	0.9	-0.3	-0.5
Machinery manufacturing	333	6.725	127.9	127.8	4.0	-0.1	0.6	0.2	-0.1
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	334	15.515	73.8	73.7	0.8	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	5.257	127.1	127.6	6.3	-0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.4
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	12.809	115.1	115.1	2.5	0.2	0.4	-0.2	0.0
Furniture and related product manufacturing	337	1.815	129.4	129.5	8.6	-0.6	1.8	0.8	0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339	4.804	127.1	126.4	4.9	-0.2	0.6	-0.4	-0.6
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: September 2021 to September 2022 [December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	NAICS	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Nonmanufacturing		20.001	226.3	222.5	22.9	3.8	-11.7	-0.8	-1.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11	6.729	229.8	226.8	14.6	-0.7	-5.7	-1.0	-1.3
Crop production	111	6.409	245.0	241.9	16.4	-0.3	-6.0	-0.9	-1.3
Mining	21	13.271	148.2	145.5	27.6	6.1	-14.5	-0.7	-1.8
Oil and gas extraction (Dec. 2021=100)	211	12.040	135.6	132.8	-	7.4	-15.1	0.8	-2.1
Mining (except oil and gas)	212	1.231	143.3	143.7	17.1	-4.7	-8.4	-13.2	0.3
Manufacturing		78.384	137.4	136.5	7.4	0.4	-1.3	-1.9	-0.7
Manufacturing, part 1	31	6.990	178.4	176.9	8.3	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.8
Food manufacturing	311	5.314	211.1	209.2	9.4	-0.4	0.1	0.0	-0.9
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	312	0.532	144.9	142.1	6.1	2.1	-0.6	-1.0	-1.9
Manufacturing, part 2	32	26.849	150.0	147.4	12.3	1.5	-3.8	-5.5	-1.7
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100)	321	0.479	134.1	126.2	-6.9	-0.3	-1.3	-5.0	-5.9
Paper manufacturing	322	1.628	156.6	156.8	15.7	3.1	2.5	1.6	0.1
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324	8.089	182.7	181.1	42.5	4.2	-12.5	-12.7	-0.9
Chemical manufacturing	325	13.817	142.5	138.9	1.1	-0.3	1.2	-2.7	-2.5
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	326	1.995	131.7	130.4	5.9	0.8	0.4	0.5	-1.0
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	0.692	134.7	134.7	8.5	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.0
Manufacturing, part 3	33	44.545	127.1	127.0	4.6	-0.2	0.1	0.2	-0.1
Primary metal manufacturing	331	4.106	214.5	211.9	-0.3	-3.2	-4.2	0.3	-1.2
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	2.457	171.4	171.5	8.0	0.1	0.9	-0.1	0.1
Machinery manufacturing	333	7.947	143.4	143.6	6.8	0.1	0.9	0.3	0.1
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	334	11.596	84.8	84.9	2.2	0.0	0.1	-0.2	0.1
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	3.138	131.3	131.3	8.6	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.0
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	10.906	138.7	138.9	4.4	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339	4.087	134.2	133.2	7.6	0.1	0.6	0.8	-0.7
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Harmo- nized system	Relative importance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Live animals; animal products	I	1.478	231.2	234.1	2.0	-3.2	-1.6	-1.2	1.3
Meat and edible meat offal	02	0.443	334.9	333.7	-2.2	-0.4	-0.1	-2.2	-0.4
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	03	0.739	156.9	159.6	0.6	-5.2	-3.1	-1.9	1.7
Vegetable products	II	2.154	242.3	243.5	4.8	-1.2	-0.3	-3.1	0.5
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers	07	0.443	448.2	501.2	18.3	-5.5	4.8	2.1	11.8
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	08	0.751	115.7	106.9	-12.9	-1.3	-1.3	-8.3	-7.6
Coffee, tea, mate and spices	09	0.444	320.5	324.5	21.5	1.1	-1.8	1.6	1.2
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)	III	0.424	151.2	150.6	2.6	1.6	-6.0	0.3	-0.4
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco	IV	3.161	187.3	187.6	5.6	0.8	0.2	-0.1	0.2
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2021=100)	17	0.215	107.9	106.3	-	1.0	2.3	0.4	-1.5
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)	18	0.196	102.2	102.5	2.2	-0.6	0.7	-0.2	0.3
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar	22	1.043	147.5	147.7	1.4	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1
Mineral products	V	11.926	378.2	351.4	33.2	5.5	-7.3	-7.1	-7.1
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes	27	11.558	372.8	345.7	34.1	5.6	-7.4	-7.3	-7.3
Products of the chemical or allied industries	VI	11.228	178.2	176.6	4.8	0.1	0.1	-0.9	-0.9
Inorganic chemicals	28	0.745	536.9	537.2	27.2	0.7	-1.9	-1.8	0.1
Organic chemicals	29	2.627	151.0	146.3	2.9	1.3	1.6	-3.5	-3.1
Pharmaceutical products	30	5.148	148.1	148.0	-2.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.1	-0.1
Miscellaneous chemical products	38	0.812	118.5	118.5	3.5	0.0	0.7	-0.3	0.0
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof	VII	3.748	161.4	160.3	2.4	0.2	0.4	-0.9	-0.7
Plastics and articles thereof	39	2.613	165.2	163.1	1.2	0.1	0.4	-0.7	-1.3
Rubber and articles thereof	40	1.135	156.8	158.1	5.6	0.5	0.4	-1.6	0.8
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials	42	0.411	142.6	143.4	4.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork	IX	1.229	256.9	246.9	30.4	-11.6	-3.9	-3.5	-3.9
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2019=100)	44	1.207	180.0	172.9	31.8	-11.8	-4.1	-3.5	-3.9
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products	X	0.992	135.0	137.2	10.0	2.3	3.1	0.5	1.6
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard	48	0.651	122.6	124.5	12.5	1.3	1.5	0.2	1.5
Textile and textile articles	XI	4.544	120.6	120.9	3.3	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted	62	1.260	126.3	126.3	2.7	0.3	0.2	-0.1	0.0
Made-up or worn textile articles	63	1.162	102.5	103.0	-2.4	-0.9	-0.3	-1.1	0.5
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.	XII	0.997	126.7	126.8	0.0	-0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1
Footwear and parts of such articles	64	0.817	123.7	123.9	-0.8	-0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.	XIII	0.786	134.6	134.2	2.0	0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.3
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2020=100)	68	0.292	102.2	101.7	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.2	-0.5
Glass and glassware (Dec. 2021=100)	70	0.270	101.4	101.4	-	0.0	-0.3	-0.1	0.0
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins	XIV	4.500	232.1	223.3	-4.2	-2.0	-3.4	2.2	-3.8
Base metals and articles of base metals	XV	5.952	241.3	239.3	7.4	-3.0	-3.7	-1.5	-0.8
Iron and steel	72	1.181	334.4	339.3	14.1	-3.6	-1.8	-2.9	1.5
Articles of iron or steel	73	1.855	207.2	205.5	12.2	-2.6	0.1	0.0	-0.8
Copper and articles thereof	74	0.431	350.1	349.4	-14.8	2.4	-17.2	1.3	-0.2
Aluminum and articles thereof	76	1.079	196.3	190.5	3.5	-5.7	-4.6	-2.3	-3.0
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof	82	0.408	129.8	129.6	2.7	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2
Miscellaneous articles of base metal	83	0.527	153.3	153.4	7.4	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.1
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.	XVI	27.664	82.6	82.6	2.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	84	14.257	89.3	89.2	2.5	-0.2	0.3	-0.1	-0.1
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts	85	13.407	76.3	76.3	1.7	0.0	-0.1	-0.3	0.0
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment	XVII	10.817	119.9	119.9	2.8	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
Motor vehicles and their parts	87	10.045	119.2	119.1	2.8	0.3	0.4	0.0	-0.1
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2020=100)	88	0.683	103.6	104.0	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces	XVIII	3.698	105.2	105.4	3.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.2
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments	90	3.493	101.2	101.4	3.3	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.2
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	XX	4.180	119.9	119.9	5.5	-0.1	1.1	0.4	0.0
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs	94	2.539	128.2	128.2	6.3	-0.6	1.4	0.6	0.0
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof	95	1.387	106.4	106.5	4.3	0.8	0.8	-0.1	0.1
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	96	0.254	135.5	136.1	4.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Harmo- nized system	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
			Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
					Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Live animals; animal products	I	2.268	284.1	280.1	2.9	-1.6	-0.6	-1.6	-1.4
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)	02	1.450	227.3	223.3	-1.5	-0.8	-1.1	-1.9	-1.8
Vegetable products	II	6.322	301.3	294.6	15.3	0.3	-5.1	-0.8	-2.2
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	08	0.874	136.9	129.9	-12.2	0.8	-3.3	-3.5	-5.1
Cereals	10	1.892	333.5	334.0	19.9	-3.3	-7.3	-3.8	0.1
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder	12	2.908	330.4	323.6	21.3	2.5	-6.0	1.3	-2.1
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco	IV	2.916	182.8	182.4	7.8	-1.2	0.6	0.3	-0.2
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100)	21	0.574	108.7	108.3	4.4	-0.4	-0.9	2.3	-0.4
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)	22	0.448	108.3	108.3	-1.8	-0.2	-0.4	-0.1	0.0
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed	23	0.894	322.4	321.2	15.1	-3.7	0.6	-1.4	-0.4
Mineral products	V	21.349	376.2	370.9	33.2	5.3	-13.7	-5.5	-1.4
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)	26	0.504	127.9	128.3	0.9	-6.2	-15.9	3.3	0.3
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes	27	20.671	364.5	359.2	34.4	5.6	-13.7	-5.7	-1.5
Products of the chemical or allied industries	VI	11.398	166.3	162.3	5.2	0.1	2.2	-2.1	-2.4
Organic chemicals	29	2.743	198.7	180.6	0.1	2.4	2.0	-7.5	-9.1
Pharmaceutical products	30	2.996	105.8	106.1	-1.9	-0.6	-0.9	-0.1	0.3
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations	33	0.772	140.8	141.0	3.9	-0.3	0.9	-0.2	0.1
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes	34	0.427	135.8	135.4	6.9	-0.4	3.4	-0.4	-0.3
Miscellaneous chemical products	38	2.120	187.1	183.3	-0.1	-1.1	0.6	-0.4	-2.0
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof	VII	4.901	169.6	166.4	-4.6	-0.2	-2.3	-2.0	-1.9
Plastics and articles thereof	39	4.199	169.2	165.3	-5.9	-0.2	-2.7	-2.1	-2.3
Rubber and articles thereof	40	0.701	166.9	167.5	3.6	0.3	0.7	-0.8	0.4
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)	IX	0.576	129.9	120.9	-7.1	-1.1	-1.1	-6.1	-6.9
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products	X	1.865	159.3	159.3	9.0	2.9	0.3	1.5	0.0
Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100)	47	0.723	191.3	190.8	6.2	6.7	-2.4	4.2	-0.3
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard	48	0.939	147.9	148.6	13.3	0.8	2.3	-0.1	0.5
Textile and textile articles	XI	1.689	154.8	156.2	17.0	-0.8	-2.4	0.0	0.9
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof	52	0.700	199.4	205.4	37.8	-1.5	-5.9	0.1	3.0
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.	XIII	0.665	147.3	147.5	11.0	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.1
Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100)	70	0.395	110.9	111.2	11.6	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.3
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins	XIV	3.813	321.3	313.7	-1.3	-3.0	-4.4	1.9	-2.4
Base metals and articles of base metals	XV	4.324	207.9	210.2	4.2	-2.6	-4.7	-0.7	1.1
Iron and steel (Dec. 2020=100)	72	1.163	157.1	164.5	6.0	-6.6	-10.5	0.8	4.7
Copper and articles thereof	74	0.487	241.7	241.7	-10.6	3.0	-16.8	-0.1	0.0
Aluminum and articles thereof	76	0.750	144.8	144.1	0.5	-6.4	-1.6	-4.7	-0.5
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.	XVI	23.012	104.6	104.8	4.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.2
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	84	13.307	125.3	125.7	5.4	0.2	0.7	-0.4	0.3
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof	85	9.705	82.4	82.5	3.8	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment	XVII	8.071	147.8	148.0	4.6	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1
Motor vehicles and their parts	87	6.061	124.3	124.4	4.5	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.1
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces	XVIII	5.022	114.4	114.4	2.6	0.0	0.6	-0.3	0.0
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	XX	1.083	132.0	132.1	10.2	0.3	2.1	0.2	0.1
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi	94	0.568	150.5	150.5	8.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof	95	0.369	107.3	107.6	14.5	1.1	6.0	0.6	0.3
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Table 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
		Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
				Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Industrialized Countries(2)	100.000	151.8	149.2	7.7	0.4	-2.5	-1.3	-1.7
Nonmanufacturing	14.151	320.6	293.9	23.6	5.1	-10.5	-6.7	-8.3
Manufacturing	85.171	138.7	137.6	5.8	-0.3	-0.7	-0.3	-0.8
Canada	100.000	200.1	192.9	16.3	1.0	-5.4	-3.3	-3.6
Nonmanufacturing	36.175	320.0	292.6	24.5	5.4	-11.0	-6.8	-8.6
Manufacturing	62.954	171.2	169.3	12.7	-1.6	-1.3	-1.2	-1.1
European Union	100.000	154.4	153.6	4.6	1.2	-0.1	-0.4	-0.5
Manufacturing	98.891	149.9	149.1	4.6	1.2	0.1	-0.3	-0.5
France (Dec. 2003=100)	100.000	142.2	142.4	4.2	1.8	-1.8	-0.4	0.1
Germany (Dec. 2003=100)	100.000	124.5	124.0	4.7	0.7	1.1	-0.3	-0.4
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)	100.000	136.1	134.4	3.7	0.6	-0.9	-1.2	-1.2
Latin America(3)	100.000	171.3	169.5	6.9	0.2	-1.4	-1.5	-1.1
Nonmanufacturing	17.236	353.8	341.4	16.0	3.0	-6.1	-6.6	-3.5
Manufacturing	82.497	136.2	135.5	5.2	-0.4	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)	100.000	141.8	141.6	5.0	0.4	-0.6	-1.7	-0.1
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)	10.231	166.8	168.4	6.7	1.5	-6.0	-14.8	1.0
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)	89.504	96.7	96.4	4.6	0.2	0.3	0.0	-0.3
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4)	100.000	104.6	104.3	2.6	0.0	-0.5	-0.3	-0.3
China (Dec. 2003=100)	100.000	104.1	104.2	2.0	-0.3	-0.1	-0.1	0.1
Japan	100.000	100.0	100.1	1.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.1	0.1
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100)	100.000	111.8	111.0	6.3	0.4	0.2	-0.5	-0.7
Asian NICs(5)	100.000	99.3	98.1	5.0	-0.1	-1.2	-0.8	-1.2
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6)	100.000	104.2	103.4	2.7	0.2	-1.3	-0.6	-0.8
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7)	100.000	253.3	242.4	18.0	0.5	-4.3	-2.9	-4.3
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values. (2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. (3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. (4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries. (5) Asian Newly Industrialized Countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. (6) Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. (7) Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. Dash = Not available

Table 8. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes by locality of destination: September 2021 to September 2022 [December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
		Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
				Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Industrialized Countries(2)	100.000	122.9	122.0	8.0	0.1	-2.4	-1.1	-0.7
Nonmanufacturing	16.562	166.2	161.2	23.2	1.6	-10.9	-3.3	-3.0
Manufacturing	81.859	117.7	117.3	5.8	-0.2	-0.4	-0.7	-0.3
Canada	100.000	129.9	128.5	8.8	0.4	-2.3	-0.2	-1.1
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2020=100)	12.721	173.4	166.8	23.0	2.6	-13.1	1.5	-3.8
Manufacturing (Dec. 2020=100)	85.935	118.7	118.0	7.4	0.1	-0.3	-0.6	-0.6
European Union	100.000	120.6	119.0	6.7	0.6	-2.4	-1.7	-1.3
Nonmanufacturing	20.020	157.0	148.6	15.7	1.4	-9.5	-6.1	-5.4
Manufacturing	78.342	114.1	114.0	5.4	0.4	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
Germany	100.000	114.2	113.5	5.8	0.4	0.1	-0.4	-0.6
Latin America(3)	100.000	138.3	137.2	14.1	2.0	-6.4	-2.9	-0.8
Nonmanufacturing	14.041	234.1	238.0	38.5	3.5	-17.6	9.2	1.7
Manufacturing	85.366	130.1	128.7	10.9	1.6	-4.6	-4.5	-1.1
Mexico	100.000	136.9	135.0	10.7	2.1	-5.4	-1.5	-1.4
Nonmanufacturing	13.003	234.0	244.6	46.6	4.5	-21.0	16.9	4.5
Manufacturing	86.632	129.5	126.7	6.5	1.8	-3.0	-3.9	-2.2
Pacific Rim(4)	100.000	120.9	119.4	6.0	0.2	-2.5	-1.1	-1.2
Nonmanufacturing	26.279	148.6	143.5	13.7	0.2	-7.9	-3.7	-3.4
Manufacturing	71.820	114.7	114.2	5.1	0.3	0.1	-0.3	-0.4
China	100.000	118.0	115.4	5.2	1.5	-4.6	-1.7	-2.2
Nonmanufacturing	35.559	136.6	129.5	16.2	2.7	-10.1	-3.9	-5.2
Manufacturing	63.153	112.7	112.2	1.8	0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-0.4
Japan	100.000	123.3	120.8	7.2	-0.6	-2.9	-2.2	-2.0
Nonmanufacturing	32.510	168.3	160.1	27.0	1.3	-8.4	-3.2	-4.9
Manufacturing	66.040	109.0	108.4	0.8	-1.3	0.1	-1.9	-0.6
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values. (2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. (3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. (4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. Dash = Not available

Table 9. U.S. terms of trade indexes and percent changes by locality: September 2021 to September 2022(1) [December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Index		Percent change
	Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
			Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Industrialized Countries(2)	99.1	100.1	0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.2	1.0
Canada	85.3	87.5	-6.5	-0.6	3.3	3.3	2.6
European Union	105.1	104.3	2.1	-0.5	-2.3	-1.4	-0.8
Germany	105.6	105.4	1.1	-0.3	-1.0	-0.1	-0.2
Latin America(3)	120.2	120.5	6.8	1.8	-5.1	-1.4	0.2
Mexico	124.5	123.0	5.4	1.6	-4.8	0.2	-1.2
Pacific Rim(4)	113.7	112.6	3.4	0.2	-2.1	-0.9	-1.0
China	113.5	110.9	3.3	1.7	-4.5	-1.6	-2.3
Japan	117.8	115.2	5.9	-0.6	-2.7	-2.1	-2.2
Footnotes (1) Terms of trade indexes are derived by dividing the export price index by the corresponding import price index and multiplying by 100. (2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. (3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. (4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. Dash = Not available

Table 10. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: September 2021 to September 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description	Relative import- ance Aug. 2022(1)	Index		Percent change
		Aug. 2022	Sep. 2022	Annual	Monthly
				Sep. 2021 to Sep. 2022	May 2022 to Jun. 2022	Jun. 2022 to Jul. 2022	Jul. 2022 to Aug. 2022	Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022
Air Freight
Import Air Freight	100.000	325.1	323.4	-5.6	-1.0	-12.9	3.4	-0.5
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	24.708	265.7	271.6	8.7	-12.1	-13.4	-0.6	2.2
Asia	75.024	325.3	320.7	-10.6	3.6	-12.8	4.8	-1.4
Export Air Freight	100.000	208.2	200.5	16.6	-1.1	-1.5	-0.4	-3.7
Europe (Dec. 2006=100)	27.193	165.4	160.1	7.8	-4.9	2.6	-6.0	-3.2
Asia (Dec. 2011=100)	50.970	166.1	154.6	21.5	1.2	-4.0	2.9	-6.9
Inbound Air Freight	100.000	239.9	236.5	-7.9	-3.0	-8.3	-0.4	-1.4
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	22.936	178.1	189.6	8.7	-12.1	-8.3	-3.8	6.5
Asia	68.209	248.4	238.0	-11.4	0.8	-9.4	1.0	-4.2
Outbound Air Freight	100.000	217.1	209.1	39.2	3.7	-4.7	-0.1	-3.7
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	28.359	196.8	190.3	13.5	-3.5	2.8	-5.6	-3.3
Asia	54.252	242.5	228.1	66.6	8.8	-9.2	2.6	-5.9
Air Passenger Fares
Import Air Passenger Fares	100.000	172.0	180.1	7.1	10.1	-0.2	-9.9	4.7
Europe	35.674	177.6	204.6	15.5	9.4	-3.1	-14.4	15.2
Asia	22.444	198.0	195.5	20.5	9.1	-0.3	-8.1	-1.3
Latin America/Caribbean	13.584	150.0	139.3	22.7	24.1	5.4	-9.0	-7.1
Export Air Passenger Fares	100.000	200.9	193.5	13.8	5.3	8.3	-2.4	-3.7
Europe	24.648	221.3	233.5	15.0	6.5	9.2	-11.3	5.5
Asia	25.737	238.0	213.9	13.5	1.6	6.2	10.4	-10.1
Latin America/Caribbean	32.845	199.7	186.1	27.3	10.1	9.8	-3.3	-6.8
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. Dash = Not available

                                                TECHNICAL NOTE                                                

Import and Export Goods and Services Price Indexes - All indexes use a modified Laspeyres 
formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes are reweighted annually, with a 2-year lag in the 
weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and 
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Classification System, by industry according to the North American Industry Classification System 
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end use and product category are self-explanatory, some notes are in order for classifying items by 
industry. In the NAICS imports and exports tables, items are classified by output industry, not input 
industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing) 
includes outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS 
classification structure also matches the classification system used by the Producer Price Index (PPI) to 
produce the NAICS primary products indexes.

Import Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The 
prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) 
U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude 
petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy.  

Export Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system 
of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) 
factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual 
industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.

Services Price Indexes - Indexes for import and export air passenger fares calculate changes in the 
average revenue received per passenger by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and by U.S. carriers from 
foreign residents, respectively. Data are obtained from an airline consulting service and report on tickets 
sold by travel agencies, travel websites, and directly by the airlines. Taxes and fees are included in both 
the import and export air passenger fares indexes. Import air passenger fares data have used the airline 
consulting service source since September 2008. Before April 2018, the export air passenger fares data 
were collected directly by BLS from U.S. airlines. The air freight indexes are calculated from data 
collected directly from airlines. These data exclude mail and passenger baggage. The scope of the 
service being priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any 
ground transportation or port service. The air freight indexes are presented using two definitions: 
balance of payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and 
international (which represents transactions inbound to and outbound from the United States.) Fact 
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under "MXP Publications."

Import Price Indexes by Locality of Origin - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data 
collected for the import price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and, 
beginning with January 2002, are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and 
manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. 

Export Price Indexes by Locality of Destination - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data 
collected for the export price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and are 
based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing 
industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are 
defined as NAICS 31-33. 

Terms of Trade Indexes - Terms of trade indexes measure the relative price of exports in terms of 
import prices for a specific country, region, or grouping. The indexes are calculated as one country, 
region, or grouping's all-export goods price index divided by the corresponding all-import goods price 
index on a scale of 100. 
   
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