Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2012 to April 2013
[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2013(1)		 Index Percent change
Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 Annual Monthly
Apr.
2012
to
Apr.
2013		 Dec.
2012
to
Jan.
2013		 Jan.
2013
to
Feb.
2013		 Feb.
2013
to
Mar.
2013		 Mar.
2013
to
Apr.
2013

Live animals; animal products

I

 2.044 217.7 219.8 7.3 -2.7 1.9 -2.0 1.0

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

 1.179 169.2 168.9 0.9 -0.8 1.1 0.1 -0.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.402 203.3 202.4 -2.9 0.3 -0.7 0.6 -0.4

Vegetable products

II

 5.387 273.4 260.6 4.2 -1.3 1.4 -1.8 -4.7

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.986 155.5 147.9 7.7 3.2 1.7 -4.8 -4.9

Cereals

10

 2.113 313.4 297.4 3.7 -7.9 4.1 -2.8 -5.1

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

 1.725 296.3 280.4 0.9 -2.7 3.1 -0.1 -5.4

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)

III

 0.305 135.1 136.4 -11.7 0.6 2.6 -0.8 1.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

 2.975 166.9 166.4 6.6 0.4 0.7 -0.7 -0.3

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100)

20

 0.342 112.4 113.1 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.6

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)

22

 0.629 113.4 113.3 3.2 2.3 1.2 -0.5 -0.1

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

 0.766 266.3 267.6 18.6 -2.5 0.3 -2.2 0.5

Mineral products

V

 9.385 309.0 299.5 -11.3 0.7 3.5 -0.3 -3.1

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)

26

 0.471 97.7 96.8 - -2.0 1.9 -2.2 -0.9

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

 8.733 306.1 296.2 -11.6 0.9 3.7 -0.2 -3.2

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 11.396 154.3 154.1 -0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

 1.008 183.1 183.5 -0.7 0.2 -0.6 -0.3 0.2

Organic chemicals

29

 3.271 168.0 167.0 -1.8 0.7 0.8 -0.5 -0.6

Pharmaceutical products

30

 2.674 123.4 122.2 -1.8 0.9 -1.0 -0.9 -1.0

Fertilizers (Dec. 2012=100)

31

 0.381 97.2 99.6 - -2.1 -2.5 1.8 2.5

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

 0.719 138.7 138.7 2.3 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.0

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

 0.444 119.3 120.0 -2.5 -1.2 0.0 -1.6 0.6

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 1.729 152.5 152.4 -0.5 1.3 0.8 -1.5 -0.1

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 5.274 151.0 150.8 -1.9 0.9 1.2 0.3 -0.1

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 4.219 142.8 142.7 -0.6 1.1 1.4 0.3 -0.1

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 1.055 188.8 188.8 -6.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc.

VIII

 0.396 144.4 146.6 10.6 3.4 1.3 1.0 1.5

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork

IX

 0.572 112.2 113.6 3.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 2.219 120.5 120.4 1.2 2.2 0.0 0.5 -0.1

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

 0.603 126.2 125.5 -1.3 6.4 -2.4 2.2 -0.6

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

 1.178 118.5 118.6 0.3 1.0 0.5 -0.3 0.1

Printed material

49

 0.438 128.9 128.9 7.1 0.3 1.7 0.5 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

 1.802 129.9 130.2 -0.7 1.3 1.8 -0.1 0.2

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

 0.538 145.0 144.6 -7.9 2.8 7.1 -0.5 -0.3

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

 0.751 118.0 118.2 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2

Glass and glassware

70

 0.385 97.4 97.4 -1.2 -1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

 5.172 276.7 274.0 -3.5 -1.2 -0.1 -2.0 -1.0

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 5.349 169.4 168.3 -6.3 -0.8 1.1 -1.8 -0.6

Iron and steel

72

 1.515 195.0 192.4 -14.2 -1.5 2.2 -3.9 -1.3

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.306 169.2 169.4 -2.5 -1.5 0.4 -0.1 0.1

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.627 250.9 245.7 -7.6 0.4 2.1 -3.6 -2.1

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.845 124.9 124.1 -3.8 0.6 0.0 -1.5 -0.6

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

 0.397 131.7 132.4 2.5 -1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.5

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.320 146.3 146.3 3.1 0.0 0.8 -0.3 0.0

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

 27.771 97.6 97.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 16.573 111.5 111.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

 11.198 82.5 82.0 -1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.6

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 11.876 127.9 127.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 8.047 113.7 113.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

 5.846 107.3 107.2 1.5 0.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 1.329 110.8 110.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

 0.715 121.0 121.0 1.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 0.507 91.0 90.9 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2011 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available

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