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: June 2007 to June 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
May
2008(1)
Index Percent change
May
2008
June
2008
Annual Monthly
June
2007
to
June
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008
Mar.
2008
to
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2008
to
May
2008
May
2008
to
June
2008

Live animals; animal products

I

1.610 170.1 174.3 13.8 3.4 2.3 2.3 2.5

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

02

0.879 142.0 145.3 16.4 5.5 4.6 3.4 2.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.424 148.8 148.7 19.6 3.2 -1.5 -1.3 -0.1

Vegetable products

II

5.487 233.3 239.3 50.2 5.1 -4.2 -0.6 2.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.679 122.1 123.0 4.7 -0.7 1.0 -0.2 0.7

Cereals

10

2.565 292.3 293.6 63.8 6.5 -2.8 -4.0 0.4

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

12

1.607 238.4 259.3 64.7 8.2 -10.9 2.0 8.8

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.344 135.1 136.3 13.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.9

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

0.437 120.6 120.9 9.1 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.585 197.9 202.6 41.6 3.3 -0.2 0.2 2.4

Mineral products

V

5.553 333.1 355.7 46.1 11.1 3.5 5.6 6.8

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

27

4.943 329.8 354.9 54.0 12.1 4.1 5.9 7.6

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.657 142.6 144.7 11.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.5

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.144 186.6 187.6 20.9 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.5

Organic chemicals

29

3.645 160.4 167.6 14.1 2.2 1.5 1.0 4.5

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.549 120.0 120.1 5.3 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

0.539 116.4 116.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.3

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.658 121.6 121.4 3.8 0.9 1.4 -0.2 -0.2

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

34

0.398 117.8 118.7 6.6 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.8

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.605 125.5 126.0 5.3 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.187 139.2 141.5 7.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.7

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.205 134.9 136.9 7.7 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.5

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.982 157.7 161.3 8.1 0.6 1.0 0.6 2.3

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

VIII

0.398 118.7 119.2 -2.8 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.4

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

IX

0.633 112.6 112.6 -0.8 0.4 -1.0 1.4 0.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.487 116.7 117.3 6.1 0.3 1.0 -1.0 0.5

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.685 126.2 127.7 13.3 1.0 0.6 -2.8 1.2

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

48

1.284 112.2 112.5 4.0 0.0 1.5 -0.3 0.3

Printed material

49

0.519 120.9 121.2 3.1 0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Textile and textile articles

XI

2.190 107.6 108.0 6.0 2.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.4

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.685 108.7 109.7 18.7 6.7 -2.9 -2.3 0.9

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

XIII

0.779 110.8 111.3 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.5

Glass and glassware

70

0.424 99.6 99.6 1.1 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0

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

XIV

4.012 186.2 183.1 12.5 6.0 0.6 -2.2 -1.7

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.981 180.3 181.8 7.4 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8

Iron and steel

72

1.590 238.2 245.4 17.3 6.1 0.5 2.2 3.0

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.384 152.3 157.5 6.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 3.4

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.712 267.2 261.2 7.1 7.1 2.8 -1.6 -2.2

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

1.031 154.8 150.6 0.7 7.1 3.5 -0.5 -2.7

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

82

0.379 119.1 119.1 3.9 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.360 128.9 129.8 1.7 -1.1 0.1 0.5 0.7

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

XVI

30.022 95.1 95.4 1.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

16.742 104.1 104.0 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

13.280 85.4 86.0 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.7

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

13.701 116.1 116.3 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

8.109 106.6 106.7 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

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

XVIII

5.963 106.7 106.7 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.418 109.0 109.0 4.1 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.752 117.0 117.1 3.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.514 95.4 95.4 5.9 0.5 1.9 0.5 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

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

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