Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| 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 |
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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 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
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Last Modified Date: July 11, 2008
