Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: June 2007 to June 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
May
2008(1) 		Index Percent change
Mar.
2008		 Apr.
2008		 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

All commodities

   100.000 (r)133.5 (r)137.3 (r)140.9 144.6 20.5 (r)3.1 (r)2.8 (r)2.6 2.6

All imports excluding petroleum

   74.330 (r)111.6 (r)113.1 (r)113.9 114.9 7.3 (r)1.1 1.3 (r)0.7 0.9

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   72.036 113.9 115.3 (r)115.8 116.7 6.6 1.0 1.2 (r)0.4 0.8

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 4.208 141.8 143.7 (r)145.3 148.0 15.8 2.9 1.3 (r)1.1 1.9

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 3.285 157.3 (r)159.8 (r)162.7 165.6 18.7 3.1 (r)1.6 (r)1.8 1.8

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

 0.286 187.5 173.7 174.0 176.9 15.6 12.1 -7.4 0.2 1.7

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

 0.168 113.8 106.5 104.6 104.8 - 11.1 -6.4 -1.8 0.2

Other agricultural foods

001

 2.821 150.5 (r)154.3 (r)156.6 159.1 17.2 2.0 (r)2.5 (r)1.5 1.6

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

 0.414 150.1 152.9 (r)163.8 175.1 22.5 2.2 1.9 (r)7.1 6.9

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

 0.457 (r)108.1 (r)116.2 (r)117.6 120.1 22.3 (r)0.4 (r)7.5 (r)1.2 2.1

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

 0.398 204.9 212.9 204.9 201.6 15.2 4.0 3.9 -3.8 -1.6

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

 0.207 116.3 112.3 118.3 119.7 - 9.1 -3.4 5.3 1.2

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

 0.314 145.3 147.0 148.1 146.0 13.6 2.5 1.2 0.7 -1.4

Other animal & vegetable preparations & products

00180

 0.409 177.3 181.1 181.5 185.7 8.1 -0.1 2.1 0.2 2.3

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

 0.383 113.0 113.9 114.1 114.3 4.5 -0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 0.923 106.8 107.2 105.9 108.3 6.7 2.3 0.4 -1.2 2.3

Fish & shellfish

01000

 0.664 103.8 104.3 102.4 105.7 8.1 3.1 0.5 -1.8 3.2

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

 0.236 112.3 113.1 113.3 113.2 2.5 0.1 0.7 0.2 -0.1

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 43.010 (r)234.5 (r)248.5 (r)263.3 278.5 50.1 (r)7.1 (r)6.0 (r)6.0 5.8

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

   17.339 (r)159.4 (r)164.8 (r)168.0 173.7 20.1 (r)3.2 3.4 (r)1.9 3.4

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   15.045 (r)166.8 (r)172.2 (r)174.5 179.0 18.1 (r)3.0 (r)3.2 (r)1.3 2.6

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   10.048 (r)158.9 (r)166.0 (r)168.9 174.1 17.3 (r)4.2 4.5 (r)1.7 3.1

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

   4.996 159.3 162.2 (r)165.9 172.2 23.8 2.1 1.8 (r)2.3 3.8

Fuels & lubricants

10

 27.965 (r)329.0 (r)354.0 (r)384.6 413.3 73.5 (r)9.7 (r)7.6 (r)8.6 7.5

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

 25.671 (r)347.5 (r)375.1 (r)408.4 438.7 78.6 (r)10.1 (r)7.9 (r)8.9 7.4

Crude

10000

 19.226 (r)364.4 (r)394.6 (r)429.1 458.0 86.2 (r)10.0 (r)8.3 (r)8.7 6.7

Fuel oil

10010

 2.222 340.2 (r)364.3 (r)398.7 444.7 82.5 17.7 (r)7.1 9.4 11.5

Other petroleum products

10020

 3.104 (r)298.2 (r)314.7 (r)347.2 376.3 47.7 (r)9.6 (r)5.5 (r)10.3 8.4

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

 2.026 (r)214.7 (r)227.9 (r)243.9 266.2 49.0 (r)6.3 (r)6.1 (r)7.0 9.1

Gas-natural

10110

 1.878 (r)211.6 (r)225.8 (r)242.9 266.9 52.8 (r)6.7 (r)6.7 (r)7.6 9.9

Paper & paper base stocks

11

 0.712 114.1 116.3 (r)118.2 119.0 7.4 0.6 1.9 (r)1.6 0.7

Newsprint & other paper products

111

 0.532 105.2 (r)108.0 (r)110.4 111.2 5.8 0.6 (r)2.7 (r)2.2 0.7

Newsprint (Dec.2007=100)

11100

 0.118 (r)113.7 118.0 (r)123.8 126.5 - (r)2.8 (r)3.8 (r)4.9 2.2

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

 0.414 110.7 113.4 (r)115.0 115.4 10.9 0.0 2.4 (r)1.4 0.3

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

 4.350 147.8 (r)148.8 (r)149.4 152.1 21.3 0.8 (r)0.7 (r)0.4 1.8

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

 0.485 (r)193.5 196.6 (r)200.4 208.4 23.1 (r)1.4 (r)1.6 1.9 4.0

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

 0.303 168.4 171.4 (r)174.4 179.3 20.6 1.6 1.8 (r)1.8 2.8

Textile supplies & related materials

121

 0.645 115.4 116.6 (r)117.4 117.4 5.3 -0.4 1.0 (r)0.7 0.0

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

 0.271 115.5 116.3 (r)116.9 116.4 6.3 -0.8 0.7 (r)0.5 -0.4

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 3.154 152.1 (r)152.9 (r)153.0 155.9 25.3 1.0 (r)0.5 0.1 1.9

Plastic materials

12500

 0.681 139.3 (r)141.3 (r)141.4 142.1 9.3 -0.5 (r)1.4 (r)0.1 0.5

Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)

12510

 0.676 (r)130.6 (r)136.1 (r)136.6 141.3 - (r)5.1 (r)4.2 (r)0.4 3.4

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.377 174.6 180.8 (r)179.2 186.4 33.4 1.8 3.6 (r)-0.9 4.0

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 1.015 132.3 (r)127.9 (r)128.0 130.2 21.6 -0.6 (r)-3.3 (r)0.1 1.7

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

 0.405 111.6 111.8 (r)112.2 112.2 3.4 1.0 0.2 (r)0.4 0.0

Selected building materials

13

 1.617 114.1 114.3 (r)116.0 119.4 5.6 0.3 0.2 (r)1.5 2.9

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

 0.858 116.7 (r)117.0 (r)119.0 121.4 4.3 0.5 (r)0.3 (r)1.7 2.0

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

 0.354 103.7 (r)104.8 (r)107.7 111.8 -2.0 1.5 (r)1.1 (r)2.8 3.8

Plywood and veneers (Dec. 2007=100)

13010

 0.161 95.5 93.9 96.8 97.2 - -0.7 -1.7 3.1 0.4

Stone, sand, cement and lime (Dec. 2001=100)

13020

 0.343 125.5 (r)125.9 (r)125.9 127.1 8.0 0.1 (r)0.3 0.0 1.0

Building materials, finished

131

 0.759 111.6 111.8 113.3 117.7 7.1 -0.1 0.2 1.3 3.9

Other finished building materials

13110

 0.553 108.6 108.8 110.8 116.3 8.4 -0.1 0.2 1.8 5.0

Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of porch. or china (Dec. 2007=100)

13120

 0.146 101.2 101.4 101.5 103.1 - 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.6

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

 5.040 (r)241.5 (r)259.4 (r)263.6 276.2 25.7 (r)7.6 (r)7.4 (r)1.6 4.8

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

 0.693 (r)275.3 (r)346.2 (r)389.0 425.9 104.0 5.6 25.8 (r)12.4 9.5

Iron & steel mill products

141

 1.469 (r)227.1 (r)240.6 (r)248.0 278.2 37.9 (r)6.1 (r)5.9 (r)3.1 12.2

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

 2.878 240.5 (r)252.3 (r)248.9 248.6 9.3 8.6 4.9 (r)-1.3 -0.1

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

 0.775 167.2 180.4 (r)179.0 176.4 8.6 7.9 7.9 (r)-0.8 -1.5

Copper (Dec. 2006=100)

14220

 0.469 107.9 113.9 117.7 117.6 6.9 7.5 5.6 3.3 -0.1

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

 0.199 92.0 101.1 95.5 89.1 - 2.1 9.9 -5.5 -6.7

Nonmonetary gold

14270

 0.403 331.7 348.3 327.2 319.6 33.8 3.7 5.0 -6.1 -2.3

Other precious metals

14280

 0.672 217.7 (r)214.0 (r)208.8 213.5 41.2 19.0 -1.7 (r)-2.4 2.3

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

 1.867 (r)145.8 (r)151.1 (r)155.1 157.0 17.4 (r)3.7 (r)3.6 (r)2.6 1.2

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

 0.543 (r)157.9 (r)165.5 (r)175.0 177.4 31.2 (r)5.2 (r)4.8 (r)5.7 1.4

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

 0.431 126.5 (r)132.5 (r)134.6 139.9 23.6 1.2 (r)4.7 (r)1.6 3.9

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

 0.893 154.0 157.8 160.0 159.6 7.3 4.1 2.5 1.4 -0.3

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

 1.459 105.2 (r)106.2 (r)107.3 107.2 5.5 -0.7 (r)1.0 1.0 -0.1

Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

161

 1.308 (r)102.9 (r)103.7 (r)104.3 104.1 5.0 (r)-0.8 0.8 0.6 -0.2

Audio and visual tapes and other media (Dec. 2004=100)

16110

 0.169 73.0 72.9 73.1 69.9 -11.4 -7.6 -0.1 0.3 -4.4

Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

16120

 1.139 (r)115.0 (r)116.1 (r)116.8 117.3 7.8 (r)0.3 (r)1.0 (r)0.6 0.4

Capital goods

2

 19.599 92.2 93.0 93.3 93.2 2.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 -0.1

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   14.191 108.3 109.8 (r)110.1 110.4 4.5 0.4 1.4 (r)0.3 0.3

Electric generating equipment

20

 2.527 (r)109.3 (r)111.6 (r)111.7 112.3 6.2 0.6 2.1 (r)0.1 0.5

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 0.834 115.4 (r)116.5 (r)116.7 117.2 5.7 0.3 (r)1.0 (r)0.2 0.4

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

 1.693 (r)106.8 (r)109.6 (r)109.7 110.4 6.7 (r)0.7 2.6 (r)0.1 0.6

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 15.567 87.5 (r)88.0 88.3 88.2 1.1 0.1 (r)0.6 (r)0.3 -0.1

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

   10.159 (r)107.0 108.1 108.6 108.8 4.0 (r)0.5 (r)1.0 0.5 0.2

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

 0.929 135.7 (r)136.5 (r)139.0 140.6 7.2 0.6 (r)0.6 (r)1.8 1.2

Drilling & oil field equip (Dec. 2007=100)

21000

 0.303 102.3 (r)103.3 (r)106.3 109.2 - 1.1 (r)1.0 (r)2.9 2.7

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 0.499 123.3 (r)123.7 (r)124.5 124.9 5.1 0.5 (r)0.3 (r)0.6 0.3

Industrial and service machinery

211

 5.369 (r)117.2 118.9 119.4 119.6 4.7 (r)0.4 1.5 0.4 0.2

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 0.713 (r)120.8 (r)122.4 (r)122.5 122.4 4.4 (r)0.7 (r)1.3 0.1 -0.1

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

 0.454 120.8 121.7 (r)121.6 121.3 3.6 0.2 0.7 (r)-0.1 -0.2

Machinery for working wood, plastic, stone, rubber, & glass

21140

 0.323 (r)123.2 (r)124.0 (r)126.0 128.0 6.4 (r)0.1 (r)0.6 (r)1.6 1.6

Pulp & paper machinery

21150

 0.297 (r)123.6 (r)131.6 (r)133.1 132.6 10.7 (r)1.3 (r)6.5 (r)1.1 -0.4

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 0.628 100.2 100.3 100.2 100.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Materials handling equipment

21170

 0.590 126.8 129.1 (r)129.7 130.1 3.1 0.6 1.8 0.5 0.3

Other industrial machines

21180

 1.445 118.6 119.2 (r)119.6 120.0 4.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

 0.721 (r)106.5 (r)108.4 (r)109.0 109.1 6.0 (r)0.6 1.8 0.6 0.1

Agricultural machinery and equipment

212

 0.323 124.9 127.8 (r)127.7 129.5 8.5 0.6 2.3 (r)-0.1 1.4

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

 5.408 64.3 (r)64.0 (r)64.1 63.5 -4.1 -0.3 (r)-0.5 0.2 -0.9

Computers

21300

 1.472 48.8 (r)48.6 (r)48.6 47.8 -3.2 0.2 (r)-0.4 (r)0.0 -1.6

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

 2.749 (r)58.1 (r)58.0 58.0 57.8 -5.1 (r)-0.3 -0.2 (r)0.0 -0.3

Semiconductors

21320

 1.187 79.9 (r)79.2 (r)80.0 78.9 -2.6 -0.9 (r)-0.9 (r)1.0 -1.4

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)

   4.221 57.2 (r)57.0 (r)57.0 56.6 -4.4 -0.2 (r)-0.3 0.0 -0.7

Telecommunications equipment

214

 1.887 82.3 82.4 82.2 82.2 1.6 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

 0.406 95.2 (r)95.7 (r)95.8 95.9 0.8 0.0 (r)0.5 0.1 0.1

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 1.245 99.5 100.8 (r)101.4 101.2 2.1 0.3 1.3 (r)0.6 -0.2

Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2007=100)

21600

 0.135 (r)100.3 (r)100.3 (r)100.3 100.2 - (r)-0.3 (r)0.0 0.0 -0.1

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

 1.110 100.7 102.1 102.8 102.6 2.3 0.4 1.4 0.7 -0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

 1.505 (r)115.3 117.4 117.6 117.7 6.0 (r)0.0 (r)1.8 0.2 0.1

Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2003=100)

22000

 0.494 109.4 (r)110.5 (r)110.6 110.7 3.0 0.2 (r)1.0 0.1 0.1

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

 0.628 (r)124.5 (r)128.8 (r)128.9 129.1 11.8 (r)-0.1 3.5 (r)0.1 0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 12.140 107.4 107.8 107.8 107.9 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 6.425 (r)107.0 (r)107.1 (r)107.1 107.1 2.5 (r)0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Vehicles designed to transport goods

301

 1.150 109.1 109.2 (r)109.3 109.9 2.2 0.3 0.1 (r)0.1 0.5

Parts, engines, bodies and chassis

302

 4.565 107.7 (r)108.7 108.5 108.6 4.0 0.4 (r)0.9 (r)-0.2 0.1

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)

30200

 0.948 103.7 104.8 (r)104.6 104.4 2.6 0.4 1.1 (r)-0.2 -0.2

Automotive Parts & Accessories (Incl. Engines & Parts), Excluding Canadian

   5.688 106.2 (r)107.0 (r)106.8 106.8 3.4 0.5 (r)0.8 (r)-0.2 0.0

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)

30220

 0.341 115.7 (r)115.7 115.9 116.6 3.3 0.3 (r)0.0 (r)0.2 0.6

Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)

30230

 3.276 (r)108.5 109.5 (r)109.3 109.4 4.5 (r)0.4 (r)0.9 (r)-0.2 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 21.044 104.0 (r)104.8 (r)105.0 105.2 3.7 0.5 (r)0.8 0.2 0.2

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 9.710 107.5 (r)107.9 (r)108.0 108.0 3.5 0.7 (r)0.4 0.1 0.0

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 5.392 101.9 (r)102.3 102.1 102.1 1.9 0.3 (r)0.4 (r)-0.2 0.0

Cotton apparel and