Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: October 2008 to October 2009 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
Sept.
2009(1)		 Index Percent change
July
2009		 Aug.
2009		 Sept.
2009		 Oct.
2009		 Annual Monthly
Oct.
2008
to
Oct.
2009		 June
2009
to
July
2009		 July
2009
to
Aug.
2009		 Aug.
2009
to
Sept.
2009		 Sept.
2009
to
Oct.
2009

All commodities

   100.000 117.4 (r)118.1 117.9 118.2 -3.4 -0.3 (r)0.6 (r)-0.2 0.3

Agricultural commodities

   8.545 161.3 (r)161.6 (r)156.8 155.3 -10.0 -4.9 0.2 (r)-3.0 -1.0

Nonagricultural commodities

   91.456 (r)114.2 (r)115.0 115.1 115.5 -2.7 (r)0.1 0.7 (r)0.1 0.3

All commodities,excluding computers, & semiconductors (Dec. 2001=100)

   92.163 128.4 129.3 (r)129.0 129.3 -3.7 -0.4 0.7 (r)-0.2 0.2

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 7.830 (r)164.9 (r)164.5 (r)158.1 156.1 -10.8 (r)-5.7 -0.2 -3.9 -1.3

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 7.199 167.6 167.3 (r)160.6 158.7 -11.0 -6.2 -0.2 (r)-4.0 -1.2

Wheat and rice

000

 0.742 199.3 190.2 171.6 161.2 -30.9 -13.5 -4.6 -9.8 -6.1

Wheat

00000

 0.550 190.6 178.8 157.2 147.6 -32.1 -16.9 -6.2 -12.1 -6.1

Soybeans & other oil seeds

001

 1.412 233.9 (r)233.0 (r)211.5 198.9 -6.0 -3.2 (r)-0.4 -9.2 -6.0

Soybeans and soybean by-products, prior to the extraction of oil

00100

 1.169 228.9 228.1 203.4 188.2 -1.8 -3.5 -0.3 -10.8 -7.5

Feedstuff

002

 1.598 184.4 (r)187.3 (r)179.3 183.6 -11.1 -15.1 (r)1.6 (r)-4.3 2.4

Corn

00200

 0.910 169.6 (r)173.9 (r)161.2 176.1 -17.0 -19.6 2.5 (r)-7.3 9.2

Other animal feeds, n.e.s.

00220

 0.595 213.1 210.2 (r)211.8 193.2 4.2 -5.0 -1.4 (r)0.8 -8.8

Other agricultural foods

003

 3.447 134.6 134.8 134.7 134.8 -7.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products (Dec. 2006=100)

00300

 0.910 (r)122.2 (r)121.0 (r)119.4 115.9 -18.4 (r)-2.6 (r)-1.0 (r)-1.3 -2.9

Fruit and fruit preparations, including fruit juices

00320

 0.561 114.8 (r)119.4 (r)123.7 124.5 0.0 -0.3 (r)4.0 3.6 0.6

Vegetables and vegetable preparations and juices

00330

 0.410 148.2 (r)146.1 (r)144.0 144.7 -6.1 -0.1 (r)-1.4 -1.4 0.5

Nuts & preparations (Dec. 2007=100)

00340

 0.302 94.9 95.2 92.2 97.0 -0.9 5.6 0.3 -3.2 5.2

Bakery & confectionery products (Dec. 2007=100)

00350

 0.348 109.1 (r)108.7 (r)108.7 108.3 0.6 -0.1 (r)-0.4 (r)0.0 -0.4

Other foods and food preparations (lard,soft bev, spices), n.e.s.

00360

 0.696 (r)124.4 (r)124.6 (r)125.4 127.3 -1.4 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.6 1.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 0.631 (r)142.2 (r)140.8 (r)137.3 134.3 -9.1 (r)0.5 (r)-1.0 (r)-2.5 -2.2

Fish and shellfish

01000

 0.413 (r)151.2 (r)148.9 (r)143.4 138.8 -13.9 (r)0.5 (r)-1.5 (r)-3.7 -3.2

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 27.659 (r)140.6 143.6 (r)143.9 145.3 -10.2 0.1 (r)2.1 (r)0.2 1.0

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   10.955 145.1 (r)148.0 (r)150.7 152.4 -4.7 0.8 (r)2.0 (r)1.8 1.1

Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable

   16.704 138.5 (r)141.7 (r)140.6 141.7 -13.4 -0.4 (r)2.3 (r)-0.8 0.8

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials

10

 1.346 134.9 (r)137.9 (r)142.0 142.7 -3.9 3.0 (r)2.2 (r)3.0 0.5

Cotton, incl linters-raw (Dec. 2005=100)

100

 0.412 103.9 103.0 104.8 113.5 2.8 6.6 -0.9 1.7 8.3

Other agricultural materials

101

 0.934 147.8 (r)153.3 (r)158.7 153.9 -7.0 1.4 (r)3.7 (r)3.5 -3.0

Agr materials for farming (Dec.2008=100)

10140

 0.218 101.5 103.3 103.3 103.3 - -0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0

Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials

   26.313 141.1 (r)144.2 (r)144.3 145.7 -10.4 -0.1 (r)2.2 (r)0.1 1.0

Fuels & lubricants

11

 3.778 166.0 (r)181.6 (r)170.9 172.6 -27.8 -5.3 (r)9.4 (r)-5.9 1.0

Coals & related fuels (Dec. 2007=100)

110

 0.454 102.6 (r)103.8 (r)104.4 103.9 2.8 -2.7 (r)1.2 (r)0.6 -0.5

Metallurgical grade coal (Dec.2008=100)

11010

 0.283 94.0 (r)95.8 (r)96.0 96.1 - -3.2 (r)1.9 (r)0.2 0.1

Petroleum & petroleum products

111

 2.980 167.8 (r)188.4 (r)179.6 177.7 -31.1 -7.6 (r)12.3 (r)-4.7 -1.1

Fuel oil

11110

 1.210 189.8 224.7 204.2 210.6 -32.3 -7.0 18.4 -9.1 3.1

Other petroleum products

11120

 1.602 222.7 (r)237.4 (r)232.5 224.2 -32.8 -8.7 (r)6.6 (r)-2.1 -3.6

Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials

12

 21.506 139.8 (r)141.2 (r)142.8 144.2 -7.3 0.9 (r)1.0 (r)1.1 1.0

Steelmaking & ferroalloying materials (Dec. 2005=100)

120

 0.716 90.9 (r)106.6 (r)112.6 109.7 -6.0 8.2 (r)17.3 (r)5.6 -2.6

Iron and steel products

121

 1.284 160.1 (r)162.5 (r)164.4 169.5 -16.3 -2.0 (r)1.5 (r)1.2 3.1

Iron & steel mill products

12100

 0.774 173.8 (r)177.9 (r)182.4 191.5 -19.2 -1.6 (r)2.4 (r)2.5 5.0

Iron and steel products advance manufacturing

12110

 0.510 (r)142.4 (r)142.7 (r)141.5 141.9 -12.1 (r)-2.7 0.2 -0.8 0.3

Nonferrous & other metals

122

 3.485 206.2 (r)209.9 (r)215.8 222.2 -0.7 1.4 1.8 2.8 3.0

Aluminum & alumina

12200

 0.488 101.0 (r)106.8 (r)112.9 112.4 -13.3 4.1 (r)5.7 5.7 -0.4

Copper (Dec.2008=100)

12210

 0.351 172.1 184.1 192.5 193.9 - 0.7 7.0 4.6 0.7

Nonmonetary gold

12260

 1.557 330.1 326.4 331.7 348.1 19.5 1.7 -1.1 1.6 4.9

Other precious metals (Dec. 2001=100)

12270

 0.481 215.3 222.7 238.6 250.5 0.4 -0.6 3.4 7.1 5.0

Other nonferrous metals

12290

 0.609 156.2 160.0 159.3 159.8 -4.1 0.6 2.4 -0.4 0.3

Finished metal shapes

123

 1.426 141.0 142.6 (r)144.3 143.5 -0.7 0.0 1.1 (r)1.2 -0.6

Paper & paper base stocks

124

 1.623 105.3 105.9 (r)106.6 108.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.6 (r)0.7 1.6

Woodpulp and recovered paper

12420

 0.566 99.4 101.7 (r)104.6 108.3 -12.9 1.3 2.3 (r)2.9 3.5

Linerboard, newsprint, and other paper/paperboard

12430

 1.057 112.3 112.0 111.5 112.1 -4.6 -1.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.5

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 8.812 (r)146.9 (r)146.8 (r)147.5 148.6 -9.8 (r)1.4 (r)-0.1 (r)0.5 0.7

Plastic materials

12500

 2.670 (r)139.2 (r)139.6 (r)141.1 138.0 -12.2 (r)5.1 (r)0.3 1.1 -2.2

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.620 (r)174.6 (r)170.9 (r)166.9 168.6 -29.8 (r)-4.8 (r)-2.1 (r)-2.3 1.0

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 2.792 (r)147.6 (r)148.9 (r)149.4 155.0 -9.6 (r)1.0 (r)0.9 (r)0.3 3.7

Other chemicals, excluding medicinals

12550

 1.990 128.5 128.4 (r)129.0 129.3 1.0 0.2 -0.1 (r)0.5 0.2

Industrial textile fibers, yarn, and fabric (Dec.2008=100)

126

 1.145 95.8 96.2 97.0 96.8 - 0.5 0.4 0.8 -0.2

Manmade cloth and thread & cordage

12620

 0.575 129.9 129.2 129.6 129.7 1.9 -0.5 -0.5 0.3 0.1

Finished textile supplies (Dec.2008=100)

12640

 0.220 93.7 93.7 93.8 93.3 - -0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.5

Other nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials

127

 3.015 121.3 (r)121.7 (r)122.7 122.7 -5.8 0.5 (r)0.3 (r)0.8 0.0

Synthetic rubber-primary (Dec.2008=100)

12700

 0.327 75.2 (r)78.9 (r)84.1 85.4 - 6.2 (r)4.9 (r)6.6 1.5

Industrial rubber products (Dec. 2007=100)

12750

 0.316 108.0 108.0 (r)108.5 107.4 -2.5 -0.1 0.0 (r)0.5 -1.0

Mineral supplies-manufactured

12760

 0.470 (r)107.6 (r)108.2 (r)109.6 109.2 3.7 (r)-0.5 (r)0.6 (r)1.3 -0.4

Other goods manufactured and unmanufactured

12770

 1.818 (r)122.6 (r)122.1 (r)121.9 121.9 -2.9 (r)0.1 (r)-0.4 -0.2 0.0

Selected building materials

13

 1.029 (r)112.8 (r)113.7 (r)114.0 114.6 -1.7 (r)-0.2 0.8 0.3 0.5

Lumber & other wood supplies

131

 0.490 96.1 97.6 98.2 98.7 -7.2 -0.5 1.6 0.6 0.5

Logs, lumber, plywood and veneers

13100

 0.374 87.4 88.8 89.4 90.0 -8.1 -1.0 1.6 0.7 0.7

Capital goods

2

 41.294 (r)103.2 (r)103.4 (r)103.5 103.7 2.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.1 0.2

Capital goods, excluding computers peripherals & semiconductors

   33.456 118.7 (r)118.9 (r)118.9 119.1 2.1 0.3 (r)0.2 0.0 0.2

Electrical generating equipment

20

 3.731 (r)107.0 (r)107.3 (r)107.5 108.0 -1.5 (r)-0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.5

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 1.015 (r)113.7 (r)113.4 (r)113.2 112.9 2.1 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.2 -0.3

Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.s.

20005

 2.716 104.7 (r)105.2 (r)105.6 106.3 -2.8 -0.1 (r)0.5 (r)0.4 0.7

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 28.624 (r)94.5 (r)94.7 (r)94.9 95.1 1.6 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 (r)0.2 0.2

Non-electrical machinery excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   20.786 112.9 (r)113.1 (r)113.2 113.4 1.7 0.4 (r)0.2 0.1 0.2

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery, and equipment

210

 2.694 144.4 (r)145.2 (r)145.9 146.6 3.6 1.2 (r)0.6 (r)0.5 0.5

Drilling & oil field equip.

21000

 1.172 (r)146.7 (r)146.8 (r)147.1 147.1 0.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.0

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 1.192 144.8 (r)145.1 (r)145.2 145.5 5.1 2.6 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 0.2

Industrial and service machinery

211

 11.081 (r)120.7 (r)120.7 (r)120.9 120.9 1.2 (r)0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 1.909 (r)129.5 (r)129.6 (r)129.2 129.1 0.7 (r)0.6 0.1 (r)-0.3 -0.1

Food & tobacco processing machinery (Dec.2008=100)

21110

 0.266 (r)106.3 (r)106.3 (r)106.3 106.3 - (r)5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Metal working machine tools and rolling mill machines

21120

 0.615 112.3 112.3 112.4 112.7 5.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 1.946 113.6 (r)113.8 114.0 113.7 1.6 0.1 (r)0.2 (r)0.2 -0.3

Materials handling equipment

21170

 1.111 125.8 125.8 (r)125.8 126.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 (r)0.0 0.3

Other industrial machinery

21180

 3.607 (r)120.8 (r)120.7 (r)120.8 120.9 0.1 (r)0.3 (r)-0.1 0.1 0.1

Photo and other service industry machines

21190

 0.909 (r)129.6 (r)129.7 (r)130.5 131.0 1.7 (r)0.5 0.1 0.6 0.4

Agricultural machinery & equipment

212

 0.611 124.0 124.0 124.0 125.0 3.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8

Computers, peripherals, and semi- conductors

213

 7.837 (r)64.5 (r)64.6 (r)64.9 65.1 1.2 (r)-0.5 0.2 (r)0.5 0.3

Computers

21300

 0.908 44.5 (r)44.4 44.8 44.6 -9.7 -0.9 (r)-0.2 (r)0.9 -0.4

Computer peripherals, accessories and parts

21301

 2.413 67.0 (r)67.3 (r)68.0 68.7 0.4 -0.4 (r)0.4 (r)1.0 1.0

Semiconductors

21320

 4.516 (r)67.3 (r)67.3 (r)67.4 67.4 4.3 (r)-0.3 (r)0.0 0.1 0.0

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

   3.321 60.9 (r)61.0 (r)61.7 62.0 -2.7 -0.5 (r)0.2 (r)1.1 0.5

Telecommunications equipment

214

 2.917 90.8 90.5 (r)90.4 90.4 1.0 0.2 -0.3 (r)-0.1 0.0

Business machinery and equipment except computers (Dec.2007=100)

215

 0.476 (r)96.0 (r)95.9 (r)96.3 96.6 0.6 (r)0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)0.4 0.3

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 3.007 (r)105.0 (r)105.9 (r)106.1 106.3 2.9 (r)-0.1 0.9 0.2 0.2

Laboratory testing & control instruments

21600

 0.740 (r)102.5 (r)102.6 (r)102.9 103.2 0.6 (r)-0.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 0.3

Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment

21610

 2.267 105.7 (r)106.8 107.1 107.2 3.7 0.2 (r)1.0 (r)0.3 0.1

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

22

 8.939 137.4 (r)137.5 137.1 137.1 4.6 0.1 (r)0.1 (r)-0.3 0.0

Parts for civilian aircraft

22010

 1.974 (r)148.6 (r)148.6 (r)148.6 151.6 9.6 -0.1 (r)0.0 0.0 2.0

Engines for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2002=100)

22020

 1.934 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.1 3.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 10.321 (r)107.9 (r)108.0 (r)108.0 108.1 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 3.229 (r)107.0 107.0 (r)106.7 107.1 -0.3 (r)0.0 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 0.4

Vehicles designed to transport goods

301

 1.535 114.2 114.3 114.3 114.8 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4

Parts, engines, bodies & chassis

302

 5.557 (r)107.3 (r)107.4 (r)107.5 107.5 -0.1 (r)-0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles

30200

 1.251 111.3 111.3 111.3 111.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2007=100)

30220

 0.267 106.7 106.8 107.1 104.8 -3.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 -2.1

Nonengine parts & accessories

30230

 4.039 (r)104.0 (r)104.1 (r)104.3 104.3 -0.5 (r)-0.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.0

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 12.897 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.1 -0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 5.746 (r)108.7 (r)109.0 (r)109.3 109.1 0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.3 0.3 -0.2

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 0.659 97.7 97.7 (r)98.0 98.3 1.1 0.3 0.0 (r)0.3 0.3

Textile apparel and footwear

40000

 0.426 95.1 95.2 (r)95.7 96.1 1.8 0.4 0.1 (r)0.5 0.4

Nontextile apparel and footwear (Dec.2008=100)

40030

 0.181 100.0 100.0 (r)99.9 99.9 - 0.1 0.0 (r)-0.1 0.0

Other consumer nondurables

401

 5.087 (r)111.4 (r)111.8 (r)112.1 111.8 0.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.4 0.3 -0.3

Medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical preparatory materials

40100

 3.164 109.6 109.8 110.2 110.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0

Books, magazines & other printed material

40110

 0.504 117.8 117.9 118.3 115.0 -2.7 0.8 0.1 0.3 -2.8

Toiletries & cosmetics

40120

 0.727 113.4 (r)114.6 (r)115.0 114.6 0.5 0.2 (r)1.1 0.3 -0.3

Other products (notions & writing articles)

40140

 0.578 (r)112.4 (r)113.2 (r)113.2 113.2 0.9 (r)1.7 (r)0.7 0.0 0.0

Durables, manufactured

41

 6.054 109.5 109.6 109.5 109.6 -0.3 1.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Household goods

410

 2.608 110.8 110.8 110.6 110.7 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Furniture and household items (Dec. 2007=100)

41000

 0.354 (r)103.7 (r)103.7 (r)104.7 104.7 0.3 (r)0.1 0.0 (r)1.0 0.0

Household and kitchen appliances

41030

 0.659 118.5 118.4 (r)118.5 118.4 1.0 -0.5 -0.1 (r)0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous household goods

41050

 1.398 101.0 101.0 (r)100.4 100.6 -0.7 0.4 0.0 (r)-0.6 0.2

Recreational equip & materials

411

 1.563 (r)110.8 (r)111.0 111.0 111.0 0.6 (r)0.2 0.2 (r)0.0 0.0

Pleasure boats and parts including motors (Dec. 2007=100)

41110

 0.318 (r)109.6 (r)110.0 (r)109.9 110.2 1.1 (r)0.8 0.4 -0.1 0.3

Toys, shooting and sporting goods

41120

 1.048 102.8 103.0 102.9 102.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2007 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: November 13, 2009