Table 5. U.S. import 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
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

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.089 131.3 135.4 (r)143.4 146.0 14.6 2.1 3.1 (r)5.9 1.8

Meat and edible meat offal

02

 0.237 152.3 153.3 (r)159.7 164.4 12.0 1.7 0.7 (r)4.2 2.9

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.508 103.6 105.5 (r)104.2 106.9 6.7 3.4 1.8 (r)-1.2 2.6

Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked

0306

 0.236 82.0 82.4 77.1 78.8 7.1 5.1 0.5 -6.4 2.2

Vegetable products

II

 1.259 (r)151.1 (r)156.2 (r)157.1 159.9 23.7 3.8 3.4 (r)0.6 1.8

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

 0.305 212.9 224.5 208.2 202.6 15.6 4.4 5.4 -7.3 -2.7

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.371 (r)94.9 (r)105.9 (r)107.2 113.9 25.3 (r)-1.9 (r)11.6 (r)1.2 6.3

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

 0.237 174.3 (r)167.2 (r)166.5 166.7 17.1 9.6 -4.1 -0.4 0.1

Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)

0901

 0.177 113.8 106.5 104.6 104.8 - 11.1 -6.4 -1.8 0.2

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 2.023 135.2 136.1 137.2 139.5 12.2 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.7

Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)

16

 0.182 126.3 123.8 125.9 138.4 23.5 1.5 -2.0 1.7 9.9

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100)

19

 0.166 105.1 107.0 107.8 109.2 - 2.7 1.8 0.7 1.3

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants

20

 0.222 140.6 (r)141.5 (r)142.1 141.5 14.9 1.4 (r)0.6 0.4 -0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

 0.737 115.3 117.2 117.3 118.2 5.6 -0.4 1.6 0.1 0.8

Beer, ale, porter, stout and the like (Dec. 2006=100)

2203

 0.158 103.4 103.4 103.4 103.4 2.3 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine (Dec. 2005=100)

2204

 0.191 108.4 109.9 110.3 110.7 6.3 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.4

Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)

2208

 0.218 109.0 109.8 110.0 109.9 2.5 0.1 0.7 0.2 -0.1

Mineral products

V

 27.633 (r)324.4 (r)350.4 (r)380.3 408.3 74.5 (r)9.6 (r)8.0 (r)8.5 7.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)

25

 0.193 102.8 (r)102.8 (r)102.7 102.8 - 0.6 (r)0.0 -0.1 0.1

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

27

 27.041 (r)326.0 (r)351.5 (r)382.1 410.8 75.8 (r)9.8 (r)7.8 (r)8.7 7.5

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude

2709

 19.472 (r)361.5 (r)392.2 (r)426.1 455.1 85.5 (r)9.7 (r)8.5 (r)8.6 6.8

Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi

2710

 4.929 (r)327.6 (r)348.5 (r)383.9 421.2 63.4 (r)13.4 (r)6.4 (r)10.2 9.7

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

2711

 2.227 (r)200.4 (r)212.9 (r)229.2 251.3 51.6 (r)5.1 (r)6.2 (r)7.7 9.6

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 6.902 (r)137.5 (r)137.2 (r)137.8 138.9 12.2 (r)1.6 (r)-0.2 0.4 0.8

Inorganic chemicals

28

 0.907 262.3 258.0 (r)255.5 253.3 14.2 3.0 -1.6 (r)-1.0 -0.9

Organic chemicals

29

 2.260 134.4 (r)131.2 (r)131.5 133.3 10.6 1.4 (r)-2.4 0.2 1.4

Pharmaceutical products

30

 2.103 (r)112.3 (r)113.4 (r)114.3 114.2 6.1 (r)0.9 1.0 (r)0.8 -0.1

Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)

3004

 1.718 (r)110.7 111.9 112.9 112.7 6.1 (r)0.7 (r)1.1 0.9 -0.2

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty

32

 0.149 103.4 103.8 104.7 104.9 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100)

33

 0.375 (r)122.3 (r)124.0 (r)124.7 125.4 10.2 (r)1.1 1.4 (r)0.6 0.6

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 0.383 99.3 99.5 101.4 100.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.9 -0.6

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 2.625 129.3 (r)130.7 (r)131.7 133.0 9.3 0.2 (r)1.1 0.8 1.0

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 1.730 126.6 (r)128.4 (r)128.9 129.6 9.1 -0.1 (r)1.4 0.4 0.5

Plates, sheets, film, foil, & strips of plastics (Dec. 2006=100)

3920

 0.165 108.1 (r)109.2 (r)110.4 113.0 12.2 0.5 (r)1.0 (r)1.1 2.4

Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics (Dec. 2003=100)

3923

 0.264 131.3 (r)133.7 (r)134.9 135.6 16.1 0.0 1.8 (r)0.9 0.5

Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi

3926

 0.278 114.2 115.2 (r)115.8 116.2 6.3 0.6 0.9 (r)0.5 0.3

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 0.895 (r)134.5 135.3 137.3 139.7 9.6 (r)0.8 (r)0.6 1.5 1.7

New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)

4011

 0.418 117.5 117.4 (r)119.1 119.6 4.8 0.4 -0.1 (r)1.4 0.4

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

VIII

 0.528 111.3 112.1 (r)111.8 112.2 4.9 0.1 0.7 (r)-0.3 0.4

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials

42

 0.485 111.8 112.7 112.3 112.7 5.2 0.2 0.8 -0.4 0.4

Travel gds, handbags, etc. of various specified materials

4202

 0.352 114.2 115.1 (r)114.4 114.4 3.5 0.1 0.8 (r)-0.6 0.0

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

IX

 1.042 (r)111.3 (r)111.6 (r)114.0 118.5 4.4 0.5 (r)0.3 (r)2.2 3.9

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, over 6 mm (.236 in.) thick

4407

 0.341 103.6 (r)104.7 (r)107.9 112.0 -1.8 1.5 (r)1.1 (r)3.1 3.8

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 1.328 113.2 115.0 (r)116.0 116.4 7.8 0.1 1.6 (r)0.9 0.3

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

48

 0.918 108.1 110.7 (r)112.1 112.6 8.5 0.0 2.4 (r)1.3 0.4

Paper and paperboard; uncoated, for writing, etc;, punch card stock

4802

 0.192 103.7 107.4 (r)106.9 107.7 12.2 -0.9 3.6 (r)-0.5 0.7

Printed matter

49

 0.231 118.6 118.5 118.5 118.6 2.6 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Textile and textile articles

XI

 4.554 103.6 103.8 (r)103.6 103.6 1.5 0.2 0.2 (r)-0.2 0.0

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

61

 1.645 100.8 100.4 100.5 101.0 0.6 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.5

T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments (Dec. 2002=100)

6109

 0.204 101.5 100.5 100.5 101.1 -0.8 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.6

Knitted sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts vests and similar articles

6110

 0.620 98.1 98.7 (r)98.9 99.4 1.5 0.0 0.6 (r)0.2 0.5

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

 1.794 (r)102.9 (r)103.2 102.2 102.2 1.0 (r)0.2 0.3 (r)-1.0 0.0

Men's or boy's suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers

6203

 0.386 94.0 94.0 (r)93.8 93.8 -0.6 0.6 0.0 (r)-0.2 0.0

Women's or girls' suits, suit jackets, dresses, skirts, not knitted

6204

 0.634 110.5 110.9 107.7 107.7 0.8 -0.2 0.4 -2.9 0.0

Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or crocheted

6205

 0.151 101.2 101.1 101.2 101.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Made-up or worn textile articles

63

 0.466 95.3 96.0 96.1 94.9 1.1 1.9 0.7 0.1 -1.2

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.

XII

 1.093 (r)104.6 (r)105.5 (r)105.7 105.5 3.9 (r)0.2 (r)0.9 (r)0.2 -0.2

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

 0.915 (r)103.2 (r)104.3 (r)104.6 104.4 3.1 (r)0.2 (r)1.1 (r)0.3 -0.2

Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (Dec. 2001=100)

6402

 0.197 98.2 98.2 (r)98.3 97.9 -0.9 0.5 0.0 (r)0.1 -0.4

Footwear with uppers of leathers

6403

 0.588 104.8 (r)105.6 106.1 105.8 4.0 0.1 (r)0.8 (r)0.5 -0.3

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

XIII

 0.865 115.0 115.2 115.3 115.9 5.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100)

68

 0.307 106.6 107.0 107.1 108.3 5.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1

Ceramic products

69

 0.281 124.3 124.9 125.0 125.8 8.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.6

Glass and glassware

70

 0.277 113.6 113.2 113.3 113.0 1.5 0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.3

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

XIV

 2.624 156.5 158.4 (r)155.5 157.7 18.7 4.5 1.2 (r)-1.8 1.4

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set

7102

 0.831 102.3 103.3 103.4 104.4 2.7 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.0

Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr

7108

 0.368 329.4 345.9 324.9 317.4 33.2 3.7 5.0 -6.1 -2.3

Platinum, unwrought, semi-mfg or powder (Dec. 2001=100)

7110

 0.480 377.1 (r)359.4 (r)358.0 371.1 44.3 21.5 (r)-4.7 (r)-0.4 3.7

Jewelry of precious metal (Dec. 2001=100)

7113

 0.549 210.0 214.0 (r)210.3 216.7 19.1 -0.1 1.9 (r)-1.7 3.0

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 6.913 (r)183.1 (r)194.8 (r)200.6 206.9 17.1 (r)4.4 (r)6.4 (r)3.0 3.1

Iron and steel

72

 2.203 (r)240.9 (r)267.5 (r)284.9 311.1 50.9 (r)5.8 (r)11.0 (r)6.5 9.2

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel prdts 600 mm or >, not clad, (Dec. 2007=100)

7210

 0.185 106.0 (r)108.5 (r)110.6 114.5 - 1.5 (r)2.4 (r)1.9 3.5

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.605 (r)144.6 (r)149.3 (r)153.5 156.2 21.1 (r)2.5 (r)3.3 (r)2.8 1.8

Tubes, pipes and hollows, seamless iron (not cast) steel (Dec. 2007=100)

7304

 0.131 (r)99.5 (r)99.7 (r)102.2 107.4 - (r)0.1 (r)0.2 (r)2.5 5.1

Screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, washers, etc. (Dec. 2006=100)

7318

 0.169 114.4 (r)120.5 (r)122.5 131.8 27.6 1.5 (r)5.3 (r)1.7 7.6

Articles of iron or steel, nesoi (Dec. 2007=100)

7326

 0.144 104.2 (r)108.6 (r)110.5 110.8 - 0.0 (r)4.2 (r)1.7 0.3

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.851 307.5 324.4 333.8 327.8 6.6 8.5 5.5 2.9 -1.8

Refined copper and copper alloys except master alloys, unwrought (Dec. 2006=100)

7403

 0.379 107.6 113.6 117.4 117.3 6.3 7.4 5.6 3.3 -0.1

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.982 149.6 158.2 (r)158.1 155.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 (r)-0.1 -1.5

Aluminum, unwrought

7601

 0.494 176.2 192.4 191.0 188.4 9.9 9.6 9.2 -0.7 -1.4

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

82

 0.330 (r)113.5 (r)114.2 (r)114.3 115.2 6.8 (r)0.4 0.6 0.1 0.8

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.409 127.0 127.5 128.1 129.7 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2

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

XVI

 22.056 88.4 89.1 (r)89.2 89.1 1.5 0.0 0.8 (r)0.1 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 11.350 88.7 (r)89.5 (r)89.5 89.3 1.2 0.1 (r)0.9 (r)0.0 -0.2

Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2004=100)

8407

 0.364 99.1 99.9 99.9 99.9 -0.4 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0

Diesel & semi-diesel internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2006=100)

8408

 0.216 108.8 110.7 110.7 110.7 6.0 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.0

Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines

8409

 0.384 106.2 106.8 106.4 106.0 2.8 0.0 0.6 -0.4 -0.4

Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof

8411

 0.656 (r)124.1 (r)128.4 (r)128.5 128.5 11.4 (r)0.0 3.5 0.1 0.0

Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof

8413

 0.283 118.1 118.8 (r)118.6 118.6 6.7 0.8 0.6 (r)-0.2 0.0

Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts

8414

 0.364 (r)128.0 (r)129.3 (r)129.3 129.5 3.9 (r)0.9 (r)1.0 (r)0.0 0.2

Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2006=100)

8415

 0.170 101.7 103.2 103.1 104.6 3.2 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 1.5

Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts (Dec. 2006=100)

8418

 0.215 101.4 (r)102.7 (r)102.7 102.6 2.8 0.2 (r)1.3 0.0 -0.1

Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2005=100)

8429

 0.253 (r)105.0 (r)105.1 (r)105.7 105.7 1.6 (r)0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0

Parts for materials handling & construc- tion machines

8431

 0.362 135.2 137.2 (r)138.5 139.1 3.3 0.4 1.5 (r)0.9 0.4

Powered hand tools, nonelectric, and parts thereof (Dec. 2005=100)

8467

 0.197 105.6 106.0 106.5 106.5 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0

Computer equipment

8471

 2.857 49.8 49.6 (r)49.6 49.1 -3.0 0.0 -0.4 (r)0.0 -1.0

Office machines, n.e.s. (Dec. 2005=100)

8472

 0.139 96.9 97.2 97.2 97.2 -1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines

8473

 1.379 71.3 71.5 (r)70.9 70.5 -7.8 -0.4 0.3 (r)-0.8 -0.6

Machines & appliances having individual functions, n.e.s.o.i.; parts thereof

8479

 0.229 103.9 104.5 104.7 104.6 3.3 0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.1

Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof

8481

 0.466 (r)123.2 (r)123.8 (r)123.9 124.7 5.2 (r)0.1 0.5 (r)0.1 0.6

Parts for transmitting power (clutches, shafts, gears & boxes, pulleys, etc)

8483

 0.260 (r)112.8 (r)114.1 (r)114.4 114.2 5.7 (r)0.4 (r)1.2 0.3 -0.2

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

85

 10.706 88.0 (r)88.7 89.0 88.9 1.6 -0.1 (r)0.8 (r)0.3 -0.1

Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)

8501

 0.289 115.9 116.9 (r)118.2 119.2 6.0 0.0 0.9 (r)1.1 0.8

Electrical transformers, inductors & static converters (rectifiers); parts

8504

 0.466 105.1 (r)105.5 (r)106.9 107.7 4.1 0.3 (r)0.4 (r)1.3 0.7

Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors

8516

 0.273 103.3 104.0 (r)104.1 103.5 1.2 -0.3 0.7 (r)0.1 -0.6

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts

8517

 0.998 78.7 78.7 78.6 78.6 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Microphones & stands; audio/sound amps; speakers; headphones; parts

8518

 0.171 91.3 91.3 91.3 91.3 2.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording apparatus (Dec. 2006=100)

8520

 0.160 100.1 100.2 100.1 100.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Video recording or reproducing apparatus

8521

 0.210 68.7 68.9 (r)72.9 72.9 3.4 0.6 0.3 (r)5.8 0.0

Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)

8523

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

Radio & TV transmission apparatus; video cameras & camera recorders; TV cameras

8525

 1.744 (r)73.3 76.4 76.2 76.2 3.1 (r)-0.3 (r)4.2 -0.3 0.0

Radio receivers whether or not w/ clock, player or recorder in the same housing

8527

 0.282 88.7 (r)88.7 88.7 88.7 -0.1 0.0 (r)0.0 (r)0.0 0.0

TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors

8528

 1.184 67.8 66.1 66.2 66.1 -4.3 0.0 -2.5 0.2 -0.2

Parts suitable for use with apparatus of HS 8525 to 8528

8529

 0.311 81.4 82.0 82.0 82.0 2.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app. not > 1000 volt

8536

 0.369 114.3 116.7 (r)117.5 117.0 3.3 0.4 2.1 (r)0.7 -0.4

Semiconductor devices; L.E.D.s; mounted piezoelectric crystals; parts thereof

8541

 0.207 78.7 78.6 78.6 77.8 -3.4 -2.5 -0.1 0.0 -1.0

Electronic integrated circuits and micro assemblies; parts thereof

8542

 0.984 80.1 (r)79.3 (r)80.3 79.1 -2.5 -0.6 (r)-1.0 (r)1.3 -1.5

Insulated conductors; optical fiber cables w/individually sheathed fibers

8544

 0.630 (r)129.6 (r)132.2 (r)131.8 133.3 5.9 (r)0.5 2.0 (r)-0.3 1.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 11.202 108.8 109.3 (r)109.3 109.5 3.4 0.1 0.5 (r)0.0 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 10.384 108.0 (r)108.5 (r)108.5 108.7 3.4 0.1 (r)0.5 0.0 0.2

Tractors (other than works trucks of heading 8709)

8701

 0.301 115.9 117.1 117.1 118.2 4.5 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.9

Motor vehicles designed to transport people

8703

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

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

8704

 0.904 106.3 106.4 106.4 107.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6

Parts of tractors, buses, automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles

8708

 2.157 112.0 113.5 113.3 113.3 6.4 0.4 1.3 -0.2 0.0

Motorcycles, mopeds and cycles with an auxiliary motor (Dec. 2006=100)