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Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: May 2007 to May 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Apr.
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
Feb.
2008		 Mar.
2008		 Apr.
2008		 May
2008		 Annual Monthly
May
2007
to
May
2008		 Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008		 Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008		 Mar.
2008
to
Apr.
2008		 Apr.
2008
to
May
2008

Nonmanufactured articles

   22.152 (r)148.4 (r)161.3 (r)170.4 181.4 64.5 (r)1.1 (r)8.7 (r)5.6 6.5

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 1.597 (r)125.1 (r)132.8 (r)133.8 134.6 18.0 (r)-3.3 (r)6.2 (r)0.8 0.6

Crop production

111

 1.141 127.8 (r)137.1 (r)137.6 138.0 22.3 -5.6 (r)7.3 (r)0.4 0.3

Vegetable and melon farming

1112

 0.291 114.8 121.6 (r)128.0 119.6 0.4 -23.7 5.9 (r)5.3 -6.6

Fruit and tree nut farming

1113

 0.571 130.4 (r)141.5 (r)139.3 140.6 27.6 2.6 (r)8.5 (r)-1.6 0.9

Mining

21

 20.555 (r)150.6 (r)164.0 (r)173.9 185.9 69.0 (r)1.5 (r)8.9 (r)6.0 6.9

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100)

212

 0.376 108.8 110.0 (r)123.6 123.4 20.9 -0.4 1.1 (r)12.4 -0.2

Manufactured articles

   77.193 109.4 (r)111.2 (r)112.7 113.9 8.3 0.1 1.6 (r)1.3 1.1

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 9.308 107.2 (r)107.9 (r)108.4 108.8 5.3 0.5 (r)0.7 (r)0.5 0.4

Food manufacturing

311

 2.339 120.7 (r)123.8 (r)125.0 127.1 16.1 1.7 (r)2.6 (r)1.0 1.7

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 0.300 146.4 157.4 156.3 165.7 43.0 4.9 7.5 -0.7 6.0

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.245 155.4 167.5 (r)163.7 166.9 40.8 4.6 7.8 (r)-2.3 2.0

Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing

3113

 0.269 116.9 119.9 (r)120.2 121.8 12.3 1.7 2.6 (r)0.3 1.3

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.322 128.3 130.2 (r)131.4 131.7 14.6 1.9 1.5 (r)0.9 0.2

Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying

31142

 0.231 132.6 134.9 136.3 137.7 22.3 2.7 1.7 1.0 1.0

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 0.306 108.0 110.6 (r)111.5 117.1 13.6 1.9 2.4 (r)0.8 5.0

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.558 111.4 113.6 115.0 113.4 7.1 0.7 2.0 1.2 -1.4

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.259 (r)121.2 (r)123.9 (r)125.9 125.8 8.6 (r)0.7 (r)2.2 (r)1.6 -0.1

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.768 104.9 (r)104.6 (r)105.2 105.6 2.8 -0.2 (r)-0.3 (r)0.6 0.4

Breweries (Dec. 2006=100)

31212

 0.178 104.4 103.4 103.4 103.4 2.6 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0

Wineries

31213

 0.254 107.4 (r)107.5 (r)108.9 109.3 5.4 0.3 (r)0.1 (r)1.3 0.4

Distilleries

31214

 0.205 103.6 103.7 104.5 104.6 2.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.1

Textile mills

313

 0.417 (r)111.3 110.3 (r)111.8 112.9 6.7 (r)1.0 (r)-0.9 (r)1.4 1.0

Fabric mills

3132

 0.221 (r)109.2 (r)109.3 (r)110.7 111.4 6.2 (r)1.2 0.1 (r)1.3 0.6

Textile product mills

314

 0.707 101.3 (r)101.6 (r)102.3 102.4 1.9 0.3 (r)0.3 0.7 0.1

Textile furnishings mills

3141

 0.513 100.8 (r)101.2 (r)101.7 101.8 0.8 0.4 (r)0.4 (r)0.5 0.1

Curtain and linen mills

31412

 0.406 99.6 (r)99.9 (r)100.4 100.5 -0.2 0.4 (r)0.3 0.5 0.1

Other textile product mills (Dec. 2006=100)

3149

 0.194 104.0 104.3 105.4 105.3 4.9 0.0 0.3 1.1 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

315

 3.735 102.3 (r)102.3 (r)102.4 102.0 1.1 0.0 (r)0.0 (r)0.1 -0.4

Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31522

 1.207 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0

Women's and girls' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31523

 1.938 103.5 (r)103.4 (r)103.5 102.7 1.2 -0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)0.1 -0.8

Other cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31529

 0.323 104.0 104.5 (r)103.5 103.6 2.2 0.0 0.5 (r)-1.0 0.1

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

3159

 0.198 105.7 (r)106.2 107.2 107.5 7.0 0.4 (r)0.5 (r)0.9 0.3

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

 1.342 103.8 103.9 (r)104.4 104.7 3.1 0.3 0.1 (r)0.5 0.3

Footwear manufacturing

3162

 0.916 (r)102.4 (r)102.5 (r)102.9 103.5 2.8 (r)0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6

Other leather and allied product manufacturing

3169

 0.384 107.3 107.3 (r)108.2 107.6 3.8 0.1 0.0 (r)0.8 -0.6

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 17.564 119.1 (r)123.4 (r)125.5 129.7 20.1 -1.7 (r)3.6 (r)1.7 3.3

Wood product manufacturing

321

 1.013 (r)90.2 90.6 90.8 93.2 3.8 (r)-2.9 (r)0.4 0.2 2.6

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

 0.371 79.6 80.7 81.4 84.0 1.7 -3.3 1.4 0.9 3.2

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing

3212

 0.363 88.7 (r)88.2 (r)87.9 90.6 5.1 -4.4 (r)-0.6 (r)-0.3 3.1

Other wood product manufacturing

3219

 0.279 (r)112.0 (r)112.7 (r)112.8 114.3 5.0 (r)-0.4 (r)0.6 (r)0.1 1.3

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.210 108.3 108.6 (r)110.7 111.3 7.5 0.8 0.3 (r)1.9 0.5

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 0.805 106.9 107.3 (r)109.7 110.5 7.6 1.0 0.4 (r)2.2 0.7

Paper mills

32212

 0.620 100.1 100.4 (r)103.5 104.4 6.1 0.9 0.3 (r)3.1 0.9

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.405 (r)111.4 (r)111.5 (r)112.9 113.4 7.7 (r)0.4 0.1 (r)1.3 0.4

Paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32222

 0.204 102.1 101.9 (r)103.1 103.8 4.8 0.4 -0.2 (r)1.2 0.7

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 4.873 133.5 150.1 (r)158.9 175.0 51.8 -9.0 12.4 (r)5.9 10.1

Chemical manufacturing

325

 7.772 121.7 (r)123.0 (r)122.8 123.4 12.5 1.8 (r)1.1 (r)-0.2 0.5

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 2.628 151.0 (r)152.1 (r)150.1 150.7 19.0 2.4 (r)0.7 (r)-1.3 0.4

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 1.362 (r)122.3 (r)121.6 (r)117.9 118.1 11.6 -1.1 -0.6 (r)-3.0 0.2

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 0.731 106.1 (r)105.6 (r)106.6 106.9 8.9 0.8 (r)-0.5 0.9 0.3

Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing

32521

 0.641 105.2 (r)104.8 (r)105.8 106.0 9.1 0.8 (r)-0.4 (r)1.0 0.2

Pesticide, fertilizer, other agricult. chemical manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3253

 0.414 121.8 127.2 (r)129.3 129.1 - 10.8 4.4 (r)1.7 -0.2

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.355 106.2 107.6 (r)107.7 108.3 5.6 0.5 1.3 (r)0.1 0.6

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 0.326 106.9 107.5 (r)108.3 108.4 6.4 2.6 0.6 0.7 0.1

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.217 (r)106.7 (r)107.2 (r)107.8 107.8 7.2 (r)3.7 (r)0.5 0.6 0.0

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3259

 0.253 111.7 113.0 116.8 119.2 12.3 0.7 1.2 3.4 2.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 1.574 108.2 (r)108.7 (r)109.5 110.5 7.0 0.4 (r)0.5 (r)0.7 0.9

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 0.944 (r)108.3 (r)108.7 (r)110.1 110.9 8.9 (r)0.7 0.4 (r)1.3 0.7

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.173 109.0 109.5 (r)110.4 111.1 9.2 1.4 0.5 (r)0.8 0.6

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.671 107.3 (r)107.8 (r)109.4 110.2 8.9 0.2 (r)0.5 (r)1.5 0.7

Rubber product manufacturing

3262

 0.630 108.1 (r)108.7 (r)108.8 110.1 4.5 0.0 (r)0.6 0.1 1.2

Tire manufacturing

32621

 0.440 111.8 112.2 (r)112.2 113.7 4.6 0.1 0.4 (r)0.0 1.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 1.031 110.8 110.9 (r)110.8 111.9 6.2 0.9 0.1 (r)-0.1 1.0

Clay product and refractory manufacturing

3271

 0.311 112.6 112.8 113.3 113.4 6.7 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.1

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

32711

 0.181 114.2 114.6 115.3 115.4 8.7 3.3 0.4 0.6 0.1

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.243 (r)107.9 (r)107.9 (r)106.6 106.6 0.8 (r)0.3 0.0 (r)-1.2 0.0

Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

3279

 0.307 104.3 (r)104.2 104.6 107.9 7.7 0.3 (r)-0.1 (r)0.4 3.2

All other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

32799

 0.242 104.4 104.2 (r)104.2 108.2 9.0 0.3 -0.2 (r)0.0 3.8

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 50.321 106.7 (r)107.9 (r)109.4 109.8 5.0 0.7 (r)1.1 (r)1.4 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 5.970 155.4 (r)168.4 (r)177.8 181.1 20.8 4.9 (r)8.4 (r)5.6 1.9

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 1.535 151.4 162.8 (r)182.7 198.7 55.5 5.3 7.5 (r)12.2 8.8

Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel

3312

 1.045 (r)128.0 (r)133.5 (r)139.5 142.9 19.0 (r)2.2 (r)4.3 (r)4.5 2.4

Iron and steel pipe and tube manufact. from purchased steel (Dec. 2007=100)

33121

 0.439 103.1 (r)107.7 (r)110.2 114.7 - 1.7 (r)4.5 (r)2.3 4.1

Rolling and drawing of purchased steel (Dec. 2006=100)

33122

 0.606 (r)112.8 (r)117.5 (r)124.7 126.3 17.7 (r)2.6 (r)4.2 (r)6.1 1.3

Alumina and aluminum production and processing

3313

 0.853 120.3 128.5 136.9 136.4 7.6 0.8 6.8 6.5 -0.4

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.537 189.6 210.6 (r)214.9 210.9 10.8 7.2 11.1 (r)2.0 -1.9

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 0.822 187.7 202.7 (r)208.7 197.3 33.8 10.9 8.0 (r)3.0 -5.5

Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying

33142

 0.722 161.5 175.4 184.9 189.8 8.1 5.3 8.6 5.4 2.7

Nonferr. metal (except copper and alum.) rolling, drawing, extruding, & alloying

33149

 0.992 219.1 253.3 (r)250.5 245.3 -0.6 5.6 15.6 (r)-1.1 -2.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.441 114.2 114.9 (r)116.4 117.4 8.8 0.4 0.6 (r)1.3 0.9

Cutlery and handtool manufacturing

3322

 0.337 (r)105.5 (r)105.7 106.5 106.6 5.3 (r)0.6 0.2 (r)0.8 0.1

Hardware manufacturing

3325

 0.277 110.4 110.6 111.1 111.8 3.1 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6

Spring and wire product manufacturing

3326

 0.191 (r)120.2 (r)122.3 (r)126.2 127.0 18.6 (r)1.3 (r)1.7 (r)3.2 0.6

Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

3327

 0.216 (r)115.2 117.0 (r)122.9 124.8 19.0 (r)1.6 (r)1.6 (r)5.0 1.5

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.056 114.4 (r)114.8 (r)115.7 117.0 6.8 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.8 1.1

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.582 (r)116.5 (r)116.6 (r)117.6 117.8 6.0 (r)0.3 (r)0.1 0.9 0.2

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.474 112.2 (r)112.8 (r)113.7 116.3 8.0 0.1 (r)0.5 (r)0.8 2.3

Machinery manufacturing

333

 6.297 108.2 (r)108.7 (r)110.4 110.7 5.4 0.6 (r)0.5 (r)1.6 0.3

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 1.290 (r)107.7 (r)108.1 (r)108.9 109.1 3.8 (r)0.4 (r)0.4 (r)0.7 0.2

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.294 100.4 101.0 103.1 103.0 - 0.0 0.6 2.1 -0.1

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 0.839 (r)107.9 (r)108.0 (r)108.3 108.6 3.2 (r)0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3

Industrial machinery manufacturing

3332

 0.797 (r)110.8 (r)112.9 (r)118.5 120.1 14.8 (r)1.7 (r)1.9 (r)5.0 1.4

Other industrial machinery manufacturing

33329

 0.608 (r)112.4 (r)115.1 (r)122.5 124.1 17.6 (r)2.1 (r)2.4 (r)6.4 1.3

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 0.830 101.7 101.9 102.5 102.7 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.2

Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

 0.436 111.9 112.1 (r)112.4 112.4 4.9 0.6 0.2 (r)0.3 0.0

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.509 (r)103.4 (r)103.5 (r)104.0 103.9 2.2 (r)0.4 0.1 (r)0.5 -0.1

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 0.971 (r)110.3 (r)110.6 (r)112.3 112.2 6.3 (r)0.6 (r)0.3 (r)1.5 -0.1

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 1.464 (r)110.9 (r)111.3 (r)113.1 113.6 5.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.4 (r)1.6 0.4

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.269 108.6 (r)107.8 (r)106.6 106.6 -0.3 -0.3 (r)-0.7 (r)-1.1 0.0

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.286 (r)123.2 (r)125.4 (r)129.0 130.3 8.7 (r)0.3 (r)1.8 (r)2.9 1.0

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 0.909 (r)108.2 (r)108.4 (r)110.8 111.2 5.8 (r)0.2 (r)0.2 2.2 0.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 13.139 93.6 93.5 (r)93.9 94.0 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 (r)0.4 0.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.707 90.2 (r)90.2 (r)89.9 90.0 -1.7 -0.7 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 2.476 97.8 (r)97.7 (r)100.7 100.5 2.3 -0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)3.1 -0.2

Telephone apparatus manufacturing

33421

 0.667 98.9 98.9 (r)98.9 98.9 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 (r)0.0 0.0

Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment

33422

 1.746 (r)97.2 97.2 (r)101.5 101.2 3.5 (r)-0.1 (r)0.0 (r)4.4 -0.3

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 2.089 92.2 92.2 (r)90.9 91.5 -2.1 0.0 0.0 (r)-1.4 0.7

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 3.010 (r)91.5 (r)91.0 91.0 91.0 -4.2 (r)-0.1 -0.5 (r)0.0 0.0

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 1.684 102.4 (r)103.3 (r)104.6 105.1 4.9 -0.1 (r)0.9 1.3 0.5

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

3346

 0.173 83.6 77.3 77.2 77.4 -7.7 -0.5 -7.5 -0.1 0.3

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.506 (r)109.5 (r)110.0 (r)112.1 112.5 6.2 (r)0.6 0.5 (r)1.9 0.4

Electric lighting equipment manufacturing

3351

 0.429 106.5 107.2 (r)108.6 108.7 4.8 0.9 0.7 (r)1.3 0.1

Lighting fixture manufacturing

33512

 0.333 108.0 (r)108.9 (r)110.6 110.7 5.7 1.3 (r)0.8 (r)1.6 0.1

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.847 (r)106.6 (r)106.6 (r)107.3 107.3 2.6 (r)0.1 0.0 (r)0.7 0.0

Small electrical appliance manufacturing

33521

 0.437 (r)107.4 107.5 (r)108.2 108.2 3.0 (r)-0.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.7 0.0

Major appliance manufacturing

33522

 0.410 (r)105.6 (r)105.5 (r)106.1 106.2 2.0 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 0.6 0.1

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.039 111.5 112.2 (r)114.8 115.3 6.8 1.1 0.6 (r)2.3 0.4

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.191 (r)111.0 (r)111.8 (r)114.6 115.6 9.3 (r)0.5 (r)0.7 (r)2.5 0.9

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.346 (r)116.5 (r)118.5 (r)125.7 125.6 12.9 (r)1.3 1.7 (r)6.1 -0.1

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.531 108.2 (r)108.5 (r)108.9 110.8 7.4 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.4 1.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 13.229 103.9 104.1 (r)104.6 104.6 3.5 0.1 0.2 (r)0.5 0.0

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

 7.641 102.7 102.7 (r)102.8 102.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 (r)0.1 0.0

Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing

33611

 6.644 102.9 102.9 (r)102.9 102.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 (r)0.0 0.0

Heavy duty truck manufacturing

33612

 0.997 101.6 101.9 101.9 101.9 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

 3.729 104.6 105.0 106.0 105.9 4.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 -0.1

Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing

33631

 0.583 (r)101.2 (r)101.4 (r)102.2 102.0 1.8