U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods by NAICS

Table 4. U.S. export 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
			Feb. 2008	Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	May 2008	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		7.357	156.7	164.3	(r)157.5	156.9	37.6	5.2	4.9	(r)-4.1	-0.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11	5.943	179.9	188.9	179.2	176.1	46.8	6.3	5.0	-5.1	-1.7
Crop production	111	5.597	187.5	197.4	187.1	183.8	51.7	6.7	5.3	-5.2	-1.8
Oilseed and grain farming	1111	3.853	236.1	253.0	235.9	229.4	67.6	10.0	7.2	-6.8	-2.8
Soybean farming	11111	1.266	214.7	234.7	202.5	208.4	75.1	6.0	9.3	-13.7	2.9
Wheat farming	11114	0.888	301.4	309.4	254.4	211.8	65.1	19.2	2.7	-17.8	-16.7
Corn farming	11115	1.391	216.1	235.1	248.4	248.2	52.6	8.4	8.8	5.7	-0.1
Fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2006=100)	1113	0.646	116.4	115.4	114.8	113.7	9.4	2.0	-0.9	-0.5	-1.0
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2007=100)	11133	0.540	101.5	101.1	97.6	96.5	-	2.3	-0.4	-3.5	-1.1
Other crop farming	1119	0.882	165.3	174.5	170.2	166.7	54.6	1.6	5.6	-2.5	-2.1
Cotton farming (Dec. 2007=100)	11192	0.546	106.1	115.8	111.3	108.0	-	2.6	9.1	-3.9	-3.0

Mining	21	1.414	103.9	108.1	(r)108.7	114.2	13.5	0.6	4.0	(r)0.6	5.1
Mining (except oil and gas)	212	0.866	100.6	102.1	(r)99.7	101.1	1.3	1.6	1.5	-2.4	1.4
Coal mining (Dec. 2007=100)	2121	0.340	100.4	100.3	97.3	99.3	-	0.7	-0.1	-3.0	2.1

Manufactured articles		89.582	109.3	(r)110.5	(r)111.4	112.0	6.4	0.5	(r)1.1	0.8	0.5

Manufactured goods, part 1	31	6.705	117.1	(r)119.5	(r)121.2	123.0	13.3	1.3	(r)2.0	(r)1.4	1.5
Food manufacturing	311	4.410	(r)129.2	(r)132.9	(r)135.4	138.4	20.7	(r)2.1	(r)2.9	(r)1.9	2.2
Grain and oilseed milling	3112	1.117	(r)161.7	(r)170.9	(r)176.2	187.0	62.0	(r)5.7	(r)5.7	(r)3.1	6.1
Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing	31122	0.817	(r)165.7	(r)174.3	(r)176.3	181.1	59.4	(r)6.3	(r)5.2	(r)1.1	2.7
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	3114	0.403	128.4	130.9	133.4	133.1	8.3	1.7	1.9	1.9	-0.2
Animal slaughtering and processing	3116	1.255	(r)124.3	(r)130.1	(r)132.0	135.1	13.4	(r)1.6	(r)4.7	1.5	2.3
Seafood product preparation and packaging	3117	0.428	120.6	(r)123.9	(r)126.2	125.5	22.3	3.7	2.7	1.9	-0.6
Other food manufacturing	3119	0.568	118.3	(r)119.1	(r)120.8	121.1	16.1	0.3	(r)0.7	(r)1.4	0.2
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	312	0.491	104.5	105.6	(r)106.6	106.4	4.0	0.8	1.1	(r)0.9	-0.2
Apparel manufacturing	315	0.461	101.1	101.0	(r)101.0	101.0	0.6	0.2	-0.1	(r)0.0	0.0
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	3152	0.359	101.3	(r)101.3	(r)101.2	101.2	0.7	0.1	(r)0.0	-0.1	0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2	32	22.991	117.2	(r)120.1	(r)122.0	123.7	13.1	-0.2	(r)2.5	(r)1.6	1.4
Wood product manufacturing	321	0.511	112.3	112.6	111.3	111.8	2.2	1.5	0.3	-1.2	0.4
Paper manufacturing	322	1.903	113.7	113.8	(r)115.0	114.8	5.1	0.2	0.1	(r)1.1	-0.2
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	3221	1.106	118.9	119.1	(r)121.2	120.8	6.9	0.7	0.2	(r)1.8	-0.3
Pulp mills	32211	0.414	122.2	123.1	(r)125.3	125.7	11.2	0.7	0.7	(r)1.8	0.3
Paper mills	32212	0.684	117.1	117.0	118.9	118.2	4.7	0.6	-0.1	1.6	-0.6
Converted paper product manufacturing	3222	0.797	107.5	107.6	107.6	107.7	2.9	-0.5	0.1	0.0	0.1
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324	3.562	142.4	162.6	(r)170.2	181.2	48.9	-4.4	14.2	(r)4.7	6.5
Chemical manufacturing	325	14.028	(r)116.3	117.3	(r)118.7	119.5	9.9	(r)0.5	(r)0.9	(r)1.2	0.7
Basic chemical manufacturing	3251	5.074	(r)122.5	(r)125.0	(r)126.8	127.9	13.6	(r)1.4	2.0	(r)1.4	0.9
Other basic organic chemical manufacturing	32519	3.491	(r)117.9	(r)120.7	(r)122.7	123.8	10.3	(r)1.3	(r)2.4	(r)1.7	0.9
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments	3252	2.791	109.4	(r)109.5	(r)110.2	111.2	8.1	-0.4	(r)0.1	0.6	0.9
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	3254	3.307	109.5	109.8	(r)111.1	111.3	3.7	-0.2	0.3	(r)1.2	0.2
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing	3256	0.952	108.2	108.9	(r)110.0	111.0	5.7	1.8	0.6	(r)1.0	0.9
Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing	32561	0.441	108.7	108.9	(r)109.6	112.0	6.5	2.5	0.2	(r)0.6	2.2
Toilet preparation manufacturing	32562	0.511	107.6	108.9	(r)110.2	110.1	5.2	1.0	1.2	(r)1.2	-0.1
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing	3259	0.765	108.7	108.7	112.8	113.5	5.2	0.0	0.0	3.8	0.6
All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing	32599	0.707	109.5	109.5	114.2	114.9	5.8	0.1	0.0	4.3	0.6
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	326	2.100	106.7	107.4	(r)107.9	108.0	4.2	0.6	0.7	(r)0.5	0.1
Plastics product manufacturing	3261	1.452	104.1	104.8	(r)105.2	105.2	3.2	0.5	0.7	(r)0.4	0.0
Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing	32611	0.336	106.1	106.1	(r)106.1	106.1	3.6	0.5	0.0	(r)0.0	0.0
Other plastics product manufacturing	32619	0.829	103.6	104.9	105.6	105.2	2.9	0.0	1.3	0.7	-0.4
Rubber product manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)	3262	0.648	(r)107.3	107.8	(r)108.7	108.9	6.5	0.8	(r)0.5	(r)0.8	0.2
Tire manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)	32621	0.337	106.9	107.2	(r)108.6	109.5	5.9	0.3	0.3	(r)1.3	0.8
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	0.801	109.0	(r)109.1	(r)109.0	108.9	1.7	0.2	(r)0.1	(r)-0.1	-0.1
Glass and glass product manufacturing	3272	0.396	104.8	105.0	105.5	105.5	3.5	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3	33	59.886	105.6	106.1	(r)106.7	106.8	3.2	0.6	0.5	(r)0.6	0.1
Primary metal manufacturing	331	4.933	(r)137.8	(r)147.5	(r)151.9	152.1	20.0	(r)5.2	7.0	3.0	0.1
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing	3311	0.580	120.3	127.6	131.6	140.5	18.8	3.3	6.1	3.1	6.8
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	3314	2.925	161.8	(r)175.8	181.2	175.8	27.8	7.7	8.7	(r)3.1	-3.0
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining	33141	1.336	177.2	(r)182.9	(r)190.4	180.3	30.9	9.5	(r)3.2	(r)4.1	-5.3
Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying (Dec. 2007=100)	33142	0.424	103.0	109.9	(r)113.2	115.0	-	4.1	6.7	(r)3.0	1.6
Nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, extruding,	33149	1.165	151.2	176.0	(r)179.2	175.7	29.5	6.8	16.4	1.8	-2.0
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	2.634	114.6	(r)114.7	(r)115.0	115.3	2.4	0.3	(r)0.1	0.3	0.3
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing	3329	1.319	117.6	(r)117.8	(r)118.3	118.1	2.5	0.3	(r)0.2	(r)0.4	-0.2
Metal valve manufacturing	33291	0.721	(r)118.9	(r)118.9	(r)119.1	118.8	3.0	(r)0.3	(r)0.0	(r)0.2	-0.3
All other fabricated metal product manufacturing	33299	0.598	(r)116.2	(r)116.7	(r)117.5	117.4	1.9	(r)0.4	(r)0.4	(r)0.7	-0.1
Machinery manufacturing	333	11.708	(r)107.8	(r)108.2	(r)109.1	109.3	4.2	(r)0.7	0.4	(r)0.8	0.2
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing	3331	3.124	(r)110.4	(r)110.3	(r)111.2	111.3	4.0	(r)0.1	-0.1	0.8	0.1
Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)	33311	0.676	100.2	100.2	101.9	101.9	-	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0
Construction machinery manufacturing	33312	1.379	(r)112.3	(r)112.4	(r)113.2	113.6	5.8	(r)-0.3	(r)0.1	0.7	0.4
Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing	33313	1.069	111.9	111.6	(r)111.9	111.9	2.0	0.4	-0.3	(r)0.3	0.0
Industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)	3332	1.656	(r)101.4	(r)102.0	(r)102.5	102.6	-	(r)1.4	(r)0.6	(r)0.5	0.1
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	3333	1.217	102.9	103.2	105.0	105.0	4.6	0.5	0.3	1.7	0.0
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment	3334	0.668	109.4	(r)109.5	109.6	109.6	1.1	-0.1	(r)0.1	(r)0.1	0.0
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	3335	0.665	106.5	107.1	(r)108.0	107.9	5.0	0.9	0.6	(r)0.8	-0.1
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	3336	1.879	(r)107.9	(r)107.9	(r)109.8	109.9	4.7	(r)1.5	(r)0.0	(r)1.8	0.1
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing	3339	2.500	(r)109.6	(r)111.0	(r)111.1	111.6	5.0	0.6	(r)1.3	0.1	0.5
Pump and compressor manufacturing	33391	0.579	(r)110.1	(r)111.7	(r)112.1	112.1	4.9	(r)0.5	1.5	0.4	0.0
Material handling equipment manufacturing	33392	0.383	(r)109.6	(r)110.3	(r)109.1	109.1	4.6	(r)0.4	(r)0.6	-1.1	0.0
All other general purpose machinery manufacturing	33399	1.538	(r)109.4	(r)110.8	(r)111.2	111.9	5.2	(r)0.8	1.3	0.4	0.6
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	334	16.343	(r)96.2	95.7	95.7	95.4	-1.1	(r)0.0	(r)-0.5	0.0	-0.3
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	3341	3.771	(r)87.8	(r)86.6	(r)86.4	86.2	-6.8	(r)-1.1	-1.4	-0.2	-0.2
Communications equipment manufacturing	3342	1.952	98.4	98.6	(r)98.5	98.1	-0.7	0.2	0.2	(r)-0.1	-0.4
Audio and video equipment manufacturing	3343	0.738	(r)104.1	(r)103.9	(r)103.0	103.2	0.8	(r)0.0	(r)-0.2	(r)-0.9	0.2
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	3344	6.094	96.2	(r)95.4	(r)95.3	95.0	0.0	0.5	(r)-0.8	(r)-0.1	-0.3
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments	3345	3.633	105.1	105.2	105.7	105.7	3.3	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.0
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	3.549	106.6	106.9	(r)106.9	107.1	3.1	0.4	0.3	(r)0.0	0.2
Household appliance manufacturing	3352	0.373	(r)103.5	103.4	(r)103.5	104.9	1.5	(r)0.1	(r)-0.1	(r)0.1	1.4
Electrical equipment manufacturing	3353	1.281	104.6	104.9	104.8	104.9	2.4	0.3	0.3	-0.1	0.1
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing	3359	1.708	109.1	109.5	109.4	109.5	4.0	0.5	0.4	-0.1	0.1
Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing	33592	0.434	110.3	112.2	113.0	113.1	5.0	0.7	1.7	0.7	0.1
All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing	33599	0.800	106.4	106.5	(r)106.2	106.0	2.3	0.9	0.1	(r)-0.3	-0.2
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	16.118	106.0	106.1	106.5	106.7	2.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2
Motor vehicle manufacturing	3361	3.844	(r)101.5	101.6	101.7	101.8	0.9	(r)0.1	(r)0.1	0.1	0.1
Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing	33611	2.697	101.2	101.3	(r)101.3	101.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	(r)0.0	0.0
Heavy duty truck manufacturing	33612	1.147	102.3	102.4	(r)102.7	102.9	1.5	0.0	0.1	(r)0.3	0.2
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	3363	4.557	103.4	(r)103.6	(r)104.1	104.4	1.8	0.2	(r)0.2	(r)0.5	0.3
Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing	33631	0.612	(r)101.2	(r)101.5	(r)101.5	101.5	0.9	(r)-0.1	0.3	(r)0.0	0.0
Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing	33635	0.549	102.4	102.5	(r)102.8	102.7	1.0	0.2	0.1	(r)0.3	-0.1
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing	33639	2.246	(r)102.2	(r)102.6	(r)103.3	103.4	1.8	(r)0.3	0.4	(r)0.7	0.1
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	3364	6.998	111.3	111.3	(r)111.8	112.1	4.7	0.1	0.0	(r)0.4	0.3
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339	4.269	105.8	106.0	(r)106.2	106.6	3.0	-0.1	0.2	(r)0.2	0.4
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	3391	1.792	103.3	103.3	103.1	103.8	1.5	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.7
All other miscellaneous manufacturing	33999	0.453	109.7	(r)109.9	(r)110.2	110.2	4.0	0.2	(r)0.2	(r)0.3	0.0

Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers (Dec. 2007=100)	5111	0.469	99.5	100.0	100.0	99.7	-	-0.2	0.5	0.0	-0.3
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values. (r) Revised
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Last Modified Date: June 12, 2008

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