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2021 Publication Changes

Each year, the import and export price indexes are reviewed in order to verify the publication criteria of quality assurance and confidentiality protection. As part of that process, a number of new price indexes were introduced. The following is the list of newly published indexes that started with the release of the January 2021 indexes on February 18^th, 2021. These price indexes have a base of December 2020 = 100 and are published for December 2020 onward.

Exports

Harmonized Indexes
D04	Dairy products, eggs and honey
D2106	Food preparations nesoi
D3920	Plates, sheets, film, foil, and strips of plastic
D7110	Platinum, unwrought, semimanufactured or in powder form
D7112	Waste and scrap of precious metals
D72	Iron and steel

NAICS Indexes
Y1119	Other crop farming
Y32518	Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing
Y3253	Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
Y325613	Surface active agent manufacturing
Y331491	Primary nonferrous metal rolling and drawing production and processing
Y334413	Semiconductor and related device manufacturing
Y335312	Motor and generator manufacturing
Y3359	Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing
Y3364	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Y336413	Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing
Y339113	Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

BEA End-Use Indexes
Q121	Iron and steel products
Q12510	Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides
Q220	Civilian aircraft, aircraft engines and parts

Locality of Destination

Country and NAICS Code
MANU – Canada	Manufacturing industries
NONM - Canada	Nonmanufacturing industries

Imports

Harmonized Indexes
P31	Fertilizers
P3920	Plates, sheets, film, foil, and strips of plastics
P68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica
P8411	Turbojets, turbopropellers, and other gas turbines, and parts thereof
P8418	Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts
P8528	TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors
P88	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
P9503	Toys nesoi; models; puzzles; parts and accessories thereof

NAICS Indexes
Z212	Mining (except oil and gas)
Z326113	Unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing
Z332215	Metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware manufacturing
Z3325	Hardware manufacturing
Z333111	Farm machinery and equipment manufacturing
Z333249	Other industrial machinery manufacturing
Z333318	Other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
Z333415	Air-conditioning, heating, & industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing
Z3335	Metalworking machinery manufacturing
Z333517	Machine tool manufacturing
Z334413	Semiconductor and related devices manufacturing
Z334418	Printed circuit assembly (electonric assembly) manufacturing
Z334516	Analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing
Z335129	Other lighting equipment manufacturing
Z33522	Major household appliance manufacturing
Z33592	Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing
Z335929	Other communication and energy wire manufacturing
Z336412	Aircraft engines and engine parts manufacturing

BEA End-Use Indexes
R212	Agricultural machinery and equipment
R220	Civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Locality of Origin

Country and NAICS Code
Z3117 - ASEAN	Seafood product preparation and packaging
Z11 - Canada	Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Z3333 - Industrialized	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
Z1112 - Latin America	Vegetable and melon farming
Z3391 - Latin America	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
Z11 - Mexico	Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Z111 - Mexico	Crop production
Z1112 - Mexico	Vegetable and melon farming
Z311 - Pacific Rim	Food manufacturing
Z3262 - Pacific Rim	Rubber product manufacturing
Z3329 – Pacific Rim	Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
Z3335 - Pacific Rim	Metalworking machinery manufacturing

There are also a number of price indexes that no longer meet publication criteria. The last date of publication of these price indexes was December 2020. Listed below are the previously published price indexes that are no longer being published starting with the January 2021 release on February 18^th, 2021.

Exports

Harmonized Indexes
D20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
D32	Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks
D4703	Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate, except dissolving grades
D83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal
D8431	Parts for materials handling & construction machines
D8537	Electric control or distribution equipment

NAICS Indexes
Y31151	Dairy product (except frozen) manufacturing
Y32211	Pulp mills
Y325194	Cyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical manufacturing
Y325414	Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing
Y3255	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing
Y3261	Plastics product manufacturing
Y3272	Glass and glass product manufacturing
Y33291	Metal valve manufacturing
Y333912	Air and gas compressor manufacturing
Y334515	Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity
Y33999	All other miscellaneous manufacturing

BEA End-Use Indexes
Q11020	Other coal & related fuels
Q112	Gas-natural
Q120	Steelmaking & ferroalloying materials
Q12100	Iron & steel mill products
Q12750	Industrial rubber products
Q12760	Mineral supplies-manufactured
Q21190	Photo and other service industry machines
Q40000	Textile apparel and footwear

Advanced Technology Products
QATP01	Biotechnology

Imports

Harmonized Indexes
P33	Hetero-atoms only resinoids
P4407	Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled
P6402	Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
P7403	Refined copper and copper alloys except master alloys, unwrought
P8483	Parts for transmitting power (clutches, shafts, gears & boxes, pulleys, etc)
PVIII	Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc

NAICS Indexes
Z31142	Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying
Z3169	Other leather and allied product manufacturing
Z3211	Sawmills and wood preservation
Z3212	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing
Z32212	Paper mills
Z3252	Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments
Z32521	Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing
Z325211	Plastics material and resin manufacturing
Z325411	Medicinal and botanical manufacturing
Z33324	Industrial machinery manufacturing
Z333242	Semiconductor machinery manufacturing
Z333314	Optical instrument and lens manufacturing
Z333991	Power-driven handtool manufacturing
Z334416	Electronic coil, transformer, and other inductor manufacturing
Z334513	Instruments and related products manufacturing
Z335314	Relay and industrial control manufacturing
Z33633	Motor vehicle steering and suspension components manufacturing
Z339115	Ophthalmic goods manufacturing

BEA End-Use Indexes
R10110NG	Gaseous natural gas
R12150	Finished textile industrial supplies

Advanced Technology Products
RATP03	Opto-Electronics

Locality of Origin

Country and NAICS Code
Z3341 - ANIC	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
Z335 - ANIC	Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
Z3113 - Canada	Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
Z3211 - Canada	Sawmills and wood preservation
Z334 - Canada	Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Z327 - China	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Z326 - EU	Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
Z327 - EU	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Z3112 - Industrialized	Grain and oilseed milling
Z3113 - Industrialized	Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
Z3211 - Industrialized	Sawmills and wood preservation
Z3221 - Industrialized	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
Z3252 - Industrialized	Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments
Z3262 - Industrialized	Rubber product manufacturing
Z327 - Industrialized	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Z3341 - Industrialized	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
Z335 - Japan	Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
Z336 - Japan	Transportation equipment manufacturing
Z3361 - Japan	Motor vehicle manufacturing
Z3342 - Latin America	Communications equipment manufacturing
Z3342 - Mexico	Communications equipment manufacturing
Z3252 - Pacific Rim	Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments