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Table 1. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods

Table 1. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2019–December 2019
Description	End Use	1-month median absolute percent change	1-month median standard error	3-month median absolute percent change	3-month median standard error	12-month median absolute percent change	12-month median standard error
All commodities	R	0.2	0.09	0.9	0.15	1.3	0.29
Foods, feeds, & beverages	R0	0.5	1.00	1.6	1.36	1.6	1.14
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	R00	0.8	1.28	2.0	1.76	2.3	1.42
Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar	R000	1.7	1.15	2.0	1.51	3.3	1.66
Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)	R00000	2.8	1.74	3.6	2.45	6.5	2.09
Other agricultural foods	R001	0.8	1.45	2.5	2.03	2.6	1.67
Meat, poultry & other edible animal products	R00100	1.6	0.68	3.1	1.21	5.2	1.43
Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices	R00120	6.9	3.74	8.7	6.06	8.7	5.23
Vegetables and vegetable preparations	R00130	4.1	5.28	3.1	6.51	12.9	8.79
Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)	R00150	1.1	0.86	2.3	1.66	14.3	2.48
Bakery & confectionery products	R00160	0.2	0.25	0.5	0.50	1.7	1.33
Other animal & vegetable preparations & products (Dec. 2015=100)	R00180	0.1	0.08	0.2	0.22	0.2	0.52
Wine, beer, & related products	R00190	0.3	0.17	0.8	0.64	2.1	1.01
Feedstuff and foodgrains (Dec. 2013=100)	R002	1.4	0.85	1.2	1.17	1.5	1.75
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	R01	0.2	0.26	1.1	0.44	0.8	0.82
Fish & shellfish	R01000	0.3	0.36	1.0	0.54	1.6	0.81
Distilled alcoholic beverages	R01010	0.1	0.11	0.4	0.50	2.1	1.23
Industrial supplies & materials	R1	1.0	0.26	2.5	0.36	5.2	0.58
Fuels & lubricants	R10	2.9	0.55	4.6	0.83	7.8	1.00
Petroleum & petroleum products	R100	4.1	0.45	4.8	0.73	7.5	0.74
Crude(1)	R10000	4.3	0.00	6.5	0.00	9.4	0.00
Fuel oil	R10010	2.6	1.63	3.8	3.16	3.3	3.61
Other petroleum products	R10020	4.7	1.97	5.2	3.63	4.7	4.29
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas	R101	14.3	5.86	22.1	5.44	13.7	6.40
Gas-natural	R10110	18.2	7.50	26.7	7.63	13.7	8.74
Paper & paper base stocks	R11	0.6	0.63	3.3	1.08	6.8	2.23
Newsprint & other paper products	R111	0.4	0.33	1.0	1.18	2.9	2.35
Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard	R11110	0.4	0.38	0.9	1.33	3.4	2.10
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials	R12	0.3	0.32	1.6	0.49	3.5	0.91
Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials	R120	0.5	0.46	1.1	0.66	3.6	1.54
Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)	R12070	0.7	0.54	1.3	0.79	5.1	1.86
Textile supplies & related materials	R121	1.1	0.66	0.7	0.80	2.8	1.38
Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread	R12135	2.4	1.60	1.3	1.91	6.1	3.53
Finished textile industrial supplies (Dec. 2011=100)	R12150	0.3	0.19	0.6	0.47	0.6	0.75
Chemicals, excluding medicinals	R125	0.6	0.37	1.7	0.63	3.9	1.10
Plastic materials	R12500	0.9	0.61	1.6	1.38	5.5	3.62
Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)	R12510	2.0	1.00	3.4	1.87	7.0	3.62
Industrial inorganic chemicals (Dec. 2016=100)	R12530	1.1	0.52	2.8	1.71	5.9	3.87
Industrial organic chemicals (Dec. 2012=100)	R12540	0.6	0.51	1.3	0.94	5.7	2.50
Other chemicals (coloring agents)	R12550	0.1	0.15	0.5	0.69	0.5	2.24
Selected building materials	R13	0.7	0.37	0.6	0.58	7.3	1.10
Lumber and other unfinished building materials	R130	1.5	0.68	1.5	0.94	10.2	0.98
Lumber & wood in the rough	R13000	3.7	1.44	4.0	1.87	15.7	1.81
Building materials, finished	R131	0.6	0.21	1.0	0.40	2.7	2.13
Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of china (Dec. 2007=100)	R13120	0.0	0.02	0.2	0.10	2.6	3.06
Unfinished metals related to durable goods	R14	1.1	0.18	1.2	0.28	1.8	0.50
Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls	R140	2.2	0.61	3.2	0.66	8.1	1.12
Iron & steel mill products	R141	1.8	0.43	3.4	0.77	6.5	1.19
Major nonferrous metals-crude	R142	1.2	0.08	3.2	0.18	5.2	0.38
Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof(2)	R14200	1.6	0.14	2.9	0.24	10.7	1.02
Copper (Dec. 2017=100)(2)	R14220	3.0	0.03	4.8	0.04	6.9	0.07
Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)(2)	R14240	5.0	0.00	15.6	0.00	16.5	0.06
Tin (Dec. 2010=100)(1)	R14250	2.7	0.00	10.3	0.00	7.8	0.00
Zinc (Dec. 2008=100)(1)	R14260	7.1	0.00	6.7	0.00	12.1	0.00
Nonmonetary gold(2)	R14270	2.4	0.03	5.3	0.06	7.5	0.07
Other precious metals(2)	R14280	2.5	0.35	7.9	0.80	15.4	2.66
Finished metals related to durable goods	R15	0.4	0.24	0.6	0.42	1.8	0.77
Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing	R150	0.5	0.53	2.2	1.07	7.4	2.05
Iron & steel advanced manufacturing	R151	0.4	0.14	1.0	0.49	4.0	1.60
Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing	R152	0.6	0.42	0.7	0.68	1.3	1.29
Nonmetals related to durable goods	R16	0.1	0.24	0.3	0.40	0.8	0.84
Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)	R161	0.1	0.24	0.4	0.41	0.9	0.83
Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)	R16120	0.1	0.24	0.4	0.42	1.0	0.85
Capital goods	R2	0.2	0.08	0.5	0.16	1.3	0.22
Electric generating equipment	R20	0.1	0.20	0.5	0.49	1.2	0.71
Generators, transformers & access	R20000	0.2	0.51	1.1	0.80	3.4	1.83
Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.	R20005	0.1	0.08	0.2	0.39	0.4	0.56
Nonelectrical machinery	R21	0.2	0.10	0.7	0.18	1.9	0.30
Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment	R210	0.7	0.45	2.4	1.00	2.3	1.54
Excavating, paving & construction machinery	R21030	0.1	0.20	0.8	0.54	0.7	1.62
Industrial and service machinery	R211	0.1	0.05	0.2	0.16	0.3	0.34
Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors	R21100	0.1	0.14	0.4	0.41	1.0	0.82
Metal working machine tools and rolling mills	R21120	0.0	0.09	0.2	0.20	0.3	0.40
Measuring, testing & control instruments	R21160	0.0	0.08	0.1	0.16	0.2	0.75
Materials handling equipment	R21170	0.1	0.06	0.7	0.30	1.9	0.56
Other industrial machines	R21180	0.1	0.07	0.2	0.18	1.3	0.49
Photo & other service industry machinery	R21190	0.2	0.14	0.8	0.90	1.7	1.40
Computers, peripherals and semiconductors	R213	0.6	0.21	1.8	0.35	5.3	0.57
Computers	R21300	0.6	0.47	1.5	0.80	5.1	1.25
Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts	R21301	0.6	0.24	2.3	0.46	5.9	0.93
Semiconductors	R21320	0.4	0.23	1.9	0.60	4.7	1.10
Telecommunications equipment	R214	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.14	0.4	0.32
Business machinery and equipment, except computers	R215	0.0	0.13	0.2	0.44	0.6	2.29
Scientific and medical machinery	R216	0.1	0.17	0.1	0.42	0.4	0.75
Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2016=100)	R21600	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.43	2.2	0.96
Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment	R21610	0.1	0.19	0.1	0.35	0.4	0.80
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	R22	0.1	0.12	0.7	0.33	0.9	0.55
Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2018=100)	R22000	0.0	0.02	0.6	0.07	3.1	0.84
Parts for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2012=100)	R22010	0.0	0.09	0.2	0.16	0.2	0.61
Engines for civilian aircraft	R22020	0.3	0.26	2.1	0.61	4.1	1.36
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	R3	0.1	0.05	0.2	0.13	0.6	0.41
Passenger cars, new and used	R300	0.0	0.04	0.3	0.20	1.0	0.49
Vehicles designed to transport goods (Dec. 2013=100)	R301	0.1	0.06	0.9	0.27	0.4	1.93
Parts, engines, bodies and chassis	R302	0.1	0.08	0.2	0.17	0.5	0.40
Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)	R30200	0.3	0.24	0.4	0.66	0.6	2.10
Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)	R30220	0.1	0.09	0.9	0.36	1.4	0.58
Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)	R30230	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.16	0.3	0.55
Consumer goods, excluding automotives	R4	0.1	0.07	0.2	0.14	0.5	0.37
Nondurables, manufactured	R40	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.27	0.4	0.60
Apparel, footwear, and household goods	R400	0.1	0.08	0.1	0.19	0.3	0.32
Cotton apparel and household goods	R40000	0.1	0.11	0.3	0.23	0.5	0.45
Apparel and household goods for other textiles	R40020	0.1	0.13	0.1	0.34	0.5	0.69
Nontextile apparel and household goods	R40030	0.5	0.30	0.8	0.49	1.4	0.93
Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials	R40040	0.1	0.17	0.5	0.38	0.3	0.58
Sporting/camping apparel and footwear	R40050	0.2	0.17	0.6	0.49	1.2	0.99
Other consumer nondurables	R401	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.58	0.8	1.28
Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparatory materials	R40100	0.2	0.14	0.5	0.76	1.0	1.42
Toiletries and cosmetics (Dec. 2017=100)	R40120	0.3	0.12	0.8	0.35	2.8	0.73
Other products (notions, writing supplies, tobacco products, etc)	R40140	0.2	0.17	0.4	0.37	0.5	4.13
Durables, manufactured	R41	0.1	0.09	0.4	0.16	1.5	0.31
Household goods	R410	0.2	0.07	0.5	0.21	2.0	0.46
Furniture, household items	R41000	0.2	0.14	0.6	0.20	1.0	0.45
Glassware and ceramics (Dec. 2007=100)	R41010	0.1	0.12	0.2	0.39	0.7	1.39
Cookware, chinaware, cutlery for the house and garden	R41020	0.2	0.18	0.4	0.37	0.3	0.63
Household and kitchen appliances	R41030	0.4	0.17	0.6	0.42	0.9	0.85
Other Household Goods, nes	R41050	0.1	0.06	0.6	0.28	3.5	0.71
Recreational equipment and materials	R411	0.1	0.10	0.4	0.23	0.7	0.33
Motorcycles & parts (Dec. 2001=100)	R41100	0.2	0.23	1.2	1.02	0.9	1.42
Toys, shooting & sporting goods	R41120	0.2	0.12	0.4	0.27	0.9	0.48
Photo & optical equipment (Dec. 2011=100)	R41130	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.12	0.5	0.58
Musical instruments and parts (Dec. 2010=100)	R41140	0.1	0.11	0.4	0.66	0.5	0.63
Home entertainment equipment	R412	0.2	0.15	0.7	0.32	3.4	1.24
Television and video receivers	R41200	0.3	0.20	1.0	0.41	4.8	1.12
Radios, phonographs, and tape decks (Dec. 2012=100)	R41210	0.0	0.03	0.2	0.13	3.5	3.94
Coins, gems, jewelry, and collectibles	R413	0.4	0.33	1.3	0.70	3.9	0.78
Jewelry (watches, rings, etc)	R41310	0.5	0.41	1.2	0.83	4.8	0.96
Nonmanufactured consumer goods	R42	0.1	0.13	0.3	0.29	1.1	1.31
Nonmanufactured consumer durables	R421	0.0	0.00	0.4	0.06	0.4	0.26
Gem diamonds-uncut or unset (Dec. 2007=100)(1)	R42100	0.0	0.00	0.5	0.00	0.7	0.00
Footnotes: (1) Index calculated using strictly alternative price data from one or more secondary sources. Indexes calculated using this method will have standard error values of zero. (2) Index calculated using a mix of directly collected price data and alternative price data from one or more secondary sources. Indexes calculated using this method will have low standard error values.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021