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Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2019–December 2019

Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2019–December 2019
Description	Harmonized system	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
Live animals; animal products	PI	0.7	0.50	0.8	0.71	1.1	1.65
Meat and edible meat offal	P02	1.4	0.87	3.2	1.20	6.8	1.38
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	P03	0.5	0.44	1.4	0.66	2.0	1.14
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh, chilled, frzn, (Dec. 2008=100)	P0304	0.9	0.69	2.3	0.97	1.2	1.75
Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked	P0306	0.7	0.70	2.2	1.01	3.0	1.57
Vegetable products	PII	2.3	2.92	4.9	3.57	5.6	3.44
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers	P07	5.4	7.32	2.7	8.49	17.5	12.00
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	P08	7.5	3.88	8.8	6.19	10.4	5.45
Coffee, tea, mate and spices	P09	1.6	1.20	2.7	1.66	6.7	2.59
Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)	P0901	2.5	1.57	3.5	2.18	4.7	3.53
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)	PIII	1.3	0.96	2.2	1.95	15.3	2.87
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco	PIV	0.1	0.12	0.4	0.24	0.9	0.44
Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)	P16	0.8	0.45	1.4	0.93	2.9	1.16
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)	P18	0.9	0.59	1.3	0.83	2.3	2.09
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants	P20	0.3	0.29	1.1	1.11	1.3	2.08
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar	P22	0.2	0.15	0.5	0.48	1.8	0.83
Beer, ale, porter, stout and the like (Dec. 2006=100)	P2203	0.2	0.10	1.5	1.36	4.0	2.04
Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)	P2208	0.1	0.12	0.4	0.50	2.1	1.23
Mineral products	PV	2.9	0.56	4.5	0.83	7.9	0.97
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes	P27	3.0	0.56	4.6	0.85	8.2	1.01
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude(1)	P2709	4.3	0.00	6.5	0.00	9.4	0.00
Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi	P2710	2.0	1.66	3.3	2.69	3.3	3.06
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons	P2711	16.5	6.13	24.2	6.11	13.5	6.22
Products of the chemical or allied industries	PVI	0.3	0.21	0.3	0.40	1.2	0.93
Inorganic chemicals	P28	3.1	1.33	6.5	2.31	7.9	3.24
Organic chemicals	P29	0.4	0.33	0.9	0.67	4.4	1.79
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atoms only (Dec. 2016=100)	P2933	0.3	0.46	2.5	1.93	1.9	4.16
Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds (Dec. 2009=100)	P2934	0.1	0.13	0.3	0.30	3.0	3.37
Pharmaceutical products	P30	0.2	0.15	0.7	0.73	1.1	1.48
Human and animal blood, prep; antisera & other blood fractions (Dec. 2014=100)	P3002	0.2	0.16	0.8	0.74	5.2	3.28
Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)	P3004	0.1	0.16	0.9	0.63	0.6	1.44
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100)	P31	2.2	1.03	3.8	1.93	9.3	5.15
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100)	P33	0.2	0.12	0.4	0.32	0.4	0.97
Miscellaneous chemical products	P38	0.4	0.18	0.9	0.83	3.6	1.80
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof	PVII	0.2	0.16	0.3	0.27	0.7	0.58
Plastics and articles thereof	P39	0.2	0.19	0.4	0.42	1.2	0.81
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics (Dec. 2003=100)	P3923	0.1	0.03	0.3	0.44	3.3	2.32
Tableware, kitchenware, other articles of plastics (Dec. 2009=100)	P3924	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.29	0.4	0.74
Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi	P3926	0.4	0.40	0.6	0.47	0.5	0.85
Rubber and articles thereof	P40	0.4	0.23	0.5	0.44	0.8	0.60
New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)	P4011	0.1	0.13	0.8	0.31	1.0	0.51
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc	PVIII	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.20	0.8	0.63
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials	P42	0.1	0.14	0.4	0.23	0.5	0.64
Travel goods and handbags (Dec. 2015=100)	P4202	0.1	0.07	0.1	0.15	0.6	0.44
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork	PIX	1.3	0.48	1.0	0.70	12.7	1.01
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled (Dec. 2013=100)	P4407	3.7	1.44	4.0	1.87	15.7	1.81
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products	PX	0.4	0.45	1.9	0.84	5.1	1.83
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard	P48	0.3	0.27	0.8	0.89	2.9	2.19
Textile and textile articles	PXI	0.1	0.13	0.2	0.22	0.2	0.38
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted	P61	0.1	0.15	0.3	0.35	0.7	0.71
Knitted sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts vests and similar art. (Dec. 2015=100)	P6110	0.4	0.23	1.0	0.60	1.5	0.85
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted	P62	0.1	0.07	0.2	0.20	0.7	0.38
Men or boys suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers	P6203	0.1	0.04	0.4	0.22	0.6	0.41
Women or girls suits, dresses, skirts; not knitted (Dec. 2017=100)	P6204	0.1	0.08	0.3	0.22	0.3	0.41
Made-up or worn textile articles	P63	0.1	0.10	0.3	0.28	1.0	1.01
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.	PXII	0.2	0.18	0.4	0.40	0.2	0.56
Footwear and parts of such articles	P64	0.2	0.15	0.4	0.47	0.3	0.68
Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (Dec. 2016=100)	P6402	0.1	0.18	0.5	0.47	1.3	1.19
Footwear with uppers of leathers	P6403	0.1	0.14	0.5	0.37	0.3	0.67
Ceramic products	P69	0.0	0.02	0.3	0.30	0.5	0.86
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.	PXIII	0.1	0.14	0.2	0.26	0.1	0.57
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins	PXIV	0.8	0.21	3.7	0.25	4.6	0.37
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set(1)	P7102	0.0	0.00	0.5	0.00	0.7	0.00
Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr(1)	P7108	2.4	0.00	5.4	0.00	7.5	0.00
Base metals and articles of base metals	PXV	0.5	0.15	1.7	0.24	4.5	0.39
Iron and steel	P72	1.3	0.43	3.5	0.63	6.6	0.96
Articles of iron or steel	P73	0.3	0.23	0.6	0.40	2.2	0.68
Copper and articles thereof	P74	2.3	0.52	3.1	1.07	4.9	1.81
Aluminum and articles thereof	P76	1.0	0.07	1.9	0.14	6.9	0.59
Aluminum, unwrought(1)	P7601	2.3	0.00	5.5	0.00	17.3	0.00
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof	P82	0.1	0.07	0.1	0.19	0.7	0.43
Miscellaneous articles of base metal	P83	0.2	0.12	0.5	0.41	0.8	0.59
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.	PXVI	0.2	0.09	0.5	0.15	1.6	0.30
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	P84	0.2	0.14	0.7	0.26	1.7	0.40
Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines	P8409	0.1	0.04	0.5	1.15	3.1	4.70
Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof	P8411	0.3	0.26	2.0	0.61	3.1	1.26
Engines & motors, nesoi, & parts thereof (Dec. 2012=100)	P8412	0.1	0.04	0.4	1.72	4.8	5.08
Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof	P8413	0.3	0.24	0.6	0.45	1.4	0.71
Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts	P8414	0.2	0.18	0.7	0.61	0.7	1.11
Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2014=100)	P8415	0.1	0.12	0.3	0.30	0.9	1.23
Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts (Dec. 2006=100)	P8418	0.9	0.58	1.6	1.19	1.9	2.14
Centrifuges & filtering/purifying machinery and parts (Dec. 2017=100)	P8421	0.2	0.17	0.4	0.40	1.1	2.96
Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2012=100)	P8429	0.0	0.02	0.1	0.20	1.5	0.46
Parts for materials handling & construction machines	P8431	0.1	0.24	1.0	0.77	1.1	1.78
Printing machinery, machines ancillary to printing; & parts (Dec. 2012=100)	P8443	0.1	0.15	0.4	0.28	0.3	1.07
Powered hand tools, nonelectric, and parts thereof (Dec. 2016=100)	P8467	0.0	0.05	2.3	2.92	5.2	4.95
Computer equipment	P8471	0.5	0.39	1.3	0.70	4.9	1.05
Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines	P8473	1.5	0.64	5.5	0.99	11.2	1.79
Machines & appliances having functions n.e.s.; parts thereof (Dec. 2016=100)	P8479	0.1	0.13	0.5	0.34	2.4	2.53
Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof	P8481	0.1	0.08	0.2	0.23	0.5	0.75
Parts for transmitting power (clutches, shafts, gears & boxes, pulleys, etc)	P8483	0.3	0.19	0.3	0.41	0.7	0.64
Machines used for manufacture of semiconductor wafers (Dec. 2012=100)	P8486	0.3	0.11	1.2	0.49	7.0	2.74
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts	P85	0.1	0.10	0.3	0.21	1.4	0.53
Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)	P8501	0.3	0.38	1.1	0.78	5.2	2.64
Electrical transformers, inductors & static converters (rectifiers); parts	P8504	0.3	0.47	0.3	0.96	0.9	1.25
Electric storage batteries, and parts thereof (Dec. 2013=100)	P8507	0.2	0.21	0.4	0.98	5.2	4.43
Vehicular electric lighting equipment, and defrosters; (Dec. 2014=100)	P8512	0.1	0.16	0.3	0.30	0.6	0.55
Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors	P8516	0.1	0.10	0.3	0.20	1.3	0.45
Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts	P8517	0.1	0.03	0.4	0.18	2.8	0.56
Microphones & stands; audio/sound amps; speakers; & headphones (Dec. 2012=100)	P8518	0.0	0.02	0.2	0.11	3.6	3.71
Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)	P8523	1.6	0.67	6.2	1.87	24.1	3.59
Radio & TV transmission apparatus; video cameras & camera recorders; TV cameras	P8525	0.1	0.10	0.3	0.41	1.3	0.69
TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors	P8528	0.4	0.18	1.0	0.46	5.5	1.20
Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app. of 1000 volts or less	P8536	0.1	0.15	0.6	0.36	1.5	1.49
Electric control or distribution equipment (Dec. 2015=100)	P8537	0.2	0.16	0.6	0.65	1.3	0.72
Semiconductor devices; L.E.D.s; mounted crystals; parts thereof (Dec. 2018=100)	P8541	0.5	0.29	1.4	0.64	2.9	1.23
Electronic integrated circuits and micro assemblies; parts thereof	P8542	0.2	0.28	0.5	0.61	0.9	1.23
Electrical machines & apparatus, func. n.e.s.o.i.; parts (Dec. 2014=100)	P8543	0.0	0.02	0.2	0.15	1.1	0.41
Insulated conductors (Dec. 2010=100)	P8544	0.2	0.14	0.5	0.43	1.1	0.66
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment	PXVII	0.1	0.06	0.2	0.11	0.8	0.58
Motor vehicles and their parts	P87	0.1	0.06	0.2	0.12	0.7	0.65
Tractors (other than work trucks of heading 8709) (Dec. 2017=100)	P8701	0.0	0.02	0.1	0.04	2.2	0.34
Motor vehicles designed to transport people	P8703	0.0	0.04	0.3	0.20	1.0	0.50
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (Dec. 2013=100)	P8704	0.1	0.02	0.9	0.11	1.0	2.65
Parts of tractors, buses, automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles	P8708	0.2	0.12	0.2	0.23	0.7	0.90
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)	P88	0.1	0.08	0.3	0.17	1.6	0.55
Other aircraft, nesoi; spacecraft & launch vehicles (Dec. 2018=100)	P8802	0.0	0.02	0.6	0.07	3.1	0.84
Parts, nesoi, of civil aircraft and spacecraft (Dec. 2012=100)	P8803	0.0	0.06	0.2	0.14	0.6	0.70
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces	PXVIII	0.1	0.11	0.2	0.23	1.0	0.43
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments	P90	0.1	0.12	0.3	0.25	1.0	0.47
Instruments/appliances used in medical, surgical, dental, veterinarian sciences	P9018	0.1	0.24	0.3	0.47	0.8	1.15
Orthopedic appliances; artificial body parts; hearing aids, etc (Dec. 2003=100)	P9021	0.2	0.04	1.6	0.71	6.6	1.58
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (Dec. 2006=100)	P9027	0.1	0.10	0.2	0.24	0.8	0.57
Measuring instruments, appliances, and machines, nesoi (Dec. 2013=100)	P9031	0.0	0.02	0.2	0.15	1.0	0.50
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and parts (Dec. 2011=100)	P9032	0.1	0.09	0.2	0.18	3.1	1.54
Clocks and watches and parts thereof	P91	0.3	0.10	0.6	0.46	0.7	0.73
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	PXX	0.1	0.11	0.4	0.17	0.9	0.23
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs	P94	0.1	0.11	0.4	0.19	0.8	0.29
Seats other than barber, dental and similar chairs (Dec. 2001=100)	P9401	0.2	0.11	0.4	0.27	0.7	0.43
Furniture other than seats, nesoi (Dec. 2001=100)	P9403	0.2	0.14	0.5	0.36	1.3	0.60
Lamps, lighting fixtures, & illuminated signs and parts thereof	P9405	0.2	0.24	0.4	0.42	0.6	0.96
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof	P95	0.2	0.13	0.5	0.31	1.1	0.53
Toys nesoi; models; puzzles; parts and accessories thereof	P9503	0.0	0.05	0.1	0.25	0.7	0.36
Articles for arcade, table or games parts thereof (Dec. 2018=100)	P9504	0.5	0.24	2.5	0.93	8.5	1.68
Articles & equipment for sports nesoi; parts & accessories thereof	P9506	0.0	0.03	0.2	0.19	4.0	1.18
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	P96	0.0	0.06	0.5	0.18	0.7	0.65
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.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021