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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Table 6. Variances for U.S. export price indexes for categories of goods: January 2022–December 2022

 Table 6. Variances for U.S. export price indexes for categories of goods: January 2022–December 2022
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

 DI 1.2 0.84 2.5 1.38 11.4 2.60

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

 D02 1.1 0.85 2.7 1.72 6.5 2.52

Meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen (3)

 D0203 1.6 0.59 - - - -

Vegetable products (2)

 DII 3.4 0.53 6.7 1.31 16.3 2.28

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

 D08 1.6 2.34 3.7 3.10 5.3 4.72

Nuts nesoi, fresh or dried (Dec. 2015=100)

 D0802 1.6 1.89 5.4 2.13 6.4 3.55

Cereals (2)

 D10 3.6 0.53 7.6 1.00 21.5 0.97

Wheat and meslin (1)

 D1001 3.6 0.00 13.0 0.00 28.5 0.00

Corn (maize) (2)

 D1005 4.8 0.12 8.8 0.66 17.9 0.58

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder (2)

 D12 4.1 0.26 7.4 0.40 16.9 0.63

Soybeans, whether or not broken (Dec. 2001=100) (1)

 D1201 4.8 0.00 7.9 0.00 15.8 0.00

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

 DIV 1.2 0.63 2.8 0.94 8.0 1.73

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100)

 D21 1.0 0.47 1.6 1.25 4.3 2.14

Food preparations nesoi

 D2106 0.6 0.36 1.0 0.85 3.1 1.85

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)

 D22 0.2 0.07 0.5 0.14 1.8 0.43

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

 D23 3.1 1.27 6.3 2.51 13.7 4.58

Mineral products (2)

 DV 7.7 0.71 14.3 1.08 54.6 2.40

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)

 D26 3.7 1.28 6.8 1.94 16.7 8.73

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes (2)

 D27 8.0 0.71 14.5 1.12 56.4 2.51

Coal, briquettes and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

 D2701 3.3 3.92 18.4 6.68 93.3 21.97

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude (1,3)

 D2709 7.1 0.00 - - - -

Petroleum oils & oils from bituminous minerals (excl crude) & products, nes (2)

 D2710 12.8 0.67 17.9 0.81 58.0 2.18

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (Dec. 2014=100)

 D2711 12.1 2.52 10.1 4.22 53.1 10.81

Products of the chemical or allied industries

 DVI 0.7 0.41 2.5 0.85 8.6 1.86

Organic chemicals

 D29 2.2 1.44 6.5 3.84 15.0 5.22

Pharmaceutical products

 D30 0.3 0.28 0.5 0.79 2.4 1.92

Human and animal blood, prepared; other blood frctns (Dec. 2014=100)

 D3002 0.5 0.41 1.0 1.39 4.4 3.95

Medicaments

 D3004 0.2 0.26 0.2 0.64 1.5 1.17

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

 D33 0.2 0.21 0.5 0.53 4.2 3.09

Beauty or make-up and skin-care preparations (3)

 D3304 0.0 0.09 - - - -

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

 D34 0.1 0.10 0.9 1.43 4.6 5.29

Miscellaneous chemical products

 D38 0.6 0.52 1.4 0.97 0.8 3.46

Composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents (Dec. 2001=100)

 D3822 0.3 0.26 0.7 0.58 2.2 4.05

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

 DVII 0.9 0.87 2.6 1.58 5.7 2.89

Plastics and articles thereof

 D39 1.0 1.02 3.0 1.82 6.2 3.24

Plates, sheets, film, foil, and strips of plastic

 D3920 0.5 0.62 1.7 1.46 10.2 4.10

Articles of plastics, polymers, and resins, nes (3)

 D3926 0.3 0.27 - - - -

Rubber and articles thereof

 D40 0.3 0.28 0.5 1.18 6.7 2.58

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)

 DIX 1.3 1.12 6.9 2.87 12.7 5.29

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

 DX 1.2 0.81 3.6 0.96 9.3 2.09

Woodpulp and recovered paper

 D47 2.9 1.97 6.2 2.00 8.1 4.28

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

 D48 0.8 0.50 3.2 0.62 11.4 2.29

Textile and textile articles

 DXI 2.3 0.61 5.3 1.11 18.6 3.28

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

 D52 4.7 0.81 9.3 1.94 39.0 7.63

Cotton, not carded or combed (Dec. 2018=100)

 D5201 4.0 0.90 10.3 2.09 43.7 8.47

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

 DXIII 0.5 0.84 1.4 1.96 10.3 2.96

Glass and glassware

 D70 0.4 0.53 1.4 1.30 11.0 4.17

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins (2)

 DXIV 2.6 1.13 4.7 2.05 2.9 3.02

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set (Dec. 2013=100) (2)

 D7102 0.1 0.00 1.3 0.00 16.5 0.01

Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought (Dec. 2001=100) (2)

 D7108 2.1 0.05 4.9 0.08 3.7 0.31

Platinum, unwrought, semimanufactured or in powder form

 D7110 5.8 3.89 9.3 8.91 9.4 9.98

Waste and scrap of precious metals (2)

 D7112 3.8 1.42 7.5 2.07 7.7 2.72

Base metals and articles of base metals

 DXV 2.1 0.47 4.4 0.86 8.2 2.26

Iron and steel

 D72 3.9 0.71 8.0 1.68 13.6 6.52

Copper and articles thereof

 D74 2.2 1.12 4.9 2.12 10.8 3.33

Aluminum and articles thereof

 D76 3.1 1.33 5.5 2.67 12.1 3.65

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

 DXVI 0.2 0.17 0.9 0.29 4.7 0.58

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

 D84 0.3 0.16 1.2 0.32 5.3 0.58

Diesel & semi-diesel internal combustion piston engines (3)

 D8408 0.5 0.34 - - - -

Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts

 D8414 0.6 0.45 1.7 0.73 9.4 2.97

Centrifuges & filtering/purifying machinery and parts

 D8421 0.3 0.35 2.6 0.98 10.3 3.86

Computer equipment

 D8471 0.8 0.65 1.5 0.91 3.0 1.34

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

 D85 0.2 0.29 0.8 0.58 3.8 0.81

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts

 D8517 0.2 0.18 0.7 0.44 1.8 1.12

Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app of 1000 volts or less

 D8536 0.3 0.19 1.2 0.70 7.9 2.82

Semiconductors; L.E.D.s; mounted crystals; parts thereof (Dec. 2017=100)

 D8541 0.2 0.28 0.6 0.65 3.3 2.40

Electronic integrated circuits and micro assemblies; parts thereof

 D8542 0.5 0.24 0.9 0.56 1.7 1.43

Insulated conductors; optical fiber cables w/individually sheathed fibers

 D8544 0.5 0.67 1.6 0.93 8.1 3.12

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

 DXVII 0.2 0.11 1.0 0.19 4.3 0.58

Motor vehicles and their parts

 D87 0.2 0.14 0.9 0.26 4.1 0.72

Automobiles and other motor vehicles inc minivans, 4-dr specialty vehicles

 D8703 0.0 0.03 0.3 0.13 1.3 0.21

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

 D8704 0.2 0.05 0.8 0.14 2.8 0.28

Parts and access of tractors, buses automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles

 D8708 0.3 0.32 1.0 0.54 6.7 2.10

Parts, nesoi, of civil aircraft and spacecraft (exc. military)

 D8803 0.1 0.11 0.8 0.25 3.7 1.35

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

 DXVIII 0.2 0.26 0.6 0.58 2.5 1.11

Instruments/appliances used in medical surgical, dental, veterinarian sciences

 D9018 0.4 0.30 1.1 0.72 1.8 1.97

Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis

 D9027 0.4 0.38 0.9 1.74 1.8 4.82

Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers etc., and parts

 D9030 0.0 0.03 0.3 0.25 2.4 0.78

Measuring or checking instruments, and appliances n.e.s. (Dec. 2001=100)

 D9031 0.1 0.12 0.6 0.43 3.1 2.66

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

 DXX 0.6 0.20 2.7 1.37 9.8 4.13

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

 D94 0.0 0.04 1.2 0.74 8.1 5.75

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

 D95 0.5 0.39 5.0 2.57 13.1 5.01

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 can have low standard error values.
(3) Index was not published in the previous year. Estimates using prior year index values are excluded.

 

Last Modified Date: April 8, 2024