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Table 1. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2023–December 2023

Table 1. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2023–December 2023
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	Percent Non-Sampled Trade Value^[1]
All commodities	R	0.5	0.14	0.7	0.2	2.6	0.39	9%
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)	REXFUELS	0.2	0.12	0.4	0.16	0.9	0.45	3%
Foods, feeds, & beverages	R0	0.8	0.86	1.6	1.28	2.3	1.81	0%
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	R00	0.7	1.08	1.9	1.64	4	2.28	0%
Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar	R000	0.9	0.85	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.88	0%
Green coffee	R00000	1.7	1	2.7	2.53	6.2	3.59	0%
Other agricultural foods	R001	0.6	1.19	2.1	1.81	4.4	2.54	0%
Meat, poultry & other edible animal products	R00100	1.9	0.98	5.8	1.82	4.8	3.04	0%
Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices	R00120	1.5	4.73	8.2	7.12	5.5	10.89	0%
Vegetables and vegetable preparations	R00130	2.7	4.45	5.1	6.1	16.6	10.73	0%
Food oils & oilseeds	R00150	1.3	1.87	3.2	3.25	9.3	4.98	0%
Bakery & confectionery products	R00160	0.2	0.31	0.6	0.54	11.1	2.61	0%
Other animal & vegetable preparations & products	R00180	0.6	0.47	1.5	0.95	3.2	3.07	0%
Wine, beer, & related products	R00190	0.2	0.23	0.5	0.46	3.8	0.62	0%
Feedstuff and foodgrains	R002	2.4	2.48	3.8	4.85	3.9	9.75	0%
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	R01	1.3	0.45	2.5	0.82	5.1	1.85	0%
Fish & shellfish	R01000	1.8	0.66	3.1	1.18	8.3	2.29	0%
Distilled alcoholic beverages	R01010	0.1	0.12	0.7	0.54	3.9	0.95	0%
Industrial supplies & materials	R1	2	0.44	3	0.51	11	0.78	32%
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)	R1EXFUEL	0.5	0.37	1.6	0.5	7.6	1.3	14%
Fuels & lubricants	R10	4.9	0.97	10.9	1.22	17.3	1	67%
Petroleum & petroleum products	R100	5.2	0.97	10.3	0.92	14.9	1.08	72%
Crude petroleum	R10000	3.4	n.a.	9	n.a.	15.9	n.a.	100%
Fuel oil	R10010	7.5	4.67	14.5	4.48	24.5	4.99	32%
Other petroleum products	R10020	3.6	2.39	4	2.63	14.8	2.82	14%
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas	R101	9.4	2.47	16.8	3.71	46.4	3.8	0%
Natural gas	R10110	13.5	3.18	24.6	3.87	53.7	3.8	0%
Paper & paper base stocks	R11	1.8	0.94	2.9	2.42	7.1	3.34	0%
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials	R12	0.6	0.64	2.7	0.87	9.9	1.4	0%
Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials	R120	1.1	1.01	2.6	1.84	4.9	3.5	0%
Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)	R12070	1.1	1.31	3.1	2.05	7.5	4.96	0%
Textile supplies & related materials	R121	0.2	0.36	1	1.23	3.4	2.66	0%
Chemicals, excluding medicinals	R125	0.6	0.79	3.4	1.16	12.7	1.77	0%
Plastic materials	R12500	1.2	1.54	2.6	2.6	12.5	3.18	0%
Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides	R12510	3.5	2.84	9.1	4.6	36.9	4.17	0%
Industrial inorganic chemicals	R12530	0.6	0.43	1.2	1.97	3.9	3.71	0%
Industrial organic chemicals	R12540	0.8	0.81	2	1.64	5.8	3.14	0%
Other chemicals (coloring agents)	R12550	0.6	0.45	1.7	0.94	2.3	2.6	0%
Selected building materials	R13	0.8	0.54	1.8	0.91	12.4	2.97	1%
Lumber and other unfinished building materials	R130	2	0.81	3.4	1.08	18.9	3.79	0%
Stone, sand, cement and lime	R13020	0.2	0.24	0.3	0.51	1.2	2.6	0%
Nontextile floor & wall coverings	R13120	0.6	0.36	2	0.58	4.6	1.54	0%
Unfinished metals related to durable goods	R14	1.2	0.45	2.8	1.02	10.2	1.9	50%
Steelmaking & ferroalloying materials	R140	3.1	2.18	7.5	4.76	15.9	7.64	0%
Major nonferrous metals-crude	R142	2.2	0.33	3.9	0.61	10.7	1.64	73%
Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof	R14200	1.5	0.21	3.5	0.63	10.4	2.13	65%
Copper	R14220	2.9	0	6.1	0	8.7	0	87%
Nickel	R14240	7.1	0.06	16.2	0.44	26.1	1.13	66%
Tin	R14250	4.2	0	7.4	0	30.4	0	92%
Zinc	R14260	5	0.02	4.3	0.06	22.2	0.06	91%
Nonmonetary gold	R14270	3	0	5.2	0	7.3	0	96%
Other precious metals	R14280	3.2	0.38	7	1.01	28.9	1.53	70%
Finished metals related to durable goods	R15	0.5	0.58	1	1.04	1.6	3.55	0%
Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing	R150	1.1	1.15	1.9	3.49	7.8	6.44	0%
Iron & steel advanced manufacturing	R151	0.5	0.64	1.8	1.35	7.4	3.69	0%
Nonmetals related to durable goods	R16	0.5	0.37	1.7	0.72	3.6	1.7	0%
Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)	R161	0.3	0.36	0.9	0.73	1	1.49	0%
Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)	R16120	0.3	0.36	0.8	0.73	0.9	1.5	0%
Capital goods	R2	0.1	0.17	0.3	0.25	0.7	0.73	1%
Electric generating equipment	R20	0.1	0.32	0.2	0.83	0.6	1.69	0%
Generators, transformers & access equipment	R20000	0.1	0.24	0.3	0.48	2.7	1.21	0%
Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.	R20005	0.2	0.44	0.4	1.13	0.7	2.52	0%
Nonelectrical machinery	R21	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.33	0.4	1.06	1%
Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment	R210	0.8	0.51	2.1	1.17	4.4	4.22	0%
Excavating, paving & construction machinery	R21030	0.1	0.18	1.3	0.88	5.2	1.99	0%
Industrial and service machinery	R211	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.21	2.8	0.57	2%
Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors	R21100	0.4	0.27	1.3	0.62	4.1	1.76	0%
Food & tobacco processing machines^[2]	R21110	0.7	0.56	.	.	.	.	0%
Metal working machine tools and rolling mills	R21120	0.2	0.27	0.9	0.61	3.1	1.73	2%
Measuring, testing & control instruments	R21160	0.3	0.25	0.4	0.66	4	1.34	0%
Materials handling equipment	R21170	0.2	0.38	0.5	0.95	1.8	1.56	4%
Other industrial machines	R21180	0.2	0.18	0.4	0.43	1.8	1.59	0%
Photo & other service industry machinery	R21190	0.1	0.16	0.2	0.38	0.7	1.11	0%
Agricultural machinery and equipment	R212	0.2	0.14	0.8	0.35	3	1.19	0%
Computers, peripherals and semiconductors	R213	0.3	0.45	0.8	0.69	2.6	2.22	0%
Computers	R21300	0.2	0.76	0.4	0.83	1.2	5.44	0%
Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts	R21301	0.3	0.51	1.6	1.12	8.6	2.46	0%
Semiconductors	R21320	0.2	0.37	0.7	0.85	1	1.4	0%
Telecommunications equipment	R214	0.1	0.07	0.1	0.24	0.3	0.51	0%
Business machinery and equipment, except computers	R215	0.6	0.29	1.2	0.86	9.1	1.84	0%
Scientific and medical machinery	R216	0.2	0.24	0.8	0.43	1.3	1.38	0%
Laboratory testing and control instruments	R21600	0.3	0.42	1.1	1.1	4.7	5.97	0%
Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment	R21610	0.2	0.22	0.6	0.46	1.6	1.15	0%
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	R22	0.3	0.14	1	0.39	6.4	1.08	3%
Civilian aircraft, engines, and parts	R220	0.4	0.14	1	0.41	5.8	1.12	0%
Civilian aircraft, complete^[2]	R22000	0.1	0.07	.	.	.	.	0%
Parts for civilian aircraft	R22010	0.2	0.21	0.6	0.57	5	1.48	0%
Engines for civilian aircraft	R22020	0.5	0.27	2	0.66	7.6	2.1	0%
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	R3	0.1	0.11	0.4	0.24	1.9	0.42	0%
Passenger cars, new and used	R300	0	0.04	0.5	0.29	2	0.63	0%
Vehicles designed to transport goods^[2]	R301	0.1	0.03	.	.	.	.	0%
Parts, engines, bodies and chassis	R302	0.1	0.21	0.2	0.43	1.1	0.89	0%
Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)	R30200	0.2	0.15	0.4	0.79	0.9	1.32	0%
Automotive tires & tubes	R30220	0.4	0.17	0.5	0.38	6	2.57	0%
Non-engine parts & accessories	R30230	0.1	0.27	0.2	0.49	0.6	0.97	0%
Consumer goods, excluding automotives	R4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.47	3%
Nondurables, manufactured	R40	0.1	0.08	0.3	0.17	0.3	0.51	0%
Apparel, footwear, and household goods	R400	0.1	0.13	0.1	0.28	0.7	0.6	0%
Cotton apparel and household goods	R40000	0.1	0.17	0.3	0.39	2	0.89	0%
Apparel and household goods for other textiles	R40020	0.2	0.27	0.2	0.64	0.2	1.07	0%
Nontextile apparel and household goods	R40030	0.3	0.23	0.5	0.62	1.9	1.28	0%
Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials	R40040	0.3	0.41	0.5	0.71	0.4	0.83	0%
Sporting/camping apparel and footwear	R40050	0.1	0.11	0.1	0.26	2.9	1.89	0%
Other consumer nondurables	R401	0.1	0.09	0.4	0.23	0.8	0.73	0%
Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparatory materials	R40100	0.1	0.11	0.6	0.26	0.9	0.89	0%
Toiletries and cosmetics	R40120	0.5	0.31	1	1.04	4	2.34	0%
Other products (notions, writing supplies, tobacco products, etc.)	R40140	0.3	0.16	0.4	0.58	3.7	2.18	0%
Durables, manufactured	R41	0.1	0.15	0.3	0.32	0.5	0.82	0%
Household goods	R410	0.2	0.12	0.6	0.27	1.4	0.62	0%
Furniture, household items	R41000	0.3	0.26	0.4	0.61	1.6	1.61	0%
Household and kitchen appliances	R41030	0.4	0.26	0.9	0.74	1.6	1.13	0%
Other household goods, n.e.s.	R41050	0.3	0.14	0.7	0.28	3.2	0.85	0%
Recreational equipment and materials	R411	0.1	0.22	0.3	0.44	0.6	1.71	0%
Motorcycles & parts	R41100	0	0.07	1.4	1.09	0.5	1.99	0%
Toys, shooting & sporting goods	R41120	0.1	0.26	0.2	0.59	0.7	2.18	0%
Musical instruments and parts	R41140	0	0	0	0.02	2.6	2.5	0%
Home entertainment equipment	R412	0.1	0.11	0.6	0.44	0.8	3.85	0%
Television and video receivers	R41200	0.1	0.12	0.6	0.64	1.2	5.55	0%
Coins, gems, jewelry, and collectibles	R413	0.5	1.03	1.5	2.77	5.8	3.9	0%
Nonmanufactured consumer goods	R42	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.96	4.3	1.43	74%
Nonmanufactured consumer durables	R421	0.4	0.07	1.2	0.28	4.7	0.94	83%
Gem diamonds-uncut or unset	R42100	0.3	0	1.3	0	5.3	0	98%
^[1] Indexes calculated using 100% non-sampled price data from one or more alternative data sources will not have variance due to sampling and have standard errors coded as not applicable (n.a.). Indexes calculated using a mix of directly collected price data and price data from one or more alternative data sources will have lower standard error values as the proportion of non-sampled trade value increases. ^[2] Index was not published the previous year. Estimates using prior year index values are excluded.

Last Modified Date: July 30, 2024