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Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2023–December 2023

Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2023–December 2023
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	Percent Non-Sampled Trade Value^[1]
Live animals; animal products	PI	0.9	1.11	2.1	1.78	1.7	2.04	0%
Meat and edible meat offal	P02	1.8	1.23	5.5	2.08	5.0	2.75	0%
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled^[2]	P0201	2.7	1.27	.	.	.	.	0%
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	P03	2.2	0.76	4.4	1.29	7.4	2.49	0%
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh, chilled, frzn, (Dec. 2008=100)	P0304	5.3	1.59	6.0	2.17	4.4	2.93	0%
Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked	P0306	1.2	1.03	3.4	1.60	13.3	3.00	0%
Vegetable products	PII	1.1	2.17	2.7	3.29	2.2	3.90	0%
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers	P07	2.6	5.88	4.6	7.47	8.9	9.77	0%
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	P08	1.5	3.87	6.9	6.24	5.2	8.21	0%
Coffee, tea, mate and spices	P09	1.5	0.84	2.2	2.69	6.2	3.41	0%
Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)	P0901	1.2	0.85	2.2	2.49	4.8	3.64	0%
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)	PIII	1.3	1.50	2.0	3.26	4.4	5.20	0%
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco	PIV	0.3	0.35	0.9	0.59	4.9	1.41	0%
Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)	P16	1.0	0.64	2.2	1.68	9.4	3.33	0%
Sugars and sugar confectionary	P17	0.8	0.61	3.0	1.28	9.6	2.94	0%
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)	P18	2.1	0.53	4.6	0.93	19.1	6.58	0%
Miscellaneous edible preparations^[2]	P21	0.5	0.36	.	.	.	.	0%
Food preparations nesoi^[2]	P2106	0.0	0.00	.	.	.	.	0%
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar	P22	0.3	0.17	0.8	0.31	4.2	0.62	0%
Beer, ale, porter, stout, and the like^[2]	P2203	0.0	0.04	.	.	.	.	0%
Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine	P2204	0.4	0.40	0.8	0.80	3.4	1.06	0%
Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)	P2208	0.1	0.12	0.7	0.54	3.9	0.95	0%
Mineral products	PV	5.1	1.04	10.7	1.40	16.8	1.01	67%
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes	P27	5.2	1.05	11.3	1.28	17.4	1.12	69%
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude	P2709	3.4	n.a.	9.0	n.a.	15.9	n.a.	100%
Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi	P2710	5.2	2.59	10.1	2.42	19.7	2.88	23%
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons	P2711	11.0	4.48	17.7	7.18	43.6	6.79	0%
Products of the chemical or allied industries	PVI	0.2	0.28	0.5	0.55	3.4	1.15	0%
Inorganic chemicals	P28	1.4	2.01	3.0	3.58	6.8	7.66	0%
Organic chemicals	P29	0.6	0.45	1.4	1.07	2.4	1.74	0%
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atoms only (Dec. 2016=100)	P2933	0.1	0.10	1.8	1.95	6.4	4.77	0%
Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds (Dec. 2009=100)	P2934	0.2	0.28	0.4	0.66	2.3	1.64	0%
Pharmaceutical products	P30	0.1	0.11	0.6	0.29	0.8	0.96	0%
Human and animal blood, prep; antisera & other blood fractions (Dec. 2014=100)	P3002	0.1	0.07	0.8	0.39	2.3	0.85	0%
Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)	P3004	0.2	0.14	0.3	0.41	2.6	1.54	0%
Fertilizers^[2]	P31	4.4	2.46	.	.	.	.	0%
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty^[2]	P32	1.0	0.74	.	.	.	.	0%
Miscellaneous chemical products	P38	0.6	0.48	1.2	0.96	2.8	2.98	0%
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof	PVII	0.4	0.41	1.1	0.55	2.4	1.22	0%
Plastics and articles thereof	P39	0.7	0.52	1.8	0.77	5.1	1.37	0%
Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi^[2]	P3926	0.3	0.60	.	.	.	.	0%
Rubber and articles thereof	P40	0.3	0.27	0.6	0.60	2.6	2.09	0%
New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)	P4011	0.4	0.16	0.5	0.35	5.6	2.48	0%
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products	PX	1.0	0.61	1.9	1.45	4.6	2.28	0%
Textile and textile articles	PXI	0.1	0.15	0.2	0.36	0.7	0.73	0%
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted	P62	0.1	0.07	0.1	0.15	0.8	0.75	0%
Men or boys suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers	P6203	0.0	0.09	0.2	0.31	0.7	1.04	0%
Women or girls suits, dresses, skirts; not knitted (Dec. 2017=100)	P6204	0.1	0.05	0.4	0.22	0.5	0.50	0%
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.	PXII	0.2	0.23	0.3	0.54	0.1	0.78	0%
Footwear and parts of such articles	P64	0.2	0.29	0.4	0.57	0.2	0.85	0%
Footwear with uppers of leathers	P6403	0.0	0.11	0.3	0.40	0.6	1.79	0%
Footwear with uppers of textile materials^[2]	P6404	0.1	0.14	.	.	.	.	0%
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.	PXIII	0.4	0.22	0.9	0.77	2.3	1.91	0%
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica	P68	0.2	0.23	0.7	0.46	0.9	3.07	0%
Glass and glassware	P70	0.4	0.28	1.4	1.81	6.7	3.58	0%
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins	PXIV	2.1	0.36	2.2	0.86	2.4	1.87	56%
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set	P7102	0.3	0.00	1.3	0.00	5.3	0.00	97%
Silver unwrought, semi-manufactured, or powder	P7106	4.8	0.00	7.2	0.00	11.1	0.00	99%
Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr	P7108	3.0	n.a.	5.2	n.a.	7.3	n.a.	100%
Platinum, unwrought, semi-mfg or powder	P7110	4.6	0.41	16.4	0.64	47.9	0.83	74%
Base metals and articles of base metals	PXV	0.5	0.34	1.9	0.85	4.5	2.14	15%
Articles of iron or steel	P73	0.7	0.63	1.8	1.12	2.5	3.17	0%
Structures (excluding prefab buildings of heading 9406) and parts thereof^[2]	P7308	0.6	0.61	.	.	.	.	0%
Screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, and washers	P7318	0.9	0.80	2.8	1.62	14.8	7.11	0%
Copper and articles thereof	P74	2.1	0.07	3.8	0.18	7.4	0.37	53%
Aluminum and articles thereof	P76	0.6	1.07	1.8	1.65	4.3	2.68	42%
Aluminum, unwrought	P7601	1.9	n.a.	5.0	n.a.	12.1	n.a.	100%
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof	P82	0.1	0.20	0.3	0.46	2.1	1.36	0%
Miscellaneous articles of base metal	P83	0.3	0.37	1.4	0.89	3.6	1.44	0%
Mountings and other hardware for furniture, doors, and windows	P8302	0.3	0.19	2.0	1.31	4.9	2.55	0%
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.	PXVI	0.1	0.14	0.3	0.25	0.4	0.70	0%
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	P84	0.2	0.28	0.4	0.48	0.5	1.32	1%
Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines	P8407	0.4	0.28	1.3	0.85	2.9	1.50	0%
Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines	P8409	0.4	0.38	1.1	0.95	3.2	2.97	0%
Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof	P8411	0.5	0.29	2.0	0.60	8.5	1.78	0%
Engines & motors, nesoi, & parts thereof (Dec. 2012=100)	P8412	0.0	0.00	0.8	0.60	1.6	2.45	0%
Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof	P8413	0.4	0.34	1.2	0.73	4.2	2.29	0%
Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts	P8414	0.2	0.26	0.6	0.44	2.1	1.32	0%
Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2014=100)	P8415	0.2	0.25	0.3	0.51	1.5	1.25	0%
Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts	P8418	0.9	0.59	2.3	1.48	4.1	2.13	0%
Nonelectric water heaters and parts^[2]	P8419	0.1	0.06	.	.	.	.	0%
Centrifuges & filtering/purifying machinery and parts (Dec. 2017=100)	P8421	0.3	0.62	0.9	1.32	5.8	2.22	0%
Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2012=100)	P8429	0.0	0.00	1.7	0.67	5.2	1.19	0%
Parts for materials handling & construction machines	P8431	0.2	0.36	0.8	1.04	3.4	4.44	0%
Printing machinery, machines ancillary to printing; & parts (Dec. 2012=100)	P8443	0.1	0.06	0.1	0.15	0.4	1.00	0%
Powered hand tools, nonelectric, and parts thereof^[2]	P8467	0.3	0.21	.	.	.	.	0%
Computer equipment	P8471	0.1	0.64	0.3	0.74	1.1	4.80	0%
Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines	P8473	0.6	1.06	4.0	2.76	17.2	5.64	0%
Machines & appliances having functions n.e.s.; parts thereof (Dec. 2016=100)	P8479	0.2	0.43	0.7	1.22	2.6	3.96	0%
Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof	P8481	0.2	0.13	0.5	0.36	0.8	1.73	0%
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts	P85	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.26	0.7	0.63	0%
Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)	P8501	0.1	0.17	0.4	0.66	2.6	2.06	0%
Vehicular electric lighting equipment, and defrosters; (Dec. 2014=100)	P8512	0.0	0.08	2.3	3.63	6.1	7.51	0%
Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors	P8516	0.3	0.18	0.8	0.43	2.0	2.72	0%
Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts	P8517	0.1	0.09	0.6	0.20	2.8	0.65	0%
Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)	P8523	0.9	0.63	2.6	1.87	8.4	2.48	0%
Radio & TV transmission apparatus; video cameras & camera recorders; TV cameras	P8525	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.08	1.5	0.40	0%
TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors	P8528	0.4	0.34	1.5	0.62	4.6	5.36	0%
Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app. of 1000 volts or less	P8536	0.5	0.54	1.8	1.50	7.2	3.63	0%
Insulated conductors (Dec. 2010=100)	P8544	0.2	0.35	0.7	0.68	1.5	1.59	0%
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment	PXVII	0.1	0.12	0.3	0.24	2.0	0.53	1%
Motor vehicles and their parts	P87	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.25	1.8	0.56	0%
Tractors (other than work trucks of heading 8709) (Dec. 2017=100)	P8701	0.1	0.06	0.4	0.16	5.0	0.42	0%
Motor vehicles designed to transport people	P8703	0.0	0.04	0.5	0.29	2.0	0.63	0%
Parts of tractors, buses, automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles	P8708	0.2	0.41	0.2	0.75	0.7	1.57	0%
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	P88	0.1	0.15	0.4	0.41	4.7	1.04	0%
Other aircraft, nesoi; spacecraft & launch vehicles^[2]	P8802	0.1	0.07	.	.	.	.	0%
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces	PXVIII	0.2	0.15	0.6	0.38	2.7	0.68	0%
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments	P90	0.1	0.17	0.5	0.42	2.3	0.74	0%
Instruments used in medical, surgical, dental, and veterinarian sciences	P9018	0.1	0.31	0.5	0.72	1.6	1.44	0%
Orthopedic appliances; artificial body parts; hearing aids, etc (Dec. 2003=100)	P9021	0.1	0.18	0.4	0.97	1.4	2.32	0%
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (Dec. 2006=100)	P9027	0.4	0.46	0.7	0.81	1.3	1.64	0%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	PXX	0.1	0.21	0.1	0.40	1.2	0.97	0%
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs	P94	0.1	0.22	0.2	0.47	1.1	1.26	1%
Seats other than barber, dental and similar chairs (Dec. 2001=100)	P9401	0.1	0.13	0.4	0.40	2.1	1.76	0%
Furniture other than seats, nes	P9403	0.3	0.37	0.4	0.64	4.2	1.95	0%
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof	P95	0.2	0.27	0.3	0.66	0.7	2.27	0%
Articles for arcade, table or games parts thereof (Dec. 2018=100)	P9504	0.1	0.13	1.0	0.40	4.6	2.41	0%
Articles & equipment for sports nesoi; parts & accessories thereof	P9506	0.2	0.16	0.8	0.69	4.5	3.69	0%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	P96	0.2	0.08	0.5	0.84	8.3	6.35	0%
^[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.

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