Table 2. Variances for U.S. export price indexes for categories of goods: January 2024–December 2024 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 2. Variances for U.S. export price indexes for categories of goods: January 2024–December 2024
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	Q	0.6	0.20	0.6	0.25	1.1	0.44	18%
Agricultural commodities	QAG	0.9	0.36	1.3	0.72	6.7	1.14	32%
Nonagricultural commodities	QEXAG	0.7	0.19	0.4	0.27	1.3	0.43	16%
Foods, feeds, & beverages	Q0	1.1	0.36	1.6	0.75	6.0	1.15	35%
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	Q00	1.1	0.38	1.7	0.77	6.2	1.15	37%
Wheat and rice	Q000	3.2	0.44	2.8	1.08	15.2	3.25	81%
Wheat	Q00000	3.5	0.00	4.3	0.00	14.8	0.00	98%
Soybeans & other oil seeds	Q001	1.7	0.14	5.1	0.56	21.3	2.77	88%
Soybeans and soybean by-products, prior to the extraction of oil	Q00100	2.4	0.05	5.0	0.10	22.0	0.13	97%
Feedstuff	Q002	1.6	0.56	5.5	0.78	23.2	2.11	58%
Corn	Q00200	2.7	0.06	8.4	0.22	26.3	0.52	91%
Animal feeds, n.e.s.(2)	Q00220	2.0	1.23	.	.	.	.	0%
Other agricultural foods	Q003	1.0	0.58	2.5	1.33	7.6	1.77	0%
Meat, poultry & other edible animal products	Q00300	1.0	0.82	2.6	1.39	9.2	2.39	0%
Fruit and fruit preparations, including fruit juices	Q00320	3.1	3.82	4.7	6.38	8.7	8.56	0%
Vegetables and vegetable preparations and juices	Q00330	0.9	1.52	0.9	4.24	5.9	4.47	0%
Nuts & preparations	Q00340	3.3	1.35	9.1	2.65	13.4	3.55	0%
Bakery & confectionery products	Q00350	0.1	0.15	0.2	0.85	9.9	5.78	0%
Other foods and food preparations (lard, soft bev, spices), n.e.s.	Q00360	0.7	0.58	1.0	1.54	2.3	3.39	0%
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	Q01	1.1	0.66	2.6	1.68	8.8	3.99	0%
Fish and shellfish	Q01000	1.6	1.05	4.1	2.68	12.5	4.95	0%
Industrial supplies & materials	Q1	1.4	0.44	1.5	0.60	2.5	0.79	32%
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials	Q10	1.7	0.92	3.5	1.51	8.0	2.74	0%
Other agricultural materials	Q101	0.9	0.91	2.0	1.75	8.4	3.62	0%
Fuels & lubricants	Q11	2.6	0.82	4.4	1.17	5.3	1.58	56%
Petroleum & petroleum products	Q111	3.9	0.23	5.8	0.44	6.3	0.80	68%
Crude petroleum	Q11100	3.1	n.a.	7.2	n.a.	9.4	n.a.	100%
Fuel oil	Q11110	5.4	0.19	7.3	0.27	9.0	0.59	89%
Other petroleum products	Q11120	3.1	0.64	6.5	1.17	8.1	1.97	40%
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials	Q12	0.5	0.27	1.9	0.52	4.6	0.84	11%
Iron & steel mill products(2)	Q12100	0.3	0.48	.	.	.	.	0%
Nonferrous & other metals	Q122	1.7	0.34	5.2	0.56	12.4	1.44	47%
Aluminum & alumina	Q12200	0.9	0.65	2.8	1.17	11.4	3.14	20%
Copper	Q12210	3.4	1.87	6.1	2.69	8.1	4.75	7%
Nonmonetary gold	Q12260	2.3	0.02	8.0	0.04	20.4	0.08	96%
Other precious metals	Q12270	1.7	1.62	3.7	2.32	14.4	5.80	1%
Other nonferrous metals	Q12290	1.3	0.81	3.0	1.81	6.3	3.85	0%
Chemicals, excluding medicinals	Q125	0.8	0.58	0.9	1.21	3.5	2.76	0%
Plastic materials	Q12500	0.6	1.25	1.9	1.79	2.2	3.28	0%
Other chemicals, excluding medicinals	Q12550	0.1	0.09	0.3	0.27	4.8	6.98	0%
Other nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials	Q127	0.2	0.24	0.6	0.48	3.8	1.53	0%
Selected building materials	Q13	0.6	0.55	0.6	1.05	1.8	2.32	3%
Lumber & other wood supplies	Q131	1.2	0.99	2.3	2.13	9.1	5.01	1%
Logs, lumber, plywood and veneers	Q13100	2.0	1.12	3.4	2.35	11.7	6.07	0%
Miscellaneous building materials, excluding wood	Q132	0.0	0.10	0.1	0.37	3.4	3.95	5%
Other building materials, excluding wood and glass (Dec. 2016=100)	Q13210	0.1	0.12	0.2	0.48	4.8	5.24	7%
Capital goods	Q2	0.1	0.13	0.6	0.29	1.9	0.65	1%
Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.s.	Q20005	0.2	0.18	0.4	0.46	1.0	3.69	0%
Nonelectrical machinery	Q21	0.1	0.16	0.5	0.39	1.4	0.63	0%
Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery, and equipment	Q210	0.1	0.18	1.0	0.40	3.5	1.02	0%
Excavating, paving & construction machinery	Q21030	0.2	0.23	1.4	0.54	4.6	1.83	0%
Industrial and service machinery	Q211	0.2	0.21	0.6	0.33	2.5	0.53	1%
Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors(2)	Q21100	0.3	0.28	.	.	.	.	0%
Metal working machine tools and rolling mill machines	Q21120	0.2	0.12	0.2	0.35	1.1	2.04	2%
Measuring, testing & control instruments	Q21160	0.1	0.19	0.7	0.52	2.3	1.64	0%
Materials handling equipment	Q21170	0.0	0.12	0.2	0.26	1.8	1.39	3%
Other industrial machinery	Q21180	0.2	0.16	0.6	0.34	2.2	0.55	0%
Agricultural machinery and equipment	Q212	0.2	0.10	0.4	0.24	2.6	1.06	0%
Agricultural machinery and equipment, 5 digit(2)	Q21200	0.2	0.10	.	.	.	.	0%
Computers, peripherals, and semiconductors	Q213	0.2	0.25	0.6	1.08	1.8	1.95	0%
Computers	Q21300	0.6	0.73	1.7	1.41	5.4	2.04	0%
Computer peripherals, accessories and parts	Q21301	0.1	0.21	0.2	0.58	0.9	1.01	0%
Semiconductors	Q21320	0.4	0.31	1.0	1.57	1.7	3.23	0%
Telecommunications equipment	Q214	0.2	0.34	0.8	0.75	1.7	1.33	0%
Telecommunications equipment, 5 digit(2)	Q21400	0.2	0.34	.	.	.	.	0%
Scientific and medical machinery	Q216	0.5	0.32	1.1	0.86	2.7	1.23	0%
Laboratory testing & control instruments	Q21600	0.5	0.41	1.4	1.13	2.3	2.06	0%
Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment	Q21610	0.5	0.36	1.7	0.95	4.3	1.52	0%
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	Q22	0.2	0.06	0.8	0.27	4.6	0.96	3%
Civilian aircraft, aircraft engines and parts	Q220	0.2	0.06	0.8	0.27	4.7	0.91	0%
Parts for civilian aircraft	Q22010	0.2	0.14	1.3	0.44	3.7	1.59	0%
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	Q3	0.1	0.07	0.7	0.33	3.2	0.76	0%
Vehicles-passenger(2)	Q30	0.1	0.07	.	.	.	.	0%
Passenger cars, new and used	Q300	0.0	0.11	0.6	0.50	2.9	1.22	0%
Passenger cars, new and used, 5 digit(2)	Q30000	0.0	0.11	.	.	.	.	0%
Vehicles designed to transport goods	Q301	0.1	0.07	0.4	0.13	2.9	0.63	0%
Trucks, buses, & special purpose vehicles(2)	Q30100	0.1	0.07	.	.	.	.	0%
Parts, engines, bodies & chassis	Q302	0.1	0.09	0.6	0.60	3.9	1.17	0%
Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, rings, & valves)	Q30200	0.1	0.08	1.0	1.06	5.4	1.88	0%
Nonengine parts & accessories	Q30230	0.1	0.09	0.4	0.19	3.4	1.77	0%
Consumer goods, excluding automotives	Q4	0.1	0.11	0.3	0.33	1.0	0.71	7%
Nondurables, manufactured	Q40	0.2	0.14	0.4	0.55	2.6	1.18	0%
Other consumer nondurables	Q401	0.2	0.15	0.6	0.60	2.4	1.25	0%
Medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical preparatory materials	Q40100	0.2	0.15	0.6	0.71	3.0	1.50	0%
Toiletries & cosmetics	Q40120	0.1	0.20	0.4	0.60	1.8	3.77	0%
Other products (notions & writing articles)	Q40140	0.4	0.24	0.9	1.18	2.3	1.29	0%
Durables, manufactured	Q41	0.1	0.19	0.5	0.37	1.8	0.84	0%
Household goods	Q410	0.2	0.23	0.4	0.59	0.3	1.35	0%
Furniture and household items(2)	Q41000	0.1	0.12	.	.	.	.	0%
Household and kitchen appliances	Q41030	0.1	0.26	0.1	0.77	5.2	2.55	0%
Miscellaneous household goods	Q41050	0.1	0.25	0.2	0.76	1.4	2.14	0%
Recreational equip & materials	Q411	0.2	0.23	0.7	0.50	1.0	0.68	0%
Toys, shooting and sporting goods	Q41120	0.3	0.33	0.9	0.65	1.4	0.96	0%
Coins, gems, jewelry & collectibles	Q413	0.8	0.27	2.5	0.55	10.5	0.98	0%
Jewelry	Q41310	0.4	0.31	3.0	0.55	8.8	1.10	0%
Nonmanufactured consumer goods	Q42	0.2	0.07	0.7	0.19	4.0	1.56	82%
Consumer durables--nonmanufactured(2)	Q421	0.1	0.02	.	.	.	.	84%
Gem diamonds(2)	Q42100	0.1	0.02	.	.	.	.	84%
Footnotes: (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.