Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2024–December 2024 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 5. Variances for U.S. import price indexes for categories of goods: January 2024–December 2024
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	0.7	1.60	1.8	2.71	2.4	3.86	0%
Meat and edible meat offal	P02	1.6	0.93	0.6	1.76	10.3	3.11	0%
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled	P0201	2.0	1.35	3.6	2.53	6.5	4.06	0%
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	P03	1.0	1.69	2.0	3.74	6.3	4.13	0%
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh, chilled, frzn, (Dec. 2008=100)	P0304	2.1	3.43	1.8	6.97	8.7	9.50	0%
Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked	P0306	2.0	1.25	4.4	2.33	7.0	4.25	0%
Vegetable products	PII	1.6	3.86	3.9	6.21	3.6	9.48	0%
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers	P07	10.8	11.51	8.3	17.07	16.9	28.41	0%
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	P08	4.7	4.37	6.7	8.93	4.7	13.14	0%
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh(2)	P0804	5.1	4.74	.	.	.	.	0%
Coffee, tea, mate and spices	P09	1.7	3.04	4.1	3.54	6.5	5.11	0%
Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)	P0901	1.8	3.18	6.0	3.62	8.2	5.95	0%
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)	PIII	1.5	2.00	1.9	3.04	3.5	6.96	0%
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared	P15	1.5	2.00	.	.	.	.	0%
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco	PIV	0.5	0.29	1.3	0.61	5.2	1.34	0%
Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)	P16	0.8	0.63	1.5	1.00	5.3	2.67	0%
Sugars and sugar confectionary	P17	1.2	1.07	2.9	2.22	8.7	3.60	0%
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)	P18	4.9	1.67	13.0	3.34	69.8	5.61	0%
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares(2)	P19	0.1	0.23	.	.	.	.	0%
Bread, pastry, cakes, bisuits and other bakers' wares; communion wafers(2)	P1905	0.1	0.11	.	.	.	.	0%
Miscellaneous edible preparations	P21	1.0	0.65	2.2	1.94	4.4	9.09	0%
Food preparations nesoi	P2106	0.7	0.36	2.2	2.73	2.1	9.76	0%
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar	P22	0.2	0.16	0.3	0.42	1.1	1.04	0%
Beer, ale, porter, stout, and the like	P2203	0.0	0.01	0.0	0.10	4.6	0.57	0%
Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine	P2204	0.4	0.29	0.6	0.50	1.6	1.58	0%
Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)	P2208	0.1	0.10	0.7	0.43	0.4	1.28	0%
Mineral products	PV	1.4	0.93	7.1	0.86	6.2	1.38	69%
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes	P27	1.6	0.86	7.3	0.90	6.8	1.38	71%
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude	P2709	1.9	n.a.	9.2	n.a.	10.4	n.a.	100%
Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi	P2710	4.0	2.82	5.3	2.38	4.5	4.01	22%
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons	P2711	8.4	7.04	19.8	6.97	32.0	10.08	0%
Products of the chemical or allied industries	PVI	0.1	0.25	0.3	0.43	0.8	1.65	0%
Organic chemicals	P29	0.2	0.43	1.1	0.71	6.3	2.23	0%
Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atoms only (Dec. 2016=100)	P2933	0.0	0.04	1.4	0.87	3.7	2.81	0%
Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds (Dec. 2009=100)	P2934	0.0	0.03	0.4	0.36	0.3	1.36	0%
Pharmaceutical products	P30	0.2	0.18	0.7	0.64	5.3	1.51	0%
Human and animal blood, prep; antisera & other blood fractions (Dec. 2014=100)	P3002	0.1	0.35	1.1	0.81	11.1	2.51	0%
Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)	P3004	0.2	0.20	1.5	1.01	2.3	2.18	0%
Fertilizers	P31	1.6	1.50	2.0	2.92	9.7	4.92	0%
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty	P32	0.1	0.20	0.2	0.78	1.1	2.83	0%
Miscellaneous chemical products	P38	0.7	0.51	1.5	1.05	5.5	2.99	0%
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof	PVII	0.3	0.22	0.4	0.43	1.8	1.04	0%
Plastics and articles thereof	P39	0.4	0.30	0.5	0.55	3.7	1.37	0%
Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi	P3926	0.1	0.20	0.2	0.69	0.3	1.98	0%
Rubber and articles thereof	P40	0.2	0.30	0.4	0.42	1.8	1.02	0%
New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)	P4011	0.3	0.19	0.5	0.41	0.9	1.07	0%
Printed matter(2)	P49	0.0	0.04	.	.	.	.	0%
Textile and textile articles	PXI	0.0	0.09	0.2	0.17	0.1	0.67	0%
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted(2)	P61	0.1	0.11	.	.	.	.	0%
Women's and girls' suits, suit-type jackets, dresses, skirts, knit/crochet(2)	P6104	0.0	0.00	.	.	.	.	0%
T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments(2)	P6109	0.3	0.36	.	.	.	.	0%
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted	P62	0.1	0.09	0.2	0.22	0.8	0.69	0%
Men or boys suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers	P6203	0.1	0.09	0.3	0.48	0.7	1.18	0%
Women or girls suits, dresses, skirts; not knitted (Dec. 2017=100)	P6204	0.0	0.01	0.1	0.17	0.1	0.65	0%
Made-up or worn textile articles(2)	P63	0.1	0.14	.	.	.	.	0%
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.	PXII	0.2	0.25	0.3	0.49	0.4	0.77	0%
Footwear and parts of such articles	P64	0.1	0.22	0.2	0.54	0.3	0.84	0%
Footwear with uppers of leathers	P6403	0.1	0.20	0.4	0.67	0.7	1.27	0%
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.	PXIII	0.2	0.23	0.4	0.53	0.7	0.88	0%
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica	P68	0.1	0.24	0.4	0.70	1.6	1.30	0%
Glass and glassware	P70	0.2	0.33	1.1	0.78	2.8	1.47	0%
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins	PXIV	1.4	0.35	3.9	0.75	8.0	1.35	51%
Pearls, precious stones, precious metals jewelry, coin(2)	P71	1.4	0.35	.	.	.	.	51%
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set	P7102	0.0	0.00	0.9	0.00	6.2	0.00	99%
Silver unwrought, semi-manufactured, or powder	P7106	3.9	0.00	9.6	0.00	18.4	0.00	97%
Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr	P7108	2.2	n.a.	8.0	n.a.	20.7	n.a.	100%
Platinum, unwrought, semi-mfg or powder	P7110	3.3	0.40	1.3	0.64	14.0	0.99	79%
Base metals and articles of base metals	PXV	0.6	0.40	0.7	0.58	1.9	1.33	15%
Articles of iron or steel	P73	0.3	0.26	0.8	0.72	5.9	1.94	0%
Screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, and washers	P7318	1.1	0.93	2.9	2.23	7.3	5.38	0%
Copper and articles thereof	P74	3.0	0.51	5.1	1.39	10.5	1.78	43%
Refined copper and copper alloys except master alloys, unwrought(2)	P7403	3.8	0.00	.	.	.	.	97%
Aluminum and articles thereof	P76	1.7	0.88	2.6	2.24	7.1	3.00	43%
Aluminum, unwrought	P7601	2.3	n.a.	3.0	n.a.	10.2	n.a.	100%
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof	P82	0.4	0.33	0.8	0.59	0.8	1.41	0%
Miscellaneous articles of base metal	P83	0.2	0.10	0.5	0.31	3.4	1.07	0%
Mountings and other hardware for furniture, doors, and windows	P8302	0.1	0.05	0.3	0.29	3.6	1.52	0%
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.	PXVI	0.1	0.10	0.2	0.22	0.5	0.63	0%
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	P84	0.2	0.13	0.3	0.31	0.2	0.82	1%
Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines	P8407	0.4	0.19	0.6	0.73	0.5	1.79	0%
Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines	P8409	0.3	0.22	0.6	0.60	7.0	3.44	0%
Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof	P8411	1.6	0.38	3.2	0.93	3.7	1.70	0%
Engines & motors, nesoi, & parts thereof (Dec. 2012=100)	P8412	0.3	0.26	1.8	1.89	0.8	2.63	0%
Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof	P8413	0.3	0.31	0.8	0.85	3.8	2.44	0%
Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts	P8414	0.0	0.23	0.5	0.72	0.5	1.36	0%
Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2014=100)	P8415	0.2	0.32	0.8	0.71	0.3	0.82	0%
Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts	P8418	0.1	0.25	0.3	1.08	1.9	1.64	0%
Nonelectric water heaters and parts	P8419	0.1	0.08	2.5	1.28	2.7	1.19	0%
Centrifuges & filtering/purifying machinery and parts (Dec. 2017=100)	P8421	0.2	0.23	0.5	0.48	0.7	4.03	0%
Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2012=100)	P8429	0.0	0.03	0.2	0.28	0.1	1.50	0%
Parts for materials handling & construction machines	P8431	0.0	0.06	0.3	0.51	1.9	1.77	0%
Printing machinery, machines ancillary to printing; & parts (Dec. 2012=100)	P8443	0.1	0.09	0.3	0.20	0.4	0.97	0%
Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines	P8473	0.2	0.55	1.3	1.83	5.6	4.34	0%
Machines & appliances having functions n.e.s.; parts thereof (Dec. 2016=100)	P8479	0.2	0.47	0.7	1.08	0.7	4.36	0%
Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof	P8481	0.3	0.28	0.8	0.79	0.6	1.66	0%
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts	P85	0.2	0.16	0.4	0.26	0.8	0.68	0%
Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)	P8501	0.1	0.20	0.3	0.48	1.6	1.80	0%
Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors	P8516	0.2	0.31	0.7	0.75	3.0	1.35	0%
Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts	P8517	0.0	0.05	0.3	0.17	1.0	0.33	0%
Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)	P8523	0.3	0.30	2.3	2.08	4.6	6.51	0%
TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors	P8528	0.4	0.31	0.7	0.72	9.8	4.20	0%
Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app. of 1000 volts or less	P8536	0.7	0.54	1.9	1.04	5.1	3.84	0%
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment	PXVII	0.1	0.09	0.6	0.20	2.0	0.46	1%
Motor vehicles and their parts	P87	0.1	0.10	0.5	0.22	2.0	0.49	0%
Tractors (other than work trucks of heading 8709) (Dec. 2017=100)	P8701	0.0	0.01	0.1	0.08	3.1	0.71	0%
Motor vehicles designed to transport people	P8703	0.0	0.05	0.5	0.23	2.2	0.47	0%
Parts of tractors, buses, automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles	P8708	0.3	0.29	0.3	0.59	0.5	1.07	0%
Motorcycles, mopeds and cycles with an auxiliary motor(2)	P8711	0.3	0.25	.	.	.	.	0%
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	P88	0.2	0.20	0.5	0.29	2.4	0.74	0%
Other aircraft, nesoi; spacecraft & launch vehicles	P8802	0.2	0.03	0.7	0.14	2.7	0.52	0%
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces	PXVIII	0.3	0.20	1.1	0.61	3.7	0.90	0%
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments	P90	0.4	0.21	1.3	0.66	3.7	0.98	0%
Instruments used in medical, surgical, dental, and veterinarian sciences	P9018	0.7	0.54	3.2	1.65	7.5	2.36	0%
Orthopedic appliances; artificial body parts; hearing aids, etc (Dec. 2003=100)	P9021	0.3	0.32	0.6	0.63	0.8	2.23	0%
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (Dec. 2006=100)	P9027	0.4	0.49	0.9	0.93	2.6	3.58	0%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	PXX	0.1	0.09	0.2	0.25	0.2	0.61	0%
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs	P94	0.1	0.14	0.2	0.34	0.5	0.73	1%
Seats other than barber, dental and similar chairs (Dec. 2001=100)	P9401	0.1	0.12	0.3	0.38	0.7	0.87	0%
Mattress supports; articles of bedding and similar furnishings with springs(2)	P9404	0.1	0.11	.	.	.	.	0%
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof	P95	0.1	0.10	0.3	0.23	0.5	0.98	0%
Toys nesoi; models; puzzles; parts and accessories thereof(2)	P9503	0.1	0.09	.	.	.	.	0%
Articles for arcade, table or games parts thereof (Dec. 2018=100)	P9504	0.1	0.09	0.3	0.32	2.4	0.67	0%
Articles & equipment for sports nesoi; parts & accessories thereof	P9506	0.1	0.13	0.3	0.32	3.8	1.00	0%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	P96	0.0	0.00	0.7	0.75	3.6	4.68	0%
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.