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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-19-0076 8:30 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Technical information: (202) 691-7101 * MXPinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/mxp Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2018 Prices for U.S. imports decreased 1.0 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after a 1.9-percent fall the previous month. Lower fuel prices drove the decline in December, and nonfuel prices recorded no change. U.S. export prices fell 0.6 percent in December following a 0.8-percent drop in November. Imports U.S. import prices declined 1.0 percent in December, after decreasing 1.9 percent in November and rising 0.5 percent in October. The November drop was the largest monthly decline since the index fell 3.2 percent in January 2015. Prices for imports decreased 0.6 percent in 2018 following a 3.2-percent increase the previous year. The decline in 2018 was the first calendar-year drop since import prices fell 8.3 percent in 2015. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel declined 9.2 percent in December, after a 13.3-percent drop the previous month. The December decrease was driven by an 11.6-percent decline in petroleum prices which more than offset a 30.3-percent advance in natural gas prices. Import fuel prices fell 10.4 percent in 2018 following a 21.8-percent increase the previous year. The 2018 decline is the first calendar-year decrease since 2015, when import fuel prices fell 41.0 percent. In 2018, a 14.0-percent drop in petroleum prices more than offset a 67.6-percent increase in prices for natural gas. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Prices for nonfuel imports recorded no change in December, after declining 0.3 percent in November. Higher prices for consumer goods; automotive vehicles; and foods, feeds, and beverages offset price declines for capital goods and nonfuel industrial supplies and materials. Nonfuel import prices advanced 0.5 percent in 2018 following a 1.3-percent rise in 2017. The price index for nonfuel imports has not recorded a calendar-year decline since a 3.4-percent drop in 2015. In 2018, higher prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials; consumer goods; and automotive vehicles drove the increase in nonfuel import prices. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials edged down 0.1 percent in December, after falling 0.2 percent the previous month. A 0.9-percent decline in prices for chemicals drove the December decrease. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mostly up in December. Prices for consumer goods and automotive vehicles each ticked up 0.1 percent. In contrast, capital goods prices edged down 0.1 percent. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Foods, feeds, and beverages prices rose 0.1 percent in December, after declining 2.2 percent the previous month. The December increase was led by a 10.9-percent advance in vegetable prices. Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2017 |
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December |
0.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
2018 |
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January |
0.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
February |
0.2 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
March |
-0.2 | -2.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
April |
0.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
May |
0.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
June |
0.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
July |
-0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 0.1 |
August |
-0.4 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
September |
(r)0.1 | (r)0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (r)-1.3 | 0.2 |
October |
0.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | (r)-0.1 | 0.5 |
November |
(r)-1.9 | (r)-13.3 | -0.3 | (r)-0.8 | (r)1.7 | -1.0 |
December |
-1.0 | -9.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
Dec. 2016 to 2017 |
3.2 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
Dec. 2017 to 2018 |
-0.6 | -10.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |
Exports U.S. export prices fell 0.6 percent in December following a 0.8-percent decrease in November. Nonagricultural prices declined in December, more than offsetting higher prices for agricultural goods. Despite the December downturn, U.S. export prices increased 1.1 percent in 2018. The price index for U.S. exports has not recorded a calendar-year decrease since falling 6.6 percent in 2015. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: Prices for agricultural exports advanced 3.9 percent in December, the largest increase for the index since a 4.8-percent rise in August 2012. The December advance follows a 1.7-percent rise in November and a 0.1-percent drop in October. Price increases for soybeans and nuts contributed to the December advance, more than offsetting lower fruit prices. Agricultural export prices rose 2.5 percent in 2018, after increasing 1.9 percent in 2017. The 2018 increase was the largest calendar-year advance since the price index for agricultural exports rose 13.4 percent in 2012. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Prices for nonagricultural exports decreased 1.1 percent in December, after declining 1.0 percent in November and rising 0.5 percent in October. The December drop matched the decrease in December 2015; those were the largest monthly declines since the index fell 1.3 percent in August 2015. Lower prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials led the December decrease, more than offsetting rising consumer goods and automotive vehicles prices. Despite the December decline, nonagricultural export prices advanced 1.0 percent in 2018. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: The price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials decreased 3.4 percent in December, the largest monthly decline since falling 3.7-percent in August 2015. An 8.4-percent drop in prices for export fuel drove the December decline. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices mostly rose in December. The price indexes for consumer goods and automotive vehicles each ticked up 0.1 percent. Export capital goods prices recorded no change in December following a 0.1-percent drop in November. In 2018, automotive vehicles export prices rose 0.9 percent, the largest calendar-year increase since advancing 2.6 percent in 2011. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: The price index for imports from China recorded no change in December. Prices for imports from China decreased 0.2 percent in 2018 and have not risen on a calendar-year basis since advancing 3.6 percent in 2011. Import prices from Japan edged down 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month in December. Despite the monthly decreases, prices for imports from Japan rose 1.0 percent in 2018. Prices for imports from Canada declined 1.5 percent in December and fell 6.1 percent in 2018, the largest calendar-year drop since a 15.1-percent decrease in 2015. The price index for imports from Mexico declined 0.5 percent in December and prices for imports from the European Union fell 0.1 percent over the same period. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China decreased 0.3 percent in December following a 0.1-percent drop the previous month. The price index for exports to China declined 1.5 percent in 2018. Prices for exports to Japan fell 0.2 percent in December, after recording no change in November and rising 0.2 percent in October. In 2018, export prices to Japan rose 0.5 percent. Prices for exports to Canada increased 2.2 percent in December, and advanced 7.3 percent in 2018. The price index for exports to Mexico fell 0.9 percent in December. Despite the monthly decrease, export prices to Mexico increased 1.6 percent in 2018. Prices for exports to the European Union declined 0.7 percent in December, after rising in each of the previous 3 months. The December drop was the largest 1-month decrease for export prices to the European Union since the index was first published in December 2017. In 2018, export prices to the European Union advanced 3.2 percent. (See table 8.) Terms of Trade Indexes: Terms of Trade indexes are based on country, region, or grouping and measure the change in the purchasing power of exports relative to imports. The index for U.S. terms of trade with China decreased 0.3 percent in December, driven by decreasing export prices to China. Overall, the U.S. terms of trade with China declined 1.3 percent in 2018. The U.S. terms of trade with Japan edged down 0.1 percent in December following 0.1-percent increases the previous 2 months. In 2018, the index for U.S. terms of trade with Japan fell 0.5 percent. The U.S. terms of trade with Canada rose 3.8 percent in December, and increased 14.3 percent in 2018. The index for U.S. terms of trade with the European Union declined 0.6 percent in December and the U.S. terms of trade with Mexico fell 0.4 percent. Despite the monthly decreases, the U.S. terms of trade with the European Union and Mexico each advanced 1.8 percent in 2018. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: The index for import air passenger fares rose 7.6 percent in December following increases of 0.7 percent in November and October. Higher Asian and Latin American/Caribbean fares drove the rise in December. Import air passenger fares advanced 1.8 percent in 2018, after increasing 4.2 percent in 2017. Prices for import air freight decreased 2.7 percent in December following a 0.7-percent advance the previous month. The index for import air freight prices rose 4.1 percent in 2018 and has not recorded a calendar-year decrease since falling 3.1 percent in 2015. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares advanced 1.4 percent in December, after edging up 0.1 percent the previous month. Higher Asian and European fares contributed to the monthly increase. The index for export air passenger fares fell 5.0 percent in 2018 following a 5.8-percent drop in 2017. Prices for export air freight declined for the second consecutive month in December, edging down 0.1 percent. Despite the monthly decrease, export air freight prices rose 3.4 percent in 2018, the largest calendar-year increase since a 5.8- percent advance in 2014. Import and Export Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 125.9 | 124.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -1.0 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
83.398 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
90.176 | 113.4 | 113.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
89.454 | 117.2 | 117.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
6.056 | 179.5 | 179.6 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -2.2 | 0.1 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.740 | 196.3 | 197.2 | -1.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -2.8 | 0.5 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.316 | 142.0 | 139.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
24.936 | 187.5 | 180.1 | -3.1 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -6.2 | -3.9 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
15.351 | 159.1 | 161.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
14.378 | 178.3 | 178.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
9.014 | 167.1 | 167.4 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
6.099 | 149.1 | 154.2 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
10.546 | 203.4 | 184.7 | -10.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | -13.3 | -9.2 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
9.824 | 217.3 | 192.2 | -14.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -16.0 | -11.6 |
Crude |
10000 |
6.692 | 216.6 | 186.6 | -19.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -20.1 | -13.9 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.723 | 138.9 | 171.6 | 50.4 | -1.1 | 12.8 | 41.7 | 23.5 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.568 | 127.6 | 166.3 | 67.6 | -1.6 | 17.9 | 60.1 | 30.3 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.609 | 123.6 | 124.9 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.829 | 164.2 | 163.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.546 | 143.9 | 144.4 | -4.6 | -1.7 | -4.8 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.879 | 231.9 | 233.3 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.812 | 160.4 | 159.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.714 | 114.3 | 113.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Capital goods |
2 |
26.813 | 89.2 | 89.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.269 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
21.296 | 81.6 | 81.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.248 | 134.6 | 134.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.917 | 110.4 | 110.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
26.278 | 107.2 | 107.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.951 | 123.0 | 123.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
12.018 | 92.4 | 92.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.309 | 115.6 | 117.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 126.9 | 126.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.656 | 176.0 | 182.9 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
80.874 | 101.5 | 101.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.344 | 123.1 | 121.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.1 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
9.083 | 178.6 | 185.5 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.441 | 176.6 | 183.9 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.642 | 217.1 | 215.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
31.726 | 161.2 | 156.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -2.8 | -3.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.226 | 163.0 | 162.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
21.500 | 160.6 | 153.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -4.3 | -4.6 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.214 | 178.0 | 181.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
30.512 | 160.7 | 155.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -3.4 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
10.043 | 200.1 | 183.3 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -8.6 | -8.4 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.471 | 159.7 | 158.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.998 | 121.2 | 120.8 | -2.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Capital goods |
2 |
36.627 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.892 | 116.9 | 117.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.545 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
9.190 | 177.2 | 177.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.080 | 114.1 | 114.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.484 | 109.7 | 109.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
6.085 | 106.6 | 106.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
4.963 | 107.3 | 107.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
9.368 | 106.5 | 98.4 | -11.1 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -14.0 | -7.6 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.985 | 179.8 | 182.9 | -1.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | -5.2 | 1.7 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.602 | 192.3 | 197.0 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -6.3 | 2.4 |
Animal production (Dec. 2014=100) |
112 |
0.193 | 77.4 | 76.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
Mining |
21 |
7.383 | 98.5 | 88.6 | -13.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 | -16.2 | -10.1 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
7.140 | 98.3 | 88.1 | -14.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 | -16.6 | -10.4 |
Manufacturing |
90.349 | 112.0 | 111.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.391 | 124.8 | 124.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.396 | 155.0 | 154.4 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.114 | 122.1 | 122.1 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.385 | 99.9 | 100.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.924 | 109.1 | 109.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.892 | 111.8 | 111.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.680 | 122.9 | 123.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
18.613 | 128.0 | 126.4 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
0.908 | 121.1 | 121.8 | -9.0 | -2.5 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 0.6 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.095 | 115.7 | 116.4 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
Printing and related support activities (Dec. 2016=100) |
323 |
0.220 | 104.9 | 104.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.813 | 101.8 | 95.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 3.1 | -5.6 | -6.3 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
10.349 | 141.7 | 141.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.228 | 120.3 | 120.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.000 | 130.9 | 130.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
60.346 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.440 | 154.5 | 155.5 | 4.8 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.116 | 127.2 | 126.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
6.820 | 118.5 | 118.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
16.965 | 74.7 | 74.5 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
4.956 | 116.3 | 116.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.889 | 109.5 | 109.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.794 | 117.4 | 117.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.365 | 118.6 | 118.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
8.217 | 135.7 | 140.6 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 3.6 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.895 | 149.0 | 158.1 | 3.1 | -2.9 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.543 | 155.7 | 166.1 | 4.5 | -3.2 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 6.7 |
Mining |
21 |
3.322 | 91.4 | 91.4 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -6.1 | 0.0 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.172 | 116.0 | 116.2 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing |
90.255 | 117.1 | 115.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.906 | 139.8 | 140.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.684 | 156.6 | 157.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.700 | 122.0 | 125.9 | 9.3 | 2.8 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2016=100) |
313 |
0.642 | 104.7 | 104.5 | 2.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing (Dec. 2016=100) |
316 |
0.257 | 93.1 | 92.9 | -4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
25.673 | 118.6 | 113.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.9 | -4.0 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.531 | 101.8 | 101.8 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.730 | 132.9 | 133.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
6.716 | 118.8 | 103.7 | -1.9 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -9.7 | -12.7 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.390 | 120.2 | 118.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.234 | 115.7 | 115.8 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.829 | 116.8 | 116.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
57.676 | 114.1 | 114.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
3.854 | 142.7 | 143.6 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.093 | 143.1 | 143.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
9.007 | 128.1 | 128.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
13.930 | 83.0 | 82.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.859 | 117.9 | 117.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
18.173 | 127.2 | 127.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.405 | 120.7 | 120.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.355 | 120.3 | 120.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.378 | 193.6 | 192.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.363 | 239.3 | 243.7 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.714 | 141.5 | 138.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.962 | 212.2 | 216.5 | -1.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | -6.1 | 2.0 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.475 | 503.3 | 572.0 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 43.8 | -8.9 | 13.6 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.744 | 117.2 | 112.3 | -12.6 | 14.7 | -2.4 | -11.3 | -4.2 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.317 | 208.8 | 203.2 | -6.4 | -3.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -2.7 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.244 | 92.2 | 89.8 | -22.8 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -2.6 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.818 | 165.8 | 165.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.198 | 88.5 | 87.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.204 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.380 | 174.9 | 175.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.209 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.055 | 132.4 | 132.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.367 | 203.4 | 185.2 | -9.7 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -13.4 | -8.9 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.098 | 200.8 | 182.4 | -10.2 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -13.7 | -9.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.675 | 159.4 | 158.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.687 | 344.3 | 348.9 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.428 | 131.3 | 128.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.517 | 151.9 | 151.8 | 2.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.303 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 17.0 | -0.5 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.183 | 106.2 | 106.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.587 | 103.5 | 103.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.643 | 106.7 | 106.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.456 | 141.9 | 141.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.295 | 146.2 | 145.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.161 | 135.7 | 135.1 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.639 | 125.0 | 125.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.606 | 131.0 | 131.2 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.940 | 148.0 | 148.7 | -8.6 | -2.3 | -7.5 | -3.0 | 0.5 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
0.917 | 101.9 | 102.4 | -8.8 | -2.3 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 0.5 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.148 | 121.4 | 122.1 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.750 | 111.5 | 111.8 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.215 | 110.2 | 110.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.046 | 114.3 | 114.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.030 | 104.4 | 104.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.720 | 120.2 | 120.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.643 | 104.0 | 103.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.389 | 122.1 | 122.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.161 | 120.8 | 120.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.933 | 131.8 | 131.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.332 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.260 | 136.1 | 136.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.341 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.037 | 170.6 | 172.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.611 | 179.1 | 178.8 | 2.9 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.369 | 229.3 | 229.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.609 | 151.4 | 150.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.394 | 282.3 | 283.2 | -3.4 | -3.1 | 5.6 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.929 | 135.5 | 135.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.425 | 124.0 | 124.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.518 | 136.8 | 136.7 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.959 | 80.3 | 80.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.193 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.765 | 74.3 | 74.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.075 | 114.2 | 114.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.873 | 113.3 | 113.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.112 | 115.1 | 115.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.871 | 102.4 | 102.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.581 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.229 | 141.8 | 141.3 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.361 | 112.9 | 112.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.744 | 118.6 | 118.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.330 | 103.4 | 103.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.287 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.931 | 208.2 | 208.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.136 | 160.7 | 161.5 | -3.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.425 | 120.2 | 119.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec. 2017=100) |
04 |
0.295 | 107.8 | 107.0 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.602 | 190.5 | 206.3 | 6.9 | -2.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.852 | 137.3 | 136.1 | -6.8 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.422 | 192.4 | 194.7 | 7.7 | -3.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.726 | 183.1 | 188.7 | -7.6 | -6.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.081 | 151.9 | 152.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100) |
20 |
0.343 | 116.7 | 117.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.563 | 96.5 | 96.6 | -3.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.512 | 105.1 | 104.3 | -1.9 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.8 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.737 | 219.0 | 224.7 | 10.7 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.383 | 239.7 | 220.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 3.8 | -8.2 | -8.2 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.487 | 96.4 | 97.0 | -8.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
9.715 | 231.9 | 211.7 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -8.8 | -8.7 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.835 | 139.7 | 138.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.651 | 146.6 | 144.8 | -11.0 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.641 | 150.1 | 144.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.5 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.192 | 106.4 | 106.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2016=100) |
31 |
0.284 | 132.7 | 132.9 | 23.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.523 | 100.6 | 101.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 0.5 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.809 | 130.7 | 130.8 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.502 | 122.0 | 122.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.849 | 155.8 | 155.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.196 | 144.8 | 143.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.318 | 141.5 | 140.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.878 | 157.2 | 155.4 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.643 | 99.8 | 99.2 | -5.0 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.163 | 138.0 | 135.2 | 5.4 | -0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.713 | 155.2 | 143.9 | 5.7 | -2.3 | 8.1 | 1.6 | -7.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.112 | 130.2 | 131.1 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Printed material (Dec. 2014=100) |
49 |
0.338 | 108.4 | 108.4 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.683 | 124.7 | 124.9 | 3.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.440 | 130.5 | 131.6 | 2.7 | -3.7 | -4.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.808 | 124.8 | 124.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.274 | 103.8 | 103.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.410 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.999 | 234.1 | 236.8 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.904 | 160.5 | 159.7 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.111 | 178.5 | 177.1 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.518 | 182.5 | 183.5 | -6.9 | -3.4 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.893 | 111.0 | 108.4 | -8.2 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal (Dec. 2015=100) |
82 |
0.316 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.344 | 152.9 | 152.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
27.556 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.845 | 115.3 | 115.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.711 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.325 | 135.7 | 135.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.292 | 116.4 | 116.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.930 | 109.0 | 108.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.399 | 112.8 | 112.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.820 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.417 | 87.5 | 87.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 121.5 | 120.8 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -2.5 | -0.6 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.173 | 122.7 | 119.2 | -23.6 | -6.0 | 1.4 | -22.1 | -2.9 |
Manufacturing |
92.287 | 120.7 | 120.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Canada |
100.000 | 125.3 | 123.4 | -6.1 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -6.4 | -1.5 |
Nonmanufacturing |
19.653 | 114.9 | 111.5 | -25.4 | -6.5 | 1.5 | -23.3 | -3.0 |
Manufacturing |
79.386 | 131.7 | 130.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
European Union |
100.000 | 136.6 | 136.5 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing |
98.939 | 133.1 | 132.9 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 127.5 | 127.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 111.8 | 111.9 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 120.5 | 120.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 151.7 | 148.7 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -2.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
19.730 | 278.9 | 255.7 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -8.4 | -8.3 |
Manufacturing |
80.001 | 122.3 | 121.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 129.4 | 128.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
9.921 | 152.4 | 147.3 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 6.6 | -9.2 | -3.3 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
89.827 | 88.1 | 88.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 99.9 | 99.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 88.9 | 88.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 98.0 | 97.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 186.3 | 169.7 | -2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | -8.0 | -8.9 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 102.5 | 103.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.690 | 102.4 | 122.0 | 22.0 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 19.1 |
Manufacturing |
92.104 | 102.6 | 102.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Canada |
100.000 | 105.0 | 107.3 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
European Union |
100.000 | 103.9 | 103.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Nonmanufacturing |
4.851 | 100.9 | 103.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Manufacturing |
94.350 | 104.1 | 103.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
Germany |
100.000 | 101.2 | 101.4 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 103.6 | 101.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -1.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.637 | 108.3 | 115.5 | 15.5 | -0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
Manufacturing |
93.075 | 103.2 | 100.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -2.4 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 102.5 | 101.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.385 | 106.3 | 115.5 | 15.5 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
Manufacturing |
93.251 | 102.3 | 100.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
11.386 | 91.8 | 95.6 | -4.4 | -4.7 | -2.1 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
Manufacturing |
86.192 | 101.2 | 101.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
China |
100.000 | 98.8 | 98.5 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
18.086 | 91.8 | 94.5 | -5.5 | -6.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
Manufacturing |
77.233 | 100.2 | 99.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
Japan |
100.000 | 100.7 | 100.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
15.039 | 100.2 | 101.3 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Manufacturing |
83.978 | 100.7 | 100.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
103.3 | 104.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
Canada |
110.1 | 114.3 | 14.3 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 3.8 |
European Union |
102.4 | 101.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
Germany |
104.2 | 104.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Latin America(3) |
101.7 | 101.8 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Mexico |
102.2 | 101.8 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
99.6 | 99.7 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
China |
99.0 | 98.7 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Japan |
99.6 | 99.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 194.7 | 189.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
23.252 | 149.2 | 147.9 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 3.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
Asia |
65.140 | 191.9 | 184.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -4.1 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 164.9 | 164.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
32.607 | 148.1 | 149.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 177.1 | 174.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
25.074 | 137.0 | 135.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
Asia |
60.318 | 171.1 | 167.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -2.1 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 146.4 | 145.8 | 3.5 | -2.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
32.736 | 149.4 | 148.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Asia |
44.146 | 144.9 | 145.1 | 6.3 | -6.7 | -1.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 183.5 | 197.5 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
Europe |
44.943 | 222.2 | 219.7 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
Asia |
22.077 | 132.1 | 157.3 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 19.1 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
9.337 | 161.0 | 177.8 | -1.2 | -5.5 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 10.4 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 148.7 | 150.8 | -5.0 | -2.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Europe |
31.251 | 200.8 | 204.7 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Asia |
26.392 | 128.1 | 133.3 | -0.7 | -7.1 | -6.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
23.568 | 152.7 | 147.9 | -12.7 | -5.5 | -2.0 | 1.7 | -3.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Goods and Services Price Indexes - All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes are reweighted annually, with a 2-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at www.bls.gov/mxp or by calling (202) 691-7101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems - The merchandise price indexes are published using three classification systems. Items are classified by end use according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis Classification System, by industry according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and by product category according to the Harmonized System (HS). While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, some notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS imports and exports tables, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing) includes outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the Producer Price Index (PPI) to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Services Price Indexes - Indexes for import and export air passenger fares calculate changes in the average revenue received per passenger by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and by U.S. carriers from foreign residents, respectively. Data are obtained from an airline consulting service and report on tickets sold by travel agencies, travel websites, and directly by the airlines. Taxes and fees are included in both the import and export air passenger fares indexes. Import air passenger fares data have used the airline consulting service source since September 2008. Before April 2018, the export air passenger fares data were collected directly by BLS from U.S. airlines. The air freight indexes are calculated from data collected directly from airlines. These data exclude mail and passenger baggage. The scope of the service being priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any ground transportation or port service. The air freight indexes are presented using two definitions: balance of payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and international (which represents transactions inbound to and outbound from the United States.) Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at www.bls.gov/mxp under "MXP Publications." Import Price Indexes by Locality of Origin - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the import price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and, beginning with January 2002, are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Export Price Indexes by Locality of Destination - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the export price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Terms of Trade Indexes - Terms of trade indexes measure the relative price of exports in terms of import prices for a specific country, region, or grouping. 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