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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-19-0402 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, March 14, 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 - FEBRUARY 2019 Prices for U.S. imports advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after ticking up 0.1 percent in January and falling 1.4 percent in December. The February increase was led by higher fuel prices. U.S. export prices rose 0.6 percent in February following decreases of 0.5 percent and 0.7 percent the previous 2 months. Imports U.S. import prices increased 0.6 percent in February, the largest monthly rise since a 0.9-percent advance in May. Despite the February increase, import prices declined 1.3 percent from February 2018 to February 2019. Both fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the 12-month decrease. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel rose 4.9 percent in February, after advancing 4.1 percent in January and falling 13.3 percent in December. The February increase was the largest monthly advance since a 6.1- percent rise in May. Higher prices for both petroleum and natural gas contributed to the February increase. Petroleum prices advanced 4.7 percent in February and prices for natural gas rose 10.5 percent over the same period. Despite the February increase, fuel prices fell 6.5 percent over the past 12 months. Prices for petroleum drove the 12-month decline, falling 7.9 percent. Natural gas prices partially offset the over-the- year decline, rising 17.5 percent. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices recorded no change in February following a 0.3- percent decrease in January. Rising prices for consumer goods and nonfuel industrial supplies and materials offset declining prices for foods, feeds, and beverages and capital goods. Prices for automotive vehicles recorded no change. The price index for nonfuel imports declined 0.6 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year drop since September 2016. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices increased 0.3 percent in February. Higher prices for lumber, copper, and nickel contributed to the February advance. Finished Goods: Import prices for finished goods were mixed in February. The price index for consumer goods rose 0.3 percent, driven by higher prices for medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical materials. Capital goods prices edged down 0.1 percent and automotive vehicle prices recorded no change. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages fell 0.8 percent in February. The monthly drop was led by a 7.3-percent decline in vegetable prices. A 2.1-percent rise in meat prices partially offset the decrease in foods, feeds, and beverages prices. Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
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All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2018 |
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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 |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
October |
0.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
November |
(r)-1.6 | (r)-12.2 | (r)-0.2 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -1.0 |
December |
(r)-1.4 | (r)-13.3 | 0.0 | (r)-0.7 | (r)3.7 | -1.1 |
2019 |
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January |
(r)0.1 | (r)4.1 | (r)-0.3 | (r)-0.5 | -2.1 | -0.3 |
February |
0.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Feb. 2017 to 2018 |
3.3 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
Feb. 2018 to 2019 |
-1.3 | -6.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
Exports U.S. export prices rose 0.6 percent in February following a 0.5-percent decline in January and a 0.7-percent drop in December. Higher prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural commodities contributed to the February increase. The price index for U.S. exports advanced 0.3 percent over the past 12 months driven by higher nonagricultural prices. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: Export prices for agricultural commodities rose 0.3 percent in February, after falling 2.1 percent in January. Despite the February advance, overall agricultural prices fell 0.2 percent over the past 12 months. Lower prices for soybeans, meat, and nuts drove the 12-month decline. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices increased 0.7 percent in February, the largest monthly rise since April 2018. Higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials led the February increase, with rising prices for each of the finished goods categories contributing to the advance. The price index for nonagricultural exports increased 0.3 percent for the year ended in February following a 0.2-percent decline for the 12-month period ended in January. The 12-month rise in February was driven mostly by higher prices for capital goods, offsetting lower prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices rose 1.6 percent in February, after recording a 1.4-percent decline in January. Higher prices for fuel led the February increase, with rising prices for gold contributing as well. Finished Goods: Prices for finished goods were up in February. Capital goods prices rose 0.2 percent, primarily driven by higher prices for transportation equipment. Prices for export automotive vehicles increased 0.4 percent, the largest monthly advance since January 2018. In February, consumer goods prices rose 0.3 percent. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: Import prices from China recorded no change in February following a 0.3- percent drop in January and a 0.1-percent decline in December. Prices for imports from China decreased 0.7 percent for the year ended in February, the largest over-the-year drop since the index fell 0.8 percent in October 2017. The price index for imports from Japan ticked up 0.1 percent in February, after recording no change in January. Import prices from Canada rose 2.3 percent in February, and prices for imports from Mexico advanced 0.5 percent over the same period. The price index for imports from the European Union increased 0.4 percent in February following a 0.1-percent rise in January. The February advance was the largest monthly rise since the index increased 0.6 percent in April 2018. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: The price index for exports to China advanced 0.7 percent in February following a 0.1-percent drop the previous month. Higher prices for both manufactured and nonmanufactured exports contributed to the increase. Export prices to Japan rose 1.2 percent in February, the largest monthly increase since the index advanced 1.4 percent in February 2018. Prices for exports to Canada increased 0.4 percent in February, after declining 2.7 percent the previous month. The price index for exports to Mexico rose 0.5 percent in February following a 1.4-percent decline in January. Export prices to the European Union increased 0.6 percent in February, the largest monthly rise since the index advanced 0.7 percent in April 2018. (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 U.S. terms of trade with China rose 0.7 percent in February, after rising 0.2 percent in January and falling 0.5 percent in December. In February, the U.S. terms of trade rose because export prices to China advanced and import prices from China recorded no change. The U.S. terms of trade with Japan increased 1.1 percent in February, the largest monthly rise since the index advanced 1.2 percent in February 2018. Higher export prices to Japan more than offset rising import prices from Japan in February. The U.S. terms of trade index with Canada declined 1.9 percent in February, after a 10.2-percent decrease in January and a 6.7-percent advance in December. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Mexico recorded no change in February, and the U.S. terms of trade with the European Union rose 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: The price index for import air passenger fares decreased 2.0 percent in February following a 3.8- percent decline in January. A 9.0-percent drop in Asian fares and a 1.7-percent fall in European fares contributed to the decrease in February. Import air passenger fares declined 1.7 percent over the past year. Import air freight prices fell 6.3 percent in February; the drop was the largest monthly decrease since the index was first published on a monthly basis in December 2005. Despite the recent drop, import air freight prices rose 1.2 percent over the past year. (See table 10.) Exports: The index for export air passenger fares declined 8.9 percent in February, the largest monthly decrease since the index fell 11.6 percent in February 2017. The decline was led by a 13.6-percent drop in Asian fares and an 11.6-percent decrease in Latin American/Caribbean fares. Export air passenger fares decreased 4.0 percent from February 2018 to February 2019. Export air freight prices increased 0.4 percent in February, after ticking down 0.1 percent in both January and December. Export air freight prices advanced 3.8 percent over the past 12 months. Import and Export Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 124.5 | 125.2 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
84.644 | 99.8 | 100.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
91.224 | 113.0 | 113.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
90.716 | 117.0 | 117.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
6.073 | 179.7 | 178.2 | -3.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.732 | 197.0 | 194.9 | -4.0 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.341 | 140.5 | 140.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
23.464 | 179.7 | 183.6 | -3.2 | -5.8 | -5.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
14.896 | 156.3 | 157.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -2.7 | 0.8 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
14.181 | 176.5 | 177.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
8.847 | 166.1 | 166.9 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.841 | 144.4 | 145.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.7 | -5.2 | 1.0 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
9.284 | 186.3 | 195.5 | -6.5 | -12.2 | -13.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
8.776 | 199.7 | 209.1 | -7.9 | -14.9 | -15.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
Crude |
10000 |
6.120 | 199.4 | 212.4 | -9.5 | -18.6 | -19.3 | 11.9 | 6.5 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.507 | 115.1 | 125.2 | 11.8 | 45.2 | 13.8 | -30.1 | 8.8 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.410 | 101.0 | 111.6 | 17.5 | 62.4 | 18.4 | -34.1 | 10.5 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.599 | 124.8 | 124.6 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.734 | 161.1 | 161.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.510 | 143.6 | 145.1 | -5.0 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.754 | 229.5 | 232.3 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 1.2 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.806 | 159.7 | 158.8 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.777 | 113.9 | 113.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Capital goods |
2 |
28.289 | 89.1 | 89.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.418 | 118.1 | 118.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
22.570 | 81.4 | 81.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.301 | 135.8 | 135.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.880 | 110.3 | 110.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
26.294 | 107.1 | 107.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.484 | 123.1 | 123.5 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
12.537 | 92.0 | 91.9 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.273 | 117.0 | 120.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 2.6 |
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 Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 125.4 | 126.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.6 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.655 | 178.6 | 179.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | -2.1 | 0.3 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
80.819 | 101.3 | 101.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.345 | 121.3 | 122.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
8.946 | 181.4 | 181.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -2.0 | 0.3 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.325 | 179.6 | 179.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -2.1 | 0.2 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.621 | 216.2 | 220.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
32.074 | 153.7 | 156.1 | -1.2 | -2.9 | -3.2 | -1.4 | 1.6 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.246 | 163.5 | 165.1 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
21.828 | 149.5 | 152.3 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -4.7 | -2.2 | 1.9 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.299 | 178.1 | 180.2 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 1.2 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
30.775 | 152.9 | 155.4 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -3.4 | -1.4 | 1.6 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
10.236 | 176.1 | 183.5 | -2.7 | -8.8 | -8.5 | -3.6 | 4.2 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.537 | 157.7 | 158.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.002 | 121.9 | 122.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Capital goods |
2 |
36.251 | 110.5 | 110.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.776 | 117.3 | 117.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.842 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
8.633 | 179.2 | 180.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.218 | 114.1 | 114.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.511 | 109.5 | 109.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
5.889 | 106.4 | 107.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.163 | 106.8 | 106.9 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100) |
42 |
1.459 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
8.762 | 101.0 | 105.8 | -6.5 | -12.5 | -12.1 | 6.1 | 4.8 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.960 | 181.6 | 179.7 | -7.9 | -3.7 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -1.0 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.588 | 195.1 | 192.3 | -8.7 | -4.5 | 2.5 | -2.3 | -1.4 |
Mining |
21 |
6.802 | 91.7 | 97.6 | -6.2 | -14.7 | -15.7 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
6.565 | 91.2 | 97.2 | -6.6 | -15.2 | -16.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
Manufacturing |
90.912 | 111.4 | 111.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.285 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.404 | 154.6 | 154.7 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.124 | 121.8 | 122.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.370 | 99.9 | 99.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.944 | 109.2 | 109.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.785 | 112.4 | 112.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.658 | 124.0 | 124.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
17.590 | 125.4 | 126.1 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.084 | 116.2 | 116.3 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.415 | 93.6 | 94.5 | -2.4 | -5.6 | -6.3 | -1.9 | 1.0 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
9.699 | 139.6 | 140.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.295 | 119.5 | 119.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.041 | 130.7 | 131.2 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
62.037 | 104.3 | 104.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.366 | 153.9 | 155.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.146 | 126.7 | 126.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
7.364 | 118.8 | 118.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
17.767 | 74.2 | 74.0 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
5.159 | 116.4 | 116.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.878 | 109.5 | 109.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.899 | 117.6 | 117.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.458 | 118.9 | 119.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
9.285 | 135.3 | 137.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 3.6 | -3.8 | 1.8 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.874 | 152.4 | 153.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 | -3.6 | 0.8 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.631 | 159.8 | 160.7 | -0.4 | 3.2 | 6.6 | -3.8 | 0.6 |
Mining |
21 |
4.411 | 87.8 | 90.3 | 3.0 | -6.1 | -0.1 | -3.8 | 2.8 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.359 | 118.3 | 118.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing |
89.467 | 115.7 | 116.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.6 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.790 | 140.1 | 140.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.596 | 156.4 | 156.5 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.676 | 125.6 | 126.6 | 6.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
24.816 | 112.6 | 114.3 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -3.9 | -1.1 | 1.5 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.551 | 102.4 | 103.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.765 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
5.698 | 99.8 | 104.9 | -6.8 | -10.0 | -12.9 | -3.1 | 5.1 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.458 | 118.6 | 119.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.275 | 115.8 | 116.4 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.843 | 116.6 | 116.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
57.861 | 114.6 | 114.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.006 | 144.8 | 146.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.970 | 145.9 | 146.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
9.539 | 128.7 | 129.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
14.052 | 82.8 | 82.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.834 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
17.675 | 127.9 | 128.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.393 | 120.7 | 120.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.392 | 120.0 | 120.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
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 Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.377 | 191.7 | 193.3 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.360 | 247.6 | 252.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.733 | 138.6 | 138.4 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.911 | 214.1 | 211.6 | -9.0 | -4.4 | 2.0 | -2.3 | -1.2 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.474 | 505.1 | 459.7 | -14.8 | -1.9 | 12.2 | -14.7 | -9.0 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.670 | 122.4 | 120.0 | -9.6 | -11.3 | -4.2 | 9.0 | -2.0 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.331 | 204.5 | 202.2 | -6.6 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.246 | 92.0 | 91.2 | -19.2 | -3.1 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.866 | 165.7 | 165.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.223 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.375 | 174.7 | 174.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.078 | 132.0 | 132.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
9.297 | 186.9 | 196.2 | -5.8 | -12.2 | -13.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
8.998 | 183.9 | 193.4 | -6.1 | -12.5 | -13.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.013 | 157.0 | 158.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.572 | 322.6 | 334.4 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -6.3 | 3.7 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.046 | 127.4 | 128.3 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.330 | 150.9 | 153.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.305 | 91.6 | 89.9 | 12.1 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.602 | 102.8 | 102.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.607 | 106.6 | 106.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.523 | 140.9 | 140.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.372 | 144.7 | 144.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.151 | 135.5 | 135.0 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.629 | 125.5 | 125.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.600 | 131.9 | 131.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.870 | 147.5 | 149.4 | -9.5 | -3.7 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.136 | 122.7 | 122.7 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.744 | 111.6 | 111.8 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.934 | 114.7 | 114.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.999 | 105.1 | 104.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.653 | 120.4 | 120.5 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.657 | 103.8 | 103.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.379 | 123.1 | 123.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.146 | 122.1 | 122.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.952 | 131.4 | 132.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.269 | 135.9 | 135.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.723 | 176.8 | 178.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.932 | 176.4 | 176.9 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.383 | 221.7 | 218.6 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -1.4 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.744 | 150.6 | 150.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.444 | 277.5 | 285.6 | -5.8 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -2.8 | 2.9 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.022 | 132.8 | 133.3 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.4 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.447 | 123.9 | 124.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.528 | 137.8 | 137.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
30.527 | 80.1 | 79.9 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.233 | 86.7 | 86.5 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
15.294 | 73.9 | 73.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.075 | 113.9 | 114.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.880 | 113.0 | 113.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.086 | 114.9 | 114.9 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
4.025 | 101.9 | 102.2 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.754 | 98.4 | 98.7 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.210 | 142.0 | 142.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.508 | 112.8 | 112.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.831 | 118.8 | 118.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.402 | 102.8 | 102.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.275 | 129.6 | 129.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
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 Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.926 | 208.2 | 209.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.124 | 161.3 | 161.8 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.409 | 120.0 | 121.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.556 | 196.7 | 197.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 8.3 | -4.7 | 0.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
1.001 | 141.6 | 142.9 | -2.5 | 6.2 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.357 | - | 198.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.700 | - | 191.3 | -6.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | - | - |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.010 | 152.4 | 152.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.553 | 95.3 | 96.2 | -6.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.525 | 104.7 | 106.2 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.727 | 222.7 | 223.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.312 | 211.7 | 220.7 | -3.0 | -8.4 | -8.3 | -3.5 | 4.3 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.401 | 95.9 | 98.3 | -13.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.5 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
9.712 | 203.2 | 212.1 | -2.5 | -9.0 | -8.9 | -3.6 | 4.4 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.992 | 138.6 | 139.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.711 | 142.4 | 146.8 | -12.1 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 3.1 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.723 | 149.3 | 148.7 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -2.7 | 1.9 | -0.4 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.994 | 104.2 | 105.2 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 1.0 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.537 | 101.6 | 101.7 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.860 | 131.5 | 131.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.489 | 122.9 | 122.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.983 | 156.0 | 156.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.245 | 143.7 | 143.7 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.355 | 140.6 | 140.4 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.890 | 155.3 | 156.3 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.652 | 99.5 | 100.2 | -4.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.002 | 130.8 | 129.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -3.4 | -1.1 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.113 | 128.2 | 128.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.2 | 0.4 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.764 | 122.8 | 123.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.4 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.510 | 124.2 | 126.4 | -4.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -5.3 | 1.8 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.816 | 125.9 | 125.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.168 | 240.4 | 243.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.754 | 159.5 | 160.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.484 | 177.8 | 185.3 | -9.6 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -3.3 | 4.2 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.740 | 107.9 | 104.9 | -13.8 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -2.8 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.338 | 153.0 | 153.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.292 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.439 | 116.1 | 116.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.853 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.741 | 136.0 | 136.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.368 | 116.2 | 116.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.860 | 108.6 | 109.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.381 | 112.6 | 112.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.766 | 129.9 | 130.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.454 | 87.5 | 87.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 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 Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
||||
Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 123.1 | 124.3 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.039 | 148.0 | 156.1 | 3.7 | -23.3 | -15.6 | 45.2 | 5.5 |
Manufacturing |
90.391 | 120.3 | 121.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Canada |
100.000 | 129.5 | 132.5 | 0.6 | -6.7 | -4.2 | 8.3 | 2.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
24.966 | 139.8 | 147.9 | 3.4 | -24.5 | -17.1 | 49.4 | 5.8 |
Manufacturing |
74.063 | 129.4 | 130.9 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
European Union |
100.000 | 136.6 | 137.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing |
98.846 | 133.2 | 133.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 127.3 | 127.5 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 112.4 | 112.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 120.6 | 120.6 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 146.0 | 147.2 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
15.674 | 238.7 | 246.0 | -7.7 | -8.0 | -11.9 | -3.1 | 3.1 |
Manufacturing |
84.032 | 120.8 | 121.4 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 127.0 | 127.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
7.886 | 128.9 | 129.4 | -3.9 | -7.9 | -7.5 | -9.4 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
91.849 | 87.8 | 88.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 98.7 | 98.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 99.5 | 99.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100) |
100.000 | 99.8 | 99.4 | - | - | - | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 87.9 | 88.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 97.3 | 97.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 173.2 | 179.0 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -6.1 | -2.3 | 3.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Jan. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Feb. 2018 to Feb. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
||||
Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 102.2 | 103.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
8.534 | 109.1 | 114.5 | 20.9 | 2.8 | 18.4 | -10.0 | 4.9 |
Manufacturing |
90.408 | 101.9 | 102.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Canada |
100.000 | 104.3 | 104.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -2.7 | 0.4 |
European Union |
100.000 | 103.6 | 104.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.526 | 108.0 | 110.9 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Manufacturing |
91.414 | 103.4 | 103.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Germany |
100.000 | 102.3 | 102.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 100.6 | 101.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.202 | 107.1 | 107.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 6.6 | -7.3 | 0.5 |
Manufacturing |
92.379 | 100.1 | 101.2 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 100.2 | 100.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.358 | 102.2 | 102.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 8.7 | -11.5 | -0.2 |
Manufacturing |
93.155 | 100.1 | 100.6 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 99.9 | 100.4 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Nonmanufacturing |
14.037 | 97.0 | 98.8 | -3.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Manufacturing |
83.841 | 100.6 | 101.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
China |
100.000 | 98.3 | 99.0 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
Nonmanufacturing |
20.254 | 95.7 | 98.2 | -3.3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
Manufacturing |
75.719 | 99.4 | 100.1 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
Japan |
100.000 | 99.2 | 100.4 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
18.623 | 101.0 | 104.6 | -5.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
Manufacturing |
80.338 | 98.7 | 99.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 | 0.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
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Feb. 2019 |
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Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
101.6 | 101.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -3.9 | -0.1 |
Canada |
105.8 | 103.8 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | -10.2 | -1.9 |
European Union |
102.1 | 102.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Germany |
104.8 | 104.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Latin America(3) |
102.6 | 102.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Mexico |
101.8 | 101.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
99.6 | 100.2 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
China |
98.9 | 99.6 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Japan |
98.2 | 99.3 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Jan. 2019(1) |
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Feb. 2019 |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 185.8 | 174.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -1.4 | -6.3 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
26.578 | 151.5 | 149.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
Asia |
60.801 | 176.7 | 159.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -4.9 | -3.2 | -9.8 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 164.6 | 165.3 | 3.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
32.144 | 152.3 | 150.2 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 173.7 | 165.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -4.5 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
28.184 | 141.5 | 138.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 4.4 | -2.4 |
Asia |
57.245 | 162.1 | 151.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -6.7 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 144.2 | 144.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
33.236 | 152.1 | 150.7 | 4.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.9 |
Asia |
44.475 | 138.6 | 140.5 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 | -4.3 | 1.4 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 189.9 | 186.1 | -1.7 | 0.7 | 7.6 | -3.8 | -2.0 |
Europe |
57.508 | 228.9 | 225.1 | -5.6 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 4.2 | -1.7 |
Asia |
19.076 | 137.9 | 125.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 19.1 | -12.3 | -9.0 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
5.778 | 148.1 | 155.4 | -5.1 | 6.3 | 10.4 | -16.7 | 4.9 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 161.3 | 146.9 | -4.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.0 | -8.9 |
Europe |
27.532 | 199.1 | 194.3 | -5.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
Asia |
29.113 | 150.0 | 129.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 12.5 | -13.6 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
25.514 | 169.5 | 149.9 | -10.4 | 1.7 | -3.1 | 14.6 | -11.6 |
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. The indexes are calculated as one country, region, or grouping's all-export goods price index divided by the corresponding all-import goods price index on a scale of 100. Relative Importance - A relative importance is a specific index's price-updated value share (expressed as a percentage) of overall imports or exports at a specific point in time. Relative importance values are affected by the trade weights at the point indexes are reweighted and index changes relative to other indexes since the reweight point. If an index is rising in value relative to other indexes over time, the relative importance will increase as well. Revision Policy - To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. After 3 months, no further data revisions take place. For example, data first published in the January release will be subject to revision in the releases for February, March, and April. 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