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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes News Release

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                                    U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                                               - MARCH 2008 -

   The U.S. Import Price Index increased 2.8 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
U.S. Department of Labor reported today, as higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports 
contributed to the advance.  The rise followed 0.2 percent and 1.5 percent increases in February and 
January.  Export prices rose 1.5 percent in March, after advancing 1.1 percent and 1.2 percent for the 
prior two months.

                             Percent changes in import and export price indexes
                                            by End Use category
                                        - not seasonally adjusted -
 
Month IMPORTS EXPORTS
All
imports
Petroleum
imports
Non-
petroleum
imports
All
exports
Agri-
cultural
exports
Non-
agricultural
exports

2007

March

1.6 8.5 0.3 0.7 2.1 0.6

April

1.4 6.8 0.3 0.4 -1.4 0.5

May

0.9 2.7 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4

June

1.2 4.8 0.3 0.4 2.7 0.2

July

1.2 6.0 0.1 0.1 1.6 -0.1

August

-0.3 -1.5 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1

September

0.6 3.1 -0.1 0.3 4.2 0.0

October

1.5 5.0 0.6 0.8 3.8 0.5

November

3.2 12.4 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.9

December

-0.2 -1.8 0.4 (r)0.5 (r)2.6 (r)0.3

2008

January

(r)1.5 (r)4.2 (r)0.6 1.2 5.0 (r)0.9

February

0.2 (r)-1.9 (r)0.7 (r)1.1 (r)4.6 (r)0.7

March

2.8 9.1 1.1 1.5 4.1 1.2

Mar. 2006 to 2007

2.8 3.1 2.8 5.4 20.1 4.3

Mar. 2007 to 2008

14.8 60.0 5.4 7.9 33.4 5.6

Footnotes
(r) Revised

Import Goods
   
   The price index for overall imports rose 2.8 percent in March, led by a 9.1 percent advance in 
petroleum prices.  Petroleum prices resumed an upward trend following a 1.9 percent downturn in 
February.  Prices for petroleum rose 60.0 percent for the year ended in March following a comparatively 
modest 3.1 percent rise over the previous 12-month period.  A 1.1 percent increase in nonpetroleum 
prices also contributed to the overall rise and was the largest one-month increase for the index since 
nonpetroleum prices were first published on a monthly basis in December 1988.  The price indexes for 
overall imports and nonpetroleum imports also advanced for the March 2007-08 period, increasing 14.8 
percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.            
   
   The largest contributor to the March increase in nonpetroleum prices was a 3.6 percent advance 
in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials.  That rise was mostly driven by a 
jump in unfinished metals prices, although higher prices for natural gas, finished metals, and chemicals 
also factored into the advance.  Nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices rose 14.7 percent 
over the past 12 months.        

   Prices for consumer goods; foods, feeds, and beverages; and automotive vehicles were all up in 
March as well.  Consumer goods prices increased 0.5 percent following 0.4 percent and 0.5 percent 
increases in February and January.  Foods, feeds, and beverages prices rose 2.5 percent, led by higher 
prices for food oils, fish, and coffee.  The price index for automotive vehicles advanced 0.2 percent in 
March after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month.   
   
   Capital goods prices were unchanged in March as declining computer prices offset price 
increases for the remainder of capital goods.  
 

Export Goods 

   Export prices advanced 1.5 percent in March, the largest one-month increase for the index since 
overall export prices were first published monthly in December 1988.  The index advanced 7.9 percent 
over the past year, the largest 12-month advance since an 8.7 percent increase for the September 1987-88 
period.  Both the monthly and annual increases were driven by higher agricultural prices, up 4.1 percent 
in March and 33.4 percent over the past 12 months.  Soybeans and corn prices were the largest 
contributors to the March increase, rising 9.6 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively.  In contrast, the 
increase over the past year was led by a 145.2 percent jump in wheat prices.  Nonagricultural prices 
advanced 1.2 percent in March which was also the largest monthly rise since October 1990.  The index 
increased 5.6 percent over the past year.      
   
   Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices rose 3.7 percent in March, as prices for 
fuels, metals, and chemicals all recorded increases.  The price indexes for export consumer goods and 
automotive vehicles also advanced in March, each rising 0.2 percent for the month.  Both followed 
similar increases in February when consumer goods prices rose 0.2 percent and prices for automotive 
vehicles advanced 0.1 percent.    
   
   Prices for capital goods were unchanged in March after rising 1.0 percent over the previous three 
months. Capital goods prices excluding computers advanced 0.2 percent in March, but a 1.0 percent drop 
in computer prices offset those gains.  


Imports by Locality of Origin 
	
   The price indexes for imports from Canada, the European Union, and Mexico all increased in 
March, led by higher fuel prices.  Prices for imports from Canada rose 3.2 percent for the month and 
16.4 percent for the year ended in March.  Import prices from the European Union advanced 1.6 percent 
in March and were up 6.9 percent over the past year.  The price index for imports from Mexico resumed 
an upward trend in March, increasing 2.2 percent following a 1.8 percent downturn in February.  The 
index advanced 17.2 percent over the past 12 months.  
   
   Import prices from China also increased in March, rising 0.7 percent after a 0.1 percent gain the 
previous month.  The index had been up 0.9 percent in January.  Prices for imports from China rose 4.0 
percent for the March 2007-08 period, the largest 12-month increase recorded since the index was first 
published in December 2003. 
    
   The price index for imports from Japan ticked up 0.1 percent in March and advanced 0.7 percent 
over the past year.
   
   
Import and Export Services

   Import air passenger fares rose 0.2 percent in March after declining in each of the prior two 
months.  A 1.2 percent increase in fares from the Latin America-Caribbean region was the largest 
contributor to the overall increase, although prices also rose for European and Asian fares.  The price 
index for overall fares increased 6.8 percent for the year ended in March.  Export air passenger fares 
advanced 5.0 percent in March following a 5.6 percent decrease in February.  The index rose 14.4 
percent over the past year.  Both the March and the annual increases were led by higher Asian fares.  
	
   The price index for import air freight advanced 1.1 percent in March, driven by a 1.7 percent 
increase in Asian air freight prices.  Import air freight prices increased 10.3 percent for the year ended in 
March.  Export air freight prices rose 0.3 percent in March after falling 0.3 percent the previous month.  
The index advanced 12.8 percent over the past year.  


CONTENTS OF RELEASE

This news release includes the following tables:

Table 1    U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use
Table 2    U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use
Table 3    U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS
Table 4    U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS
Table 5    U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
Table 6    U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
Table 7    U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin
Table 8    U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services
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Import and Export Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on May 13 at 
8:30 A.M. (EDT)

Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use
Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

All commodities

  100.000 129.4 133.0 14.8 -0.2 1.5 0.2 2.8

All imports excluding petroleum

  78.551 110.4 111.6 5.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

  76.396 112.8 113.8 5.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.9

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

4.377 138.7 142.1 14.0 0.7 3.2 0.0 2.5

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

3.385 153.8 157.7 16.7 0.8 3.8 -0.1 2.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

0.992 104.5 107.1 5.7 0.5 1.4 0.1 2.5

Industrial supplies & materials

1

38.806 218.1 232.5 36.9 -0.7 3.1 0.1 6.6

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

  17.357 154.3 159.8 14.7 0.7 1.8 2.7 3.6

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

  15.202 161.8 167.0 14.2 0.6 2.0 2.1 3.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

  9.860 152.1 158.8 12.6 0.3 0.1 1.9 4.4

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

  5.342 156.4 160.3 17.6 1.0 4.2 3.9 2.5

Fuels & lubricants

10

23.605 298.0 324.2 54.7 -1.5 3.9 -1.2 8.8

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

21.450 313.3 341.7 60.0 -1.8 4.2 -1.9 9.1

Crude

10000

16.041 328.6 356.1 68.4 -1.1 4.4 0.2 8.4

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

1.822 201.4 215.6 19.8 1.2 1.0 8.7 7.1

Gas-natural

10110

1.665 197.7 213.0 20.3 1.4 0.8 9.9 7.7

Paper & paper base stocks

11

0.744 113.4 114.2 2.4 1.1 3.2 0.6 0.7

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

4.669 147.2 148.7 19.9 1.2 6.0 2.6 1.0

Selected building materials

13

1.726 113.7 114.4 2.7 0.3 0.0 -2.0 0.6

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

4.664 223.9 241.2 18.9 1.1 -1.0 4.1 7.7

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

1.833 139.8 145.6 16.1 -1.7 1.9 1.7 4.1

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

1.566 105.7 104.8 2.9 0.5 1.5 0.3 -0.9

Capital goods

2

21.052 92.0 92.0 1.0 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0

Electric generating equipment

20

2.666 108.2 108.4 3.9 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.2

Nonelectrical machinery

21

16.777 87.4 87.4 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

1.609 115.3 115.4 4.8 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

13.156 107.2 107.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

22.609 103.5 104.0 2.7 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5

Nondurables, manufactured

40

10.470 106.9 107.5 3.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.6

Durables, manufactured

41

11.029 100.0 100.3 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

42

1.109 104.1 104.1 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use
Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

All commodities

  100.000 122.0 123.8 7.9 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.5

Agricultural commodities

  9.937 185.8 193.5 33.4 2.6 5.0 4.6 4.1

Nonagricultural commodities

  90.063 117.5 118.9 5.6 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.2

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

9.099 188.9 196.1 33.5 3.1 5.6 4.6 3.8

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

8.409 194.1 201.6 35.1 3.2 5.7 4.9 3.9

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

0.690 145.1 148.8 16.3 2.3 4.5 2.0 2.5

Industrial supplies & materials

1

30.097 159.6 165.6 13.8 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.8

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

  11.704 166.2 172.3 7.6 -0.1 0.4 3.9 3.7

Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable

  18.392 156.4 162.4 18.0 0.4 2.9 0.1 3.8

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials

10

1.528 150.7 159.7 25.5 -0.1 0.9 3.2 6.0

Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials

  28.568 160.3 166.2 13.3 0.2 2.0 1.5 3.7

Fuels & lubricants

11

4.576 225.3 249.4 32.1 -0.8 4.2 -3.0 10.7

Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials

12

22.969 154.6 158.3 10.3 0.4 1.6 2.5 2.4

Selected building materials

13

1.023 114.1 114.8 1.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 0.6

Capital goods

2

39.222 101.3 101.3 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0

Electrical generating equipment

20

3.714 108.2 108.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5

Nonelectrical machinery

21

27.790 94.0 93.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

7.718 127.7 128.1 5.8 0.4 1.4 0.7 0.3

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

9.661 107.0 107.2 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

11.922 107.6 107.8 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2

Nondurables, manufactured

40

5.556 108.2 108.5 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

Durables, manufactured

41

5.359 105.7 105.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.4 -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Nonmanufactured articles

  20.270 147.6 158.5 55.5 -0.9 3.8 0.7 7.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

1.594 126.4 131.6 19.5 -0.3 8.8 -2.5 4.1

Crop production

111

1.136 129.7 135.4 25.5 -0.6 10.9 -4.4 4.4

Mining

21

18.676 149.6 161.1 59.3 -1.0 3.3 0.9 7.7

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100)

212

0.349 108.7 109.3 8.6 2.2 2.2 -0.5 0.6

Manufactured articles

  79.138 109.4 111.2 6.9 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.6

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

9.736 107.3 108.2 5.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.8

Food manufacturing

311

2.397 121.3 125.0 16.8 1.1 1.9 1.7 3.1

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

0.809 104.9 104.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 -0.5

Textile mills

313

0.439 111.2 111.0 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.9 -0.2

Textile product mills

314

0.738 101.2 101.4 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2

Apparel manufacturing

315

3.944 102.4 102.5 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

1.409 103.8 103.9 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

17.606 119.2 124.1 17.7 -0.4 3.7 -1.5 4.1

Wood product manufacturing

321

1.062 90.2 91.2 1.4 0.4 -0.1 -3.2 1.1

Paper manufacturing

322

1.250 108.3 108.8 4.4 0.8 4.0 0.7 0.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

4.295 132.6 151.7 41.2 -3.3 6.5 -9.6 14.4

Chemical manufacturing

325

8.168 122.2 123.7 14.6 1.1 3.5 2.3 1.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

1.642 108.2 108.6 4.9 0.4 1.9 0.4 0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

1.088 110.8 110.8 5.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

51.797 106.6 107.7 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.0

Primary metal manufacturing

331

5.487 154.7 167.4 20.5 0.4 -1.1 4.5 8.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

2.528 114.1 114.7 7.5 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.5

Machinery manufacturing

333

6.522 108.2 108.5 3.8 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

13.831 93.6 93.3 -2.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

3.607 109.2 109.3 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

13.883 104.0 104.1 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337

1.407 103.9 105.7 4.5 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

4.531 108.9 109.3 3.2 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Nonmanufactured articles

  7.451 156.8 164.2 40.2 4.2 6.3 5.2 4.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

6.071 179.9 188.6 51.0 4.4 7.7 6.3 4.8

Crop production

111

5.708 187.5 197.1 55.6 4.8 7.7 6.7 5.1

Mining

21

1.380 104.2 108.3 8.5 3.3 1.0 0.7 3.9

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

0.889 100.6 101.8 0.7 -0.6 -0.5 1.6 1.2

Manufactured articles

  89.481 109.4 110.6 6.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.1

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

6.609 117.4 119.4 10.9 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.7

Food manufacturing

311

4.292 129.5 132.9 17.5 1.5 1.4 2.1 2.6

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

0.486 103.9 104.5 2.2 0.2 -0.3 0.4 0.6

Apparel manufacturing

315

0.471 101.3 101.3 0.9 -0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

22.504 117.4 120.5 13.1 0.1 2.3 0.0 2.6

Wood product manufacturing

321

0.527 112.8 113.6 4.1 -0.5 0.7 2.0 0.7

Paper manufacturing

322

1.914 113.7 113.8 5.1 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

3.033 142.4 163.4 44.0 -4.1 5.2 -4.4 14.7

Chemical manufacturing

325

14.016 116.6 117.6 11.4 0.9 2.3 0.8 0.9

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

2.113 106.7 107.3 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.6

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

0.816 109.0 109.4 3.8 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.4

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

60.369 105.7 106.2 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.5

Primary metal manufacturing

331

4.551 137.7 147.7 21.0 1.3 0.6 5.1 7.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

2.672 114.7 114.4 4.6 0.4 1.1 0.3 -0.3

Machinery manufacturing

333

11.750 107.6 108.0 3.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

16.765 96.4 95.9 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

3.629 107.4 108.1 4.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

16.334 106.0 106.1 2.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

4.329 105.9 106.1 2.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Live animals; animal products

I

1.064 128.7 131.6 7.4 1.4 -0.2 2.4 2.3

Meat and edible meat offal

02

0.242 149.8 152.9 7.5 -0.5 0.4 1.3 2.1

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.532 100.3 103.8 3.0 0.5 1.0 0.2 3.5

Vegetable products

II

1.279 146.5 147.9 19.0 -1.0 8.4 -4.5 1.0

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

0.335 209.9 199.6 11.5 4.4 30.2 -21.0 -4.9

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.365 96.7 94.6 15.1 -8.7 -1.9 5.0 -2.2

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

0.244 157.6 171.2 26.7 1.9 3.5 -0.1 8.6

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

2.139 133.2 135.4 10.4 0.8 3.0 0.7 1.7

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100)

19

0.171 102.1 104.6 - - 0.8 1.3 2.4

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants

20

0.235 138.2 139.8 14.9 1.4 0.5 2.2 1.2

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

0.793 116.1 115.4 4.0 0.8 3.2 -0.1 -0.6

Mineral products

V

23.278 294.1 319.6 54.2 -1.4 3.9 -1.1 8.7

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)

25

0.209 101.8 102.3 - - 0.2 1.6 0.5

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

22.734 294.9 321.1 55.5 -1.5 3.9 -1.1 8.9

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

7.420 136.0 138.5 14.2 1.0 3.3 2.6 1.8

Inorganic chemicals

28

0.988 255.6 272.7 37.2 2.6 10.9 8.7 6.7

Organic chemicals

29

2.482 132.5 135.0 10.2 0.4 3.9 0.5 1.9

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.229 111.2 112.1 4.6 0.6 1.1 -0.2 0.8

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty

32

0.160 103.2 103.6 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100)

33

0.400 122.0 122.6 9.6 0.4 2.4 4.2 0.5

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

0.404 98.3 99.2 5.1 -0.6 -1.4 1.1 0.9

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

2.793 128.7 129.2 6.8 0.2 2.1 0.5 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof

39

1.847 126.4 126.7 7.6 0.5 2.4 0.4 0.2

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.946 133.2 134.2 5.4 -0.2 1.3 0.6 0.8

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc

VIII

0.571 111.2 111.3 5.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials

42

0.507 111.6 111.7 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork

IX

1.101 110.6 111.7 0.7 0.4 0.0 -3.2 1.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

1.411 113.1 113.4 4.6 0.6 4.4 0.5 0.3

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

0.964 108.1 108.3 3.0 0.4 5.8 0.7 0.2

Printed matter

49

0.252 118.9 119.0 3.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1

Textile and textile articles

XI

4.956 103.5 103.8 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

61

1.800 100.9 101.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

1.964 102.8 103.1 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3

Made-up or worn textile articles

63

0.494 93.6 95.3 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.8

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.

XII

1.175 104.3 104.4 2.9 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

0.981 103.0 103.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

0.938 114.8 115.0 5.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.2

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100)

68

0.333 106.5 106.4 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 -0.1

Ceramic products

69

0.304 124.1 124.4 8.6 0.1 0.4 2.1 0.2

Glass and glassware

70

0.302 113.4 113.7 3.4 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.3

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

2.752 149.8 157.3 18.4 1.7 0.5 4.7 5.0

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

6.557 174.7 182.1 11.0 -0.5 0.2 1.8 4.2

Iron and steel

72

1.908 226.6 238.4 23.0 1.2 4.3 3.4 5.2

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.591 139.6 143.0 12.6 0.8 3.6 0.6 2.4

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.787 283.3 307.6 29.1 -6.2 -8.9 5.3 8.6

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.957 141.4 149.6 2.4 1.3 -0.4 0.7 5.8

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

0.355 112.8 112.9 4.6 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.440 126.5 127.1 1.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.5

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

23.773 88.3 88.2 0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

12.240 88.7 88.7 0.7 0.1 -0.6 0.1 0.0

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

85

11.533 88.0 87.8 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

12.144 108.8 108.9 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

11.262 108.0 108.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)

88

0.793 110.6 110.7 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

2.793 99.5 99.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.3

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

2.503 97.6 97.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.1

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

91

0.217 118.3 120.3 3.7 0.4 -0.3 0.8 1.7

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

3.581 102.6 103.7 2.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.1

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs

94

2.058 106.5 108.2 3.6 -0.1 0.8 0.3 1.6

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

1.331 97.1 97.6 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

96

0.191 108.2 108.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Live animals; animal products

I

1.519 157.0 156.1 6.0 1.4 0.8 -0.4 -0.6

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

0.789 124.7 125.0 10.0 0.2 -1.4 1.2 0.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.433 148.7 153.7 23.9 3.6 5.8 3.0 3.4

Vegetable products

II

5.607 233.3 244.9 52.5 4.1 8.5 6.4 5.0

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.694 122.1 121.2 7.8 -4.0 1.4 -0.7 -0.7

Cereals

10

2.636 293.9 313.1 70.3 8.9 9.5 12.0 6.5

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

1.670 242.3 262.5 78.8 7.0 10.3 5.3 8.3

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.366 133.5 135.7 12.6 0.7 2.2 1.5 1.6

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

0.441 118.9 119.9 7.2 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.8

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.585 193.6 200.6 39.9 1.7 5.6 4.2 3.6

Mineral products

V

4.679 274.7 302.9 31.5 -0.8 4.0 -2.1 10.3

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

4.090 267.1 297.1 37.4 -0.6 4.7 -2.7 11.2

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.566 138.4 140.5 11.6 0.8 2.3 0.9 1.5

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.131 180.6 183.8 20.5 2.6 3.3 1.8 1.8

Organic chemicals

29

3.566 153.5 159.3 13.5 0.9 1.5 1.5 3.8

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.536 116.8 117.1 4.0 0.5 -0.3 0.3 0.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

0.548 115.9 116.4 2.4 0.2 -1.0 0.1 0.4

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.656 118.6 119.5 2.9 0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.8

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

0.398 115.5 115.7 5.0 0.9 -0.4 2.6 0.2

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.603 122.6 122.9 3.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.2

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.236 137.5 137.7 6.8 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.260 133.7 133.8 7.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.1

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.976 153.4 154.0 5.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.4

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc.

VIII

0.401 117.0 117.9 -5.9 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 0.8

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork

IX

0.645 112.2 112.9 0.1 -0.5 0.0 1.4 0.6

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.533 116.3 116.8 6.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.708 127.8 129.1 12.6 0.4 1.5 2.3 1.0

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

1.296 110.8 110.8 3.1 0.6 0.8 -0.4 0.0

Printed material

49

0.529 120.5 121.3 7.1 0.2 -0.7 -0.2 0.7

Textile and textile articles

XI

2.219 106.7 109.1 6.3 -0.1 0.7 0.7 2.2

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.692 107.4 114.5 21.2 -0.3 2.0 1.8 6.6

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

0.802 111.6 111.7 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1

Glass and glassware

70

0.432 99.3 99.7 4.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.4

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

3.974 180.5 188.4 9.6 1.1 -0.8 5.9 4.4

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.732 169.1 175.5 7.8 0.1 1.2 3.0 3.8

Iron and steel

72

1.487 218.0 231.1 20.6 0.7 4.5 6.8 6.0

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.393 150.0 150.8 4.4 -0.1 1.3 0.5 0.5

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.672 246.7 264.3 13.5 -2.5 -1.7 7.4 7.1

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.955 140.2 150.2 1.1 1.2 -1.7 1.1 7.1

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

0.385 118.3 118.6 4.0 -0.1 2.4 0.0 0.3

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.370 129.5 124.7 -1.4 -0.2 0.2 0.5 -3.7

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

30.800 95.5 95.5 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

17.043 103.7 103.7 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

13.757 86.6 86.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 -0.2

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

13.932 115.5 115.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

8.255 106.2 106.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

6.049 105.9 106.0 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.430 107.6 107.4 4.3 0.5 0.9 -0.1 -0.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.766 116.7 116.3 3.0 0.6 1.9 -0.2 -0.3

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.511 92.7 92.7 6.8 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Percent
of
U.S.
imports(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Industrialized Countries(2)

42.888 127.9 130.9 11.0 0.1 1.9 1.0 2.3

Nonmanufactured articles

4.201 257.6 276.3 48.9 0.7 3.8 8.7 7.3

Manufactured articles

38.251 118.1 120.0 6.7 0.0 1.6 -0.1 1.6

Other Countries(3)

57.112 128.7 132.5 17.2 -0.4 1.7 -0.8 3.0

Nonmanufactured articles

12.058 284.9 306.2 59.1 -1.4 4.0 -1.8 7.5

Manufactured articles

44.837 106.6 108.0 5.9 0.0 0.9 -0.4 1.3

Canada

16.032 146.9 151.6 16.4 -0.9 1.5 1.7 3.2

Nonmanufactured articles

3.711 252.8 273.6 45.7 -1.0 4.0 9.4 8.2

Manufactured articles

12.028 126.9 128.4 7.4 -0.9 0.5 -1.0 1.2

European Union(4)

17.355 127.7 129.7 6.9 0.7 2.0 0.9 1.6

Nonmanufactured articles

0.249 307.1 326.9 59.3 7.8 0.9 -0.1 6.4

Manufactured articles

16.987 124.6 126.5 5.9 0.6 2.1 0.8 1.5

France (Dec. 2003=100)

1.844 113.6 114.1 6.1 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.4

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)

4.732 111.2 111.7 4.9 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.4

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)

2.684 132.1 136.5 16.2 1.4 2.0 2.4 3.3

Latin America(5)

18.032 163.8 170.0 23.1 -0.7 2.6 -1.1 3.8

Nonmanufactured articles

5.151 291.1 312.0 56.5 -1.0 3.9 -3.3 7.2

Manufactured articles

12.786 136.9 139.5 9.5 -0.6 1.9 0.1 1.9

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)

10.710 137.9 141.0 17.2 0.6 2.1 -1.8 2.2

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(6)

33.822 100.5 101.1 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.6

China (Dec. 2003=100)

15.926 100.6 101.3 4.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.7

Japan

8.032 94.5 94.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1

Asian NICs(7)

5.887 89.1 89.1 0.5 -0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(8)

6.041 99.9 100.9 4.3 0.4 1.0 0.2 1.0

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(9)

3.928 237.2 252.1 45.6 -2.6 2.0 1.9 6.3

Footnotes
(1) Percentage of trade figures are based on 2006 trade values.
(2) Includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
(3) Includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere.
(4) Includes European Union countries.
(5) Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
(6) Includes China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.
(7) Asian Newly Industrialized Countries. Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
(8) Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
(9) Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Regions are not mutually exclusive.
Dash = Not available


Table 8. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: March 2007 to March 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2008(1)
Index Percent change
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Annual Monthly
Mar.
2007
to
Mar.
2008
Nov.
2007
to
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008
Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008
Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

100.000 142.6 144.2 10.3 2.6 0.0 0.6 1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

28.721 149.3 149.9 15.8 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.4

Asia

61.180 121.7 123.8 8.9 2.3 -0.2 0.8 1.7

Export Air Freight

100.000 131.6 132.0 12.8 2.9 3.9 -0.3 0.3

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

42.295 123.2 123.5 22.0 3.8 8.3 0.0 0.2

Inbound Air Freight

100.000 139.4 140.6 11.1 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

30.872 145.7 146.1 16.4 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.3

Asia

57.099 116.8 118.3 8.5 2.8 0.2 0.5 1.3

Outbound Air Freight

100.000 126.9 128.0 14.0 2.7 1.9 0.2 0.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

41.722 144.8 145.0 14.5 2.8 2.5 -0.1 0.1

Asia

40.539 112.9 114.7 11.5 2.7 1.5 0.3 1.6

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

100.000 131.0 131.3 6.8 5.5 -2.1 -1.1 0.2

Europe

41.270 124.1 124.5 5.0 1.5 0.4 -0.4 0.3

Asia

25.660 116.6 117.0 3.3 16.0 -11.2 -1.6 0.3

Latin America/Caribbean

13.444 128.4 130.0 5.1 1.0 -0.5 0.6 1.2

Export Air Passenger Fares

100.000 152.8 160.4 14.4 2.6 4.0 -5.6 5.0

Europe

28.600 175.4 179.9 9.2 3.5 0.8 -4.7 2.6

Asia

35.033 129.4 134.6 22.7 6.3 11.6 -8.2 4.0

Latin America/Caribbean

19.933 152.7 156.1 -7.1 -0.8 -0.9 -9.3 2.2

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures for Air Passenger Fares Indexes are based on 2006 trade values, while the relative importance figures for the Air Freight Indexes are based on 2005 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


                                          TECHNICAL NOTE

Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres 
formula and are not seasonally adjusted.  Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, 
with a two-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 http://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) include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum.  The 
NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI (Producer Price 
Index) to produce the NAICS primary products indexes.

Import Price Indexes -- Products have been 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 Indexes -- Products have been 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 -- The Import Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data obtained 
from a commercial airline reservation system.  These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold 
by consolidators.  The Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected directly 
from airlines.  These data include frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators.  Taxes and fees 
are excluded from both the Import and Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes.  The Air Freight Indexes are 
calculated from data collected directly from companies.  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 represent transactions between U.S. and foreign 
residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.).  Fact 
sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp 
under "Publications and Other Documentation."

Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected 
for the Import Price Indexes.  Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin 
using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).  
Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21 and manufactured goods are defined as 
NAICS 31-33. 
 
Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data 
may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.  After three months, no further data 
revisions take place.  So, for example, data released in the January release will be subject to revision in 
the releases for February, March, and April.

Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics, notably the foreign trade 
sector of the National Income and Product Accounts constructed by the Department of Commerce.  
Other published indexes are useful for general market analysis.  For trade in international services, 
Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Income and Product Accounts, while 
International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis.  Merchandise and services indexes also 
can be used to study U.S. competitiveness and to compute price elasticities, and the merchandise import 
indexes by country or region of origin are useful in terms of trade analysis.

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