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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-11-0510 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, April 12, 2011 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 - MARCH 2011 U.S. import prices rose 2.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 1.4 percent advance in February. The March increase was driven by both higher fuel and nonfuel prices. The price index for U.S. exports increased 1.5 percent in March after rising 1.4 percent the previous month. Imports All Imports: Import prices continued a six-month upward trend in March, rising 2.7 percent. The increase was the largest one-month advance since a similar 2.7 percent rise in June 2009. Prices of imports rose 9.7 percent for the year ended in March, the largest 12-month rise since April 2010. Rising fuel and nonfuel prices each contributed to the increase over the past year. Fuel Imports: The price index for import fuel jumped 9.0 percent in March, the largest monthly rise since a 16.0 percent advance in June 2009. Fuel prices increased 28.7 percent for the year ended in March, driven by a 36.6 percent advance over the past six months. Higher petroleum prices drove both the March increase in fuel prices and the rise over the past 12 months, increasing 10.5 percent in March and 31.3 percent over the past year. In contrast, natural gas prices declined 14.0 percent in March and fell 11.6 percent over the past 12 months. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices rose 0.6 percent in March following a 0.5 percent advance the month before. Rising prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, and foods, feeds, and beverages each contributed to the March increase. Import prices, excluding fuel advanced 4.2 percent for the March 2010-11 period, the largest 12-month increase since a 4.8 percent rise for the year ended October 2008. A 14.2 percent increase in nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices and an 18.9 percent rise in foods, feeds, and beverage prices led the recent 12 month advance in nonfuel prices. Table A. Percent changes
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
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All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2010 |
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March |
0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
April |
1.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
May |
-0.8 | -5.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
June |
-1.2 | -3.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
July |
0.0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
August |
0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
September |
0.0 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
October |
1.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
November |
1.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
December |
1.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | (r)2.0 | 0.6 |
2011 |
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January |
(r)1.5 | (r)4.1 | 0.7 | (r)1.2 | (r)3.0 | 1.0 |
February |
1.4 | (r)4.2 | (r)0.5 | (r)1.4 | (r)4.6 | (r)1.0 |
March |
2.7 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Mar. 2009 to 2010 |
11.2 | 61.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 4.6 |
Mar. 2010 to 2011 |
9.7 | 28.7 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 34.0 | 7.0 |
Footnotes |
Exports All Exports: Export prices advanced 1.5 percent in March after rising 1.4 percent in February. The March increase matched a similar 1.5 percent advance in November 2010, and those were the largest increases since July 2008. Prices for overall exports rose 9.5 percent for the year ended in March, the largest 12-month advance since July 2008. Higher prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural exports contributed to both the monthly and 12-month increases in overall export prices. Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports rose 2.3 percent in March, led by a 9.2 percent increase in corn prices and a 10.5 percent advance in cotton prices. Agricultural prices rose 34.0 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month increase since a 39.7 percent advance in July 2008. Rising corn and cotton prices, up 77.7 percent and 153.8 percent, respectively, were the largest contributors to the 12-month increase in agricultural prices. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Prices for nonagricultural exports advanced 1.3 percent in March, the largest increase since a similar 1.3 percent rise in April 2010. Prices for all of the major goods categories increased in March. A 3.2 percent increase for nonagricultural industrial supplies materials prices was the largest contributor to the overall advance. The price index for nonagricultural exports rose 7.0 percent over the past 12 months. SELECTED MARCH HIGHLIGHTS Import Prices Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices increased 2.0 percent in March, led by a 3.8 percent advance in unfinished metals prices. A 6.5 percent advance in iron and steel mill products was the largest factor for the higher metals prices in March. A 1.2 percent increase in chemicals prices in March also contributed to the overall increase in industrial supplies and materials prices. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mixed in March. Consumer goods prices declined 0.2 percent, led by a 3.2 percent decrease in the price index for medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical products. Capital goods prices edged down 0.1 percent in March, driven by a 0.9 percent decline in the price index for computers, peripherals and semiconductors. In contrast, the price index for automotive vehicles rose 0.2 percent in March. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages advanced 4.2 percent in March, the largest monthly rise since a 4.3 percent increase in July 1994. A 26.8 percent jump in vegetable prices, drove the overall March advance in foods, feeds, and beverages prices. Imports by Locality of Origin: Import prices from China rose 0.6 percent in March, the largest monthly increase since a 0.8 percent advance in July 2008. Prices for imports from China increased 2.6 percent over the past 12 months, the largest 12 month advance since a 2.8 percent rise between December 2007 and December 2008. The price indexes for imports from Canada, Mexico, the European Union, and Japan also rose in March. Transportation Services: Import air passenger fares declined 0.2 percent in March. Lower European fares offset increases in Latin American, and Asian fares. Despite the monthly decline, the index was still up 7.6 percent for the year ending in March. Import air freight prices rose 0.2 percent in March, following a 1.8 percent rise in February. Export Prices Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: The price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials increased 3.2 percent in March after rising 2.6 percent in February. The March advance was driven by an 8.9 percent increase in fuel prices and a 2.0 percent rise for nonferrous metals prices. Finished Goods: Capital goods prices rose 0.1 percent in March, led by a 0.9 percent increase in the price index for electric apparatus and parts and a 0.3 percent advance in computers, peripherals and semiconductor prices. Consumer goods prices and prices for automotive vehicles also rose in March, increasing 0.6 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. Transportation Services: Export air passenger fares rose 8.7 percent in March and 11.2 percent over the past year. Rising Asian and Latin American/Caribbean fares led both the March and the 12-month increases for the index. Export air freight prices increased 2.9 percent in March following a 2.0 percent advance in February. Import and Export Price Index data for April 2011 are scheduled for release on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 134.9 | 138.5 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
69.487 | 101.1 | 101.4 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
76.973 | 114.4 | 114.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
75.263 | 117.8 | 118.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
5.776 | 168.1 | 175.2 | 18.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.510 | 189.6 | 199.2 | 20.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.266 | 119.5 | 120.9 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
37.912 | 237.5 | 253.1 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
14.887 | 167.3 | 168.1 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
13.177 | 184.0 | 187.6 | 14.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
8.064 | 177.2 | 181.2 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.113 | 155.2 | 152.8 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | -1.5 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
24.735 | 309.6 | 337.6 | 28.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.0 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
23.025 | 337.8 | 373.2 | 31.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
Crude |
10000 |
17.227 | 347.3 | 379.9 | 31.0 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
1.336 | 151.0 | 131.8 | -8.7 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | -12.7 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
1.211 | 136.0 | 117.0 | -11.6 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -14.0 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.650 | 115.5 | 116.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.7 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.527 | 163.2 | 165.7 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.094 | 129.9 | 131.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.891 | 279.5 | 290.1 | 24.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.582 | 155.3 | 156.7 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.433 | 111.3 | 111.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Capital goods |
2 |
21.755 | 92.3 | 92.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
2.719 | 114.7 | 115.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
17.177 | 86.4 | 86.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
1.858 | 122.9 | 123.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
9.399 | 109.7 | 109.9 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
25.156 | 105.0 | 104.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.348 | 111.0 | 110.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
11.788 | 98.9 | 99.1 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.020 | 107.3 | 107.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 130.8 | 132.7 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
Agricultural commodities |
12.032 | 213.9 | 218.9 | 34.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
81.216 | 101.5 | 102.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
87.967 | 124.8 | 126.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
10.506 | 203.1 | 206.5 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
9.878 | 208.4 | 212.3 | 28.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.628 | 151.6 | 151.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 | -9.1 | -0.1 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
34.390 | 182.3 | 188.3 | 21.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
12.279 | 183.3 | 185.7 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
22.111 | 182.6 | 190.5 | 24.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
2.154 | 247.5 | 258.7 | 66.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 4.5 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
32.235 | 179.5 | 185.3 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
8.277 | 253.9 | 276.6 | 40.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 8.9 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
23.081 | 171.6 | 173.8 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.877 | 115.7 | 115.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Capital goods |
2 |
34.991 | 103.9 | 104.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.360 | 110.7 | 111.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
24.483 | 93.9 | 93.9 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
7.148 | 144.0 | 144.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
6.757 | 109.2 | 109.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
13.356 | 113.3 | 114.0 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
6.839 | 113.9 | 114.2 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.448 | 112.0 | 113.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
|||||
Nonmanufactured articles |
21.748 | 155.0 | 166.8 | 27.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7.6 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
2.174 | 175.4 | 189.1 | 28.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.544 | 177.5 | 195.9 | 27.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
Mining |
21 |
19.574 | 152.7 | 164.2 | 27.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 7.5 |
Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100) |
212 |
0.370 | 145.5 | 145.4 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Manufactured articles |
77.765 | 114.1 | 115.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
Manufactured goods, part 1 |
31 |
10.875 | 116.7 | 118.5 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.261 | 147.5 | 151.4 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.919 | 110.0 | 110.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.837 | 108.5 | 114.4 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
4.017 | 105.0 | 105.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.470 | 109.5 | 109.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Manufactured goods, part 2 |
32 |
18.610 | 130.9 | 135.4 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
0.675 | 108.6 | 110.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.192 | 110.4 | 110.9 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
4.695 | 148.2 | 170.9 | 32.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 15.3 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
9.407 | 131.7 | 130.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
1.745 | 119.6 | 120.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.799 | 125.8 | 126.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Manufactured goods, part 3 |
33 |
48.279 | 108.4 | 108.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.631 | 181.5 | 186.7 | 21.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.507 | 122.5 | 123.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
5.497 | 116.8 | 117.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
15.293 | 84.6 | 84.2 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.556 | 114.1 | 114.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
10.511 | 106.6 | 106.8 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.220 | 108.3 | 109.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.064 | 118.1 | 118.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
|||||
Nonmanufactured articles |
9.614 | 180.8 | 185.1 | 46.7 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
7.295 | 213.0 | 218.9 | 54.3 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 |
Crop production |
111 |
7.024 | 223.0 | 229.4 | 57.6 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 |
Mining |
21 |
2.319 | 113.9 | 115.0 | 26.9 | -2.9 | 6.9 | -5.6 | 1.0 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.559 | 134.3 | 135.0 | 36.5 | -4.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Manufactured articles |
86.589 | 116.9 | 118.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | |
Manufactured goods, part 1 |
31 |
7.212 | 138.6 | 141.2 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.943 | 154.0 | 156.7 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.550 | 114.4 | 115.3 | 9.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
0.404 | 110.4 | 110.6 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
Manufactured goods, part 2 |
32 |
26.131 | 129.0 | 132.9 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
0.405 | 118.7 | 120.8 | 8.1 | -2.4 | -2.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
2.006 | 125.2 | 125.2 | 10.4 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
5.555 | 153.8 | 172.1 | 43.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
15.516 | 128.0 | 129.1 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
1.947 | 109.1 | 109.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.702 | 110.6 | 110.4 | -3.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Manufactured goods, part 3 |
33 |
53.245 | 110.2 | 110.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.931 | 167.4 | 171.0 | 22.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.465 | 124.6 | 124.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
10.468 | 115.7 | 116.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
14.110 | 90.5 | 90.2 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.061 | 110.1 | 110.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
13.076 | 113.2 | 113.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
4.831 | 113.2 | 114.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.363 | 164.2 | 167.2 | 22.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.321 | 206.8 | 212.1 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.713 | 121.4 | 122.8 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.777 | 195.3 | 214.2 | 25.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.311 | 293.1 | 396.8 | 16.2 | 5.7 | 1.7 | -11.4 | 35.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.557 | 124.3 | 129.9 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.416 | 233.1 | 247.6 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 6.2 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.366 | 159.2 | 155.1 | 49.4 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 5.7 | -2.6 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.592 | 150.6 | 154.6 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.235 | 103.3 | 107.3 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.273 | 128.2 | 129.3 | 15.0 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -3.3 | 0.9 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.368 | 152.3 | 153.0 | 17.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.890 | 119.9 | 120.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Mineral products |
V |
24.289 | 310.3 | 338.4 | 28.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 9.1 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
23.966 | 306.7 | 334.9 | 28.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.068 | 146.4 | 144.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.084 | 349.8 | 360.0 | 31.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.924 | 136.9 | 135.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.364 | 116.6 | 112.9 | -4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -3.2 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.257 | 121.0 | 121.7 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.432 | 123.7 | 123.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.511 | 106.4 | 106.9 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
2.938 | 146.1 | 147.0 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.808 | 135.7 | 136.4 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.130 | 165.9 | 167.3 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.533 | 116.6 | 116.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.503 | 116.7 | 116.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.708 | 130.8 | 133.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.307 | 113.5 | 113.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.874 | 107.3 | 107.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.143 | 108.2 | 110.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.023 | 102.6 | 102.6 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.869 | 106.1 | 107.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.621 | 102.4 | 110.0 | 19.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.229 | 109.8 | 109.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.047 | 108.7 | 108.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.726 | 127.4 | 127.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.249 | 120.1 | 119.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.211 | 139.2 | 141.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.267 | 121.8 | 122.1 | 6.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.934 | 181.2 | 185.1 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.244 | 194.9 | 199.1 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
0.949 | 247.1 | 255.9 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.551 | 153.9 | 154.9 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.641 | 417.2 | 425.4 | 31.1 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
Nickel and articles thereof (Dec. 2009=100) |
75 |
0.180 | 137.9 | 152.4 | 37.1 | -4.3 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 10.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.910 | 149.2 | 152.1 | 14.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.327 | 122.5 | 122.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.370 | 128.8 | 128.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
24.133 | 85.8 | 85.6 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
11.980 | 88.6 | 88.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
12.153 | 83.0 | 83.2 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
8.768 | 111.0 | 111.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
7.773 | 109.9 | 110.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
0.909 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.233 | 104.2 | 104.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.987 | 102.0 | 102.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.182 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
3.563 | 108.0 | 108.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
1.744 | 110.9 | 111.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.613 | 101.8 | 102.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.206 | 128.0 | 128.4 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.869 | 184.2 | 190.8 | 16.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.156 | 151.7 | 157.3 | 17.7 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.369 | 166.7 | 166.1 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | -9.5 | -0.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
6.218 | 249.9 | 253.4 | 39.9 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
1.003 | 134.2 | 136.5 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Cereals |
10 |
2.405 | 296.2 | 309.7 | 69.0 | -1.2 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 4.6 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
2.267 | 271.7 | 264.6 | 35.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 | -2.6 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.544 | 157.2 | 158.3 | 56.1 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.637 | 147.0 | 148.0 | 6.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100) |
20 |
0.340 | 105.3 | 106.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.439 | 116.1 | 116.2 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.378 | 104.1 | 105.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.711 | 218.6 | 222.0 | 26.0 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Mineral products |
V |
8.236 | 300.9 | 327.1 | 40.8 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
7.605 | 294.9 | 322.6 | 42.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
12.863 | 150.8 | 151.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.032 | 196.7 | 198.1 | 16.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
3.267 | 160.8 | 164.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.960 | 125.7 | 126.1 | 2.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.556 | 122.1 | 122.5 | 7.6 | -3.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.743 | 127.4 | 127.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.478 | 123.0 | 121.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.801 | 145.1 | 145.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.098 | 143.1 | 143.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.150 | 136.7 | 137.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.948 | 171.4 | 173.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.417 | 128.8 | 132.6 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.517 | 109.8 | 109.7 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.759 | 127.2 | 127.9 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.972 | 154.5 | 156.4 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.295 | 119.4 | 119.8 | 8.7 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.492 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
2.475 | 156.6 | 164.8 | 46.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 5.2 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
1.202 | 264.5 | 292.2 | 136.0 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 14.9 | 10.5 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec. 2008=100) |
XIII |
0.689 | 115.6 | 115.6 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.387 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.784 | 242.1 | 248.9 | 25.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.952 | 183.3 | 186.0 | 15.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.993 | 240.4 | 245.2 | 28.9 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 2.0 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.245 | 164.2 | 166.9 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.764 | 284.4 | 285.7 | 24.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.965 | 135.9 | 138.1 | 12.1 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.339 | 125.4 | 125.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.282 | 122.2 | 123.3 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
26.729 | 95.8 | 95.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.596 | 107.2 | 107.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.133 | 83.5 | 83.2 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
10.785 | 122.8 | 123.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
6.025 | 109.0 | 109.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.898 | 105.7 | 105.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.390 | 107.7 | 108.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.665 | 118.8 | 119.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.617 | 91.8 | 91.9 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Percent of U.S. imports(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
39.494 | 129.1 | 130.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
4.457 | 227.3 | 235.7 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
Manufactured articles |
34.670 | 121.0 | 122.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Other Countries(3) |
60.506 | 133.4 | 137.9 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
12.079 | 317.1 | 344.9 | 32.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 8.8 |
Manufactured articles |
48.226 | 108.2 | 109.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Canada |
14.271 | 151.8 | 155.5 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
3.991 | 220.9 | 228.9 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
Manufactured articles |
10.005 | 137.5 | 140.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
European Union(4) |
17.186 | 131.2 | 132.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
0.256 | 280.1 | 300.1 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
Manufactured articles |
16.854 | 128.4 | 129.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
1.995 | 122.2 | 117.9 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
4.510 | 114.0 | 114.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
2.795 | 131.1 | 131.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Latin America(5) |
18.406 | 169.7 | 176.6 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
5.479 | 335.3 | 365.2 | 27.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
Manufactured articles |
12.844 | 134.4 | 136.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
11.380 | 143.6 | 147.9 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
Nonmanufactured articles (Dec. 2008=100) |
1.900 | 180.0 | 201.8 | 30.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 12.1 |
Manufactured articles (Dec. 2008=100) |
9.437 | 97.0 | 97.4 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
34.852 | 102.9 | 103.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
19.595 | 102.1 | 102.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Japan |
6.198 | 100.8 | 101.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Asian NICs(7) |
5.555 | 89.7 | 91.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(8) |
5.987 | 103.4 | 104.3 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(9) |
3.795 | 247.1 | 263.9 | 27.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Feb. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 2011 |
Mar. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 |
Nov. 2010 to Dec. 2010 |
Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 |
Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2011 |
Feb. 2011 to Mar. 2011 |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 170.2 | 170.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
22.382 | 144.0 | 148.5 | 12.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
Asia |
74.036 | 156.1 | 154.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 135.3 | 139.2 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
38.610 | 121.8 | 125.8 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 154.5 | 155.9 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
22.805 | 134.3 | 138.7 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
Asia |
65.481 | 141.7 | 141.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 132.1 | 135.7 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
36.887 | 150.8 | 154.8 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
Asia |
44.420 | 122.4 | 125.6 | 15.9 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 161.5 | 161.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | -2.6 | -2.4 | -0.2 |
Europe |
38.871 | 172.1 | 166.1 | 2.2 | -5.8 | 3.6 | -2.7 | -3.5 |
Asia |
25.113 | 134.7 | 137.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 | -9.4 | -5.2 | 2.3 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
14.723 | 158.5 | 163.1 | 20.0 | 9.2 | -7.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 161.4 | 175.4 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | -9.6 | 8.7 |
Europe |
28.988 | 182.0 | 182.2 | -7.3 | 2.2 | -2.3 | -1.6 | 0.1 |
Asia |
30.198 | 147.3 | 163.5 | 14.4 | -1.1 | 11.7 | -16.4 | 11.0 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
21.187 | 176.4 | 189.8 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 4.7 | -10.9 | 7.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes 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 -- Starting in September 2008 the Import Air Passenger Fares Indexes represent changes in the average revenue per passenger received by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and are calculated from data obtained from an airline consulting service. These data include tickets sold by travel agencies and travel websites. Tickets sold directly by the airlines are excluded, as are frequent flyer tickets generally. Starting in January 2008 the Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes represent changes in the average revenue per passenger received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents and are calculated from data collected directly from airlines. These data include frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Taxes and fees are included in the Import Air Passenger Fares Index and excluded from the Export Air Passenger Fares Index. 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 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 "MXP Publications." 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. E-Mail Subscription -- The U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes news release is available through an e-mail subscription service at (http://www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm). Additional Information -- More detailed data are available on the Import/Export Price Indexes home page at (http://www.bls.gov/mxp). 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