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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes News Release

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                               U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2022                                

U.S. import prices were unchanged in April, after increasing 2.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Higher nonfuel prices in April offset lower fuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports 
advanced 0.6 percent in April following a 4.1-percent increase the previous month.  

Imports 

The price index for U.S. imports was unchanged in April, after rising 6.8 percent over the first quarter of 
2022. U.S. import prices have not recorded a monthly decline since the index fell 0.4 percent in December 
2021. Prices for U.S. imports advanced 12.0 percent for the year ended in April, down from the 13.0-percent 
increase recorded last month. (See table 1.)

Fuel Imports: Import fuel prices declined 2.4 percent in April following a 39.2-percent increase from 
December to March. The decrease in April was the first 1-month drop since the index fell 7.7 percent in 
December 2021. Lower petroleum prices in April more than offset higher natural gas prices. Despite the 
decrease in April, import fuel prices rose 64.3 percent over the past 12 months. Petroleum prices fell 2.9 
percent in April, after advancing 19.4 percent the previous month. In contrast, natural gas prices increased 
6.8 percent in April following a 9.5-percent decline in March. Petroleum and natural gas prices rose over the 
past year, advancing 63.0 percent and 102.2 percent, respectively.

All Imports Excluding Fuel: Prices for nonfuel imports increased 0.4 percent in April following advances 
of 1.2 percent, 0.9 percent, and 1.4 percent the 3 previous months. Nonfuel import prices have not recorded 
a 1-month drop since the index decreased 0.2 percent in November 2020. Higher prices for nonfuel 
industrial supplies and materials; capital goods; foods, feeds, and beverages; and automotive vehicles all 
contributed to the April increase in nonfuel import prices. The price index for nonfuel imports rose on a 12-
month basis, advancing 7.2 percent.         

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Foods, feeds, and beverages prices increased 0.9 percent in April, after rising 
0.4 percent in March. Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages have not recorded a monthly decline since the 
index fell 0.1 percent in November 2021; the index advanced 12.1 percent for the year ended in April. 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials rose 0.6 
percent in April following a 4.6-percent advance in March. Higher prices in April for steelmaking materials, 
fertilizer, and steel mill products more than offset lower prices for unfinished building materials and 
precious metals.             

Finished Goods: Prices for most of the major finished goods categories increased in April. Import capital 
goods prices advanced 0.4 percent for the second consecutive month and the index increased 3.8 percent for 
the year ended in April. The 12-month rise in capital goods prices was the largest over-the-year advance 
since September 1992. The price index for automotive vehicles also increased in April, rising 0.3 percent 
following a 0.1-percent advance in March. Prices for consumer goods were unchanged in April, the first 
time the index has not recorded a monthly increase since February 2021.  

Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories

Month IMPORTS EXPORTS
All
imports
Fuel
imports
Nonfuel
imports
All
exports
Agri-
cultural
exports
Non-
agricultural
exports

2021

April

0.9 1.9 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.2

May

1.3 5.2 0.9 2.3 6.1 1.8

June

1.1 4.9 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.1

July

0.3 2.9 0.0 1.1 -1.7 1.3

August

-0.2 -2.2 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1

September

0.4 3.6 0.1 0.3 -1.5 0.5

October

1.5 11.1 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.0

November

0.7 2.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.6

December

-0.4 -7.7 0.5 -1.6 0.7 -1.9

2022

January

2.0 7.3 1.4 2.8 3.0 (r)2.8

February

(r)1.8 (r)10.5 (r)0.9 (r)3.2 2.9 (r)3.3

March

(r)2.9 (r)17.3 1.2 (r)4.1 (r)4.3 (r)4.1

April

0.0 -2.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5

Apr. 2020 to 2021

10.9 130.7 5.2 15.0 25.5 13.7

Apr. 2021 to 2022

12.0 64.3 7.2 18.0 20.9 17.6

Footnotes
(r) Revised

Exports 

U.S. export prices rose 0.6 percent in April following a 10.5-percent advance from December to March. 
Higher prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural exports contributed to the overall increase in U.S. 
export prices in April. The price index for U.S. exports rose 18.0 percent over the past year. (See table 2.)

Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports advanced 1.1 percent in April, after 
increasing 4.3 percent the previous month. Agricultural export prices have not declined on a monthly basis 
since September 2021. Higher prices in April for corn, cotton, meat, and nuts more than offset lower prices 
for wheat and soybeans. Prices for agricultural exports rose 20.9 percent from April 2021 to April 2022, led 
by higher prices for wheat, soybeans, corn, cotton, and meat.                        

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Prices for nonagricultural exports advanced 0.5 percent in April 
following increases of 4.1 percent in March, 3.3 percent in February, and 2.8 percent in January. In April, 
higher prices for capital goods; nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials; automotive vehicles; and 
consumer goods all contributed to the rise in nonagricultural export prices. The price index for 
nonagricultural exports advanced 17.6 percent for the year ended in April, led by higher nonagricultural 
industrial supplies and materials prices.                  

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices 
increased 0.4 percent in April following a 20.7-percent advance from December to March. Higher prices for 
chemicals and nonferrous metals more than offset a 1.3-percent drop in fuel prices. Despite the April 
decline, export fuel prices rose 72.8 percent over the past year.           

Finished Goods: Prices for each of the major finished goods categories advanced in April. Capital goods 
prices increased 0.9 percent following consecutive 0.4-percent advances in March and February and a 0.9-
percent rise in January. Prices for export capital goods increased 5.1 percent for the year ended in April, the 
largest 12-month advance since September 1982. The price index for automotive vehicles rose 0.8 percent 
in April and consumer goods prices advanced 0.5 percent for the same period. 

More information for the major import and export price indexes can be found at 
www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm.

Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality

Imports by Locality of Origin: The price index for imports from China advanced 0.2 percent in April 
following a 0.5-percent increase in March. The April rise was driven by higher prices for fabricated metal 
products manufacturing. Prices for imports from China rose 4.6 percent over the past year. Import prices 
from Japan advanced 0.3 percent in April, after increasing 0.5 percent the previous month. Prices for 
imports from Japan rose 1.9 percent from April 2021 to April 2022. The price indexes for imports from the 
European Union and Mexico also increased in April, advancing 0.2 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. In 
contrast, the price index for imports from Canada declined 1.4 percent, after rising 20.1 percent from 
December to March. (See table 7.)
	
Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China decreased 0.3 percent in April, the first 
monthly drop since a 1.0-percent decline in December 2021. The decrease in April followed a 10.4-percent 
rise from December to March. Despite the April drop, prices for exports to China advanced 14.5 percent 
over the past 12 months. The price index for exports to Japan rose 0.7 percent in April following a 4.8-
percent increase in March. Export prices to Japan advanced 18.7 percent for the year ended in April, the 
largest 12 month increase since May 2021. Prices for exports to the European Union fell 0.6 percent in 
April, after rising 4.5 percent the previous month. The price index for exports to Canada increased 1.3 
percent in April and export prices to Mexico rose 1.4 percent over the same period. (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. U.S. terms of trade with China declined 
0.5 percent in April, after rising 9.0 percent from December to March. Higher import prices from China and 
decreasing export prices to China each contributed to the April drop in the U.S. terms of trade. Despite the 
April decline, the index for U.S. terms of trade with China rose 9.4 percent from April 2021 to April 2022. 
U.S. terms of trade with Japan advanced 0.4 percent in April following a 4.2-percent increase in March. 
U.S. terms of trade with Japan rose 16.5 percent for the year ended in April, the largest over-the-year 
advance since a 17.1-percent increase in May 2021. U.S. terms of trade with the European Union decreased 
0.8 percent in April, after rising 3.1 percent the previous month. The index for U.S. terms of trade with 
Canada advanced 2.8 percent in April and U.S. terms of trade with Mexico increased 0.8 percent over the 
same period. (See table 9.)

Import and Export Services

Imports: Import air passenger fares advanced 3.6 percent in April following an 8.6-percent rise in March 
and a 6.1-percent increase in February. In April, higher Asian, Latin American/Caribbean, and European 
fares all contributed to the overall advance. Import air passenger fares rose 14.2 percent over the past year, 
the largest 12-month increase since September 2021. Prices for import air freight declined 4.6 percent in 
April, after increasing 2.7 percent the previous month. Import air freight prices advanced 6.5 percent from 
April 2021 to April 2022. (See table 10.)

Exports: The index for export air passenger fares ticked up 0.1 percent in April following a 7.0-percent 
advance in March. Higher Latin American/Caribbean fares in April offset declining Asian and European 
fares. Export air passenger fares rose 9.7 percent for the year ended in April. Export air freight prices were 
unchanged in April, after advances of 4.6 percent and 6.3 percent the previous 2 months. Prices for export 
air freight have not recorded a 1-month decline since July 2021 and rose 23.3 percent over the past year. 
The April 12-month advance was the largest over-the-year increase since the index rose 23.7 percent in 
August 2008.       
		
U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for May 2022 are scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description End
Use
Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

All commodities

  100.000 146.8 146.8 12.0 2.0 1.8 2.9 0.0

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)

  81.051 110.4 110.8 6.9 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.4

All imports excluding petroleum

  88.656 126.3 126.8 7.8 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.4

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

  87.905 129.9 130.4 7.2 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.4

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

6.854 211.2 213.1 12.1 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.9

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

5.420 228.1 231.1 11.7 3.8 1.4 0.3 1.3

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

1.434 174.1 172.9 13.3 1.5 2.3 1.1 -0.7

Industrial supplies & materials

1

31.598 296.6 295.0 35.2 4.7 5.2 9.1 -0.5

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

  20.180 233.6 235.4 23.6 3.7 2.2 4.1 0.8

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

  19.215 258.9 260.5 21.1 3.4 2.5 4.6 0.6

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

  13.398 257.3 257.2 17.3 3.7 2.6 6.2 0.0

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

  6.856 202.1 206.9 33.9 3.7 1.7 0.0 2.4

Fuels & lubricants

10

12.095 379.9 370.7 64.3 7.3 10.5 17.3 -2.4

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

11.344 407.9 396.1 63.0 7.1 11.7 19.4 -2.9

Crude petroleum

10000

7.900 425.1 411.7 61.4 9.6 12.0 19.6 -3.2

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

101

0.636 259.1 273.1 92.5 11.3 -2.0 -8.3 5.4

Natural gas

10110

0.514 247.7 264.5 102.2 14.3 -4.3 -9.5 6.8

Paper & paper base stocks

11

0.467 125.9 131.2 14.2 -0.3 2.0 -0.7 4.2

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

5.638 219.4 223.6 29.5 3.1 2.2 1.3 1.9

Selected building materials

13

2.231 246.3 231.8 2.9 14.7 2.9 4.5 -5.9

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

6.036 409.9 417.7 23.7 1.9 3.1 9.9 1.9

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

3.457 228.4 227.8 25.2 1.8 2.9 4.3 -0.3

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

1.674 125.4 127.0 10.0 1.1 0.2 0.5 1.3

Capital goods

2

24.899 92.1 92.5 3.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4

Electric generating equipment

20

3.091 126.3 126.7 3.8 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.3

Nonelectrical machinery

21

20.264 83.6 84.0 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.5

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

22

1.543 141.0 142.2 2.7 1.1 -0.7 0.6 0.9

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

12.033 114.9 115.2 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

24.616 110.5 110.5 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0

Nondurables, manufactured

40

12.474 125.4 125.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Durables, manufactured

41

11.411 95.6 95.8 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

42

0.732 134.9 135.1 13.7 2.8 2.2 1.8 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description End
Use
Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

All commodities

  100.000 159.3 160.3 18.0 2.8 3.2 4.1 0.6

Agricultural commodities

  12.175 255.5 258.4 20.9 3.0 2.9 4.3 1.1

All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)

  66.908 115.2 116.6 7.5 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2

Nonagricultural commodities

  87.825 152.1 152.9 17.6 2.8 3.3 4.1 0.5

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

11.156 259.1 261.4 19.9 3.2 2.8 4.7 0.9

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

10.676 259.8 262.3 20.3 3.3 2.7 4.8 1.0

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

0.480 250.4 247.7 11.3 1.2 3.7 2.5 -1.1

Industrial supplies & materials

1

44.779 240.7 241.9 35.1 4.8 6.5 7.7 0.5

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

  10.757 231.4 235.5 15.8 1.7 2.2 4.0 1.8

Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable

  34.022 240.1 240.2 43.0 6.0 7.9 8.9 0.0

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials

10

1.470 236.8 242.9 24.8 1.0 3.4 0.7 2.6

Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials

  43.310 241.0 242.0 35.5 4.9 6.6 8.0 0.4

Fuels & lubricants

11

21.936 324.8 320.5 72.8 10.1 12.9 13.5 -1.3

Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials

12

20.479 212.5 217.1 12.2 1.0 1.3 2.7 2.2

Selected building materials

13

0.895 168.0 172.0 16.1 1.2 2.1 4.3 2.4

Capital goods

2

27.086 117.4 118.4 5.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9

Electrical generating equipment

20

3.004 130.2 130.8 8.5 1.8 0.5 -0.7 0.5

Nonelectrical machinery

21

19.684 99.6 100.5 5.2 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.9

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

22

4.398 194.4 195.2 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

7.109 118.9 119.8 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

9.870 116.3 116.9 5.4 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5

Nondurables, manufactured

40

5.229 110.5 110.7 1.4 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.2

Durables, manufactured

41

3.727 112.6 113.9 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.2

Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100)

42

0.913 126.1 126.1 31.8 3.5 8.0 5.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: April 2021 to April 2022 [December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Nonmanufacturing

  10.990 188.1 184.9 51.7 8.9 8.2 12.4 -1.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

2.231 219.1 221.2 15.5 7.4 2.2 -1.3 1.0

Crop production

111

1.810 228.8 230.1 13.3 8.9 0.8 -2.3 0.6

Mining

21

8.759 195.2 190.6 64.5 9.4 10.1 16.5 -2.4

Oil and gas extraction

211

8.503 195.8 190.9 65.4 9.9 10.4 17.1 -2.5

Manufacturing

  88.620 125.6 125.9 8.6 1.3 1.1 1.9 0.2

Manufacturing, part 1

31

10.836 137.7 138.5 7.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6

Food manufacturing

311

4.072 187.4 189.6 14.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.2

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

1.049 134.0 134.6 2.0 -0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4

Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100)

313

0.393 125.8 126.1 22.2 2.8 0.0 1.0 0.2

Textile product mills

314

1.435 111.9 112.0 3.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.1

Apparel manufacturing

315

2.764 115.7 115.9 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.2

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

1.123 127.4 127.8 2.9 -1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3

Manufacturing, part 2

32

21.085 157.6 156.7 16.2 2.7 2.4 3.6 -0.6

Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2019=100)

321

1.575 234.1 207.4 -0.6 25.4 3.0 7.8 -11.4

Paper manufacturing

322

0.915 117.4 120.3 8.9 -0.2 1.8 -0.4 2.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

3.111 170.8 166.8 67.0 2.1 11.1 20.2 -2.3

Chemical manufacturing

325

12.050 161.7 162.6 12.4 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

2.384 130.7 132.6 7.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.5

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

0.891 139.7 141.5 7.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.3

Manufacturing, part 3

33

56.699 113.8 114.3 6.4 1.0 0.7 1.5 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing

331

7.678 265.2 269.5 23.0 2.2 3.6 8.2 1.6

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

3.124 152.1 152.4 13.9 1.6 0.6 1.9 0.2

Machinery manufacturing

333

6.545 126.3 126.8 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

15.280 73.7 73.7 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

5.136 126.0 126.7 7.1 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.6

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

12.498 114.0 114.1 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337

1.748 126.5 126.6 8.0 0.5 1.9 0.0 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

4.691 126.0 127.2 6.3 0.9 0.3 1.6 1.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: April 2021 to April 2022 [December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Nonmanufacturing

  20.577 235.1 231.9 52.6 7.4 9.4 8.8 -1.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

6.978 240.6 241.5 26.9 4.4 4.9 7.0 0.4

Crop production

111

6.596 254.7 255.6 27.9 4.7 4.9 7.3 0.4

Mining

21

13.600 153.4 149.9 71.1 9.2 12.0 9.7 -2.3

Oil and gas extraction (Dec. 2021=100)

211

12.108 137.7 132.0 - 11.3 13.2 9.3 -4.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

1.492 175.4 198.3 90.5 -4.7 2.3 13.7 13.1

Manufacturing

  77.390 137.0 138.5 12.2 1.9 1.8 2.9 1.1

Manufacturing, part 1

31

6.660 171.6 174.6 13.2 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.7

Food manufacturing

311

5.024 201.6 206.0 16.5 1.6 0.9 1.2 2.2

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

0.518 142.3 142.8 1.9 0.4 0.9 2.5 0.4

Manufacturing, part 2

32

26.944 152.1 153.8 22.8 3.2 3.9 6.7 1.1

Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100)

321

0.506 143.3 142.9 12.3 0.0 -0.3 5.3 -0.3

Paper manufacturing

322

1.468 142.5 146.1 12.6 1.8 2.0 0.1 2.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

8.578 195.6 196.2 77.6 11.5 14.3 20.9 0.3

Chemical manufacturing

325

13.637 142.0 144.5 6.4 0.4 -0.1 1.0 1.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

1.947 129.8 129.8 10.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

0.662 130.0 133.4 8.5 0.7 5.7 1.6 2.6

Manufacturing, part 3

33

43.786 126.1 127.3 6.7 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0

Primary metal manufacturing

331

4.421 233.2 237.9 18.4 2.5 2.6 4.5 2.0

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

2.378 167.5 168.3 8.5 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.5

Machinery manufacturing

333

7.680 140.0 142.0 7.4 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

11.431 84.4 84.8 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

3.028 127.9 128.8 8.1 2.7 0.5 -0.5 0.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

10.571 135.7 136.6 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

3.986 132.2 133.1 10.4 1.1 2.5 2.0 0.7

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
importance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Live animals; animal products

I

1.561 247.5 248.6 17.3 0.8 4.1 2.1 0.4

Meat and edible meat offal

02

0.462 354.1 345.9 9.6 -0.4 4.3 0.8 -2.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.812 174.7 173.7 20.0 2.8 3.9 1.9 -0.6

Vegetable products

II

2.199 250.7 253.9 12.9 9.3 1.1 -2.2 1.3

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

0.421 432.0 440.1 4.9 25.6 -8.9 -1.4 1.9

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.828 129.4 129.6 1.3 7.9 5.2 -5.7 0.2

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

0.425 311.5 324.9 44.5 1.2 3.2 0.1 4.3

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)

III

0.447 161.2 166.0 30.8 -0.3 3.4 5.5 3.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

3.077 184.8 186.3 7.3 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2021=100)

17

0.202 102.9 105.3 - 2.3 -0.1 0.7 2.3

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)

18

0.195 102.8 102.4 4.5 2.2 1.4 -0.6 -0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

1.026 147.1 147.8 2.0 -1.0 0.3 1.0 0.5

Mineral products

V

12.047 387.2 378.1 66.1 7.4 10.2 17.3 -2.4

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

27

11.689 382.2 372.6 66.6 7.7 10.6 17.9 -2.5

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.177 179.8 180.6 10.7 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.4

Inorganic chemicals

28

0.737 538.9 554.3 51.9 3.0 2.2 0.7 2.9

Organic chemicals

29

2.563 149.3 149.7 10.5 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.3

Pharmaceutical products

30

5.173 150.9 149.7 -1.7 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.8

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

0.795 117.6 117.6 8.0 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.0

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

3.660 159.8 161.4 7.2 0.7 -0.1 0.2 1.0

Plastics and articles thereof

39

2.576 165.1 166.3 9.2 1.0 -0.2 0.2 0.7

Rubber and articles thereof

40

1.084 151.8 154.6 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.8

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

42

0.402 141.6 142.9 8.2 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.9

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

IX

1.626 344.5 308.4 1.7 26.2 3.4 7.0 -10.5

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2019=100)

44

1.592 242.8 216.9 1.8 27.0 3.5 7.1 -10.7

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

0.905 124.8 127.8 11.4 0.2 3.0 -0.4 2.4

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

48

0.615 117.4 119.7 13.0 3.0 5.4 -0.6 2.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

4.452 119.7 119.8 4.1 1.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

1.222 124.2 124.4 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2

Made-up or worn textile articles

63

1.183 105.8 106.1 4.7 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 0.3

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.

XII

0.978 126.0 126.3 1.9 -1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

0.803 123.3 123.4 1.0 -2.0 0.2 -0.2 0.1

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

XIII

0.768 133.3 134.8 2.4 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.1

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2020=100)

68

0.284 100.7 101.2 2.2 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.5

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2021=100)

70

0.265 100.9 102.1 - -0.3 1.2 0.0 1.2

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

XIV

4.859 254.0 252.4 2.6 1.8 3.3 6.7 -0.6

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

6.328 260.0 266.5 32.5 2.6 1.6 6.3 2.5

Iron and steel

72

1.216 348.8 381.0 50.3 1.5 0.4 9.5 9.2

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.860 210.3 210.8 30.4 3.9 0.6 2.1 0.2

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.533 438.8 451.4 12.3 1.8 0.5 4.6 2.9

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

1.220 224.8 222.4 36.9 2.7 4.0 9.1 -1.1

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

82

0.398 128.0 128.8 4.0 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.502 147.8 151.2 9.4 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.3

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

XVI

27.162 82.2 82.4 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

13.962 88.7 89.1 4.0 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.5

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

85

13.201 76.2 76.1 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

10.537 118.4 118.4 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

9.781 117.6 117.7 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2020=100)

88

0.669 102.8 103.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.1 0.4

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

XVIII

3.638 104.9 106.0 3.6 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

3.432 100.8 101.9 3.6 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

4.065 118.2 118.1 5.6 0.5 0.9 0.5 -0.1

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

94

2.468 126.3 126.4 6.9 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

1.343 104.5 104.2 3.1 0.3 0.0 1.5 -0.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

96

0.254 137.1 137.6 7.2 2.3 2.5 0.0 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Live animals; animal products

I

2.232 282.5 289.7 19.9 0.5 1.1 0.5 2.5

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

02

1.417 229.7 234.6 18.7 0.0 1.1 -0.2 2.1

Vegetable products

II

6.432 309.6 310.2 24.6 5.0 4.3 8.0 0.2

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.894 141.4 143.6 0.8 -1.3 -3.0 -1.5 1.6

Cereals

10

2.063 367.4 370.4 45.4 1.9 2.1 16.5 0.8

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

12

2.915 334.6 331.6 18.5 9.6 9.2 6.4 -0.9

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

2.837 179.7 180.7 7.0 2.4 0.4 2.0 0.6

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100)

21

0.550 105.1 106.2 4.6 1.5 0.4 -0.2 1.0

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)

22

0.450 109.9 109.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.879 320.5 323.4 8.7 5.0 1.3 3.6 0.9

Mineral products

V

22.180 394.8 388.9 72.9 10.0 12.8 13.7 -1.5

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)

26

0.604 154.6 161.5 33.8 0.8 1.5 5.3 4.5

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

27

21.409 381.4 375.0 74.9 10.4 13.2 14.1 -1.7

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.026 162.5 165.4 11.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.8

Organic chemicals

29

2.654 194.2 201.8 13.6 -0.2 1.8 2.4 3.9

Pharmaceutical products

30

3.029 108.0 108.2 -1.6 0.3 -0.6 0.0 0.2

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.763 140.5 140.1 6.5 1.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.3

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

34

0.407 130.8 132.0 4.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.9

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

2.109 188.0 186.3 11.8 2.8 0.1 -1.0 -0.9

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.057 176.8 177.4 1.5 -1.3 -0.5 2.5 0.3

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.371 177.9 178.4 0.5 -1.5 -0.6 2.9 0.3

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.686 164.9 165.5 7.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)

IX

0.615 139.9 139.9 14.1 0.5 0.9 5.4 0.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

1.735 149.8 152.9 12.1 1.0 2.3 0.5 2.1

Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100)

47

0.652 174.2 177.0 15.2 -0.7 4.2 1.2 1.6

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

48

0.885 140.8 144.9 12.5 2.6 1.5 0.1 2.9

Textile and textile articles

XI

1.618 149.8 154.0 22.4 2.8 2.7 -0.2 2.8

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.657 189.2 201.1 49.1 4.6 5.1 -1.3 6.3

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

XIII

0.630 140.8 143.7 7.4 1.4 5.4 0.6 2.1

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100)

70

0.369 104.7 106.0 6.3 0.0 5.3 0.6 1.2

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

XIV

4.079 347.3 350.2 10.0 0.1 4.9 6.7 0.8

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

4.673 227.0 232.5 22.2 3.8 1.9 2.7 2.4

Iron and steel (Dec. 2020=100)

72

1.408 192.0 198.1 47.1 4.6 2.8 5.7 3.2

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.582 291.5 296.9 15.0 4.8 0.8 2.7 1.9

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.840 163.8 173.5 28.3 2.8 3.9 3.3 5.9

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

XVI

22.442 103.0 103.8 5.1 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.8

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

12.983 123.5 124.7 5.9 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

9.459 81.2 81.7 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.6

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

7.831 144.9 146.1 4.5 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.8

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

5.873 121.7 122.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.9

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

XVIII

4.941 113.7 114.6 3.6 0.2 1.0 0.5 0.8

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.013 124.6 128.8 10.2 1.9 0.0 0.6 3.4

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.535 143.1 151.8 10.2 0.7 -0.1 0.0 6.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.337 98.9 99.3 10.8 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


Table 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Industrialized Countries(2)

100.000 155.3 154.8 13.3 2.8 2.8 3.9 -0.3

Nonmanufacturing

14.613 338.8 332.3 62.1 9.2 11.1 13.2 -1.9

Manufacturing

84.354 140.6 140.3 7.6 2.2 1.7 2.3 -0.2

Canada

100.000 208.4 205.4 27.6 6.3 5.0 7.6 -1.4

Nonmanufacturing

36.724 338.3 331.9 64.1 9.8 11.4 13.4 -1.9

Manufacturing

61.954 175.5 173.1 13.3 5.0 1.9 4.2 -1.4

European Union

100.000 152.0 152.3 5.8 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.2

Manufacturing

98.640 147.2 147.4 5.5 0.8 1.3 1.3 0.1

France (Dec. 2003=100)

100.000 142.5 142.4 6.7 0.6 1.0 1.9 -0.1

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)

100.000 122.0 122.5 4.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.4

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)

100.000 138.8 137.3 5.7 1.7 0.8 3.4 -1.1

Latin America(3)

100.000 171.8 173.2 13.7 2.3 1.3 2.4 0.8

Nonmanufacturing

17.863 367.8 370.2 38.7 8.2 4.5 7.9 0.7

Manufacturing

81.871 135.6 136.7 9.5 1.3 0.6 1.3 0.8

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)

100.000 141.9 142.7 8.2 2.2 1.0 1.3 0.6

Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)

11.788 192.3 197.3 27.3 14.1 7.2 7.9 2.6

Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)

87.948 95.0 95.3 5.9 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.3

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4)

100.000 105.0 105.3 5.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.3

China (Dec. 2003=100)

100.000 104.6 104.8 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2

Japan

100.000 99.9 100.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3

Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100)

100.000 110.4 111.5 9.7 1.4 0.6 1.1 1.0

Asian NICs(5)

100.000 99.9 100.2 11.7 1.9 1.0 2.6 0.3

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6)

100.000 104.1 105.2 6.4 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.1

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7)

100.000 255.7 253.8 37.9 4.3 4.0 11.7 -0.7

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
(2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
(3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
(4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.
(5) Asian Newly Industrialized Countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
(6) Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
(7) 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 3 months after original publication.
Regions are not mutually exclusive.
Dash = Not available


Table 8. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes by locality of destination: April 2021 to April 2022 [December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Industrialized Countries(2)

100.000 123.9 125.2 15.2 2.5 2.3 3.3 1.0

Nonmanufacturing

17.697 179.0 178.7 53.3 8.9 8.5 11.9 -0.2

Manufacturing

80.527 116.7 118.3 9.8 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4

Canada

100.000 128.7 130.4 16.1 3.0 2.3 2.7 1.3

Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2020=100)

13.256 179.1 179.9 48.1 9.5 10.2 8.0 0.4

Manufacturing (Dec. 2020=100)

85.266 116.8 118.5 12.6 2.3 1.2 1.9 1.5

European Union

100.000 123.1 122.3 11.9 3.0 1.6 4.5 -0.6

Nonmanufacturing

22.216 177.8 172.3 51.5 8.9 6.6 15.2 -3.1

Manufacturing

76.112 113.2 113.2 5.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 0.0

Germany

100.000 112.0 113.0 4.2 2.1 0.6 1.5 0.9

Latin America(3)

100.000 139.1 139.6 24.5 4.5 4.4 5.6 0.4

Nonmanufacturing

12.589 211.0 216.5 54.2 6.4 11.0 2.5 2.6

Manufacturing

86.866 133.0 133.2 21.3 4.3 3.4 6.1 0.2

Mexico

100.000 135.8 137.7 22.8 3.3 4.1 3.7 1.4

Nonmanufacturing

10.490 187.3 203.8 58.7 1.3 20.8 -2.7 8.8

Manufacturing

89.105 132.2 132.9 19.6 3.5 2.4 4.5 0.5

Pacific Rim(4)

100.000 123.1 123.5 15.1 1.7 2.5 3.5 0.3

Nonmanufacturing

28.383 163.5 159.7 44.3 3.6 6.1 10.0 -2.3

Manufacturing

69.209 112.6 114.1 7.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3

China

100.000 122.2 121.8 14.5 2.4 2.8 4.8 -0.3

Nonmanufacturing

37.908 150.8 145.3 31.9 6.0 8.3 12.4 -3.6

Manufacturing

60.446 111.7 113.6 6.2 0.6 -0.1 0.6 1.7

Japan

100.000 126.8 127.7 18.7 4.0 2.7 4.8 0.7

Nonmanufacturing

34.143 181.7 177.1 52.0 11.0 7.4 14.3 -2.5

Manufacturing

64.105 108.8 111.7 8.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.7

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.
(2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
(3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
(4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Regions are not mutually exclusive.
Dash = Not available


Table 9. U.S. terms of trade indexes and percent changes by locality: April 2021 to April 2022(1) [December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Industrialized Countries(2)

97.7 99.0 1.6 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 1.3

Canada

81.1 83.4 -9.1 -3.0 -2.6 -4.6 2.8

European Union

109.0 108.1 5.8 2.1 0.3 3.1 -0.8

Germany

105.7 106.2 0.2 1.3 -0.2 0.9 0.5

Latin America(3)

120.6 120.0 9.5 2.2 3.1 3.2 -0.5

Mexico

123.5 124.5 13.6 1.0 3.1 2.5 0.8

Pacific Rim(4)

115.4 115.4 9.0 0.9 2.2 2.7 0.0

China

116.9 116.3 9.4 2.0 2.6 4.3 -0.5

Japan

121.2 121.7 16.5 3.8 2.6 4.2 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Terms of trade indexes are derived by dividing the export price index by the corresponding import price index and multiplying by 100.
(2) Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
(3) Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
(4) China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Regions are not mutually exclusive.
Dash = Not available


Table 10. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: April 2021 to April 2022 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2022(1)
Index Percent change
Mar.
2022
Apr.
2022
Annual Monthly
Apr.
2021
to
Apr.
2022
Dec.
2021
to
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2022
to
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2022
to
Mar.
2022
Mar.
2022
to
Apr.
2022

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

100.000 359.5 342.8 6.5 6.3 -8.8 2.7 -4.6

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

25.665 304.4 321.6 29.5 -8.2 1.2 3.5 5.7

Asia

74.335 355.5 326.3 -0.7 11.5 -11.7 2.4 -8.2

Export Air Freight

100.000 206.6 206.6 23.3 1.7 6.3 4.6 0.0

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

27.357 165.0 166.8 15.8 -1.7 9.0 -2.6 1.1

Asia (Dec. 2011=100)

51.756 167.3 164.6 33.9 0.7 6.9 10.6 -1.6

Inbound Air Freight

100.000 271.9 261.3 7.9 7.0 -8.5 0.4 -3.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

24.860 218.7 214.3 23.5 -3.8 1.4 7.0 -2.0

Asia

66.246 273.5 257.2 4.6 10.7 -11.4 -1.2 -6.0

Outbound Air Freight

100.000 211.7 221.2 36.4 5.4 -8.0 3.2 4.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

26.875 181.8 200.2 23.6 -6.2 13.6 -5.3 10.1

Asia

56.110 244.6 252.6 52.4 9.6 -18.9 8.7 3.3

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

100.000 162.2 168.1 14.2 -19.4 6.1 8.6 3.6

Europe

38.595 181.2 185.2 26.5 -6.4 2.8 9.3 2.2

Asia

20.303 168.9 183.1 14.2 -23.2 19.4 7.9 8.4

Latin America/Caribbean

11.953 124.5 133.6 20.3 -34.2 3.6 13.4 7.3

Export Air Passenger Fares

100.000 175.6 175.8 9.7 7.7 -11.2 7.0 0.1

Europe

26.407 207.3 205.8 12.0 -0.2 -5.8 7.4 -0.7

Asia

26.917 217.7 186.2 9.0 10.7 2.2 2.3 -14.5

Latin America/Caribbean

28.347 150.7 169.6 16.9 18.6 -26.1 12.0 12.5

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2020 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available


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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.

Rounding Policy - Index values are rounded to the tenth decimal place after being calculated. All 
percent changes are then derived from the rounded index values and subsequently rounded to the tenth 
decimal place.

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 (NIPA) 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 NIPA, while international indexes are more 
appropriate for market analysis. 

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Last Modified Date: May 13, 2022