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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-19-0811 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Technical information: (202) 691-7101 * MXPinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/mxp Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2019 U.S. import prices advanced 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after increasing 0.6 percent in March. The April advance was driven by higher fuel prices, which more than offset decreasing prices for nonfuel imports. Prices for U.S. exports rose 0.2 percent in April after a 0.6-percent rise in March. Imports The price index for U.S. imports rose 0.2 percent in April, continuing the upward trend that began in January. The April rise followed a 0.6-percent advance in March and a 1.0-percent increase in February. Despite the recent monthly advances, import prices declined 0.2 percent for the 12-month period ended in April. The April year-over-year decrease was driven by lower nonfuel prices. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: The price index for fuel imports rose 2.5 percent in April, after increasing 6.9 percent in March and 10.2 percent in February. A 6.1-percent rise in petroleum prices drove the increase in fuel prices. Natural gas prices declined 53.7 percent in April, the largest decrease since the index was first published on a monthly basis in December 1994. Fuel prices rose 6.9 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for petroleum increased 7.0 percent for the year ended in April, and prices for natural gas declined 10.5 percent over the same period. The 12-month decrease in natural gas prices was the largest decline since the index fell 27.3 percent in June 2018. All Imports Excluding Fuel: The price index for nonfuel imports edged down 0.1 percent in April, after falling 0.2 percent in March. In April, falling prices for finished goods and nonfuel industrial supplies and materials more than offset an increase in prices for foods, feeds, and beverages. Nonfuel import prices declined 0.9 percent from April 2018 to April 2019, the largest 12-month drop since the index fell 0.9 percent for the year ended August 2016. All of the major import categories except foods, feeds, and beverages contributed to the decrease in nonfuel prices over the past year. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices edged down 0.1 percent in April after recording no change the previous month. The April decrease was driven by declining prices for building materials and chemicals which more than offset rising prices for unfinished metals. Finished Goods: Prices for imported finished goods were down in April. The price index for capital goods declined 0.4 percent, and consumer goods and automotive vehicles prices decreased 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: The price index for foods, feeds, and beverages rose 2.8 percent in April, the largest monthly advance since the index increased 3.1 percent in July 2016. The April advance was driven by higher prices for fruit, vegetables, and meat. Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
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All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2018 |
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April |
0.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
May |
0.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
June |
0.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
July |
-0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 0.1 |
August |
-0.4 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
September |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
October |
0.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
November |
-1.6 | -12.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -1.0 |
December |
-1.4 | -13.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
2019 |
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January |
(r)0.2 | (r)4.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
February |
1.0 | (r)10.2 | (r)0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | (r)0.7 |
March |
0.6 | (r)6.9 | -0.2 | (r)0.6 | (r)1.0 | 0.7 |
April |
0.2 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.4 |
Apr. 2017 to 2018 |
3.5 | 21.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
Apr. 2018 to 2019 |
-0.2 | 6.9 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -2.8 | 0.7 |
Footnotes |
Exports The price index for U.S. exports advanced 0.2 percent in April, after increasing 0.6 percent in March and 0.7 percent in February. Rising prices for nonagricultural exports led the overall advance in April and more than offset a decline in prices for agricultural exports. U.S. export prices rose 0.3 percent over the 12-month period ended in April. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports decreased 1.5 percent in April following a 1.0-percent advance in March. The April decline was driven by a 17.2-percent decrease in vegetable prices and a 6.8-percent decline in fruit prices. A 2.6-percent drop in corn prices also contributed to the overall decline in April. Prices for agricultural exports fell 2.8 percent over the past year. The 12-month decrease was led by a 14.1-percent drop in soybean prices. Lower prices for fruit, cotton, nuts, meat, and corn also contributed to the over-the-year decline in agricultural export prices. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices rose 0.4 percent in April, after increasing 0.7 percent the previous month. Higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials drove the increase in nonagricultural export prices, although rising prices for automotive vehicles also contributed. The price index for nonagricultural exports increased 0.7 percent over the past year. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices advanced 0.9 percent in April following a 1.9-percent rise the previous month. The April increase was led by a 3.6-percent rise in export prices for petroleum. The increase in prices for petroleum more than offset declining prices for natural gas, which fell 12.0 percent in April. Finished Goods: Export prices for finished goods were mostly flat in April. The price index for export automotive vehicles rose 0.2 percent, driven by higher prices for nonengine parts and accessories. The price index for capital goods recorded no change, after increasing 0.1 percent in March. Consumer goods prices recorded no change for the second consecutive month. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China declined 0.2 percent in April, after recording no change in March. Import prices from China decreased 1.1 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year drop since the index fell 1.1 percent in May 2017. The price index for imports from Japan edged down 0.1 percent in April, after advancing 0.1 percent in both March and February. Prices for imports from Japan recorded no change over the past year. The price index for imports from Canada advanced 1.3 percent in April. Higher fuel prices drove the monthly rise. Import prices from the European Union increased 0.1 percent in April. Prices for imports from Mexico rose 1.1 percent in April, the largest monthly advance since the index increased 1.5 percent in September 2017. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Prices for exports to China rose 0.6 percent in April, after increasing 0.5 percent in March. Higher prices for nonmanufactured exports led the April advance. Despite the recent increases, export prices to China declined 2.7 percent over the past year. The price index for exports to Japan increased 1.0 percent in April, after rising 0.3 percent in March and 1.2 percent in February. Despite the recent monthly advances, prices for exports to Japan fell 0.6 percent over the past 12 months. In April, export prices to Canada declined 0.8 percent and export prices to Mexico decreased 0.4 percent. The price index for exports to the European Union advanced 0.7 percent in April, after recording a 0.2-percent rise in March and a 0.7-percent increase in February. (See table 8.) Terms of Trade Indexes: Terms of Trade indexes are based on country, region, or grouping and measure the change in the purchasing power of exports relative to imports. The U.S. terms of trade with China advanced 0.8 percent in April. The rise in the U.S. terms of trade with China was driven by the increase in export prices to China. U.S. terms of trade with Japan rose 1.0 percent in April, after advancing 0.2 percent and 1.1 percent the previous 2 months. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Mexico declined 1.5 percent in April, the largest monthly decrease since the index was first published in December 2017. U.S. terms of trade with Canada also declined in April, falling 2.1 percent. U.S. terms of trade with the European Union rose 0.7 percent in April, driven by higher export prices. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: Import air passenger fares declined 7.2 percent in April following decreases of 5.7 percent in March and 2.0 percent in February. The April decline was the largest monthly drop since the index fell 8.8 percent in August 2018, and was led by an 11.5-percent decline in European fares. Overall import air passenger fares fell 10.6 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month decline since the index fell 11.6 percent for the year ended October 2009. The price index for import air freight rose 0.7 percent in April. Import air freight prices decreased 7.8 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year drop since the index declined 9.5 percent in July 2016. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares decreased 1.4 percent in April. A 5.0-percent decline in Asian fares and a 3.2-percent fall in European fares more than offset higher Latin American/Caribbean fares. The index for export air passenger fares fell 3.5 percent over the past year. Export air freight prices dropped 0.4 percent in April and rose 1.2 percent over the past 12 months. Import and Export Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 126.6 | 126.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
83.233 | 99.8 | 99.5 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
89.928 | 113.4 | 112.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
89.188 | 116.9 | 116.8 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
5.955 | 179.2 | 184.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.617 | 195.6 | 202.7 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 3.6 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.338 | 142.5 | 142.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
24.802 | 193.2 | 195.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
15.012 | 160.4 | 155.1 | -2.6 | -2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -3.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
13.992 | 177.1 | 177.0 | -2.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
8.790 | 167.8 | 167.7 | -2.7 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.940 | 151.0 | 139.7 | -2.2 | -5.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -7.5 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
10.812 | 220.6 | 226.1 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
10.072 | 233.1 | 247.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
Crude |
10000 |
7.331 | 242.9 | 261.1 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.740 | 170.8 | 90.1 | -12.3 | -30.1 | 10.7 | 34.1 | -47.2 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.645 | 161.3 | 74.7 | -10.5 | -33.9 | 12.9 | 41.0 | -53.7 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.588 | 124.5 | 123.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.613 | 159.6 | 159.6 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.499 | 145.0 | 143.0 | -10.1 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.781 | 235.1 | 236.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.769 | 159.1 | 159.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.742 | 113.6 | 113.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Capital goods |
2 |
27.785 | 89.0 | 88.6 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.361 | 118.2 | 118.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
22.160 | 81.3 | 80.8 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.263 | 135.8 | 135.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.582 | 110.0 | 109.9 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
25.876 | 107.1 | 106.8 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.303 | 123.4 | 123.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
12.320 | 91.9 | 91.5 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.252 | 117.0 | 116.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -0.4 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 127.0 | 127.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.645 | 180.8 | 178.0 | -2.8 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
80.053 | 101.7 | 101.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.355 | 122.9 | 123.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
8.963 | 184.1 | 180.7 | -2.3 | -1.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.331 | 182.1 | 178.7 | -2.2 | -2.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.632 | 223.1 | 218.7 | -2.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -2.0 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
32.661 | 158.6 | 160.1 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.258 | 165.9 | 166.9 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
22.403 | 155.4 | 157.2 | 0.6 | -2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.284 | 178.3 | 179.1 | -6.4 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
31.378 | 158.0 | 159.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
10.984 | 191.5 | 196.4 | 3.3 | -4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.404 | 158.7 | 158.8 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.989 | 121.9 | 123.2 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
Capital goods |
2 |
35.835 | 110.7 | 110.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.739 | 117.7 | 117.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.493 | 95.0 | 94.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
8.603 | 180.9 | 182.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.140 | 114.7 | 114.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.400 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
5.854 | 107.1 | 107.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.112 | 107.2 | 107.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100) |
42 |
1.435 | 99.6 | 99.6 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
10.108 | 118.4 | 123.8 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.906 | 179.6 | 190.6 | 3.0 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 6.1 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.520 | 189.9 | 204.4 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 1.6 | -4.1 | 7.6 |
Mining |
21 |
8.202 | 112.4 | 117.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 4.3 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
7.952 | 112.3 | 117.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
Manufacturing |
89.575 | 111.6 | 111.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.108 | 125.1 | 125.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.373 | 155.8 | 156.9 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.108 | 122.1 | 124.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.364 | 99.9 | 100.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.925 | 108.8 | 108.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.714 | 112.1 | 112.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.623 | 123.4 | 123.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
17.452 | 126.5 | 126.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.063 | 115.9 | 115.6 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.509 | 98.9 | 101.2 | 6.3 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
9.555 | 139.8 | 139.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.252 | 119.2 | 119.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.026 | 130.9 | 131.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
61.014 | 104.2 | 103.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.384 | 157.2 | 158.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.095 | 126.7 | 126.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
7.248 | 118.9 | 118.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
17.415 | 73.9 | 73.1 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
5.086 | 116.7 | 116.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.569 | 109.3 | 109.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.866 | 117.4 | 117.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.352 | 118.5 | 118.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
9.405 | 138.9 | 138.2 | -1.2 | -4.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | -0.5 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.890 | 155.0 | 151.2 | -6.4 | -3.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.538 | 161.9 | 157.8 | -5.6 | -4.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -2.5 |
Mining |
21 |
4.514 | 91.0 | 92.5 | 6.3 | -6.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.359 | 119.9 | 121.4 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Manufacturing |
89.350 | 117.0 | 117.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.735 | 140.7 | 140.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.577 | 157.8 | 157.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.659 | 124.0 | 123.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
25.312 | 116.4 | 117.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.534 | 100.7 | 100.8 | -3.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 0.1 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.744 | 130.2 | 127.5 | -0.9 | -2.9 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -2.1 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
6.359 | 112.8 | 116.5 | 2.0 | -2.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.356 | 119.2 | 119.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.256 | 116.4 | 116.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.839 | 117.6 | 117.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
57.303 | 114.9 | 115.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.013 | 146.9 | 147.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.936 | 146.1 | 146.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
9.478 | 129.6 | 129.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
13.839 | 82.6 | 82.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.789 | 118.1 | 118.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
17.537 | 128.6 | 129.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.390 | 121.2 | 122.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.320 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.399 | 198.2 | 201.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.370 | 258.6 | 273.5 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.742 | 142.8 | 142.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.843 | 209.9 | 225.0 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 7.2 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.480 | 520.1 | 586.1 | 35.0 | -14.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.608 | 113.0 | 126.9 | -1.6 | 9.0 | -2.0 | -5.8 | 12.3 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.318 | 199.9 | 199.9 | -7.4 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.238 | 90.5 | 88.1 | -18.5 | 1.4 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -2.7 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.814 | 165.5 | 166.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.221 | 96.8 | 97.3 | -4.0 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.363 | 172.2 | 168.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -2.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.063 | 132.3 | 134.4 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.829 | 221.4 | 226.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.519 | 218.7 | 223.5 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 2.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
8.890 | 157.5 | 157.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.561 | 320.9 | 330.3 | 4.7 | -6.4 | 2.9 | -3.3 | 2.9 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.017 | 127.2 | 128.2 | -3.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.332 | 152.9 | 152.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.292 | 88.9 | 81.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -8.8 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.595 | 102.9 | 102.8 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.584 | 103.8 | 103.5 | -3.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -0.3 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.453 | 140.5 | 140.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.319 | 143.9 | 143.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.134 | 135.8 | 136.2 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.618 | 125.3 | 124.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.589 | 131.7 | 131.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.866 | 149.2 | 145.1 | -16.8 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -2.7 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.111 | 122.1 | 121.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.733 | 111.8 | 111.4 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.839 | 114.4 | 114.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.961 | 104.8 | 104.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.625 | 120.4 | 120.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.645 | 103.7 | 103.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.347 | 122.3 | 122.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.119 | 121.3 | 121.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.939 | 131.9 | 132.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.265 | 135.9 | 136.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.710 | 179.0 | 177.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.882 | 177.9 | 178.9 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.346 | 219.5 | 222.7 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.722 | 151.3 | 151.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.463 | 294.7 | 294.7 | -0.2 | -2.8 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.009 | 133.5 | 134.5 | -1.8 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.439 | 124.0 | 124.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.517 | 137.2 | 136.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.936 | 79.8 | 79.4 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.923 | 86.3 | 85.8 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
15.013 | 73.8 | 73.5 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.820 | 113.8 | 113.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.646 | 112.8 | 112.6 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.066 | 114.6 | 114.6 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.962 | 102.0 | 101.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.696 | 98.6 | 98.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.206 | 141.4 | 141.5 | -2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.427 | 112.7 | 112.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.781 | 118.7 | 118.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.376 | 102.6 | 102.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.270 | 129.6 | 128.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.938 | 212.5 | 211.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.119 | 162.7 | 163.5 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.417 | 124.1 | 121.1 | -3.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.581 | 200.6 | 193.0 | -4.5 | -4.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -3.8 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.986 | 138.9 | 134.1 | -9.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -3.5 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.355 | 192.5 | 189.2 | -4.3 | - | - | -2.8 | -1.7 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.688 | 189.3 | 188.7 | -11.6 | - | - | -1.0 | -0.3 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.986 | 153.3 | 153.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.561 | 97.9 | 97.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.525 | 106.2 | 106.5 | -2.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.712 | 221.3 | 222.5 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.9 | 0.5 |
Mineral products |
V |
11.069 | 230.4 | 236.6 | 3.3 | -4.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.416 | 100.9 | 102.5 | -7.4 | -1.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.456 | 221.8 | 228.0 | 3.9 | -4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.885 | 139.2 | 139.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.733 | 149.1 | 149.7 | -10.8 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.654 | 147.5 | 147.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.988 | 105.5 | 105.6 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.523 | 100.3 | 102.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 1.9 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.859 | 133.3 | 132.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.484 | 123.3 | 124.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.969 | 157.1 | 158.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.195 | 144.3 | 144.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.321 | 141.4 | 141.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.874 | 154.7 | 154.6 | -2.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.640 | 99.2 | 99.4 | -6.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.942 | 128.7 | 126.3 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.9 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.098 | 128.3 | 126.6 | -0.5 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.747 | 123.3 | 124.2 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.511 | 126.3 | 129.2 | -8.7 | -5.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.811 | 127.0 | 127.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.167 | 243.7 | 244.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.746 | 161.4 | 162.9 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.509 | 191.2 | 192.9 | -4.0 | -3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.715 | 106.4 | 108.9 | -9.6 | -0.4 | -2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.335 | 155.1 | 155.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
27.970 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.260 | 116.5 | 116.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.710 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.602 | 136.6 | 137.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.267 | 116.4 | 116.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.794 | 108.9 | 108.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.366 | 112.9 | 113.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.759 | 130.5 | 131.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.452 | 88.5 | 88.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
||||
Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 127.8 | 128.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
11.696 | 198.8 | 205.0 | 33.4 | 42.9 | 25.1 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
Manufacturing |
87.684 | 121.2 | 121.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Canada |
100.000 | 143.7 | 145.6 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
31.395 | 195.0 | 201.6 | 37.8 | 49.5 | 27.2 | 9.7 | 3.4 |
Manufacturing |
67.677 | 131.2 | 131.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
European Union |
100.000 | 137.3 | 137.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing |
98.677 | 133.6 | 133.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 128.0 | 128.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 112.7 | 112.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 121.3 | 122.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 147.7 | 149.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
16.547 | 254.9 | 273.1 | 3.1 | -1.8 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 7.1 |
Manufacturing |
83.173 | 121.0 | 120.7 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 127.5 | 128.9 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
8.387 | 137.7 | 159.6 | 19.8 | -9.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 15.9 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
91.349 | 87.6 | 87.4 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 98.7 | 98.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 99.5 | 99.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100) |
100.000 | 99.5 | 98.8 | - | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 88.5 | 88.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 97.1 | 97.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 180.5 | 189.0 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Apr. 2018 to Apr. 2019 |
Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 103.9 | 103.6 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.331 | 121.2 | 117.4 | 21.3 | -11.8 | 4.4 | 8.6 | -3.1 |
Manufacturing |
89.606 | 102.7 | 102.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Canada |
100.000 | 105.9 | 105.1 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
European Union |
100.000 | 104.5 | 105.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.604 | 110.2 | 116.2 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
Manufacturing |
91.317 | 104.2 | 104.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Germany |
100.000 | 101.9 | 102.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 102.9 | 102.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.083 | 107.8 | 106.4 | 4.2 | -7.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
Manufacturing |
92.505 | 102.6 | 102.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 102.2 | 101.8 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.331 | 103.7 | 99.8 | -1.5 | -11.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -3.8 |
Manufacturing |
93.189 | 102.0 | 101.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 100.6 | 100.9 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
14.222 | 98.9 | 102.9 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
Manufacturing |
83.735 | 101.1 | 100.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
China |
100.000 | 99.1 | 99.7 | -2.7 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Nonmanufacturing |
20.342 | 96.9 | 101.2 | -3.8 | -0.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
Manufacturing |
75.860 | 100.5 | 100.2 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
Japan |
100.000 | 100.3 | 101.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
18.876 | 103.4 | 107.6 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
Manufacturing |
79.998 | 99.3 | 99.5 | -1.4 | -1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
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Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
99.5 | 99.0 | -1.1 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Canada |
96.8 | 94.8 | -6.7 | -10.5 | -6.7 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
European Union |
102.4 | 103.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
Germany |
104.1 | 105.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
Latin America(3) |
103.7 | 102.8 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
Mexico |
103.4 | 101.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.3 | 100.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
China |
99.7 | 100.5 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Japan |
99.1 | 100.1 | -0.6 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Mar. 2019(1) |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 175.3 | 176.6 | -7.8 | -1.0 | -6.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
27.781 | 149.3 | 149.0 | -2.2 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Asia |
59.048 | 161.8 | 163.9 | -11.4 | -2.6 | -9.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 165.5 | 164.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
31.427 | 149.8 | 149.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 167.0 | 164.8 | -4.8 | 0.2 | -4.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
28.569 | 137.9 | 136.2 | -1.5 | 4.4 | -2.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
Asia |
56.404 | 153.5 | 151.6 | -7.1 | -2.1 | -6.5 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 144.8 | 143.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
32.841 | 151.0 | 150.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
Asia |
44.899 | 140.5 | 137.5 | 0.3 | -4.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -2.1 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 175.4 | 162.7 | -10.6 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -5.7 | -7.2 |
Europe |
56.058 | 206.0 | 182.3 | -14.7 | 4.2 | -1.7 | -8.5 | -11.5 |
Asia |
18.657 | 124.6 | 124.7 | -5.1 | -12.3 | -9.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
6.530 | 154.5 | 155.5 | -6.9 | -16.7 | 4.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 149.2 | 147.1 | -3.5 | 7.0 | -8.9 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
Europe |
29.262 | 195.8 | 189.6 | -5.2 | -2.7 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
Asia |
27.521 | 131.2 | 124.7 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -13.6 | 1.2 | -5.0 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
25.169 | 154.7 | 160.1 | -3.3 | 14.6 | -11.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Goods and Services Price Indexes - All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes are reweighted annually, with a 2-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at www.bls.gov/mxp or by calling (202) 691-7101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems - The merchandise price indexes are published using three classification systems. Items are classified by end use according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis Classification System, by industry according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and by product category according to the Harmonized System (HS). While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, some notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS imports and exports tables, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing) includes outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the Producer Price Index (PPI) to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Goods Indexes - Items are classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Services Price Indexes - Indexes for import and export air passenger fares calculate changes in the average revenue received per passenger by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and by U.S. carriers from foreign residents, respectively. Data are obtained from an airline consulting service and report on tickets sold by travel agencies, travel websites, and directly by the airlines. Taxes and fees are included in both the import and export air passenger fares indexes. Import air passenger fares data have used the airline consulting service source since September 2008. Before April 2018, the export air passenger fares data were collected directly by BLS from U.S. airlines. The air freight indexes are calculated from data collected directly from airlines. These data exclude mail and passenger baggage. The scope of the service being priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any ground transportation or port service. The air freight indexes are presented using two definitions: balance of payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and international (which represents transactions inbound to and outbound from the United States.) Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at www.bls.gov/mxp under "MXP Publications." Import Price Indexes by Locality of Origin - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the import price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and, beginning with January 2002, are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Export Price Indexes by Locality of Destination - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the export price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Terms of Trade Indexes - Terms of trade indexes measure the relative price of exports in terms of import prices for a specific country, region, or grouping. The indexes are calculated as one country, region, or grouping's all-export goods price index divided by the corresponding all-import goods price index on a scale of 100. Relative Importance - A relative importance is a specific index's price-updated value share (expressed as a percentage) of overall imports or exports at a specific point in time. Relative importance values are affected by the trade weights at the point indexes are reweighted and index changes relative to other indexes since the reweight point. If an index is rising in value relative to other indexes over time, the relative importance will increase as well. Revision Policy - To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. After 3 months, no further data revisions take place. For example, data first published in the January release will be subject to revision in the releases for February, March, and April. 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