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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, May 14, 2020 Technical information: (202) 691-7101 * MXPinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-20-0921 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2020 U.S. import prices declined 2.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 2.4-percent decrease in March. Both monthly declines were led by falling fuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 3.3 percent in April, after decreasing 1.7 percent the previous month. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on April 2020 Import and Export Price Index Data The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not make any changes to either the collection method or estimation methodology for the April release of U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. Survey response rates for April were 6.5 percentage points lower than those in April 2019. A small number of indexes that are normally published were not published in April. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/bls/import-export-price-indexes-covid19-impacts-april-2020.htm. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Imports U.S. import prices fell 2.6 percent in April, the largest monthly drop since the index declined 3.2 percent in January 2015. The April decrease followed a 2.4-percent drop in March and a 0.7-percent decline in February. Prices for U.S. imports also fell on a 12-month basis, decreasing 6.8 percent for the year ended in April. The decrease was the largest 12-month drop since the index declined 8.3 percent from December 2014 to December 2015. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Import fuel prices declined 31.5 percent in April, after decreasing 26.0 percent in March. The April decline was the largest 1-month drop since the index was first published monthly in September 1992. The decline in fuel prices was led by a 33.0-percent drop in the price index for import petroleum; natural gas prices also fell in April, decreasing 3.3 percent. Prices for import fuel declined 56.6 percent from April 2019 to April 2020, the largest 12-month drop since the index was first published in December 1984. Petroleum prices declined 58.5 percent over the past year, and more than offset a 5.9-percent advance in natural gas prices. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Prices for imports excluding fuel fell 0.5 percent in April following no change the previous month. In April, the drop was driven by lower prices for industrial supplies and materials; foods, feeds, and beverages; and consumer goods, which more than offset rising prices for automotive vehicles and capital goods. Nonfuel import prices declined 1.0 percent over the past 12 months. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices declined 3.2 percent in April, after rising 0.2 percent in March. The April decrease was led by lower prices for unfinished metals, selected building materials, and chemicals. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mixed in April. Automotive vehicles prices rose 0.4 percent, driven by higher prices for passenger cars. Prices for capital goods ticked up 0.1 percent and have not declined since November. Despite the recent advances, prices for import capital goods fell 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast, the price index for consumer goods declined 0.2 percent in April. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages fell 1.3 percent in April, after declining 1.0 percent the previous month. The April drop was led by lower prices for fruit, meat, and food oils. 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 |
|
2019 |
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April |
0.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
May |
0.2 | 3.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
June |
-1.1 | -7.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
July |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
August |
-0.6 | -4.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -0.3 |
September |
0.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -0.2 |
October |
-0.4 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
November |
0.2 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
December |
0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
2020 |
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January |
0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | (r)2.0 | 0.6 |
February |
-0.7 | (r)-9.1 | (r)0.2 | (r)-1.2 | (r)-2.8 | -1.1 |
March |
(r)-2.4 | (r)-26.0 | 0.0 | (r)-1.7 | (r)-1.5 | (r)-1.7 |
April |
-2.6 | -31.5 | -0.5 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -3.3 |
Apr. 2018 to 2019 |
-0.2 | 6.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 0.5 |
Apr. 2019 to 2020 |
-6.8 | -56.6 | -1.0 | -7.0 | -4.1 | -7.3 |
Footnotes |
Exports The price index for U.S. exports decreased 3.3 percent in April following declines of 1.7 percent in March and 1.2 percent in February. The April drop was the largest 1-month decrease in export prices since the index was first published on a monthly basis in December 1988. Declining prices for both nonagricultural exports and agricultural exports contributed to the April decrease. Prices for U.S. exports fell 7.0 percent from April 2019 to April 2020, the largest over-the-year decline since a 7.3-percent drop for the year ended September 2015. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: Prices for agricultural exports fell 3.1 percent in April, after decreasing 1.5 percent in March and 2.8 percent in February. The April drop was the largest decline since the index fell 5.2 percent in July 2018. Lower prices for corn, meat, cotton, fruit, soybeans, and nuts all contributed to the overall decline in April. The price index for agricultural exports decreased 4.1 percent over the past year, driven by falling prices for cotton, vegetables, corn, and meat. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices decreased 3.3 percent in April following a 1.7-percent decline in March and a 1.1-percent drop in February. The April decrease was the largest decline since the index was first published on a monthly basis in December 1988. In April, the drop was driven by lower nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices; lower consumer goods prices also contributed to the decline. The price index for nonagricultural exports decreased 7.3 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year drop since the index was first published in March 1985. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials declined 10.0 percent in April, after a 4.8-percent drop in March. The April decrease was led by a 28.2-percent drop in fuel prices and was the largest decline in nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices since the index was first published monthly in September 1992. Finished Goods: Prices for finished goods were down overall in April. Consumer goods prices declined 0.3 percent following a 0.6-percent drop in March. The April decline was driven by lower prices for medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical materials. The price indexes for capital goods and automotive vehicles were unchanged in April. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China ticked up 0.1 percent in April, the first monthly advance since the index rose 0.2 percent in December 2019. The price index for imports from China declined 1.1 percent for the year ended in April, the smallest over-the-year decrease since the index declined 1.0 percent from March 2018 to March 2019. In contrast, import prices from Japan decreased 0.2 percent in April, the largest drop since the index fell 0.3 percent in October 2017. Prices for imports from Japan edged down 0.1 percent over the past year. Driven by lower petroleum prices, the price index for imports from Canada decreased 10.2 percent, the largest decline since the index was first published on a monthly basis in September 1992. Import prices from Canada fell 23.5 percent for the year ended in April. Prices for imports from the European Union decreased 0.7 percent in April and prices for imports from Mexico declined 0.4 percent. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China fell 2.1 percent in April, after decreasing 2.7 percent in March and 1.0 percent in February. Prices for exports to China declined 8.2 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year drop since the index was first published in December 2017. The price index for exports to Japan declined 3.9 percent in April following a 3.4-percent drop in March. Those were the 2 largest monthly decreases since the index was first published in December 2017. Export prices to Canada fell 2.6 percent in April, after a 2.5-percent drop the previous month. Those were the largest decreases since the index declined 2.9 percent in January 2019. Prices for exports to the European Union fell 2.4 percent in April and the price index for exports to Mexico decreased 5.2 percent. (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 index for U.S. terms of trade with China fell 2.2 percent in April following a 2.7-percent drop the previous month. The drop in April resulted from both a decrease in export prices to China and an increase in import prices from China. The U.S. terms of trade with Japan declined 3.6 percent in April, after a 3.4-percent drop in March. The indexes for U.S. terms of trade with the European Union and Mexico also fell in April, decreasing 1.7 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively. In contrast, the U.S. terms of trade with Canada increased 8.5 percent in April, and advanced 22.0 percent over the past year. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: Import air passenger fares fell 12.3 percent in April, after declining 9.8 percent the previous month. The April decrease was the largest drop since the index was first published monthly in December 2000. The decline in April was driven by a 26.0-percent decrease in European fares. Import air passenger fares fell 16.2 percent for the year ended in April, the largest over-the-year drop since the index decreased 19.5 percent from August 2008 to August 2009. Import air freight prices rose 38.5 percent in April, the largest advance since the index was first published monthly in December 2005. The price index for import air freight increased 40.4 percent over the past 12 months. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares fell 7.9 percent in April following decreases of 4.2 percent in March and 9.3 percent in February. The index for export air passenger fares declined 14.1 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month drop since the index fell 14.6 percent for the year ended December 2015. The price index for export air freight declined 2.6 percent in April and 3.3 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year decrease since the index fell 6.0 percent for the year ended January 2010. Import and Export Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Mar. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 121.3 | 118.2 | -6.8 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -2.6 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
86.848 | 99.1 | 98.7 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
93.523 | 112.1 | 111.5 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
93.173 | 116.2 | 115.6 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
6.325 | 178.9 | 176.5 | -4.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.877 | 193.5 | 190.4 | -6.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -1.6 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.448 | 146.8 | 145.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
21.067 | 163.5 | 143.4 | -26.4 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -10.1 | -12.3 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
14.799 | 155.0 | 150.1 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -3.2 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
14.258 | 176.1 | 170.5 | -3.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -3.2 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
9.048 | 171.2 | 164.0 | -2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -4.2 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.543 | 134.7 | 132.6 | -5.1 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -1.6 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
6.827 | 142.7 | 97.8 | -56.6 | -0.1 | -9.1 | -26.0 | -31.5 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
6.477 | 152.5 | 102.1 | -58.5 | 0.4 | -8.9 | -26.5 | -33.0 |
Crude |
10000 |
3.953 | 138.8 | 86.7 | -66.6 | -0.3 | -10.8 | -33.1 | -37.5 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.350 | 93.5 | 90.9 | 0.4 | -10.5 | -12.3 | -13.4 | -2.8 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.288 | 81.8 | 79.1 | 5.9 | -12.8 | -14.0 | -15.7 | -3.3 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.514 | 108.9 | 107.5 | -13.0 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.679 | 153.5 | 151.2 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.602 | 148.4 | 141.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -4.6 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.794 | 248.3 | 228.6 | -3.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | -7.9 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.813 | 155.5 | 155.7 | -2.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.839 | 112.5 | 112.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Capital goods |
2 |
29.261 | 87.8 | 87.9 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.722 | 120.9 | 120.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.122 | 79.7 | 79.8 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.417 | 135.1 | 135.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
16.057 | 110.4 | 110.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
27.289 | 106.5 | 106.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
13.474 | 123.9 | 123.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
12.575 | 90.8 | 91.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
- | 111.3 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | -4.5 | - |
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. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 122.2 | 118.2 | -7.0 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -3.3 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.438 | 176.3 | 170.8 | -4.1 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -1.5 | -3.1 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
82.087 | 101.7 | 101.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.562 | 118.1 | 114.2 | -7.3 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -3.3 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
8.753 | 180.4 | 175.0 | -3.2 | 2.3 | -2.9 | -1.6 | -3.0 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.194 | 178.8 | 173.0 | -3.2 | 2.3 | -3.1 | -1.4 | -3.2 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.560 | 212.0 | 213.7 | -2.0 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -3.9 | 0.8 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
31.119 | 140.4 | 126.8 | -20.5 | 0.9 | -3.3 | -4.7 | -9.7 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.868 | 170.6 | 167.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | -1.9 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
20.251 | 127.8 | 110.1 | -29.6 | 0.6 | -5.7 | -6.8 | -13.8 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.214 | 166.5 | 162.4 | -9.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -2.5 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
29.904 | 139.5 | 125.6 | -20.9 | 0.9 | -3.4 | -4.8 | -10.0 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
9.160 | 134.9 | 96.8 | -50.4 | 1.1 | -10.7 | -13.6 | -28.2 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.799 | 157.4 | 154.2 | -2.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.945 | 117.8 | 117.8 | -4.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Capital goods |
2 |
37.500 | 111.6 | 111.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.880 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
24.393 | 95.3 | 95.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
9.227 | 184.3 | 184.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.046 | 114.4 | 114.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.582 | 109.8 | 109.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
6.083 | 108.0 | 107.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.079 | 107.7 | 107.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100) |
42 |
- | 93.4 | - | - | -0.1 | -0.2 | -5.4 | - |
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. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
6.436 | 78.4 | 58.9 | -52.3 | -0.4 | -7.9 | -24.7 | -24.9 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.908 | 174.9 | 169.9 | -11.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -2.9 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.551 | 185.2 | 179.8 | -12.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -1.1 | -2.9 |
Mining |
21 |
4.527 | 65.6 | 43.3 | -62.9 | -0.7 | -10.3 | -31.5 | -34.0 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
4.267 | 63.9 | 40.8 | -65.0 | -0.7 | -10.9 | -32.5 | -36.2 |
Manufacturing |
93.257 | 110.4 | 109.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -1.1 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.657 | 125.5 | 125.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.605 | 154.4 | 152.4 | -2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.207 | 129.3 | 129.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.375 | 97.8 | 97.0 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.958 | 107.0 | 106.8 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.827 | 112.5 | 112.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.685 | 124.2 | 124.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
18.407 | 122.1 | 116.8 | -7.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -4.3 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2019=100) |
321 |
0.870 | 106.6 | 97.6 | - | -0.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -8.4 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.014 | 107.2 | 105.8 | -8.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.308 | 83.8 | 61.3 | -39.5 | 2.4 | -4.5 | -13.3 | -26.8 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
10.481 | 137.6 | 136.4 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.430 | 118.6 | 118.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.105 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
63.192 | 103.6 | 103.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.319 | 163.0 | 152.6 | -3.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | -6.4 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.295 | 125.9 | 126.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
7.929 | 119.3 | 119.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
17.455 | 71.8 | 72.1 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
5.630 | 117.6 | 117.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
17.120 | 109.5 | 109.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.944 | 115.3 | 115.2 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.500 | 117.3 | 115.4 | -2.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
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. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
8.410 | 104.3 | 92.5 | -32.4 | 0.2 | -7.1 | -12.9 | -11.3 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.669 | 148.5 | 141.5 | -6.4 | 3.5 | -4.1 | -1.5 | -4.7 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.318 | 155.7 | 147.6 | -6.5 | 3.8 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -5.2 |
Mining |
21 |
3.742 | 52.8 | 42.5 | -53.2 | -2.5 | -9.7 | -24.0 | -19.5 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.209 | 96.1 | 95.0 | -19.4 | -4.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
Manufacturing |
90.298 | 115.7 | 112.8 | -3.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -2.5 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.809 | 139.5 | 138.0 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.658 | 157.0 | 154.1 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.650 | 121.9 | 124.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
24.203 | 109.2 | 99.5 | -15.2 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -8.9 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.469 | 94.4 | 97.0 | -3.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.511 | 117.5 | 117.9 | -7.6 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
5.384 | 93.3 | 61.4 | -47.3 | 4.5 | -11.5 | -4.2 | -34.2 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.393 | 116.4 | 113.8 | -4.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.359 | 117.2 | 116.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.881 | 122.7 | 122.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
59.287 | 116.2 | 116.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.388 | 160.6 | 158.4 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.134 | 150.1 | 149.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
10.031 | 130.8 | 130.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
14.084 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.861 | 118.0 | 118.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
17.971 | 129.7 | 129.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.408 | 124.8 | 124.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.410 | 118.6 | 118.2 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
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. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.382 | 193.6 | 190.6 | -4.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.373 | 257.3 | 251.4 | -5.3 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -3.8 | -2.3 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.747 | 139.8 | 138.2 | -2.3 | 3.4 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.904 | 204.2 | 200.2 | -11.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -1.3 | -2.0 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.406 | 421.1 | 430.4 | -26.5 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -15.5 | 2.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.695 | 115.7 | 108.6 | -15.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -6.1 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.342 | 214.1 | 211.7 | 6.0 | -1.8 | 3.7 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.260 | 89.2 | 84.3 | -4.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -5.5 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.099 | 170.5 | 169.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.220 | 105.8 | 100.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | -4.8 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.377 | 170.7 | 170.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.157 | 140.5 | 140.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Mineral products |
V |
6.967 | 145.5 | 102.4 | -54.5 | -0.1 | -8.5 | -25.2 | -29.6 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
6.619 | 141.0 | 97.0 | -56.4 | -0.2 | -9.1 | -25.9 | -31.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.855 | 156.2 | 154.6 | -1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.497 | 288.0 | 276.4 | -11.3 | -3.5 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -4.0 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.217 | 126.7 | 121.6 | -4.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -4.0 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
5.041 | 154.3 | 154.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.642 | 103.9 | 103.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.606 | 101.1 | 100.9 | -2.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.710 | 138.6 | 137.9 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.494 | 141.0 | 139.9 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.216 | 135.8 | 135.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.637 | 125.0 | 124.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.610 | 131.8 | 131.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.897 | 154.9 | 141.9 | -2.7 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -8.4 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2019=100) |
44 |
0.872 | 106.9 | 97.7 | - | -0.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | -8.6 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.046 | 112.7 | 110.8 | -9.0 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.729 | 107.5 | 105.7 | -5.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1.7 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.959 | 114.1 | 114.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.015 | 105.1 | 105.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.656 | 121.3 | 121.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.653 | 101.2 | 101.1 | -2.4 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.414 | 124.3 | 124.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.183 | 122.7 | 122.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.992 | 132.1 | 132.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.134 | 208.0 | 189.4 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 | -8.9 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.545 | 166.7 | 163.7 | -8.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.144 | 200.5 | 196.4 | -11.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.714 | 145.8 | 146.3 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.405 | 253.8 | 236.2 | -19.4 | 2.4 | -7.2 | -1.3 | -6.9 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.907 | 124.4 | 120.4 | -10.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -3.2 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.474 | 123.0 | 123.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.544 | 133.9 | 134.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
31.219 | 78.8 | 79.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.831 | 84.3 | 84.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
15.388 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.165 | 114.2 | 114.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
13.015 | 113.4 | 113.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
4.175 | 101.7 | 102.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.898 | 97.9 | 98.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.563 | 111.3 | 111.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.870 | 117.0 | 116.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.417 | 102.1 | 102.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.276 | 127.2 | 127.2 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Mar. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.972 | 211.2 | 204.8 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -3.0 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.177 | 164.1 | 155.6 | -4.9 | 0.2 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -5.2 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.347 | 115.1 | 117.6 | -2.5 | 2.9 | -1.2 | -5.2 | 2.2 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.284 | 192.6 | 184.8 | -4.4 | 3.8 | -4.6 | -1.1 | -4.0 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.981 | 137.2 | 129.0 | -3.7 | -5.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -6.0 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.451 | 198.3 | 185.8 | -1.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -6.3 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.465 | 190.5 | 186.6 | -1.5 | 4.6 | -5.4 | 1.2 | -2.0 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.050 | 151.1 | 149.1 | -2.9 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -1.3 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2019=100) |
20 |
0.335 | 98.6 | 97.9 | - | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.604 | 100.6 | 100.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.542 | 101.4 | 93.2 | -12.3 | -4.4 | 0.9 | -5.8 | -8.1 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.710 | 211.2 | 214.7 | -3.5 | 5.7 | -4.2 | -6.0 | 1.7 |
Mineral products |
V |
9.114 | 162.8 | 117.1 | -50.2 | 1.2 | -10.6 | -13.5 | -28.1 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.374 | 87.3 | 83.4 | -17.1 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -4.6 | -4.5 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
8.539 | 154.4 | 108.4 | -52.1 | 1.3 | -11.2 | -14.1 | -29.8 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.070 | 136.5 | 135.0 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.720 | 139.0 | 137.8 | -7.7 | 0.6 | -5.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.517 | 138.2 | 134.1 | -8.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -3.0 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.207 | 107.4 | 106.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.539 | 103.9 | 103.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.882 | 128.3 | 128.1 | -3.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.503 | 125.6 | 125.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
2.063 | 158.1 | 157.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.243 | 141.9 | 138.9 | -3.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.341 | 138.9 | 136.0 | -3.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.902 | 152.6 | 149.3 | -3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.575 | 92.9 | 95.7 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.788 | 119.3 | 120.4 | -4.8 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100) |
47 |
0.454 | 106.2 | 110.0 | - | -4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.040 | 122.6 | 123.4 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.709 | 119.1 | 116.1 | -6.7 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -2.5 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.474 | 114.2 | 102.4 | -20.7 | 3.9 | -1.6 | -4.3 | -10.3 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.856 | 132.1 | 131.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100) |
70 |
0.398 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.849 | 272.4 | 270.3 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -1.9 | -0.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.664 | 155.4 | 150.4 | -7.6 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -3.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.489 | 170.6 | 150.9 | -21.6 | 4.1 | -5.1 | -1.2 | -11.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.699 | 99.2 | 94.3 | -13.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 | -4.9 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.346 | 155.8 | 155.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.078 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
17.383 | 116.5 | 116.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.694 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.658 | 138.0 | 138.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.221 | 116.8 | 116.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
6.170 | 110.7 | 110.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.378 | 113.9 | 114.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.770 | 133.0 | 133.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.449 | 88.4 | 88.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Mar. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 122.7 | 118.2 | -8.0 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -3.7 |
Nonmanufacturing |
8.061 | 128.1 | 89.9 | -56.8 | -2.7 | -12.8 | -16.7 | -29.8 |
Manufacturing |
91.420 | 121.6 | 120.0 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
Canada |
100.000 | 124.6 | 111.9 | -23.5 | -0.7 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -10.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
24.052 | 123.1 | 84.6 | -58.7 | -2.9 | -13.5 | -17.2 | -31.3 |
Manufacturing |
75.053 | 128.9 | 124.5 | -5.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -3.4 |
European Union |
100.000 | 137.3 | 136.4 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
Manufacturing |
98.579 | 133.6 | 132.9 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 127.3 | 126.1 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 113.5 | 113.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 124.3 | 117.2 | -3.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -5.7 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 140.6 | 137.2 | -7.8 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -2.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
12.029 | 197.0 | 159.7 | -41.0 | 1.2 | -6.6 | -19.1 | -18.9 |
Manufacturing |
87.675 | 118.9 | 118.7 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 124.9 | 124.4 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
6.962 | 113.9 | 94.1 | -40.8 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -12.2 | -17.4 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
92.746 | 87.1 | 87.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 97.5 | 97.5 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 98.0 | 98.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.8 | 96.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100) |
100.000 | 98.6 | 97.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 85.7 | 85.1 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 135.3 | 115.7 | -37.6 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -22.5 | -14.5 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Mar. 2020(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Apr. 2019 to Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2020 |
Feb. 2020 to Mar. 2020 |
Mar. 2020 to Apr. 2020 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 100.5 | 97.9 | -5.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -2.6 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.994 | 78.7 | 67.5 | -41.9 | 0.4 | -9.6 | -17.6 | -14.2 |
Manufacturing |
90.710 | 103.2 | 101.7 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
Canada |
100.000 | 100.8 | 98.2 | -6.7 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.6 |
European Union |
100.000 | 102.1 | 99.7 | -5.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -2.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.198 | 73.4 | 65.0 | -42.8 | -1.3 | -7.6 | -20.4 | -11.4 |
Manufacturing |
91.386 | 105.3 | 103.7 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
Germany |
100.000 | 105.5 | 104.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 97.5 | 91.6 | -11.0 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -6.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.923 | 94.9 | 88.6 | -17.0 | 1.8 | -5.7 | -4.8 | -6.6 |
Manufacturing |
92.580 | 97.7 | 91.8 | -10.5 | 1.5 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -6.0 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 97.9 | 92.8 | -8.8 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -5.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
5.516 | 91.7 | 87.5 | -12.3 | 1.8 | -5.1 | -1.5 | -4.6 |
Manufacturing |
93.897 | 98.3 | 93.0 | -8.6 | 1.1 | -2.3 | -0.5 | -5.4 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 95.7 | 94.0 | -6.7 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.8 | -1.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
11.502 | 71.8 | 63.6 | -37.8 | 1.5 | -6.3 | -21.0 | -11.4 |
Manufacturing |
86.721 | 100.5 | 100.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
China |
100.000 | 93.5 | 91.5 | -8.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -2.7 | -2.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.926 | 67.9 | 54.4 | -46.5 | -0.1 | -7.9 | -22.3 | -19.9 |
Manufacturing |
87.842 | 99.4 | 99.3 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Japan |
100.000 | 95.9 | 92.2 | -8.5 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -3.4 | -3.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
16.531 | 74.9 | 61.4 | -42.3 | -0.6 | -5.9 | -18.9 | -18.0 |
Manufacturing |
81.387 | 100.3 | 99.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
Footnotes |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.3 | 101.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
Canada |
106.3 | 115.3 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
European Union |
100.1 | 98.4 | -4.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -1.7 |
Germany |
107.0 | 105.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
Latin America(3) |
103.3 | 99.4 | -3.5 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 1.6 | -3.8 |
Mexico |
101.1 | 96.2 | -5.5 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -4.8 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
96.6 | 94.9 | -5.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -2.7 | -1.8 |
China |
95.5 | 93.4 | -7.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -2.2 |
Japan |
94.6 | 91.2 | -8.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -3.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 180.7 | 250.2 | 40.4 | -2.3 | -1.0 | 2.5 | 38.5 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
26.633 | 143.6 | 218.2 | 46.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 51.9 |
Asia |
59.410 | 171.9 | 242.7 | 46.1 | -4.4 | -1.7 | 4.6 | 41.2 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 164.4 | 160.2 | -3.3 | 2.7 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -2.6 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
32.017 | 154.6 | 150.8 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -2.5 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 164.3 | 202.9 | 22.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 23.5 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
28.443 | 132.4 | 165.8 | 21.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 25.2 |
Asia |
57.353 | 151.9 | 194.1 | 26.9 | -2.6 | -1.3 | 1.6 | 27.8 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 153.2 | 157.2 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 27.2 | -19.6 | 2.6 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
31.822 | 161.4 | 176.4 | 14.8 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
Asia |
47.995 | 152.2 | 151.3 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 59.0 | -33.0 | -0.6 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 155.5 | 136.3 | -16.2 | -8.7 | 0.2 | -9.8 | -12.3 |
Europe |
45.809 | 181.5 | 134.4 | -26.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -12.9 | -26.0 |
Asia |
20.941 | 112.3 | 125.5 | 0.6 | -14.7 | -7.2 | -7.4 | 11.8 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
8.817 | 150.7 | 144.8 | -6.9 | -19.2 | 8.7 | -7.4 | -3.9 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 137.1 | 126.3 | -14.1 | 7.4 | -9.3 | -4.2 | -7.9 |
Europe |
29.012 | 171.7 | 143.5 | -24.3 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -4.3 | -16.4 |
Asia |
25.473 | 120.9 | 112.6 | -9.7 | 14.4 | -13.9 | -5.0 | -6.9 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
27.062 | 150.7 | 148.8 | -7.1 | 11.9 | -13.0 | -2.3 | -1.3 |
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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