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Technical information: USDL-08-0789 (202) 691-7101 Transmission of this Media contact: material is embargoed (202) 691-5902 until 8:30 A.M. EDT Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp Thursday, June 12, 2008 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2008 - The U.S. Import Price Index rose 2.3 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following advances of 2.4 percent in April and 3.0 percent in March. Rising prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports factored into the increases. The price index for overall exports advanced 0.3 percent in May after rising 0.5 percent the previous month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted -
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All imports |
Petroleum imports |
Non- petroleum imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2007 |
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May |
0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
June |
1.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
July |
1.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
August |
-0.3 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
September |
0.6 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
October |
1.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
November |
3.2 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
December |
-0.2 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
2008 |
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January |
1.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
February |
0.2 | (r)-1.3 | 0.6 | (r)0.9 | (r)4.6 | 0.6 |
March |
(r)3.0 | (r)9.8 | (r)1.2 | (r)1.6 | (r)4.4 | 1.3 |
April |
(r)2.4 | (r)5.9 | (r)1.3 | (r)0.5 | (r)-2.1 | (r)0.7 |
May |
2.3 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
May 2006 to 2007 |
1.2 | -4.5 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 18.1 | 3.6 |
May 2007 to 2008 |
17.8 | 68.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 33.3 | 5.7 |
Footnotes |
Import Goods May import prices rose 2.3 percent and were up 7.9 percent between February and May, the largest three-month jump for the index since October 1990. Import prices advanced 17.8 percent over the past year, which was the largest year-over-year rise since the index was first published in September 1982. Higher petroleum prices continued to be a major contributor to the advance in overall import prices, increasing 7.8 percent in May after rising 5.9 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively, in the prior two months. Petroleum prices rose 68.8 percent for the year ended in May, the largest 12-month advance since the index was up 82.5 percent between February 2002 and February 2003. Nonpetroleum prices also increased in May, although the 0.5 percent advance was modest compared to the 1.3 percent increase in April and the 1.2 percent rise in March. The index was up 6.6 percent over the past year. A 1.8 percent advance in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials led the May increase in nonpetroleum prices. The May rise in nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices followed a 3.4 percent advance in April and the index rose 17.0 percent over the previous 12 months. Higher prices for natural gas, steelmaking materials, and iron and steel products were the largest contributors to the May advance. Rising prices for capital goods, consumer goods, and foods, feeds, and beverages also factored into the rise in nonpetroleum prices. Capital goods prices increased 0.3 percent in May after rising 0.9 percent the previous month. Consumer goods prices advanced 0.2 percent for the month and followed a 0.7 percent increase in April. The price index for foods, feeds, and beverages rose 1.0 percent in May, led by higher prices for meats and grains. Prices for import automotive vehicles were unchanged in May following a 0.4 percent increase the previous month. Export Goods Export prices continued to trend up in May, although the 0.3 percent increase was the smallest monthly advance since September 2007. The index advanced 8.0 percent over the past year. The price indexes for nonagricultural exports and agricultural exports each contributed to the overall increase in May export prices, moving up 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. The increase in agricultural prices followed a 2.1 percent downturn in April and was driven by higher prices for soybeans, vegetables, and meat which more than offset a 16.7 percent decline in wheat prices. Agricultural prices rose 33.3 percent over the May 2007-2008 period. Nonagricultural prices also increased over the past 12 months, rising 5.7 percent. The May advance in nonagricultural prices was led by a rise in prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials which increased 1.1 percent in May after advancing 1.5 percent in April. The increase was primarily driven by rising fuel prices, although higher prices for chemicals and some metals also contributed to the advance. Each of the major finished goods price indexes either recorded modest increases in May or were unchanged. Prices for automotive vehicles and consumer goods prices both rose 0.1 percent in May after increasing 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, the previous month. The price index for export capital goods was unchanged in May following a 0.4 percent advance the previous month. Imports by Locality of Origin Rising petroleum prices in May led to higher prices for imports from Canada, the European Union, and Mexico. Each index also recorded the largest annual increase since first being published in December 1990 for Canada and the European Union, and December 2003 for Mexico. Import prices from Canada increased 3.1 percent in May and 21.2 percent over the past year. Prices of imports from the European Union rose 0.8 percent for the month and 9.4 percent for the year ended in May. The price index for imports from Mexico advanced 1.7 percent in May and 19.5 percent over the past 12 months. Prices of imports from China continued to trend up in May, rising 0.6 percent for the month. Import prices from China also increased for the May 2007-2008 period, advancing 4.6 percent, the largest 12-month increase for the index since first being published in December 2003. The price index of imports from Japan recorded no change in May after rising 0.3 percent the previous month. Import and Export Services Led by higher Asian and Latin American-Caribbean fares, import air passenger fares increased 1.3 percent in May following a 9.1 percent rise in April. Overall import air passenger fares moved up 13.7 percent for the year ended in May. Export air passenger fares increased 1.7 percent in May, driven by rising European and Asian fares. The index had declined 1.5 percent in April and rose 4.8 percent over the past 12 months. The price indexes for import air freight and export air freight each advanced 2.1 percent in May after increasing 4.2 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively, in April. Both rises were primarily led by higher European air freight prices. The price index of import air freight increased 15.9 percent over the past year while export air freight prices advanced 17.4 percent over the same period. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services ------------------------------------------------------------------- Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on July 11 at 8:30 A.M. (EDT)
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 136.6 | 139.7 | 17.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
76.224 | 113.2 | 113.8 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
73.985 | 115.3 | 115.9 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
4.295 | 143.7 | 145.1 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
3.331 | 159.9 | 162.5 | 16.8 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.964 | 107.2 | 105.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
41.353 | 245.4 | 258.3 | 43.1 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
17.577 | 165.0 | 167.9 | 17.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
15.338 | 172.4 | 174.8 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.219 | 166.4 | 169.6 | 15.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.118 | 162.2 | 164.9 | 19.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
26.016 | 346.8 | 372.9 | 63.4 | -0.6 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
23.777 | 366.7 | 395.4 | 68.8 | -1.3 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
Crude |
10000 |
17.743 | 383.8 | 411.6 | 76.9 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
1.960 | 228.7 | 240.0 | 33.9 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
1.807 | 226.6 | 238.8 | 35.8 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.722 | 116.3 | 117.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.464 | 148.6 | 149.1 | 19.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.643 | 114.3 | 116.1 | 4.4 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
5.152 | 261.1 | 266.5 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.869 | 150.5 | 153.9 | 15.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.488 | 106.1 | 107.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Capital goods |
2 |
20.166 | 93.0 | 93.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
2.606 | 111.7 | 111.9 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
16.009 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
1.551 | 117.4 | 117.6 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
12.525 | 107.8 | 107.8 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
21.661 | 104.7 | 104.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
9.995 | 107.8 | 107.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
10.599 | 101.4 | 101.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.067 | 105.6 | 105.9 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 124.3 | 124.7 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.968 | 189.8 | 190.3 | 33.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -2.1 | 0.3 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.032 | 119.6 | 120.1 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
9.077 | 192.0 | 192.6 | 32.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -2.2 | 0.3 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.394 | 197.4 | 198.2 | 34.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 0.4 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.683 | 146.2 | 144.8 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -1.0 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
31.075 | 167.8 | 169.5 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
12.058 | 174.4 | 173.8 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
19.016 | 164.7 | 167.7 | 18.4 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.574 | 158.0 | 157.0 | 25.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
29.501 | 168.6 | 170.4 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
5.172 | 259.4 | 275.0 | 38.1 | -2.8 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
23.326 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.003 | 114.0 | 113.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Capital goods |
2 |
38.590 | 101.6 | 101.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.675 | 109.1 | 109.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
27.279 | 94.0 | 93.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
7.636 | 128.7 | 129.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
9.525 | 107.5 | 107.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
11.733 | 107.8 | 107.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
5.514 | 109.4 | 109.6 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.227 | 105.0 | 104.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
|||||
Nonmanufactured articles |
22.152 | 170.4 | 181.4 | 64.5 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.597 | 133.8 | 134.6 | 18.0 | -3.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.141 | 137.6 | 138.0 | 22.3 | -5.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Mining |
21 |
20.555 | 173.9 | 185.9 | 69.0 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100) |
212 |
0.376 | 123.6 | 123.4 | 20.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 12.4 | -0.2 |
Manufactured articles |
77.193 | 112.7 | 113.9 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
Manufactured goods, part 1 |
31 |
9.308 | 108.4 | 108.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
2.339 | 125.0 | 127.1 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.768 | 105.2 | 105.6 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Textile mills |
313 |
0.417 | 111.8 | 112.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.707 | 102.3 | 102.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.735 | 102.4 | 102.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.342 | 104.4 | 104.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Manufactured goods, part 2 |
32 |
17.564 | 125.5 | 129.7 | 20.1 | -1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
1.013 | 90.8 | 93.2 | 3.8 | -2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.210 | 110.7 | 111.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
4.873 | 158.9 | 175.0 | 51.8 | -9.0 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 10.1 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
7.772 | 122.8 | 123.4 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
1.574 | 109.5 | 110.5 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.031 | 110.8 | 111.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
Manufactured goods, part 3 |
33 |
50.321 | 109.4 | 109.8 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
5.970 | 177.8 | 181.1 | 20.8 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.441 | 116.4 | 117.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
6.297 | 110.4 | 110.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
13.139 | 93.9 | 94.0 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.506 | 112.1 | 112.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
13.229 | 104.6 | 104.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.392 | 108.5 | 109.0 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
4.347 | 110.4 | 110.4 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
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Nonmanufactured articles |
7.357 | 157.5 | 156.9 | 37.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | -4.1 | -0.4 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
5.943 | 179.2 | 176.1 | 46.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | -5.1 | -1.7 |
Crop production |
111 |
5.597 | 187.1 | 183.8 | 51.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | -5.2 | -1.8 |
Mining |
21 |
1.414 | 108.7 | 114.2 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
0.866 | 99.7 | 101.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 1.4 |
Manufactured articles |
89.582 | 111.4 | 112.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
Manufactured goods, part 1 |
31 |
6.705 | 121.2 | 123.0 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.410 | 135.4 | 138.4 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.491 | 106.6 | 106.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
0.461 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Manufactured goods, part 2 |
32 |
22.991 | 122.0 | 123.7 | 13.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
0.511 | 111.3 | 111.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.4 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.903 | 115.0 | 114.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
3.562 | 170.2 | 181.2 | 48.9 | -4.4 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
14.028 | 118.7 | 119.5 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.100 | 107.9 | 108.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.801 | 109.0 | 108.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Manufactured goods, part 3 |
33 |
59.886 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.933 | 151.9 | 152.1 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.634 | 115.0 | 115.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
11.708 | 109.1 | 109.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
16.343 | 95.7 | 95.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.549 | 106.9 | 107.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.118 | 106.5 | 106.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
4.269 | 106.2 | 106.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.060 | 135.4 | 139.7 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.234 | 153.3 | 160.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.530 | 105.5 | 104.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.292 | 156.3 | 157.0 | 21.2 | -4.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.339 | 224.5 | 208.2 | 10.0 | -22.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | -7.3 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.379 | 106.2 | 107.0 | 20.6 | 5.0 | -1.8 | 11.8 | 0.8 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.245 | 167.1 | 166.4 | 23.1 | 0.8 | 9.6 | -4.1 | -0.4 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.069 | 136.1 | 137.2 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.170 | 107.0 | 107.8 | - | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.228 | 141.8 | 142.4 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.758 | 117.2 | 117.3 | 5.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
25.734 | 343.4 | 368.6 | 64.3 | -0.5 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100) |
25 |
0.199 | 102.6 | 102.5 | - | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
25.123 | 344.2 | 370.2 | 65.3 | -0.6 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 7.6 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
7.077 | 137.0 | 137.6 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.944 | 258.0 | 255.9 | 18.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.322 | 131.0 | 131.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -2.5 | 0.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.150 | 113.3 | 114.1 | 6.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty |
32 |
0.152 | 103.8 | 104.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.384 | 123.8 | 124.4 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.387 | 99.5 | 101.4 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
2.691 | 130.9 | 131.9 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.781 | 128.7 | 129.2 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.910 | 135.3 | 137.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.546 | 112.1 | 111.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.502 | 112.7 | 112.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.050 | 111.4 | 114.1 | 3.0 | -3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.358 | 115.0 | 115.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.935 | 110.7 | 111.5 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Printed matter |
49 |
0.238 | 118.5 | 118.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.705 | 103.8 | 103.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.694 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.866 | 103.1 | 102.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.480 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.118 | 104.9 | 105.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
0.934 | 103.5 | 104.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.891 | 115.2 | 115.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.317 | 107.0 | 107.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.290 | 124.9 | 125.0 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.285 | 113.2 | 113.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.755 | 158.4 | 155.4 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
6.954 | 195.7 | 202.0 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 3.2 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
2.169 | 272.1 | 292.6 | 46.4 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 7.5 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.604 | 148.7 | 152.0 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.853 | 324.4 | 333.8 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.013 | 158.2 | 158.5 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.340 | 114.1 | 114.2 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.419 | 127.5 | 128.1 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
22.720 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
11.705 | 89.6 | 89.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
11.015 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
11.548 | 109.3 | 109.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
10.707 | 108.4 | 108.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
0.756 | 111.4 | 111.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
2.686 | 101.1 | 101.7 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.406 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.210 | 121.0 | 121.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
3.487 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.025 | 110.7 | 111.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.276 | 98.3 | 98.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.186 | 111.1 | 111.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
Footnotes |
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Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.548 | 163.0 | 166.3 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
0.844 | 135.8 | 140.9 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.431 | 150.7 | 148.8 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
Vegetable products |
II |
5.539 | 234.7 | 233.8 | 51.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.683 | 122.4 | 122.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
Cereals |
10 |
2.681 | 304.4 | 293.6 | 68.4 | 12.0 | 6.5 | -2.8 | -3.5 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.581 | 233.7 | 238.4 | 65.8 | 5.3 | 8.2 | -10.9 | 2.0 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.352 | 135.1 | 135.2 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.437 | 120.1 | 120.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.586 | 197.5 | 197.9 | 39.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
5.271 | 315.0 | 333.2 | 37.9 | -2.2 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
4.677 | 310.9 | 329.9 | 44.4 | -2.7 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.612 | 141.5 | 142.2 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.144 | 185.9 | 186.6 | 23.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
3.623 | 158.9 | 159.9 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.529 | 118.6 | 119.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.541 | 116.4 | 116.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.661 | 121.8 | 121.6 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.394 | 116.1 | 117.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.599 | 124.5 | 125.4 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.171 | 138.3 | 138.9 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.191 | 133.9 | 134.4 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.980 | 156.8 | 157.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.395 | 117.2 | 118.3 | -4.4 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.627 | 111.1 | 112.3 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.518 | 117.7 | 116.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.707 | 129.9 | 126.2 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -2.8 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.289 | 112.2 | 111.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.522 | 121.1 | 120.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
2.216 | 108.5 | 107.7 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.704 | 111.3 | 108.7 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 6.7 | -2.9 | -2.3 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.786 | 111.3 | 111.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.428 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.118 | 190.4 | 186.2 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.966 | 179.2 | 181.2 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.557 | 232.5 | 242.3 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.376 | 150.9 | 152.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.727 | 271.6 | 267.2 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 2.8 | -1.6 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.040 | 155.5 | 154.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.380 | 119.1 | 119.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.359 | 128.2 | 128.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
30.190 | 95.3 | 95.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.777 | 103.9 | 103.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
13.413 | 86.0 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.732 | 115.9 | 116.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.132 | 106.6 | 106.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.977 | 106.5 | 106.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.417 | 108.5 | 109.2 | 4.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.752 | 116.6 | 117.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.514 | 94.9 | 95.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Percent of U.S. imports(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
42.888 | 134.0 | 136.3 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
4.201 | 300.4 | 320.2 | 65.4 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 6.6 |
Manufactured articles |
38.251 | 121.5 | 122.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Other Countries(3) |
57.112 | 136.4 | 140.6 | 20.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
12.058 | 331.6 | 352.8 | 67.4 | -0.4 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
Manufactured articles |
44.837 | 108.9 | 110.8 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Canada |
16.032 | 157.0 | 161.8 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
3.711 | 298.6 | 318.1 | 64.0 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
Manufactured articles |
12.028 | 129.7 | 131.5 | 7.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
European Union(4) |
17.355 | 131.4 | 132.5 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
0.249 | 325.0 | 342.8 | 54.8 | -3.0 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
Manufactured articles |
16.987 | 128.2 | 129.2 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
1.844 | 118.4 | 118.8 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
4.732 | 112.9 | 113.1 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
2.684 | 135.6 | 137.9 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
Latin America(5) |
18.032 | 178.0 | 183.9 | 27.6 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Nonmanufactured articles |
5.151 | 340.4 | 359.8 | 66.6 | -1.4 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Manufactured articles |
12.786 | 142.5 | 145.2 | 10.9 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
10.710 | 145.5 | 148.0 | 19.5 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
33.822 | 101.7 | 102.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
15.926 | 101.6 | 102.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Japan |
8.032 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Asian NICs(7) |
5.887 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(8) |
6.041 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(9) |
3.928 | 266.6 | 281.6 | 52.6 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2007 to May 2008 |
Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 to May 2008 |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 150.4 | 153.6 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
30.050 | 164.7 | 170.9 | 29.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 |
Asia |
60.339 | 126.6 | 128.6 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 135.2 | 138.0 | 17.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
42.424 | 127.0 | 131.7 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 145.5 | 147.9 | 15.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
31.890 | 157.2 | 161.3 | 26.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
Asia |
56.422 | 120.5 | 122.1 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 131.1 | 135.1 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
41.750 | 149.6 | 153.5 | 19.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Asia |
40.604 | 116.7 | 120.8 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 143.2 | 145.0 | 13.7 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
Europe |
44.420 | 146.1 | 146.8 | 12.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 0.5 |
Asia |
24.239 | 120.5 | 123.7 | 6.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
12.988 | 135.6 | 141.5 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 154.1 | 156.7 | 4.8 | -5.6 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
Europe |
30.196 | 186.9 | 192.5 | 6.5 | -4.7 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Asia |
34.770 | 129.6 | 132.8 | 8.9 | -8.2 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 2.5 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
19.833 | 153.4 | 151.8 | -7.4 | -9.1 | 1.3 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 691-7101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems -- The merchandise price indexes are published using three classification systems. Items are classified by end use according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis Classification System, by industry according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and by product category according to the Harmonized System (HS). While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, some notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS imports and exports tables, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing) include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI (Producer Price Index) to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Services Price Indexes -- The Import Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data obtained from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from airlines. These data include frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Taxes and fees are excluded from both the Import and Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes. The Air Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from companies. These data exclude mail and passenger baggage. The scope of the service being priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any ground transportation or port service. The Air Freight Indexes are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under "Publications and Other Documentation." Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21 and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. After three months, no further data revisions take place. So, for example, data released in the January release will be subject to revision in the releases for February, March, and April. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics, notably the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts constructed by the Department of Commerce. Other published indexes are useful for general market analysis. For trade in international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Income and Product Accounts, while International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also can be used to study U.S. competitiveness and to compute price elasticities, and the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful in terms of trade analysis. E-Mail Subscription -- The IPP news release is available through an e-mail subscription service at (http://www.bls.gov/mxp) or (http://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm). Additional Information -- More detailed IPP data are available on the IPP home page at (http://www.bls.gov/mxp). Flat Files and the FTP server are available for users requiring access to either a large volume of time series data or other IPP-related documentation. The FTP site can be accessed at ftp://ftp.bls.gov. For technical assistance in using the BLS Internet site, send e-mail to (labstat.helpdesk@bls.gov). For IPP data requests, send e-mail to (mxpinfo@bls.gov). Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 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