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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-19-0949 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, June 13, 2019 Technical information: (202) 691-7101 * MXPinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/mxp Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2019 Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following an increase of 0.1 percent the previous month. Lower fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the May decline in import prices. U.S. export prices fell 0.2 percent in May, after advancing 0.1 percent in April, 0.8 percent in March, and 0.6 percent in February. Imports U.S. Import prices fell 0.3 percent in May, the first monthly decline since a 1.4-percent drop in December. Import prices advanced 1.8 percent from December to April before the downturn in May. The price index for overall imports decreased 1.5 percent over the past 12 months, matching the drop in January. These were the largest over-the-year declines since the index fell 2.2 percent in August 2016. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Import fuel prices declined 1.0 percent in May, after rising 25.4 percent over the previous 4 months. Lower prices for both petroleum and natural gas contributed to the May decline. Petroleum prices fell 0.9 percent in May, after a 4.7-percent advance in April. The May decrease was the first monthly decline since a 15.3-percent drop in December. Natural gas prices fell 6.8 percent in May following a 51.1- percent decline the previous month. Overall fuel prices decreased 1.1 percent over the past year. The decline was driven by a 1.9-percent drop in petroleum prices which more than offset a 2.5-percent rise in natural gas prices. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Prices for nonfuel imports fell 0.3 percent in May following a 0.1-percent decline in April and a 0.2-percent decrease in March. Lower prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials; foods, feeds, and beverages; capital goods; and automotive vehicles all contributed to the May decrease in nonfuel prices. The price index for nonfuel imports declined 1.4 percent between May 2018 and May 2019. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices decreased 1.0 percent in May, after falling 0.1 percent in April. The May decline was led by a 1.9-percent drop in unfinished metals prices. Lower prices for building materials and paper also contributed to the overall decline. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mostly down in May. The price indexes for capital goods and automotive vehicles each edged down 0.1 percent following decreases of 0.4 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, in April. Consumer goods prices recorded no change in May, after declining 0.3 percent the previous month. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages fell 0.8 percent in May following a 2.7-percent increase in April. In May, a 10.4-percent drop in vegetable prices more than offset a 7.5-percent advance in fruit prices. Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
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All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2018 |
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May |
0.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
June |
0.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
July |
-0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 0.1 |
August |
-0.4 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
September |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
October |
0.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
November |
-1.6 | -12.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -1.0 |
December |
-1.4 | -13.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
2019 |
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January |
0.2 | 4.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
February |
1.0 | 10.2 | 0.1 | (r)0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
March |
0.6 | 6.9 | -0.2 | (r)0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
April |
(r)0.1 | (r)1.7 | -0.1 | (r)0.1 | -1.5 | (r)0.2 |
May |
-0.3 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
May 2017 to 2018 |
4.5 | 30.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
May 2018 to 2019 |
-1.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -5.3 | -0.2 |
Footnotes |
Exports Prices for U.S. exports declined 0.2 percent in May, the first monthly drop since the index fell 0.6 percent in January. Lower prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural exports contributed to the May decline. Export prices decreased 0.7 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year decline since the index fell 1.1 percent in October 2016. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports declined 1.0 percent in May, after decreasing 1.5 percent the previous month. In May, lower prices for soybeans, wheat, and fruit more than offset higher prices for meat and vegetables. Agricultural export prices fell 5.3 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month drop since the index declined 9.1 percent in April 2016. A 20.6-percent decrease in soybeans prices for the year ended in May led the overall decline in agricultural prices. The drop in soybeans prices more than offset higher vegetable prices over the past 12 months. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices decreased 0.2 percent in May following a 0.2-percent increase the previous month. In May, falling prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials; consumer goods; nonagricultural foods; and automotive vehicles more than offset rising prices for capital goods. The price index for nonagricultural exports also declined 0.2 percent for the year ended in May. Lower prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials drove the overall decrease. In contrast, prices for each of the major finished goods categories rose over the past 12 months. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials decreased 0.4 percent in May, after rising 0.7 percent in April. Decreasing prices for fuel and nonferrous metals more than offset advancing chemicals prices. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mixed in May. Prices for capital goods ticked up 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month. A 0.7-percent advance in transportation equipment prices led the May increase in capital goods prices. In contrast, consumer goods prices decreased 0.2 percent in May and prices for automotive vehicles edged down 0.1 percent. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: The price index for imports from China edged down 0.1 percent in May following a 0.2-percent drop the previous month. Import prices from China have not recorded a monthly advance since the index rose 0.1 percent in May 2018. Prices for imports from China declined 1.4 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month drop since a 1.6-percent decrease in February 2017. Import prices from Japan recorded no change in May, after a 0.1-percent decline in April. Prices for imports from Japan also recorded no change from May 2018 to May 2019. The price index for imports from Canada declined 1.0 percent in May, driven by lower fuel prices. The May drop followed a 2.1-percent increase in April. In contrast, import prices from Mexico and the European Union advanced 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China fell 1.4 percent in May, after increasing 1.9 percent over the previous 3 months. The May decrease was led by a 4.6-percent drop in nonmanufacturing prices, though lower manufacturing prices also contributed to the overall decline. Prices for exports to China decreased 4.3 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for exports to Japan also fell in May, declining 0.9 percent. The decrease followed a 0.7-percent advance in April. Export prices to Japan fell 2.0 percent over the past year. In May, prices for exports to Canada decreased 0.3 percent, after declining 0.7 percent in April. Export prices to Mexico and the European Union each edged down 0.1 percent in May. Prices for exports to Mexico fell 0.4 percent in April and the price index for exports to the European Union rose 0.6 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. U.S. terms of trade with China fell 1.3 percent in May following 0.7-percent increases in each of the previous 2 months. The decline in May resulted from export prices to China falling more than import prices from China. The index for U.S. terms of trade with China decreased 2.9 percent over the past year. U.S. terms of trade with Japan declined 0.9 percent in May, after rising 0.8 percent in April. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Japan fell 1.9 percent for the year ended in May. U.S. terms of trade with Mexico and the European Union also decreased in May, declining 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. In contrast, terms of trade between the United States and Canada rose 0.7 percent in May, after falling 2.7 percent the previous month. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: Import air passenger fares increased 6.9 percent in May following a 7.2-percent decline in April and a 5.7-percent decrease in March. The May advance was driven by an 8.0-percent rise in European fares and a 9.9-percent increase in Asian fares. The index for import air passenger fares fell 1.9 percent for the year ended in May. Prices for import air freight rose 0.8 percent in May, after increasing 1.7 percent in April. Despite the recent advances, import air freight prices declined 7.9 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month drop since the index fell 9.5 percent in July 2016. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares advanced 0.7 percent in May following a 1.4-percent decline in April. The May increase was led by a 5.6-percent rise in Asian fares. Despite the advance in May, export air passenger fares fell 2.1 percent over the past year and have not recorded a 12-month advance since the index rose 2.4 percent in September. The price index for export air freight rose 0.3 percent in May and 1.3 percent over the past 12 months. Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 126.7 | 126.3 | -1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
82.895 | 99.5 | 99.3 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
89.375 | 112.6 | 112.3 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
89.006 | 116.8 | 116.5 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
6.111 | 184.0 | 182.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.773 | 202.3 | 200.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.337 | 142.5 | 141.9 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
24.958 | 194.5 | 192.6 | -2.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
14.496 | 154.7 | 153.0 | -4.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -2.8 | -1.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
13.965 | 176.9 | 175.2 | -4.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
8.773 | 167.6 | 165.5 | -5.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.560 | 139.0 | 137.8 | -1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -6.3 | -0.9 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
10.994 | 224.5 | 222.2 | -1.1 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 1.7 | -1.0 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
10.625 | 246.0 | 243.8 | -1.9 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
Crude |
10000 |
7.818 | 259.2 | 252.3 | -4.8 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | -2.7 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.369 | 85.3 | 81.0 | -4.9 | 10.7 | 19.7 | -44.1 | -5.0 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.276 | 69.2 | 64.5 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 23.7 | -51.1 | -6.8 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.585 | 124.0 | 120.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -2.6 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.606 | 159.5 | 159.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.478 | 143.0 | 140.6 | -13.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.803 | 236.6 | 232.1 | -4.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.757 | 158.1 | 157.4 | -4.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.734 | 113.2 | 112.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Capital goods |
2 |
27.599 | 88.5 | 88.4 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.368 | 118.4 | 118.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
21.968 | 80.7 | 80.6 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.263 | 135.9 | 135.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.549 | 109.9 | 109.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
25.784 | 106.8 | 106.8 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.271 | 123.1 | 123.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
12.267 | 91.6 | 91.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.246 | 116.5 | 116.5 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
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 Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 127.2 | 126.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.480 | 178.0 | 176.2 | -5.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.0 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
80.027 | 101.8 | 101.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.520 | 123.3 | 123.1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
8.780 | 180.7 | 178.7 | -4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.8 | -1.1 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.163 | 178.7 | 176.9 | -4.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -1.0 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.616 | 218.1 | 212.9 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
32.867 | 159.9 | 159.1 | -2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.296 | 166.8 | 165.5 | -1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
22.571 | 156.9 | 156.4 | -2.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.288 | 179.1 | 177.1 | -9.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
31.580 | 159.3 | 158.6 | -2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
11.193 | 195.5 | 194.2 | -2.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.389 | 158.8 | 158.4 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.997 | 123.2 | 122.7 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
Capital goods |
2 |
35.799 | 110.8 | 110.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.743 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.407 | 94.8 | 94.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
8.650 | 182.2 | 183.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.142 | 114.9 | 114.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.412 | 110.3 | 110.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
5.880 | 107.8 | 107.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
5.100 | 107.1 | 107.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100) |
42 |
1.432 | 99.6 | 99.3 | - | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
10.484 | 123.1 | 119.9 | -0.5 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 3.6 | -2.6 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
2.027 | 191.4 | 186.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -2.4 | 6.6 | -2.4 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.643 | 205.7 | 202.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -4.1 | 8.3 | -1.6 |
Mining |
21 |
8.457 | 116.2 | 113.1 | -0.8 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 2.9 | -2.7 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
8.210 | 116.2 | 113.0 | -1.2 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
Manufacturing |
89.202 | 111.4 | 111.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.102 | 125.3 | 125.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.384 | 156.6 | 156.2 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.110 | 122.5 | 122.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.365 | 100.5 | 99.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.922 | 108.7 | 109.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.704 | 112.0 | 112.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.616 | 123.1 | 123.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
17.426 | 126.5 | 127.0 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.060 | 115.8 | 113.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.564 | 101.3 | 105.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
9.506 | 139.4 | 139.5 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.247 | 119.2 | 119.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
1.027 | 131.3 | 131.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
60.675 | 103.9 | 103.6 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.400 | 158.1 | 155.5 | -4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.085 | 126.6 | 126.4 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
7.218 | 118.6 | 118.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
17.182 | 73.1 | 72.9 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
5.080 | 116.8 | 116.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.513 | 109.1 | 109.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.863 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.333 | 118.4 | 118.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Nonmanufacturing |
9.289 | 137.4 | 134.2 | -6.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -1.4 | -2.3 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.760 | 151.1 | 147.4 | -10.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -2.4 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.413 | 157.8 | 153.9 | -10.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
Mining |
21 |
4.529 | 91.5 | 89.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.351 | 119.4 | 119.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing |
89.466 | 117.4 | 117.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.711 | 140.5 | 140.6 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.557 | 157.5 | 158.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.657 | 123.9 | 121.9 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
25.502 | 117.5 | 117.7 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.534 | 100.9 | 100.2 | -4.0 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.707 | 127.7 | 127.2 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
6.557 | 116.6 | 117.3 | -3.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.382 | 119.7 | 119.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.257 | 116.7 | 116.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.841 | 118.1 | 118.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
57.253 | 115.1 | 115.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.025 | 147.7 | 145.4 | -1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.941 | 146.6 | 146.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
9.466 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
13.755 | 82.3 | 82.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.784 | 118.2 | 118.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
17.578 | 129.1 | 129.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.393 | 122.5 | 122.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.311 | 120.0 | 119.7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -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 Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.412 | 200.0 | 197.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.384 | 268.4 | 267.8 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.741 | 142.4 | 140.6 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.986 | 226.2 | 223.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.541 | 586.1 | 512.2 | 20.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 12.7 | -12.6 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.694 | 128.9 | 138.4 | 5.1 | -2.0 | -5.8 | 14.1 | 7.4 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.318 | 199.8 | 194.8 | -10.3 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -2.5 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.232 | 88.1 | 85.2 | -18.8 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -3.3 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.814 | 165.4 | 165.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.222 | 97.4 | 97.0 | -6.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.358 | 169.4 | 169.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.065 | 132.6 | 132.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.975 | 224.4 | 222.1 | -1.0 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.670 | 221.9 | 219.6 | -1.2 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
8.857 | 156.9 | 156.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.542 | 311.3 | 308.1 | -1.2 | 2.9 | -3.3 | -3.0 | -1.0 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.019 | 127.8 | 127.9 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.303 | 152.6 | 152.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.280 | 85.5 | 86.7 | 6.1 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -3.8 | 1.4 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.592 | 102.8 | 102.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.580 | 103.5 | 103.4 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.453 | 140.5 | 140.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.315 | 143.6 | 143.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.139 | 136.4 | 137.0 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.615 | 124.7 | 124.7 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.587 | 131.1 | 131.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.842 | 145.2 | 141.1 | -21.4 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -2.8 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.110 | 122.0 | 120.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.732 | 111.7 | 111.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.840 | 114.4 | 114.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.954 | 104.7 | 104.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.618 | 120.2 | 120.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.643 | 103.7 | 103.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.345 | 122.1 | 122.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.117 | 121.1 | 121.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.942 | 132.2 | 132.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.265 | 136.2 | 136.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.694 | 177.9 | 176.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.900 | 178.5 | 176.5 | -4.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.365 | 222.6 | 219.2 | -5.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.716 | 150.7 | 150.1 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.461 | 292.9 | 287.8 | -9.8 | 4.1 | 2.0 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.017 | 134.5 | 132.3 | -8.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.439 | 123.8 | 123.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.513 | 136.2 | 136.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.732 | 79.3 | 79.2 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.789 | 85.6 | 85.5 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.944 | 73.4 | 73.4 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.801 | 113.6 | 113.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.627 | 112.6 | 112.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.066 | 114.6 | 114.5 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.955 | 101.8 | 101.5 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.688 | 98.4 | 98.1 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.206 | 141.5 | 140.4 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.418 | 112.4 | 112.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.778 | 118.6 | 118.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.371 | 102.3 | 102.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.269 | 128.8 | 128.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 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 Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.922 | 211.2 | 216.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.3 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.121 | 163.4 | 170.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.405 | 120.6 | 117.2 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -2.6 | -2.8 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.402 | 193.1 | 188.9 | -8.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -3.7 | -2.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.935 | 134.4 | 132.3 | -5.2 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -3.2 | -1.6 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.302 | 188.7 | 183.8 | -11.8 | - | -2.8 | -1.9 | -2.6 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.651 | 188.7 | 179.2 | -17.4 | - | -1.0 | -0.3 | -5.0 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.984 | 153.5 | 151.6 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.558 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.525 | 106.5 | 106.7 | -3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.715 | 222.4 | 210.1 | -9.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -5.5 |
Mineral products |
V |
11.306 | 235.8 | 234.4 | -2.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.421 | 102.2 | 102.8 | -6.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.689 | 227.2 | 225.7 | -2.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.912 | 139.8 | 139.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.733 | 149.2 | 149.3 | -10.5 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.640 | 147.0 | 146.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.017 | 106.7 | 106.7 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.540 | 103.9 | 105.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.853 | 132.6 | 132.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.486 | 124.3 | 124.7 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.978 | 158.1 | 158.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.187 | 144.4 | 144.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.315 | 141.5 | 141.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.872 | 154.6 | 154.6 | -2.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.642 | 99.6 | 99.0 | -7.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.905 | 126.5 | 125.6 | -5.4 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.077 | 126.1 | 125.7 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.757 | 124.3 | 123.6 | -2.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.522 | 129.2 | 127.0 | -12.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.815 | 127.9 | 127.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.162 | 243.9 | 241.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.772 | 162.6 | 160.4 | -2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.511 | 192.4 | 189.0 | -4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.729 | 108.8 | 106.4 | -14.1 | -2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.332 | 154.0 | 153.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
27.898 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.219 | 116.4 | 116.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.679 | 78.4 | 78.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.632 | 137.1 | 137.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.277 | 116.8 | 116.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.783 | 108.9 | 108.9 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.364 | 113.0 | 113.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.761 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.451 | 88.3 | 88.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 128.4 | 127.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
12.200 | 208.3 | 202.1 | 20.7 | 25.0 | 8.9 | 5.1 | -3.0 |
Manufacturing |
87.195 | 121.0 | 121.0 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Canada |
100.000 | 146.6 | 145.1 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
32.376 | 205.1 | 199.1 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 9.4 | 5.5 | -2.9 |
Manufacturing |
66.748 | 131.9 | 131.9 | -2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
European Union |
100.000 | 137.2 | 137.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing |
98.664 | 133.5 | 133.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 128.3 | 128.2 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 112.4 | 112.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 121.8 | 121.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 148.4 | 148.2 | -2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
17.254 | 267.0 | 264.4 | -5.0 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
Manufacturing |
82.467 | 120.5 | 120.6 | -2.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 128.7 | 129.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
9.528 | 157.8 | 161.4 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 2.3 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
90.211 | 87.3 | 87.5 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 98.5 | 98.3 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 99.2 | 99.1 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100) |
100.000 | 98.9 | 98.7 | - | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 88.6 | 88.4 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 96.9 | 96.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 187.4 | 184.1 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2018 to May 2019 |
Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 to Apr. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 103.7 | 103.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.017 | 116.9 | 114.7 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | -4.3 | -1.9 |
Manufacturing |
89.915 | 102.9 | 103.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Canada |
100.000 | 105.3 | 105.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
European Union |
100.000 | 105.2 | 105.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.924 | 115.5 | 113.2 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -2.0 |
Manufacturing |
91.004 | 104.5 | 104.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Germany |
100.000 | 102.6 | 102.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 102.9 | 102.8 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.013 | 106.8 | 104.8 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
Manufacturing |
92.573 | 102.7 | 102.7 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 101.8 | 101.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.114 | 99.8 | 98.0 | -6.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -3.8 | -1.8 |
Manufacturing |
93.402 | 101.9 | 101.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 100.9 | 100.1 | -2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
14.679 | 102.4 | 98.3 | -7.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -4.0 |
Manufacturing |
83.293 | 100.9 | 100.8 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
China |
100.000 | 99.8 | 98.4 | -4.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
21.251 | 102.0 | 97.3 | -8.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -4.6 |
Manufacturing |
75.049 | 100.1 | 99.8 | -2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Japan |
100.000 | 100.8 | 99.9 | -2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
19.287 | 106.2 | 102.9 | -3.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -3.1 |
Manufacturing |
79.518 | 99.2 | 99.0 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
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Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 to Mar. 2019 |
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Apr. 2019 to May 2019 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
98.9 | 99.2 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
Canada |
94.4 | 95.1 | -4.1 | -6.6 | -1.4 | -2.7 | 0.7 |
European Union |
103.2 | 102.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
Germany |
105.1 | 105.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Latin America(3) |
103.2 | 103.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Mexico |
102.0 | 101.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -0.5 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.8 | 100.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
China |
100.7 | 99.4 | -2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
Japan |
99.7 | 98.8 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2019(1) |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 178.0 | 179.4 | -7.9 | -6.1 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
27.307 | 149.0 | 148.9 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Asia |
59.675 | 166.1 | 168.9 | -10.6 | -9.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 165.7 | 166.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
31.699 | 151.2 | 152.5 | 3.2 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 165.6 | 167.7 | -4.6 | -4.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
28.441 | 136.2 | 137.2 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 0.7 |
Asia |
56.669 | 152.9 | 156.2 | -6.2 | -6.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 144.3 | 144.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
33.519 | 153.6 | 155.0 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Asia |
44.081 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 162.7 | 174.0 | -1.9 | -2.0 | -5.7 | -7.2 | 6.9 |
Europe |
53.442 | 182.3 | 196.9 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -8.5 | -11.5 | 8.0 |
Asia |
20.129 | 124.7 | 137.1 | -1.6 | -9.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
7.083 | 155.5 | 151.8 | -1.2 | 4.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 147.1 | 148.2 | -2.1 | -8.9 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 0.7 |
Europe |
28.735 | 189.6 | 191.3 | -4.3 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -3.2 | 0.9 |
Asia |
26.537 | 124.7 | 131.7 | 3.4 | -13.6 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 5.6 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
26.418 | 160.1 | 151.6 | -3.3 | -11.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -5.3 |
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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