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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-21-1093 8:30 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, June 16, 2021 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 2021 Prices for U.S. imports increased 1.1 percent in May, after a 0.8-percent advance the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher prices for fuel and nonfuel imports contributed to both the May and April rises. U.S. export prices increased 2.2 percent in May following a 1.1-percent advance in April. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on May 2021 Import and Export Price Index Data The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not make changes to either the collection method or estimation methodology for the May 2021 release of U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. Survey response rates for May 2021 were 3.5-percentage points lower than those in May 2020. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/import-export-price-indexes-covid19-impacts-may-2021.htm. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Imports U.S. import prices continued to trend up in May, rising 1.1 percent following increases of 0.8 percent in April, 1.5 percent in March, and 1.2 percent in February. Prices for U.S. imports have not recorded a decline since the index edged down 0.1 percent in October. The price index for U.S. imports advanced 11.3 percent for the year ended in May, the largest 12-month rise since a 12.7-percent increase from September 2010 to September 2011. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel rose 4.0 percent in May following a 1.6-percent advance in April. The price index for import fuel rose 109.6 percent for the year ended in May. Price increases for petroleum and natural gas drove both the May increase and the 12-month advance. Petroleum prices increased 3.8 percent in May, after rising 2.2 percent the previous month. Prices for import petroleum advanced 114.8 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for natural gas rose 7.8 percent in May following a 10.4-percent drop in April. Natural gas prices increased 64.1 percent from May 2020 to May 2021. All Imports Excluding Fuel: The price index for imports excluding fuel rose 0.9 percent in May, after rising 0.7 percent the previous month. The May increase was led by higher prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, consumer goods, and automotive vehicles. Nonfuel import prices rose 6.0 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month advance since the index increased 6.1 percent in September 2008. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices rose 4.9 percent in May following a 2.8-percent advance in April. The May increase was driven by higher prices for selected building materials, unfinished metals, and chemicals. Finished Goods: Prices for most of the major finished goods categories increased in May. Consumer goods prices rose 0.2 percent, led by higher prices for other household goods; medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical materials; and televisions and video receivers. Prices for automotive vehicles also advanced in May, ticking up 0.1 percent. Capital goods prices recorded no change in May. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Foods, feeds, and beverages prices decreased 0.4 percent in May, after rising 2.3 percent the previous month. The May decline was driven by lower fruit and vegetable prices. Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
Month | IMPORTS | EXPORTS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agri- cultural exports |
Non- agricultural exports |
|
2020 |
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May |
0.7 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
June |
1.3 | 20.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
July |
1.2 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
August |
0.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 0.9 |
September |
0.2 | -4.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
October |
-0.1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
November |
0.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
December |
1.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
2021 |
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January |
1.5 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
February |
1.2 | (r)10.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
March |
(r)1.5 | (r)7.8 | 0.9 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 |
April |
(r)0.8 | (r)1.6 | 0.7 | (r)1.1 | 0.6 | (r)1.2 |
May |
1.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
May 2019 to 2020 |
-6.3 | -52.3 | -0.7 | -6.7 | -3.7 | -7.0 |
May 2020 to 2021 |
11.3 | 109.6 | 6.0 | 17.4 | 33.6 | 15.7 |
Footnotes |
Exports Prices for U.S. exports continued to rise in May, increasing 2.2 percent, after advances of 1.1 percent in April, 2.5 percent in March, and 1.6 percent in February. U.S. export prices have not recorded a monthly drop since a 3.5-percent decrease in April 2020. In May, higher prices for nonagricultural and agricultural exports both contributed to the overall advance. The price index for U.S. exports rose 17.4 percent from May 2020 to May 2021, the largest over-the-year increase in the series, which was first published in September 1983. The 12-month advance in May topped the previous high of 14.9 percent recorded the previous month. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports rose 6.1 percent in May following a 0.6- percent increase the previous month. The May advance was the largest 1-month rise since the index increased 7.6 percent in November 2010. In May, the advance was driven by an 11.1-percent rise in soybean prices, a 27.5-percent increase in corn prices, and an 18.8-percent advance in wheat prices. Prices for agricultural exports rose 33.6 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year increase since the index advanced 33.9 percent from April 2010 to April 2011. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices advanced 1.7 percent in May, after rising 1.2 percent in April. The May increase was driven by higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials and consumer goods, which more than offset lower prices for automotive vehicles and nonagricultural foods. Prices for nonagricultural exports rose 15.7 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month advance in the series, which was first published in March 1985. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: The price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials rose 4.1 percent in May and 47.1 percent over the past year. The increase in May was led by a 5.5-percent advance in fuel prices and a 4.8-percent rise in chemical prices. Finished Goods: Prices for the major finished goods categories were mixed in May. Consumer goods prices increased 0.6 percent following advances of 0.1 percent in April and 0.7 percent in March. In contrast, prices for automotive vehicles declined 0.3 percent in May, led by lower prices for nonengine parts. The price index for capital goods was unchanged in May, after increasing 1.3 percent from December to April. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China increased 0.5 percent in May, after advancing 0.3 percent to 0.4 percent in each of the previous 5 months. The May rise was the largest monthly increase since the index advanced 0.6 percent in March 2011. Import prices from China rose 2.7 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month increase since the index advanced 3.3 percent from February 2011 to February 2012. The price index for imports from Japan rose 0.4 percent in May following a 0.5-percent increase in April. Prices for imports from Japan advanced 2.4 percent for the year ended in May, the largest over-the-year rise since a 2.4-percent increase in November 2011. Import prices from Canada advanced 4.5 percent in May. The price indexes for imports from the European Union and Mexico also rose in May, advancing 0.6 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China increased 2.4 percent in May following advances of 0.9 percent in April and 3.5 percent in March. Prices for exports to China rose 17.7 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year increase since the index was first published in December 2017. The price index for exports to Japan advanced 3.3 percent in May, after a 0.3-percent rise the previous month. The May increase was the largest 1-month advance since the index rose 4.4 percent in June 2020. Export prices to Japan increased 19.7 percent for the year ended in May, the largest 12-month advance since the index was first published in December 2017. Prices for exports to Canada and the European Union also rose in May, increasing 1.2 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively. The price index for exports to Mexico advanced 7.8 percent in May and 28.1 percent over the past year. Both increases were the largest recorded since the index was first published in December 2017. (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 rose 2.0 percent in May following advances of 0.6 percent and 3.1 percent the previous 2 months. Despite the largest increase in import prices from China since March 2011, the rise in export prices to China drove U.S. terms of trade with China up in May. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Japan rose 3.0 percent in May, the largest monthly advance since a 4.1-percent increase in June 2020. U.S. terms of trade with Mexico rose 7.5 percent, the largest monthly advance since the index was first published in December 2017. The index for U.S. terms of trade with the European Union increased 0.6 percent in May. In contrast, U.S. terms of trade with Canada fell 3.1 percent in May and have not recorded a monthly rise since November 2020. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: Import air passenger fares increased 5.0 percent in May, primarily driven by higher Asian fares, which rose 14.9 percent. The index for import air passenger fares also advanced over the past year, rising 13.5 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the index advanced 13.6 percent in February 2011. Prices for import air freight advanced 5.1 percent in May, after increasing 7.6 percent in April. Import air freight prices also rose over the past 12-months, increasing 6.3 percent. The advance was the lowest over-the-year rise since a 3.3-percent increase in March 2020. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares fell 1.8 percent in May following a 0.2-percent advance the previous month. The May decline was led by lower Latin American/Caribbean and Asian fares, which more than offset higher European fares. Despite the decrease, export air passenger fares rose 25.2 percent over the past year. Export air freight prices fell 0.2 percent in May, after declining 2.5 percent in April. Prices for export air freight advanced 0.5 percent over the past 12 months. U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 131.0 | 132.5 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
84.649 | 103.6 | 104.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
91.713 | 117.5 | 118.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
91.129 | 121.5 | 122.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
6.480 | 190.0 | 189.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
5.059 | 206.7 | 204.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | -0.9 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.421 | 152.6 | 154.9 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
24.412 | 217.8 | 227.7 | 54.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
16.334 | 190.2 | 199.6 | 33.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.9 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
15.621 | 215.0 | 225.5 | 33.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.9 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.337 | 219.2 | 232.5 | 42.3 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.788 | 154.0 | 158.6 | 20.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
8.871 | 224.6 | 233.5 | 109.6 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
8.287 | 242.3 | 251.5 | 114.8 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
Crude |
10000 |
5.502 | 254.4 | 264.2 | 156.3 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.484 | 137.7 | 147.1 | 55.3 | 15.6 | -4.5 | -8.6 | 6.8 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.406 | 127.0 | 136.9 | 64.1 | 17.5 | -4.8 | -10.4 | 7.8 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.477 | 114.1 | 119.7 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.727 | 172.6 | 176.7 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
2.207 | 225.4 | 258.3 | 81.1 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 14.6 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
4.415 | 337.3 | 355.4 | 58.1 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.987 | 182.1 | 185.5 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.728 | 115.5 | 117.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Capital goods |
2 |
27.534 | 89.1 | 89.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.383 | 122.1 | 121.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
21.584 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.566 | 138.5 | 138.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.479 | 111.8 | 111.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
26.095 | 107.2 | 107.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
13.249 | 124.0 | 124.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
11.796 | 91.4 | 91.7 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.050 | 118.8 | 119.4 | 5.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
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 Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 135.8 | 138.8 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
Agricultural commodities |
10.190 | 213.6 | 226.7 | 33.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 6.1 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
77.644 | 108.5 | 109.7 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
89.810 | 130.0 | 132.2 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
9.375 | 217.7 | 230.9 | 32.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.891 | 217.7 | 231.7 | 34.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.484 | 221.9 | 219.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
36.667 | 179.1 | 186.5 | 46.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
11.077 | 203.7 | 208.2 | 23.9 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
25.590 | 168.0 | 176.4 | 58.9 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 5.0 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.272 | 195.2 | 202.6 | 25.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
35.395 | 178.7 | 186.1 | 47.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
12.981 | 185.2 | 195.3 | 96.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
21.447 | 193.6 | 200.4 | 29.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
0.966 | 149.9 | 152.2 | 29.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
Capital goods |
2 |
33.074 | 112.7 | 112.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.396 | 120.6 | 120.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
21.673 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
8.006 | 189.6 | 189.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
9.324 | 115.5 | 115.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
11.560 | 110.9 | 111.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
5.836 | 109.1 | 109.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
4.539 | 108.3 | 108.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2018=100) |
42 |
1.184 | 95.7 | 99.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
8.109 | 121.6 | 124.4 | 88.2 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
2.018 | 191.6 | 185.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.640 | 203.2 | 196.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | -3.4 |
Mining |
21 |
6.091 | 115.4 | 120.0 | 138.6 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
5.826 | 114.8 | 119.3 | 147.5 | 13.0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2020=100) |
212 |
0.265 | 113.1 | 119.9 | - | 9.6 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
Manufacturing |
91.516 | 115.8 | 117.1 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.312 | 128.9 | 129.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.687 | 165.0 | 167.7 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.189 | 132.1 | 132.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.347 | 103.2 | 103.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.926 | 107.7 | 107.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.604 | 113.0 | 113.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.559 | 124.0 | 124.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
19.461 | 134.7 | 139.1 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2019=100) |
321 |
1.554 | 209.2 | 254.7 | 156.8 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 21.7 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
0.934 | 110.1 | 113.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.554 | 99.7 | 103.7 | 54.5 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
10.835 | 144.5 | 146.7 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.411 | 123.6 | 123.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.989 | 132.3 | 133.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
60.744 | 107.4 | 108.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.936 | 218.8 | 230.1 | 52.0 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.246 | 133.9 | 135.2 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
7.677 | 121.4 | 121.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
16.026 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
5.122 | 118.2 | 118.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.786 | 111.3 | 111.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.721 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.229 | 119.8 | 119.9 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
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Nonmanufacturing |
12.723 | 151.8 | 161.4 | 70.8 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 6.3 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
5.368 | 190.3 | 209.2 | 49.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 9.9 |
Crop production |
111 |
5.122 | 199.7 | 221.0 | 51.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 10.7 |
Mining |
21 |
7.354 | 87.4 | 90.7 | 98.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.068 | 102.8 | 105.5 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
Manufacturing |
85.362 | 123.4 | 125.4 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.706 | 153.9 | 156.4 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.733 | 176.6 | 180.4 | 16.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.616 | 139.8 | 140.0 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
25.114 | 125.3 | 130.4 | 32.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.529 | 126.7 | 129.0 | 34.8 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.476 | 129.8 | 136.4 | 15.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
5.700 | 110.6 | 119.4 | 101.0 | 9.2 | 12.1 | -1.0 | 8.0 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
14.393 | 135.9 | 140.2 | 23.9 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.081 | 118.4 | 118.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.759 | 123.8 | 123.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
53.541 | 119.3 | 119.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.302 | 200.9 | 208.8 | 30.4 | -1.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
2.797 | 155.1 | 155.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
8.714 | 132.4 | 133.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
12.664 | 81.8 | 81.8 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.472 | 119.1 | 119.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.325 | 132.1 | 131.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.367 | 130.2 | 131.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
4.900 | 120.7 | 122.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
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. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.431 | 212.5 | 217.6 | 14.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.419 | 316.5 | 332.3 | 22.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.735 | 145.3 | 148.8 | 13.2 | -2.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
2.041 | 224.9 | 217.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | -3.5 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.367 | 420.7 | 389.7 | -21.2 | -1.2 | -8.0 | 6.9 | -7.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.812 | 127.9 | 113.6 | -1.9 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 4.3 | -11.2 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.358 | 224.9 | 238.2 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -2.6 | 5.9 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.362 | 124.1 | 129.6 | 51.0 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.037 | 173.6 | 174.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.204 | 98.0 | 98.3 | -2.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.347 | 174.0 | 174.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.156 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Mineral products |
V |
8.979 | 226.8 | 235.2 | 103.5 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
8.630 | 222.7 | 230.8 | 108.9 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.191 | 163.1 | 164.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.616 | 364.9 | 370.5 | 37.3 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.318 | 135.4 | 140.2 | 16.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
5.116 | 152.3 | 152.5 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2020=100) |
31 |
0.369 | 143.5 | 137.7 | - | 6.8 | 10.9 | 16.1 | -4.0 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.602 | 108.1 | 109.3 | 8.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.739 | 150.8 | 153.3 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.476 | 152.3 | 156.5 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.264 | 150.3 | 149.5 | 10.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.526 | 132.0 | 133.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.600 | 303.7 | 368.0 | 155.4 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 21.2 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2019=100) |
44 |
1.557 | 213.5 | 259.8 | 161.6 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 21.7 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
0.950 | 114.3 | 117.9 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.633 | 106.0 | 106.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.690 | 115.0 | 115.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.896 | 105.3 | 105.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.561 | 122.0 | 121.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.636 | 100.5 | 100.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.339 | 123.8 | 123.8 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.120 | 122.0 | 122.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.882 | 131.6 | 131.8 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2020=100) |
68 |
0.318 | 99.0 | 99.5 | - | -1.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.118 | 246.1 | 253.0 | 30.1 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.896 | 201.0 | 207.0 | 26.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.110 | 252.2 | 265.6 | 42.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.704 | 161.9 | 164.3 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.556 | 401.8 | 432.8 | 68.6 | 4.1 | 12.6 | -0.7 | 7.7 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
1.077 | 162.4 | 168.9 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.419 | 123.6 | 124.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.519 | 138.2 | 139.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.099 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.014 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.085 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.827 | 115.8 | 116.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.630 | 115.0 | 115.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2020=100) |
88 |
1.101 | 100.8 | 100.9 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
4.112 | 102.3 | 102.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.836 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.085 | 111.7 | 112.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.522 | 118.1 | 118.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.300 | 101.1 | 101.0 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.264 | 128.4 | 128.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 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. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
2.022 | 240.9 | 243.6 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.300 | 196.5 | 199.7 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.306 | 120.6 | 119.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec. 2020=100) |
04 |
0.349 | 103.3 | 104.5 | - | 6.0 | -1.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.905 | 248.9 | 275.0 | 51.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -0.8 | 10.5 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.943 | 142.2 | 140.4 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -2.9 | -1.3 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.361 | 254.7 | 313.4 | 76.4 | 6.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 23.0 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
2.166 | 279.9 | 307.4 | 67.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 9.8 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.964 | 168.6 | 171.1 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.584 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.492 | 110.1 | 110.1 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.855 | 297.6 | 309.2 | 43.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
Mineral products |
V |
13.002 | 224.6 | 237.2 | 98.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.548 | 120.7 | 125.1 | 50.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
12.298 | 214.1 | 226.4 | 104.7 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.191 | 148.7 | 154.2 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.648 | 139.8 | 140.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.911 | 177.9 | 181.7 | 38.7 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.289 | 109.9 | 110.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.834 | 131.6 | 132.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.423 | 125.7 | 125.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.968 | 166.7 | 192.2 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 15.3 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.798 | 175.5 | 175.7 | 27.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.995 | 178.4 | 178.6 | 32.8 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.804 | 154.0 | 154.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.628 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 31.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.839 | 136.2 | 141.8 | 15.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100) |
47 |
0.669 | 153.2 | 170.8 | 44.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.928 | 128.8 | 128.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.629 | 125.2 | 127.4 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.541 | 134.9 | 142.0 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 2.9 | -2.3 | 5.3 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.761 | 135.2 | 135.3 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100) |
70 |
0.414 | 99.6 | 99.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
4.555 | 318.4 | 328.5 | 20.3 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.933 | 190.3 | 194.6 | 29.6 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
Iron and steel (Dec. 2020=100) |
72 |
1.160 | 134.7 | 138.1 | - | -3.7 | 6.8 | -1.6 | 2.5 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.638 | 258.2 | 279.7 | 79.9 | -1.2 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 8.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.867 | 135.2 | 135.8 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
26.338 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.797 | 117.8 | 118.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
10.541 | 78.4 | 78.1 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
11.941 | 139.8 | 139.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
7.750 | 117.9 | 118.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.681 | 110.6 | 110.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.218 | 116.9 | 117.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.684 | 137.8 | 138.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.386 | 89.6 | 89.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 136.5 | 138.9 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.524 | 205.9 | 214.2 | 176.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
Manufacturing |
89.670 | 130.2 | 132.2 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Canada |
100.000 | 160.9 | 168.1 | 55.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
Nonmanufacturing |
25.812 | 203.1 | 211.2 | 196.6 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
Manufacturing |
72.952 | 152.5 | 159.6 | 28.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
European Union |
100.000 | 143.9 | 144.7 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Manufacturing |
98.834 | 139.7 | 140.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 133.4 | 134.1 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 117.6 | 117.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 129.9 | 131.7 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 151.9 | 153.3 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Nonmanufacturing |
13.498 | 266.8 | 266.9 | 45.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Manufacturing |
86.228 | 124.4 | 125.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 131.4 | 131.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
8.656 | 156.1 | 147.8 | 40.1 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 6.0 | -5.3 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
91.099 | 89.7 | 90.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 99.7 | 100.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 100.1 | 100.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Japan |
100.000 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100) |
100.000 | 101.6 | 102.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 89.8 | 90.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 184.4 | 190.5 | 43.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Apr. 2021(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 2021 |
May 2021 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
May 2020 to May 2021 |
Jan. 2021 to Feb. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 to Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 to May 2021 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 108.6 | 110.6 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
11.352 | 116.2 | 125.8 | 78.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 8.3 |
Manufacturing |
87.015 | 107.7 | 108.7 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Canada |
100.000 | 112.3 | 113.7 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2020=100) |
9.293 | 121.0 | 128.0 | - | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2020=100) |
89.647 | 105.2 | 106.1 | - | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
European Union |
100.000 | 109.2 | 110.4 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
13.018 | 113.6 | 119.8 | 84.0 | 8.7 | 5.3 | -0.8 | 5.5 |
Manufacturing |
85.525 | 107.6 | 108.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Germany |
100.000 | 108.5 | 109.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 111.9 | 117.5 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
9.443 | 140.2 | 154.4 | 72.5 | 6.5 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 10.1 |
Manufacturing |
90.139 | 109.7 | 114.6 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 112.0 | 120.7 | 28.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
Nonmanufacturing |
7.800 | 129.0 | 150.5 | 70.4 | 6.3 | -2.9 | 0.1 | 16.7 |
Manufacturing |
91.840 | 111.0 | 118.7 | 25.6 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 107.2 | 109.4 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
16.923 | 110.6 | 120.3 | 66.4 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
Manufacturing |
80.221 | 105.6 | 106.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
China |
100.000 | 106.5 | 109.1 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
15.104 | 110.2 | 121.0 | 114.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
Manufacturing |
82.862 | 107.1 | 108.1 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Japan |
100.000 | 107.6 | 111.2 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
22.356 | 116.5 | 130.9 | 109.1 | 8.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 12.4 |
Manufacturing |
74.930 | 102.7 | 103.3 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Footnotes |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
97.4 | 97.5 | -5.2 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Canada |
91.7 | 88.9 | -25.5 | -2.3 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -3.1 |
European Union |
102.1 | 102.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Germany |
106.2 | 106.7 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Latin America(3) |
109.7 | 114.1 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Mexico |
110.0 | 118.2 | 22.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
105.8 | 107.5 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
China |
106.5 | 108.6 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Japan |
104.5 | 107.6 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
Footnotes |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 322.4 | 339.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | -4.1 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
23.703 | 248.2 | 249.4 | 16.1 | 2.1 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
Asia |
66.507 | 329.1 | 354.2 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -5.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 165.7 | 165.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -2.5 | -0.2 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
30.586 | 140.8 | 141.8 | -6.6 | 8.2 | 0.3 | -8.0 | 0.7 |
Asia (Dec. 2011=100) |
41.250 | 119.2 | 118.7 | 1.6 | -3.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 242.4 | 256.7 | 4.3 | -0.4 | -3.0 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
23.217 | 173.5 | 174.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
Asia |
65.170 | 246.3 | 268.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -3.9 | 3.8 | 8.9 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 162.2 | 149.2 | -5.8 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -8.0 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
29.134 | 162.0 | 163.0 | -7.5 | 7.0 | 0.2 | -6.0 | 0.6 |
Asia |
50.844 | 165.7 | 139.6 | -8.9 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -15.8 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 147.2 | 154.6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | -3.6 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
Europe |
40.511 | 146.4 | 145.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.4 |
Asia |
30.801 | 160.4 | 184.3 | 51.2 | -4.2 | -9.1 | -2.9 | 14.9 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
6.760 | 111.1 | 116.0 | -7.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 12.4 | 4.4 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 160.3 | 157.4 | 25.2 | -4.7 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
Europe |
27.512 | 183.8 | 186.8 | 35.3 | 5.3 | -4.6 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
Asia |
29.391 | 170.8 | 165.3 | 33.0 | -6.9 | -1.2 | -8.5 | -3.2 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
22.149 | 145.1 | 138.8 | -0.9 | -17.3 | -1.0 | 13.9 | -4.3 |
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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