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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-18-1825 8:30 a.m. (EST) Thursday, November 15, 2018 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 - OCTOBER 2018 Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after advancing 0.2 percent in September. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the October increase. U.S. export prices advanced 0.4 percent in October after recording no change in September. Imports Import prices advanced 0.5 percent in October, the largest monthly increase since a 0.9-percent rise in May. Prices for U.S. imports rose 3.5 percent from October 2017 to October 2018 and have not recorded an over- the-year decrease in 2 years when the index declined 0.2 in October 2016. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: The price index for import fuels increased 3.3 percent in October, after advancing 0.7 percent in September; the rise was the largest monthly advance since a 6.1-percent increase in May. Higher prices for both petroleum and natural gas contributed to the advance in October. Prices for petroleum increased 2.8 percent in October after rising 0.9 percent the previous month. Natural gas prices rose 24.6 percent in October, the largest monthly increase since a 25.7-percent advance in November 2017. Fuel prices increased 30.3 percent for the year ended in October, led by a 31.4-percent advance in petroleum prices. The price index for natural gas rose 24.6 percent over the past 12 months. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices advanced 0.2 percent in October, after recording no change in September. Higher prices for foods, feeds, and beverages drove the October advance and more than offset decreasing prices for capital goods; consumer goods; and nonfuel industrial supplies and materials. The price index for nonfuel imports increased 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. The over-the- year advance was driven mostly by a 3.4-percent rise in nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, as well as higher prices for consumer goods and automotive vehicles. In contrast, prices for capital goods and foods, feeds, and beverages fell over the past year. Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices decreased 0.1 percent in October after declining 0.4 percent in September. The October decrease was driven by lower prices for selected building materials and finished metals. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were little changed in October. Capital goods and consumer goods prices both edged down 0.1 percent and the price index for automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 percent. Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Import prices for foods, feeds, and beverages rose 2.2 percent in October, after advancing 2.0 percent in September. The October increase was led by a 30.6-percent rise in 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 |
|
2017 |
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October |
0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
November |
1.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
December |
0.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
2018 |
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January |
0.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
February |
0.2 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
March |
-0.2 | -2.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
April |
0.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
May |
0.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
June |
0.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
July |
-0.1 | (r)0.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 0.1 |
August |
-0.4 | (r)-2.1 | -0.2 | (r)-0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
September |
(r)0.2 | (r)0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (r)-1.3 | 0.2 |
October |
0.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
Oct. 2016 to 2017 |
2.4 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
Oct. 2017 to 2018 |
3.5 | 30.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -4.5 | 3.9 |
Footnotes |
Exports U.S. export prices advanced 0.4 percent in October, after recording no change in September. The October advance was the largest monthly increase since the index rose 0.7 percent in May. Higher nonagricultural prices more than offset decreasing agricultural prices. For the 12-month period ended in October, U.S. export prices advanced 3.1 percent. (See table 2.) Agricultural Exports: Agricultural export prices fell 0.3 percent in October after declining 6.1 percent over the previous 3 months. The October drop in agricultural prices was led by lower nut and cotton prices, which fell 4.6 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively. The price index for agricultural exports decreased 4.5 percent over the past year, the largest decline since the index fell 5.2 percent in May 2016. Falling prices for soybeans, nuts, and meat all contributed to the 12-month decrease. All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Prices for nonagricultural exports rose 0.5 percent in October following a 0.2-percent increase in September. Higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials drove the October advance; rising automotive vehicles prices also contributed to the increase. In contrast, consumer goods prices fell in October. The price index for nonagricultural exports increased 3.9 percent over the past 12 months and has not recorded an over-the-year decline since the index decreased 0.2 percent in November 2016. Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices advanced 1.7 percent in October, after rising 0.2 percent in September. The October increase was led by higher prices for fuels and paper. Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mixed in October. The price index for consumer goods declined 0.2 percent, automotive vehicles prices ticked up 0.1 percent, and the price index for capital goods recorded no change. The decrease in consumer goods prices was driven by lower prices for household goods and the increase in prices for automotive vehicles was led by a 0.4-percent advance in prices for vehicles designed to transport goods. Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality Imports by Locality of Origin: Import prices from China edged down 0.1 percent after recording no change in September and declining 0.2 percent in August. Despite the recent decreases, import prices from China advanced 0.3 percent from October 2017 to October 2018. Prices for imports from Japan rose 0.1 percent in October, the first monthly increase since the index rose 0.2 percent in July. Import prices from Japan advanced 1.3 percent for the year ended in October, the largest 12-month increase since the index rose 1.4 percent in March 2017. Import prices from the European Union advanced 0.2 percent in October, the largest increase since the index rose 0.3 percent in May. The price indexes for imports from Canada and Mexico also increased in October, advancing 1.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. Higher fuel prices contributed to both increases. (See table 7.) Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China increased 1.0 percent in October, after declining 1.7 percent in September. The October advance was the largest rise since the index increased 1.2 percent in March. The index for export prices to Japan rose 0.2 percent in October. The price index for exports to Mexico advanced 1.1 percent in October, the largest increase since the index rose 1.2 percent in January. Export prices to Canada rose 0.4 percent, after a 0.4-percent increase the previous month. Those were the largest monthly increases since a 0.8-percent advance in May. The price index for exports to the European Union increased 0.3 percent in October, matching the rise in May. The last time the index advanced by more than 0.3 percent was a 0.7-percent advance in April. (See table 8.) Terms of Trade Indexes: Terms of Trade indexes are based on the country, region, or grouping and measure the change in the purchasing power of exports relative to imports. The U.S. terms of trade index with China rose 1.1 percent in October following a 1.7-percent decline in September. The October increase resulted from both the export price index to China rising and prices for imports from China decreasing. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Japan ticked up 0.1 percent in October after declining 0.1 percent the previous month. The U.S. terms of trade index with Canada declined 0.9 percent, the largest decrease since the index fell 2.4 percent in May. The U.S. terms of trade index with Mexico advanced 0.7 percent in October. The index for U.S. terms of trade with the European Union ticked up 0.1 percent following a 0.2- percent advance in September. (See table 9.) Import and Export Services Imports: Import air passenger fares increased 0.7 percent in October, after advancing 10.7 percent in September. A 2.8-percent increase in European fares, a 0.7-percent advance in Asian fares, and a 1.7- percent rise in Latin American/Caribbean fares all contributed to the overall increase for air passenger fares in October. Despite the monthly advances in October and September, import air passenger fares fell 2.2 percent over the past year; the drop was the largest 12-month decline since a 3.7-percent decrease in September 2017. Import air freight prices rose 2.4 percent in October and 10.5 percent over the past 12 months. (See table 10.) Exports: Export air passenger fares declined 1.8 percent in October, after decreasing 2.8 percent in September and 3.7 percent in August. The October decrease was driven by a 6.0-percent decline in Asian fares and a 2.0-percent drop in Latin American/Caribbean fares. The index for export air passenger fares decreased 2.9 percent from October 2017 to October 2018. Prices for export air freight rose 0.5 percent in October and declined 1.0 percent over the past year. Import and Export Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
Description | End Use |
Relative import- ance Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 127.8 | 128.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
82.314 | 100.3 | 100.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
All imports excluding petroleum |
88.897 | 113.2 | 113.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
88.286 | 117.4 | 117.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
5.972 | 179.6 | 183.5 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
4.674 | 196.4 | 201.9 | -0.9 | -2.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
1.298 | 142.2 | 141.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
25.918 | 197.7 | 200.6 | 14.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum |
14.873 | 156.1 | 156.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 | |
Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100) |
14.192 | 178.6 | 178.5 | 3.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
8.964 | 168.6 | 167.7 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | |
Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum |
5.852 | 140.3 | 143.3 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 2.1 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
10 |
11.714 | 229.2 | 236.7 | 30.3 | 0.8 | -2.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
Petroleum & petroleum products |
100 |
11.103 | 253.8 | 260.9 | 31.4 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
Crude |
10000 |
7.990 | 267.3 | 274.2 | 33.8 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas |
101 |
0.430 | 85.4 | 100.0 | 21.4 | 8.1 | -3.0 | -2.8 | 17.1 |
Gas-natural |
10110 |
0.284 | 65.8 | 82.0 | 24.6 | 21.5 | -5.0 | -4.2 | 24.6 |
Paper & paper base stocks |
11 |
0.595 | 122.5 | 122.7 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials |
12 |
4.707 | 162.5 | 164.0 | 4.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.617 | 152.6 | 145.0 | -4.9 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -1.8 | -5.0 |
Unfinished metals related to durable goods |
14 |
3.801 | 230.6 | 233.5 | 4.1 | -2.8 | -2.0 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
Finished metals related to durable goods |
15 |
1.789 | 160.7 | 160.0 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Nonmetals related to durable goods |
16 |
1.695 | 114.7 | 114.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
Capital goods |
2 |
26.437 | 89.3 | 89.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Electric generating equipment |
20 |
3.224 | 118.1 | 117.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
20.999 | 81.7 | 81.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
2.213 | 134.5 | 134.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
15.686 | 110.4 | 110.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
25.987 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
12.848 | 123.8 | 123.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
11.852 | 92.5 | 92.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Nonmanufactured consumer goods |
42 |
1.287 | 115.3 | 115.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
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 Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
All commodities |
100.000 | 127.3 | 127.8 | 3.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
Agricultural commodities |
9.456 | 172.9 | 172.3 | -4.5 | -5.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.3 | |
All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100) |
80.622 | 101.4 | 101.4 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | |
Nonagricultural commodities |
90.544 | 123.8 | 124.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
Foods, feeds, & beverages |
0 |
8.856 | 174.6 | 174.7 | -4.6 | -4.7 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages |
00 |
8.217 | 172.4 | 172.5 | -5.3 | -5.2 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 |
Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages) |
01 |
0.639 | 216.7 | 216.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
Industrial supplies & materials |
1 |
32.090 | 163.5 | 165.8 | 9.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Industrial supplies & materials, durable |
10.147 | 162.2 | 162.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | |
Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable |
21.943 | 164.3 | 167.7 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
Agricultural industrial supplies & materials |
10 |
1.239 | 182.0 | 177.2 | 1.2 | -4.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials |
30.851 | 162.9 | 165.6 | 9.8 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | |
Fuels & lubricants |
11 |
10.522 | 210.2 | 219.3 | 24.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials |
12 |
19.320 | 158.9 | 159.4 | 3.7 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
Selected building materials |
13 |
1.009 | 123.0 | 121.7 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
Capital goods |
2 |
36.547 | 110.1 | 110.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Electrical generating equipment |
20 |
3.905 | 117.7 | 117.1 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
Nonelectrical machinery |
21 |
23.490 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100) |
22 |
9.152 | 177.0 | 177.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines |
3 |
10.057 | 114.2 | 114.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
4 |
12.450 | 109.8 | 109.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Nondurables, manufactured |
40 |
6.060 | 106.5 | 106.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Durables, manufactured |
41 |
4.957 | 107.5 | 106.9 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | NAICS | Relative import- ance Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
10.448 | 120.4 | 125.1 | 23.6 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
1.945 | 178.7 | 189.8 | -1.8 | -4.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Crop production |
111 |
1.567 | 190.9 | 205.3 | -3.0 | -5.1 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Animal production (Dec. 2014=100) |
112 |
0.188 | 76.3 | 78.7 | 7.5 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
Mining |
21 |
8.503 | 115.0 | 118.9 | 31.5 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
Oil and gas extraction |
211 |
8.266 | 115.4 | 119.3 | 32.6 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
Manufacturing |
89.281 | 112.2 | 112.3 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
11.246 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
3.359 | 155.5 | 155.7 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
1.096 | 121.8 | 122.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100) |
313 |
0.381 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Textile product mills |
314 |
0.910 | 109.0 | 109.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
Apparel manufacturing |
315 |
3.840 | 111.9 | 111.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing |
316 |
1.661 | 123.3 | 123.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
18.539 | 129.3 | 129.6 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Wood product manufacturing |
321 |
0.999 | 135.1 | 124.0 | -8.3 | -2.9 | -3.8 | -2.5 | -8.2 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.081 | 115.8 | 115.9 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Printing and related support activities (Dec. 2016=100) |
323 |
0.220 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
2.848 | 104.6 | 107.8 | 27.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
10.220 | 141.9 | 142.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.183 | 119.5 | 119.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.988 | 131.3 | 131.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
59.495 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
4.348 | 153.5 | 155.3 | 4.3 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.086 | 127.8 | 127.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
6.721 | 118.5 | 118.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
16.770 | 74.9 | 74.7 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
4.878 | 116.1 | 116.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
16.647 | 109.5 | 109.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing |
337 |
1.770 | 117.5 | 117.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.274 | 118.3 | 118.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 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 Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
Nonmanufacturing |
8.283 | 137.2 | 137.2 | -0.4 | -5.3 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 0.0 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
11 |
4.765 | 145.5 | 145.1 | -7.6 | -8.7 | 1.6 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
Crop production |
111 |
4.393 | 151.0 | 150.9 | -7.5 | -9.0 | 2.0 | -3.3 | -0.1 |
Mining |
21 |
3.518 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 11.3 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Mining (except oil and gas) |
212 |
1.139 | 113.1 | 113.0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing |
90.264 | 117.4 | 117.9 | 3.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
Manufacturing, part 1 |
31 |
6.872 | 139.5 | 138.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
Food manufacturing |
311 |
4.651 | 156.0 | 155.2 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
312 |
0.701 | 122.5 | 121.2 | 5.4 | -3.4 | -1.5 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
Textile mills (Dec. 2016=100) |
313 |
0.644 | 105.4 | 105.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Leather and allied product manufacturing (Dec. 2016=100) |
316 |
0.256 | 93.1 | 93.1 | -2.6 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Manufacturing, part 2 |
32 |
25.895 | 119.9 | 122.1 | 10.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Wood product manufacturing (Dec. 2017=100) |
321 |
0.534 | 102.8 | 101.4 | - | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -1.4 |
Paper manufacturing |
322 |
1.720 | 132.5 | 132.6 | 7.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
324 |
7.006 | 124.3 | 131.6 | 30.2 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
Chemical manufacturing |
325 |
13.332 | 120.0 | 120.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
326 |
2.232 | 115.9 | 115.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
327 |
0.829 | 117.0 | 116.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing, part 3 |
33 |
57.497 | 114.1 | 114.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Primary metal manufacturing |
331 |
3.814 | 141.6 | 141.9 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
332 |
3.040 | 141.0 | 141.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Machinery manufacturing |
333 |
8.957 | 127.7 | 128.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
334 |
13.964 | 83.4 | 83.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
335 |
3.861 | 118.3 | 117.8 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing |
336 |
18.117 | 127.2 | 127.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100) |
337 |
0.404 | 120.7 | 120.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
339 |
5.341 | 120.3 | 120.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.352 | 192.6 | 194.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.358 | 239.0 | 240.3 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -2.6 | 0.5 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.706 | 141.8 | 142.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.920 | 210.7 | 226.0 | -3.0 | -4.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.357 | 384.1 | 552.3 | 21.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 43.8 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.846 | 135.3 | 132.1 | -12.8 | -9.2 | 4.8 | 14.7 | -2.4 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.302 | 201.4 | 204.3 | -9.2 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -3.6 | 1.4 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.254 | 97.6 | 95.4 | -18.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.783 | 166.2 | 165.5 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.194 | 88.1 | 88.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.203 | 98.4 | 96.7 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 2.0 | -1.7 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.374 | 174.6 | 174.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.207 | 103.3 | 103.0 | - | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.037 | 132.0 | 132.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
11.528 | 229.5 | 236.8 | 30.5 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
11.266 | 227.3 | 234.8 | 31.3 | 0.8 | -2.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.565 | 159.9 | 160.4 | 5.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.642 | 326.6 | 334.6 | 23.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.432 | 133.5 | 133.2 | 6.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.507 | 153.8 | 153.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.267 | 83.5 | 89.8 | 14.2 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 7.5 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.182 | 106.9 | 106.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.578 | 103.4 | 103.7 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.635 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.392 | 141.3 | 141.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.239 | 144.8 | 145.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.153 | 136.7 | 136.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.630 | 124.9 | 124.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.597 | 130.9 | 130.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.032 | 164.7 | 151.6 | -7.8 | -2.9 | -3.7 | -2.4 | -8.0 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
1.008 | 113.7 | 104.4 | -8.0 | -3.0 | -3.7 | -2.4 | -8.2 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.131 | 121.3 | 121.3 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.736 | 111.0 | 111.4 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.215 | 111.9 | 111.1 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.982 | 114.5 | 114.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.000 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.699 | 120.4 | 120.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.635 | 104.1 | 104.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.373 | 122.4 | 122.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.149 | 121.3 | 121.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.922 | 132.2 | 132.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.331 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.255 | 135.1 | 135.3 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.336 | 132.3 | 132.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.935 | 167.3 | 168.7 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.552 | 179.9 | 180.5 | 3.6 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.357 | 230.6 | 230.8 | 13.0 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.597 | 152.4 | 151.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.373 | 270.9 | 283.5 | -2.9 | -7.1 | -4.7 | -3.1 | 4.7 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.933 | 138.1 | 139.1 | 2.1 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.417 | 123.3 | 123.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.511 | 137.0 | 136.8 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.584 | 80.4 | 80.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.016 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.568 | 74.4 | 74.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.872 | 114.2 | 114.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.688 | 113.3 | 113.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.095 | 114.9 | 115.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.811 | 102.2 | 102.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.525 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.226 | 142.3 | 143.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.294 | 112.8 | 112.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.704 | 118.5 | 118.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.308 | 103.2 | 103.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.282 | 129.5 | 130.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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 Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
|||||
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.921 | 207.6 | 207.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.132 | 160.5 | 160.1 | -4.0 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.420 | 119.3 | 119.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec. 2017=100) |
04 |
0.293 | 107.5 | 109.5 | - | -1.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.418 | 183.4 | 184.1 | -8.0 | -8.9 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 0.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.808 | 130.6 | 129.2 | -10.7 | -5.3 | -3.0 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.404 | 190.5 | 190.9 | 6.8 | -7.7 | 5.0 | -3.2 | 0.2 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.681 | 178.7 | 178.6 | -10.5 | -11.7 | 2.4 | -6.9 | -0.1 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.045 | 150.5 | 149.7 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100) |
20 |
0.341 | 116.2 | 116.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.569 | 97.8 | 97.6 | - | -1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.514 | 105.8 | 106.1 | -5.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -2.7 | 0.3 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.724 | 215.8 | 210.1 | 7.5 | -4.3 | -2.2 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.863 | 251.3 | 261.4 | 23.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.478 | 94.8 | 94.7 | -8.0 | -2.5 | -7.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.204 | 244.2 | 254.6 | 25.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
10.790 | 139.5 | 139.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.672 | 151.7 | 146.7 | -7.2 | -5.5 | -3.2 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.622 | 149.4 | 151.2 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.186 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2016=100) |
31 |
0.273 | 127.9 | 132.5 | 26.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.531 | 102.4 | 102.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.808 | 130.9 | 130.7 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.492 | 119.8 | 121.5 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.823 | 154.0 | 154.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.195 | 145.1 | 145.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.308 | 141.5 | 142.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.887 | 159.3 | 159.3 | 2.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.661 | 102.9 | 100.5 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.087 | 133.5 | 136.0 | 12.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.647 | 141.2 | 148.6 | 31.6 | 2.7 | -1.7 | -2.3 | 5.2 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.104 | 129.6 | 130.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Printed material (Dec. 2014=100) |
49 |
0.336 | 107.9 | 108.4 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.694 | 125.8 | 124.4 | 3.9 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.454 | 135.0 | 129.3 | 5.0 | -3.2 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -4.2 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.803 | 124.3 | 124.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.270 | 102.6 | 102.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.409 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.926 | 230.4 | 232.0 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.873 | 159.9 | 160.0 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.112 | 179.5 | 179.7 | 8.6 | -0.1 | -3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.507 | 179.6 | 184.2 | -3.4 | -4.6 | -5.2 | -3.4 | 2.6 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.899 | 112.2 | 110.8 | -4.4 | -2.7 | -5.3 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal (Dec. 2015=100) |
82 |
0.314 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.342 | 152.9 | 152.9 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
27.537 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
15.795 | 115.2 | 115.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.743 | 79.0 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.281 | 135.6 | 135.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.272 | 116.4 | 116.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.936 | 109.4 | 108.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.396 | 112.8 | 112.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.818 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.416 | 87.6 | 87.6 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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 Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 124.5 | 125.0 | 3.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing |
8.948 | 156.8 | 163.7 | 18.2 | 2.5 | -2.9 | -5.1 | 4.4 |
Manufacturing |
90.555 | 121.3 | 121.4 | 2.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Canada |
100.000 | 133.5 | 135.2 | 6.8 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
23.929 | 149.1 | 156.1 | 18.5 | 2.7 | -2.9 | -5.6 | 4.7 |
Manufacturing |
75.233 | 133.0 | 133.2 | 3.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
European Union |
100.000 | 137.0 | 137.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing |
98.992 | 133.5 | 133.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
France (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 128.4 | 128.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Germany (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 111.9 | 111.9 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 121.4 | 122.2 | 3.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 152.5 | 153.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Nonmanufacturing |
20.240 | 287.6 | 295.6 | 21.8 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
Manufacturing |
79.491 | 122.2 | 122.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Mexico (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 129.7 | 130.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
10.234 | 157.6 | 163.6 | 19.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 3.8 |
Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100) |
89.514 | 88.1 | 88.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)(4) |
100.000 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
China (Dec. 2003=100) |
100.000 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Japan |
100.000 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Asian NICs(5) |
100.000 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)(6) |
100.000 | 98.8 | 98.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)(7) |
100.000 | 197.1 | 202.4 | 24.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.000 | 102.5 | 102.7 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.616 | 101.3 | 100.9 | - | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
Manufacturing |
92.187 | 102.7 | 102.9 | - | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Canada |
100.000 | 104.3 | 104.7 | - | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
European Union |
100.000 | 103.3 | 103.6 | - | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Nonmanufacturing |
4.914 | 101.9 | 98.4 | - | -2.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -3.4 |
Manufacturing |
94.107 | 103.5 | 103.9 | - | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Germany |
100.000 | 100.8 | 100.8 | - | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Latin America(3) |
100.000 | 104.0 | 105.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.365 | 104.4 | 106.2 | - | -2.8 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 1.7 |
Manufacturing |
93.293 | 104.0 | 105.1 | - | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Mexico |
100.000 | 102.7 | 103.8 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
6.173 | 103.1 | 104.7 | - | -2.3 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
Manufacturing |
93.428 | 102.7 | 103.7 | - | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
100.000 | 99.8 | 99.9 | - | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Nonmanufacturing |
11.434 | 92.0 | 90.0 | - | -6.9 | 0.7 | -4.9 | -2.2 |
Manufacturing |
86.243 | 101.1 | 101.3 | - | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
China |
100.000 | 98.1 | 99.1 | - | -2.2 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 1.0 |
Nonmanufacturing |
17.692 | 89.2 | 89.7 | - | -9.9 | 1.8 | -6.4 | 0.6 |
Manufacturing |
78.084 | 100.6 | 101.3 | - | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Japan |
100.000 | 100.5 | 100.7 | - | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
Nonmanufacturing |
14.828 | 98.6 | 98.8 | - | -5.6 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
Manufacturing |
84.255 | 100.9 | 101.0 | - | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Index | Percent change | |||||
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Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
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Industrialized Countries(2) |
100.8 | 100.6 | - | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
Canada |
102.7 | 101.8 | - | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
European Union |
101.5 | 101.6 | - | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Germany |
103.7 | 103.7 | - | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Latin America(3) |
101.5 | 102.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
Mexico |
102.1 | 102.8 | - | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
Pacific Rim(4) |
99.1 | 99.3 | - | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
China |
98.0 | 99.1 | - | -2.1 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 1.1 |
Japan |
99.4 | 99.5 | - | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
Description | Relative import- ance Sept. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
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Sept. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | |||||
Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
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Air Freight |
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Import Air Freight |
100.000 | 188.9 | 193.4 | 10.5 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
23.393 | 145.7 | 150.4 | 5.0 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
Asia |
64.492 | 184.3 | 189.0 | 13.9 | -3.3 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
Export Air Freight |
100.000 | 164.3 | 165.2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Europe (Dec. 2006=100) |
32.986 | 149.3 | 149.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
Inbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 172.6 | 175.6 | 8.5 | -2.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
25.455 | 135.6 | 137.5 | 6.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
Asia |
59.544 | 164.5 | 168.1 | 8.0 | -2.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
Outbound Air Freight |
100.000 | 145.1 | 144.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -2.8 | -0.6 |
Europe (Dec. 2003=100) |
32.932 | 149.0 | 149.7 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Asia |
43.893 | 142.9 | 140.3 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | -6.7 | -1.8 |
Air Passenger Fares |
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Import Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 181.0 | 182.3 | -2.2 | -5.8 | -8.8 | 10.7 | 0.7 |
Europe |
43.357 | 211.5 | 217.4 | 2.5 | -8.5 | -12.2 | 20.3 | 2.8 |
Asia |
22.405 | 132.3 | 133.2 | -1.7 | -7.9 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
8.745 | 148.8 | 151.4 | -2.4 | 2.3 | -4.2 | -5.5 | 1.7 |
Export Air Passenger Fares |
100.000 | 151.2 | 148.5 | -2.9 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -2.8 | -1.8 |
Europe |
30.391 | 198.5 | 198.2 | -6.8 | 0.3 | -11.1 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
Asia |
27.354 | 134.9 | 126.8 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | -7.1 | -6.0 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
23.268 | 153.2 | 150.1 | -6.2 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -5.5 | -2.0 |
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. 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