Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance Sept. 2019(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2019 |
Oct. 2019 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Oct. 2018 to Oct. 2019 |
June 2019 to July 2019 |
July 2019 to Aug. 2019 |
Aug. 2019 to Sept. 2019 |
Sept. 2019 to Oct. 2019 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.395 | 195.2 | 193.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.378 | 261.5 | 258.7 | 7.9 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.732 | 139.0 | 137.8 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.804 | 203.0 | 199.6 | -11.1 | -1.3 | -2.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.489 | 502.8 | 476.9 | -11.4 | -7.9 | 6.6 | 1.0 | -5.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.596 | 105.2 | 104.7 | -20.7 | 1.9 | -9.9 | -8.0 | -0.5 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.341 | 203.4 | 199.2 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -3.3 | 6.5 | -2.1 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.222 | 83.3 | 84.9 | -11.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.866 | 166.5 | 166.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.220 | 95.3 | 98.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.368 | 172.4 | 171.9 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.103 | 135.7 | 135.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.361 | 209.3 | 203.4 | -13.5 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 1.4 | -2.8 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.043 | 206.3 | 200.3 | -14.0 | 0.0 | -4.4 | 1.4 | -2.9 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
8.942 | 156.5 | 156.6 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.495 | 280.9 | 285.2 | -14.8 | -0.5 | -3.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.016 | 126.1 | 126.9 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.418 | 154.7 | 154.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.271 | 81.8 | 77.2 | -14.4 | -6.6 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -5.6 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.601 | 103.2 | 103.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.579 | 102.2 | 102.1 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.479 | 139.9 | 140.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.326 | 142.6 | 142.7 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.153 | 136.5 | 136.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.618 | 123.9 | 124.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.591 | 130.5 | 130.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.851 | 144.9 | 145.1 | -5.0 | 1.7 | -2.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.075 | 116.7 | 116.0 | -4.7 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.724 | 109.1 | 108.4 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.897 | 114.4 | 114.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.992 | 105.5 | 105.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.646 | 120.8 | 120.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.638 | 101.6 | 101.8 | -2.2 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.364 | 122.4 | 122.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.132 | 121.3 | 121.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.950 | 131.8 | 131.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.267 | 135.7 | 135.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.941 | 191.9 | 190.4 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.786 | 172.9 | 170.1 | -5.9 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.323 | 213.1 | 204.9 | -11.0 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.8 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.713 | 148.8 | 147.4 | -2.8 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.421 | 264.6 | 262.8 | -8.1 | 1.3 | -3.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.972 | 127.0 | 124.3 | -10.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.444 | 123.7 | 123.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.519 | 136.0 | 134.5 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
30.017 | 79.1 | 79.1 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.888 | 85.1 | 84.8 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
15.129 | 73.5 | 73.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.921 | 113.2 | 113.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.746 | 112.3 | 112.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.064 | 113.0 | 113.1 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.999 | 101.7 | 101.6 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.725 | 98.2 | 98.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.212 | 144.0 | 143.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.439 | 111.6 | 111.4 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.788 | 117.5 | 117.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.380 | 101.8 | 101.6 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.272 | 128.7 | 126.5 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. |
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