Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance Nov. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Dec. 2017 to Dec. 2018 |
Aug. 2018 to Sept. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 to Oct. 2018 |
Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.378 | 193.6 | 192.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.363 | 239.3 | 243.7 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.714 | 141.5 | 138.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.962 | 212.2 | 216.5 | -1.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | -6.1 | 2.0 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.475 | 503.3 | 572.0 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 43.8 | -8.9 | 13.6 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.744 | 117.2 | 112.3 | -12.6 | 14.7 | -2.4 | -11.3 | -4.2 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.317 | 208.8 | 203.2 | -6.4 | -3.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -2.7 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.244 | 92.2 | 89.8 | -22.8 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -2.6 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.818 | 165.8 | 165.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.198 | 88.5 | 87.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.204 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.380 | 174.9 | 175.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.209 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.055 | 132.4 | 132.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.367 | 203.4 | 185.2 | -9.7 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -13.4 | -8.9 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.098 | 200.8 | 182.4 | -10.2 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -13.7 | -9.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.675 | 159.4 | 158.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.687 | 344.3 | 348.9 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.428 | 131.3 | 128.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.517 | 151.9 | 151.8 | 2.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.303 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 17.0 | -0.5 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.183 | 106.2 | 106.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.587 | 103.5 | 103.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.643 | 106.7 | 106.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.456 | 141.9 | 141.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.295 | 146.2 | 145.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.161 | 135.7 | 135.1 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.639 | 125.0 | 125.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.606 | 131.0 | 131.2 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.940 | 148.0 | 148.7 | -8.6 | -2.3 | -7.5 | -3.0 | 0.5 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
0.917 | 101.9 | 102.4 | -8.8 | -2.3 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 0.5 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.148 | 121.4 | 122.1 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.750 | 111.5 | 111.8 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.215 | 110.2 | 110.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.046 | 114.3 | 114.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.030 | 104.4 | 104.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.720 | 120.2 | 120.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.643 | 104.0 | 103.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.389 | 122.1 | 122.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.161 | 120.8 | 120.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.933 | 131.8 | 131.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.332 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.260 | 136.1 | 136.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.341 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.037 | 170.6 | 172.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.611 | 179.1 | 178.8 | 2.9 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.369 | 229.3 | 229.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.609 | 151.4 | 150.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.394 | 282.3 | 283.2 | -3.4 | -3.1 | 5.6 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.929 | 135.5 | 135.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.425 | 124.0 | 124.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.518 | 136.8 | 136.7 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.959 | 80.3 | 80.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.193 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.765 | 74.3 | 74.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.075 | 114.2 | 114.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.873 | 113.3 | 113.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.112 | 115.1 | 115.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.871 | 102.4 | 102.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.581 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.229 | 141.8 | 141.3 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.361 | 112.9 | 112.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.744 | 118.6 | 118.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.330 | 103.4 | 103.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.287 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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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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