Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Apr. 2017(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 2017 |
May 2017 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| May 2016 to May 2017 |
Jan. 2017 to Feb. 2017 |
Feb. 2017 to Mar. 2017 |
Mar. 2017 to Apr. 2017 |
Apr. 2017 to May 2017 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.487 | 192.2 | 195.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.442 | 243.1 | 247.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.749 | 142.9 | 143.8 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
Vegetable products |
II |
2.062 | 216.4 | 221.1 | 14.5 | 2.3 | -2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.370 | 421.5 | 441.1 | 7.3 | 2.8 | -2.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.867 | 128.6 | 133.3 | 44.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.361 | 232.5 | 229.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.297 | 113.5 | 115.4 | 7.9 | 3.0 | -4.9 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.675 | 159.4 | 159.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.186 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.192 | 94.3 | 92.7 | -19.1 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -4.6 | -1.7 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.342 | 159.0 | 160.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.001 | 127.8 | 127.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
9.048 | 173.7 | 167.6 | 17.0 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
8.817 | 171.7 | 165.2 | 17.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -3.8 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.342 | 151.8 | 151.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.569 | 286.0 | 285.3 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.409 | 124.5 | 124.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.322 | 147.9 | 147.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.269 | 76.3 | 73.3 | -5.1 | 3.7 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -3.9 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.192 | 107.2 | 107.3 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.538 | 98.6 | 98.6 | - | 0.0 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.685 | 103.9 | 103.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.457 | 139.9 | 139.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.179 | 140.7 | 140.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.278 | 139.8 | 139.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.683 | 122.8 | 123.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.652 | 128.0 | 128.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.934 | 154.7 | 156.8 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
0.909 | 106.6 | 108.1 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.089 | 110.1 | 110.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.723 | 103.3 | 103.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.220 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.361 | 113.3 | 113.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.199 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.832 | 119.1 | 119.1 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.652 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.524 | 122.3 | 122.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.290 | 121.4 | 121.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.942 | 130.0 | 129.7 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.325 | 96.1 | 95.5 | -5.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.273 | 136.8 | 136.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.344 | 129.7 | 129.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.827 | 170.5 | 168.5 | -2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.559 | 167.2 | 166.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.373 | 198.8 | 197.4 | 20.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.656 | 140.5 | 140.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.385 | 271.3 | 266.3 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.814 | 129.9 | 129.4 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.435 | 122.9 | 122.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.522 | 136.5 | 136.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.833 | 80.4 | 80.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.835 | 85.8 | 85.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.998 | 75.3 | 75.3 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.661 | 114.3 | 114.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
13.193 | 113.3 | 113.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.336 | 116.1 | 116.1 | -3.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2.1 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.857 | 101.3 | 101.1 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.530 | 98.0 | 97.8 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.268 | 142.0 | 142.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.286 | 110.9 | 111.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.649 | 116.4 | 116.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.361 | 101.4 | 101.4 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.276 | 129.8 | 129.9 | -3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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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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