Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance July 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 |
Aug. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Aug. 2017 to Aug. 2018 |
Apr. 2018 to May 2018 |
May 2018 to June 2018 |
June 2018 to July 2018 |
July 2018 to Aug. 2018 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.353 | 193.2 | 193.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.372 | 249.0 | 247.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.691 | 139.3 | 138.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -3.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.741 | 191.5 | 196.0 | -11.6 | 1.0 | -7.4 | -5.1 | 2.3 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.337 | 362.7 | 362.6 | -20.3 | -2.2 | -15.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.700 | 112.3 | 117.7 | -12.1 | 2.2 | -5.3 | -9.9 | 4.8 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.315 | 210.6 | 209.2 | -10.3 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.257 | 98.9 | 97.8 | -16.0 | -3.0 | -4.5 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.775 | 166.1 | 165.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.193 | 87.7 | 87.5 | 1.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.206 | 99.7 | 96.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -3.2 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.367 | 171.8 | 172.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.206 | 103.1 | 103.1 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.034 | 132.0 | 132.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Mineral products |
V |
11.689 | 233.3 | 224.2 | 30.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -3.9 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
11.428 | 231.1 | 221.9 | 31.5 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -4.0 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.533 | 159.7 | 159.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.619 | 317.0 | 316.7 | 16.9 | -1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.430 | 134.2 | 133.8 | 8.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.484 | 153.9 | 154.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.259 | 81.5 | 82.6 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.184 | 109.1 | 107.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.568 | 102.2 | 102.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.633 | 107.3 | 107.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.386 | 141.4 | 141.9 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.232 | 144.7 | 145.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.153 | 137.0 | 137.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.632 | 125.7 | 125.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.598 | 131.5 | 131.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.094 | 175.1 | 168.7 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -3.7 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
1.071 | 121.0 | 116.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -3.7 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.115 | 119.9 | 120.8 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.732 | 110.7 | 111.5 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.213 | 111.0 | 111.0 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.961 | 114.3 | 114.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.996 | 104.2 | 104.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.691 | 119.8 | 119.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.634 | 103.9 | 104.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.370 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.146 | 121.2 | 121.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.919 | 132.1 | 131.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.332 | 100.4 | 99.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.254 | 135.1 | 135.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.332 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.998 | 171.3 | 168.5 | -1.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -1.6 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.635 | 183.0 | 181.3 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.364 | 232.4 | 230.1 | 16.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.598 | 152.8 | 152.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.403 | 293.6 | 286.3 | 0.3 | 8.0 | -0.9 | -7.1 | -2.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.953 | 141.4 | 139.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -1.4 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.414 | 122.9 | 122.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.511 | 137.2 | 137.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.528 | 80.4 | 80.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
13.995 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.533 | 74.4 | 74.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.853 | 114.3 | 114.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.667 | 113.4 | 113.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.096 | 115.4 | 115.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.805 | 102.3 | 102.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.520 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.226 | 142.2 | 141.8 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.269 | 112.4 | 112.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.690 | 118.2 | 118.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.298 | 102.7 | 103.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.281 | 129.6 | 129.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -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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