Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative importance 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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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 |
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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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