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Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for Harmonized categories of goods: September 2023 to September 2024 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
importance
Aug.
2024(1)
Index Percent change
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Annual Monthly
Sep.
2023
to
Sep.
2024
May
2024
to
Jun.
2024
Jun.
2024
to
Jul.
2024
Jul.
2024
to
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2024
to
Sep.
2024

Live animals; animal products

I

1.510 244.3 245.8 5.0 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.6

Meat and edible meat offal

02

0.452 363.0 362.2 11.6 -1.5 -0.4 3.4 -0.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.700 149.3 150.3 1.6 0.1 -0.8 1.0 0.7

Vegetable products

II

2.179 263.9 249.1 -2.1 0.1 4.4 0.7 -5.6

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

0.734 704.9 574.1 6.7 26.5 17.4 0.0 -18.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.673 109.1 107.5 -13.7 -15.6 -0.5 4.1 -1.5

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

0.421 318.2 324.9 10.4 5.7 0.8 -1.2 2.1

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)

III

0.440 146.4 148.2 1.6 -0.4 -1.1 -2.0 1.2

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared (Dec. 2023=100)

15

0.440 98.5 99.8 - -0.4 -1.2 -2.0 1.3

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

3.580 207.6 207.9 5.9 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.1

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2021=100)

17

0.234 122.7 120.4 2.9 0.6 -5.8 1.2 -1.9

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)

18

0.437 227.6 224.3 77.7 -1.1 -2.8 -1.7 -1.4

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2023=100)

19

0.489 99.8 100.1 - 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.3

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2022=100)

21

0.388 92.4 92.5 -5.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

1.111 155.6 156.2 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4

Mineral products

V

8.309 291.0 270.6 -17.4 -1.7 0.1 -2.8 -7.0

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

7.995 283.9 263.1 -18.1 -1.8 0.1 -3.1 -7.3

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

10.690 172.7 172.6 1.2 0.2 -0.5 0.0 -0.1

Organic chemicals

29

2.200 136.9 136.2 -4.8 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Pharmaceutical products

30

5.599 156.0 156.0 5.9 0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0

Fertilizers (Dec. 2022=100)

31

0.197 56.9 57.3 -8.5 -1.8 -2.7 -3.1 0.7

Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2022=100)

32

0.194 101.0 100.9 -2.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.4 -0.1

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

0.877 112.3 113.0 -4.2 0.7 -0.5 0.4 0.6

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

3.761 154.7 155.9 0.5 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.8

Plastics and articles thereof

39

2.493 150.8 152.3 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 0.4 1.0

Rubber and articles thereof

40

1.269 165.6 166.1 2.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.3

Printed matter (Dec. 2023=100)

49

0.168 100.1 100.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

4.519 120.7 120.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (Dec. 2023=100)

61

1.931 99.4 99.3 - -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

1.428 127.8 127.7 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Made-up or worn textile articles (Dec. 2023=100)

63

0.616 98.8 99.4 - 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.6

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.

XII

1.451 127.3 126.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 -0.3

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

1.185 124.1 123.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.3

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

0.938 137.6 138.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2020=100)

68

0.324 100.7 101.3 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2021=100)

70

0.342 110.5 111.0 2.8 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

3.295 245.8 252.2 13.2 1.3 1.2 0.4 2.6

Pearls, precious stones, precious metals jewelry, coin (Dec. 2023=100)

71

3.295 109.2 112.1 - 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.7

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.843 229.0 230.1 0.8 0.5 -0.6 -1.3 0.5

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.715 190.1 189.9 -3.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.532 408.4 411.4 11.7 0.4 -3.0 -7.2 0.7

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

1.135 200.1 203.6 9.1 4.3 -0.9 -0.6 1.7

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

0.405 130.6 131.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.510 142.3 142.6 -2.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

30.354 82.3 82.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

15.209 89.6 89.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.1

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

85

15.145 75.5 75.6 -0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

11.851 124.8 125.0 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

11.074 123.9 124.0 2.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2020=100)

88

0.637 110.9 111.1 3.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

4.230 112.4 112.7 3.9 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.3

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

3.928 107.9 108.1 3.9 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

4.540 120.1 120.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs

94

2.529 127.1 127.4 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

1.699 106.2 106.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

96

0.312 152.6 152.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2022 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available

Last Modified Date: October 16, 2024