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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 selected categories of goods: October 2022 to October 2023 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
importance
Sep.
2023(1)		 Index Percent change
Sep.
2023		 Oct.
2023		 Annual Monthly
Oct.
2022
to
Oct.
2023		 Jun.
2023
to
Jul.
2023		 Jul.
2023
to
Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2023
to
Sep.
2023		 Sep.
2023
to
Oct.
2023

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.543 234.2 229.7 -0.5 0.8 1.4 -2.1 -1.9

Meat and edible meat offal

02

 0.406 324.6 324.6 1.0 2.8 0.1 -3.3 0.0

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.762 148.1 144.0 -9.4 -1.5 1.3 -2.0 -2.8

Vegetable products

II

 2.182 252.4 250.1 5.0 3.2 0.2 -0.7 -0.9

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

 0.596 538.1 524.9 8.4 10.5 -0.6 2.7 -2.5

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.763 121.9 122.6 16.9 5.9 -1.0 0.2 0.6

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

 0.376 293.3 287.3 -8.9 -2.5 1.3 -1.4 -2.0

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

III

 0.376 145.8 147.4 -3.7 -0.9 4.1 -2.3 1.1

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 3.379 197.1 197.6 4.2 0.5 0.4 -0.1 0.3

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2021=100)

17

 0.217 117.0 120.3 11.3 0.1 1.0 0.5 2.8

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)

18

 0.253 126.2 127.3 24.6 2.1 1.1 1.0 0.9

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2022=100)

21

 0.389 97.6 98.9 - -0.5 0.1 -0.2 1.3

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

 1.112 155.0 154.9 5.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.1

Mineral products

V

 10.316 327.0 306.4 -10.9 0.7 8.8 6.3 -6.3

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

27

 9.981 320.6 299.3 -11.6 1.3 9.1 6.4 -6.6

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 10.418 170.7 171.3 -2.3 -0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.4

Inorganic chemicals

28

 0.611 507.9 514.3 -6.3 -1.8 -3.1 3.0 1.3

Organic chemicals

29

 2.339 142.9 144.2 -0.6 -1.1 -0.6 0.6 0.9

Pharmaceutical products

30

 5.192 147.2 147.0 0.5 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Fertilizers (Dec. 2022=100)

31

 0.332 62.6 63.4 - -4.8 10.2 -10.7 1.3

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

32

 0.206 103.0 102.0 - -1.0 1.9 0.1 -1.0

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 0.809 118.2 118.3 -1.3 -1.2 -0.5 0.0 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 4.057 155.3 154.7 -3.4 -0.4 -1.1 -0.4 -0.4

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 2.618 153.6 152.3 -6.4 -0.6 -1.5 -0.6 -0.8

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 1.440 161.8 162.4 2.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 0.940 126.5 127.6 -6.9 -1.0 -1.5 -1.8 0.9

Textile and textile articles

XI

 4.386 120.4 120.2 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

 1.210 126.5 126.5 -0.8 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.

XII

 1.196 126.9 126.9 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

 0.948 123.8 123.8 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0

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

XIII

 0.926 137.4 137.1 2.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2

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

68

 0.339 101.9 101.8 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.1

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2021=100)

70

 0.326 108.0 107.8 6.3 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2

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

XIV

 3.142 222.6 216.9 -5.9 -4.1 0.9 -0.9 -2.6

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 6.079 228.7 227.6 -4.0 -0.3 -1.2 -0.9 -0.5

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.804 197.4 196.1 -3.8 0.0 -0.9 -1.9 -0.7

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.523 368.3 358.4 3.4 0.3 2.2 -3.2 -2.7

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 1.041 186.6 186.4 0.2 -0.1 -1.8 0.1 -0.1

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

82

 0.446 132.3 132.0 1.8 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.541 146.7 144.5 -4.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 -1.5

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

XVI

 29.664 82.5 82.4 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 15.156 89.7 89.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3

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

85

 14.508 75.8 75.9 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 10.838 122.3 122.5 1.2 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 10.326 121.4 121.7 1.4 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.2

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

88

 0.512 107.2 107.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.0

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

XVIII

 4.135 108.5 108.5 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

 3.838 103.9 104.1 2.8 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 4.810 120.3 120.1 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2

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

94

 2.732 127.5 127.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 1.779 106.8 106.5 0.1 -0.5 0.7 0.1 -0.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

96

 0.299 147.8 147.6 8.4 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2021 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
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Last Modified Date: November 16, 2023