Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2018(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2018 |
Mar. 2018 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Mar. 2017 to Mar. 2018 |
Nov. 2017 to Dec. 2017 |
Dec. 2017 to Jan. 2018 |
Jan. 2018 to Feb. 2018 |
Feb. 2018 to Mar. 2018 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.394 | 197.2 | 200.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.379 | 251.4 | 254.5 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.715 | 142.7 | 145.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Vegetable products |
II |
2.135 | 232.6 | 230.9 | 9.4 | -2.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.506 | 539.7 | 592.4 | 44.6 | -4.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 9.8 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.836 | 132.7 | 127.8 | 3.4 | -3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -3.7 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.327 | 216.5 | 217.0 | -7.8 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.297 | 112.9 | 110.4 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.739 | 162.4 | 162.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2012=100) |
17 |
0.201 | 90.6 | 90.8 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.198 | 95.2 | 99.7 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.360 | 167.0 | 168.5 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.204 | 101.1 | 101.9 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
1.031 | 130.3 | 130.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Mineral products |
V |
10.632 | 210.1 | 207.1 | 19.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
10.381 | 207.9 | 204.7 | 19.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
9.450 | 156.8 | 156.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.622 | 315.1 | 311.8 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.383 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
4.439 | 150.9 | 150.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.258 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.183 | 107.3 | 107.6 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2016=100) |
33 |
0.580 | 103.4 | 103.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.633 | 106.2 | 107.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.404 | 140.8 | 140.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
2.234 | 143.4 | 143.3 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.170 | 137.6 | 137.9 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.631 | 124.4 | 124.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.596 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.041 | 165.0 | 172.6 | 16.0 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (Dec. 2014=100) |
44 |
1.017 | 113.9 | 119.2 | 16.3 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.064 | 113.4 | 113.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.703 | 105.2 | 105.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100) |
49 |
0.205 | 105.9 | 105.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.994 | 114.0 | 114.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.000 | 103.9 | 103.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.690 | 119.2 | 119.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.637 | 104.1 | 104.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.375 | 121.7 | 121.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.152 | 120.8 | 120.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.921 | 131.1 | 132.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100) |
68 |
0.328 | 98.0 | 99.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.256 | 134.6 | 134.6 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.337 | 132.0 | 132.6 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.094 | 175.0 | 174.6 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.575 | 179.3 | 181.3 | 9.3 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.270 | 214.3 | 220.4 | 12.5 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.610 | 152.5 | 154.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.421 | 303.2 | 301.3 | 9.2 | -2.3 | 4.4 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.940 | 138.0 | 139.4 | 8.2 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.417 | 122.5 | 123.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.516 | 137.2 | 137.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
28.957 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
14.167 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
14.790 | 75.0 | 75.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
14.044 | 114.8 | 114.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
12.836 | 113.8 | 113.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.117 | 116.4 | 116.1 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.884 | 103.4 | 103.6 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
3.598 | 100.1 | 99.9 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.228 | 142.4 | 149.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.279 | 111.6 | 111.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.699 | 117.5 | 117.8 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.298 | 101.7 | 101.8 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.282 | 128.6 | 128.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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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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