Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: August 2019 to August 2020
[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
| Description |
Harmo-
nized
system |
Relative
import-
ance
Jul.
2020 |
Index |
Percent change |
Jul.
2020 |
Aug.
2020 |
Annual |
Monthly |
Aug.
2019
to
Aug.
2020 |
Apr.
2020
to
May
2020 |
May
2020
to
Jun.
2020 |
Jun.
2020
to
Jul.
2020 |
Jul.
2020
to
Aug.
2020 |
Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.985 |
210.9 |
206.5 |
-5.1 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
-2.1 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
1.170 |
161.8 |
161.2 |
-6.1 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
-1.9 |
-0.4 |
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100) |
03 |
0.311 |
102.4 |
104.0 |
-12.4 |
-2.3 |
-9.8 |
-1.2 |
1.6 |
|
Vegetable products |
II |
4.245 |
189.4 |
183.3 |
-3.8 |
-1.6 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
-3.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.870 |
120.8 |
120.9 |
-10.6 |
0.0 |
-3.8 |
-1.7 |
0.1 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.375 |
186.4 |
176.5 |
-9.2 |
-4.3 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
-5.3 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.493 |
192.5 |
192.9 |
4.7 |
-1.9 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
|
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
3.127 |
153.7 |
150.4 |
-2.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
-2.1 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2019=100) |
20 |
0.329 |
95.9 |
95.3 |
- |
-0.8 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
-0.6 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100) |
21 |
0.599 |
98.9 |
99.2 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100) |
22 |
0.604 |
112.3 |
103.1 |
-7.0 |
7.1 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
-8.2 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.719 |
212.0 |
209.1 |
-2.8 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
-0.1 |
-1.4 |
|
Mineral products |
V |
8.698 |
154.2 |
157.5 |
-25.9 |
0.9 |
23.6 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100) |
26 |
0.383 |
88.7 |
99.7 |
1.4 |
-3.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
12.4 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
8.114 |
145.5 |
148.1 |
-27.3 |
1.2 |
25.8 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
|
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.025 |
134.9 |
135.0 |
-2.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.721 |
138.0 |
138.0 |
-7.9 |
1.7 |
-0.1 |
-1.4 |
0.0 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.389 |
130.2 |
131.7 |
-7.1 |
-2.5 |
-1.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.239 |
107.6 |
108.0 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100) |
32 |
0.554 |
105.9 |
100.6 |
-5.9 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
-5.0 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.886 |
127.9 |
128.2 |
-1.8 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.508 |
126.0 |
125.9 |
1.0 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
2.063 |
156.9 |
157.1 |
1.0 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.098 |
136.8 |
139.1 |
-2.8 |
-0.9 |
-1.3 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.191 |
133.1 |
135.7 |
-3.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.6 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.907 |
152.1 |
152.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100) |
IX |
0.596 |
95.6 |
96.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.850 |
122.5 |
122.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100) |
47 |
0.515 |
119.4 |
120.7 |
- |
6.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.042 |
121.9 |
121.7 |
-2.6 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
|
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.698 |
117.3 |
117.3 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.453 |
110.3 |
110.0 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
-0.3 |
|
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.829 |
126.9 |
126.9 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100) |
70 |
0.481 |
99.7 |
99.7 |
- |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
5.026 |
280.1 |
301.0 |
16.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
|
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.649 |
153.7 |
155.6 |
-1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.526 |
180.7 |
188.3 |
9.0 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.674 |
94.2 |
97.9 |
-3.7 |
-2.9 |
-0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.352 |
156.0 |
155.9 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
|
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.305 |
98.1 |
98.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
17.435 |
115.9 |
115.9 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
11.870 |
79.1 |
79.1 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.724 |
137.6 |
137.7 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.230 |
116.0 |
116.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
6.206 |
110.5 |
110.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.392 |
114.1 |
114.3 |
1.3 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.774 |
132.8 |
132.8 |
1.7 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.457 |
89.3 |
89.6 |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available
|
Last Modified Date: September 15, 2020
United States Department of Labor
