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: November 2017 to November 2018 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
import-
ance
Oct.
2018(1)		 Index Percent change
Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Annual Monthly
Nov.
2017
to
Nov.
2018		 July
2018
to
Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2018
to
Sept.
2018		 Sept.
2018
to
Oct.
2018		 Oct.
2018
to
Nov.
2018

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.919 208.5 208.5 0.8 -0.9 0.1 0.3 0.0

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

 1.129 160.9 160.7 -2.4 -1.8 -1.1 0.1 -0.1

Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100)

03

 0.419 119.5 120.3 7.2 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7

Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec. 2017=100)

04

 0.297 109.2 108.7 - 0.9 4.2 1.8 -0.5

Vegetable products

II

 4.417 184.3 190.6 -2.6 1.6 -2.5 0.4 3.4

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.796 129.2 137.5 -7.3 -3.0 0.2 -1.5 6.4

Cereals

10

 1.399 190.9 192.4 6.9 5.0 -3.2 0.2 0.8

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

 1.676 179.1 183.1 -8.5 2.4 -6.9 0.2 2.2

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 3.043 151.2 152.1 1.9 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.6

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100)

20

 0.339 116.2 116.9 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.6

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100)

21

 0.565 97.6 96.7 - 1.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.9

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)

22

 0.515 106.5 105.1 -3.8 -0.5 -2.7 0.3 -1.3

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

 0.707 211.6 219.6 10.0 -1.9 1.1 -2.1 3.8

Mineral products

V

 11.227 261.1 239.7 7.8 0.0 1.4 3.8 -8.2

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)

26

 0.478 95.4 96.6 -8.1 -7.3 -2.4 0.0 1.3

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

27

 10.569 254.2 232.0 8.8 0.4 1.6 4.1 -8.7

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 10.754 139.7 139.1 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4

Inorganic chemicals

28

 0.651 147.6 147.2 -7.2 -3.0 -0.7 -2.9 -0.3

Organic chemicals

29

 2.625 150.3 148.7 9.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 -1.1

Pharmaceutical products

30

 3.172 106.6 106.3 1.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.3

Fertilizers (Dec. 2016=100)

31

 0.278 131.1 132.8 24.1 1.6 3.9 2.7 1.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100)

32

 0.528 102.5 100.6 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -1.9

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

 0.803 130.7 130.7 -1.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

 0.496 121.5 121.8 -4.0 0.5 -0.1 1.4 0.2

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 1.819 154.5 154.1 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.3

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 5.187 145.6 144.9 3.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.5

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 4.304 142.1 141.7 3.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.3

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 0.883 159.3 157.0 2.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -1.4

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)

IX

 0.642 100.4 99.8 -4.5 -2.0 -1.4 -2.4 -0.6

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 2.134 137.2 138.1 7.6 -0.4 -0.9 2.8 0.7

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

 0.696 152.7 155.4 14.8 -1.7 -2.3 8.1 1.8

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

 1.102 130.0 130.2 4.7 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2

Printed material (Dec. 2014=100)

49

 0.335 108.4 108.4 3.1 0.0 -0.2 0.5 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

 1.670 124.7 124.8 3.9 1.2 -0.2 -1.0 0.1

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

 0.433 129.3 130.5 4.1 2.3 -3.7 -4.2 0.9

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

XIII

 0.799 124.3 124.8 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2015=100)

68

 0.269 102.6 103.8 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.2

Glass and glassware

70

 0.407 99.3 99.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

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

XIV

 3.933 232.0 234.1 -0.6 -1.3 -0.7 0.7 0.9

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 4.843 159.7 159.3 1.7 -2.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.3

Iron and steel

72

 1.101 178.6 178.1 11.4 -3.7 1.7 0.0 -0.3

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.517 183.9 181.4 -7.3 -5.2 -3.4 2.4 -1.4

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.883 110.8 111.0 -6.7 -5.3 -1.6 -1.2 0.2

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal (Dec. 2015=100)

82

 0.313 100.0 100.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.341 152.9 152.9 3.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

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

XVI

 27.384 97.8 97.7 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 15.750 115.5 115.5 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

 11.633 78.6 78.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.0

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 14.217 135.7 135.7 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 8.234 116.5 116.4 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1

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

XVIII

 5.881 108.9 108.8 1.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 1.389 112.8 112.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

 0.814 129.9 129.9 1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 0.414 87.6 87.6 -1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2016 trade values.

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

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