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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: December 2018 to December 2019 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
Nov.
2019(1)		 Index Percent change
Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Annual Monthly
Dec.
2018
to
Dec.
2019		 Aug.
2019
to
Sept.
2019		 Sept.
2019
to
Oct.
2019		 Oct.
2019
to
Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2019
to
Dec.
2019

All commodities

   100.000 125.0 (r)124.5 124.6 125.0 0.5 0.1 (r)-0.4 (r)0.1 0.3

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)

   83.727 99.1 98.9 98.8 98.8 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

All imports excluding petroleum

   90.194 111.8 111.7 (r)111.8 112.0 -1.5 0.0 -0.1 (r)0.1 0.2

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   89.656 116.0 115.8 115.7 115.7 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

All commodities, excluding computers semiconductors, & petrol (Dec. 2001=100)

   82.724 125.2 (r)125.2 125.4 125.7 -0.9 0.0 (r)0.0 0.2 0.2

All commodities, excluding computers, semiconductors & fuels (Mar. 2003=100)

   82.187 123.7 123.4 123.4 123.5 -0.7 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 5.929 (r)176.8 (r)176.3 175.5 177.5 -1.6 -0.8 -0.3 (r)-0.5 1.1

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 4.567 (r)191.9 (r)191.3 (r)190.3 193.4 -2.4 -1.0 -0.3 (r)-0.5 1.6

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

 0.335 193.8 (r)191.8 (r)196.8 203.9 2.6 4.4 (r)-1.0 2.6 3.6

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

 0.204 113.5 110.8 115.2 119.0 -1.1 7.9 -2.4 4.0 3.3

Other agricultural foods

001

 3.964 191.9 (r)191.2 (r)189.9 193.3 -2.7 -1.5 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.7 1.8

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

 0.530 (r)273.7 (r)274.5 (r)282.7 289.7 12.8 -0.1 (r)0.3 (r)3.0 2.5

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

 0.623 122.4 121.8 114.3 116.3 -9.7 -7.6 -0.5 -6.2 1.7

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

 0.592 346.2 333.8 331.0 350.3 -12.4 0.7 -3.6 -0.8 5.8

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

 0.231 63.7 64.9 (r)65.6 66.3 -4.7 -2.2 1.9 (r)1.1 1.1

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

 0.511 (r)184.1 (r)185.2 (r)185.7 188.3 0.4 (r)-0.1 (r)0.6 (r)0.3 1.4

Other animal & vegetable preparations & products (Dec. 2015=100)

00180

 0.655 (r)102.7 (r)102.9 (r)103.0 103.0 0.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.1 0.0

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

 0.524 134.6 134.5 (r)134.9 135.0 2.1 -1.0 -0.1 (r)0.3 0.1

Feedstuff and foodgrains (Dec. 2013=100)

002

 0.268 75.8 (r)77.4 (r)75.8 73.1 -3.6 0.3 (r)2.1 (r)-2.1 -3.6

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 1.363 (r)143.3 (r)143.0 (r)142.8 142.0 1.5 (r)0.0 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.1 -0.6

Fish & shellfish

01000

 0.934 (r)142.7 (r)142.5 (r)142.3 141.1 -0.5 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 -0.8

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

 0.382 140.7 140.4 140.4 140.4 6.8 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 24.292 (r)187.1 (r)185.1 (r)186.1 188.2 5.9 (r)0.7 (r)-1.1 (r)0.5 1.1

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

   14.703 152.4 (r)152.5 (r)154.4 155.5 -3.2 0.6 (r)0.1 (r)1.2 0.7

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   13.950 174.9 (r)173.7 (r)173.7 173.5 -2.5 0.6 -0.7 0.0 -0.1

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   8.879 167.9 (r)166.5 (r)166.8 166.3 -0.6 1.0 (r)-0.8 (r)0.2 -0.3

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

   5.606 133.3 (r)135.2 (r)139.1 142.1 -6.7 -0.2 1.4 (r)2.9 2.2

Fuels & lubricants

10

 10.344 (r)208.5 (r)205.0 (r)207.7 213.6 19.3 (r)1.0 (r)-1.7 (r)1.3 2.8

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

 9.806 (r)228.8 (r)223.2 223.2 227.9 22.3 (r)0.9 (r)-2.4 (r)0.0 2.1

Crude

10000

 6.986 (r)234.6 (r)226.5 (r)227.7 234.5 31.5 (r)0.8 (r)-3.5 (r)0.5 3.0

Fuel oil

10010

 1.076 190.3 195.1 (r)187.0 184.6 3.3 -0.8 2.5 (r)-4.2 -1.3

Other petroleum products

10020

 1.638 233.4 228.1 229.0 227.3 4.6 3.2 -2.3 0.4 -0.7

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

 0.537 75.0 91.7 (r)122.0 141.9 -13.8 0.9 22.3 (r)33.0 16.3

Gas-natural

10110

 0.452 59.4 78.4 (r)111.3 132.9 -13.3 1.5 32.0 (r)42.0 19.4

Gaseous natural gas (Dec. 2001=100)

   0.452 72.6 95.8 (r)136.0 162.3 -14.1 1.5 32.0 (r)42.0 19.3

Paper & paper base stocks

11

 0.539 (r)115.8 (r)114.1 (r)112.4 111.4 -10.8 (r)-0.5 (r)-1.5 (r)-1.5 -0.9

Newsprint & other paper products

111

 0.402 (r)108.8 (r)108.2 (r)107.7 108.3 -2.9 -0.5 (r)-0.6 (r)-0.5 0.6

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

 0.361 (r)119.1 (r)118.6 (r)118.2 119.0 -1.1 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.3 0.7

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

 4.530 (r)154.8 154.3 (r)154.2 154.8 -4.8 -0.3 -0.3 (r)-0.1 0.4

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

 0.508 176.9 175.9 (r)175.5 178.4 -1.9 -1.0 -0.6 -0.2 1.7

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

 0.362 169.5 170.3 (r)170.1 174.5 -2.2 -1.1 0.5 -0.1 2.6

Textile supplies & related materials

121

 0.628 134.2 134.6 (r)133.9 134.1 -3.2 -0.9 0.3 (r)-0.5 0.1

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

 0.252 127.2 128.0 126.7 126.9 -7.5 -1.9 0.6 -1.0 0.2

Finished textile industrial supplies (Dec. 2011=100)

12150

 0.222 104.3 (r)104.3 (r)104.0 104.4 0.5 -0.1 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 0.4

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 3.332 (r)158.7 158.1 (r)158.2 158.6 -5.5 -0.1 (r)-0.4 (r)0.1 0.3

Plastic materials

12500

 0.717 160.2 160.6 (r)158.5 157.4 -6.0 0.2 0.2 (r)-1.3 -0.7

Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)

12510

 0.504 127.9 124.8 (r)126.2 124.7 -14.5 2.2 -2.4 (r)1.1 -1.2

Industrial inorganic chemicals (Dec. 2016=100)

12530

 0.334 107.9 108.0 (r)109.0 113.4 -5.5 -0.2 0.1 (r)0.9 4.0

Industrial organic chemicals (Dec. 2012=100)

12540

 1.219 91.9 91.8 (r)92.0 92.4 -4.0 -0.8 -0.1 (r)0.2 0.4

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

 0.558 134.3 134.4 (r)134.5 134.2 0.6 -0.9 0.1 (r)0.1 -0.2

Selected building materials

13

 1.498 142.4 143.0 (r)142.6 143.2 -0.9 0.7 0.4 (r)-0.3 0.4

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

 0.713 150.7 150.8 147.7 148.7 -1.6 2.5 0.1 -2.1 0.7

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

 0.301 170.0 171.4 164.3 166.6 2.3 7.2 0.8 -4.1 1.4

Building materials, finished

131

 0.785 134.9 135.8 (r)137.7 138.1 -0.3 -0.8 0.7 (r)1.4 0.3

Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of china (Dec. 2007=100)

13120

 0.216 121.0 121.0 121.2 121.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

 3.840 238.1 (r)233.8 (r)235.0 232.2 -0.2 2.0 (r)-1.8 0.5 -1.2

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

 0.346 233.0 (r)220.4 (r)218.8 224.1 -11.8 -2.7 (r)-5.4 (r)-0.7 2.4

Iron & steel mill products

141

 0.900 (r)205.1 198.9 (r)193.4 188.0 -13.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-3.0 (r)-2.8 -2.8

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

 2.594 245.9 243.9 248.4 245.6 7.1 3.5 -0.8 1.8 -1.1

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

 0.678 125.6 123.5 (r)126.5 125.2 -9.7 -1.6 -1.7 (r)2.4 -1.0

Copper (Dec. 2017=100)

14220

 0.256 87.2 86.3 90.5 89.4 -4.2 0.5 -1.0 4.9 -1.2

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

 0.124 58.1 59.2 54.6 44.5 17.1 12.2 1.9 -7.8 -18.5

Tin (Dec. 2010=100)

14250

 0.027 67.1 64.2 65.3 66.2 -11.9 0.1 -4.3 1.7 1.4

Zinc (Dec. 2008=100)

14260

 0.079 191.8 197.9 214.2 190.1 -16.0 -0.5 3.2 8.2 -11.3

Nonmonetary gold

14270

 0.599 559.3 545.4 543.3 536.7 18.6 3.1 -2.5 -0.4 -1.2

Other precious metals

14280

 0.619 207.7 210.3 219.0 224.6 37.7 12.5 1.3 4.1 2.6

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

 1.773 158.1 156.9 (r)156.9 157.6 -1.5 0.3 -0.8 (r)0.0 0.4

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

 0.417 (r)152.9 150.4 149.7 148.6 -8.8 -0.3 (r)-1.6 -0.5 -0.7

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

 0.475 150.1 149.6 148.5 149.5 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 -0.7 0.7

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

 0.880 170.7 169.7 (r)170.7 172.3 1.6 0.2 -0.6 (r)0.6 0.9

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

 1.768 113.2 (r)113.4 (r)113.5 113.6 -0.3 0.0 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 0.1

Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

161

 1.590 109.7 (r)110.0 (r)110.2 110.3 0.1 -0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.1

Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

16120

 1.570 126.6 (r)127.0 (r)127.2 127.3 0.1 -0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.1

Capital goods

2

 27.768 87.9 (r)87.8 (r)87.5 87.6 -1.7 -0.2 (r)-0.1 -0.3 0.1

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   20.236 113.9 113.8 113.8 113.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Electric generating equipment

20

 3.476 119.7 120.2 120.2 120.3 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 1.108 132.7 132.4 132.4 132.5 4.9 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

 2.368 114.4 115.3 115.3 115.4 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 21.977 (r)79.8 (r)79.6 (r)79.3 79.4 -2.6 (r)-0.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.1

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

   14.464 109.2 109.0 109.0 109.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

 0.842 125.1 123.4 123.1 123.1 -5.2 -1.4 -1.4 -0.2 0.0

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 0.512 129.5 129.8 129.9 129.8 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Industrial and service machinery

211

 7.802 127.3 127.1 (r)127.2 127.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 (r)0.1 0.0

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 1.104 (r)127.8 (r)127.7 (r)127.7 127.7 -0.6 (r)0.1 -0.1 (r)0.0 0.0

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

 0.533 141.8 141.6 141.3 141.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 0.976 105.9 105.9 105.9 105.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Materials handling equipment

21170

 0.772 142.7 (r)142.0 (r)141.8 141.8 1.9 0.1 (r)-0.5 -0.1 0.0

Other industrial machines

21180

 2.556 126.7 126.5 (r)127.0 127.0 2.2 -0.1 -0.2 (r)0.4 0.0

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

 0.928 109.6 109.3 (r)109.0 109.0 -2.9 0.0 -0.3 (r)-0.3 0.0

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

 7.470 (r)47.6 (r)47.4 (r)47.0 46.9 -7.3 (r)-0.6 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.8 -0.2

Computers

21300

 2.775 (r)36.6 (r)36.2 (r)35.5 35.4 -8.1 (r)-0.5 (r)-1.1 (r)-1.9 -0.3

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

 2.429 43.2 (r)42.9 (r)42.7 42.8 -8.4 -0.9 (r)-0.7 -0.5 0.2

Semiconductors

21320

 2.265 57.3 (r)57.8 57.7 57.7 -4.8 0.0 (r)0.9 (r)-0.2 0.0

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)

   5.205 (r)42.8 (r)42.4 (r)41.8 41.8 -8.1 (r)-0.7 (r)-0.9 -1.4 0.0

Telecommunications equipment

214

 3.221 71.6 71.4 (r)71.5 71.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 (r)0.1 0.3

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

 0.245 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.8 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 2.019 101.9 101.8 101.8 102.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.2

Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2016=100)

21600

 0.314 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3 -0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

 1.706 104.2 104.2 104.1 104.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

 2.315 136.9 136.9 136.7 136.8 1.6 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1

Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2018=100)

22000

 0.467 96.7 96.7 96.8 96.8 -3.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Parts for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2012=100)

22010

 0.774 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

 1.015 185.2 185.2 185.2 185.3 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 15.791 109.6 109.6 109.7 109.8 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 7.645 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Vehicles designed to transport goods (Dec. 2013=100)

301

 1.681 103.1 103.0 103.1 103.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3

Parts, engines, bodies and chassis

302

 6.465 110.6 110.5 (r)110.8 110.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 (r)0.3 0.0

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)

30200

 1.245 105.8 105.4 106.0 105.8 -1.9 0.0 -0.4 0.6 -0.2

Automotive Parts & Accessories (Incl. Engines & Parts), Excluding Canadian

   5.855 (r)109.7 (r)109.6 (r)109.9 110.0 -0.3 (r)-0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)

30220

 0.530 122.3 123.3 123.1 122.8 -1.6 0.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.2

Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)

30230

 4.691 110.8 (r)110.8 (r)111.0 111.1 0.0 -0.2 (r)0.0 0.2 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 26.219 107.0 106.9 (r)106.8 106.8 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.0

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 12.546 123.8 123.9 123.8 123.8 0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 6.115 113.3 (r)113.4 (r)113.4 113.4 -0.1 -0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.0 0.0

Cotton apparel and household goods

40000

 1.939 107.8 107.8 107.8 107.8 0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Apparel and household goods for other textiles

40020

 2.235 111.6 111.6 (r)111.4 111.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 (r)-0.2 0.2

Nontextile apparel and household goods

40030

 0.412 126.1 126.2 (r)126.5 127.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 (r)0.2 0.4

Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials

40040

 0.830 116.6 (r)117.1 (r)117.8 117.3 -0.7 -0.2 (r)0.4 (r)0.6 -0.4

Sporting/camping apparel and footwear

40050

 0.579 (r)136.3 (r)136.7 (r)136.2 136.2 0.3 (r)-0.3 (r)0.3 (r)-0.4 0.0

Other consumer nondurables

401

 6.431 (r)138.9 (r)139.0 (r)138.9 138.9 1.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparatory materials

40100

 5.038 (r)145.2 (r)145.5 (r)145.3 145.2 1.2 (r)-0.1 (r)0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Toiletries and cosmetics (Dec. 2017=100)

40120

 0.546 105.0 (r)104.8 (r)104.9 105.0 3.1 -0.2 (r)-0.2 0.1 0.1

Other products (notions, writing supplies, tobacco products, etc)

40140

 0.668 110.7 110.2 110.0 109.9 -1.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1

Durables, manufactured

41

 12.406 91.3 91.1 (r)91.1 91.0 -1.6 -0.1 -0.2 (r)0.0 -0.1

Household goods

410

 8.081 95.9 95.7 (r)95.4 95.6 -2.1 -0.2 -0.2 (r)-0.3 0.2

Furniture, household items

41000

 1.626 (r)129.8 (r)129.3 (r)128.8 128.6 -2.4 -0.2 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.4 -0.2

Glassware and ceramics (Dec. 2007=100)

41010

 0.109 105.8 (r)105.7 (r)105.6 105.6 -1.0 -0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 0.0

Cookware, chinaware, cutlery for the house and garden

41020

 0.447 118.5 118.2 117.6 120.3 1.2 -1.2 -0.3 -0.5 2.3

Household and kitchen appliances

41030

 1.296 106.2 (r)105.8 (r)105.4 105.2 0.2 -0.3 (r)-0.4 -0.4 -0.2

Other Household Goods, nes

41050

 4.479 (r)77.9 (r)77.7 77.6 77.7 -3.2 (r)0.0 -0.3 (r)-0.1 0.1

Recreational equipment and materials

411

 2.162 106.6 106.6 107.1 107.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Motorcycles & parts (Dec. 2001=100)

41100

 0.136 120.2 122.4 122.4 122.4 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.0

Toys, shooting & sporting goods

41120

 1.607 105.9 105.7 106.4 106.4 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.7 0.0

Photo & optical equipment (Dec. 2011=100)

41130

 0.181 91.6 91.4 91.4 91.4 -1.4 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Musical instruments and parts (Dec. 2010=100)

41140

 0.081 106.4 106.4 106.7 106.7 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Home entertainment equipment

412

 1.340 47.5 (r)47.4 (r)47.3 47.1 -2.9 0.0 (r)-0.2 -0.2 -0.4

Television and video receivers

41200

 1.039 40.3 40.2 (r)40.0 39.8 -4.6 0.0 -0.2 (r)-0.5 -0.5

Radios, phonographs, and tape decks (Dec. 2012=100)

41210

 0.273 98.3 98.4 98.4 98.4 3.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Coins, gems, jewelry, and collectibles

413

 0.823 (r)222.0 (r)219.8 (r)221.6 219.3 5.4 (r)1.3 (r)-1.0 (r)0.8 -1.0

Jewelry (watches, rings, etc)

41310

 0.665 (r)229.9 (r)227.5 (r)230.2 227.7 5.8 (r)1.0 (r)-1.0 (r)1.2 -1.1

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

42

 1.267 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Nonmanufactured consumer durables

421

 1.172 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.5 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Gem diamonds-uncut or unset (Dec. 2007=100)

42100

 1.006 104.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2017 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2020