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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2020 to March 2021 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2021(1)		 Index Percent change
Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021		 Mar.
2021		 Annual Monthly
Mar.
2020
to
Mar.
2021		 Nov.
2020
to
Dec.
2020		 Dec.
2020
to
Jan.
2021		 Jan.
2021
to
Feb.
2021		 Feb.
2021
to
Mar.
2021

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.917 (r)214.6 (r)216.6 (r)220.8 234.4 11.1 (r)-1.1 0.9 (r)1.9 6.2

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

02

 1.206 (r)169.2 (r)174.3 (r)176.2 192.6 17.4 0.4 3.0 (r)1.1 9.3

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

03

 0.291 108.9 110.3 (r)111.1 116.6 1.2 0.1 1.3 (r)0.7 5.0

Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec. 2020=100)

04

 0.350 100.0 94.0 100.2 97.6 - - -6.0 6.6 -2.6

Vegetable products

II

 5.013 216.5 237.6 (r)245.8 251.0 30.5 -0.2 9.7 (r)3.5 2.1

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.956 129.5 (r)135.1 (r)139.4 146.1 6.9 2.3 (r)4.3 3.2 4.8

Nuts nesoi, fresh or dried (Dec. 2015=100)

0802

 0.423 62.6 (r)65.6 (r)63.2 65.1 -14.1 3.1 (r)4.8 -3.7 3.0

Cereals

10

 1.433 218.3 243.5 (r)259.3 258.5 30.4 1.0 11.5 (r)6.5 -0.3

Wheat and meslin

1001

 0.491 209.3 229.0 234.8 236.7 18.8 -1.3 9.4 2.5 0.8

Corn (maize)

1005

 0.731 211.4 243.7 267.6 264.5 40.4 1.9 15.3 9.8 -1.2

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

12

 2.194 240.1 268.5 274.0 281.3 47.7 5.4 11.8 2.0 2.7

Soybeans, whether or not broken (Dec. 2001=100)

1201

 1.828 259.6 297.1 302.5 311.2 56.5 6.2 14.4 1.8 2.9

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 2.990 (r)159.2 (r)163.2 (r)164.4 166.0 9.5 (r)1.4 2.5 0.7 1.0

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2017=100)

21

 0.603 (r)100.7 101.0 (r)100.8 100.9 0.9 (r)0.4 (r)0.3 (r)-0.2 0.1

Food preparations nesoi (Dec. 2020=100)

2106

 0.407 100.0 100.4 (r)100.1 100.3 - - 0.4 (r)-0.3 0.2

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

22

 0.509 109.3 109.6 110.0 110.0 8.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

 0.821 (r)246.9 (r)268.3 (r)276.1 284.9 32.6 (r)4.8 8.7 2.9 3.2

Mineral products

V

 12.438 175.1 (r)191.2 (r)207.7 224.2 34.1 9.2 (r)9.2 (r)8.6 7.9

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

26

 0.535 106.2 112.7 113.9 118.4 33.9 5.7 6.1 1.1 4.0

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

27

 11.740 165.4 (r)181.0 (r)197.6 213.9 34.8 9.6 (r)9.4 9.2 8.2

Coal, briquettes and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal (Dec. 2019=100)

2701

 0.419 (r)77.1 (r)79.9 (r)81.4 84.0 -9.9 (r)3.1 (r)3.6 (r)1.9 3.2

Petroleum oils & oils from bituminous minerals (excl crude) & products, nes

2710

 4.840 164.9 182.0 199.2 224.1 18.3 12.4 10.4 9.5 12.5

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (Dec. 2014=100)

2711

 2.103 85.2 (r)87.4 (r)90.7 94.7 47.5 0.0 (r)2.6 3.8 4.4

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 10.980 (r)140.6 (r)140.0 (r)141.1 143.9 5.3 (r)0.9 (r)-0.4 (r)0.8 2.0

Inorganic chemicals

28

 0.662 135.2 (r)137.2 (r)138.2 138.9 -0.1 0.4 (r)1.5 (r)0.7 0.5

Organic chemicals

29

 2.688 (r)154.5 (r)154.8 (r)158.8 168.4 21.5 (r)2.5 (r)0.2 (r)2.6 6.0

Pharmaceutical products

30

 3.351 (r)109.4 (r)107.9 (r)108.3 109.8 2.2 (r)0.6 -1.4 (r)0.4 1.4

Human and animal blood, prepared; other blood frctns (Dec. 2014=100)

3002

 1.700 98.1 100.8 (r)101.4 101.3 6.3 0.9 2.8 (r)0.6 -0.1

Medicaments

3004

 1.318 (r)95.9 (r)89.3 89.5 92.9 -3.1 (r)0.4 -6.9 (r)0.2 3.8

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

 0.851 128.4 129.9 129.9 130.0 1.3 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.1

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

34

 0.437 125.1 124.9 125.7 125.7 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 0.0

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 1.898 156.3 (r)155.2 (r)155.4 154.8 -2.0 -0.3 (r)-0.7 0.1 -0.4

Composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents (Dec. 2001=100)

3822

 0.465 163.0 (r)160.8 (r)160.8 160.8 -0.6 -0.1 (r)-1.3 0.0 0.0

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 5.222 (r)145.5 (r)148.3 (r)152.8 160.1 12.8 (r)1.9 1.9 3.0 4.8

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 4.400 (r)143.4 (r)146.7 (r)151.9 160.4 15.4 2.1 2.3 (r)3.5 5.6

Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms

3901

 0.942 210.0 233.6 264.0 322.1 76.1 3.2 11.2 13.0 22.0

Plates, sheets, films, foil and strips of plastic (Dec. 2020=100)

3920

 0.300 100.0 (r)98.1 (r)99.1 99.6 - - (r)-1.9 (r)1.0 0.5

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 0.822 151.4 151.8 (r)152.3 152.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 (r)0.3 0.4

New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2013=100)

4011

 0.338 92.8 93.3 93.4 94.2 8.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.9

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

IX

 0.598 (r)105.7 110.5 112.8 117.1 26.3 (r)2.3 (r)4.5 2.1 3.8

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 1.778 124.4 127.3 127.3 129.3 8.4 2.2 2.3 0.0 1.6

Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec. 2019=100)

47

 0.590 123.1 127.2 130.8 137.0 29.0 7.7 3.3 2.8 4.7

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

48

 0.938 122.7 125.2 125.8 125.8 2.6 0.1 2.0 0.5 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

 1.678 119.7 122.2 (r)124.7 126.5 6.2 0.3 2.1 2.0 1.4

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

 0.556 118.0 126.8 134.2 139.6 22.2 1.5 7.5 5.8 4.0

Cotton, not carded or combed (Dec. 2018=100)

5201

 0.448 87.9 96.4 103.4 108.6 28.2 2.2 9.7 7.3 5.0

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

XIII

 0.782 132.3 (r)134.3 (r)134.4 134.6 6.2 1.3 (r)1.5 (r)0.1 0.1

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100)

70

 0.427 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.3

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

XIV

 4.577 (r)300.2 314.1 309.3 310.3 13.9 -1.3 4.6 -1.5 0.3

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set (Dec. 2013=100)

7102

 1.048 96.8 96.8 96.8 97.9 3.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.1

Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought (Dec. 2001=100)

7108

 1.403 658.5 696.6 661.7 622.7 4.6 -5.2 5.8 -5.0 -5.9

Platinum, unwrought, semimanufactured or in powder form (Dec. 2020=100)

7110

 0.671 100.0 114.4 116.1 129.2 - - 14.4 1.5 11.3

Waste and scrap of precious metals (Dec. 2020=100)

7112

 0.472 100.0 107.9 106.1 106.0 - - 7.9 -1.7 -0.1

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 4.897 167.2 (r)183.9 (r)182.6 189.4 22.0 3.0 (r)10.0 (r)-0.7 3.7

Iron and steel (Dec. 2020=100)

72

 1.142 100.0 133.1 (r)128.2 136.6 - - 33.1 (r)-3.7 6.6

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.578 217.7 229.0 226.3 253.5 48.6 7.8 5.2 -1.2 12.0

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.855 118.9 128.9 (r)128.9 133.5 34.6 9.6 8.4 (r)0.0 3.6

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

XVI

 27.124 97.5 98.0 98.3 98.4 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 16.205 (r)115.2 116.3 116.8 116.9 0.5 (r)0.1 1.0 0.4 0.1

Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof

8413

 0.547 154.3 155.8 157.5 157.8 2.4 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.2

Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts

8414

 0.431 148.4 (r)149.3 (r)150.0 150.1 -0.7 0.1 (r)0.6 (r)0.5 0.1

Centrifuges & filtering/purifying machinery and parts

8421

 0.717 (r)136.4 (r)138.0 (r)139.0 139.0 5.5 (r)0.3 (r)1.2 (r)0.7 0.0

Printing mach., machines ancilliary to printing; parts thereof (Dec. 2013=100)

8443

 0.320 99.4 99.7 99.9 100.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Computer equipment

8471

 1.500 31.8 32.6 32.2 32.1 -7.8 -0.9 2.5 -1.2 -0.3

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

 10.918 78.6 78.4 (r)78.5 78.5 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 (r)0.1 0.0

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts

8517

 1.938 55.9 55.6 55.7 55.7 -3.0 0.0 -0.5 0.2 0.0

Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app of 1000 volts or less

8536

 0.738 130.2 129.6 130.0 131.3 2.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 1.0

Semiconductors; L.E.D.s; mounted crystals; parts thereof (Dec. 2017=100)

8541

 0.484 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Electronic integrated circuits and micro assemblies; parts thereof

8542

 2.583 58.0 58.0 58.2 58.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Insulated conductors; optical fiber cables w/individually sheathed fibers (Dec. 2019=100)

8544

 0.656 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 12.300 138.5 (r)139.1 139.2 139.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 7.960 116.6 117.0 117.1 117.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0

Tractors other than work trucks (Dec. 2019=100)

8701

 0.370 103.6 104.6 104.8 104.8 4.0 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0

Automobiles and other motor vehicles inc minivans, 4-dr specialty vehicles

8703

 3.152 109.3 109.5 109.5 109.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

8704

 1.136 138.3 138.4 138.6 138.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Parts and access of tractors, buses automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles

8708

 2.773 108.5 109.2 109.2 109.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0

Parts, nesoi, of civil aircraft and spacecraft (exc. military)

8803

 1.476 (r)196.3 (r)197.7 (r)199.0 200.0 3.6 (r)1.4 (r)0.7 (r)0.7 0.5

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

XVIII

 5.869 110.3 (r)110.3 (r)110.4 110.4 -0.3 0.2 (r)0.0 0.1 0.0

Instruments/appliances used in medical surgical, dental, veterinarian sciences

9018

 2.100 (r)97.2 (r)96.6 (r)96.7 96.7 -0.4 (r)0.1 (r)-0.6 0.1 0.0

Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis

9027

 0.651 111.8 110.5 110.5 110.1 -2.1 0.8 -1.2 0.0 -0.4

Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers etc., and parts (Dec. 2019=100)

9030

 0.380 96.9 (r)97.8 (r)97.7 97.7 -0.4 0.0 (r)0.9 -0.1 0.0

Measuring or checking instruments, and appliances n.e.s. (Dec. 2001=100)

9031

 0.402 122.8 122.9 122.9 122.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 1.254 113.7 (r)115.6 (r)116.4 116.6 2.5 0.1 (r)1.7 (r)0.7 0.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

 0.705 133.7 (r)137.1 (r)137.3 137.7 4.0 -0.1 (r)2.5 (r)0.1 0.3

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 0.397 87.2 87.9 89.0 89.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.3 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2019 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 14, 2021