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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-04-846 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Wednesday, May 12, 2004 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2004 The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Higher prices for nonpetroleum imports more than offset a modest decline in petroleum prices. Export prices rose 0.6 percent in April, after increasing 2.3 percent over the previous three months. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month 2003 April May June July August September October November December 2004 January February March April April 2002-03 April 2003-04 All Imports -3.1 -0.7 0.9 0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 Petroleum Imports -18.8 -5.0 5.4 5.2 1.8 -5.8 1.6 2.1 5.1 EXPORTS All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -1.0 -0.2 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 2.5 -0.5 -0.1 -1.0 5.4 2.4 4.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 Nonpetroleum Imports 1.5 0.4 0.8 r 0.2 7.3 r 0.4 r 5.2 r -0.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.8 4.6 11.1 23.7 0.8 2.4 1.6 4.1 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 0.7 1.5 r 3.4 r 2.6 8.3 23.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.4 2 Import Goods Prices of overall imports rose 0.2 percent in April, the smallest increase for this index in six months. The increase was led by a 0.3 percent rise in nonpetroleum import prices, the sixth consecutive monthly increase for the index. Over the past 12 months, prices for nonpetroleum imports rose 2.4 percent. In contrast, petroleum prices declined 0.8 percent in April, after rising in each of the prior six months. Import prices for petroleum were up 23.7 percent for the year ended in April, while overall import prices were up 4.6 percent over the same period. Higher prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials continued to lead the price increase for nonpetroleum imports. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials increased 2.0 percent in April, primarily attributable to a sharp rise in iron and steel prices, and were up 11.4 percent over the past year. The price indexes for foods, feeds, and beverages and for automotive vehicles also rose in April, up 1.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Over the past 12 months, foods, feeds, and beverages prices were up 4.6 percent, while prices for automotive vehicles rose 1.4 percent. In contrast, capital goods prices fell in April, declining 0.5 percent. The decrease was the first for this index since December and was led by lower prices for computers, peripherals, and semiconductors. Prices for import capital goods decreased 1.2 percent for the April 2003-2004 period. Consumer goods prices were unchanged last month and increased 0.7 percent for the year ended in April. Export Goods Export prices increased for the eighth consecutive month, as both agricultural and nonagricultural export prices rose in April. Agricultural prices rose 2.6 percent in April, continuing an upward trend since September 2003. Higher prices for soybeans and corn, which have risen over the past eight months, as well as April price increases for wheat and fruit, contributed to the increase in agricultural prices. For the year ended in April, prices for agricultural exports were up 23.3 percent. Nonagricultural export prices also continued a recent upward trend, rising 0.4 percent in April following price increases of 0.6 percent in each of the two previous months and a 0.7 percent rise in January. Over the past year, nonagricultural prices were up 2.4 percent, while overall export prices rose 4.1 percent. The rise in nonagricultural exports was led by a continued advance in the price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials, up 1.3 percent in April and 9.4 percent over the past 12 months. Higher prices for precious metals, iron and steel products, chemicals, fuels, and paper all contributed to the April increase. Prices for each of the major finished goods categories also rose modestly in April, contributing to the increase in nonagricultural prices. The price index for capital goods, which account for approximately 42 percent of exports, was up 0.1 percent in April, following 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent increases in the prior two months. However, capital goods prices were down 0.2 percent for the year ended in April. Prices for automotive vehicles and for consumer goods edged up in April, increasing 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. For the April 2003-2004 period, automotive vehicle prices were up 0.6 percent and prices for consumer goods rose 0.9 percent. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from the European Union, from Latin America, and from Canada all rose in April, as higher prices for manufactured goods more than offset price declines for nonmanufactured goods. Prices of imports from the European Union increased 0.7 percent in April and 5.2 percent over the past 12 months, while import prices from Latin America were up 0.6 percent and 7.5 percent over the same periods. Prices of goods from Canada also were up, rising 0.2 percent in April and 7.9 percent over the past year. Prices of imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries increased 0.6 percent last month, the first monthly advance for this index since September. The index was down 0.9 percent for the year ended in April. Import prices from Japan were unchanged for the second consecutive month. The index rose 1.1 percent over the April 2003-2004 period. Import and Export Services Import air passenger fares rose 7.3 percent in April, following declines in each of the three previous months. The increase was mainly attributable to a 10.7 percent increase in European fares. Export air passenger fares were up 0.6 percent in April, following declines of 0.1 percent and 3.5 percent in March and February. For the year ended in April, import air passenger fares fell 5.7 percent, whereas export air passenger fares were up 13.8 percent. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on June 10 at 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). 4 Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 March 2004 1/ March 2004 April 2004 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)............................................................... 100.000 87.492 100.2 99.1 100.4 99.4 4.6 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 85.750 102.4 102.7 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.604 105.9 107.2 4.6 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.2 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.393 113.1 114.3 5.0 1.0 1.2 -0.3 1.1 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.211 89.8 91.1 3.1 -1.0 2.1 3.3 1.4 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)......................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ 28.642 112.8 113.6 16.4 4.7 1.3 2.6 0.7 16.134 107.9 110.1 11.4 3.1 1.8 0.7 2.0 14.392 116.5 119.1 13.0 1.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 8.822 108.3 112.3 20.8 1.8 3.6 3.2 3.7 7.312 107.4 107.4 1.7 4.7 0.0 -2.3 0.0 10 100 10000 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 14.250 12.508 9.197 120.3 120.1 120.9 119.4 119.1 119.9 20.2 23.7 23.2 8.7 7.3 6.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.9 5.2 5.1 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 1.049 95.4 96.8 3.5 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.5 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.650 105.7 105.3 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 -0.4 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.321 118.7 120.4 26.2 -1.1 6.4 4.5 1.4 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 3.326 114.5 123.1 34.2 5.3 4.5 4.9 7.5 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.421 104.3 106.8 10.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.4 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.625 99.4 99.7 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 23.517 93.2 92.7 -1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.5 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.874 98.2 98.1 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 -0.1 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 18.377 91.2 90.6 -2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.7 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... 2.266 103.5 103.8 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 17.355 101.8 101.9 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 25.882 98.6 98.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 12.669 101.2 101.1 1.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.940 96.2 96.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.273 96.4 96.4 0.8 -0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0 00 01 1 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 March 2004 1/ March 2004 April 2004 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES....................................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................... 100.000 9.876 90.122 103.1 129.6 101.0 103.7 133.0 101.4 4.1 23.3 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.9 3.4 0.6 0.6 2.6 0.4 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 9.004 130.5 134.7 24.1 0.6 2.1 3.8 3.2 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 8.247 132.3 136.8 26.0 0.6 2.1 4.0 3.4 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 0.757 112.5 114.8 6.3 0.9 1.6 1.2 2.0 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE......................................................... 26.182 108.3 109.4 9.3 2.5 1.3 1.7 1.0 9.940 110.2 112.2 13.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.8 16.239 107.3 108.0 6.9 2.7 0.8 1.4 0.7 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials................... 1.629 117.2 115.7 10.6 0.9 -1.7 0.5 -1.3 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................................................... 24.552 107.8 109.2 9.4 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 11 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ 2.684 108.9 110.3 14.5 7.2 0.4 2.3 1.3 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials...................... 20.681 108.3 109.7 8.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.3 Selected building materials.......................................... 1.187 102.1 103.0 6.6 -0.8 2.1 1.3 0.9 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 41.343 98.0 98.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 20 Electrical generating equipment................................... 4.004 102.1 101.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 29.765 94.5 94.5 -1.2 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... 7.575 106.6 107.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 11.468 102.0 102.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 11.956 100.1 100.2 0.9 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 5.860 99.8 99.8 1.3 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 5.350 100.1 100.5 0.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.4 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100)...... 0.746 101.1 100.8 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 March 2004 1/ March 2004 April 2004 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 100.2 100.4 4.6 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................... Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof......................................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof..... 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 3.634 0.416 105.5 120.7 106.2 121.8 4.5 11.9 1.2 -2.2 2.3 0.0 0.9 2.5 0.7 0.9 0.868 0.926 0.417 1.007 83.1 111.8 101.7 119.4 84.7 110.2 103.7 120.3 0.5 1.6 3.2 8.2 -1.3 2.7 4.3 2.0 2.2 3.0 1.8 3.2 4.0 -3.4 -0.2 2.1 1.9 -1.4 2.0 0.8 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... 0.938 0.825 105.1 105.2 105.2 105.4 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. Cork and wood............................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s.................. 2.109 0.827 0.245 0.403 0.227 120.2 123.5 95.4 146.9 99.7 122.9 128.1 100.8 146.4 99.3 24.9 37.2 8.9 47.1 -2.9 1.5 0.8 0.5 7.7 -0.7 4.2 6.2 -1.5 8.0 0.6 5.3 6.7 3.8 9.5 0.2 2.2 3.7 5.7 -0.3 -0.4 3 33 34 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 13.921 12.238 1.683 120.9 120.1 123.6 119.8 119.2 121.8 17.9 20.9 1.1 8.4 6.6 21.2 0.3 0.4 -0.7 2.8 4.9 -9.8 -0.9 -0.7 -1.5 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. Plastics in primary forms................................................ Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 7.800 2.609 0.620 0.207 2.312 0.336 0.615 0.378 0.539 104.0 99.4 120.5 99.6 107.8 93.7 106.9 102.6 95.9 103.9 100.9 115.8 100.6 107.1 93.4 105.8 102.4 95.9 3.5 2.6 7.7 2.9 5.5 -5.8 6.3 1.8 -0.8 1.9 1.1 4.6 0.3 3.7 1.2 -1.0 0.3 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 -0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.2 1.1 -0.1 1.5 -3.9 1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.......... Paper and paperboard, cut to size.................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.............................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 12.010 0.662 0.940 1.254 103.4 99.5 128.0 94.9 105.5 99.7 128.9 95.0 12.1 0.5 37.4 1.5 1.1 0.2 -7.3 0.4 2.3 0.2 14.6 0.4 2.2 0.3 7.6 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.457 2.189 1.527 1.872 2.004 103.7 98.9 118.4 102.6 100.8 104.1 99.3 129.3 106.0 101.9 3.6 1.7 28.8 35.0 4.5 1.3 0.4 4.6 5.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 3.5 5.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 4.1 5.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 9.2 3.3 1.1 0 01 03 05 07 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Description March 2004 1/ MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s...................................... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Travel goods, handbags and similar containers......... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Footwear................................................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... March 2004 April 2004 Percent Change Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 41.978 2.938 1.648 0.456 95.5 101.1 106.7 107.5 95.3 101.4 106.5 106.6 -0.5 2.2 5.9 2.6 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 3.151 5.851 103.2 77.8 103.3 76.9 3.3 -7.1 0.6 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 -0.3 0.1 -1.2 5.107 6.844 14.446 85.1 95.7 102.0 84.9 95.1 102.2 -5.1 -0.4 1.6 -0.3 0.1 0.3 -1.2 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 0.2 17.145 100.0 100.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.452 1.867 0.390 5.460 1.324 93.3 100.8 103.7 100.5 100.5 93.5 101.9 103.7 100.5 100.4 -2.3 2.1 2.3 -0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.798 99.6 99.5 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.987 4.867 100.0 99.3 99.7 99.5 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 0.2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 March 2004 1/ March 2004 April 2004 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ 100.000 103.1 103.7 4.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS.............................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................ Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof....................................... Cereals and cereal preparations.................................. Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried..................... Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals).................................... Miscellaneous edible products and preparations.......... 2/ Other food and live animals............................................... 6.980 1.314 122.4 125.6 125.9 124.6 19.3 27.3 0.4 -0.2 2.4 1.2 2.2 1.0 2.9 -0.8 0.508 2.075 1.327 107.1 139.3 110.0 111.3 147.3 109.1 5.5 22.8 13.5 1.0 0.6 -0.1 1.7 2.6 5.1 1.1 3.2 1.5 3.9 5.7 -0.8 0.781 0.468 0.507 134.0 102.4 107.1 141.9 102.4 114.3 35.5 1.3 13.4 1.9 0.9 -1.2 2.3 0.4 0.3 4.3 0.8 2.9 5.9 0.0 6.7 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO......................................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures............................ 0.708 0.455 102.1 100.5 101.9 100.2 4.4 4.4 0.4 -0.1 1.0 1.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 2 22 24 25 26 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS.......... Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits.................................... Cork and wood............................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... Textile fibers and their waste....................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap.............................. 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels..................... 5.608 1.559 0.541 0.640 0.647 1.227 0.994 128.5 181.6 96.5 94.2 122.0 169.7 108.3 132.8 197.1 97.6 98.9 117.3 177.6 106.5 28.2 65.8 6.9 9.4 10.7 64.7 -2.6 2.8 3.1 0.9 0.0 2.1 9.0 -0.3 1.7 2.4 1.2 0.9 -1.2 5.3 -0.5 5.2 12.9 0.9 1.8 -0.2 8.2 -1.4 3.3 8.5 1.1 5.0 -3.9 4.7 -1.7 33 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................ Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.. 2.167 1.561 123.0 120.1 123.2 119.8 14.6 16.5 8.9 10.0 -1.0 -1.8 3.1 4.7 0.2 -0.2 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S............ Organic chemicals....................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................ Medicinal and pharmaceutical products....................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps............... Fertilizers..................................................................... Plastics in primary forms.............................................. Plastics in nonprimary forms........................................ Chemical materials and products, n.e.s....................... 13.437 3.001 0.819 0.581 2.461 0.957 0.472 2.275 0.888 1.982 105.2 111.3 99.6 97.3 105.3 104.3 142.6 102.3 97.9 105.4 106.2 115.3 100.6 97.0 105.3 104.2 141.3 102.3 98.1 106.3 4.7 9.7 2.5 -1.6 1.3 9.3 25.7 1.8 -0.3 4.7 1.5 2.7 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 4.2 2.8 1.9 -0.4 2.3 1.2 2.2 0.4 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 4.3 3.0 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 8.0 1.1 0.7 0.0 1.0 3.6 1.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL......................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s......................................... Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard............... Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s......... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s..................... Iron and steel............................................................... Nonferrous metals....................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s...................................... 10.059 0.775 1.486 1.624 1.478 1.039 1.088 2.108 104.2 111.1 97.9 104.1 99.7 126.2 94.0 105.5 105.9 113.0 98.7 104.2 99.5 136.0 98.2 106.1 6.1 4.1 1.9 1.6 -0.8 27.3 19.8 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.4 -0.1 5.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.3 5.8 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 4.8 3.4 0.0 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.1 -0.2 7.8 4.5 0.6 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description March 2004 1/ 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100).............................. 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... March 2004 April 2004 Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 0.462 120.3 121.8 16.7 -4.8 7.0 1.9 1.2 48.760 4.939 3.684 0.638 98.2 109.4 104.2 100.9 98.3 108.6 105.1 100.9 -0.2 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.7 0.9 0.0 4.689 5.651 103.5 88.9 103.8 89.1 1.6 0.3 0.5 -1.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 3.451 11.318 8.798 92.5 88.4 101.8 92.6 88.2 102.2 -1.7 -4.2 1.1 0.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.4 11.231 0.639 0.867 100.9 102.4 96.8 100.9 102.2 96.9 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 4.276 102.3 102.2 0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.960 4.105 0.385 95.1 101.3 106.2 95.0 101.5 106.2 -2.6 -0.2 2.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 48 49 XI 61 Relative Importance Description March 2004 1/ March 2004 April 2004 Percent Change Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals; animal products............................. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ 1.510 0.376 102.8 123.0 103.9 123.1 6.8 11.8 -0.9 -1.8 3.7 0.1 4.4 3.2 1.1 0.1 0.693 0.442 1.205 0.321 83.4 136.3 106.1 136.6 84.6 137.9 105.1 123.2 0.4 12.7 2.2 1.8 -1.1 0.1 3.1 10.2 2.3 9.6 3.3 8.9 4.6 5.0 -2.3 -5.3 1.4 1.2 -0.9 -9.8 0.336 0.228 0.320 91.9 90.9 110.2 98.3 89.7 109.8 1.0 10.9 -1.3 -2.9 7.8 0.6 0.3 2.8 1.6 -3.8 0.2 0.9 7.0 -1.3 -0.4 2.145 107.2 108.5 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.243 0.836 1.066 100.4 103.3 112.4 100.8 103.4 114.9 3.4 0.7 0.6 -0.2 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 2.2 MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 2/ Other mineral products (200112=100)......................... 14.282 120.3 119.4 19.6 8.2 0.3 2.5 -0.7 13.970 0.312 119.4 105.7 118.5 106.3 19.9 6.3 8.2 3.5 0.4 0.1 2.5 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 7.098 0.694 2.878 1.991 103.4 119.3 99.2 107.5 103.3 112.6 100.8 106.8 3.8 6.9 3.5 6.0 2.2 5.7 1.2 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -5.6 1.6 -0.7 0.205 0.293 0.176 0.404 0.458 97.5 105.7 96.8 93.3 111.3 98.3 105.1 97.3 92.4 111.6 0.2 1.9 -0.7 -1.4 3.9 0.2 1.7 -0.3 0.5 1.1 -0.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 -0.3 2.4 0.8 -0.6 0.5 -1.0 0.3 2.786 1.852 0.934 106.2 105.5 107.7 106.4 105.4 108.5 4.3 4.2 4.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.7 0.732 101.5 101.3 1.6 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.621 102.0 102.0 1.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.805 128.0 130.2 38.5 -2.0 8.3 6.4 1.7 1.837 96.5 97.3 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.244 95.0 100.4 8.0 0.5 -1.5 3.8 5.7 1.270 0.323 94.2 113.1 94.3 113.2 1.6 2.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 6.470 100.4 100.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 2.394 99.7 99.6 -1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... Essential oils and resinoids (200112=100)................... Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ 2/ Other products of the chemical or allied industries....... PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials........................................ WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard......................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed matter.............................................................. TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 11 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description March 2004 1/ 62 63 2/ XII 64 XIII 68 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 88 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. Made-up or worn textile articles................................. Other textile & textile articles..................................... HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100)........................ Ceramic products...................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 2/ Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and articles, including scrap....................................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (200212=100)......................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... March 2004 April 2004 Percent Change Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 2.619 0.477 0.981 100.1 96.0 104.7 100.1 94.2 105.3 -0.1 0.3 3.9 0.2 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 -1.9 0.6 1.550 1.318 99.9 100.3 99.8 100.2 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.232 97.4 97.4 1.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 1.040 103.8 104.2 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.316 0.357 0.367 99.0 107.4 104.0 98.9 108.4 104.3 -0.7 5.7 2.0 0.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.9 0.3 2.434 93.9 96.4 10.9 1.9 1.2 0.2 2.7 5.302 1.329 1.322 0.482 0.848 111.5 127.8 104.2 124.5 107.0 115.6 139.9 106.3 125.6 110.7 20.2 35.8 10.5 37.0 12.6 2.8 5.3 0.2 5.5 1.4 2.7 5.1 1.2 3.8 1.7 3.5 6.0 1.7 8.4 3.0 3.7 9.5 2.0 0.9 3.5 0.410 0.454 102.5 104.9 103.3 106.7 5.0 5.2 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.7 0.456 106.7 106.0 44.2 8.6 5.9 4.0 -0.7 25.751 13.344 91.7 92.1 91.3 91.6 -1.7 -1.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 12.407 91.4 91.0 -1.9 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 16.121 14.665 102.4 102.0 102.5 102.1 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.333 102.1 102.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 3.387 99.8 99.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 2.990 0.286 99.0 108.2 98.7 107.6 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 4.323 97.3 97.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.288 98.6 99.5 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.793 0.242 95.8 98.1 94.0 103.5 -3.2 6.4 -0.6 0.3 -0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 -1.9 5.5 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 03 II 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X Relative Importance Description March 2004 1/ April 2004 Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. Feb. 2004 2004 to to Feb. March 2004 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals and animal products....................... VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS..................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Miscellaneous edible preparations............................... Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed........................... 2/ Other prepared foods................................................... 1.960 119.6 121.1 20.5 -0.7 1.0 1.4 1.3 0.452 0.296 4.788 107.9 105.6 143.3 111.3 117.1 150.6 4.6 17.9 32.8 1.1 -5.3 1.0 2.1 -3.3 3.5 1.4 2.7 6.1 3.2 10.9 5.1 0.648 1.796 101.9 141.5 102.7 150.8 14.6 24.6 -1.5 0.1 4.0 2.9 3.5 3.5 0.8 6.6 1.726 0.397 172.0 181.0 185.2 181.7 56.6 25.8 2.8 2.9 2.1 -5.7 11.5 2.5 7.7 0.4 2.762 110.9 113.2 12.0 1.0 0.9 1.4 2.1 0.324 0.421 106.3 102.1 105.3 102.1 0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 -0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.7 -0.9 0.0 0.724 0.840 142.1 106.1 152.3 107.3 43.1 4.9 2.5 0.9 2.6 0.4 4.9 0.1 7.2 1.1 MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 2.690 121.9 124.4 18.3 8.4 -0.3 3.0 2.1 2.136 119.5 119.5 13.9 9.1 -0.9 3.0 0.0 10.801 0.904 3.392 2.011 0.454 106.9 102.9 111.1 105.0 138.2 107.8 104.2 113.6 104.9 137.0 5.2 3.8 6.8 2.3 20.6 1.6 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.8 0.9 0.3 2.1 -0.2 4.2 1.0 0.3 2.0 0.1 8.1 0.8 1.3 2.3 -0.1 -0.9 0.592 97.6 96.9 -1.9 -0.3 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 0.699 107.2 107.1 12.4 5.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.371 0.439 1.660 102.2 100.8 104.9 102.2 101.1 105.8 3.4 2.2 5.0 1.4 0.5 2.5 -0.7 0.7 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.9 5.310 4.287 1.023 105.2 103.4 111.6 105.4 103.3 113.1 1.7 1.3 3.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 1.3 0.520 112.1 109.7 3.5 1.9 0.5 0.4 -2.1 0.465 107.9 106.3 -2.4 2.1 0.5 -2.7 -1.5 0.841 102.5 103.7 11.3 -1.0 2.4 1.8 1.2 2.831 0.640 96.4 90.5 97.9 95.0 3.6 10.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.8 1.6 5.0 1.543 0.649 95.3 109.0 96.0 109.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.9 0.7 0.1 2.978 0.839 100.7 104.8 99.9 101.6 1.9 14.2 1.1 3.8 -0.4 -0.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.8 -3.1 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Fertilizers..................................................................... Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks................................. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet................................. Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes....................... Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather............................................. WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 49 WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed material........................................................... XI 52 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof....... 47 48 March 2004 Percent Change See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description March 2004 1/ 61 62 2/ XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 March 2004 April 2004 Percent Change Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100)................................ Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted............... Other textile and textile articles (200112=100)........... 0.496 0.378 1.266 94.9 95.6 105.5 95.1 95.7 105.5 -0.7 0.3 -1.1 -0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.808 0.487 99.3 96.5 98.5 95.2 -1.4 -1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -1.3 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.226 100.1 104.3 15.5 2.0 0.9 -0.4 4.2 4.793 1.106 1.238 0.437 0.811 116.6 146.6 108.7 130.8 106.9 118.6 151.9 110.8 128.5 109.1 18.2 47.2 5.4 39.7 13.4 3.1 8.2 1.5 6.9 1.9 4.1 7.9 0.8 7.3 3.3 3.7 7.2 1.7 9.4 3.3 1.7 3.6 1.9 -1.8 2.1 0.402 0.456 101.3 108.2 101.1 108.2 0.6 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 33.904 18.747 95.2 100.2 95.2 100.3 -1.1 1.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 15.157 89.6 89.4 -3.9 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 14.618 9.117 106.0 101.9 106.3 102.2 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.133 101.5 101.4 0.9 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 1.490 99.4 99.0 -1.5 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.839 102.7 102.6 0.8 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.502 96.0 94.8 -3.3 -1.9 -0.3 -0.1 -1.3 BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS..... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.. Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof...................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports 1/ March 2004 April 2004 Monthly April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 2/ Industrialized Countries................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 49.276 45.418 3.591 103.5 102.2 123.3 104.3 103.2 122.0 6.3 5.8 9.7 1.5 0.7 9.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.7 -1.4 0.8 1.0 -1.1 3/ Other Countries............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 50.724 43.453 7.173 96.4 95.4 117.5 96.8 96.1 116.3 3.8 0.7 19.2 1.4 0.6 5.5 0.1 -0.1 1.2 0.9 0.4 3.3 0.4 0.7 -1.0 Canada......................................................... Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.463 14.664 2.611 110.4 107.7 126.9 110.6 108.3 125.8 7.9 7.2 9.7 1.9 -0.3 12.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 0.9 1.8 -3.2 0.2 0.6 -0.9 4/ European Union............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 18.739 18.224 0.458 107.4 107.4 128.1 108.1 108.2 126.9 5.2 4.7 19.9 1.6 1.5 4.7 0.7 0.8 -3.6 0.7 0.4 6.8 0.7 0.7 -0.9 5/ Latin America................................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.761 14.150 3.575 107.0 108.2 121.7 107.6 109.5 120.0 7.5 4.0 20.8 2.3 1.2 5.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.7 1.0 4.1 0.6 1.2 -1.4 Japan............................................................ 10.651 95.1 95.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 Asian Newly Industrialized Countries............ 8.019 90.2 90.7 -0.9 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.6 6/ 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Defined according to the BEA definition for Industrialized Countries which includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Defined according to the BEA definition for Other Countries, which includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2003-March 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ December 2003 Percent Change March 2004 Annual March March 2003 2003 to to March June 2004 2003 Quarterly June 2003 to Sept. 2003 Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 Dec. 2003 to March 2004 IMPORT Air Freight............................................... Europe (200312=100)...................... Asia.................................................. 4168 1407 2329 114.9 100.0 110.4 117.1 106.0 110.0 6.3 n.a. 4.3 1.2 n.a. -1.4 4.8 n.a. 10.8 -1.6 n.a. -4.2 1.9 6.0 -0.4 2836 95.4 97.1 0.8 -1.1 -0.1 0.3 1.8 EXPORT Air Freight............................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 March 2004 April 2004 18253 11250 2626 1916 103.6 96.6 100.8 109.6 111.2 106.9 102.5 111.2 -5.7 -8.6 -5.4 5.9 -0.2 0.1 -7.3 6.7 -2.7 0.1 -6.6 -6.8 -0.3 0.5 -1.9 1.8 7.3 10.7 1.7 1.5 20319 5394 8936 3413 123.2 151.0 107.1 128.9 123.9 147.8 107.6 132.4 13.8 13.2 15.2 13.0 7.9 5.6 11.0 10.4 -3.5 0.7 -6.4 -5.8 -0.1 1.5 -0.4 -2.5 0.6 -2.1 0.5 2.7 IMPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... EXPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2003-March 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change December 2003 March 2004 Annual March March 2003 2003 to to March June 2004 2003 Quarterly June 2003 to Sept. 2003 Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 Dec. 2003 to March 2004 INBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... 7483 2466 4180 112.9 100.0 107.1 116.2 107.0 107.2 6.8 n.a. 3.5 0.6 n.a. -2.5 2.8 n.a. 7.1 0.4 n.a. -1.0 2.9 7.0 0.1 Ocean Liner Freight.................................................... U.S. East Coast..................................................... From Atlantic................................................... From Pacific.................................................... U.S. West Coast.................................................... 17817 6938 3022 2817 10879 117.8 110.6 113.1 109.6 123.0 118.9 114.6 121.6 110.8 122.5 26.5 14.6 16.7 21.6 35.2 23.5 8.4 1.2 21.1 34.1 0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.4 7.3 -0.6 0.2 0.9 3.6 7.5 1.1 -0.4 5193 1998 2365 94.9 100.0 95.4 96.2 102.0 96.0 -1.0 n.a. -1.6 -1.9 n.a. -2.4 0.1 n.a. 0.4 -0.6 n.a. -0.3 1.4 2.0 0.6 OUTBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services April 2003-April 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change March 2004 April 2004 Annual April 2003 to April 2004 Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 Monthly Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004 Feb. 2004 to March 2004 March 2004 to April 2004 INBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... 38589 15654 12401 5604 2905 105.1 108.0 105.1 101.2 97.8 105.1 107.1 104.7 100.4 103.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 7.7 5.8 10.8 10.0 0.3 -3.1 0.5 -6.5 -5.6 -1.0 0.7 1.6 1.4 -2.5 -1.5 0.0 -0.8 -0.4 -0.8 6.1 Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................................ 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. 46.5 18.4 n.a. n.a. 43898 21857 7190 9206 2982 99.3 101.2 94.6 99.5 99.1 106.5 112.9 99.5 99.7 103.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 0.2 -0.9 2.3 4.2 -1.2 1.1 -4.7 -2.3 -4.9 -0.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.0 7.3 11.6 5.2 0.2 4.3 OUTBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 17 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Services Price Indexes -- The Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy, and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. The Air Freight and Ocean Liner Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from companies. The trade dollar figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under “Publications and Other Documentation”. Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication and quarterly data may be revised one quarter after original publication. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics. For merchandise trade, the End Use classification system is the structure used by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the construction of the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. 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