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U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, January 1994-January 1995
U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.

Technical Information
Jim Thomas
(202) 606-7155
Bill Alterman
(202) 606-7108
Media contact:
Kathryn Hoyle
(202) 606-5902

USDL-95-69
For release: 10:00 A.M. E.S.T.
Friday, March 3, 1995

U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
-JANUARY 1995The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in January,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. The index had been unchanged in December after
advancing 0.7 percent in each of the previous 2 months. The U.S.
Export Price Index rose 0.9 percent in January following gains of 0.7
percent in both of the preceding 2 months and 0.6 percent in October.
Percent changes in import and export price indexes
by End Use category
- not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS
Month
All
Imports

1994
January
February
March
April
May
June

0.1
0.3
0.1
0.8
0.9
0.8

Petroleum
Imports

-2.1
5.5
-1.9
5.3
8.4
5.5

EXPORTS
Nonpetroleum
Imports

0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3

All
Exports

0.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0

Agricultural
Exports

2.5
-1.4
0.7
-2.1
1.4
-2.2

Nonagricultural
Exports

0.4
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3

July
August
September
October
November
December
1995
January

0.9
0.5
-0.5
0.7
0.7
0.0 r

5.1
-1.1
-7.6
0.8
4.3 r
-2.1 r

0.5
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.7
0.7

-2.2
-1.2
0.5
-0.1
1.6
2.3 r

0.6
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.5 r

0.2

1.2

0.1

0.9

0.0

0.9

January 1993-94
January 1994-95

-0.7
5.5

-21.8
24.5

1.6
3.8

1.6
4.0

10.3
-2.8

0.6
4.9

r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
Import Goods
The January upturn in import prices was primarily due to a
turnaround in the index for petroleum imports. Prices for petroleum
imports increased 1.2 percent in January after falling 2.1 percent in
the previous month.
Nonpetroleum import prices continued to record a modest gain in
January, rising 0.1 percent. The increase was largely attributable
to a 1.3 percent gain in the index for nonpetroleum industrial
supplies and materials and a 0.7 percent rise in the foods, feeds,
and beverages index. Over the past 12 months, these indexes have
recorded significant gains of 9.9 and 15.0 percent, respectively.
In contrast, import price indexes for each of the major finished
goods components fell in January. Prices continued to move lower for
capital goods, down 0.3 percent, and for automotive vehicles, parts,
and engines, down 0.2 percent. The index for consumer goods, which
had been unchanged in December, fell 0.1 percent this month.
Export Goods
Price increases for exports continued to accelerate, rising 0.9
percent in January, 2.8 percent over the past 4 months, and 4.0
percent for the year ended in January. The advance was led by the
index for nonagricultural exports which continued its long upward
trend, rising 0.9 percent this month, 2.7 percent over the past 4
months, and 4.9 percent for the year ended in January.
Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials were up 2.3
percent in January and 16.4 percent for the year. In addition, all
major finished good categories posted gains in January. Following

decreases in December, the capital goods index increased 0.4 percent,
and the consumer goods index rose 0.1 percent in January. For the
year ended in January, however, capital goods prices were down 0.6
percent. The index for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines
continued to increase, rising a modest 0.1 percent in January.
In contrast, the index for agricultural exports was unchanged this
month. Agricultural export prices were down 2.8 percent for the year,
despite increasing 3.8 percent over the past 4 months.
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
The index for prices of imports from Japan posted a small turnaround
in January, falling 0.2 percent. Despite the decrease, import prices
from Japan rose 3.2 percent over the past 12 months. For the second
consecutive month, prices for imported goods from the European Community
fell, dropping 0.3 percent in January. Over the past 12 months, however,
the index for imported goods from the European Community rose 4.4
percent.
In contrast, the import index for the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries was unchanged in January and down 0.7 percent over the past
year. Import prices from Canada continue to increase, rising 1.0 percent
in January. For the year ended in January, the import price index from
Canada rose 7.5 percent.

CONTENTS OF RELEASE
This news release includes the following tables:
Table 1
Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4
Table 2
Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5
Table 3
Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7
Table 4
Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....page 8-9
Table 5
Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11
Table 6
Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13
Table 7
Import Price Indexes, by Country of Origin.....page 14
Table 8
U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page 15
Table 9
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page
16
------------------------------------------------------------------February Import and Export Price Index data will be released March 31
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Beginning with the release of January 1995 data, the Bureau
expanded the number of import and export indexes available on a
monthly basis.
In addition to the 19 new series which were
incorporated into the monthly release, approximately
100
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For
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TECHNICAL NOTE
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes
use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1990 trade
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 represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and
International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or
exporters, regardless of nationality). Published series use a base year
of 1990=100 where possible. Exceptions are for the recently instituted
HS indexes, which use a base of December 1992=100. Net transaction
price data are collected every 3 months for approximately 22,000
products from over 9,000 companies and secondary sources. Approximately
two-thirds of the items are also repriced in the intervening months.
(Current plans call for all items to be repriced monthly by 1996.)
Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. Historical index series and
additional information may be obtained from the Division of
International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue
NE, PSB 3955, Washington, D.C. 20212, (202) 606-7155.
Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
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. The index for import electrical energy is lagged one month.
Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the
Census. The prices used are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.)
factory or "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) 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 Country of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes
are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes.
Prior to January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4
and manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8. Beginning with
January 1993, the indexes are weighted by country or region of origin
using a nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC-Based). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC
0-1, and manufactured goods are defined as SIC 2-3. The indexes use
a base of December 1990=100.
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are
updated on a quarterly basis. The figures for services indexes will not
sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are
shown in the tables. Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude
frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Indexes for
crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S.
Department of Energy and represent the second month of the quarter.
Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous 3 months to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
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 Department of Commerce in the construction of
the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard
International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international
structures, are useful for general market analysis. For trade in
international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for
deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more
appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes can
also be used to study U. S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and
the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful
for terms of trade analysis.
The import and export news release contains monthly price indexes at
the two-digit level of detail. If you would like to be added to the
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Table 1

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USE

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U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description
1994
1994
1994
1994
December
December
January to
to
to
to
1994
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1/
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994
ALL COMMODITIES
ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM

0

FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

100.000
90.529

104.2
108.1

104.4
108.2

5.5
3.8

0.7
0.7

0.7
0.3

0.0
0.2

0.2
0.1

6.280

120.3

121.1

15.0

1.5

-1.4

0.2

0.7

00

01

1

10
100
10000

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages

4.434

117.6

119.4

18.1

1.4

-2.1

-0.1

1.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages)

1.846

126.7

125.1

7.9

1.5

0.3

0.8

-1.3

27.500

93.8

94.9

14.6

1.0

2.6

-0.1

1.2

18.019

105.5

106.9

9.9

1.2

1.7

0.9

1.3

9.513

105.8

106.4

7.9

1.4

1.5

0.5

0.6

8.506

105.7

107.7

11.8

0.9

1.7

1.5

1.9

10.225

76.2

77.2

21.0

0.4

3.9

-1.9

1.3

9.412

74.3

75.2

24.5

0.8

4.3

-2.1

1.2

6.485

71.6

72.5

26.7

2.2

3.1

-1.9

1.3

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
DURABLE
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM
Fuels & lubricants
Petroleum & petroleum products
Crude

10400

Electrical energy

0.070

83.5

82.3

-4.5

-2.9

-3.4

0.2

-1.4

11

Paper & paper base stocks

2.159

100.1

104.5

25.3

1.8

2.2

3.4

4.4

12

Materials associated with nondurable
supplies & materials

5.852

110.4

111.5

11.4

1.0

1.8

0.9

1.0

13

Selected building materials

1.884

125.9

126.0

-6.8

-1.6

2.6

-3.0

0.1

14

Unfinished metals associated with
durable goods

4.606

102.5

103.8

19.7

2.9

2.0

2.4

1.3

Finished metals associated with durable
goods

1.452

100.8

101.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.2

Nonmetals associated with durable goods

1.323

100.7

100.7

3.6

2.4

0.1

0.2

0.0

24.340

104.9

104.6

0.7

0.3

-0.1

-0.1

-0.3

3.052

108.1

107.8

3.0

0.3

0.6

-0.2

-0.3

18.720

103.6

103.4

0.4

0.2

-0.2

-0.1

-0.2

19.960

113.0

112.8

2.5

1.2

0.3

-0.2

-0.2

15

16
2
20

21
3

CAPITAL GOODS
Electric & electrical generating
equipment
Nonelectrical machinery
AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES

4

CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES

21.930

106.4

106.3

1.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

-0.1

40

Nondurables, manufactured

10.428

106.5

106.1

1.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.4

41

Durables, manufactured

10.305

105.6

105.7

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

42

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

1.197

113.4

114.0

4.2

0.3

1.3

1.2

0.5

n.a.

Not available

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of
the three months after original publication.

NOTE:

Table 2

END
USE

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description
1994
1994
1994
1994
December
December
January to
to
to
to
1994
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1/
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994
ALL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

0
00

01

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

100.000
11.303
88.700

105.8
105.6
106.0

106.7
105.6
107.0

4.0
-2.8
4.9

0.6
-0.1
0.7

0.7
1.6
0.6

0.7
2.3
0.5

0.9
0.0
0.9

9.770

104.6

103.8

-6.1

0.2

1.4

1.7

-0.8

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages

8.696

103.4

102.4

-8.7

-0.2

1.4

1.9

-1.0

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages)

1.074

113.0

113.5

22.6

3.9

0.6

0.2

0.4

FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES

1

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
DURABLE
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
NONDURABLE

10

Agricultural industrial supplies &
materials
NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
MATERIALS

11

Fuels & lubricants

12

Nonagricultural supplies & materials
excluding fuels & building materials

13

Selected building materials

2

CAPITAL GOODS

20

Electric & electrical generating
equipment

21

Nonelectrical machinery

30.640

109.8

112.3

16.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.3

12.026

115.5

116.7

8.8

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.0

18.616

107.6

111.0

22.8

2.1

1.9

2.1

3.2

2.607

114.4

117.6

22.8

0.6

1.9

4.3

2.8

28.036

109.4

111.9

16.4

1.7

1.8

1.6

2.3

3.282

91.4

91.6

6.6

-0.3

0.7

0.9

0.2

21.727

109.0

112.0

20.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

2.8

3.027

149.7

151.3

2.4

0.1

0.9

0.7

1.1

37.690

103.6

104.0

-0.6

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.4

3.848

106.4

106.9

1.3

0.1

0.0

-0.3

0.5

27.943

100.6

100.9

-1.5

-0.2

0.2

-0.2

0.3

3

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES

10.530

107.3

107.4

1.2

0.5

0.0

0.1

0.1

4

CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES

11.370

108.2

108.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.1

40

Nondurables, manufactured

5.869

110.0

110.2

0.2

0.0

0.1

-0.2

0.2

41

Durables, manufactured

4.963

106.3

106.4

0.5

0.2

0.1

-0.3

0.1

n.a.

Not available

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of the
three months after original publication.

NOTE:

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

Table 3

SITC
Rev. 3

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description
1994
1994
1994
1994
December
December
January to
to
to
to
1994
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1/
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994
ALL COMMODITIES

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

100.000

104.2

104.4

5.5

0.7

0.7

0.0

0.2

FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS
Meat and meat preparations
Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
and preparations thereof
Cereals and cereal preparations
Vegetables and fruit, prepared
fresh or dried
Sugars, sugar preparations and honey
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
manufactures thereof

5.260
0.553

118.7
91.7

120.1
90.3

17.2
-2.8

1.5
-1.0

-1.8
-0.1

0.3
0.9

1.2
-1.5

1.356
0.185

127.9
101.9

125.7
101.6

9.6
1.6

2.1
2.0

0.3
-0.6

1.1
0.0

-1.7
-0.3

1.332
0.262

112.6
97.2

120.3
98.1

15.5
1.4

-0.7
0.3

1.2
-0.4

11.9
0.5

6.8
0.9

1.179

172.3

172.3

72.3

4.8

-8.3

-11.4

0.0

1
11

BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
Beverages

1.060
0.876

113.5
113.6

114.0
114.2

2.0
1.6

0.2
0.1

0.1
0.2

-0.2
-0.2

0.4
0.5

2
23

CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS
Crude rubber (including synthetic and
reclaimed)
Cork and wood
Pulp and waste paper
Crude fertilizers
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
Crude animal and vegetable materials,
n.e.s.

3.370

114.6

118.9

14.8

1.8

3.2

0.6

3.8

0.355
0.973
0.540
0.210
0.797

143.8
150.1
90.7
86.6
97.2

159.8
153.4
96.8
87.9
98.6

61.3
-12.4
62.1
6.0
18.8

10.7
-2.6
7.9
4.5
0.5

1.3
3.9
4.2
0.1
1.6

6.0
-4.5
0.8
0.6
3.1

11.1
2.2
6.7
1.5
1.4

0.358

139.2

143.1

24.7

-0.8

7.8

10.0

2.8

9.840

75.5

76.3

22.1

0.5

4.1

-1.8

1.1

9.127
0.574
0.080

74.5
89.9
83.5

75.5
86.8
82.3

24.6
-5.9
-4.5

0.7
-1.6
-2.9

4.2
2.7
-3.4

-2.2
1.8
0.2

1.3
-3.4
-1.4

0
01
03
04
05
06
07

24
25
27
28
29

3
33
34
35

MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS
Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials
Gas, natural and manufactured
Electrical energy

4

5
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
6
62
64
65
66
67
68
69
7
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
8
81
82
83

ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
WAXES

0.250

155.6

151.6

18.6

1.1

1.8

8.0

-2.6

4.940
1.538
0.703

108.9
104.4
107.6

109.3
103.5
108.5

8.2
12.7
8.5

0.9
1.5
2.8

1.1
1.0
1.1

1.0
2.3
0.7

0.4
-0.9
0.8

0.287
0.613

102.9
120.6

102.3
119.7

1.7
2.6

0.4
0.4

0.3
0.6

-0.3
-0.2

-0.6
-0.7

0.306
0.206
0.265
0.559
0.463

113.4
107.2
102.9
107.1
103.7

114.2
108.2
107.3
109.9
104.3

5.2
7.1
5.9
14.0
3.0

1.2
2.8
-0.2
-0.7
-2.0

0.8
1.9
0.7
3.6
0.3

0.6
0.2
0.8
1.2
0.3

0.7
0.9
4.3
2.6
0.6

12.880
0.733

106.3
102.3

107.4
102.4

9.4
-0.6

0.9
1.0

1.4
0.1

0.9
-0.3

1.0
0.1

1.808

105.2

108.7

16.3

-0.2

2.1

3.8

3.3

1.426

110.2

110.8

4.3

-0.5

2.0

-1.3

0.5

2.210
2.060
2.048
1.920

110.5
103.1
103.1
106.4

110.4
104.0
105.7
106.3

2.8
6.3
38.2
2.3

-0.2
0.9
5.1
0.2

0.3
0.6
3.7
0.8

0.5
0.4
4.0
-0.6

-0.1
0.9
2.5
-0.1

MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Machinery specialized for particular
industries
Metalworking machinery
General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s
Computer equipment and office machines
Telecommunications & sound recording
& reproducing apparatus & equipment
Electrical machinery and equipment
Road vehicles

45.240

108.1

107.9

1.4

0.7

0.1

-0.1

-0.2

2.972
0.855

112.5
113.9

112.3
113.1

4.4
4.3

0.4
0.9

0.7
0.6

-0.3
-0.3

-0.2
-0.7

3.289
4.642

111.6
84.8

111.8
84.5

3.3
-5.2

0.5
-0.3

0.6
-1.4

0.0
0.4

0.2
-0.4

4.429
7.284
16.956

97.7
106.5
115.1

97.5
106.3
115.0

-0.4
1.1
2.9

0.1
0.3
1.3

0.1
-0.2
0.3

0.0
-0.2
-0.2

-0.2
-0.2
-0.1

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat
lighting fixtures, n.e.s.
Furniture and parts thereof
Travel goods, handbags and similar

16.950

106.1

105.9

0.7

0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.2

0.249
1.059

99.9
104.5

99.0
104.1

n.a.
0.9

n.a.
0.6

n.a.
-0.1

n.a.
-0.2

-0.9
-0.4

CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.
Organic chemicals
Inorganic chemicals
Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
(9212=100)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
preps
Fertilizers
Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)
Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)
Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.
MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL
Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.
Paper, paperboard, and articles of
paper pulp, paper or paper board
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
articles, n.e.s., and related product
Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
n.e.s.
Iron and steel
Nonferrous metals
Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.

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.

84
85
87
88
89

971

Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
and concentrates) (9212=100)

1
2

3

0.481

107.0

106.2

0.9

1.9

-0.6

-0.9

-0.7

5.282
1.958

102.2
101.1

102.2
100.7

0.3
0.8

0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3

0.1
-0.2

0.0
-0.4

1.437

114.9

114.2

2.4

-0.4

0.4

0.9

-0.6

1.473

110.6

110.0

1.3

0.3

-0.3

-0.2

-0.5

5.009

109.1

109.3

0.7

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.210

112.1

110.4

-4.5

1.9

-1.3

-2.2

-1.5

n.a.

Not available.

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of the
three months after original publication.
Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.

NOTE:
Table 4

SITC
Rev. 3

Published categories may include price data not shown separetely
U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description
1994
1994
1994
1994
December
December
January to
to
to
to
1994
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1/
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994
ALL COMMODITIES

0
01
03

FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS
Meat and meat preparations
Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
and preparations

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

100.000

105.8

106.7

4.0

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.9

8.590
0.937

106.7
109.0

105.7
109.7

-4.5
2.8

1.5
1.0

1.3
3.3

1.4
-3.0

-0.9
0.6

0.862

110.9

111.2

23.6

5.0

0.7

-1.0

0.3

04
05
08

Cereals and cereal preparations
Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
fresh or dried
feeding stuff for animals (not
including unmilled cereals)

3.507

103.9

102.8

-12.7

3.6

1.2

3.1

-1.1

1.677

113.3

109.9

-3.4

-2.7

2.4

3.8

-3.0

0.776

99.1

98.1

-11.1

-1.3

-1.0

-2.4

-1.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

1

BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

2.180

113.4

113.5

0.0

2
21
22
23

CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS
Hides, skins and furskins, raw
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
Crude rubber (including synthetic and
reclaimed)
Cork and wood
Pulp and waste paper
Textile fibers and their waste
Crude fertilizers and crude minerals
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

8.550
0.517
0.955

116.2
110.4
91.8

119.5
111.3
91.9

18.2
30.6
-20.4

0.0
3.2
-9.1

3.5
2.5
2.4

3.1
0.5
2.6

2.8
0.8
0.1

0.258
2.108
1.354
1.145
0.399
1.541

104.7
151.5
125.5
110.5
96.4
114.3

110.1
154.3
134.3
116.2
96.6
116.7

19.2
2.0
96.6
33.6
-0.4
32.2

2.7
-0.1
3.4
-1.6
-0.8
4.1

2.5
1.3
9.1
3.6
1.0
4.4

0.2
0.3
5.9
6.5
0.0
5.0

5.2
1.8
7.0
5.2
0.2
2.1

2.950
1.229

89.3
94.1

89.5
94.0

9.1
0.0

-0.1
0.3

0.8
0.3

1.2
0.2

0.2
-0.1

1.576

82.8

83.1

16.9

-0.6

0.6

2.1

0.4

0.420

131.3

134.0

21.8

1.6

0.8

10.2

2.1

11.440
3.038
1.009

109.2
108.5
102.9

112.2
112.3
115.4

17.1
28.2
n.a.

2.7
4.4
n.a.

1.4
3.0
n.a.

1.0
1.9
n.a.

2.7
3.5
12.1

0.468
1.191

100.7
107.5

100.4
107.5

0.2
-1.1

-0.1
-0.3

0.1
-0.1

0.1
0.0

-0.3
0.0

0.588
2.166
0.734
1.624

109.6
133.9
104.8
110.9

109.9
136.8
105.6
112.1

4.7
35.6
8.3
4.4

-0.2
6.6
3.2
0.2

0.2
2.3
-0.4
0.5

-0.1
1.1
0.6
1.1

0.3
2.2
0.8
1.1

9.980
0.622

110.8
110.5

112.2
111.6

10.3
1.5

1.3
0.5

1.2
-0.4

1.4
0.2

1.3
1.0

0.477

113.7

110.2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

-3.1

24
25
26
27
28
3
32
33

4

5
51
52
53
54
55
57
58
59
6
62
63
64

MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS
Coal, coke and briquettes
Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
WAXES
CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.
Organic chemicals
Inorganic chemicals (9212=100)
Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
(9312=100)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
preps
Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)
Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)
Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.
MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL
Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.
Cork and wood manufactures other than
furniture (9212=100)
Paper, paperboard, and articles of

paper pulp, paper or paperboard
Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
n.e.s.
Nonferrous metals
Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.

66
68
69
7
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
8
82
87
89

1.496

111.0

115.8

24.5

4.0

2.2

2.6

4.3

1.320
1.571
1.766

108.5
111.4
110.0

109.1
113.8
111.3

2.6
39.3
3.6

0.0
3.9
0.0

-0.2
4.5
1.6

1.0
4.0
0.5

0.6
2.2
1.2

MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Power generating machinery and
equipment
Machinery specialized for particular
industries
Metalworking machinery
General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s
Computer equipment and office machines
Telecommunications & sound recording
& reproducing apparatus & equipment
Electrical machinery and equipment
Road vehicles

44.830

103.7

104.0

-0.4

0.0

0.1

-0.1

0.3

4.617

114.6

115.2

2.7

-0.1

0.8

0.1

0.5

4.635
0.847

109.9
110.6

110.7
110.7

1.4
0.9

0.0
0.0

0.0
1.5

0.0
-0.8

0.7
0.1

4.747
5.810

110.5
78.1

111.2
77.7

1.3
-6.9

0.0
-0.4

0.0
-0.1

0.0
-0.4

0.6
-0.5

2.815
8.576
8.778

106.4
101.5
107.3

106.9
101.8
107.4

-1.4
-1.6
1.5

-0.1
0.1
0.6

0.0
-0.2
0.0

-0.3
-0.2
0.1

0.5
0.3
0.1

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
Furniture and parts thereof
Professional, scientific and controlling
instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.
Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
n.e.s.

10.290
0.440

107.5
100.6

107.7
100.9

0.4
n.a.

-0.3
n.a.

0.4
n.a.

-0.1
n.a.

0.2
0.3

3.751

112.6

113.5

1.5

-0.3

0.8

-0.4

0.8

3.827

102.3

102.4

-0.9

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.770

112.0

111.3

-2.6

1.6

-0.6

-1.6

-0.6

971

Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
and concentrates) (9212=100)

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of the
three months after original publication.

NOTE:

Table 5

n.a.

Not available.

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted

Index
Relative
Importance

Harmonized
System

Description
December
1994
1/

I
02
03

December
1994
2/

January
1995

Percent Change
Annual
Jan.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

Sept.
1994
to
Oct.
1994

Monthly
Oct.
1994
to
Nov.
1994

Nov.
1994
to
Dec.
1994

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Meat and edible meat offal
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates

1.870
0.442

107.4
95.3

106.0
93.9

3.8
-8.1

0.6
-2.2

0.5
-0.3

0.7
0.5

-1.3
-1.5

1.068

119.7

117.3

11.3

2.2

0.4

0.8

-2.0

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Edible vegetables and certain roots and
tubers
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
fruit or melons
Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Other vegetable products

2.170

143.4

147.8

42.1

3.6

-5.4

-1.4

3.1

0.312

114.5

132.4

17.1

4.9

-1.5

23.8

15.6

0.455
0.998
0.405

102.1
227.4
113.7

105.8
225.8
116.1

14.1
103.4
13.5

-3.4
6.4
1.7

1.4
-10.5
2.3

8.3
-13.5
8.3

3.6
-0.7
2.1

III

ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS

0.220

127.3

124.2

17.4

1.8

1.2

8.2

-2.4

IV

PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
TOBACCO
Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
aquatic invertebrates
Sugars and sugar confectionary
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
nuts, or other parts of plants
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar
Other prepared foodstuffs

2.580

106.0

106.7

5.6

0.1

0.7

0.9

0.7

0.283
0.236
0.217

112.5
105.2
115.7

110.7
106.2
119.4

3.8
1.6
8.6

2.3
0.3
-3.0

-0.4
-0.5
1.5

2.0
0.7
-3.7

-1.6
1.0
3.2

0.409
1.024
0.409

106.0
101.3
108.6

107.9
101.8
108.3

14.8
1.7
9.5

-1.7
0.1
1.7

3.9
0.1
0.1

7.4
-0.2
-0.6

1.8
0.5
-0.3

12.850
0.346

93.9
89.4

94.9
89.4

21.0
-2.1

0.8
0.1

3.8
0.0

-1.9
0.1

1.1
0.0

12.268

94.0

95.0

22.1

0.7

4.0

-2.0

1.1

4.680
0.977
1.809
0.340

107.3
108.9
111.5
107.8

107.2
109.8
110.9
106.8

7.8
13.1
10.7
n.a.

1.0
3.1
0.5
n.a.

0.9
1.7
0.9
n.a.

0.9
1.2
1.8
n.a.

-0.1
0.8
-0.5
-0.9

II
07
08
09
3/

16
17
18
20
22
3/
V
26
27

VI
28
29
30

MINERAL PRODUCTS
Ores, slag and ash
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax
PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
Inorganic chemicals
Organic chemicals
Pharmaceutical products

31
32
37
3/

VII

PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Plastics and articles thereof
Rubber and articles thereof

39
40
VIII

RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
TRAVEL GOODS, ETC
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
etc. of various materials

42

IX

WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
AND WICKER

X

WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
material; waste paper/paperboard
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
pulp, paper or paperboard
Printed matter

47
48
49
XI
52

TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES
Cotton, including yarns and woven
fabrics thereof
Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories, knitted or crocheted
Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Made-up or worn textile articles and
clothing; needlecraft sets; rags

61
62
63

XII
64
3/

XIII

Fertilizers
Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
pigments; varnish & paints; putty
Photographic or cinematographic goods
Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
preps; glues & starches; & explosives

FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
of such articles
Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
prepared feathers; art. of human hair
STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC

0.205

105.2

106.2

7.2

2.9

1.8

0.2

1.0

0.270
0.367

103.3
102.2

102.7
101.8

1.7
n.a.

0.6
n.a.

0.3
n.a.

-0.5
n.a.

-0.6
-0.4

0.466

99.5

100.3

3.7

-0.2

0.5

0.8

0.8

2.600
1.477
1.123

107.8
104.3
112.7

110.6
105.8
117.5

11.6
7.7
17.0

1.6
0.0
3.9

1.3
1.8
0.5

1.1
0.8
1.7

2.6
1.4
4.3

1.100

103.3

102.6

2.3

1.2

-0.2

-0.7

-0.7

0.846

101.5

100.7

1.5

1.4

-0.3

-0.2

-0.8

1.290

117.1

117.0

-8.4

-1.4

3.6

-3.9

-0.1

2.950

112.1

116.5

21.7

1.8

2.1

2.5

3.9

0.709

122.5

130.7

61.4

8.0

4.1

0.8

6.7

1.901
0.340

110.2
104.2

113.8
105.5

14.9
n.a.

-0.1
n.a.

1.6
n.a.

3.7
n.a.

3.3
1.2

6.130

101.6

101.8

2.1

0.0

0.7

-0.2

0.2

0.257

100.1

102.2

11.3

-3.3

5.7

-1.1

2.1

1.614

101.2

100.8

0.6

0.1

-0.1

0.1

-0.4

3.010

100.2

100.5

0.8

-0.1

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.300

107.1

107.3

9.5

1.3

-1.0

-0.6

0.2

2.150

99.9

99.6

0.7

0.0

0.3

-0.2

-0.3

1.933

99.8

99.5

0.8

0.0

0.3

-0.2

-0.3

0.217

101.0

101.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

GLASS ETC.
Glass and glassware

1.040
0.380

103.6
105.4

103.3
104.8

3.4
3.0

-1.0
0.3

0.4
0.2

0.8
0.0

-0.3
-0.6

PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS

2.470

105.3

105.0

0.5

0.4

-0.5

-0.7

-0.3

XV
72
73
74
75
76
79
83

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL
Iron and steel
Articles of iron or steel
Copper and articles thereof
Nickel and articles thereof
Aluminum and articles thereof
Zinc and articles thereof
Miscellaneous articles of base metal

6.230
1.754
1.366
0.614
0.290
1.007
0.225
0.362

112.6
109.7
102.2
127.5
121.8
136.4
103.6
103.6

114.1
110.7
102.3
132.0
138.7
138.3
102.8
103.8

16.8
8.6
1.6
n.a.
n.a.
44.8
18.3
n.a.

2.2
1.5
-0.2
n.a.
n.a.
4.5
3.9
n.a.

2.2
1.0
0.2
n.a.
n.a.
6.9
8.7
n.a.

2.1
1.2
-0.8
n.a.
n.a.
4.6
4.8
n.a.

1.3
0.9
0.1
3.5
13.9
1.4
-0.8
0.2

XVI

MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.
Specialized machinery & computer
equipment
Electrical machinery and equip, sound
and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

25.410

100.9

100.6

0.2

0.2

-0.1

0.0

-0.3

13.345

99.3

98.9

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

-0.4

12.065

102.7

102.5

0.4

0.2

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

17.470
16.247

107.6
107.9

107.5
107.8

2.7
2.9

1.2
1.2

0.2
0.2

-0.2
-0.1

-0.1
-0.1

3.440

107.9

107.3

2.5

0.1

0.3

0.3

-0.6

2.896
0.380

107.9
106.4

107.4
105.8

2.5
2.1

0.0
0.3

0.4
-0.2

0.4
-0.8

-0.5
-0.6

3.290

100.0

99.9

-0.1

0.1

0.0

-0.2

-0.1

1.296

99.9

99.4

0.3

0.5

0.1

-0.1

-0.5

1.704
0.290

99.4
104.3

99.4
104.5

-1.4
4.8

0.0
-0.7

-0.2
0.4

-0.2
-0.3

0.0
0.2

70
XIV

84
85

XVII

VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles and their parts

87
XVIII

OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES
Optical, photographic, measuring and
medical instruments
Clocks and watches and parts thereof

90
91
XX
94

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
and lighting fittings nes;
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
and accessories thereof
Miscellaneous manufactured articles

95
96

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability

3

of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of
the three months after original publication.
Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.

NOTE:

Table 6

Harmonized
System

I
02
03

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1994-January 1995
December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description
1994
1994
1994
1994
December
December
January to
to
to
to
1994
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1/
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Meat & edible meat offal
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates

2.050
0.832

111.1
101.7

111.6
102.3

12.5
2.8

2.3
1.1

1.7
3.5

-1.8
-3.2

0.5
0.6

0.897

127.8

128.4

28.0

4.0

0.7

-0.9

0.5

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
fruit or melons
Cereals
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
fruits, plants, straw and fodder

6.200

106.2

104.8

-12.8

-0.6

1.7

3.8

-1.3

0.791
3.411

101.1
106.0

100.3
105.4

-11.0
-14.3

-4.0
2.5

-3.2
1.2

3.0
3.7

-0.8
-0.6

1.203

99.6

99.7

-19.0

-8.0

2.1

2.6

0.1

III

ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS

0.450

129.8

132.1

15.2

0.9

1.5

8.1

1.8

IV

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

3.780

100.4

100.4

-1.6

-0.2

-0.2

-0.3

0.0

0.320
0.231

100.5
97.8

102.8
97.6

-2.9
n.a.

-2.3
n.a.

1.0
n.a.

-0.8
n.a.

2.3
-0.2

0.687

92.2

91.2

-12.2

-2.2

-1.2

-2.3

-1.1

4.280

105.7

106.2

11.9

0.3

1.4

1.5

0.5

II
08
10
12

20
21
23

V
25

MINERAL PRODUCTS
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;

27

VI
28
29
30
32
33
34
37
38
VII
39
40
VIII
41

IX

X
47
48
49
XI
52

XIV

plastering materials, lime and cement
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax
PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
Inorganic chemicals
Organic chemicals
Pharmaceutical products
Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink
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, BASKET
AND WICKER
WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
material; waste paper/paperboard
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
pulp, paper or paperboard
Printed material
TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES
Cotton, including yarns and woven
fabrics thereof
PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS

0.327

101.7

102.1

4.7

-1.0

1.6

0.0

0.4

3.469

104.0

104.4

9.5

-0.2

0.7

1.2

0.4

10.150
1.274
3.901
0.794

111.0
106.0
119.2
104.2

114.1
115.9
122.9
104.3

13.5
n.a.
23.9
-0.1

1.6
n.a.
3.9
-0.1

1.2
n.a.
2.3
0.0

0.7
n.a.
1.0
0.1

2.8
9.3
3.1
0.1

0.453

99.7

99.2

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.1

-0.5

0.418

105.3

105.7

3.1

-0.4

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.265
0.582
1.446

108.0
101.1
106.7

107.2
100.7
108.2

5.6
n.a.
4.5

0.4
n.a.
0.2

0.4
n.a.
0.4

-0.3
n.a.
1.2

-0.7
-0.4
1.4

4.430
3.564
0.866

115.3
118.8
103.0

116.9
120.2
105.2

18.1
21.4
5.9

3.9
4.7
1.1

1.1
1.3
0.4

0.7
0.9
0.2

1.4
1.2
2.1

0.950

119.2

119.7

19.5

1.5

2.2

0.5

0.4

0.770

119.8

120.6

22.8

1.9

2.5

0.8

0.7

2.120

120.2

121.5

2.1

0.2

1.1

0.3

1.1

4.150

124.1

129.7

38.1

2.9

4.2

3.3

4.5

1.677

153.0

163.6

90.7

3.3

8.6

5.8

6.9

1.592
0.881

114.9
102.2

119.5
103.1

24.1
2.7

4.1
0.5

1.9
0.8

2.8
-0.3

4.0
0.9

3.350

113.8

116.2

12.8

-0.4

1.6

2.6

2.1

1.239

135.5

143.1

33.2

-2.4

4.1

6.9

5.6

1.960

108.7

107.9

-1.6

1.1

-0.4

-1.2

-0.7

XV
72
73
74
76
83

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS
Iron and steel
Articles of iron or steel
Copper and articles thereof
Aluminum and articles thereof
Miscellaneous articles of base metal

XVI

MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC
Specialized machinery & computer
equipment
Electrical machinery and equip, sound
& tv recorders & reproducers, parts

84
85

XVII

VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles and their parts

87
XVIII

OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES
Optical, photographic, measuring and
medical instruments

90

XX
94

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
Furniture; stuffed furnishings;
lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
and accessories thereof

95

1
2

3

5.590
1.332
1.002
0.628
1.515
0.341

119.4
123.2
104.8
122.0
140.7
105.0

121.5
124.6
105.9
124.1
145.6
108.0

18.7
7.8
2.5
n.a.
50.4
n.a.

1.3
0.5
0.0
n.a.
3.1
n.a.

2.7
2.0
0.4
n.a.
8.2
n.a.

3.1
2.9
0.3
n.a.
5.0
n.a.

1.8
1.1
1.0
1.7
3.5
2.9

31.000

96.9

97.2

-1.4

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.3

19.180

96.5

96.7

-1.2

-0.2

0.2

-0.1

0.2

11.820

97.7

98.0

-1.8

0.0

-0.1

-0.2

0.3

12.260
8.728

103.5
102.5

103.9
102.6

1.8
1.5

0.4
0.6

0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0

0.4
0.1

4.970

102.6

103.3

1.2

-0.2

0.4

-0.2

0.7

4.801

102.6

103.2

1.1

-0.2

0.4

-0.2

0.6

1.310

100.2

100.9

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.7

0.616

101.3

101.6

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.3

0.516

97.7

97.9

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.2

Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of
the three months after original publication.
Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.

NOTE:

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

Table

7

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, January 1994-January 1995
December 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Percentage
of
Annual
Monthly
US Imports
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description 1/
1994
1994
1994
1994
1990
Dec.
Jan.
to
to
to
to
1994
1995
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2/
1995
1994
1994
1994

Dec.
1994
to
Jan.
1995

3/

Developed Countries
Manufactured Goods
Nonmanufactured Goods

59.3
55.5
3.5

107.0
109.5
93.4

107.2
109.6
94.2

4.9
4.4
11.6

0.8
0.8
-0.1

0.7
0.6
1.6

0.0
0.1
-1.8

0.2
0.1
0.9

3/

Developing Countries
Manufactured Goods
Nonmanufactured Goods

40.7
30.2
10.4

89.5
101.2
74.8

89.9
101.4
76.0

7.7
2.8
31.5

0.5
-0.1
2.4

0.7
0.5
1.3

-0.1
0.3
-2.0

0.4
0.2
1.6

Canada
Manufactured Goods
Nonmanufactured Goods

18.1
15.7
2.2

100.3
103.6
90.5

101.3
104.6
91.9

7.5
7.0
11.9

0.9
0.8
1.3

1.4
1.4
0.9

0.3
0.5
-1.6

1.0
1.0
1.5

European Community
Manufactured Goods
Nonmanufactured Goods

17.8
17.3
0.5

102.5
103.6
96.2

102.2
103.3
95.6

4.4
4.1
9.9

0.6
0.6
1.2

0.9
0.8
3.2

-0.1
0.0
-4.2

-0.3
-0.3
-0.6

Japan

18.5

115.3

115.1

3.2

0.9

0.0

0.1

-0.2

Asian Newly Industrialized Countries

12.5

99.0

99.0

-0.7

0.0

-0.3

0.3

0.0

4/

5/

1

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

2

Data for October,November and December 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.

3

Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.

4

Includes EC

5

Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

12 countries

Table

8

U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
December 1993-December 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change

Trade
(Mil.
of
Dollars)

Description

Air Freight (Inbound)
Atlantic
Pacific

Sept.
1994

Dec.
1994

Annual
Dec.
1993
to
Dec.
1994

Dec.
1993
to
March
1994

Quarterly
March
1994
to
June
1994

June
1994
to
Sept.
1994

Sept.
1994
to
Dec.
1994

(9/90 = 100)
(9/90 = 100)
(9/90 = 100)

3308
1025
2028

108.6
94.8
116.1

110.3
98.0
117.1

4.0
10.6
1.6

-0.2
0.2
-0.4

2.1
2.7
2.1

0.5
3.9
-0.9

1.6
3.4
0.9

Air Freight (Outbound) (9/92 = 100)
Atlantic
(9/92 = 100)
Pacific
(9/92 = 100)

2694
920
1224

96.2
99.6
95.5

97.2
101.4
96.5

0.8
1.4
0.5

0.1
0.0
-0.1

-0.3
-0.4
-0.4

0.0
0.0
0.0

1.0
1.8
1.0

Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean
Canadian

24233
10075
7271
4492
1264

121.4
117.8
124.5
126.7
119.9

113.8
102.6
122.5
124.7
119.5

2.2
-1.1
4.3
3.9
5.7

1.5
-0.3
3.1
2.8
0.9

5.8
10.6
3.2
0.5
5.3

1.4
3.0
-0.4
2.2
-0.2

-6.3
-12.9
-1.6
-1.6
-0.3

Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean

22669
13156
5663
2890

118.1
114.0
125.0
126.4

110.0
104.2
116.0
125.9

2.6
3.4
2.0
1.8

0.8
0.3
2.6
0.1

6.0
8.8
3.9
1.2

3.1
3.6
3.1
0.9

-6.9
-8.6
-7.2
-0.4

Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)
Atlantic
Gulf

2153
572
1455

89.5
99.0
77.4

114.7
116.4
106.9

17.2
9.2
24.0

-3.9
-11.1
-0.9

-1.2
5.5
-5.4

-3.8
-1.0
-4.2

28.2
17.6
38.1

Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)
U.S. East Coast
from Atlantic
from Pacific
U.S. West Coast
from Pacific

8065
3769
1889
1154
4296
3943

106.2
108.1
113.3
103.8
104.6
105.9

106.6
107.8
113.7
100.9
105.6
107.2

4.4
3.2
8.0
-2.0
5.5
5.6

1.3
2.3
5.6
-2.2
0.2
0.0

2.8
0.5
0.4
4.2
5.0
5.2

-0.1
0.7
1.5
-1.0
-0.7
-0.8

0.4
-0.3
0.4
-2.8
1.0
1.2

Table

9

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
December 1993-December 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change

Trade
(Mil.
of
Dollars)

Description

Annual
Dec.
1993
to
Dec.
1994

Dec.
1993
to
March
1994

Quarterly
March
1994
to
June
1994

June
1994
to
Sept.
1994

Sept.
1994
to
Dec.
1994

Sept.
1994

Dec.
1994

2001
738
1102

113.0
93.5
127.7

114.8
96.8
128.9

6.6
10.1
5.7

-0.3
-1.0
0.1

2.1
2.5
2.1

3.0
4.8
2.5

1.6
3.5
0.9

10450
6577
2051
1678

117.7
114.8
118.9
127.7

110.5
105.0
114.3
127.3

3.3
3.7
3.3
2.2

0.7
0.3
2.3
0.2

6.4
9.0
3.8
1.4

2.7
3.7
1.3
1.0

-6.1
-8.5
-3.9
-0.3

Crude Oil Tanker Freight
Atlantic
Gulf

1985
534
1328

90.9
100.5
78.7

112.2
118.5
102.8

12.5
8.1
17.5

-4.4
-12.2
-1.3

-0.2
6.4
-4.2

-4.4
-1.9
-5.0

23.4
17.9
30.6

Ocean Liner Freight
U.S. East Coast
from Atlantic
from Pacific
U.S. West Coast
from Pacific

6017
2832
1336
1094
3185
2840

105.3
108.1
115.0
103.8
102.9
104.5

105.5
107.4
115.3
100.8
103.9
105.8

4.0
2.8
9.4
-2.0
5.4
5.5

1.0
1.5
5.8
-2.2
0.5
0.4

2.8
1.2
1.3
4.4
4.4
4.5

0.0
0.7
1.8
-1.1
-0.6
-0.7

0.2
-0.6
0.3
-2.9
1.0
1.2

11867
4159
4679
1775
619

121.6
117.4
125.1
123.9
121.0

117.2
107.6
122.9
126.0
120.7

4.2
4.5
3.4
5.4
6.7

1.6
-0.2
3.1
1.8
0.9

3.2
8.4
-0.1
-0.2
6.6

3.1
5.4
2.1
2.1
-0.5

-3.6
-8.3
-1.8
1.7
-0.2

IMPORT
Air Freight
Atlantic
Pacific

(9/90 = 100)
(9/90 = 100)
(9/90 = 100)

Air Passenger Fares
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean

EXPORT
Air Passenger Fares
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean
Canadian