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Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin,January 1995-January 1996
Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
Technical Information
Jim Thomas (202) 606-7155 USDL-96-75
Bill Alterman (202) 606-7108 For release: 10:00 A.M. E.S.T.
Media contact: Tuesday, March 5, 1996
Kathryn Hoyle (202) 606-5902
U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
-JANUARY 1996-
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.3 percent in January, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today. For the second consecutive month, the advance was
attributable to petroleum import price increases. The U.S. Export
Price Index rose 0.5 percent after remaining relatively stable over
the previous 3 months.
Percent changes in import and export price indexes
by End Use category
- not seasonally adjusted -
IMPORTS EXPORTS
Month Non- Agri- Nonagri-
All Petroleum petroleum All cultural cultural
Imports Imports Imports Exports Exports Exports
1995
January 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.9
February 0.7 2.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7
March 0.6 1.9 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.4
April 0.9 4.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 0.8
May 0.9 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.2
June -0.4 -3.2 -0.1 0.2 1.4 0.1
July -0.4 -6.3 0.4 0.3 3.8 -0.2
August -0.2 -2.6 0.0 -0.5 -1.4 -0.4
September 0.0 1.9 -0.2 0.2 3.0 -0.2
October -0.5 -2.1 -0.3 0.1 1.9 -0.2
November 0.2 r 0.5 r 0.2 -0.1 r 2.2 -0.4 r
December 0.4 r 4.4 r 0.0 0.0 0.8 r -0.1
1996
January 0.3 5.5 -0.3 0.5 1.8 0.2
Jan. 1994-95 5.5 24.3 3.8 4.0 -2.8 4.9
Jan. 1995-96 2.6 10.3 1.8 3.0 19.5 0.9
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
Import Goods
The petroleum import price index rose 5.5 percent in January,
continuing the recent upward swing for the index. The index has
gained 10.1 percent over the most recent 2-month period and has risen
in 4 of the past 5 months. In contrast, prices for imports excluding
petroleum fell 0.3 percent in January following no change in
December.
The index for food, feeds, and beverages led the decline,
falling 2.3 percent in January after declining 0.9 percent in
December. All of the indexes for finished goods also decreased in
January. Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines fell 0.3 percent
after recording no change for 2 straight months. Capital goods
decreased slightly for the second consecutive month, dropping 0.2
percent in January. Consumer goods edged down in January, declining
0.1 percent after posting gains of 0.5 and 0.2 percent in December
and November, respectively.
In contrast, the index for industrial supplies, excluding
petroleum, edged up 0.1 percent in January, after posting no change
in the previous month.
Export Goods
Both major components of U.S. exports contributed to the January
advance in export prices, the largest since last April. Led by price
increases for corn and soybeans, agricultural export prices rose 1.8
percent in January and were up 19.5 percent over the last 12 months.
Prices of nonagricultural exports rose 0.2 percent in January,
reversing a 6-month downward movement in this index.
The rise in nonagricultural export prices was led by a 0.4
percent increase in the index for exported industrial supplies and
materials. The increase in industrial supplies and materials prices
followed a 0.1 percent advance in December.
Prices for exported consumer goods rose 0.3 percent in January
after having declined 0.1 percent in December. The export price
indexes for both capital goods and automotive vehicles were unchanged
in January after having decreased 0.1 percent in the previous month.
Imports by Locality of Origin
The price index for imports from Japan edged down 0.1 percent in
January, after falling 0.4 percent the previous month. The January
decrease was the 5th monthly decline in the past 6 months.
Prices of goods imported from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries also fell in January, declining 0.3 percent. This decrease
followed average monthly declines of 0.2 percent over the previous 3
months.
Import prices from Canada also fell this month, decreasing 0.3
percent in January, a turnaround from the 0.4 percent gain recorded
in December. The index for Canadian nonmanufactured goods, however,
increased 2.7 percent in January after gaining 3.8 percent in
December.
In contrast, import prices from the European Union were up 0.2
percent in January. The increase followed gains of 0.2 and 0.6
percent in December and November, respectively.
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 Locality 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
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Import and Export Price Index data for February are scheduled for
release on March 26 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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 Locality 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.
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Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
END Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
USE December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 106.8 107.1 2.6 -0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3
ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM 89.876 110.5 110.2 1.8 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3
0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES 5.952 116.9 114.2 -5.7 -1.3 0.8 -0.9 -2.3
00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages 4.253 115.7 112.1 -6.1 -1.8 1.6 -0.9 -3.1
01 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages) 1.699 119.7 119.3 -4.6 -0.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.3
1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 28.403 99.3 101.0 6.5 -0.9 0.0 1.3 1.7
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM 18.279 112.2 112.3 5.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
DURABLE 9.499 108.3 108.3 1.8 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 0.0
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM 8.780 116.8 117.0 8.7 -0.1 0.3 1.0 0.2
10 Fuels & lubricants 10.514 80.4 84.9 10.3 -1.9 0.5 4.4 5.6
100 Petroleum & petroleum products 10.061 78.5 82.8 10.3 -2.1 0.5 4.4 5.5
10000 Crude 6.931 75.7 78.1 8.0 -2.0 0.8 4.3 3.2
10400 Electrical energy 0.063 75.6 74.8 -9.1 0.0 -4.6 1.1 -1.1
11 Paper & paper base stocks 2.827 134.4 131.3 25.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 -2.3
12 Materials associated with nondurable
supplies & materials 5.806 112.3 111.7 0.2 -0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.5
13 Selected building materials 1.761 120.7 121.8 -3.1 1.0 -1.8 -3.0 0.9
14 Unfinished metals associated with
durable goods 4.593 104.8 104.7 0.9 -1.6 -0.8 -0.9 -0.1
15 Finished metals associated with durable
goods 1.490 106.1 105.9 5.1 0.4 -0.8 0.1 -0.2
16 Nonmetals associated with durable goods 1.412 110.2 108.9 8.0 1.2 0.5 0.0 -1.2
2 CAPITAL GOODS 23.983 106.0 105.8 1.1 -0.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.2
20 Electric & electrical generating
equipment 3.097 112.5 112.2 4.0 -0.7 1.1 -0.2 -0.3
21 Nonelectrical machinery 18.349 104.2 103.8 0.4 -0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.4
3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES 19.901 115.6 115.3 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3
4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES 21.761 108.3 108.2 1.8 -0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.1
40 Nondurables, manufactured 10.351 108.1 108.3 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2
41 Durables, manufactured 10.223 107.6 107.3 1.6 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.3
42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods 1.187 115.3 116.2 1.9 -2.5 1.3 1.3 0.8
1 Relative importance figures are based on n.a. Not available
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
END Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
USE December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 109.4 109.9 3.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.5
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 12.317 124.0 126.2 19.5 1.9 2.2 0.8 1.8
NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 87.685 107.8 108.0 0.9 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.2
0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES 10.876 125.5 128.0 23.3 2.3 1.9 0.3 2.0
00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages 9.884 126.6 129.8 26.6 2.7 2.4 0.6 2.5
01 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages) 0.992 112.5 109.7 -3.3 -0.9 -3.3 -3.0 -2.5
1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 28.943 111.7 112.2 -0.3 -0.9 -1.2 0.1 0.4
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
DURABLE 11.236 116.3 116.6 -0.3 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 0.3
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
NONDURABLE 17.708 110.2 110.7 -0.4 -1.3 -1.2 0.0 0.5
10 Agricultural industrial supplies &
materials 2.433 114.9 113.6 -3.5 -0.7 1.2 1.5 -1.1
NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
MATERIALS 26.511 111.4 112.0 0.0 -0.9 -1.4 0.0 0.5
11 Fuels & lubricants 3.177 95.3 98.4 7.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 3.3
12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials
excluding fuels & building materials 20.620 111.5 111.6 -0.5 -1.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.1
13 Selected building materials 2.714 144.6 145.1 -4.2 0.3 -0.4 0.6 0.3
2 CAPITAL GOODS 39.535 105.4 105.4 1.4 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0
20 Electric & electrical generating
equipment 3.615 109.2 109.0 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.2
21 Nonelectrical machinery 25.779 101.4 101.5 0.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1
3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES 9.934 109.0 109.0 1.5 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0
4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES 10.713 109.8 110.1 1.7 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3
40 Nondurables, manufactured 5.742 112.2 112.7 2.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4
41 Durables, manufactured 4.475 107.5 107.6 1.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1
1 Relative importance figures are based on n.a. Not available
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
SITC Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
Rev. 3 December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 106.8 107.1 2.6 -0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3
0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 4.846 112.1 107.4 -10.6 -1.5 0.1 -0.5 -4.2
01 Meat and meat preparations 0.495 84.2 82.0 -9.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 -2.6
03 Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
and preparations thereof 1.219 118.0 117.2 -6.8 -0.1 -2.1 -0.8 -0.7
04 Cereals and cereal preparations 0.191 108.3 109.4 7.7 0.8 0.4 2.2 1.0
05 Vegetables and fruit, prepared
fresh or dried 1.396 121.0 106.0 -11.9 -0.3 -0.2 5.9 -12.4
06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey 0.268 102.2 101.8 3.6 0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.4
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
manufactures thereof 0.893 133.8 133.8 -22.3 -7.4 2.6 -9.8 0.0
1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 1.069 117.6 117.2 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.3 -0.3
11 Beverages 0.869 115.8 115.9 1.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS 3.575 124.9 125.1 5.2 -3.2 1.5 -0.7 0.2
23 Crude rubber (including synthetic and
reclaimed) 0.375 155.1 156.3 -2.2 -5.6 4.4 6.6 0.8
24 Cork and wood 0.862 135.8 138.0 -9.6 -0.9 -3.1 -2.7 1.6
25 Pulp and waste paper 0.712 122.1 114.5 17.6 -0.2 2.9 -0.1 -6.2
27 Crude fertilizers 0.232 97.4 98.0 11.5 -1.2 -0.2 -0.7 0.6
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 0.866 107.9 108.4 9.9 -1.7 0.9 -0.8 0.5
29 Crude animal and vegetable materials,
n.e.s. 0.386 153.1 165.1 15.6 -15.6 10.2 -3.5 7.8
3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS 10.061 79.2 83.6 10.0 -2.1 0.5 4.5 5.6
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials 9.432 79.0 83.4 10.6 -2.2 0.7 4.5 5.6
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 0.498 80.2 87.3 2.9 1.3 -1.4 4.6 8.9
35 Electrical energy 0.070 75.6 74.8 -9.1 0.0 -4.6 1.1 -1.1
4 ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
WAXES 0.280 176.8 179.2 17.7 -0.1 3.0 0.4 1.4
5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S. 4.938 111.7 111.9 2.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2
51 Organic chemicals 1.433 99.8 99.4 -3.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4
52 Inorganic chemicals 0.722 113.5 113.8 4.9 0.2 -0.9 0.3 0.3
53 Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
(9212=100) 0.297 109.7 110.3 7.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.5
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 0.641 129.6 129.1 7.4 0.5 1.2 -0.2 -0.4
55 Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
preps 0.328 124.8 130.3 13.8 -0.8 0.8 0.3 4.4
56 Fertilizers 0.212 113.0 114.1 5.5 1.6 -0.1 2.0 1.0
57 Plastics in primary forms (9212=100) 0.279 111.5 112.1 4.5 -0.1 1.3 1.5 0.5
58 Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100) 0.543 106.7 104.7 -4.8 -2.5 -1.3 -2.3 -1.9
59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. 0.482 110.8 112.2 9.4 0.5 0.9 0.0 1.3
6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL 13.394 113.5 113.3 5.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2
62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. 0.745 106.6 105.7 3.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8
64 Paper, paperboard, and articles of
paper pulp, paper or paper board 2.290 136.7 135.6 24.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 -0.8
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
articles, n.e.s., and related product 1.446 114.7 114.9 3.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.2
66 Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
n.e.s. 2.184 112.0 112.4 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4
67 Iron and steel 2.121 109.0 109.4 5.1 0.3 -1.4 -1.8 0.4
68 Nonferrous metals 1.978 102.2 101.3 -4.1 -3.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.9
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1.964 111.7 111.7 5.1 0.6 0.7 -0.5 0.0
7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 44.764 109.7 109.4 1.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3
72 Machinery specialized for particular
industries 3.037 118.0 117.3 4.5 -0.3 0.5 1.5 -0.6
73 Metalworking machinery 0.894 122.4 122.8 8.5 -0.7 1.2 0.2 0.3
74 General industrial machinery and equip-
ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s 3.373 117.4 117.7 5.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3
75 Computer equipment and office machines 4.392 82.3 81.9 -3.3 -1.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.5
76 Telecommunications & sound recording
& reproducing apparatus & equipment 4.316 97.7 97.2 -0.2 -0.8 -0.6 0.5 -0.5
77 Electrical machinery and equipment 7.067 106.1 105.4 -0.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.7
78 Road vehicles 16.905 117.7 117.5 2.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 16.864 108.3 108.2 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1
81 Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat
lighting fixtures, n.e.s. 0.255 104.8 105.4 6.6 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.6
82 Furniture and parts thereof 1.056 106.8 107.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3
83 Travel goods, handbags and similar
containers 0.485 110.6 110.6 3.8 -0.5 -0.8 0.1 0.0
84 Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories 5.217 103.6 103.9 1.7 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3
85 Footwear 1.940 102.8 102.9 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
87 Professional, scientific and controlling
instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. 1.452 117.1 117.4 2.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 0.3
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and
supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.; 1.489 114.7 113.9 3.6 -0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.7
89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
n.e.s. 4.971 111.6 111.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 -0.4
971 Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
and concentrates) (9212=100) 0.209 112.9 114.3 3.5 -0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2
1 Relative importance figures are based on n.a. Not available.
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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.
3 Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.
NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separetely
Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
SITC Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
Rev. 3 December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 109.4 109.9 3.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.5
0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 9.649 128.8 131.1 24.0 2.3 1.4 0.4 1.8
01 Meat and meat preparations 0.982 122.7 117.4 7.4 -1.2 2.0 1.2 -4.3
03 Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
and preparations 0.790 109.2 106.3 -4.4 -0.9 -4.3 -3.9 -2.7
04 Cereals and cereal preparations 4.533 144.2 149.7 45.6 5.2 5.0 1.5 3.8
05 Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
fresh or dried 1.676 121.6 123.4 12.3 -1.5 -5.7 -2.4 1.5
08 feeding stuff for animals (not
including unmilled cereals) 0.875 120.1 126.6 29.1 4.3 7.4 2.0 5.4
1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 2.064 115.2 115.4 1.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2
2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS 8.299 121.0 121.9 1.2 -1.4 -1.3 0.5 0.7
21 Hides, skins and furskins, raw 0.399 91.2 91.2 -18.0 -3.1 6.3 -1.6 0.0
22 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 1.103 113.8 122.0 32.8 4.0 5.0 1.2 7.2
23 Crude rubber (including synthetic and
reclaimed) 0.258 112.2 111.6 1.8 -0.9 -3.1 -0.6 -0.5
24 Cork and wood 1.938 149.5 150.7 -2.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.9 0.8
25 Pulp and waste paper 1.375 136.8 136.9 1.0 -4.6 -6.7 -2.4 0.1
26 Textile fibers and their waste 1.194 123.7 121.2 4.3 -0.5 -0.9 2.3 -2.0
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 0.379 98.0 98.3 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.3
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1.378 109.7 109.0 -9.1 -4.4 -4.3 1.8 -0.6
3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS 2.857 92.9 96.8 8.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 4.2
32 Coal, coke and briquettes 1.200 98.7 99.6 6.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.9
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials 1.532 86.4 92.4 11.6 0.1 1.1 2.0 6.9
4 ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
WAXES 0.349 117.4 114.3 -15.1 -0.5 2.5 -0.3 -2.6
5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S. 10.743 110.0 110.0 -2.1 -1.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0
51 Organic chemicals 2.792 107.0 105.3 -6.1 -2.6 -3.0 -0.5 -1.6
52 Inorganic chemicals (9212=100) 1.063 116.3 117.1 1.7 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.7
53 Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
(9312=100) 0.444 102.6 102.9 2.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.4 0.3
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 1.122 108.7 109.7 2.0 -0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.9
55 Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
preps 0.559 111.9 111.7 1.8 1.0 -0.4 0.4 -0.2
57 Plastics in primary forms (9212=100) 1.815 120.4 120.8 -11.8 -2.8 -1.3 -0.8 0.3
58 Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100) 0.712 109.0 110.0 4.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0.9
59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. 1.579 115.7 115.8 2.4 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1
6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL 9.588 114.3 114.9 2.5 0.1 -0.9 -0.3 0.5
62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. 0.626 119.5 119.9 7.4 0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.3
63 Cork and wood manufactures other than
furniture (9212=100) 0.408 104.2 101.0 -8.3 1.9 -2.4 -1.9 -3.1
64 Paper, paperboard, and articles of
paper pulp, paper or paperboard 1.503 119.7 117.7 1.8 -0.3 -2.6 -1.4 -1.7
66 Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
n.e.s. 1.252 110.5 111.2 2.4 0.0 -0.1 1.0 0.6
68 Nonferrous metals 1.417 107.9 110.3 -3.1 -1.2 -3.6 -0.5 2.2
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1.717 114.8 116.4 4.6 0.1 -0.3 0.9 1.4
7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 46.071 105.2 105.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1
71 Power generating machinery and
equipment 4.331 117.1 117.5 2.1 1.5 0.5 -0.3 0.3
72 Machinery specialized for particular
industries 4.432 114.2 115.3 4.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0
73 Metalworking machinery 0.791 112.7 113.6 2.6 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.8
74 General industrial machinery and equip-
ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s 4.432 112.3 113.3 1.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.9
75 Computer equipment and office machines 5.068 74.2 72.8 -6.2 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 -1.9
76 Telecommunications & sound recording
& reproducing apparatus & equipment 2.570 105.7 105.9 -1.1 0.0 0.7 -1.1 0.2
77 Electrical machinery and equipment 8.037 103.6 103.6 1.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
78 Road vehicles 7.911 109.1 109.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1
8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 9.657 108.2 108.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3
82 Furniture and parts thereof 0.414 101.6 101.8 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
87 Professional, scientific and controlling
instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. 3.719 113.8 114.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.5
89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
n.e.s. 3.422 103.4 103.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0
971 Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
and concentrates) (9212=100) 0.723 113.0 113.2 1.7 0.0 -0.1 1.3 0.2
1 Relative importance figures are based on n.a. Not available.
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
Harmo- ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
nized Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
System December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS 1.701 100.3 99.1 -6.5 0.5 -0.1 -1.2 -1.2
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0.404 89.4 87.2 -7.1 1.7 4.3 0.0 -2.5
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates 0.956 110.0 109.8 -6.4 0.0 -2.1 -2.0 -0.2
II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 1.945 132.0 124.4 -15.8 -5.2 0.6 -2.0 -5.8
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and
tubers 0.337 127.1 74.3 -43.9 1.0 -1.8 17.6 -41.5
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
fruit or melons 0.456 105.1 103.5 -2.2 -1.1 -1.5 3.9 -1.5
09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 0.696 163.0 163.8 -27.5 -9.7 2.5 -10.9 0.5
3/ Other vegetable products 0.456 131.3 140.5 21.5 -5.2 1.1 -4.6 7.0
III ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS 0.237 138.5 140.6 13.3 0.0 2.5 -0.5 1.5
IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
TOBACCO 2.602 109.9 109.8 2.9 -0.1 0.9 -0.5 -0.1
16 Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
aquatic invertebrates 0.272 111.1 107.9 -2.5 -0.4 -0.5 2.4 -2.9
17 Sugars and sugar confectionary 0.239 109.5 109.0 2.4 0.6 0.1 -1.1 -0.5
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0.218 119.1 115.3 -3.3 1.5 -1.9 -1.2 -3.2
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
nuts, or other parts of plants 0.448 119.2 123.2 14.2 0.4 2.0 -0.8 3.4
22 Beverages, spirits, and vinegar 1.017 103.3 103.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
3/ Other prepared foodstuffs 0.407 111.1 111.1 2.6 -2.0 4.8 -2.5 0.0
V MINERAL PRODUCTS 13.198 99.1 104.2 10.1 -2.0 0.5 4.3 5.1
26 Ores, slag and ash 0.348 92.7 92.9 3.9 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2
27 Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax 12.562 98.9 104.3 10.1 -2.1 0.5 4.5 5.5
VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
INDUSTRIES 4.713 111.0 111.8 4.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7
28 Inorganic chemicals 1.045 119.7 121.7 10.8 -0.1 1.1 0.0 1.7
29 Organic chemicals 1.697 107.5 107.5 -3.0 0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.0
30 Pharmaceutical products 0.366 119.3 118.7 10.9 1.0 1.4 0.1 -0.5
31 Fertilizers 0.210 110.8 112.0 5.5 1.7 -0.1 1.9 1.1
32 Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
pigments; varnish & paints; putty 0.280 110.3 110.7 7.8 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.4
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0.369 105.7 105.1 3.2 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -0.6
3/ Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
preps; glues & starches; & explosives 0.501 110.0 113.4 12.8 -0.5 1.1 0.3 3.1
VII PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF 2.662 113.3 112.1 1.5 -0.4 0.9 0.7 -1.1
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1.510 109.4 107.7 2.1 0.4 0.1 -0.3 -1.6
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1.153 118.8 118.3 0.7 -1.6 2.3 1.9 -0.4
VIII RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
TRAVEL GOODS, ETC 1.103 107.0 106.8 3.9 -0.3 -0.5 0.5 -0.2
42 Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
etc. of various materials 0.840 104.0 103.9 2.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.1
IX WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
AND WICKER 1.199 111.7 112.9 -3.3 1.8 -2.3 -2.8 1.1
X WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF 3.664 142.9 139.8 19.9 0.5 0.8 0.1 -2.2
47 Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
material; waste paper/paperboard 0.934 165.6 155.0 18.0 0.0 2.9 -0.2 -6.4
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
pulp, paper or paperboard 2.387 142.0 141.0 23.9 0.6 -0.1 0.4 -0.7
49 Printed matter 0.343 107.7 106.3 0.8 1.1 0.8 -0.9 -1.3
XI TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES 6.073 103.4 103.5 1.7 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.1
52 Cotton, including yarns and woven
fabrics thereof 0.264 105.9 104.8 2.8 -4.8 0.4 2.6 -1.0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories, knitted or crocheted 1.596 102.9 103.7 2.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8
62 Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2.967 101.5 101.3 0.8 0.1 -0.2 0.6 -0.2
63 Made-up or worn textile articles and
clothing; needlecraft sets; rags 0.300 110.1 110.7 3.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.5 0.5
XII FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC. 2.128 101.7 101.8 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
of such articles 1.910 101.5 101.6 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
3/ Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
prepared feathers; art. of human hair 0.218 104.4 104.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 -0.4
XIII STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
GLASS ETC. 1.033 106.3 107.0 3.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.7
70 Glass and glassware 0.375 107.5 109.3 3.9 -0.2 0.6 0.3 1.7
XIV PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS 2.397 105.1 105.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 0.3
XV BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL 6.288 116.9 116.1 1.8 -1.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7
72 Iron and steel 1.792 115.2 115.2 3.9 0.0 -1.4 -2.0 0.0
73 Articles of iron or steel 1.426 109.7 109.4 7.0 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
74 Copper and articles thereof 0.620 132.4 128.9 -2.3 -3.6 -0.8 1.5 -2.6
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0.315 135.8 130.0 -6.3 -5.7 0.4 0.8 -4.3
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0.954 132.8 131.3 -4.9 -3.1 -1.4 -0.6 -1.1
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0.197 93.4 93.4 -9.0 -0.2 1.8 -0.6 0.0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0.365 107.5 106.1 2.2 -0.3 0.9 0.7 -1.3
XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC. 24.941 101.8 101.4 0.7 -0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.4
84 Specialized machinery & computer
equipment 13.190 100.8 100.6 1.5 -0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.2
85 Electrical machinery and equip, sound
and TV recorders & reproducers, parts 11.751 102.9 102.2 -0.4 -0.6 0.1 0.0 -0.7
XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 17.374 110.0 109.8 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2
87 Motor vehicles and their parts 16.168 110.3 110.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES 3.428 110.6 110.4 2.9 -0.6 0.6 -0.4 -0.2
90 Optical, photographic, measuring and
medical instruments 2.874 110.2 109.9 2.4 -0.7 0.7 -0.5 -0.3
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0.391 112.7 113.3 7.3 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.5
XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 3.249 101.5 101.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0
94 Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
and lighting fittings nes; 1.276 101.1 101.4 2.1 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.3
95 Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
and accessories thereof 1.681 100.8 100.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.6 -0.2
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0.292 107.9 107.2 2.5 -1.0 0.9 -0.4 -0.6
1 Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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.
3 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 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, January 1995-January 1996
December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Relative
Import- Annual Monthly
Harmo- ance Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
nized Description 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
System December December January to to to to to
1995 1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
1/ 2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS 2.036 118.4 114.1 2.4 -1.0 -0.6 -1.0 -3.6
02 Meat & edible meat offal 0.872 114.4 108.9 6.9 -1.4 1.9 1.3 -4.8
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates 0.837 128.0 123.8 -3.6 -1.4 -3.5 -4.0 -3.3
II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 7.439 136.5 142.6 36.1 3.4 3.0 0.7 4.5
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
fruit or melons 0.950 130.1 125.2 24.8 -2.9 -4.5 -3.9 -3.8
10 Cereals 4.482 149.4 156.0 48.0 5.7 5.3 1.4 4.4
12 Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
fruits, plants, straw and fodder 1.373 121.9 130.2 30.5 3.7 4.6 1.0 6.8
III ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS 0.384 118.4 116.2 -12.4 -0.3 2.0 -1.0 -1.9
IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
TOBACCO 3.734 106.2 107.5 7.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
nuts, or other parts of plants 0.334 112.4 110.9 7.9 -0.6 0.4 1.7 -1.3
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0.222 100.4 100.5 3.0 0.3 -1.9 2.6 0.1
23 Residues and waste from the food
industries; prepared animal feed 0.785 112.7 118.6 30.0 4.6 7.8 2.2 5.2
V MINERAL PRODUCTS 4.144 109.7 113.2 5.7 -0.6 0.2 1.1 3.2
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
plastering materials, lime and cement 0.307 102.5 102.9 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.3 0.4
27 Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax 3.363 108.1 112.6 8.1 0.0 0.6 0.8 4.2
VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
INDUSTRIES 9.384 114.3 114.3 -0.1 -0.8 -0.8 0.4 0.0
28 Inorganic chemicals 1.284 118.9 119.7 3.3 0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.7
29 Organic chemicals 3.436 116.9 115.5 -6.0 -2.5 -2.3 0.0 -1.2
30 Pharmaceutical products 0.726 106.2 107.6 3.1 -0.8 0.7 -0.1 1.3
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink 0.415 101.8 102.0 2.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.2
33 Essential oils and resinoids;
perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 0.386 108.3 108.1 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2
34 Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
scouring products; candles, pastes 0.245 111.1 111.1 -1.7 0.0 -1.1 0.6 0.0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0.514 99.4 99.4 -1.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1.351 111.0 111.1 2.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.1
VII PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF 4.038 112.7 113.0 -3.6 -1.3 -0.7 -0.3 0.3
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3.170 113.3 113.6 -5.8 -1.7 -0.7 -0.3 0.3
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0.868 110.8 110.9 5.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.3 0.1
VIII RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
TRAVEL GOODS, ETC. 0.777 104.3 104.7 -12.5 -2.3 3.2 -1.5 0.4
41 Raw hides and skins (other than
furskins) and leather 0.610 101.3 101.9 -15.5 -2.7 4.1 -2.0 0.6
IX WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
AND WICKER 1.933 117.7 117.5 -3.4 0.4 -0.8 0.4 -0.2
X WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
AND ARTICLES THEREOF 4.187 134.2 133.4 2.6 -1.9 -3.5 -1.5 -0.6
47 Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
material; waste paper/paperboard 1.738 169.9 169.6 2.9 -4.4 -6.3 -2.4 -0.2
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
pulp, paper or paperboard 1.611 124.6 122.5 2.8 -0.2 -2.6 -1.2 -1.7
49 Printed material 0.838 104.1 104.8 1.8 0.4 1.0 -0.3 0.7
XI TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES 3.339 121.6 121.1 4.3 0.0 -0.5 0.8 -0.4
52 Cotton, including yarns and woven
fabrics thereof 1.325 155.4 152.4 6.5 0.9 -0.9 2.4 -1.9
XIV PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS 1.833 109.0 109.1 1.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.8 0.1
XV BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS 5.228 119.7 121.0 -0.2 -0.9 -2.2 0.1 1.1
72 Iron and steel 1.260 124.8 126.3 2.0 -0.3 -2.9 -0.6 1.2
73 Articles of iron or steel 0.979 109.7 110.4 4.5 -0.9 -0.2 0.9 0.6
74 Copper and articles thereof 0.592 123.4 121.0 -2.4 -2.4 -1.5 2.0 -1.9
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1.275 126.8 129.9 -10.8 -2.3 -5.0 -0.8 2.4
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0.329 108.6 109.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.9
XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC 29.083 97.4 97.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1
84 Specialized machinery & computer
equipment 17.891 96.4 96.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2
85 Electrical machinery and equip, sound
& tv recorders & reproducers, parts 11.192 99.1 99.2 1.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1
XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 15.507 106.4 106.4 2.7 0.8 0.4 -0.1 0.0
87 Motor vehicles and their parts 8.005 104.3 104.3 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0
XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES 4.680 103.5 104.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.5
90 Optical, photographic, measuring and
medical instruments 4.518 103.4 104.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.6
XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 1.254 102.4 102.5 1.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1
94 Furniture; stuffed furnishings;
lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; 0.589 103.5 103.6 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1
95 Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
and accessories thereof 0.494 99.8 99.7 1.9 0.0 0.1 -0.5 -0.1
1 Relative importance figures are based on
1990 trade values.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
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.
3 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 Locality of Origin,January 1995-January 1996
December 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Percentage
of Annual Monthly
US Imports Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Description 1/ 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
1990 Dec. Jan. to to to to to
1995 1996 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
2/ 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996
3/ Developed Countries 59.3 111.3 111.3 3.9 -0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0
Manufactured Goods 55.5 114.0 113.8 3.8 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.2
Nonmanufactured Goods 3.5 96.3 99.0 6.2 -1.4 0.1 2.7 2.8
3/ Developing Countries 40.7 91.0 91.6 2.1 -0.9 0.3 0.7 0.7
Manufactured Goods 30.2 103.0 103.0 1.5 -0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0
Nonmanufactured Goods 10.4 76.1 78.5 4.4 -2.5 1.4 2.8 3.2
Canada 18.1 105.1 104.8 3.7 -0.6 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Manufactured Goods 15.7 108.4 107.7 3.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.6
Nonmanufactured Goods 2.2 97.3 99.9 10.0 -2.6 0.5 3.8 2.7
4/ European Union 17.8 107.1 107.3 5.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.2
Manufactured Goods 17.3 108.3 108.5 5.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2
Nonmanufactured Goods 0.5 97.7 98.9 3.9 1.3 -0.2 1.7 1.2
Japan 18.5 118.5 118.4 2.9 -0.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.1
5/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries 12.5 99.5 99.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3
1 Regions are not mutually exclusive.
2 Data for October,November and December 1995
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
3 Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
4 Includes EU 15 countries
5 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
December 1994-December 1995 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Annual Quarterly
Trade Dec. Dec. March June Sept.
Description (Mil. 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995
of Sept. Dec. to to to to to
Dollars) 1995 1995 Dec. March June Sept. Dec.
1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
Air Freight (Inbound) (9/90 = 100) 3308 112.6 113.3 2.6 4.4 2.5 -4.7 0.6
Atlantic (9/90 =100) 1025 100.8 101.3 3.1 3.8 -0.3 -0.9 0.5
Pacific (9/90 = 100) 2028 119.5 121.3 3.5 5.2 4.1 -6.9 1.5
Air Freight (Outbound) (9/92 = 100) 2694 98.9 98.1 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.5 -0.8
Atlantic (9/92 = 100) 920 106.5 105.0 3.2 3.2 -1.0 2.5 -1.4
Pacific (9/92 = 100) 1224 96.5 97.3 0.8 0.1 0.7 -0.8 0.8
Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) 24233 126.5 117.4 3.2 2.0 10.8 -1.6 -7.2
1/ Atlantic 10075 125.2 109.7 6.9 1.1 20.7 0.0 -12.4
1/ Pacific 7271 126.2 120.4 -1.7 2.6 9.0 -7.9 -4.6
1/ Latin American / Caribbean 4492 128.3 126.7 1.6 1.5 -1.9 3.3 -1.2
Canadian 1264 136.9 139.1 16.4 10.0 -2.2 6.5 1.6
Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) 22669 121.4 115.3 4.8 3.5 10.0 -3.0 -5.0
Atlantic 13156 119.3 111.6 7.1 2.0 12.9 -0.6 -6.5
Pacific 5663 124.6 117.2 1.0 6.3 12.8 -10.4 -5.9
Latin American / Caribbean 2890 127.0 128.0 1.7 1.8 -1.2 0.2 0.8
Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 2153 116.3 127.1 24.0 14.0 3.5 -3.9 9.3
Atlantic 572 120.4 110.5 -3.2 8.3 -10.8 9.3 -8.2
Gulf 1455 108.6 126.0 39.1 16.8 10.1 -6.8 16.0
Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) 8065 113.5 113.3 6.3 1.8 3.4 1.2 -0.2
U.S. East Coast 3769 116.1 116.5 8.1 4.7 1.7 1.1 0.3
from Atlantic 1889 120.1 120.0 5.5 8.2 -3.2 0.8 -0.1
from Pacific 1154 113.7 113.7 12.7 0.0 10.6 1.9 0.0
U.S. West Coast 4296 111.3 110.5 4.6 -0.9 5.1 1.3 -0.7
from Pacific 3943 113.2 112.4 4.9 -1.2 5.8 1.1 -0.7
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Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
December 1994-December 1995 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index Percent Change
Annual Quarterly
Trade Dec. Dec. March June Sept.
Description (Mil. 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995
of Sept. Dec. to to to to to
Dollars) 1995 1995 Dec. March June Sept. Dec.
1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
IMPORT
Air Freight (9/90 = 100) 2001 117.1 119.4 3.7 4.3 2.5 -4.9 2.0
Atlantic (9/90 = 100) 738 99.7 101.2 4.1 0.8 2.9 -1.1 1.5
Pacific (9/90 = 100) 1102 131.1 136.2 5.6 6.8 2.6 -7.3 3.9
Air Passenger Fares 10450 121.5 116.2 5.2 2.1 9.9 -2.0 -4.4
Atlantic 6577 120.3 112.5 7.1 2.1 13.2 -0.9 -6.5
Pacific 2051 120.0 116.9 2.3 2.0 10.7 -7.0 -2.6
Latin American / Caribbean 1678 128.5 129.4 1.6 1.7 -0.9 0.2 0.7
Crude Oil Tanker Freight 1985 122.7 134.7 29.8 19.0 2.7 -3.2 9.8
Atlantic 534 124.3 113.4 -2.2 9.7 -11.6 10.5 -8.8
Gulf 1328 116.5 136.1 48.3 24.1 8.9 -6.0 16.8
Ocean Liner Freight 6017 113.4 112.9 7.1 2.0 4.0 1.4 -0.4
U.S. East Coast 2832 117.9 117.7 9.6 4.7 3.0 1.8 -0.2
from Atlantic 1336 122.8 122.6 6.3 8.2 -3.4 1.8 -0.2
from Pacific 1094 116.7 116.7 15.8 0.0 13.6 1.9 0.0
U.S. West Coast 3185 109.5 108.7 4.7 -0.6 4.9 1.1 -0.7
from Pacific 2840 111.9 111.1 5.1 -0.9 5.8 0.9 -0.7
EXPORT
Air Passenger Fares 11867 126.1 119.9 2.3 3.2 7.5 -3.0 -4.9
1/ Atlantic 4159 126.4 116.9 8.6 3.2 13.8 0.1 -7.5
1/ Pacific 4679 126.6 120.4 -2.0 4.4 7.2 -8.0 -4.9
Latin American / Caribbean 1775 123.5 126.6 0.5 -0.8 -2.3 1.1 2.5
Canadian 619 130.0 128.4 6.4 9.5 -4.2 2.7 -1.2
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