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Material Is Embargoed
Until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T.
Thursday, February 14, 2002

U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
-JANUARY 2002-

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.4 percent in January 2002, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The upturn, the first since May of last year, was led by a turnaround in
prices for petroleum. In January, the Export Price Index fell for the fourth
straight month, dipping 0.1 percent.
Percent changes in import and export price indexes
by End Use category
-not seasonally adjustedIMPORTS
Month
All
Imports

2001
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2002
January

Petroleum
Imports

EXPORTS
Nonpetroleum
Imports

All
Exports

Agricultural
Exports

Nonagricultural
Exports

0.0
-0.6
-1.6
-0.5
0.2
-0.4
-1.5
-0.1
-0.1
-2.3
-1.5
-0.9

-6.0
0.2
-6.5
-1.1
4.8
-1.0
-5.4
1.8
0.7
-15.3
-12.9
-5.8

0.9
-0.8
-0.8
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
-1.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4

0.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
-0.7
-0.4
-0.3

0.5
-1.5
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.1
0.9
1.0
-0.3
-1.8
-1.5
1.0

0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
-0.4
-0.4

0.4

6.0

0.1

-0.1

0.7

0.0

January 2000-01 2.8
January 2001-02 -8.6

6.8
-31.5

2.2
-5.2

1.1
-2.8

3.5
-1.6

0.9
-2.8

Note: Beginning with this release, all price indexes have been reweighted
and rebased. See the announcement on page 3.

Import Goods
The 0.4 percent increase in prices for imported goods in January
followed a year-long downward trend recorded in 2001.
Import prices had
dropped 4.6 percent in the last three months of 2001 and 9.0 percent for all
of 2001. The upturn in January 2002 for overall import prices was largely
attributable to rising prices for petroleum products, which increased 6.0
percent. Petroleum prices had decreased 30.6 percent over the previous three
months. The index for nonpetroleum import prices also rose in January,
edging up a modest 0.1 percent. This uptick followed 11 consecutive monthly
declines in this component.
The small rise in nonpetroleum import prices in January was largely
attributable to higher import prices for foods, feeds, and
beverages--particularly vegetables. Import prices for foods, feeds, and
beverages rose 1.4 percent in January. Over the past 12 months, however,
this index decreased 3.2 percent.
In contrast, prices in all of the other major commodity areas--automotive
vehicles, capital goods, industrial supplies and materials excluding
petroleum, and consumer goods--either fell or were unchanged last month.
Import prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines decreased 0.2
percent in January, while the index for capital goods decreased for the 10th
consecutive month, dipping 0.1 percent. In addition, after declining 11
straight months, import prices for industrial supplies and materials
excluding petroleum were unchanged in January. Over the past 12 months, the
index decreased 17.6 percent. The index for consumer goods was unchanged for
the second month in a row and was down 0.9 percent for the year.
Export Goods
Prices for overall exports edged down 0.1 percent in January, the 11th
decrease in the past 12 months for this index. For the year ended in
January, export prices were down 2.8 percent. Agricultural export prices
increased 0.7 percent in January, after rising 1.0 percent in the previous
month. Agricultural exports, however, were down 1.6 percent over the past 12
months. Nonagricultural export prices were unchanged in January, after
decreasing in each of the previous three months. Nonagricultural export

prices have declined or been unchanged in 11 of the past 12 months and were
down 2.8 percent over the past year.
The nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials index--led by
an upturn in prices for fuels and lubricants--rose 0.4 percent in January.
Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials had dropped 1.2
percent in December, 1.3 percent in November, and 1.7 percent in October.
Over the past 12 months, the index was down 8.2 percent.
All of the indexes for major finished goods areas (capital goods, autos,
and consumer goods) either decreased or posted no change in January. Prices
for capital goods decreased 0.2 percent, after declining 0.3 percent in
December. Over the past 12 months, the index fell 1.1 percent. The export
price index for consumer goods fell 0.5 percent in January, the first
decrease posted since May 2001. Export prices for autos were unchanged in
January.
Imports by Locality of Origin
Import prices from Japan fell for the 12th time in the past 13 months,
falling 0.7 percent in January. For the year ended in January, the index
fell 3.5 percent.
Import prices from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries also
declined last month, decreasing 0.3 percent after declining 0.8 percent in
December.
In contrast, prices from Canada and Latin America, both heavily
influenced by prices of petroleum and other raw materials, rose 0.3 percent
and 0.1 percent in January, respectively.
Import prices from the European Union also were up last month, rising
0.2 percent after recording no change in December. For the year ended in
January, the index decreased 0.9 percent.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
Beginning with this release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is making
two changes to the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. First, all price
indexes have been reweighted to 2000 trade weights. Second, these indexes
have been rebased from 1995=100 to 2000=100.
The current practice is to update the weights in these price indexes
every five years. The new weights are based on U.S. export and import
shipment values for the calendar year 2000 (as reported by the Bureau of the
Census) and will be used in the calculation of indexes from January 2002

forward for monthly indexes and March 2002 forward for quarterly services
indexes. In addition, as a result of shifts in trade patterns, there also
are minor changes in the publication structure.
In keeping with the program’s policy of using a reference base that
is the same as the weight base, all indexes have been rebased from 1995=100
to 2000=100. This impacts the level of the indexes prior to January 2002;
however, it should not (except for rounding) cause any adjustments to the
percent changes between different time periods.
CONTENTS OF RELEASE
This news release includes the following tables:
Table 1
Import Price Indexes, by End Use
Table 2
Export Price Indexes, by End Use
Table 3
Import Price Indexes, by SITC
Table 4
Export Price Indexes, by SITC
Table 5
Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
Table 6
Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
Table 7
Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin
Table 8
U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services
Table 9
U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services
Table 10
U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes for Services
Table 11
U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes for Services
------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
March 14, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (E.S.T.).

Table

END
USE

1

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
ImportAnnual
ance
Jan.
Description
2001
December
December
January
to
2001
2001
2002
Jan.
1/
2/
2002
ALL COMMODITIES..............................
ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM..............

100.000
92.998

91.5
96.2

91.9
96.3

-8.6
-5.2

Percent Change

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

-2.3
-0.5

-1.5
-0.2

-0.9
-0.4

0.4
0.1

0

FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES...................

4.051

94.6

95.9

-3.2

-0.5

0.7

-0.6

1.4

00

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages.........

2.974

98.4

100.1

0.6

0.0

1.7

-1.1

1.7

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages)............................

1.077

86.8

87.1

-11.3

-1.6

-1.6

0.5

0.3

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS.............
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.................
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
DURABLE.............................
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......

21.674

77.8

79.3

-22.9

-7.4

-5.2

-2.6

1.9

14.672

90.2

90.2

-17.6

-2.3

-0.9

-1.1

0.0

8.068

89.2

89.7

-9.8

-1.8

-2.7

-0.8

0.6

6.603

91.4

90.6

-24.5

-2.8

1.2

-1.4

-0.9

10

Fuels & lubricants.........................

7.953

62.1

65.0

-38.0

-15.3

-9.9

-5.5

4.7

100

Petroleum & petroleum products............

7.002

60.2

63.8

-31.5

-15.3

-12.9

-5.8

6.0

Crude...................................

5.171

59.9

63.1

-29.0

-16.0

-14.3

-3.2

5.3

11

Paper & paper base stocks..................

1.152

90.7

90.0

-14.0

-0.9

-0.9

-1.7

-0.8

12

Materials associated with nondurable
supplies & materials..................

4.663

96.2

96.1

-6.2

0.1

-1.3

-0.5

-0.1

13

Selected building materials................

1.868

92.6

93.1

2.3

-3.7

-4.1

-3.3

0.5

14

Unfinished metals related to
durable goods.........................

2.895

82.3

83.5

-18.8

-2.3

-3.4

0.1

1.5

15

Finished metals related to durable goods...

1.492

97.9

97.6

-2.0

0.5

-0.1

-0.7

-0.3

16

Nonmetals related to durable goods.........

1.651

99.1

99.0

-1.4

-0.5

-1.0

0.2

-0.1

2

CAPITAL GOODS...............................

30.917

96.2

96.1

-2.7

-0.1

-0.2

-0.3

-0.1

20

Electric generating equipment..............

3.722

100.6

100.5

0.7

0.0

-0.2

-0.6

-0.1

21

Nonelectrical machinery....................

24.562

94.9

94.9

-3.7

-0.2

-0.1

-0.4

0.0

22

Transportation equipment excluding
motor vehicles (200112=100)...........

2.632

100.0

100.6

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.6

01

1

10000

3

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........

17.996

100.1

99.9

-0.3

0.2

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

4

CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING
AUTOMOTIVES...........................

25.339

98.8

98.8

-0.9

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.0

40

Nondurables, manufactured..................

12.177

99.7

99.7

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

41

Durables, manufactured.....................

11.828

98.0

98.2

-1.4

-0.3

-0.1

-0.3

0.2

42

Nonmanufactured consumer goods.............

1.334

96.4

95.8

-3.9

-2.1

-0.1

0.7

-0.6

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values.
n.a.
Data for October, November and December 2001 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

END
USE

2

Not available

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
ImportAnnual
ance
Jan.
Description
2001
December
December
January
to
2001
2001
2002
Jan.
1/
2/
2002

Percent Change

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

ALL COMMODITIES..............................
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.....................
NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES..................

100.000
7.214
92.785

97.6
100.2
97.3

97.5
100.9
97.3

-2.8
-1.6
-2.8

-0.7
-1.8
-0.5

-0.4
-1.5
-0.4

-0.3
1.0
-0.4

-0.1
0.7
0.0

0

FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES...................

6.603

100.6

101.8

-0.3

-1.4

-1.4

0.8

1.2

00

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
excluding distilled beverages.........

6.089

101.7

102.6

0.4

-1.4

-1.5

1.0

0.9

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
beverages)............................

0.514

90.4

94.3

-6.1

-1.1

-1.1

-0.6

4.3

01

1

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

21.739

91.4

91.6

-8.4

-1.7

-1.4

-1.0

0.2

8.987

93.7

94.2

-5.6

-0.7

-1.3

-0.3

0.5

12.752

90.0

90.1

-10.1

-2.3

-1.4

-1.4

0.1

Agricultural industrial supplies &
materials.............................

1.125

93.4

92.4

-11.1

-3.1

-1.8

1.4

-1.1

NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
& MATERIALS...........................

20.614

91.2

91.6

-8.2

-1.7

-1.3

-1.2

0.4

11

Fuels & lubricants.........................

1.911

83.4

87.2

-16.3

-9.3

-5.4

-5.8

4.6

12

Nonagricultural supplies & materials
excluding fuels & building materials..

17.568

92.3

92.2

-7.0

-0.4

-0.6

-0.5

-0.1

13

Selected building materials................

1.135

94.0

94.5

-4.5

-0.4

-0.7

-0.4

0.5

2

CAPITAL GOODS...............................

48.601

99.4

99.2

-1.1

-0.3

0.0

-0.3

-0.2

20

Electrical generating equipment............

5.010

101.5

102.2

1.4

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.7

21

Nonelectrical machinery....................

36.339

97.8

97.3

-2.4

-0.4

-0.1

-0.3

-0.5

22

Transportation equipment excluding
motor vehicles (200112=100)...........

7.252

100.0

100.2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.2

3

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........

11.150

100.5

100.5

0.2

0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.0

4

CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING
AUTOMOTIVES...........................

11.868

99.9

99.4

-0.4

0.0

0.1

0.1

-0.5

40

Nondurables, manufactured..................

5.790

99.1

98.1

-1.6

-0.1

0.1

0.0

-1.0

41

Durables, manufactured.....................

5.413

100.5

100.7

0.6

0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.2

42

Nonmanufactured consumer
goods (200112=100)....................

0.665

100.0

100.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.0

10

1
2

Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values.
Data for October, November and December 2001 have been revised to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

n.a.

Not available

All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication.
NOTE:

Table

3

SITC
Rev. 3

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
ImportAnnual
ance
Jan.
Description
2001
December
December
January
to
2001
2001
2002
Jan.
1/
2/
2002

Percent Change

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

ALL COMMODITIES...................................

100.000

91.5

91.9

-8.6

-2.3

-1.5

-0.9

0.4

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...............
Other food and live animals.....................

3.244
0.392

94.8
109.8

95.4
105.4

-5.2
8.4

-0.4
1.1

0.4
2.8

-0.3
-6.9

0.6
-4.0

0.764

82.9

82.3

-15.8

-2.0

-2.1

0.1

-0.7

0.857

99.3

105.0

-1.6

0.6

2.4

-2.2

5.7

0.354
0.878

78.5
106.0

77.7
105.3

-10.6
0.7

-3.5
0.6

-0.1
-0.4

1.7
3.8

-1.0
-0.7

1
11

BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO...........................
Beverages.................................

0.887
0.780

103.1
103.2

103.0
103.3

2.4
2.4

0.7
0.2

-0.1
0.0

0.5
0.6

-0.1
0.1

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..............................
Other crude materials, inedible, except
fuels....................................

1.856
0.701
0.244
0.312

90.0
91.7
77.7
91.2

90.1
92.6
78.1
92.1

-6.0
5.2
-27.3
-7.2

-2.2
-6.3
-0.6
-1.3

-3.4
-7.2
1.6
-2.0

-1.4
-5.9
-0.4
1.6

0.1
1.0
0.5
1.0

0.239

96.0

92.2

-4.1

11.5

-0.3

3.1

-4.0

0.218

93.3

94.9

-2.1

-0.2

-1.5

1.1

1.7

7.766

61.7

64.2

-38.4

-15.7

-10.1

-5.1

4.1

6.709

60.0

63.2

-30.4

-15.9

-13.6

-4.9

5.3

0
01
03
05
07
3/

3/

3
33

MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS.............................
Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials..................

34

Gas, natural and manufactured.............

0.979

70.6

67.9

-65.2

-15.6

15.5

-7.0

-3.8

5
51
52
53
54
55

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....

6.675
2.565
0.555
0.241
1.326

97.5
96.4
97.6
97.1
97.0

97.7
97.7
96.6
97.1
97.1

-3.8
-3.2
-10.4
-4.1
-0.9

0.5
-0.3
1.3
0.8
0.5

-1.0
-2.3
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2

-0.3
-0.3
-1.3
0.3
-0.3

0.2
1.3
-1.0
0.0
0.1

0.331
0.598
0.396
0.521

100.5
99.8
100.9
97.8

100.5
98.6
100.6
97.0

2.6
-2.3
0.4
-3.9

0.1
0.1
2.3
0.2

-0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.6

0.8
0.0
-0.2
-0.8

0.0
-1.2
-0.3
-0.8

11.457
0.683

92.1
97.9

92.3
97.4

-8.6
-2.3

-1.1
-0.2

-1.5
-0.7

-0.3
0.1

0.2
-0.5

0.599
1.350

87.6
96.1

90.5
94.8

-1.8
-7.9

-0.7
-0.7

-1.6
-1.0

-0.9
-1.5

3.3
-1.4

1.367

97.4

98.2

-1.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.6

0.8

2.317
1.522
1.490
2.009

97.5
92.5
74.1
98.9

97.1
91.4
77.0
98.6

-2.9
-5.8
-29.2
-1.1

-1.8
-0.5
-4.3
0.4

-0.3
-1.1
-6.0
-0.2

0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.6

-0.4
-1.2
3.9
-0.3

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.............................

49.826

97.7

97.7

-1.7

0.0

-0.1

-0.2

0.0

3.090

98.5

98.7

-0.9

0.3

-0.4

0.0

0.2

2.054
0.710

98.8
99.8

98.5
99.8

-0.8
-1.1

0.1
0.6

-0.2
-0.5

-0.2
-0.4

-0.3
0.0

3.170
7.648

97.8
88.8

98.0
88.8

-1.6
-8.5

0.7
-1.0

-0.6
-0.1

-0.3
-0.2

0.2
0.0

6.345
9.950
15.054

96.3
97.9
100.3

96.2
97.8
100.1

-2.2
-1.5
0.0

-0.3
0.1
0.3

0.0
-0.1
-0.1

-0.2
-0.7
0.1

-0.1
-0.1
-0.2

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

17.894

99.2

99.2

-0.6

-0.3

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.467
1.741

98.4
98.9

98.9
99.2

0.0
-0.5

0.0
0.1

0.1
0.0

0.0
-0.1

0.5
0.3

57
58
59
6
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
7
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
8
81
82
83

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.............

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

1

3

NOTE:

SITC
Rev. 3

0
01
03

98.7

99.5

-0.5

0.0

-0.6

0.0

0.8

5.993
1.384

100.2
100.3

100.2
99.7

0.4
-0.6

0.1
-0.5

0.0
0.1

0.0
0.3

0.0
-0.6

2.012

98.5

98.6

-0.5

-0.1

-0.2

0.3

0.1

1.317

98.4

97.5

-2.4

0.4

-0.1

-0.1

-0.9

4.573

98.0

98.4

-1.5

-1.0

0.0

-0.6

0.4

Relative importance figures are based on
2000 trade values.
Data for October, November and December 2001
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.

2

Table

0.407

4

n.a.

Not available

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
ImportAnnual
ance
Jan.
Description
2001
December
December
January
to
2001
2001
2002
Jan.
1/
2/
2002

Percent Change

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

ALL COMMODITIES...................................

100.000

97.6

97.5

-2.8

-0.7

-0.4

-0.3

-0.1

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

5.550
0.981

101.1
98.1

102.6
93.1

-0.7
-7.9

-0.6
0.0

-1.7
-8.0

0.1
-1.1

1.5
-5.1

0.353

86.7

90.9

-10.2

-1.3

-0.9

-1.9

4.8

04
05

Cereals and cereal preparations...........
Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
fresh or dried.....................
Feeding stuff for animals (not
including unmilled cereals)........
Miscellaneous edible products and
preparations.......................
Other food and live animals.....................

1.626

107.2

108.4

-1.5

-2.3

1.3

1.9

1.1

1.132

100.7

110.8

14.3

1.3

-2.3

0.9

10.0

0.576

102.4

100.3

-5.1

0.3

-0.1

-1.3

-2.1

0.413
0.470

100.1
100.0

100.2
98.9

0.1
0.2

0.2
-0.1

-0.4
-0.3

0.2
-2.1

0.1
-1.1

1
12

BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO...........................
Tobacco and tobacco manufactures..........

0.920
0.710

98.3
98.1

98.1
97.7

-1.3
-1.8

-0.1
-0.1

0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

-0.2
-0.4

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........
Other crude materials, inedible, except
fuels....................................

3.440
0.691
0.529
0.494
0.370
0.483

86.9
90.5
87.9
77.2
84.0
81.3

86.9
91.2
88.2
76.0
85.3
83.6

-12.0
-9.2
-10.1
-19.1
-16.0
-11.2

-2.7
-9.3
-0.6
0.5
-3.6
-2.8

-0.9
-0.8
-1.1
-0.4
-3.0
-1.6

0.7
1.6
-0.9
-0.3
2.4
-0.1

0.0
0.8
0.3
-1.6
1.5
2.8

0.873

99.8

97.6

-5.3

4.1

0.1

0.6

-2.2

1.519
0.343

82.3
108.8

89.0
109.5

-15.9
10.8

-9.6
0.1

-5.5
0.0

-6.8
-0.1

8.1
0.6

1.031

74.4

80.0

-23.2

-14.7

-8.5

-8.0

7.5

10.516
2.177
0.776
0.553
1.819

92.8
83.9
102.8
96.3
100.9

92.0
82.0
101.8
94.4
101.0

-6.5
-14.8
-4.1
-5.2
1.4

0.0
0.8
-0.3
-1.0
-0.2

-0.2
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0

-0.9
-1.5
0.3
-0.3
0.0

-0.9
-2.3
-1.0
-2.0
0.1

0.749
0.314
1.634
0.812
1.681

98.8
94.0
86.4
95.8
97.6

95.8
96.2
85.3
95.6
98.1

-4.3
-5.5
-10.7
-1.8
-0.9

-0.1
-1.4
0.7
-1.3
-0.4

-0.1
1.4
-0.8
-0.1
0.1

-0.1
2.4
-2.4
0.0
-1.1

-3.0
2.3
-1.3
-0.2
0.5

9.592
0.745

96.7
100.9

97.1
100.4

-3.8
0.3

-0.9
-0.4

-0.7
-0.1

0.1
0.4

0.4
-0.5

1.435

95.2

95.4

-3.7

-0.5

0.1

0.0

0.2

1.465

97.5

98.0

-0.2

-0.8

0.4

-0.9

0.5

08
09
3/

3/

3
32
33

5
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
6
62
64
65

MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
MATERIALS.............................
Coal, coke and briquettes.................
Petroleum, petroleum products and
related materials..................
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....
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............

66
67
68
69

Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
n.e.s..............................
Iron and steel............................
Nonferrous metals.........................
Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.............
Other manufactured goods classified
chiefly by material (200112=100).........

3/

7
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
8
82
84
87
88
89
3/

1
2

3

1.463
0.829
0.943
2.304

101.7
95.7
83.1
101.7

101.7
96.3
84.9
102.4

1.6
-1.5
-20.9
0.7

0.0
-1.6
-3.7
0.0

0.3
-0.4
-5.9
0.0

0.3
-0.6
1.6
-0.1

0.0
0.6
2.2
0.7

0.409

100.0

99.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

-0.7

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.............................

55.333

99.6

99.3

-0.9

-0.3

0.0

-0.1

-0.3

4.781

104.1

105.0

2.4

0.1

1.1

-0.1

0.9

4.501
0.919

100.5
100.7

100.5
100.7

0.1
0.3

1.1
0.1

-0.1
-0.5

0.0
-0.1

0.0
0.0

4.888
7.418

101.7
92.9

102.0
92.5

1.4
-5.9

-0.1
-0.2

0.1
-0.4

-0.2
-1.4

0.3
-0.4

4.480
14.695
8.319

97.7
96.0
100.3

97.9
94.8
100.3

-1.9
-4.3
0.1

-0.5
-1.7
0.1

-0.1
0.0
-0.1

-0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
-1.3
0.0

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..............................
Other miscellaneous manufactured
articles.................................

12.072
0.729

100.5
101.6

100.5
101.6

0.1
0.6

0.1
0.0

0.1
-0.2

-0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

1.172

98.2

98.1

-1.8

0.0

0.3

-0.2

-0.1

4.505

100.9

101.0

0.3

0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.1

1.169

97.6

97.4

-2.5

-0.2

0.0

-0.9

-0.2

4.111

101.0

101.0

0.8

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.386

101.5

101.8

1.5

-0.1

0.0

-0.4

0.3

Relative importance figures are based on
2000 trade values.
Data for October, November and December 2001
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

n.a.

Not available

have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.
NOTE:

Table

5

Harmonized
System

I
02
03

Percent Change
Annual
Jan.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

1.266
0.340

90.2
109.5

90.0
106.2

-9.6
8.4

-1.1
0.9

-1.3
3.3

-2.0
-7.8

-0.2
-3.0

0.617

82.6

82.8

-14.6

-1.6

-2.4

-0.2

0.2

0.309
1.193

95.8
95.2

97.8
95.9

-9.3
-4.0

-1.3
3.4

-2.9
1.2

-0.5
-0.7

2.1
0.7

0.254

101.8

118.2

-6.6

8.5

8.0

-12.3

16.1

0.378
0.209
0.353

102.5
69.5
102.2

98.0
68.2
98.4

2.0
-17.6
0.6

0.0
-4.4
8.8

-3.0
-0.4
1.6

4.8
-0.3
2.8

-4.4
-1.9
-3.7

1.969

101.2

100.9

0.4

-0.1

0.2

0.8

-0.3

3/

0.236
0.797
0.935

94.6
102.6
101.7

97.3
102.4
100.6

-1.2
1.7
-0.4

-2.1
0.3
0.1

1.6
-0.1
0.1

1.4
0.3
0.9

2.9
-0.2
-1.1

8.132

62.7

65.3

-38.0

-15.5

-8.9

-4.7

4.1

3/

MINERAL PRODUCTS..................................
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax
Other mineral products (200112=100).........

7.910
0.222

61.4
100.0

64.1
98.6

-39.2
n.a.

-16.1
n.a.

-9.3
n.a.

-5.0
n.a.

4.4
-1.4

5.971
0.608

96.0
94.2

96.4
93.5

-5.3
-12.7

0.3
0.9

-1.2
-1.7

-0.3
-0.6

0.4
-0.7

II
07
08
09
3/
IV
20
22

V
27

28

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
Importance
Description
December
December January
2001
2001
2002
1/
2/
LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.....................
Meat and edible meat offal..................
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates..........
Other live animals and animal
products..............................
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....................
PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
TOBACCO.................................
Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
nuts, or other parts of plants.......
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.............
Other prepared foodstuffs...................

3/

VI

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
INDUSTRIES..............................
Inorganic chemicals.........................

29
30
32
33
37
38
3/

VII

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.............
Other products of the chemical or
allied industries.....................
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............
WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW,
BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK...............

42
IX

X

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..............................

47
48
49
XI
61
62
63
3/
XII
64
3/

TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES......................
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............
Other textile & textile articles............
HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS,
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.................
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
of such articles.....................
Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas,
whips, art. flowers, etc..............

2.695
1.110

94.7
97.7

95.9
98.0

-4.3
0.0

-0.3
0.5

-2.1
-0.3

-0.2
-0.3

1.3
0.3

0.243

96.4

96.3

-4.7

0.7

-0.3

0.5

-0.1

0.246
0.237
0.402

100.0
97.8
98.8

99.8
97.5
98.5

n.a.
-3.2
-2.2

n.a.
0.3
0.3

n.a.
-0.6
-0.4

n.a.
-0.1
-1.3

-0.2
-0.3
-0.3

0.429

97.6

96.9

-7.2

0.7

-0.7

0.1

-0.7

2.669
1.758
0.911

97.9
98.8
96.4

97.4
98.5
95.5

-2.5
-1.7
-3.9

0.0
0.5
-0.7

-0.3
-0.3
-0.6

-0.1
0.0
0.0

-0.5
-0.3
-0.9

0.794

98.4

98.5

-1.5

0.0

-0.5

-0.5

0.1

0.658

98.7

99.6

-0.3

0.0

-0.4

0.0

0.9

1.337

90.1

90.5

1.8

-4.8

-5.5

-4.4

0.4

1.944

93.9

93.4

-10.1

-0.5

-0.6

-1.3

-0.5

0.242

77.4

77.8

-26.8

-0.5

1.3

-0.4

0.5

1.358
0.344

95.4
108.0

94.1
110.4

-8.9
6.9

-0.9
0.7

-1.1
0.0

-1.8
0.1

-1.4
2.2

6.895

99.0

99.1

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.1

2.444

99.3

99.1

-0.6

0.4

0.1

0.1

-0.2

3.062
0.417
0.971

100.2
98.2
94.9

99.8
97.7
97.6

0.6
-0.6
-1.0

0.0
0.0
0.1

0.0
-0.1
-0.6

0.2
0.0
-0.5

-0.4
-0.5
2.8

1.632

100.2

99.8

-0.5

-0.3

0.0

0.2

-0.4

1.388

100.3

99.7

-0.6

-0.4

0.0

0.3

-0.6

0.244

100.0

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

XIII

STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,
CERAMICS, GLASS ETC.....................
Articles of stone, plaster, cement,
asbestos, or mica (200112=100).......
Ceramic products............................
Glass and glassware.........................

68
69
70
XIV

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

XV
72
73
74
76
82
83
3/

XVI
84
85

XVII
87
XVIII
90
91
XX
94
95
96

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........
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..............
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.........

1.115

100.6

100.8

1.1

0.2

-0.1

0.7

0.2

0.321
0.375
0.418

100.0
98.9
102.3

100.0
99.7
102.0

n.a.
1.3
0.6

n.a.
0.5
0.0

n.a.
-0.1
-1.0

n.a.
-0.1
1.7

0.0
0.8
-0.3

2.343

84.4

86.2

-20.8

-3.7

-3.0

-1.3

2.1

4.817
1.215
1.279
0.432
0.774

91.0
89.4
97.7
90.0
92.2

90.7
88.6
97.0
90.3
92.7

-7.1
-6.9
-2.4
-9.3
-7.5

-0.8
-0.9
0.3
-2.3
-0.9

-1.4
-1.8
0.0
-2.1
-2.2

-0.1
-0.1
-0.5
2.4
-0.1

-0.3
-0.9
-0.7
0.3
0.5

0.420
0.434

99.6
100.1

99.5
99.1

-0.7
-1.1

0.1
1.3

-0.5
0.0

-0.5
-0.2

-0.1
-1.0

0.263

62.4

63.2

-29.5

-5.3

-5.0

-0.2

1.3

32.799

96.1

96.1

-2.8

0.0

-0.2

-0.4

0.0

15.983

95.3

95.3

-3.5

-0.1

-0.2

-0.2

0.0

16.816

97.0

96.9

-2.0

0.0

-0.1

-0.5

-0.1

16.978
15.326

100.5
100.3

100.4
100.1

0.2
0.0

0.2
0.3

0.0
-0.1

0.1
0.1

-0.1
-0.2

3.812

98.7

98.3

-1.1

-0.1

-0.1

0.4

-0.4

3.349
0.331

98.2
102.0

98.0
100.6

-1.4
1.6

-0.2
0.6

-0.2
0.9

0.4
-0.2

-0.2
-1.4

4.179

98.0

98.2

-1.1

-0.4

-0.1

-0.1

0.2

2.185

98.4

98.5

-0.9

0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.1

1.750
0.245

97.9
96.9

98.2
97.2

-1.4
0.3

-1.0
0.6

-0.1
-0.1

0.0
-0.3

0.3
0.3

1

Relative importance figures are based on
2000 trade values.
Data for October, November and December 2001
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.

2

Table

6

Harmonized
System

I
02
03
3/
II
08
10
12
III
IV
20
21
23
24
3/
V

3

Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.
n.a.

NOTE:

Not available

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods,
January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Relative
Importance
Description
December
December January
2001
2001
2002
1/
2/

Percent Change
Annual
Jan.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.....................
Meat & edible meat offal....................
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates..........
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.....
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes..........................
Other prepared foods........................

1.544
0.933

97.0
100.5

95.1
95.6

-6.0
-5.3

-0.3
0.3

-5.4
-8.1

-1.3
-1.3

-2.0
-4.9

0.309

84.6

89.4

-12.4

-1.4

-1.5

-0.7

5.7

0.302
3.354

106.0
102.9

105.1
106.1

3.8
2.2

-0.6
-2.3

-0.4
0.6

-2.3
1.9

-0.8
3.1

0.562
1.440

101.8
107.3

99.2
108.7

8.4
-1.7

4.9
-2.6

1.3
1.4

0.5
2.2

-2.6
1.3

0.862
0.253

94.1
124.1

94.9
120.6

-5.2
27.9

-6.0
-3.6

0.0
1.3

1.3
5.9

0.9
-2.8

2.601

99.6

99.1

-2.1

0.1

-0.8

-0.8

-0.5

0.301
0.352

98.8
99.9

100.2
100.1

-0.8
0.1

0.0
0.3

-1.5
-0.5

-1.5
0.2

1.4
0.2

0.521

102.4

100.3

-9.0

0.3

-2.1

-2.6

-2.1

0.711
0.716

98.2
100.5

97.8
99.9

-1.7
2.6

-0.1
0.2

0.0
-1.1

0.0
-1.3

-0.4
-0.6

MINERAL PRODUCTS..................................

1.888

84.0

90.1

-12.0

-8.7

-4.8

-5.0

7.3

27

VI
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
37
38
VII
39
40
VIII
41
IX

X
47
48
49
XI
52
54
61
62

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
bituminous substances and mineral wax
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...............
WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND
PAPER PRODUCTS..........................
Woodpulp and recovered paper................
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
pulp, paper or paperboard............
Printed material............................
TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES......................
Cotton, including yarns and woven
fabrics thereof......................
Manmade filaments, yarns and woven
fabrics (200112=100).................
Apparel & clothing knitted
or crocheted (200112=100)............
Apparel Articles & Accessories,
not knitted..........................

1.548

83.6

91.0

-12.4

-9.9

-5.6

-6.0

8.9

8.616
0.818
2.478
1.459
0.316

93.9
100.0
85.7
100.4
94.3

92.7
100.5
82.5
99.6
96.5

-6.7
-5.2
-15.0
0.2
-5.2

0.0
-0.4
0.6
-0.1
-1.4

-0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
1.4

-0.5
0.1
-1.2
0.0
2.5

-1.3
0.5
-3.7
-0.8
2.3

0.578

97.8

97.2

-2.8

-0.7

-0.1

-0.2

-0.6

0.535

98.4

97.9

-2.6

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

-0.5

0.320
0.445
1.426

99.9
94.5
97.1

96.7
94.0
97.5

-3.3
-5.2
-0.9

0.0
-0.1
-0.4

0.0
0.2
0.2

0.0
-2.0
-1.0

-3.2
-0.5
0.4

4.562
3.607
0.955

94.2
92.8
99.4

93.6
92.3
98.5

-4.8
-5.0
-3.4

-0.4
-0.1
-1.5

-0.3
-0.4
-0.1

-0.8
-1.1
0.1

-0.6
-0.5
-0.9

0.456

98.8

94.8

-12.8

-3.1

-0.5

0.7

-4.0

0.327

99.1

93.5

-16.5

-4.2

-0.8

1.0

-5.7

0.804

90.8

91.3

-7.0

-0.8

-1.0

-0.8

0.6

2.607
0.491

91.1
76.3

91.0
75.2

-7.3
-20.8

0.0
0.8

0.0
0.3

-0.1
-0.1

-0.1
-1.4

1.485
0.631

94.2
102.0

94.5
102.3

-4.3
1.5

-0.4
0.1

-0.2
0.3

-0.3
0.0

0.3
0.3

2.854

93.8

93.6

-6.1

-1.3

-0.3

0.1

-0.2

0.405

78.0

77.0

-23.9

-6.0

-1.9

2.1

-1.3

0.321

100.0

100.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.0

0.616

100.0

99.4

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

-0.6

0.472

96.3

-3.3

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

96.3

3/

XIII
70
XIV

XV
72
73
74
76
82

Other textile and textile
articles (200112=100).................

1.039

100.0

100.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

0.3

STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,
CERAMICS, GLASS ETC.....................
Glass and glassware.........................

0.869
0.538

101.6
101.3

101.6
101.3

0.7
0.0

-0.2
-0.1

0.0
0.0

0.3
-0.1

0.0
0.0

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

1.790

84.4

86.1

-22.0

-3.1

-6.0

2.1

2.0

4.215
0.648
1.279
0.435
0.713

95.7
89.5
100.7
89.4
92.1

96.1
91.1
101.0
89.4
92.7

-3.2
-2.6
-0.1
-11.0
-6.1

-0.7
-1.8
-0.2
-2.8
-0.6

-1.0
-0.5
0.0
-2.2
-1.4

-0.3
-1.3
-0.3
1.5
-0.4

0.4
1.8
0.3
0.0
0.7

0.419
0.466

100.9
103.7

101.0
104.1

-0.4
-0.1

-0.1
-0.4

0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0

0.1
0.4

41.601

98.2

97.9

-2.1

-0.5

0.1

-0.3

-0.3

21.692

99.4

99.4

-1.0

0.2

0.1

-0.5

0.0

19.909

96.7

96.1

-3.3

-1.3

0.0

0.0

-0.6

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

13.745
8.574

102.4
100.2

102.5
100.2

1.5
0.0

0.1
0.1

-0.1
-0.1

0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0

OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES.......

6.397

100.4

100.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.675

101.5

101.5

1.4

0.8

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.920

101.6

101.8

1.1

-0.1

-0.2

-0.2

0.2

0.583

101.5

101.5

2.3

2.1

0.2

-0.1

0.0

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........

83
XVI

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....

84
85

XVII
87
XVIII

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

Relative importance figures are based on
2000 trade values.
Data for October, November and December 2001
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
All data are subject to revision in each of

3

Product categories included in this group
have been modified due to concordance
or coverage limitations.
n.a.

Not available

the three months after original publication.

Table

7

NOTE:

Published categories may include price data not shown separately

U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, January 2001-January 2002
2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change
Relative
ImportAnnual
Monthly
ance
Jan.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Description 1/
2001
2001
2001
2001
December
December January
to
to
to
to
2001
2001
2002
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
7/
2/
2002
2001
2001
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

3/ Developed Countries..........................
Manufactured Goods......................
Nonmanufactured Goods...................

100.000
93.351
5.852

93.8
96.0
71.0

94.0
95.9
73.5

-9.3
-4.5
-46.6

-1.2
-0.5
-11.6

-0.7
-0.7
0.7

-0.8
-0.4
-6.3

0.2
-0.1
3.5

3/ Developing Countries.........................
Manufactured Goods......................
Nonmanufactured Goods...................

100.000
87.971
11.941

88.6
96.1
65.2

88.7
95.7
68.0

-9.9
-4.8
-25.9

-3.1
-0.3
-12.9

-2.3
-0.2
-10.5

-1.6
-1.3
-2.8

0.1
-0.4
4.3

Canada.......................................
Manufactured Goods......................
Nonmanufactured Goods...................

100.000
88.286
11.394

93.4
98.1
71.1

93.7
98.0
73.4

-15.0
-3.5
-52.1

-2.1
-0.2
-12.9

-0.1
-0.9
5.2

-1.6
-0.7
-6.7

0.3
-0.1
3.2

4/ European Union...............................
Manufactured Goods......................
Nonmanufactured Goods...................

100.000
98.143
1.699

97.6
98.5
76.8

97.8
98.7
79.5

-0.9
-0.2
-15.0

-0.1
0.1
-4.9

-0.5
-0.3
-10.3

0.0
0.0
1.1

0.2
0.2
3.5

5/ Latin America ..............................
Manufactured Goods ....................
Nonmanufactured Goods ..................

100.000
84.851
14.970

90.6
101.5
67.2

90.7
100.6
70.7

-9.2
-2.6
-23.8

-3.5
-0.3
-12.2

-2.0
0.5
-9.1

-1.4
-1.2
-2.0

0.1
-0.9
5.2

Japan........................................

100.000

97.0

96.3

-3.5

-0.2

-0.3

-0.3

-0.7

6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries.........

100.000

93.8

93.5

-5.1

-0.6

0.0

-0.8

-0.3

1

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

2

Data for October, November and December 2001
have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.

3

Defined according to the United Nations definition.

4

Includes European Union countries.

5

Includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

6

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

7

Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values.

Table

8

U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services
December 2000-December 2001
2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change

Description

Trade
(Mil.
of
September December
Dollars)
2001
2001

Annual
Dec.
2000
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2000
to
March
2001

Quarterly
March
June
2001
2001
to
to
June
Sept.
2001
2001

Sept.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

IMPORT
Air Freight
Atlantic
Pacific

4168
1519
2412

95.9
98.0
93.8

95.6
97.5
93.5

-3.4
-0.7
-5.6

-0.1
3.6
-2.4

-2.9
-4.1
-2.4

-0.1
0.5
-0.5

-0.3
-0.5
-0.3

2836

98.6

98.5

-0.9

0.3

-1.3

0.2

-0.1

EXPORT
Air Freight

1

Table

Detailed data available upon request.

9

n.a.

Not available

U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services
January 2001-January 2002
2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted
Index
Percent Change

Description

Trade
(Mil.
of
December
Dollars)
2001

January
2002

Annual
Jan.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

IMPORT
Air Passenger Fares
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean

1/
1/

18253
11998
3407
1916

105.7
96.5
112.2
117.0

105.8
98.6
105.1
118.3

4.5
1.6
2.5
10.3

-5.6
-8.6
-2.5
-4.0

-6.7
-14.9
-1.3
1.7

3.1
-0.3
12.0
3.7

0.1
2.2
-6.3
1.1

20319
5546
9563
3474

98.4
105.1
90.7
119.5

101.2
107.5
93.5
124.3

-2.3
1.2
-8.3
12.5

-0.5
-0.5
-2.0
3.5

-3.2
-5.9
-3.7
1.8

-0.3
0.1
-0.9
3.1

2.8
2.3
3.1
4.0

EXPORT
Air Passenger Fares
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American / Caribbean

1/
1/

1

Detailed data available upon request.

Table 10

n.a.

Not available

U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services
December 2000-December 2001
2000 = 100
Index
Percent Change

Description

Air Freight (Inbound)

Trade
(Mil.
of
September December
Dollars)
2001
2001

7483

94.9

95.2

Annual
Dec.
2000
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2000
to
March
2001

-3.8

-1.1

Quarterly
March
June
2001
2001
to
to
June
Sept.
2001
2001

-2.9

-0.2

Sept.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

0.3

Atlantic
Pacific

1/

2607
4314

98.1
92.2

99.5
92.0

1.3
-7.1

3.5
-3.6

-3.4
-2.7

0.0
-0.6

1.4
-0.2

Air Freight (Outbound)
Atlantic
Pacific

5193
2094
2639

97.6
97.2
98.2

97.9
98.3
98.3

-2.3
-2.3
-2.0

-0.1
-0.7
0.1

-2.1
-2.3
-2.0

-0.4
-0.4
-0.2

0.3
1.1
0.1

Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)

3434

74.3

n.a.

n.a.

-10.3

-18.9

-23.2

n.a.

17817
6938
3022
2817
10879

98.1
98.8
102.3
92.3
97.7

93.6
97.0
102.3
88.0
91.8

-7.3
-3.2
4.1
-13.1
-9.5

1.8
5.6
3.1
-0.6
-0.2

-1.9
-5.4
0.0
-4.0
0.0

-2.7
-1.3
1.0
-4.6
-3.5

-4.6
-1.8
0.0
-4.7
-6.0

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

1

Table

Detailed data available upon request.

n.a.

Not available

11

U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services
January 2001-January 2002
2000 = 100
Index
Percent Change

Description

Trade
(Mil.
of
December
Dollars)
2001

January
2002

Annual
Jan.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

Sept.
2001
to
Oct.
2001

Monthly
Oct.
2001
to
Nov.
2001

Nov.
2001
to
Dec.
2001

Dec.
2001
to
Jan.
2002

1/
1/
1/

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

45965
16441
14973
10764
3519

103.5
105.9
96.5
118.9
103.0

105.6
106.8
98.9
123.1
103.5

1.4
2.4
-3.3
11.7
3.4

-1.9
-5.5
-2.1
2.8
2.4

-2.6
-4.6
-2.8
0.6
-0.3

0.6
0.2
0.4
2.7
-2.3

2.0
0.8
2.5
3.5
0.5

1/
1/

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

39205
22657
10073
4107

100.8
98.7
96.8
114.6

102.4
99.8
98.3
119.4

-1.0
-2.3
-4.8
9.9

-4.4
-3.9
-7.1
-2.1

-5.3
-9.5
-3.2
1.2

1.0
-0.8
2.3
3.7

1.6
1.1
1.5
4.2

1

Detailed data available upon request.

n.a.

Not available

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formula and are weighted with 2000 trade weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three
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Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded
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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 2000=100 where possible. Net
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secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional
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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 2000 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. 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 defined by
locality 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 2000 weights and a base of 2000=100.
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes for air passenger fares are calculated on a
monthly basis. Indexes for air freight, crude oil tanker freight, and ocean liner freight are calculated 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 the publication of these indexes is lagged one quarter.
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and corrections by respondents. Detailed information on what data has been revised is available on the

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market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also can 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
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