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Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://stats.bls.gov/ipphome.htm USDL-00-100 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Wednesday, April 12, 2000 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2000- The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.3 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase marked the ninth consecutive monthly advance and followed a 2.0 percent rise in February. Export prices also continued to increase, up 0.4 percent in March after gaining 0.5 percent in February. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category -not seasonally adjustedIMPORTS EXPORTS Month All Imports 1999 March April May June July August September October November December 2000 January February 0.2 1.1 0.7 -0.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 r 2.0 r Petroleum Imports 13.9 20.3 7.3 0.4 13.5 11.7 8.3 1.7 4.1 6.3 r 3.7 r 14.4 r Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 r -3.0 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -2.2 1.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 r 0.0 r 0.3 0.2 r 0.5 0.1 r 1.0 0.2 r 0.5 March March 1998-99 March 99-2000 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 -2.9 9.4 -8.6 138.3 -2.4 1.0 -2.8 2.2 -9.8 -0.5 -2.0 2.5 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. Import Goods The 0.3 percent rise in import prices in March was the smallest since October 1999. The slowdown was primarily attributable to a relatively modest 0.2 percent uptick in petroleum prices in March, the smallest increase posted for this component index since it declined 0.5 percent in February 1999. For the year ended in March, however, petroleum prices were up 138.3 percent. Nonpetroleum import prices, which also rose 0.2 percent in March, contributed to the increase for overall imports. Over the past 12 months, the nonpetroleum index increased 1.0 percent. The overall import price index rose 9.4 percent from March 1999 to March 2000. The gain in March for the nonpetroleum import index was attributable to the continued increase in prices for industrial supplies and materials. Led by rising prices for metals, chemicals, and building materials, the index for industrial supplies and materials excluding petroleum rose 2.2 percent in March, its largest increase since the series began monthly publication in October 1992. For the year ended in March, the index advanced 9.7 percent. The indexes for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines and for foods, feeds, and beverages were unchanged in March. Over the past 12 months, these indexes have posted increases of 0.8 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. In contrast, the price indexes for capital goods and consumer goods were down in March and over the year. The capital goods index fell 0.4 percent in March and has risen only once since June 1997. Over the past 12 months, the index was down 3.0 percent. Imported consumer goods prices also were down 0.4 percent last month and dropped 0.9 percent for the year ended in March. Export Goods In March, prices for overall exports increased 0.4 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in the previous month. For the year ended in March, export prices were up 2.2 percent, compared with a 2.8 percent drop in the prior 12month period. The price increase in March was led by nonagricultural exports, up 0.4 percent, while agricultural export prices edged up just 0.1 percent. Despite gains in the past three months, prices for agricultural exports dipped 0.5 percent over the year ended in March. The 0.4 percent increase in March for prices of nonagricultural exports followed a 0.5 percent advance in February. This index has not posted a price decrease in 12 consecutive months and has risen 2.5 percent during the past year. Led by rising prices for exported fuel and metals, the index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials continued to have the largest impact on the index, rising 1.8 percent in March and 10.8 percent over the past 12 months. Export prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines also rose last month, up 0.4 percent, marking the largest increase in this index since new models were introduced in October 1999. For the year, automobile prices rose 1.3 percent. In contrast, the indexes for capital goods and consumer goods were both unchanged in March, continuing to show little movement. Over the past 12 months, the capital goods index decreased 0.7 percent, while the consumer goods index increased by the same amount. Imports by Locality of Origin The index for imports from Japan fell 0.6 percent in March, the first decrease posted in this series since July 1999. The decrease was largely attributable to falling computer prices and paralleled a drop in the yen. The index rose 1.2 percent during the year ended in March. The price index for imports from the European Union also fell last month, down 0.2 percent in March, after increasing in the previous two months. For the March 1999-2000 period, this index rose 1.7 percent. Import prices for goods from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries were unchanged, on average, in March after decreasing 0.2 percent in each of the previous two months. Over the past year, the index fell 1.0 percent. Prices of imports from Canada also were unchanged in March, as a dip in prices for manufactured goods countered the continued rise in prices for nonmanufactured goods. Led primarily by ongoing price increases for petroleum products, the index had increased in each of the previous 12 months and advanced 9.6 percent for the year ended in March. The import price index for Latin America rose 1.3 percent in March, also largely attributable to rising prices for petroleum products. Over the past 12 months, the index for imports from Latin America gained 21.6 percent. Import and Export Services The import air freight index fell 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2000, after rising 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 1999. For the year ended in March, the index decreased 0.8 percent. The price index for export air freight was unchanged, on average, over the past three months, after decreasing 1.7 percent in each of the two previous quarters. The index declined 3.0 percent for the 12 months ended in March. The import air passenger fares index increased 3.1 percent from December to March. Over the past 12 months, the index was up 5.7 percent. In contrast, the price index for export air passenger fares posted a quarterly decrease of 0.5 percent. For the March 1999-2000 period, however, the index rose 2.7 percent. The import ocean liner freight index was down 2.3 percent from December to March, after posting a 3.9 percent decline in the previous quarter. Despite the recent declines, the index was up 25.6 percent during the past year, largely attributable to a 22.6 percent increase in the second quarter of 1999. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table Table Table Table Table 1 2 3 4 5 Import Export Import Export Import Price Price Price Price Price Indexes, Indexes, Indexes, Indexes, Indexes, by by by by by End Use End Use SITC SITC 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 Price Indexes for Services Table 9 U.S. International Price Indexes for Services -----------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on May 11th, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Table 1 END USE U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance March Description 1999 FebruaryFebruary March to 2000 2000 2000 March 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.............. 100.000 86.836 99.1 93.0 99.4 93.2 9.4 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 4.416 93.5 93.5 0.5 1.9 -1.3 -0.1 0.0 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages........... 3.015 87.6 86.7 -2.3 3.0 -1.6 -0.9 -1.0 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages).............................. 1.401 108.9 111.3 6.6 -0.5 -0.5 1.6 2.2 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM........ 31.339 118.5 120.0 41.5 2.3 1.6 6.7 1.3 18.175 97.0 99.1 9.7 -0.1 0.3 1.6 2.2 9.667 98.8 102.1 10.9 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.3 8.508 95.0 95.7 8.4 -1.1 -0.5 1.7 0.7 10 Fuels & lubricants......................... 14.562 164.5 165.2 123.5 4.8 2.6 13.9 0.4 100 Petroleum & petroleum products............ 13.165 167.2 167.5 138.3 6.3 3.7 14.4 0.2 Crude................................... 10.101 160.6 168.4 138.5 6.7 3.9 7.4 4.9 Paper & paper base stocks.................. 1.771 82.5 82.8 5.6 -0.7 0.9 0.7 0.4 01 1 1000 11 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials.................... 5.539 89.6 90.0 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 13 Selected building materials................ 2.121 110.1 110.6 2.5 2.6 -0.5 -0.5 0.5 14 Unfinished metals associated with durable goods........................... 4.647 100.3 107.0 23.1 0.4 2.7 3.0 6.7 Finished metals associated with durable goods................................... 1.353 91.6 92.6 0.9 0.3 -0.5 0.1 1.1 16 Nonmetals associated with durable goods.... 1.347 88.0 87.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 -0.6 2 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 25.209 81.5 81.2 -3.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 20 Electric & electrical generating equipment............................... 3.124 91.9 92.1 -0.8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery.................... 20.397 78.2 77.8 -3.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 17.703 102.2 102.2 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES............................. 21.333 97.5 97.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................. 10.679 100.5 100.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 41 Durables, manufactured..................... 9.555 93.9 93.6 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............. 1.098 102.5 100.1 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.0 -2.3 15 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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 n.a. Not available Table 2 END USE U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance March Description 1999 FebruaryFebruary March to 2000 2000 2000 March 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES..................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................. 100.000 9.107 90.894 95.9 84.0 97.3 96.3 84.1 97.7 2.2 -0.5 2.5 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 8.415 87.1 87.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 0.9 0.0 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages........... 7.590 86.0 85.9 0.0 -0.8 0.6 0.7 -0.1 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages).............................. 0.825 101.3 101.6 -1.8 0.3 -1.1 2.9 0.3 25.708 93.5 95.1 9.9 0.7 0.4 1.5 1.7 9.655 91.1 92.1 4.8 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.1 16.054 95.0 97.0 13.2 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.1 01 1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE............................ 10 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials............................... 1.517 76.9 77.7 -2.8 0.1 -2.0 2.3 1.0 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................. 24.192 94.8 96.5 10.8 0.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 11 Fuels & lubricants......................... 2.987 131.4 143.8 55.6 3.9 1.8 7.2 9.4 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials.... 19.676 90.3 91.0 6.4 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.8 13 Selected building materials................ 1.529 89.5 90.0 3.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.6 2 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 43.603 96.2 96.2 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 20 Electric & electrical generating Equipment............................... 4.405 98.7 98.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery.................... 33.362 92.1 92.1 -1.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 10.101 103.9 104.3 1.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES............................. 12.173 102.5 102.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................. 6.439 102.6 102.7 0.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 41 Durables, manufactured..................... 5.153 101.3 101.0 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.3 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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 n.a. Not available Table 3 SITC Rev. 3 0 01 03 05 07 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance March Description 1999 February February March to 2000 2000 2000 March 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. 100.000 99.1 99.4 9.4 0.6 0.4 2.0 0.3 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.................... 3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)....... 3.743 0.333 93.5 98.2 93.4 99.1 0.2 5.4 2.5 0.7 -1.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.9 1.048 107.9 109.2 5.7 -0.7 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.058 102.1 102.3 0.6 6.6 -1.5 0.1 0.2 0.446 0.860 64.7 92.8 60.9 93.0 -14.2 -0.6 7.0 0.1 -4.8 -0.1 -3.7 -0.1 -5.9 0.2 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO....................... 0.872 113.1 115.9 5.0 0.4 -0.7 1.7 2.5 11 Beverages.................................. 0.738 110.1 113.4 6.1 0.2 -0.7 2.0 3.0 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS..... Cork and wood.............................. Pulp and waste paper....................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap......... Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. (9612=100)....................... 3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels (9612=100).......................... 2.891 1.052 0.393 0.637 95.0 117.0 72.0 105.7 93.4 116.0 72.4 103.2 8.2 2.5 25.7 14.8 2.1 3.3 2.1 1.0 1.5 -0.8 3.4 2.4 1.5 -0.6 2.1 4.2 -1.7 -0.9 0.6 -2.4 0.324 127.6 112.0 2.4 5.1 8.2 5.4 -12.2 0.308 87.1 90.0 3.3 -0.1 -1.8 -1.1 3.3 14.183 165.5 166.9 128.0 4.8 3.0 13.8 0.8 12.583 1.475 167.6 162.1 167.9 173.2 139.2 77.8 6.6 -7.0 3.5 -1.6 14.6 9.7 0.2 6.8 5.291 1.533 0.599 0.261 0.913 92.7 94.0 89.0 89.3 98.3 92.8 94.1 88.9 88.2 97.5 2.2 4.2 0.3 -6.5 0.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -1.9 -0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 -0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.8 0.291 0.365 0.494 0.635 89.6 93.0 79.1 101.6 89.0 94.5 80.4 100.6 -4.8 2.7 10.0 2.8 -2.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.7 -0.3 1.7 -0.7 1.6 1.6 -1.0 12.245 0.685 95.5 92.5 97.7 92.0 6.4 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 -1.9 1.1 -0.1 2.3 -0.5 0.550 99.0 103.2 2.7 1.8 0.1 -0.9 4.2 1.548 86.6 86.7 1.0 -1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.321 94.7 94.2 -1.5 0.5 -0.5 0.4 -0.5 2.082 1.881 2.126 1.898 101.3 90.2 104.4 96.1 100.8 93.6 114.9 96.2 -0.5 10.1 33.8 0.3 -0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.3 1.8 3.5 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 5.6 0.4 -0.5 3.8 10.1 0.1 43.588 89.7 89.6 -1.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 2.953 99.7 99.4 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 -0.3 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS................................ Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials....................... Gas, natural and manufactured.............. 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..... MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.............................. Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................. Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture............................... Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, paper or paper board........ 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.............. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT........... Power generating machinery and equipment (9612=100).................... 72 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.............................. 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s.............. Furniture and parts thereof................ Travel goods, handbags and similar containers.............................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories............................. Footwear................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s........ Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;..... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s................................... 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 1 2.623 0.781 98.1 94.5 97.5 93.9 -0.8 -2.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 3.335 5.451 96.7 61.4 97.0 61.0 -1.4 -5.3 -0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 4.115 8.700 14.598 85.0 82.1 102.6 84.9 82.0 102.6 -4.0 -2.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 16.794 97.7 97.6 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.371 1.185 94.2 98.0 94.4 97.9 1.2 -2.3 -0.3 -0.6 1.7 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.501 102.1 102.1 1.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.0 5.679 1.741 101.6 100.9 101.5 100.7 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 1.523 94.2 93.8 -0.8 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 1.290 91.7 91.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 4.504 94.9 94.7 -0.9 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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. 3 NOTE: Table 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, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description FebruaryFebruary 2000 2000 1/ 2/ March 2000 Annual March 1999 to March 2000 Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. 100.000 95.9 96.3 2.2 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS....................... Meat and meat preparations................. Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof................ Cereals and cereal preparations............ Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried.......................... Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)............. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............................ 3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)....... 6.913 1.195 86.8 97.7 86.9 97.5 -1.0 8.3 -0.8 3.3 0.8 -0.8 0.6 -2.4 0.1 -0.2 0.614 2.245 98.6 74.1 98.7 74.4 -6.7 -1.8 0.8 -2.3 -2.2 3.6 2.0 4.4 0.1 0.4 1.294 89.0 88.6 -6.6 -3.3 -0.3 -2.1 -0.4 0.664 92.6 92.1 1.5 -1.2 1.1 0.3 -0.5 0.403 0.499 105.9 91.7 107.2 91.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.4 -1.3 0.1 1.2 -0.4 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO....................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures........... 1.554 1.285 101.9 102.2 102.0 102.2 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.0 2 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS..... Hides, skins and furskins, raw............. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits............ Cork and wood.............................. Pulp and waste paper....................... Textile fibers and their waste............. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals....... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap......... 3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels (9612=100).......................... 5.449 0.299 0.944 0.921 1.043 0.667 0.329 0.853 82.2 89.5 84.8 86.5 88.3 65.7 94.0 80.7 83.2 87.7 86.0 87.2 90.0 68.7 93.5 80.8 12.4 7.6 9.8 7.0 45.2 -1.4 -0.1 15.8 1.4 3.1 1.9 1.4 2.8 -1.4 0.3 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.6 4.2 -2.1 0.2 2.0 2.8 -1.8 5.3 0.1 4.7 7.4 -0.3 0.9 1.2 -2.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 4.6 -0.5 0.1 0.393 91.1 91.7 1.8 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.7 2.737 0.668 138.5 96.1 152.2 96.1 63.5 -3.2 4.3 -0.1 2.2 -1.4 7.0 0.0 9.9 0.0 1.782 159.6 179.5 97.5 5.0 2.4 11.2 12.5 0.357 74.3 69.4 -16.0 -1.3 -2.8 -2.0 -6.6 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3 32 33 4 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS................................ Coal, coke and briquettes.................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials....................... ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES.................................... 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 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 (9612=100)..................... Plastics in primary forms.................. Plastics in nonprimary forms............... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s..... 10.878 2.643 0.839 0.491 1.240 94.0 85.5 97.7 99.4 100.3 94.3 86.3 97.5 99.3 100.3 4.2 17.1 -5.3 -2.1 -0.1 0.3 1.5 -1.2 -0.7 0.5 0.2 1.2 0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.8 -0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.775 0.446 1.887 0.841 1.717 103.3 74.3 94.6 98.7 99.2 103.0 72.4 95.3 100.3 99.0 1.5 -23.0 12.9 4.0 -1.4 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 0.9 0.0 -0.3 -2.6 0.7 1.6 -0.2 9.986 0.690 99.0 103.7 99.6 103.6 3.3 -3.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 -3.5 0.7 -1.0 0.6 -0.1 0.303 93.3 93.4 -2.5 1.3 -0.8 1.1 0.1 1.616 87.8 88.3 9.1 -0.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.372 98.4 98.3 -1.3 0.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 1.343 1.057 1.403 2.052 106.0 96.5 98.8 106.4 106.3 96.8 101.9 106.5 -0.2 1.3 21.3 -1.6 -0.2 -0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.4 1.2 -0.4 0.2 0.5 5.8 -0.4 0.3 0.3 3.1 0.1 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.............................. 50.053 97.4 97.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 4.665 111.8 111.8 2.2 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.837 1.010 106.3 108.6 106.2 108.5 0.5 -0.5 -1.3 -0.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 5.208 5.596 107.6 69.8 108.0 69.8 0.7 -4.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.4 0.0 3.760 10.851 9.383 96.7 86.5 103.6 96.6 86.3 104.0 -0.9 -3.4 1.8 0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories............................. Professional, scientific and controlling 11.359 0.659 101.1 106.1 101.0 106.3 0.0 2.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 1.223 97.4 98.0 -3.1 -0.2 -1.6 -1.1 0.6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.............................. Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................. Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture............................... Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard......... Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s................................... Iron and steel............................. Nonferrous metals.......................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.............. instruments and apparatus, n.e.s........ Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s................................... 3/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles (9612=100)....................... 88 89 1 105.4 105.7 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.932 95.6 95.0 -0.1 0.5 -1.3 -0.4 -0.6 4.236 98.7 98.3 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.4 0.470 102.2 101.9 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.3 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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 3 NOTE: Table 5 Harmonized System I 02 03 3/ II 07 3.838 n.a. Not available Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance March Description 1999 FebruaryFebruary March to 2000 2000 2000 March 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............... Meat and edible meat offal................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates............. Other live animals and animal products (9612=100)..................... 1.607 0.275 106.4 100.3 107.6 100.7 7.3 5.1 0.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.965 113.9 115.6 9.8 -0.2 -0.1 1.0 1.5 0.367 96.6 97.1 2.5 1.7 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.......................... Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers.................................. 1.496 88.6 86.0 0.0 7.2 -1.9 -0.7 -2.9 0.268 101.2 98.3 -3.9 22.1 -6.3 -6.0 -2.9 08 3/ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons......................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices............... Other vegetable products................... 3/ PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO.................................. Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants.......... Beverages, spirits, and vinegar............ Other prepared foodstuffs (9612=100)....... 09 IV 20 22 V 26 27 MINERAL PRODUCTS............................ Ores, slag and ash......................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax... VI 28 29 30 32 37 38 3/ VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES............................... Inorganic chemicals........................ Organic chemicals.......................... Pharmaceutical products.................... Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty....... Photographic or cinematographic goods...... Miscellaneous chemical products (9612=100).............................. Other products of the chemical or allied industries (9612=100)............ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................... Plastics and articles thereof.............. Rubber and articles thereof................ RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................ Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials............... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET AND WICKER............................... WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic 0.485 0.335 0.408 110.1 70.3 95.8 109.5 66.6 92.0 5.7 -5.0 0.1 2.8 8.9 1.5 -0.2 -5.9 3.4 3.0 -4.5 2.0 -0.5 -5.3 -4.0 1.915 95.7 96.6 -3.9 -1.1 -0.3 0.4 0.9 0.242 0.753 0.921 82.1 106.8 89.5 84.7 109.4 88.9 -10.2 4.3 -8.1 -3.7 0.6 -1.8 1.9 -0.9 -0.4 -3.4 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.4 -0.7 14.743 0.283 160.9 100.3 161.6 101.8 115.5 0.7 4.4 0.1 2.3 0.3 13.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 14.245 164.4 165.0 124.5 4.6 2.5 14.1 0.4 5.002 0.799 1.937 0.576 96.3 98.2 94.3 108.0 95.9 96.6 94.1 107.2 2.5 5.2 4.9 2.6 -0.2 1.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 1.7 0.1 2.2 0.9 2.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -1.6 -0.2 -0.7 0.259 0.344 87.5 96.9 86.4 97.8 -6.5 2.2 -1.9 0.7 -0.8 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 -1.3 0.9 0.379 91.2 90.7 0.1 -0.3 0.1 2.7 -0.5 0.708 92.2 93.1 -1.7 -0.2 0.0 0.9 1.0 2.595 1.653 0.942 86.9 91.7 79.7 87.4 92.6 79.7 2.2 3.9 -0.6 0.5 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.967 101.0 100.7 -1.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 0.787 100.3 100.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 1.642 108.4 109.0 2.6 3.3 -0.5 -0.6 0.6 2.308 84.8 84.8 4.4 -0.7 0.6 0.7 0.0 48 49 XI 61 62 63 3/ XII 64 3/ XIII 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 83 3/ XVI 84 85 material; waste paper/paperboard........ Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard............... Printed matter............................. 0.402 74.1 74.6 28.8 2.2 3.6 2.3 0.7 1.567 0.339 87.6 97.8 87.7 96.9 1.0 -2.9 -1.2 -1.8 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.9 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 and clothing; needlecraft sets; rags........ Other textile & textile articles (9612=100)..................... 6.698 100.3 100.1 0.2 0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.2 2.010 101.9 101.8 2.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 3.250 103.1 103.0 -1.1 0.2 -0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.328 95.1 94.5 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.6 1.109 94.0 93.5 -0.4 0.4 -0.5 0.6 -0.5 2.043 101.4 101.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.754 100.8 100.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.289 103.5 103.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC GLASS ETC................................ Ceramic products........................... Glass and glassware........................ 1.110 0.427 0.425 101.0 99.7 99.8 100.2 98.8 99.1 -1.7 0.2 -2.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.5 1.2 -0.2 -0.8 -0.9 -0.7 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS............. 2.380 108.6 118.4 16.5 -0.4 1.7 2.8 9.0 5.476 1.640 1.202 0.393 0.936 0.411 90.0 90.6 92.2 73.9 91.0 102.9 91.4 94.3 93.4 72.3 91.0 102.6 8.9 12.1 1.0 8.4 14.8 2.6 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.6 1.1 1.1 2.3 -0.4 1.0 2.1 -0.2 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 1.4 4.4 0.1 1.6 4.1 1.3 -2.2 0.0 -0.3 0.465 94.4 97.0 27.0 -0.8 2.9 0.7 2.8 27.046 81.5 81.2 -2.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 13.975 81.2 80.8 -2.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 13.071 81.8 81.6 -2.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.................. Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles........................ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc. (9612=100).... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL...... Iron and steel............................. Articles of iron or steel.................. Copper and articles thereof................ Aluminum and articles thereof.............. Miscellaneous articles of base metal....... Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and articles, including scrap (9612=100).... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC...... Specialized machinery & computer equipment............................... Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts... XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT........... Motor vehicles and their parts............. 87 XVII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES........ Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments..................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....... 90 91 XX 94 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nes;.............. Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof................. Miscellaneous manufactured articles........ 95 96 1 3 NOTE: Table 6 I 02 102.7 102.4 102.7 102.5 0.7 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 3.398 91.6 91.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 2.898 0.361 91.4 92.0 91.0 91.5 -0.4 -3.6 0.0 -1.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -1.2 -0.4 -0.5 3.531 96.5 96.3 -1.3 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 1.532 97.7 97.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.718 0.281 95.9 94.0 95.9 92.6 -1.4 -2.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.5 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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 Harmonized System 15.810 14.934 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, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance March Description 1999 FebruaryFebruary March to 2000 2000 2000 March 1/ 2/ 2000 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............... Meat & edible meat offal................... 1.955 1.071 95.4 92.0 95.1 91.7 2.7 7.8 Percent Change Nov. 1999 to Dec. 1999 1.9 3.4 Monthly Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 -1.4 -2.3 Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 -0.4 -2.9 Feb. 2000 to March 2000 -0.3 -0.3 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates............. Other live animals and animal products (9612=100)..................... 0.564 99.3 99.8 -1.9 0.2 -0.6 4.6 0.5 0.320 85.6 84.5 -4.3 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 -1.3 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.......................... Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers.................................. Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons......................... Cereals.................................... Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder........ 4.424 80.6 80.9 0.1 -1.5 2.6 2.8 0.4 0.296 91.3 90.6 -2.4 5.0 -0.8 -11.7 -0.8 0.690 2.036 91.8 72.2 91.1 72.5 -8.0 -1.8 -7.3 -2.4 2.6 3.9 0.4 4.9 -0.8 0.4 1.147 89.5 90.5 8.0 1.8 1.4 4.2 1.1 III ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS........... 0.382 73.9 69.5 -16.3 -1.9 -3.1 -2.0 -6.0 IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO.................................. Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants.......... Miscellaneous edible preparations.......... Beverages, spirits, and vinegar............ Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed........ Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes............................. Other prepared foods....................... 3.449 98.3 98.2 0.7 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.341 0.373 0.334 93.1 106.1 98.1 92.0 107.3 98.5 -1.1 0.3 -0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 1.1 0.4 0.589 88.6 88.2 1.6 -2.6 -0.1 1.5 -0.5 1.295 0.517 102.1 101.5 102.1 101.5 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 3.243 124.4 133.9 45.5 2.9 1.5 5.8 7.6 2.693 133.8 146.2 56.2 3.4 2.0 7.1 9.3 8.799 0.913 2.939 0.952 0.499 94.1 97.7 87.9 106.0 74.6 94.1 97.5 88.6 106.1 72.7 2.4 -3.8 15.5 2.4 -22.7 0.2 -1.6 1.4 0.8 -1.5 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.0 -0.2 0.8 0.1 -2.5 0.495 97.8 97.7 -3.9 -1.3 -1.8 0.1 -0.1 0.559 106.2 105.8 2.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.327 0.404 1.492 104.9 87.6 98.2 104.8 86.3 97.9 0.7 -1.5 -1.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 -3.3 0.2 0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.1 -1.5 -0.3 3/ II 07 08 10 12 20 21 22 23 24 3/ V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 MINERAL PRODUCTS............................ Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax... PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES............................... Inorganic chemicals........................ Organic chemicals.......................... Pharmaceutical products.................... Fertilizers (9612=100)..................... Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink... Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet........... Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes...... Photographic or cinematographic goods...... Miscellaneous chemical products............ VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 48 49 XI 52 55 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................... Plastics and articles thereof.............. Rubber and articles thereof................ 4.321 3.418 0.903 94.4 93.6 97.3 95.0 94.4 97.4 5.1 7.4 -2.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -2.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.9 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.546 91.4 89.7 7.9 1.4 2.9 0.7 -1.9 0.388 87.2 86.1 11.5 1.9 4.0 -0.3 -1.3 1.251 88.6 89.2 4.6 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.7 3.367 86.7 87.1 14.6 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.938 82.3 83.5 42.2 3.2 3.8 3.9 1.5 1.586 0.844 88.4 110.9 88.9 110.5 9.6 1.2 -0.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.4 3.016 85.0 86.1 -1.8 0.0 -1.4 1.4 1.3 0.567 64.4 67.3 -5.9 0.5 -3.1 9.0 4.5 0.267 99.7 103.2 4.9 -4.2 1.2 0.1 3.5 0.466 98.7 98.7 -2.2 -0.6 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.621 93.6 94.5 -4.4 0.0 -3.2 -1.4 1.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMIC, GLASS ETC....................... Glass and glassware........................ 0.869 0.498 103.3 101.4 103.8 102.5 0.6 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS............. 2.081 105.0 109.6 14.0 -1.3 -0.5 6.1 4.4 4.627 0.879 1.314 0.381 0.903 94.2 82.8 110.3 71.3 89.1 94.8 83.0 110.5 70.7 90.4 6.3 7.4 0.2 14.0 15.7 0.8 -0.1 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.0 2.4 0.6 2.5 1.4 0.9 0.2 -0.1 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.8 1.5 0.440 108.0 108.2 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................ Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET AND WICKER........................ WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard........ Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard............... Printed material........................... TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof......................... Manmade staple fibers, includ. yarns and woven fabrics (9812=100)............ Apparel and clothing access., knitted or crocheted (9812=100)......... Apparel and clothing access., not knitted or crocheted (9812=100)..... 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..... 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal....... 101.8 101.8 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.... Specialized machinery & computer equipment............................... Electrical machinery and equip, sound & tv recorders & reproducers, parts..... 35.706 91.5 91.4 -1.5 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 20.184 93.9 94.0 -0.6 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.1 15.522 88.6 88.3 -2.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT........... Motor vehicles and their parts............. 14.367 9.844 107.6 103.6 108.0 104.0 2.1 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES........ 5.551 103.2 103.4 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.2 1.819 102.6 102.7 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.904 105.4 105.6 1.3 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.742 100.1 100.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0.0 84 0.387 85 XVII 87 XVII XX 94 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;...... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof................. 95 1 2 3 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: n.a. Not available Published categories may include price data not shown separately Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, March 1999-March 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Percentage of Annual Monthly US Imports March Nov. Dec. Jan. Description 1/ 1999 1999 1999 2000 Feb. 2000 1995 Feb. 2000 2/ March 2000 to March 2000 to Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2000 to March 2000 3/ Developed Countries.......................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 100.000 91.982 7.770 100.1 98.1 138.4 100.4 98.2 142.1 5.7 2.5 64.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.3 2.0 1.1 0.7 7.2 0.3 0.1 2.7 3/ Developing Countries......................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 100.000 75.798 23.952 101.6 92.1 144.1 102.5 92.3 148.4 14.0 1.0 90.0 0.9 -0.2 4.7 1.0 0.4 3.2 1.3 -0.1 6.2 0.9 0.2 3.0 Canada....................................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 100.000 84.203 15.247 104.1 100.0 138.8 104.1 99.5 142.7 9.6 3.3 59.3 0.1 0.5 -1.6 0.9 0.6 2.4 1.9 0.9 6.9 0.0 -0.5 2.8 4/ European Union............................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 100.000 96.050 3.950 101.8 101.0 129.2 101.6 100.7 133.2 1.7 -0.2 79.3 -0.2 -0.5 8.1 0.1 0.1 2.0 0.3 0.1 3.1 -0.2 -0.3 3.1 5/ Latin America (9712=100).................... Manufactured Goods (9712=100)............. Nonmanufactured Goods (9712=100)........... 100.000 66.939 32.412 110.2 99.6 142.4 111.6 101.2 143.7 21.6 6.9 71.5 1.2 0.0 4.2 1.7 0.8 3.8 2.3 -0.1 7.7 1.3 1.6 0.9 Japan........................................ 100.000 90.1 89.6 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.6 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries......... 100.000 82.9 82.9 -1.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 1 Regions are not mutually exclusive. 2 Data for December 1999, January and February 2000 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 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. 15 countries. Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 1999-March 2000 1995 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) Dec. 1999 March 2000 Annual March 1999 to March 2000 Quarterly June Sept. 1999 1999 to to Sept. Dec. 1999 1999 March 1999 to June 1999 Dec. 1999 to March 2000 IMPORT Air Freight Atlantic Pacific 3188 1278 1674 88.9 83.4 94.4 87.1 79.4 93.9 -0.8 -10.9 6.8 -2.7 -4.7 -1.7 1.9 0.1 3.6 2.2 -1.9 5.5 -2.0 -4.8 -0.5 11127 4922 2340 3021 106.4 103.5 101.9 109.4 109.7 108.3 99.8 113.6 5.7 11.5 2.5 1.0 13.0 28.4 7.8 -1.2 0.6 5.2 -6.2 -0.8 -9.8 -21.1 3.5 -0.8 3.1 4.6 -2.1 3.8 -2.8 -0.8 7.1 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight 1346 75.0 n.a. Ocean Liner Freight U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 9868 4271 1952 1774 5596 129.1 112.0 102.1 125.8 141.4 126.1 111.1 100.1 125.8 136.8 25.6 12.7 3.7 21.8 35.3 22.6 3.4 -9.1 17.2 37.1 9.1 9.5 13.9 5.8 8.7 -3.9 0.3 2.2 -1.8 -6.2 -2.3 -0.8 -2.0 0.0 -3.3 2562 87.8 87.8 -3.0 0.3 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 17272 4120 10700 1392 103.8 100.7 91.9 116.7 103.3 102.2 89.5 122.3 2.7 -4.0 5.2 9.6 1.3 6.3 -1.4 2.2 3.9 1.2 7.6 1.8 -2.0 -12.1 1.8 0.6 -0.5 1.5 -2.6 4.8 n.a. n.a. EXPORT Air Freight (9612 = 100) Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 1/ 1/ 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 1999-March 2000 1995 = 100 Index Percent Change Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) Dec. 1999 March 2000 Annual March 1999 to March 2000 Quarterly June Sept. 1999 1999 to to Sept. Dec. 1999 1999 March 1999 to June 1999 Dec. 1999 to March 2000 Air Freight (Inbound) Atlantic Pacific 5495 1880 3151 90.7 87.9 93.5 88.9 84.5 92.3 1.0 -5.2 4.9 -2.0 -2.9 -1.9 2.0 0.0 3.5 3.2 1.6 4.7 -2.0 -3.9 -1.3 Air Freight (Outbound) Atlantic Pacific 5835 2080 3222 91.7 102.0 84.8 91.7 102.2 84.7 -1.1 -1.8 -0.7 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean Canadian 30673 8811 15900 4542 1367 106.8 96.7 98.6 119.3 192.4 107.3 98.6 96.5 125.6 194.7 2.7 1.8 2.0 6.1 2.2 7.5 23.3 1.6 1.1 2.2 1.7 2.8 1.9 0.8 -2.9 -6.5 -21.3 0.7 -1.2 1.7 0.5 2.0 -2.1 5.3 1.2 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 31694 13572 12570 4224 102.2 100.3 92.5 109.9 102.6 102.6 89.4 112.6 3.7 4.4 3.2 2.6 7.5 15.9 2.1 -1.0 2.2 3.0 2.6 0.6 -5.9 -14.5 2.0 0.5 0.4 2.3 -3.4 2.5 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 1949 77.7 n.a. -4.3 0.0 8.8 12253 5410 2647 1874 6844 139.4 108.2 100.1 121.9 163.4 136.3 107.3 98.2 121.9 158.7 30.3 1.5 -9.2 16.1 50.8 10.7 10.0 14.0 5.5 11.0 -5.8 0.6 2.2 -1.7 -8.8 1/ 1/ 1/ Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. 32.8 11.3 3.8 20.5 48.3 n.a. Not available n.a. -2.2 -0.8 -1.9 0.0 -2.9 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1995 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 1995=100 where possible. Net transaction price data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000 companies and secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 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 1995 weights and a base of 1995=100. Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes 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. Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous three 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 U.S. Department of Commerce in the construction of the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. 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