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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-06-639 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Thursday, April 13, 2006 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2006 The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.4 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed a similar 0.5 percent drop in February. In contrast, export prices increased for the fourth consecutive month, rising 0.2 percent in March. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Imports Petroleum Imports 2005 March April May June July August September October November December 2.2 0.9 -0.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.1 0.1 -1.9 0.0 13.4 3.6 -4.4 8.9 7.7 7.4 6.9 -3.1 -9.4 -0.3 r 0.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 2006 January February March 1.2 r -0.5 -0.4 6.0 r -0.2 r -0.7 0.3 -0.6 r -0.3 March 2004-05 March 2005-06 7.6 4.5 40.1 22.6 2.9 1.1 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. All Exports 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.8 0.7 -0.6 0.1 Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 3.8 0.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 r 0.4 0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.8 -0.7 0.2 0.6 r 0.1 r 0.2 0.6 r -0.7 r -0.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 3.3 2.2 -7.6 0.5 4.5 2.3 2 Import Goods Import prices fell for the second consecutive month in March after increasing 1.2 percent in January. The price indexes for both nonpetroleum and petroleum imports contributed to the overall decline in import prices, but excluding all fuels, import prices actually increased a modest 0.1 percent. Petroleum prices fell 0.7 percent in March, the fifth decline in the past six months. Despite the recent trend, however, the price index of petroleum imports rose 22.6 percent over the year ended in March. Nonpetroleum prices decreased 0.3 percent in March, driven down in part by a sharp decline in natural gas prices. Over the past 12 months, prices of nonpetroleum imports increased 1.1 percent while overall import prices advanced 4.5 percent. A 1.3 percent decline in nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices was the largest contributor to the decrease in nonpetroleum prices, as the drop in natural gas prices more than offset higher metals prices. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials increased 7.3 percent over the past year. The price indexes for consumer goods and capital goods also fell in March, decreasing 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Consumer goods prices declined 0.3 percent over the past 12 months, while prices for capital goods fell 1.5 percent for the same period. In contrast, foods, feeds, and beverages prices increased 0.4 percent in March after declining 2.1 percent the previous month. A turnaround in vegetable prices, which had declined sharply in February, led the increase. Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages rose 1.0 percent for the year ended in March. The price index for automotive vehicles was unchanged in March and up 0.4 percent over the past 12 months. Export Goods Export prices rose 0.2 percent in March after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month. The March increase was led by a 0.2 percent advance in nonagricultural prices, which more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in agricultural prices. The price index for agricultural exports continued a recent downward trend but increased 0.5 percent for the year ended in March. Over the past year, nonagricultural prices increased 2.3 percent while overall export prices rose 2.2 percent. The advance in nonagricultural prices was led by increases in the price indexes for both nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials and capital goods, up 0.5 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices increased 7.7 percent over the past 12 months, and in March were driven by higher prices for fuels and metals which more than offset lower chemicals prices. Capital goods prices increased for the third time in the past four months, but declined 0.3 percent for the year ended in March. Prices for consumer goods decreased 0.3 percent in March, the largest monthly decline since February 2002. The March decline was led by a 0.6 percent drop in manufactured durables prices. Despite the drop, consumer goods prices rose 0.4 percent for the March 2005-2006 period. Automotive vehicle prices were unchanged for the second consecutive month in March and advanced 0.8 percent over the past 12 months. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin March import prices from Canada and from the European Union decreased 1.8 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, led by lower fuel prices. The decline in the prices of imports from Canada followed a 2.1 percent drop in February which was the largest monthly decrease for the index since April 2003. Notwithstanding the recent declines, import prices from Canada increased 4.7 percent for the year ended in March, while prices of imports from the European Union rose 2.3 percent. The price index of imports from China fell for the fourth consecutive month, edging down 0.1 percent in March. Import prices from China decreased 0.4 percent over the past 12 months. Prices of imports from Mexico and from Japan were unchanged in March. Import prices from Mexico rose 1.5 percent over the past year while prices of imports from Japan fell 0.8 percent for the same period. Import and Export Services Import air passenger fares rose 0.2 percent in March, led by a 0.3 percent advance in European fares. The index rose 4.5 percent for the year ended in March. In contrast, export air passenger fares decreased for the first time in four months, falling 3.0 percent in March. The index declined 4.0 percent over the March 2005-2006 period. The price index for import air freight declined 0.4 percent in March following a 2.3 percent increase in February. The decrease was driven by a 0.4 percent drop in European air freight prices. Despite the decline, import air freight prices rose 0.5 percent over the past year. Export air freight prices increased 0.2 percent in March and declined 9.7 percent over the past 12 months. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES The U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes classified by the Standard International Classification System (SITC), currently found in Tables 7 and 8, will no longer be published due to budget constraints beginning with the release of July 2006 data on August 11. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 6 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 7 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 8-9 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 12-13 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 14-15 Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 16 Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services.....page 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on May 12 at 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). 4 Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE 0 00 01 1 Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)........................................................... 100.000 81.913 113.1 103.4 112.7 103.1 4.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 79.147 105.6 105.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.329 116.6 117.1 1.0 1.6 1.4 -2.1 0.4 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.245 125.3 125.5 -0.2 2.1 1.9 -3.3 0.2 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.084 97.3 98.3 4.6 0.6 -0.1 1.6 1.0 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)..................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ 35.467 162.1 160.5 14.8 -0.3 3.4 -1.2 -1.0 17.381 130.4 128.7 7.3 -0.5 0.9 -2.2 -1.3 14.615 134.1 135.2 5.6 0.5 1.5 1.4 0.8 9.259 125.8 127.1 5.2 0.7 1.9 1.7 1.0 8.122 135.0 129.8 9.4 -1.5 -0.1 -6.4 -3.9 10 100 10000 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 20.852 18.085 13.080 205.9 207.9 207.4 201.3 206.4 206.4 21.6 22.6 20.6 -0.8 -0.3 0.2 4.7 6.0 7.5 -2.9 -0.2 -0.3 -2.2 -0.7 -0.5 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 0.921 107.4 108.5 4.5 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.531 119.7 120.1 6.3 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.3 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.089 118.6 118.1 -3.7 0.8 1.5 0.0 -0.4 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 3.935 157.2 160.9 14.6 1.6 3.3 4.4 2.4 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.559 118.3 119.0 2.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.6 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.580 100.7 100.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 21.599 91.0 90.9 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.544 100.0 100.0 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 17.375 87.9 87.8 -2.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)........................... 1.680 106.8 106.9 1.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 14.694 103.6 103.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 23.910 99.8 99.6 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 11.385 102.8 102.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.323 96.4 96.5 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.202 101.2 97.8 -2.5 1.2 0.3 -0.3 -3.4 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................................... 100.000 7.535 92.465 108.5 120.8 107.6 108.7 120.5 107.8 2.2 0.5 2.3 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES......................................... 6.802 121.9 121.6 0.6 -0.5 0.7 -0.7 -0.2 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages..................................... 6.038 121.6 121.3 0.5 -0.6 0.9 -1.0 -0.2 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)................ 0.764 124.4 123.7 1.6 0.3 -0.7 1.4 -0.6 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE..................................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE.............................................................. 29.423 130.5 131.2 7.3 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.5 10.488 134.1 135.4 10.4 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.0 18.936 128.7 129.0 5.6 -0.5 1.4 -0.4 0.2 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................ 1.497 116.8 116.3 0.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................................................... 27.926 131.5 132.2 7.7 0.5 1.7 0.5 0.5 11 Fuels & lubricants............................................................. 4.371 169.3 173.2 20.4 0.2 5.4 -1.7 2.3 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials........................... 22.394 128.1 128.4 5.8 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 Selected building materials............................................... 1.161 108.4 108.8 3.3 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.4 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................. 40.452 97.9 98.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 20 Electrical generating equipment........................................ 3.882 103.3 103.9 0.0 0.2 -0.5 0.2 0.6 21 Nonelectrical machinery................................................... 29.925 92.4 92.5 -1.5 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................................ 6.645 115.4 116.0 4.4 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.5 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.891 104.1 104.1 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.............................................................. 12.432 102.3 102.0 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.0 -0.3 40 Nondurables, manufactured.............................................. 6.122 102.6 102.5 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured................................................... 5.319 101.2 100.6 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 17.484 100.9 98.7 n.a. n.a. 5.2 -4.1 -2.2 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 1.371 0.951 95.7 91.6 94.9 89.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.0 5.0 -8.0 -12.8 -0.8 -2.5 21 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ 16.113 101.4 99.1 n.a. n.a. 5.3 -3.7 -2.3 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 81.938 100.8 100.9 n.a. n.a. 0.5 0.3 0.1 31 311 312 313 314 315 316 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Textile mill products................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ Leather and allied products........................................ 10.689 2.549 0.825 0.516 0.751 4.537 1.511 100.4 101.8 100.0 99.9 100.1 100.0 99.9 100.5 102.0 100.6 99.7 100.1 100.0 99.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.3 1.1 0.0 -0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 17.691 1.426 1.472 4.270 7.707 1.621 1.089 101.6 102.0 101.2 103.8 101.0 100.0 100.2 101.3 101.3 101.7 102.5 101.0 100.3 100.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.5 2.2 0.8 3.2 1.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Furniture and fixtures................................................. Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 53.558 4.447 2.490 6.415 14.651 3.573 15.627 1.523 4.832 100.6 107.3 101.8 101.0 99.0 100.8 100.1 100.0 100.6 100.8 109.7 102.1 101.1 98.9 100.7 100.0 99.9 100.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.2 2.9 1.1 0.7 -0.7 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 4.3 0.7 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 6.012 103.2 101.6 n.a. n.a. 3.6 -0.4 -1.6 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 4.025 3.591 100.3 100.0 101.0 99.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.6 1.7 -1.3 -1.7 0.7 -0.1 21 211 212 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ Oil and gas................................................................. Minerals and ores....................................................... 1.987 0.528 1.459 109.6 93.0 117.2 103.0 78.4 114.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 7.8 7.6 7.9 1.7 -13.6 8.6 -6.0 -15.7 -2.6 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 91.886 100.6 100.9 n.a. n.a. 0.5 0.1 0.3 31 311 312 313 315 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ 6.667 3.762 0.576 1.104 0.639 99.7 99.6 99.9 99.6 100.1 99.4 98.9 99.4 99.7 100.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 -0.5 0.1 0.0 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 23.600 0.558 2.090 2.484 14.993 2.466 0.905 101.3 100.7 101.6 103.4 101.0 101.5 101.1 101.9 101.8 102.0 107.4 101.3 101.7 99.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.1 0.2 1.1 6.0 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 -2.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.4 3.9 0.3 0.2 -2.1 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 61.619 3.563 2.747 12.251 18.566 3.521 16.372 4.281 100.4 104.6 103.6 101.0 98.8 100.3 100.6 100.1 100.6 107.0 103.9 101.0 98.7 100.9 100.8 100.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.3 2.2 2.2 0.6 -0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 2.3 1.4 0.4 -0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 Description LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals; animal products............................. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 2/ Other mineral products (Dec. 2001=100)..................... Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 1.208 0.353 115.4 139.1 117.1 138.6 2.7 0.9 -0.1 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0 0.9 1.4 1.5 -0.4 0.631 0.225 93.3 144.1 95.2 148.5 7.4 -4.9 0.0 0.6 -1.0 0.1 2.2 -3.7 2.0 3.1 1.110 0.257 111.3 123.8 108.3 135.4 -13.4 -23.9 5.7 12.3 4.0 10.6 -10.1 -33.2 -2.7 9.4 0.296 0.253 0.304 84.9 125.9 120.9 82.6 121.2 106.3 -8.8 -3.9 -12.9 4.6 -1.5 5.6 -6.3 11.2 1.6 3.2 -1.7 -0.6 -2.7 -3.7 -12.1 2.078 0.930 117.8 127.2 118.1 127.2 4.2 4.2 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.230 0.710 113.7 108.1 115.6 108.6 13.1 2.1 2.1 -0.1 2.6 0.6 1.2 0.6 1.7 0.5 20.719 205.3 201.0 21.5 -0.6 4.9 -2.8 -2.1 20.392 0.327 204.9 132.7 200.6 133.7 21.7 10.1 -0.6 1.0 4.9 2.8 -2.9 1.5 -2.1 0.8 113.3 147.3 115.3 106.8 1.9 16.1 3.6 -3.7 -0.4 -1.1 -0.4 -0.4 1.0 -1.5 4.1 -1.3 0.1 -1.6 1.4 -1.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.180 0.382 0.401 101.3 106.3 92.3 101.2 106.3 91.8 1.5 -1.1 -2.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 2.885 1.921 0.964 119.4 119.3 119.5 119.4 118.8 120.6 5.6 4.1 8.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.3 -0.5 1.9 0.0 -0.4 0.9 0.629 103.8 103.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.538 103.7 103.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 1.498 123.8 123.0 -6.3 1.0 2.0 -0.2 -0.6 1.664 105.4 105.9 4.1 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.203 107.4 108.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.3 2.1 0.6 1.188 0.273 104.6 112.7 105.1 112.8 5.8 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 5.600 100.6 100.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 2.037 99.9 99.8 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials........................................ 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.............................................................. XI 61 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 113.4 147.1 115.5 107.1 X 49 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 7.055 0.691 2.790 2.020 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 48 Annual March 2005 to March 2006 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100).............. Miscellaneous chemical products................................ IX 47 Percent Change Relative Importance TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description February 2006 1/ 62 63 2/ XII 64 XIII 68 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 88 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. Made-up or worn textile articles................................. Other textile & textile articles..................................... HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... February 2006 March 2006 Percent Change Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 2.275 0.500 0.788 99.9 93.6 107.4 99.9 93.6 107.3 0.1 1.1 -1.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.269 1.068 100.1 100.6 100.1 100.6 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.201 97.3 97.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100).................... Ceramic products...................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.955 105.3 105.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.321 0.305 0.328 101.0 109.9 103.9 101.0 110.0 103.7 2.4 -0.8 -1.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.2 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.541 112.1 112.5 15.5 2.4 1.7 3.4 0.4 5.800 1.480 1.443 0.572 0.980 138.0 154.5 123.3 194.7 131.2 140.2 155.9 123.5 197.4 136.9 6.4 -9.3 1.5 40.8 17.5 0.2 -2.3 -0.6 5.4 2.3 1.9 -0.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 1.9 1.2 -0.3 3.1 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 4.3 0.389 0.446 0.490 107.2 114.0 152.4 107.2 114.6 159.7 1.8 1.6 25.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 1.6 0.5 7.6 1.3 0.9 8.4 0.0 0.5 4.8 24.081 12.513 88.1 88.4 88.0 88.3 -2.2 -2.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 11.568 87.8 87.8 -2.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 13.592 12.527 104.6 104.0 104.5 104.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.924 105.7 105.7 0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 3.213 99.5 99.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.2 2.868 0.249 98.4 109.4 98.3 109.3 -0.7 2.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 3.883 99.7 99.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.252 103.4 103.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.413 0.218 94.8 101.8 95.6 101.7 1.8 2.5 0.4 -0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 -0.1 BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 2/ Other base metals and articles of base metals.......... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)..................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 03 II 08 10 12 IV 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 48 49 Percent Change Relative Importance Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 1.352 128.0 123.6 0.5 -2.1 -1.9 -0.5 -3.4 0.465 123.6 123.1 5.6 0.7 -0.9 1.6 -0.4 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 3.521 123.8 124.8 -1.2 -0.3 1.9 -1.6 0.8 0.649 1.538 109.8 127.3 107.6 130.0 -9.9 7.1 -5.3 1.3 -2.0 3.0 -3.5 1.8 -2.0 2.1 0.862 121.4 122.4 -5.6 0.1 2.6 -3.3 0.8 2.310 0.440 111.6 107.7 111.5 107.9 2.8 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.5 -1.2 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.419 0.807 125.4 108.8 124.5 107.8 9.9 0.3 0.6 -0.2 2.0 0.8 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 -0.9 4.526 219.4 217.6 27.1 1.9 6.5 -0.2 -0.8 3.600 198.8 198.6 22.1 1.1 5.6 -3.2 -0.1 12.148 1.109 4.187 2.469 0.399 119.1 140.1 130.6 108.4 155.1 119.8 154.3 130.7 108.1 145.8 3.6 21.7 2.6 0.2 4.9 -0.5 -0.4 -1.3 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -0.8 1.2 1.1 -2.1 0.9 11.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 0.6 10.1 0.1 -0.3 -6.0 0.634 106.9 106.6 -1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.706 111.2 110.9 -1.6 -0.4 -0.8 0.2 -0.3 0.415 0.368 1.656 107.3 101.8 111.8 107.6 101.7 111.8 4.9 -1.2 6.0 0.4 -0.6 0.2 1.7 -1.5 1.7 -0.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 -0.1 0.0 6.022 4.898 1.124 127.5 124.9 137.5 126.6 123.9 137.2 4.3 2.8 11.3 -0.7 -1.3 2.2 0.2 -0.2 2.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.7 -0.8 -0.2 PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Miscellaneous edible preparations............................... Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed........................... 2/ Other prepared foods................................................... 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..................................................................... 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............................................. 0.480 113.0 116.4 4.7 0.2 -0.6 0.4 3.0 0.439 107.8 109.0 1.9 0.2 -0.9 0.5 1.1 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.749 105.4 106.7 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.652 0.565 102.2 93.5 102.5 93.7 0.3 -5.2 0.0 -0.1 0.8 -0.6 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.476 0.611 101.9 116.2 102.1 116.3 1.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed material........................................................... See footnotes at end of table 11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System XI 52 61 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Relative Importance Description Percent Change Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 March 2006 2.791 0.841 102.1 95.0 101.5 92.7 2.1 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 -2.4 0.361 1.589 94.9 114.4 94.9 114.7 -0.6 3.6 -0.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.0 -0.9 0.0 0.3 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.849 0.474 104.6 95.2 103.5 95.4 1.9 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.8 0.0 -1.1 0.2 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.639 122.7 124.0 17.2 2.0 1.8 2.9 1.1 5.226 1.088 1.318 0.628 0.875 140.7 157.4 132.8 185.7 128.8 142.4 159.8 132.6 190.2 132.2 7.1 -4.0 6.4 31.6 12.9 1.7 2.8 1.0 2.5 3.0 2.1 -0.1 1.7 5.6 5.2 1.4 -0.1 2.8 3.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 -0.2 2.4 2.6 0.430 0.438 112.0 119.9 112.0 120.6 3.9 2.4 1.1 0.1 4.0 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 32.917 18.265 93.3 100.8 93.3 100.8 -1.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 14.652 85.1 85.1 -4.4 0.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 13.546 8.988 110.6 104.2 110.9 104.3 2.3 1.2 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.461 102.0 102.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.448 100.5 100.6 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.789 106.2 106.5 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.519 94.5 94.6 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 February 2006 1/ TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (Dec. 2001=100)............................ 2/ Other textile and textile articles (Dec. 2001=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...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.. Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof...................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 113.1 112.7 4.5 0.0 1.2 -0.5 -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..... 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 3.264 0.405 115.9 140.6 116.9 139.2 -0.5 2.4 1.7 -0.6 1.8 -0.9 -3.0 1.1 0.9 -1.0 0.799 0.821 0.443 0.797 93.4 109.2 127.7 131.5 94.9 111.9 124.7 133.0 7.2 -8.0 -4.2 1.7 0.7 7.4 -1.5 0.3 -0.3 3.0 7.0 1.0 2.2 -12.1 -0.8 -0.6 1.6 2.5 -2.3 1.1 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... 0.845 0.760 109.0 109.4 109.4 109.9 1.5 1.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 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.................. 1.873 0.676 0.204 0.384 0.225 137.9 127.4 107.9 200.0 112.7 134.4 126.2 108.5 204.7 85.2 -0.4 -7.8 -0.2 15.7 -22.5 3.0 3.3 0.4 2.3 9.2 2.1 2.9 -0.3 0.7 2.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 1.8 -0.9 -2.5 -0.9 0.6 2.3 -24.4 3 33 34 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 20.291 17.746 2.545 206.2 208.0 195.1 202.0 206.6 171.8 21.3 22.2 17.8 -0.8 -0.1 -5.3 5.0 6.4 -1.8 -2.9 -0.1 -19.0 -2.0 -0.7 -11.9 5 51 52 54 55 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... 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......................... 8.038 2.583 0.694 2.263 0.454 0.727 0.373 0.557 116.3 115.9 158.2 107.7 94.5 140.5 107.1 102.8 115.7 115.7 152.1 107.4 94.8 138.9 107.3 102.2 3.1 3.4 16.8 -2.5 -0.7 10.3 0.8 3.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1.0 -0.2 -0.3 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 1.2 3.9 -0.9 -1.1 0.0 3.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 1.4 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -3.9 -0.3 0.3 -1.1 0.2 -0.6 6 12.095 0.685 0.793 1.170 117.1 104.9 114.2 105.2 117.9 105.6 113.6 105.9 4.5 2.0 -8.0 5.6 0.2 0.1 -1.6 0.0 1.1 0.2 1.3 0.6 1.2 0.1 -0.7 0.2 0.7 0.7 -0.5 0.7 66 67 68 69 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........................................ 1.281 2.018 1.820 2.171 2.076 105.4 101.7 150.7 148.2 110.4 105.4 101.7 151.3 153.0 110.4 0.9 0.8 -6.5 31.8 1.6 -0.3 -0.1 -1.3 3.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 5.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 5.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2 0.0 7 71 72 73 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.................. Power generating machinery and equipment.................. Machinery specialized for particular industries............... Metalworking machinery................................................. 37.731 2.375 1.765 0.431 94.0 104.4 112.4 116.7 93.9 104.5 112.6 116.3 -1.3 0.7 1.6 2.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.7 -0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 01 03 05 07 62 63 64 65 See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Description 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............... Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 March 2006 3.096 5.315 108.9 66.1 109.1 65.8 2.2 -7.6 0.0 -0.4 0.8 -1.3 0.6 -0.5 0.2 -0.5 5.336 6.000 12.277 79.3 94.4 104.0 79.2 94.3 104.0 -4.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 15.336 101.5 101.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.454 1.854 0.372 4.657 1.067 97.0 106.3 105.9 100.7 100.8 97.1 106.1 105.9 100.7 100.8 0.9 -0.4 -0.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.846 100.7 100.6 -0.4 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.777 4.308 97.7 101.6 97.5 102.0 -1.6 2.7 -0.3 0.7 -0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.4 February 2006 1/ equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ Percent Change 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 Description Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. Jan. 2005 2006 to to Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 1/ February 2006 March 2006 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 108.5 108.7 2.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................... Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof......................................... Cereals and cereal preparations..................................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)...................................... Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............ 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 5.718 0.678 123.3 130.8 122.9 126.5 2.3 -1.6 -0.7 -3.3 0.8 -4.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 -3.3 0.497 1.788 1.246 116.7 126.8 119.2 116.2 129.3 117.5 4.5 6.5 -6.1 0.5 1.0 -1.7 -1.2 3.1 0.4 1.3 1.5 -4.2 -0.4 2.0 -1.4 0.503 0.496 0.509 125.6 106.5 115.6 125.6 106.6 112.0 10.5 -0.5 3.2 0.4 0.0 -0.4 2.2 -1.1 3.5 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 -3.1 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.............................. 0.586 0.331 101.1 101.4 100.7 100.8 -1.5 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0 -0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.6 2 22 24 25 26 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits...................................... Cork and wood............................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... Textile fibers and their waste.......................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels........................ 5.010 0.711 0.490 0.565 0.721 1.432 1.091 136.7 120.0 98.6 97.6 112.0 259.6 137.7 136.5 120.8 99.6 97.9 109.1 256.4 139.9 7.1 -6.3 0.7 -5.0 4.8 24.2 11.9 2.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.7 6.4 1.6 2.9 4.3 0.7 -0.6 3.4 6.5 0.3 1.2 -3.9 0.6 0.7 -0.8 7.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.7 1.0 0.3 -2.6 -1.2 1.6 33 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 3.612 2.596 209.2 212.9 209.0 220.3 23.4 26.0 1.0 0.1 5.5 5.3 -3.6 -2.0 -0.1 3.5 5 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... 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......................... 15.565 3.723 1.000 3.026 1.013 0.396 2.855 1.009 1.923 120.8 133.9 130.3 108.6 111.4 160.0 133.3 109.1 110.4 120.8 133.9 141.6 108.3 111.4 150.5 131.1 109.2 110.4 3.2 2.5 18.0 0.4 0.1 4.9 2.2 5.8 4.2 -1.0 -1.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -1.0 -2.7 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.3 -0.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.9 -0.9 0.9 1.9 0.5 -0.4 8.9 0.4 0.1 -1.4 -0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 8.7 -0.3 0.0 -5.9 -1.7 0.1 0.0 6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard.................. Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s........... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 10.711 0.738 1.412 1.556 1.782 1.180 1.436 2.189 118.8 119.3 104.7 110.9 106.0 162.5 126.3 125.6 119.8 119.1 105.0 110.9 105.5 163.8 131.7 126.7 5.4 4.1 1.2 1.6 3.2 -0.2 22.9 7.6 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 1.1 4.4 0.3 1.5 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.2 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.8 3.1 1.7 0.8 -0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.8 4.3 0.9 3 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 15 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description February 2006 1/ 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 March 2006 0.419 118.9 120.1 2.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 46.610 4.759 4.055 0.793 98.0 113.5 115.3 103.9 98.0 113.6 115.4 103.9 -0.7 1.9 5.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 4.825 4.788 110.9 76.7 111.0 76.7 2.5 -6.8 0.1 -0.5 0.5 -0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.0 3.291 10.801 8.599 86.9 83.5 104.0 85.9 83.7 104.0 -5.1 -4.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -1.6 -0.6 0.2 -1.4 -0.7 0.0 -1.2 0.2 0.0 11.220 0.601 0.622 103.2 103.8 96.7 103.3 103.8 96.6 0.6 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.582 104.3 104.2 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.923 4.135 0.357 94.6 105.1 111.8 94.5 105.3 113.0 -1.9 1.0 3.7 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 -0.1 0.2 1.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports Monthly March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 February 2006 March 2006 46.361 3.993 41.935 114.8 181.2 109.7 114.2 171.8 109.7 4.1 9.6 3.2 -0.5 -3.7 0.0 0.7 -0.5 0.9 -0.1 -8.6 0.9 -0.5 -5.2 0.0 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 53.639 9.297 44.142 111.3 192.4 99.9 111.1 191.2 99.9 5.8 21.0 1.5 0.4 1.5 0.0 1.4 7.4 -0.3 0.3 -1.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 Canada......................................................................... Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 17.085 3.239 13.572 128.1 183.1 118.2 125.8 171.6 117.5 4.7 8.7 3.3 -0.9 -4.8 0.6 0.9 -0.6 1.4 -2.1 -11.2 0.9 -1.8 -6.3 -0.6 4/ European Union............................................................ 18.650 0.367 18.146 116.6 219.5 114.8 116.4 218.5 114.6 2.3 23.4 1.6 -0.1 -2.5 -0.1 1.4 11.6 1.2 0.4 2.9 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 17.402 4.157 13.170 134.0 194.1 123.5 134.0 192.5 123.9 9.7 19.6 5.8 1.0 3.4 0.0 2.4 7.4 0.4 -0.1 -2.1 0.7 0.0 -0.8 0.3 Japan........................................................................... 8.918 95.1 95.1 -0.8 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.0 7/ Asian NICs................................................................... 7.215 88.4 88.4 -2.8 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0 Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 10.592 110.8 110.8 1.5 1.2 2.6 -1.1 0.0 6/ Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)........................................ 34.082 98.4 98.3 -1.9 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 China (Dec. 2003=100)................................................ 13.770 98.5 98.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 Germany (Dec. 2003=100)........................................... 5.186 100.4 100.4 -3.4 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 0.0 United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)................................. 2.946 110.9 110.9 0.3 -0.5 2.5 0.7 0.0 France (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 1.971 101.0 100.7 -1.7 0.1 1.3 0.0 -0.3 8/ ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100).............................................. 6.085 97.7 97.7 -0.5 0.1 -1.3 0.5 0.0 9/ Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 3.547 136.6 135.8 -5.5 1.3 5.5 -1.9 -0.6 1/ 2/ Industrialized Countries................................................ Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 3/ Other Countries............................................................ Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 5/ Latin America............................................................... 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes China, Japan, Asia Newly Industrialized Countries, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Philippines. 7 Asia Newly Industrialized Countries. Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. 8 Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 9 Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 17 Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Transportation Services March 2005-March 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Description Index Relative importance February 2006 1/ Annual March 2005 to March 2006 Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Monthly Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006 Jan. Feb. 2006 2006 to to Feb. March 2006 2006 February 2006 March 2006 129.7 121.2 116.4 129.2 120.7 116.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. -1.6 -1.7 -1.7 2.3 2.7 1.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 100.000 95.9 96.1 -9.7 n.a. -0.2 1.8 0.2 Inbound Air Freight................................................ 100.000 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................................... 37.817 Asia.................................................................. 49.592 124.8 117.3 111.0 124.3 117.2 110.4 -1.6 -2.3 -3.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. -1.1 -0.6 -1.4 1.3 1.7 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 Outbound Air Freight............................................. 100.000 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................................... 42.153 Asia.................................................................. 42.337 112.2 127.3 104.3 112.8 127.6 105.0 8.7 11.7 4.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.7 AIR PASSENGER FARES Import Air Passenger Fares................................... 100.000 Europe............................................................. 59.678 Asia.................................................................. 14.148 Latin America/Caribbean.................................. 10.696 114.7 107.0 108.7 112.7 114.9 107.3 108.7 112.7 4.5 5.5 1.9 1.9 3.2 -1.3 0.0 1.0 18.5 -13.7 4.1 0.1 -0.1 1.2 -2.1 -2.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Export Air Passenger Fares................................... 100.000 Europe............................................................. 28.948 Asia.................................................................. 37.191 Latin America/Caribbean.................................. 17.898 134.8 150.5 116.7 147.1 130.8 146.0 111.1 144.8 -4.0 -10.5 -8.1 7.0 0.3 -0.8 -1.8 7.1 3.4 0.4 6.3 3.9 1.7 4.2 2.9 -5.5 -3.0 -3.0 -4.8 -1.6 Inbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)...... 100.000 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................................... 39.102 Asia (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... 30.280 Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)....... 15.054 Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 10.175 111.5 107.4 105.0 115.5 150.6 110.5 104.2 107.2 113.1 152.8 -3.5 -10.1 -5.3 4.5 22.2 0.4 -1.2 0.2 5.8 -0.6 2.9 0.4 5.8 4.3 -0.5 -0.1 3.6 -3.6 -4.1 4.7 -0.9 -3.0 2.1 -2.1 1.5 Outbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)... 100.000 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................................... 50.214 Asia (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... 15.200 Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)....... 20.260 Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 8.892 110.5 111.4 102.5 106.7 144.6 110.6 111.6 102.5 107.1 146.2 5.3 6.6 1.7 1.8 21.2 1.7 0.2 6.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 -3.8 0.1 0.0 -0.5 1.1 -2.9 -1.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 100.000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 14.8 -1.7 n.a. n.a. OCEAN LINER FREIGHT Inbound Ocean Liner Freight................................. 100.000 U.S. East Coast................................................ 38.982 From Atlantic.............................................. 17.684 From Pacific............................................... 15.343 U.S. West Coast............................................... 61.018 126.3 126.8 132.0 122.9 126.6 125.4 126.6 131.9 122.4 125.2 3.4 10.2 18.4 9.0 -0.6 -1.9 -0.2 0.3 -0.8 -3.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 AIR FREIGHT Import Air Freight.................................................. 100.000 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................................... 37.218 Asia.................................................................. 50.169 Export Air Freight.................................................. 2/ Percent Change CRUDE OIL TANKER FREIGHT Inbound Crude Oil Tanker Freight.......................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Publication of the Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes is lagged two months. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 18 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 6917101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems -- The merchandise price indexes are published using four classification systems. Items are classified, respectively, by end use for the Bureau of Economic Analysis System, industry for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and product category for the Harmonized System (HS) and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) System. While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, a couple of notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS tables, for both imports and exports, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products) would include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Services Price Indexes -- Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). The Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy, and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. The Air Freight and Ocean Liner Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from companies. 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