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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-03-298 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Thursday, June 12, 2003 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2003 The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Both petroleum and nonpetroleum import prices contributed to the decline. Export prices edged up 0.1 percent in May, after declining 0.1 percent in April. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports 2002 May June July August September October November December 2003 January February March April May 1.8 1.7 0.6 r -3.0 r -0.3 May 2001-02 May 2002-03 -3.7 1.5 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.0 -0.9 0.6 Petroleum Imports 2.0 -3.5 3.8 3.7 5.8 -0.1 -8.2 5.6 14.6 11.3 r -1.0 r -18.0 r -1.1 -2.1 8.8 EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 1.2 2.7 1.7 3.2 -1.8 2.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0 -1.0 r -0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 r 2.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 r -0.1 -0.1 -3.0 0.7 -1.6 1.7 -1.3 11.1 -1.7 1.0 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 Import Goods Import prices fell 0.3 percent in May, as prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum decreased. This followed a record decline of 3.0 percent in April. Petroleum prices dipped 1.1 percent in May after falling 18.0 percent in April. The petroleum index, however, was still up 8.8 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for nonpetroleum imports moved lower in May, decreasing 0.2 percent following a 1.0 percent drop in April. Despite the recent declines, the index was up 0.7 percent for the year ended in May. During the past year, overall import prices rose 1.5 percent. The May decline in nonpetroleum import prices was led by a 0.5 percent drop in prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials and a 0.4 percent decrease in the price index for imported capital goods. Prices for unfinished metals led the decline for the nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials price index, which was still up 6.3 percent over the past 12 months. The decline in capital goods prices was attributable to a drop in the prices for computers and semiconductors. For the year ended in May, the price index for capital goods was down 1.7 percent. Prices for imported foods, feeds, and beverages also fell in May, declining 1.0 percent. Lower prices for vegetables and for fruits led the decrease. Despite the May decline, the index for foods, feeds, and beverages was up 4.1 percent over the past year. In contrast, prices for automotive vehicles edged up in May, increasing 0.1 percent. For the year ended in May, the index was up 0.7 percent. Imported consumer goods prices were unchanged in May and over the past 12 months were down 0.3 percent. Export Goods Export prices increased 0.1 percent in May after falling the same amount in April. Increasing prices for agricultural exports more than offset a small decline in nonagricultural prices. The price index for agricultural exports increased 2.4 percent in May and was led by higher soybean, wheat, corn, and meat prices. The index was up 11.1 percent over the May 2002-May 2003 period. In contrast, prices for nonagricultural exports declined 0.1 percent last month as lower prices for industrial supplies and materials and for automotive vehicles more than offset a small increase in prices for capital goods. For the year ended in May, prices for nonagricultural exports rose 1.0 percent. Overall exports were up 1.7 percent over the same period. A 0.7 percent decline in the price index for industrial supplies and materials was led by decreasing prices for export petroleum products, nonmonetary gold, and palladium. Over the past 12 months, however, industrial supplies and materials prices were up 6.0 percent. Prices for automotive vehicles also fell slightly in May, decreasing 0.1 percent. Over the past 12 months, the index was up 0.6 percent. Prices for exported capital goods edged up 0.1 percent in May. Over the past year, capital goods prices were down 0.9 percent. Export consumer goods prices were unchanged in May and were up 0.2 percent over the past 12 months. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from Japan declined 0.2 percent in May after falling the same amount in April. For the year ended in May, import prices from Japan were down 1.4 percent. Prices of imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries were unchanged in May. The index was down 1.4 percent for the May 2002-May 2003 period. The price index for imports from the European Union declined 1.0 percent, driven by declines in prices for refined petroleum products. The index was up 3.0 percent over the past 12 months. Prices for imports from Latin America were up in May, increasing 0.2 percent. For the year ended in May, import prices from Latin America were up 1.4 percent. Import prices from Canada were unchanged in May. The index increased 4.8 percent over the past 12 months. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on July 10, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). 4 Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance END Description USE April 2003 1/ April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............................. 100.000 89.489 96.1 97.1 95.8 96.9 1.5 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 -3.0 -1.0 -0.3 -0.2 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES.......................................... 4.166 102.2 101.2 4.1 0.1 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages............................................. 3.122 108.5 107.4 4.6 -0.1 1.5 -0.8 -1.0 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)......................................................................... 1.044 88.4 87.7 2.9 0.7 -0.6 1.7 -0.8 25.979 98.0 97.3 7.2 6.0 2.2 -10.7 -0.7 15.467 98.8 98.3 6.3 2.1 5.2 -5.4 -0.5 8.010 93.0 92.3 0.7 1.6 -0.3 -0.6 -0.8 7.458 105.6 105.5 13.0 2.5 11.0 -9.8 -0.1 01 1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE........................................................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.................. 10 Fuels & lubricants.................................................................... 12.218 100.2 99.3 12.2 10.8 3.7 -20.1 -0.9 100 Petroleum & petroleum products........................................... 10.511 97.3 96.2 8.8 11.3 -1.0 -18.0 -1.1 Crude................................................................................... 7.908 98.6 99.1 8.5 9.0 -3.6 -14.5 0.5 11 Paper & paper base stocks..................................................... 1.130 93.5 94.3 8.8 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.9 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials........................................................... 4.775 103.6 102.9 5.6 0.9 1.8 -0.6 -0.7 13 Selected building materials..................................................... 1.831 95.4 96.3 -3.3 1.4 -0.6 -0.9 0.9 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods.................................................................... 3.079 91.9 89.5 3.3 3.1 -0.3 -1.2 -2.6 15 Finished metals related to durable goods............................... 1.406 97.0 96.8 0.5 0.3 -0.4 0.9 -0.2 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods....................................... 1.539 97.1 97.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 -0.8 0.2 2 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................... 28.745 93.9 93.5 -1.7 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.4 20 Electric generating equipment................................................. 3.365 95.6 95.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery.......................................................... 22.823 92.6 92.0 -2.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................................ 2.556 101.9 102.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 17.167 100.5 100.6 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES................................................................. 23.922 97.9 97.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................................................... 11.619 99.8 99.7 0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured.......................................................... 11.045 96.1 96.1 -1.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods........................................ 1.258 95.6 95.6 -2.0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0 10000 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 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, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance END Description USE April 2003 1/ April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES................................... 100.000 7.607 92.392 99.6 107.9 98.9 99.7 110.5 98.8 1.7 11.1 1.0 0.6 -0.4 0.6 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.1 2.4 -0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES.......................................... 6.988 108.6 112.0 11.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 3.1 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages............................................. 6.369 108.5 111.8 10.8 -0.5 -0.6 0.4 3.0 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)......................................................................... 0.619 111.0 114.9 19.6 1.8 5.4 0.7 3.5 23.330 100.1 99.4 6.0 2.0 1.3 -0.4 -0.7 9.314 99.1 98.3 2.9 1.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 14.013 101.0 100.4 8.1 2.5 1.8 -0.6 -0.6 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials............................................................................. 1.238 104.9 103.9 11.7 0.5 1.0 0.1 -1.0 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS................................................................... 22.091 99.8 99.2 5.8 2.2 1.3 -0.5 -0.6 11 Fuels & lubricants.................................................................... 2.161 96.3 94.2 7.2 7.9 4.0 -10.8 -2.2 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials................................... 18.791 100.7 100.2 5.7 1.5 1.1 0.8 -0.5 13 Selected building materials..................................................... 1.139 96.3 96.2 2.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 2 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................... 47.159 98.2 98.3 -0.9 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 20 Electrical generating equipment.............................................. 4.908 101.5 101.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery.......................................................... 34.882 95.5 95.5 -1.8 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................................ 7.369 103.7 103.8 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.938 101.6 101.5 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES................................................................. 11.547 99.2 99.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................................................... 5.623 98.3 98.3 0.0 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured.......................................................... 5.262 99.7 99.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100).......................................................... 0.662 100.7 100.7 -0.3 0.0 0.7 -0.9 0.0 01 1 10 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE........................................................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE................................................................ 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 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, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Description Rev. 3 April 2003 1/ April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. 100.000 96.1 95.8 1.5 1.7 0.6 -3.0 -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................................................. 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................... 3.294 0.363 101.3 106.9 99.6 108.0 3.3 2.5 -0.4 5.6 1.0 -0.6 0.3 0.1 -1.7 1.0 0.736 84.1 83.2 4.0 1.1 -0.7 3.3 -1.1 0.890 108.5 103.6 -4.2 -6.1 5.7 -2.0 -4.5 0.431 0.875 100.5 111.2 99.8 109.9 19.1 4.0 2.6 0.8 -6.1 2.0 0.3 0.3 -0.7 -1.2 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO.............................................. Beverages......................................................................... 0.851 0.741 104.1 103.1 104.2 103.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 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........................................................................... 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels.................................................................................. 1.929 0.678 0.276 0.324 98.4 93.4 92.6 99.5 99.1 94.0 96.5 98.6 2.2 -10.6 29.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 3.1 3.8 1.1 -1.9 7.7 0.8 -0.1 -1.7 7.1 -0.4 0.7 0.6 4.2 -0.9 0.242 102.3 103.5 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -0.3 1.2 0.220 98.9 99.1 5.2 3.2 1.7 -0.3 0.2 12.258 102.5 100.7 13.1 10.6 4.1 -18.8 -1.8 10.581 1.589 99.6 120.5 97.6 121.1 9.5 43.7 10.8 9.8 -1.3 43.8 -15.8 -35.2 -2.0 0.5 6.529 2.485 0.581 0.231 1.317 100.3 98.3 107.5 97.8 101.3 99.2 95.9 107.5 98.0 101.0 1.7 -3.6 9.1 2.5 4.4 0.7 0.4 2.2 1.0 -0.3 1.3 0.5 4.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.8 -1.1 -3.0 0.2 0.2 -1.1 -2.4 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.311 0.567 0.375 0.490 99.2 99.5 100.6 96.7 99.2 101.7 100.8 93.2 0.1 11.6 0.6 -1.2 0.7 0.6 -0.1 1.1 0.5 1.4 0.3 4.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 -0.9 0.0 2.2 0.2 -3.6 11.131 0.657 94.1 99.1 93.6 99.0 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.610 1.250 93.8 93.7 95.4 93.3 2.5 1.5 3.3 0.0 1.1 0.4 -0.6 0.8 1.7 -0.4 1.339 100.5 100.3 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 -0.2 2.203 1.576 1.500 1.883 97.5 100.8 78.5 97.5 97.4 100.5 75.5 97.5 0.4 10.1 -5.3 -0.8 0.1 0.5 4.1 0.5 -0.1 -1.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.5 -1.9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -3.8 0.0 46.447 95.8 95.6 -1.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 2.958 99.2 99.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 1.988 0.702 100.6 103.9 100.7 104.0 1.9 5.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0 01 03 05 07 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 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 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........................................... MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.................... Power generating machinery and equipment.................................................................. Machinery specialized for particular industries.................................................................... Metalworking machinery.................................................... See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Description Rev. 3 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 April 2003 1/ 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............................................................................ 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.................................................................................... April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 3.081 6.760 100.0 82.6 100.1 81.8 2.8 -7.0 0.8 -0.7 0.4 -0.7 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 5.599 9.249 14.353 89.4 95.7 100.6 89.4 95.1 100.6 -5.4 -2.1 0.6 -1.4 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 17.095 99.6 99.6 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.432 1.669 95.7 99.8 94.8 100.0 -3.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.9 0.2 0.397 101.4 101.8 2.8 -0.4 2.3 -0.1 0.4 5.747 1.307 101.1 99.6 101.1 99.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 1.914 98.7 99.1 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.267 99.5 99.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.2 4.362 98.0 97.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 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 8 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Description Rev. 3 April 2003 1/ April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. 100.000 99.6 99.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 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.................................................... 5.671 0.958 105.7 97.9 108.6 101.7 8.9 11.0 0.5 5.5 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 1.6 2.7 3.9 0.441 1.779 110.8 119.9 119.1 124.3 30.3 19.7 1.5 0.2 3.4 -0.9 2.4 -1.8 7.5 3.7 1.048 95.3 95.5 -8.0 -3.2 -2.4 0.2 0.2 0.576 104.8 107.0 7.0 0.0 0.6 -0.7 2.1 0.407 0.463 101.1 100.8 101.1 101.2 0.4 2.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO.............................................. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures................................. 0.892 0.678 97.6 96.0 97.4 95.8 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 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.................................................................................. 4.019 0.888 0.538 0.567 0.456 0.628 103.9 118.9 91.4 90.7 106.0 108.2 104.8 127.4 91.2 89.9 104.6 106.0 14.2 34.0 4.3 11.0 23.2 7.2 1.2 -2.3 0.2 4.6 1.4 5.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 2.9 3.3 -0.3 1.8 2.0 0.2 2.0 1.0 3.7 0.9 7.1 -0.2 -0.9 -1.3 -2.0 0.943 110.2 109.9 6.7 0.8 1.5 1.3 -0.3 1.938 0.345 107.4 111.8 102.1 112.2 7.0 0.7 10.8 0.0 4.8 0.2 -17.4 -1.8 -4.9 0.4 1.391 102.8 96.4 6.9 13.7 5.9 -21.0 -6.2 11.233 2.601 0.725 0.558 1.832 101.4 102.6 98.1 99.2 103.9 101.3 103.5 98.7 99.3 103.9 6.5 14.4 -1.8 2.2 3.7 1.3 2.3 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.9 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.712 0.367 1.917 0.811 1.711 96.0 112.4 103.7 97.8 101.6 95.9 118.5 100.7 98.0 101.4 -1.2 20.1 9.2 2.5 4.1 0.6 2.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.6 2.5 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 3.9 4.2 0.6 0.8 -0.1 5.4 -2.9 0.2 -0.2 9.646 0.784 99.4 108.6 99.3 108.6 2.0 7.0 0.4 1.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0 1.428 96.9 97.0 4.2 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.1 1.492 101.6 101.7 3.5 0.7 0.3 -0.4 0.1 1.412 0.891 0.912 2.310 100.4 105.2 82.2 104.3 100.4 105.1 79.1 104.8 -1.6 4.7 -8.6 2.7 -0.1 -0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 -2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -3.8 0.5 0.418 104.4 105.5 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 53.502 98.5 98.5 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3 32 33 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.................................................................. Coal, coke and briquettes................................................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials......................................................... CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S................ Organic chemicals............................................................. Inorganic chemicals.......................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials............................. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products............................ Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps.......................................................................... Fertilizers........................................................................... Plastics in primary forms................................................... Plastics in nonprimary forms............................................. Chemical materials and products, n.e.s............................ MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.............................................................. Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.............................................. Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard............................................................ Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s............................................... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s........................................................................... Iron and steel..................................................................... Nonferrous metals............................................................. Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................... 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100)..................................... MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.................... See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Description Rev. 3 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 April 2003 1/ 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...................................................................................... April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 4.815 107.2 107.2 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 4.485 0.898 102.5 100.6 102.4 100.8 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 -1.1 -0.1 0.2 4.803 6.908 102.2 88.5 102.2 88.8 -0.1 -3.2 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3 4.223 13.785 8.195 94.2 92.1 101.1 94.0 92.0 101.0 -3.9 -2.7 0.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 11.833 0.712 100.7 101.4 100.9 101.4 0.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.130 96.9 96.9 -1.9 0.6 0.0 -0.6 0.0 4.433 101.6 102.0 0.7 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.4 1.142 97.5 97.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 4.033 101.4 101.4 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.384 103.3 103.1 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 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 5 Harmonized U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 48 49 XI 61 April 2003 1/ LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS......................................... Meat and edible meat offal...................................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.............................................. Other live animals; animal products........................................ 2/ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS........................................................... Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers....................................... Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons.................................................................. Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................................................. Other vegetable products........................................................ 2/ PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO.......................................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants............................................ Beverages, spirits, and vinegar............................................... Other prepared foodstuffs....................................................... 2/ MINERAL PRODUCTS................................................................. Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax......................... Other mineral products (200112=100).................................... 2/ April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 1.292 0.318 96.7 107.7 96.6 109.8 7.8 3.7 3.2 6.0 0.7 -0.5 1.8 0.3 -0.1 1.9 0.598 0.376 1.225 0.287 84.2 122.4 102.8 121.2 83.7 121.2 101.7 113.0 4.1 18.7 2.3 -8.7 1.7 2.8 -2.6 -9.9 -1.1 5.1 0.5 10.6 2.7 1.7 -1.1 -4.2 -0.6 -1.0 -1.1 -6.8 0.341 0.232 0.365 97.3 80.9 111.2 95.9 83.9 112.0 -1.0 17.5 6.1 -0.9 0.6 -0.4 -1.4 -8.3 0.8 -0.4 1.8 -0.9 -1.4 3.7 0.7 1.987 107.3 105.7 4.0 0.8 -0.6 0.0 -1.5 0.231 0.756 1.000 97.4 102.2 114.3 97.7 102.1 110.8 3.5 0.4 7.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 -0.6 0.1 -1.1 -1.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -3.1 12.432 100.7 99.8 12.8 9.9 2.1 -17.6 -0.9 12.212 0.220 99.7 100.0 98.8 100.1 13.0 1.8 10.0 0.3 2.2 0.0 -17.9 0.0 -0.9 0.1 5.886 0.647 2.636 1.086 99.5 105.3 97.4 100.6 98.5 105.2 95.6 100.2 1.9 10.7 -1.9 2.9 0.8 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.3 5.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 -2.7 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -1.8 -0.4 0.236 98.1 98.4 2.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 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 (200112=100)................................................... Photographic or cinematographic goods................................ Miscellaneous chemical products........................................... Other products of the chemical or 2/ allied industries................................................................. 0.243 0.226 0.363 103.1 98.0 93.7 103.1 97.9 93.9 4.6 1.1 -0.3 1.0 -0.4 0.2 0.9 -0.7 0.4 1.4 1.0 -2.2 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.449 107.4 105.4 10.1 3.6 7.7 -0.5 -1.9 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF............................................... Plastics and articles thereof.................................................... Rubber and articles thereof..................................................... 2.646 1.712 0.934 102.1 101.2 103.9 102.5 101.9 103.8 5.2 4.9 5.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.765 99.7 99.8 2.1 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.638 100.6 100.8 2.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 1.328 94.0 95.6 -4.6 2.6 -1.0 -1.4 1.7 1.871 94.9 95.1 4.4 0.4 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.277 93.0 96.5 29.5 2.8 7.1 8.6 3.8 1.258 0.337 92.8 110.9 92.4 110.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.8 6.645 100.2 100.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 2.367 101.1 101.3 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC...................................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials................................................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK............................... 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......................................................................... TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES............................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted.................................... See footnotes at end of table 11 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized Description System April 2003 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.......................................... Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, 2/ whips, art. flowers, etc......................................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC..................................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100)........................................ Ceramic products....................................................................... Glass and glassware................................................................. PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS.................................... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL...................... Iron and steel............................................................................. Articles of iron or steel............................................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................................... Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and 2/ articles, including scrap....................................................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.................. Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof........................................................................ Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts.............................. VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT......................... Motor vehicles and their parts.................................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (200212=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......................................... April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 2.912 0.380 0.986 100.2 93.9 101.3 100.2 93.7 101.2 -0.3 -2.8 4.8 -0.1 0.0 1.9 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 1.534 1.311 99.1 99.6 99.1 99.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.223 95.9 96.0 -2.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 1.073 101.7 101.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.304 0.370 0.398 99.5 102.6 102.3 99.4 102.6 102.3 -0.3 2.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.0 2.293 86.8 85.2 -2.1 2.7 -0.8 -1.5 -1.8 4.850 1.336 1.200 0.419 0.785 96.3 103.3 96.4 91.7 98.3 95.6 101.8 96.8 91.3 96.3 3.6 11.1 2.1 -1.0 -1.8 1.3 3.0 -0.7 2.7 0.4 0.3 -1.1 0.5 -0.5 1.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 -0.5 -0.7 -0.7 -1.5 0.4 -0.4 -2.0 0.397 0.419 98.8 101.4 98.9 101.6 -0.1 1.9 0.4 0.8 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 -0.9 0.1 0.2 0.295 73.5 72.6 7.6 5.5 2.5 1.1 -1.2 30.159 92.9 92.5 -2.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 14.836 92.9 92.6 -2.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 15.323 92.9 92.5 -3.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 16.230 14.623 101.0 100.6 101.0 100.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.502 101.2 101.2 n.a. 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 3.635 98.9 99.1 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 3.185 0.327 98.2 105.8 98.4 105.8 1.1 4.3 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 3.976 97.6 97.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.1 2.070 98.0 97.9 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.659 0.247 97.3 97.3 97.2 97.3 -0.1 1.4 0.1 1.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 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 6 Harmonized U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description System I 02 03 II 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 23 24 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 April 2003 1/ LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS......................................... Meat & edible meat offal......................................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.............................................. 2/ Other live animals and animal products............................................................................ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS........................................................... Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons.................................................................. Cereals.................................................................................... Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder......................................... ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS............................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO.......................................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants............................................ Miscellaneous edible preparations.......................................... Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed...................................... Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes........................................................................ 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..................................................... April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 1.587 0.908 101.9 99.7 106.9 103.7 13.7 10.7 3.7 5.9 2.0 1.1 1.8 1.4 4.9 4.0 0.402 112.5 124.0 34.6 1.8 5.8 3.1 10.2 0.277 3.614 99.3 113.3 99.3 117.4 -2.0 13.3 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 -1.2 0.7 -0.2 0.0 3.6 0.482 1.590 89.4 121.1 91.7 126.0 -11.1 21.7 -0.5 0.2 -5.3 -1.0 3.0 -1.9 2.6 4.0 1.061 0.288 118.3 144.4 125.8 143.2 28.6 24.1 -1.9 -4.4 -0.1 0.1 1.8 -0.1 6.3 -0.8 2.582 101.0 101.8 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.312 0.349 104.4 101.1 104.0 101.2 2.3 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.530 106.5 109.7 8.6 0.2 0.9 0.0 3.0 0.680 0.712 96.0 102.1 95.9 102.7 -1.2 2.8 0.2 1.4 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.6 2.294 104.2 101.7 7.6 8.4 3.7 -11.5 -2.4 1.901 104.9 101.8 8.8 10.1 4.7 -14.6 -3.0 9.198 0.806 3.001 1.463 0.375 102.4 100.4 105.6 102.6 113.6 102.5 100.4 105.4 102.5 118.9 6.7 2.7 12.5 3.7 20.2 1.4 1.6 2.7 1.7 1.6 1.3 0.5 2.9 -0.1 4.9 1.2 0.6 1.7 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 4.7 0.582 100.2 100.3 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.7 0.1 0.513 96.1 95.9 -2.5 0.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.313 0.457 1.455 99.3 98.9 100.9 100.5 99.5 100.4 0.5 5.4 3.6 -0.3 0.9 -0.1 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.6 -0.5 4.932 3.896 1.036 104.1 102.5 110.2 103.2 101.4 110.3 6.4 6.0 8.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.4 -0.9 -1.1 0.1 0.483 106.8 105.7 4.5 0.9 1.2 -0.5 -1.0 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC...................................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather........................................................ WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK............................... 0.357 110.1 108.2 6.1 0.9 2.8 -1.1 -1.7 0.809 93.3 93.4 3.5 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS.......................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper............................................. 2.627 0.547 93.8 86.7 93.7 86.0 3.8 8.9 0.9 4.2 -0.2 2.7 0.9 2.2 -0.1 -0.8 See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 6 Harmonized U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description System 48 49 XI 52 54 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 April 2003 1/ Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................................. Printed material.......................................................................... April 2003 May 2003 Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 1.452 0.628 94.2 103.8 94.0 104.6 3.2 0.9 -0.1 0.4 -0.7 -1.1 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.8 2.912 97.8 97.7 3.6 0.6 0.9 0.5 -0.1 0.452 89.0 88.0 17.2 0.9 2.8 0.5 -1.1 0.347 110.3 111.4 13.7 0.7 5.5 5.1 1.0 0.578 95.8 95.8 -3.8 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.458 95.4 95.4 -1.6 0.7 0.1 -1.2 0.0 1.078 106.0 106.0 2.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC..................................................... Glass and glassware................................................................. 0.831 0.502 99.4 96.7 99.3 96.6 -0.9 -2.8 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS.................................... 1.873 90.3 87.4 -1.0 5.0 -0.4 -3.9 -3.2 4.321 0.723 1.306 0.438 0.722 100.3 102.1 105.1 92.0 95.3 100.0 100.4 105.2 91.2 94.4 2.0 4.3 3.7 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 1.6 -0.1 2.0 -0.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.5 1.0 1.1 -1.4 -0.8 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -0.9 -0.9 0.408 0.460 100.3 104.7 100.5 108.4 -1.2 3.7 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.2 3.5 39.869 96.2 96.2 -1.5 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 21.162 99.1 99.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1 18.707 92.9 92.8 -2.9 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT......................... Motor vehicles and their parts.................................................... 13.691 8.459 104.3 101.0 104.3 101.0 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES........................ 6.297 101.0 101.3 0.8 0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.3 1.626 100.7 100.6 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.902 101.8 101.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.555 98.6 98.7 -2.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES............................................... Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..................................................................... Manmade filaments, yarns and woven fabrics (200112=100).......................................................... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100)................................................ Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted........................................................................... Other textile and textile 2/ articles (200112=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 2000 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 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, May 2002-May 2003 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Percentage of Percent Change Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 U.S. Imports 1/ April 2003 May 2003 2/ Industrialized Countries.............................................................................. 51.536 98.1 97.8 2.4 1.4 0.9 -1.9 -0.3 Manufactured Goods............................................................................. 47.500 97.4 97.0 1.0 0.8 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 Nonmanufactured Goods...................................................................... 3.633 112.6 113.1 19.4 7.9 9.3 -16.2 0.4 3/ Other Countries.......................................................................................... 47.115 93.7 93.5 0.3 1.9 -1.2 -3.1 -0.2 Manufactured Goods............................................................................. 39.179 95.6 95.4 -1.0 0.6 -0.7 -0.9 -0.2 Nonmanufactured Goods...................................................................... 7.843 98.8 98.8 7.4 7.8 -3.2 -12.9 0.0 Canada....................................................................................................... 18.515 102.6 102.6 4.8 1.9 3.2 -3.8 0.0 Manufactured Goods............................................................................. 15.442 100.9 100.9 2.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 Nonmanufactured Goods...................................................................... 2.749 115.9 116.3 19.8 8.1 13.6 -19.0 0.3 4/ European Union......................................................................................... 17.316 102.7 101.7 3.0 1.5 0.1 -0.5 -1.0 Manufactured Goods............................................................................. 16.884 103.2 102.1 2.7 1.4 0.2 -0.2 -1.1 Nonmanufactured Goods...................................................................... 0.375 105.4 105.9 14.7 5.4 -1.7 -11.3 0.5 5/ Latin America............................................................................................. 17.310 98.8 99.0 1.4 3.0 -1.6 -5.3 0.2 Manufactured Goods............................................................................. 13.644 103.4 103.6 0.2 2.4 -0.3 -3.8 0.2 Nonmanufactured Goods...................................................................... 3.634 99.9 100.2 6.1 5.3 -6.1 -10.7 0.3 Japan.......................................................................................................... 12.262 94.2 94.0 -1.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries......................................................... 9.281 91.5 91.5 -1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.0 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Defined according to the BEA definition for Industrialized Countries which includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Defined according to the BEA definition for Other Countries, which 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 Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2002-March 2003 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Quarterly Trade March March June Sept. Dec. (Mil. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 of December March to to to to to Dollars) 2002 2003 March June Sept. Dec. March 2003 2002 2002 2002 2003 1/ IMPORT Air Freight............................................................................. 4168 106.9 110.2 14.0 3.1 1.5 5.6 3.1 Atlantic........................................................................... 1519 106.1 112.4 16.5 5.2 -0.2 4.7 5.9 Pacific............................................................................ 2412 103.8 105.5 13.4 1.4 3.1 6.8 1.6 2836 95.2 96.3 0.8 2.5 0.4 -3.2 1.2 EXPORT Air Freight............................................................................. 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services May 2002-May 2003 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Monthly Trade May Jan. Feb. March April (Mil. 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 of April May to to to to to Dollars) 2003 2003 May Feb. March April May 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 1/ IMPORT Air Passenger Fares............................................................. 18253 117.9 117.7 4.4 -0.5 1.2 8.6 -0.2 Europe........................................................................... 11250 117.0 117.5 4.0 -0.1 2.6 14.5 0.4 Asia............................................................................... 2626 108.4 110.2 10.1 -3.7 -0.8 0.8 1.7 Latin America / Caribbean............................................. 1916 105.0 104.6 -0.8 1.4 1.4 -3.8 -0.4 EXPORT Air Passenger Fares............................................................. 20319 108.9 114.0 10.5 -3.1 1.2 0.5 4.7 Europe........................................................................... 5394 130.6 135.8 19.3 -0.6 2.3 3.7 4.0 Asia............................................................................... 8936 93.4 102.5 5.7 -5.9 1.6 -4.0 9.7 Latin America / Caribbean............................................. 3474 117.2 117.2 -4.0 -4.3 -2.2 0.4 0.0 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2002-March 2003 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Trade (Mil. Description of Dollars) 1/ December 2002 March 2003 Annual March 2002 March 2002 Quarterly June 2002 Sept. 2002 Dec. 2002 to March 2003 to June 2002 to Sept. 2002 to Dec. 2002 to March 2003 Air Freight (Inbound)............................................................ 7483 105.9 108.9 16.0 4.7 2.0 5.6 2.8 Atlantic............................................................................. 2607 110.3 116.1 18.5 7.2 0.2 4.7 5.3 Pacific.............................................................................. 4314 102.2 103.6 16.3 3.5 3.8 6.8 1.4 Air Freight (Outbound).......................................................... 5193 95.4 97.2 1.4 2.6 -1.1 -2.0 1.9 Atlantic............................................................................. 2094 97.6 98.4 0.6 1.7 -0.3 -1.6 0.8 Pacific.............................................................................. 2639 95.1 97.6 2.2 3.4 -2.2 -1.5 2.6 Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)............................................. 17817 93.3 95.5 4.1 -1.5 3.5 -0.2 2.4 U.S. East Coast............................................................... 6938 98.5 103.7 8.2 -0.8 3.4 0.3 5.3 from Atlantic.............................................................. 3022 108.2 111.5 10.2 -0.1 6.7 0.3 3.0 from Pacific............................................................... 2817 86.5 92.4 6.2 -3.0 2.5 0.0 6.8 U.S. West Coast............................................................. 10879 90.4 90.7 1.3 -2.0 3.6 -0.6 0.3 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services May 2002-May 2003 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)...................................... Percent Change 45965 April 2003 113.2 May 2003 115.8 Annual May 2002 Jan. 2003 Monthly Feb. 2003 March 2003 April 2003 to May 2003 to Feb. 2003 to March 2003 to April 2003 to May 2003 7.0 -1.3 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.5 Europe............................................................................. 16000 121.9 125.0 9.5 -0.7 1.5 3.4 Asia................................................................................. 13499 101.5 107.9 3.9 -4.7 1.2 -2.0 6.3 Latin America / Caribbean............................................... 10764 122.9 122.0 0.4 -0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.7 Canada............................................................................ 3519 122.2 124.2 19.2 6.4 1.7 0.8 1.6 Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)................................. 39205 115.1 118.7 10.6 0.4 0.4 3.0 3.1 Europe............................................................................. 21511 123.6 126.5 12.9 2.3 0.4 7.9 2.3 Asia................................................................................. 8446 96.2 105.6 8.3 -5.6 0.4 -5.7 9.8 Latin America / Caribbean............................................... 4107 112.2 112.0 2.0 0.9 -0.9 -2.1 -0.2 Canada (200212=100).................................................... 2368 103.0 103.9 n.a. 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.9 Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)..................................... 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. 29.7 22.4 n.a. n.a. 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 17 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 2000 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 2000=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 2000 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 2000 Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. The indexes use 2000 weights and a base of 2000=100. Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes for air passenger fares and crude oil tanker freight are calculated on a monthly basis. Indexes for air freight and ocean liner freight are calculated on a quarterly basis. The figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Indexes for crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication and quarterly data may be revised one quarter after original publication. 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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