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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-05-996 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Friday, June 10, 2005 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2005 The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.3 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed four consecutive increases, as decreases in both petroleum prices and nonpetroleum prices contributed to the May drop. Prices for U.S. exports also declined in May, decreasing 0.1 percent for the month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports 2004 May June July August September October November December 1.5 -0.2 0.4 1.5 0.5 1.6 -0.3 -1.4 2005 January February March April May 0.6 0.9 2.2 r 1.2 r -1.3 May 2003-04 May 2004-05 6.9 5.7 Petroleum Imports 9.4 -1.1 2.3 8.8 3.3 11.1 -6.0 -11.4 2.2 5.1 r 13.2 r 5.4 r -6.5 43.4 26.2 All Exports EXPORTS Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.7 0.5 -0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 -4.7 -1.0 -8.4 1.8 -1.1 0.3 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.7 r 0.6 -0.1 0.6 -0.5 r 3.8 0.3 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.7 r -0.4 2.8 2.5 4.4 2.7 Nonpetroleum Imports r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 20.9 -8.2 2.9 3.9 2 Import Goods A downturn in petroleum prices, which fell 6.5 percent in May, contributed to the turnaround in overall import prices. Prices for import petroleum had risen 28.2 percent over the previous four months, which led a 4.9 percent increase in import prices over that period. In addition, nonpetroleum import prices declined for the first time since October, decreasing 0.3 percent in May. The drop was only the second monthly decline for the index over the past year and was the largest decrease since August 2003. However, both nonpetroleum prices and overall import prices remained up over the past 12 months, rising 2.5 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively. The turnaround in nonpetroleum prices was largely attributable to a 1.5 percent decrease in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials. The decline in that index was the largest since April 2003 and was driven by lower prices for natural gas, building materials, and metals. Notwithstanding the May decrease, nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices increased 7.8 percent over the past 12 months. Automotive vehicles prices also declined in May, edging down 0.1 percent. The decrease was the first monthly dip for the index since September 2003 as prices for automotive vehicles rose 1.3 percent over the past year. In contrast, the price indexes for consumer goods and for foods, feeds, and beverages increased in May, rising 0.1 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. Consumer goods prices were up 1.4 percent for the year ended in May. Higher meat and vegetable prices led the price index for foods, feeds, and beverages up for the fourth month in a row. Prices for foods, feeds, and beverage increased 8.2 percent over the past year. Capital good prices were unchanged in May after a modest 0.1 percent increase the month before. The index declined 0.3 percent for the May 2004-2005 period. Export Goods Export prices decreased 0.1 percent in May, as falling nonagricultural prices more than offset an increase in the price index for agricultural exports. The 2.0 percent May increase in agricultural prices was the third consecutive monthly advance, but the index was down 8.2 percent over the past year. Nonagricultural prices decreased 0.4 percent in May, the first monthly drop for the index since June 2004, and the largest decline since November 2001. Despite the May decreases, for the year ended last month, nonagricultural prices increased 3.9 percent and overall export prices rose 2.7 percent. A turnaround in nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices was the primary factor in the decline in nonagricultural prices. The price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials decreased 1.1 percent in May, led by lower prices for fuel, metals, and plastic. The May decline was the largest for the index since December 2001, but nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices still increased 12.3 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast, each of the major finished goods areas either recorded a modest increase or was unchanged in May. Automotive vehicles prices ticked up 0.1 percent for the month and were up 1.1 percent for the year ended in May. Prices for capital goods and for consumer goods were each unchanged in May. Over the past year, capital goods prices were up 0.3 percent and consumer goods prices rose 1.5 percent. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from the European Union decreased 0.3 percent in May, as both lower petroleum prices and the rise in the value of the dollar against the Euro contributed to the decline. The decrease was the first for the index since September 2003. Despite the decline, import prices from the European Union increased 5.5 percent for the year ended in May. Lower petroleum prices were also a factor in the downturn in the price indexes of imports from Canada and from Mexico. Prices of imports from Canada decreased 1.5 percent in May after having increased 5.3 percent over the previous four months. May prices of imports from Mexico declined 0.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, import prices from Canada and from Mexico were up 8.3 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively. In contrast, prices of imports from China rose 0.1 percent in May while import prices from Japan were unchanged. Import prices from China increased for the third time in four months, but were still down 0.4 percent for the year ended in May. Prices of imports from Japan have not recorded a decline since September and increased 0.9 percent over the past 12 months. Import and Export Services Import air passenger fares declined 0.6 percent in May following a 6.3 percent jump in April. The decline was driven by a 2.5 percent drop in Latin American and Caribbean fares, which offset increases to both European fares and Asian fares. Despite the May downturn, the price index for overall import air passenger fares increased 3.6 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast, export air passenger fares increased 6.8 percent in May after falling 2.1 percent the month before. Higher fares from each of the major routes contributed to the increase. Overall export air passenger fares rose 15.5 percent for the year ended in May. 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 SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 U.S. 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. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on July 13 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE 0 00 01 1 Description Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)........................................................... 100.000 82.895 109.1 102.4 107.7 102.1 5.7 2.5 0.9 0.1 2.2 0.3 1.2 0.4 -1.3 -0.3 80.644 105.2 105.0 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.2 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.680 115.3 115.6 8.2 1.0 3.2 -0.4 0.3 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.486 125.2 125.6 10.2 1.0 4.0 -0.3 0.3 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.194 93.2 93.2 2.9 0.9 1.3 -0.9 0.0 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............ 33.307 145.0 139.2 16.3 2.2 7.0 3.7 -4.0 16.202 122.5 120.7 7.8 -0.2 1.1 2.1 -1.5 13.951 129.1 128.0 6.2 0.4 1.2 0.7 -0.9 8.582 121.7 120.1 5.1 0.3 1.3 0.5 -1.3 7.619 123.5 121.3 11.1 -0.8 0.9 4.0 -1.8 10 100 10000 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 19.357 17.105 12.670 175.4 177.1 178.0 164.3 165.6 168.2 25.4 26.2 28.4 3.9 5.1 5.7 11.8 13.2 15.0 6.0 5.4 3.9 -6.3 -6.5 -5.5 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 0.993 105.7 105.4 7.3 0.6 0.8 1.8 -0.3 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.487 114.0 113.9 8.1 0.6 0.9 0.9 -0.1 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.123 120.2 115.5 -6.6 1.6 2.4 -2.0 -3.9 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 3.304 143.9 142.8 13.2 -0.6 1.7 1.9 -0.8 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.465 117.2 117.2 8.5 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.0 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.579 101.1 100.9 1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 21.398 92.3 92.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.541 99.0 98.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 16.984 89.7 89.8 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)........................... 1.873 105.8 105.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 15.765 103.4 103.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 24.850 99.8 99.9 1.4 0.5 -0.3 0.0 0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 12.324 102.8 102.6 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.289 96.7 96.8 0.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.236 100.7 102.2 5.0 4.9 -4.5 0.4 1.5 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2003 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................................... 100.000 8.794 91.206 107.0 120.3 106.1 106.9 122.7 105.7 2.7 -8.2 3.9 0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.7 3.8 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 -0.1 2.0 -0.4 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES......................................... 8.005 121.2 123.8 -8.7 -0.6 4.0 0.2 2.1 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages..................................... 7.237 121.0 124.1 -10.1 -0.6 4.1 0.2 2.6 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)................ 0.768 121.8 120.8 7.2 0.0 2.1 -0.3 -0.8 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE..................................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE.............................................................. 29.217 124.4 123.1 11.7 0.5 1.3 1.7 -1.0 10.553 124.3 123.5 9.8 0.0 0.3 1.4 -0.6 18.663 124.6 123.0 12.7 0.7 1.9 2.0 -1.3 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................ 1.557 116.7 116.5 2.5 -0.1 2.5 1.0 -0.2 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................................................... 27.660 125.0 123.6 12.3 0.5 1.2 1.8 -1.1 11 Fuels & lubricants............................................................. 3.851 153.5 146.7 24.9 3.7 8.3 6.5 -4.4 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials........................... 22.661 122.7 121.9 10.9 0.0 0.2 1.2 -0.7 Selected building materials............................................... 1.148 105.2 105.3 1.3 0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.1 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................. 39.677 98.4 98.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 20 Electrical generating equipment........................................ 3.819 104.0 104.1 2.4 -0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 21 Nonelectrical machinery................................................... 29.086 93.8 93.7 -1.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................................ 6.772 111.4 111.6 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.977 103.3 103.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.............................................................. 12.083 102.0 102.0 1.5 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured.............................................. 6.050 101.9 101.9 1.8 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured................................................... 5.234 101.7 101.7 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec. 2001=100)....... 0.799 102.9 102.9 2.3 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2003 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 109.1 107.7 5.7 0.9 2.2 1.2 -1.3 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.................................................. 3.675 0.405 116.2 136.3 116.5 139.4 9.8 12.1 1.5 0.2 4.3 0.8 -1.0 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.875 0.931 0.517 0.948 88.1 117.6 128.9 130.8 88.1 116.9 126.2 133.0 4.8 10.2 23.2 7.1 1.2 0.5 3.3 2.3 1.8 13.1 6.0 -0.6 -0.6 -3.3 -1.0 0.2 0.0 -0.6 -2.1 1.7 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... 0.918 0.824 107.9 108.3 107.9 108.4 2.4 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. Cork and wood............................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s.................. 1.954 0.718 0.235 0.401 0.228 134.8 132.5 109.7 185.7 110.2 130.7 121.4 108.0 183.0 116.9 2.7 -12.7 4.4 27.5 14.5 4.7 3.9 3.5 -0.7 24.9 -0.5 3.7 1.4 4.3 -20.1 -0.1 -3.2 0.9 5.0 0.3 -3.0 -8.4 -1.5 -1.5 6.1 3 33 34 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 18.653 16.566 2.087 176.1 177.5 161.0 165.3 166.7 150.3 25.6 26.8 16.1 4.3 5.8 -5.0 12.1 13.5 1.7 5.9 5.2 10.4 -6.1 -6.1 -6.6 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 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......................... 8.496 2.866 0.675 0.187 2.542 0.415 0.678 0.376 0.541 113.7 115.2 133.0 99.8 110.5 95.4 127.2 106.8 99.5 112.4 111.8 133.1 101.0 110.1 94.2 127.4 106.6 99.1 8.6 12.7 13.3 0.2 2.6 0.9 20.4 3.6 4.2 1.5 3.9 1.0 0.7 -0.4 0.3 1.0 -0.3 1.6 0.2 -0.2 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 1.9 -0.1 0.1 1.5 3.1 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.7 -1.1 -3.0 0.1 1.2 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 6 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........................................ 11.708 0.668 0.817 1.210 113.5 104.1 118.8 102.1 113.1 103.8 112.6 102.2 5.8 3.8 -11.9 7.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.0 1.0 4.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 -3.8 1.8 -0.4 -0.3 -5.2 0.1 1.336 2.079 1.577 1.862 2.070 104.4 101.0 165.6 118.6 109.0 104.2 101.0 165.5 119.3 108.8 0.5 1.6 17.4 12.4 6.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 1.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.8 0.3 -0.1 0.1 1.4 2.1 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 0 01 03 05 07 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Description April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 Percent Change Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ 38.150 2.486 1.651 0.434 95.0 104.0 111.2 116.6 95.0 104.0 111.1 119.3 -0.2 2.4 4.1 12.5 -0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 2.3 3.054 5.182 107.4 70.3 107.4 70.1 3.7 -8.2 0.4 -0.7 0.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.1 0.0 -0.3 4.866 6.040 13.114 82.2 94.5 103.8 82.5 94.5 103.8 -2.8 -0.3 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 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............... 16.006 101.0 101.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.450 1.920 0.377 5.021 1.157 96.5 106.8 107.2 100.4 100.2 96.5 106.9 106.7 100.2 100.4 3.2 4.5 3.1 -0.5 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 1.790 101.8 101.7 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 -0.1 0.857 4.434 99.3 99.4 99.2 99.3 -0.1 1.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2003 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 107.0 106.9 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.6 -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.................................................. 6.511 1.239 121.4 133.1 124.2 139.7 -2.0 9.4 0.1 3.1 1.6 2.8 1.0 3.5 2.3 5.0 0.470 1.592 1.593 111.0 116.9 130.5 110.2 116.2 137.4 -0.1 -20.4 21.3 -0.7 -2.5 0.5 1.8 4.5 -2.3 -0.7 -3.7 4.2 -0.7 -0.6 5.3 0.595 0.503 0.518 116.5 108.0 109.2 119.8 107.9 109.8 -14.7 6.1 -3.4 1.3 0.9 -0.8 2.8 1.0 1.1 1.9 0.8 0.6 2.8 -0.1 0.5 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.............................. 0.679 0.418 102.8 101.5 102.7 101.5 0.9 1.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.0 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........................ 5.542 1.123 0.513 0.661 0.616 1.533 1.095 129.3 124.6 98.7 101.8 104.8 222.8 126.0 128.5 127.7 97.0 102.7 103.3 213.1 127.7 -3.0 -35.8 -1.2 2.3 -10.1 24.9 17.0 -0.8 -4.8 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 4.4 17.5 0.3 2.3 5.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 -3.3 -0.5 -1.2 0.7 7.9 0.8 -0.6 2.5 -1.7 0.9 -1.4 -4.4 1.3 33 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 3.143 2.443 183.2 192.1 175.4 179.1 29.8 32.7 3.8 5.7 10.8 13.7 7.2 8.5 -4.3 -6.8 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......................... 15.001 3.668 0.956 2.697 1.071 0.442 2.719 0.936 1.890 117.8 133.6 120.2 108.2 111.9 147.4 127.7 103.7 106.5 116.5 130.5 121.5 107.9 111.8 147.5 123.7 104.0 106.4 10.3 14.8 24.0 2.1 7.1 5.4 20.2 7.5 1.5 0.2 -0.6 1.8 -0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.7 0.6 -0.1 0.5 2.3 0.8 -0.1 -0.5 -5.7 0.5 1.1 -0.5 0.8 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 4.8 -0.4 0.5 0.6 -1.1 -2.3 1.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 -3.1 0.3 -0.1 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........................................ 10.509 0.700 1.462 1.591 1.551 1.403 1.224 2.177 114.3 115.0 103.8 110.4 102.4 163.3 109.5 118.4 114.2 115.3 103.7 110.4 102.3 162.9 108.6 118.8 7.1 4.1 4.7 6.2 2.8 14.3 11.3 10.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.5 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.8 0.2 -1.4 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.2 -0.5 2.1 0.6 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description April 2005 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..................... April 2005 May 2005 Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 0.402 117.9 117.9 -3.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0 46.518 4.555 3.609 0.605 98.7 111.6 110.6 103.8 98.7 111.5 110.6 103.8 0.3 2.6 4.9 3.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 4.676 5.128 109.3 81.3 109.5 81.0 4.5 -8.6 0.6 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 0.9 -1.0 0.2 -0.4 3.091 11.314 8.604 89.9 87.5 102.9 90.0 87.4 103.0 -2.2 -1.4 0.7 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 11.013 0.594 0.752 102.6 104.4 97.1 103.1 104.4 97.1 2.1 1.9 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.246 103.5 103.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.4 0.928 4.121 0.372 96.5 103.9 109.5 96.8 105.4 109.5 2.2 3.5 3.0 -0.4 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0.3 1.4 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2003 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 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2004-May 2005 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 IX X 47 48 49 XI 61 Percent Change Relative Importance 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....................................... 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 (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 2/ Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 1.405 0.359 113.2 136.6 115.6 140.5 8.3 12.0 2.5 0.0 0.6 0.7 -0.7 -0.6 2.1 2.9 0.702 0.344 88.2 154.1 88.2 163.0 5.8 7.7 1.9 6.4 1.8 -1.8 -0.5 -1.3 0.0 5.8 1.270 0.363 120.6 161.3 121.9 163.3 18.5 46.5 7.0 1.5 6.6 43.0 -3.6 -9.3 1.1 1.2 0.314 0.284 0.309 90.9 122.8 120.6 90.6 121.4 126.0 -7.4 37.0 12.2 -1.2 6.7 21.0 -2.6 10.3 -15.8 0.3 -2.6 -1.1 -0.3 -1.1 4.5 2.184 114.0 113.5 4.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 -0.4 0.247 0.838 1.099 103.3 106.2 123.5 100.7 106.2 123.1 -0.7 2.4 6.7 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 -0.2 1.3 -2.5 0.0 -0.3 19.175 175.2 164.8 26.0 3.8 11.9 6.1 -5.9 18.865 0.310 174.6 123.2 164.1 123.3 26.2 12.9 3.9 0.4 12.1 1.3 6.1 1.7 -6.0 0.1 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................................ 2/ Other products of the chemical or allied industries....... 7.707 0.715 3.162 2.246 113.2 130.1 115.2 111.2 111.8 130.1 112.1 110.8 8.4 13.0 12.8 3.4 1.8 1.0 3.9 -0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 -0.1 2.0 2.5 3.7 0.5 -1.2 0.0 -2.7 -0.4 0.190 0.360 0.388 0.503 100.4 107.5 93.8 128.5 101.5 106.0 93.8 128.7 3.4 0.9 1.7 14.1 1.0 0.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 -1.4 0.0 0.2 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 2.782 1.886 0.896 113.7 114.7 111.6 113.5 114.6 111.1 6.9 8.7 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.669 104.3 104.1 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.573 104.5 104.3 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.2 1.562 127.6 120.9 -10.1 2.1 3.1 -2.8 -5.3 1.734 103.0 102.8 5.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.233 109.2 107.5 4.5 3.6 1.4 0.8 -1.6 1.212 0.289 101.0 112.0 101.1 111.9 6.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 5.964 100.4 100.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 2.174 99.5 99.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description April 2005 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......................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=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......................... 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......................... April 2005 May 2005 Percent Change Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 2.440 0.481 0.868 99.5 92.5 109.0 99.5 92.5 108.8 -0.6 -1.8 3.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 1.370 1.154 99.7 100.0 99.8 100.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.216 97.7 97.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.980 105.3 105.1 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.300 0.342 0.339 98.6 111.3 104.9 98.6 111.2 104.6 -0.5 3.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 2.321 98.3 98.0 3.7 -0.6 0.3 0.9 -0.3 5.369 1.306 1.437 0.427 0.870 134.0 176.2 122.9 142.2 118.5 134.0 175.0 122.9 143.4 117.2 11.8 12.0 13.6 16.1 4.5 0.1 -3.4 1.3 0.8 -0.1 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.0 -0.7 0.0 0.8 -1.1 0.417 0.449 0.463 105.6 112.9 133.3 105.3 112.4 138.0 1.8 5.1 29.0 -0.1 -0.3 8.0 -0.1 -0.3 3.4 0.3 0.1 3.8 -0.3 -0.4 3.5 23.443 12.226 89.8 90.1 89.8 90.1 -1.4 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 11.217 89.5 89.6 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 14.567 13.312 104.3 103.8 104.3 103.8 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.095 105.3 105.3 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 3.258 100.3 100.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.884 0.270 99.5 107.9 99.4 107.7 1.0 1.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 4.034 99.3 99.4 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.314 103.8 103.9 4.2 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.499 0.222 93.6 100.1 93.6 100.2 -1.0 1.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 1.1 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2003 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 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2004-May 2005 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 May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. March 2005 2005 to to March April 2005 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 1.902 126.4 130.8 6.7 1.5 2.0 2.6 3.5 0.439 116.1 114.4 6.0 -0.4 3.2 -0.9 -1.5 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 4.124 124.9 128.2 -15.8 -1.5 4.3 -1.1 2.6 0.840 1.340 122.5 116.0 125.9 115.1 19.9 -22.6 0.0 -2.8 -10.7 5.3 2.6 -4.4 2.8 -0.8 1.302 126.1 128.8 -31.1 -3.9 14.6 -2.7 2.1 2.562 0.462 109.3 109.4 110.1 109.1 -2.4 7.3 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 -0.3 0.504 0.850 115.5 108.1 119.3 108.4 -20.3 0.5 1.6 -0.4 3.3 0.8 1.1 0.6 3.3 0.3 3.947 186.0 179.6 36.3 3.8 8.1 7.9 -3.4 3.140 175.3 168.3 28.7 3.8 9.8 6.8 -4.0 11.832 1.050 4.009 2.267 0.437 116.9 127.6 130.1 108.3 142.9 116.6 129.3 129.0 107.8 142.9 8.7 26.8 13.8 2.3 5.3 0.0 2.2 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 1.0 1.2 -0.1 -5.7 1.2 0.6 1.8 0.4 4.8 -0.3 1.3 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 0.653 108.6 108.9 11.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.779 113.7 113.6 6.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 -0.1 0.383 0.418 1.627 102.2 104.7 106.5 102.2 106.3 106.6 -1.0 7.7 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.0 -1.9 1.1 -0.2 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.5 0.1 5.731 4.717 1.014 121.1 120.1 123.9 119.6 117.9 125.3 13.7 14.0 12.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.9 -0.2 -0.3 0.5 -1.2 -1.8 1.1 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............................................. 0.481 111.2 111.6 3.3 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.435 107.0 107.5 2.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.5 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.782 104.5 104.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.826 0.658 102.1 97.7 103.1 98.3 4.8 2.1 0.2 0.7 0.3 2.2 -0.1 -1.1 1.0 0.6 1.532 0.637 100.7 113.7 102.3 113.4 6.3 3.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.6 1.6 -0.3 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 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System XI 52 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Relative Importance Description April 2005 1/ April 2005 May 2005 Percent Change Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 2.833 0.709 100.4 92.9 100.2 91.9 0.8 -7.8 -0.1 0.5 1.3 4.7 1.0 1.5 -0.2 -1.1 0.408 0.280 1.436 95.5 95.6 112.1 95.5 95.6 112.0 0.5 -0.1 6.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 -0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.814 0.485 101.7 96.4 101.6 96.2 2.9 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.394 107.6 107.3 3.3 -1.1 -0.8 1.7 -0.3 5.466 1.425 1.316 0.509 0.841 134.4 168.3 125.6 145.6 120.2 133.0 162.5 126.5 144.1 118.4 11.3 4.4 11.7 20.3 7.1 0.1 -2.0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.6 -1.1 -0.2 4.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 2.6 -1.0 -3.4 0.7 -1.0 -1.5 0.413 0.454 108.1 118.8 108.1 118.8 6.5 8.3 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 32.562 17.727 95.0 100.6 94.9 100.6 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0 14.835 88.7 88.7 -1.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.0 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 13.741 8.941 108.4 103.0 108.6 103.2 2.2 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.2 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.114 101.7 101.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.4 1.456 100.8 100.8 1.7 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.801 106.5 106.5 3.6 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.514 93.8 93.8 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (Dec. 2001=100)............................ Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted............... 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 2003 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports Monthly May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 May 2005 47.950 43.658 4.024 110.9 106.5 170.6 110.6 106.8 161.7 5.8 3.8 25.1 0.6 0.3 2.5 1.1 0.4 8.6 1.1 0.2 8.8 -0.3 0.3 -5.2 Manufactured Goods............................................... Nonmanufactured Goods......................................... 52.050 43.318 8.625 105.8 98.5 163.3 104.4 98.1 156.0 6.1 1.9 24.0 1.1 0.3 4.0 3.1 0.6 12.8 1.0 0.4 3.2 -1.3 -0.4 -4.5 Canada......................................................................... Manufactured Goods............................................... Nonmanufactured Goods......................................... 17.203 13.876 3.133 122.8 113.6 174.8 121.0 113.4 164.6 8.3 4.5 24.1 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.2 1.1 7.3 2.2 -0.2 10.7 -1.5 -0.2 -5.8 4/ European Union............................................................ Manufactured Goods............................................... Nonmanufactured Goods......................................... 19.566 19.013 0.498 114.4 113.1 187.3 114.1 113.0 178.7 5.5 4.5 34.1 0.8 0.6 4.6 0.3 -0.1 11.5 0.5 0.3 5.8 -0.3 -0.1 -4.6 France (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 2.069 102.6 102.8 0.6 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 Germany (Dec. 2003=100)........................................... 5.308 104.5 104.3 3.3 -0.2 0.1 0.6 -0.2 United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)................................. 3.185 112.1 111.0 7.6 0.5 2.2 1.4 -1.0 5/ Latin America............................................................... Manufactured Goods............................................... Nonmanufactured Goods......................................... 17.344 13.359 3.941 123.7 117.7 166.2 121.7 116.8 160.1 10.8 6.7 23.0 1.5 0.9 3.1 4.4 1.1 13.7 1.5 0.8 3.1 -1.6 -0.8 -3.7 Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 10.952 109.8 109.3 6.4 0.7 3.4 0.6 -0.5 6/ Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)........................................ 33.549 100.0 99.9 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 China (Dec. 2003=100)................................................ 12.320 99.2 99.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1 Japan........................................................................... 9.512 96.2 96.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 7/ Asian NICs................................................................... 7.447 89.9 89.9 -1.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.9 0.0 8/ ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100).............................................. 6.608 98.5 98.0 -1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.5 9/ Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 3.353 145.6 140.3 17.8 4.8 9.5 1.2 -3.6 1/ 2/ Industrialized Countries................................................ Manufactured Goods............................................... Nonmanufactured Goods......................................... 3/ Other Countries............................................................ 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2003 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 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2004-March 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ December 2004 Percent Change March 2005 Annual March March 2004 2004 to to March June 2005 2004 Quarterly June 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Dec. 2004 Dec. 2004 to March 2005 IMPORT Air Freight............................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)................. Asia.................................................. 4168 1407 2329 126.8 122.5 113.0 128.7 121.1 117.3 9.9 14.2 6.6 0.3 1.8 -1.3 2.1 3.9 0.6 5.7 9.3 3.4 1.5 -1.1 3.8 2836 106.1 106.2 9.4 2.1 1.2 5.8 0.1 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 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 April 2005 May 2005 18253 11250 2626 1916 116.9 110.2 107.4 113.8 116.2 111.7 109.9 111.0 3.6 3.5 5.7 -1.3 -0.6 0.4 -4.2 -4.3 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 0.5 6.3 8.4 0.7 2.9 -0.6 1.4 2.3 -2.5 20319 5394 8936 3413 133.5 159.8 113.2 139.1 142.6 172.1 126.9 139.6 15.5 18.8 14.6 8.2 -4.6 -3.5 -5.4 -7.0 1.3 3.4 0.8 -2.3 -2.1 -2.0 -6.4 2.8 6.8 7.7 12.1 0.4 IMPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America/Caribbean................. EXPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America/Caribbean................. 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. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services March 2004-March 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change Annual March 2004 to March 2005 Quarterly June 2004 to Sept. 2004 March 2004 to June 2004 Sept. 2004 to Dec. 2004 Dec. 2004 to March 2005 December 2004 March 2005 7483 2466 4180 125.1 120.0 112.0 126.3 120.1 113.8 8.7 12.2 6.1 0.3 0.9 -0.5 1.8 3.3 0.9 5.4 7.5 3.9 1.0 0.1 1.6 5193 1998 2365 104.7 112.9 103.7 103.7 113.9 100.5 7.9 11.9 4.7 3.0 4.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.9 4.0 4.0 5.3 -1.0 0.9 -3.1 INBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... Asia....................................................................... OUTBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... Asia....................................................................... 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. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services May 2004-May 2005 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change April 2005 May 2005 Annual May 2004 to May 2005 Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005 Monthly Feb. 2005 to March 2005 March 2005 to April 2005 April 2005 to May 2005 INBOUND Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)....................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... Asia (Dec. 2003=100)............................................ Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)............ Canada (Dec. 2003=100)...................................... 38589 15654 12401 5604 2905 113.3 115.3 107.5 109.4 134.7 120.7 123.9 120.3 109.7 130.0 15.3 19.0 11.6 8.8 27.6 -4.2 -3.7 -5.3 -4.4 -1.6 1.5 2.7 1.5 -3.2 2.4 -1.0 -0.5 -5.0 1.1 7.8 6.5 7.5 11.9 0.3 -3.5 Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................................ 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. -27.5 -11.6 n.a. n.a. Ocean Liner Freight.................................................... U.S. East Coast..................................................... From Atlantic................................................... From Pacific.................................................... U.S. West Coast.................................................... 17817 6938 3022 2817 10879 121.7 115.8 113.9 111.9 126.0 127.6 124.2 123.1 123.1 130.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 2.2 -0.4 0.0 4.8 7.3 8.1 10.0 3.4 43898 21857 7190 9206 2982 112.1 115.8 106.0 106.4 125.2 111.4 115.4 107.1 105.1 124.5 4.4 1.4 7.0 5.9 15.3 -0.7 0.3 -4.5 -1.2 3.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.2 3.0 6.8 10.6 5.2 1.1 3.8 -0.6 -0.3 1.0 -1.2 -0.6 OUTBOUND Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)....................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)....................................... Asia (Dec. 2003=100)............................................ Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)............ Canada (Dec. 2003=100)...................................... 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 not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). 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) 691-7101. 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 -- 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. The trade dollar figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under “Publications and Other Documentation”. 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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