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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-06-994 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Friday, June 9, 2006 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2006 The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.6 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Import prices rose for the second consecutive month as higher petroleum and nonpetroleum prices both contributed to the May increase. Export prices rose 0.7 percent in May following a 0.6 percent advance the previous month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports Petroleum Imports EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.8 0.7 -0.6 0.1 2.0 1.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.8 -0.7 0.2 2005 May June July August September October November December -0.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.1 0.1 -1.9 0.0 -4.4 8.9 7.7 7.4 6.9 -3.1 -9.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 2006 January February March April May 1.2 -0.8 r -0.1 r 2.1 1.6 5.8 -1.0 r 0.5 11.5 5.2 0.3 -0.7 r -0.3 0.1 r 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 r -0.6 0.8 0.7 0.2 r 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.6 1.5 2.5 3.4 -8.2 -1.4 3.7 3.8 May 2004-05 May 2005-06 5.9 8.3 27.1 45.7 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 Import Goods The 1.6 percent rise in May followed a 2.1 percent increase in April, and marked the largest 2month jump for the index since October 1990. A 5.2 percent rise in petroleum prices and a 0.6 percent advance in nonpetroleum prices both contributed to the overall increase in May. The advance in petroleum prices was the third consecutive monthly increase for the index, but was less than half the 11.5 percent jump recorded in April. Petroleum prices rose 45.7 percent for the year ended in May. The 0.6 percent increase in nonpetroleum prices last month was the largest monthly change since October and followed a comparatively modest 0.1 percent advance in April. Over the past 12 months, nonpetroleum import prices rose 1.5 percent while overall import prices increased 8.3 percent. The May increase in nonpetroleum prices was led by a 2.5 percent advance in prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials. That increase was primarily driven by a continued rise in metals prices, although higher prices for building materials and chemicals were also contributing factors. The price index for unfinished metals rose 7.8 percent in May, which was the largest monthly increase for that index since monthly publication began back in September 1988. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials rose 9.0 percent for the year ended in May. Higher prices for consumer goods; foods, feeds and beverages; and automotive vehicles also contributed to the May increase in nonpetroleum prices. Consumer goods prices advanced 0.3 percent in May, but declined 0.1 percent over the past 12 months. Foods, feeds, and beverages prices rose 1.3 percent for the month and prices for automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 percent. Over the past year, the price indexes for foods, feeds, and beverages and automotive vehicles increased 1.9 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. Capital goods prices were unchanged in May and down 1.6 percent for the May 2005-2006 period. Export Goods Export prices increased for the sixth consecutive month, rising 0.7 percent in May following a 0.6 percent advance in April. Higher nonagricultural prices and a turnaround in agricultural prices both contributed to the May increase. Agricultural prices rose 0.8 percent in May after falling in each of the three previous months, and were led by rising soybean prices. Despite the increase, prices for agricultural exports declined 1.4 percent for the year ended in May. Nonagricultural prices rose 0.6 percent in May after increasing 0.7 percent in April, and advanced 3.8 percent over the past year. Overall export prices rose 3.4 percent for the year ended in May. The increase in nonagricultural prices was led by a 1.7 percent advance in nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices. Continued higher prices for metals and fuel, as well as an upturn in chemicals prices all contributed to the increase. The price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials rose 11.6 percent over the past 12 months. Prices for each of the major finished goods areas also rose in May; consumer goods prices increased 0.5 percent, and the price indexes for both capital goods and automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 percent. For the year ended in May, consumer goods prices increased 1.0 percent, automotive vehicles prices increased 1.1 percent, and capital goods prices increased 0.2 percent. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from Mexico, from Canada, and from the European Union all rose in May, as higher petroleum prices contributed to the increases. The price index of imports from Mexico increased 1.8 percent for the month after rising 0.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, in March and April. The index increased 8.1 percent for the year ended in May. Prices of imports from Canada and from the European Union also increased in May, rising 1.5 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. Import prices from Canada advanced 9.0 percent over the past 12 months, while import prices from the European Union rose 3.1 percent for the same period. In contrast, prices of imports from China declined 0.1 percent in May, while import prices from Japan were unchanged for the month. The price indexes for imports from China and from Japan have both trended down over the past year, falling 1.3 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, over that period. Import and Export Services Export air passenger fares advanced 5.6 percent in May, the largest increase for the index since an 8.1 percent jump in July 2005. The May increase was led by an 11.0 percent rise in Asian fares. Despite that advance, export air passenger fares declined 2.5 percent over the past 12 months. Import air passenger fares also rose in May, increasing 1.1 percent following a sharp 5.7 percent jump the previous month. European fares rose by a comparatively modest 0.9 percent after rising 8.1 percent in April. Led by the recent increases, import air passenger fares rose 5.6 percent for the year ended in May. Prices for import and export air freight both increased in May, rising 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. Both indexes were unchanged for the previous month. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES Due to budget constraints, the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes classified by the Standard International Classification System (SITC), currently found in Tables 7 and 8, will no longer be published beginning with the release of July 2006 data on August 11. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 6 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 7 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 8-9 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 12-13 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 14-15 Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 16 Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services.....page 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on July 14 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 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE 0 00 01 1 Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)........................................................... 100.000 80.249 115.1 103.1 116.9 103.7 8.3 1.5 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 -0.3 2.1 0.1 1.6 0.6 77.961 105.8 106.5 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.242 116.2 117.7 1.9 -2.1 0.3 -0.7 1.3 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.175 124.7 126.6 0.9 -3.3 0.0 -0.6 1.5 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.067 97.5 97.9 5.0 1.5 1.0 -0.7 0.4 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............ 36.629 170.3 177.0 26.6 -1.8 -0.2 6.2 3.9 16.878 128.7 131.9 9.0 -2.8 -1.1 0.5 2.5 14.590 136.2 140.1 9.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 2.9 9.333 129.0 134.2 12.2 1.8 1.0 1.4 4.0 7.545 127.4 128.2 4.7 -7.6 -3.5 -0.7 0.6 10 100 10000 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 22.038 19.751 14.429 221.3 231.0 232.7 231.7 242.9 241.5 39.7 45.7 45.7 -4.0 -1.0 -1.1 -0.9 0.5 1.5 9.9 11.5 11.6 4.7 5.2 3.8 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 0.924 109.6 110.7 5.9 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.0 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.428 119.0 119.8 5.3 0.4 0.4 -0.3 0.7 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.048 118.2 120.1 3.7 0.0 -0.3 0.1 1.6 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 4.073 165.5 178.4 26.3 4.4 2.4 2.7 7.8 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.562 120.7 122.6 4.8 -0.1 0.5 1.3 1.6 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.555 100.9 100.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 21.225 90.9 90.9 -1.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.499 100.0 100.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 17.067 87.8 87.7 -2.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)........................... 1.659 107.3 107.5 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 14.448 103.6 103.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 23.456 99.5 99.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 11.175 102.7 102.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.131 96.4 96.9 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.5 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.149 98.4 98.4 -4.5 -0.2 -3.2 0.2 0.0 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................................... 100.000 7.411 92.589 109.5 120.0 108.8 110.3 121.0 109.5 3.4 -1.4 3.8 0.1 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.6 -0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES......................................... 6.667 120.7 122.1 -1.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 1.2 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages..................................... 5.924 120.5 122.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.2 -0.7 1.2 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)................ 0.743 122.1 122.7 1.6 1.2 -1.0 -0.7 0.5 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE..................................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE.............................................................. 29.899 133.9 136.1 10.9 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.6 10.793 139.4 143.0 15.9 2.0 1.2 2.7 2.6 19.106 131.1 132.5 8.3 -0.2 0.2 1.6 1.1 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................ 1.487 117.2 116.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.9 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................................................... 28.412 135.1 137.4 11.6 0.5 0.6 2.1 1.7 11 Fuels & lubricants............................................................. 4.782 187.0 190.9 31.7 -1.3 2.2 7.8 2.1 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials........................... 22.477 129.8 132.1 8.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.8 Selected building materials............................................... 1.153 108.7 109.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................. 40.317 98.5 98.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 20 Electrical generating equipment........................................ 3.902 104.8 105.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 21 Nonelectrical machinery................................................... 29.756 92.8 92.9 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................................ 6.659 116.8 117.0 4.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.817 104.4 104.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.............................................................. 12.300 102.2 102.7 1.0 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5 40 Nondurables, manufactured.............................................. 6.073 102.8 103.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 41 Durables, manufactured................................................... 5.243 100.7 101.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.8 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 18.288 107.4 111.2 n.a. -5.2 -0.6 8.4 3.5 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 1.288 0.880 91.9 86.2 95.8 90.3 n.a. n.a. -8.2 -12.8 -1.0 -2.9 -2.8 -3.0 4.2 4.8 21 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ 17.000 108.8 112.5 n.a. -4.9 -0.6 9.3 3.4 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 81.121 101.6 102.8 n.a. 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.2 31 311 312 313 314 315 316 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Textile mill products................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ Leather and allied products........................................ 10.543 2.504 0.817 0.519 0.740 4.477 1.486 100.8 101.8 100.7 102.2 100.3 100.4 100.0 100.9 102.3 100.8 102.3 100.3 100.4 100.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 17.719 1.374 1.465 4.555 7.524 1.611 1.084 103.5 100.1 102.5 112.6 100.4 101.1 101.5 106.5 102.4 103.1 123.5 100.7 101.1 101.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.5 -0.4 -0.8 0.2 -2.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.7 -0.6 1.0 12.7 -0.9 0.5 0.9 2.9 2.3 0.6 9.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Furniture and fixtures................................................. Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 52.859 4.614 2.457 6.323 14.342 3.507 15.361 1.497 4.758 101.1 113.3 102.2 101.3 98.6 100.6 100.1 100.0 101.1 102.0 123.3 102.7 101.7 98.4 101.1 100.1 100.0 102.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.4 4.3 0.6 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.3 3.1 0.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 8.8 0.5 0.4 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 6.029 104.4 106.3 n.a. -0.2 -1.5 2.7 1.8 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 4.002 3.553 100.6 99.8 101.3 100.6 n.a. n.a. -1.3 -1.6 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.7 0.8 21 211 212 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ Oil and gas................................................................. Minerals and ores....................................................... 2.027 0.491 1.536 112.7 87.2 124.4 117.3 82.8 133.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.8 -13.6 8.7 -5.8 -15.7 -2.3 9.1 11.2 8.6 4.1 -5.0 6.9 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 91.731 101.3 101.9 n.a. 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 31 311 312 313 315 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ 6.504 3.667 0.578 1.043 0.626 98.1 97.9 101.0 95.0 98.9 98.7 98.8 101.2 94.9 98.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -1.1 1.2 -4.5 -1.1 0.6 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.0 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 23.786 0.556 2.133 2.799 14.847 2.468 0.879 103.0 101.2 104.6 117.5 100.8 102.4 99.1 104.3 102.1 104.8 123.5 101.8 102.8 99.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.4 0.4 0.6 -1.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 4.1 0.0 0.5 -1.7 1.1 0.1 2.3 8.3 -0.2 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.2 5.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 61.441 3.648 2.759 12.174 18.469 3.520 16.338 4.210 101.0 108.0 104.9 101.2 99.1 101.1 101.2 100.1 101.4 112.1 105.0 101.2 99.1 101.4 101.3 101.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.2 2.3 1.4 0.3 -0.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.3 1.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 3.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 Description LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals; animal products............................. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 2/ Other mineral products (Dec. 2001=100)..................... April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 1.183 0.343 115.5 137.5 117.9 137.8 3.6 -1.4 1.0 1.4 1.3 -0.8 -1.3 -0.4 2.1 0.2 0.624 0.215 94.4 142.3 95.8 152.1 8.7 -1.3 2.2 -3.3 2.0 2.6 -0.8 -4.1 1.5 6.9 1.025 0.253 104.5 123.7 107.9 135.2 -12.5 -17.2 -10.1 -33.2 -3.3 8.7 -2.9 -8.1 3.3 9.3 0.279 0.234 0.260 81.1 118.1 105.2 82.0 120.1 106.4 -9.1 -1.1 -19.6 3.2 -1.7 -0.6 -4.0 -3.7 -12.6 -0.5 -2.6 -0.5 1.1 1.7 1.1 2.063 0.806 118.9 128.5 119.1 128.8 4.6 4.3 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.256 0.782 116.2 109.7 116.4 109.7 14.8 2.9 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 21.906 220.7 230.7 39.3 -4.0 -0.8 9.7 4.5 21.576 0.330 220.4 136.2 230.5 137.6 39.8 10.7 -4.1 1.3 -0.7 0.7 9.8 2.3 4.6 1.0 113.7 157.5 115.4 105.7 1.3 19.5 2.8 -4.8 0.1 -0.8 1.1 -1.1 0.1 1.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 1.7 -0.2 -1.9 0.7 2.5 0.9 0.1 0.176 0.376 0.390 100.6 106.2 91.3 100.8 106.4 91.5 -0.7 0.4 -3.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 2.805 1.846 0.959 118.0 116.5 120.9 118.1 116.4 121.4 4.1 1.7 8.6 0.5 -0.2 1.6 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.620 104.0 104.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.531 103.8 104.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.455 122.3 124.8 3.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 2.0 1.657 106.8 107.4 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.206 110.9 115.1 7.2 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.8 1.182 0.269 105.8 112.9 105.9 112.9 5.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 5.534 101.1 101.1 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0 2.022 100.8 100.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.1 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials........................................ WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard......................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed matter.............................................................. XI 61 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 112.9 153.6 114.4 105.6 X 49 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 6.907 0.709 2.716 1.958 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 48 Annual May 2005 to May 2006 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100).............. Miscellaneous chemical products................................ IX 47 Percent Change Relative Importance TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description April 2006 1/ 62 63 2/ XII 64 XIII 68 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 88 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. Made-up or worn textile articles................................. Other textile & textile articles..................................... HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... April 2006 May 2006 Percent Change Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. 2006 to March 2006 March 2006 to April 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 2.236 0.493 0.783 99.9 93.8 108.4 99.9 93.8 108.7 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.247 1.051 100.0 100.7 100.1 100.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.196 96.5 96.5 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100).................... Ceramic products...................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.950 106.5 106.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.323 0.304 0.324 103.1 111.2 104.2 103.3 111.4 104.5 4.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.2 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.570 115.2 121.6 24.2 3.8 -0.2 2.5 5.6 5.907 1.522 1.426 0.600 1.008 142.9 161.5 123.9 207.6 137.1 149.7 163.9 124.4 250.8 142.3 12.5 -4.9 1.6 74.9 21.4 2.1 1.3 -0.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 4.3 1.6 3.1 0.0 5.1 0.1 4.8 1.5 0.4 20.8 3.8 0.382 0.451 0.518 107.2 117.2 164.1 107.3 117.7 192.4 1.5 4.5 43.4 1.0 1.9 8.4 -0.1 0.2 4.8 0.1 0.5 2.8 0.1 0.4 17.2 23.633 12.285 87.9 88.2 87.9 88.2 -2.1 -2.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 11.348 87.6 87.5 -2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 13.372 12.323 104.6 104.1 104.7 104.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.910 105.8 106.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 3.145 99.5 99.6 -0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.1 2.803 0.247 98.3 110.6 98.3 112.1 -1.0 4.0 0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 1.4 3.805 99.3 99.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 2.203 102.9 102.9 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 1.387 0.214 94.6 101.7 94.6 101.8 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 2/ Other base metals and articles of base metals.......... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)..................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 03 II 08 10 12 IV 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 48 49 Percent Change Relative Importance Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 1.232 117.9 120.6 -7.7 -0.7 -3.4 -4.6 2.3 0.451 121.1 121.6 6.0 1.6 -1.1 -1.0 0.4 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 3.518 124.6 126.0 -1.6 -1.5 0.7 -0.1 1.1 0.655 1.550 111.5 129.2 110.6 129.9 -12.2 12.9 -3.5 1.9 -2.0 2.1 3.6 -0.5 -0.8 0.5 0.818 116.1 121.6 -5.4 -3.3 0.8 -5.1 4.7 2.303 0.438 112.1 108.0 112.3 108.1 2.6 -1.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.418 0.801 126.1 108.9 125.3 109.0 7.5 0.6 -0.5 0.2 -0.5 -0.7 1.0 0.9 -0.6 0.1 4.859 237.3 247.8 39.5 0.4 -0.6 8.3 4.4 3.855 214.5 220.4 32.1 -2.5 0.1 7.1 2.8 12.076 1.155 4.121 2.442 0.380 119.3 147.0 129.5 108.1 148.7 120.0 147.1 131.2 108.4 148.8 3.4 14.8 3.1 0.5 3.5 0.7 7.6 -0.5 0.5 -1.1 0.3 7.1 -0.5 -0.4 -6.0 0.2 1.4 -0.3 0.1 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.644 109.4 110.9 3.4 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.715 113.4 113.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.415 0.369 1.627 107.9 102.8 110.7 107.9 103.1 111.0 3.7 -2.6 3.9 -0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 5.924 4.783 1.141 126.4 122.9 140.6 127.8 124.4 141.8 6.6 5.2 13.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.8 0.6 -0.7 -1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 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............................................. 0.488 115.8 116.0 3.9 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.346 109.1 109.4 1.9 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.752 106.6 107.3 2.5 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.678 0.571 104.0 95.1 104.3 95.2 2.4 -2.4 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.500 0.607 104.3 116.2 104.7 116.5 4.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 2.1 -0.3 0.4 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 11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System XI 52 61 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Relative Importance Description April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 Percent Change Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. 2006 to March 2006 March 2006 to April 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 2.746 0.752 101.2 94.0 100.8 92.4 -0.2 -0.8 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 -2.4 -0.3 1.4 -0.4 -1.7 0.326 1.668 94.6 113.5 94.6 113.6 -0.9 0.3 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.1 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.830 0.468 103.1 94.8 103.1 94.9 1.1 -1.5 0.8 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.722 127.5 134.3 25.3 2.9 1.6 2.2 5.3 5.349 1.140 1.318 0.697 0.888 145.1 166.1 133.8 207.7 131.6 148.7 163.8 134.4 236.9 136.9 11.9 0.2 7.2 64.6 16.6 1.3 -0.2 2.7 3.3 1.3 1.2 2.1 -0.1 2.4 2.6 2.1 3.5 0.9 9.2 -0.4 2.5 -1.4 0.4 14.1 4.0 0.420 0.441 110.3 121.6 110.6 121.6 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 32.825 18.228 93.8 101.3 93.8 101.4 -1.2 0.8 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 14.597 85.5 85.4 -3.6 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 13.523 8.946 111.3 104.5 111.4 104.6 2.5 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.379 102.0 102.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.445 101.0 101.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.790 107.1 107.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.512 94.0 94.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.6 0.0 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (Dec. 2001=100)............................ 2/ Other textile and textile articles (Dec. 2001=100)...... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS..... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.. Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof...................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 115.1 116.9 8.3 -0.8 -0.1 2.1 1.6 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.................................................. 3.181 0.391 115.1 138.3 117.3 138.5 1.1 -0.1 -3.0 1.0 0.6 -1.4 -1.3 -0.2 1.9 0.1 0.787 0.800 0.426 0.777 93.9 108.2 124.9 130.9 95.1 111.9 125.9 133.9 8.3 -4.5 -0.2 1.8 2.0 -12.1 -0.8 -0.5 1.6 1.7 -2.3 1.1 -0.8 -2.8 0.2 -1.5 1.3 3.4 0.8 2.3 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... 0.835 0.751 109.5 110.0 109.7 110.1 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 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.................. 1.806 0.645 0.207 0.391 0.182 135.3 123.8 111.4 207.3 92.7 138.4 128.3 115.5 210.7 93.0 4.9 4.6 7.1 16.2 -24.3 0.7 -0.2 2.1 1.7 -0.9 -2.0 -0.9 0.6 2.1 -19.3 0.5 -1.3 2.7 1.7 1.9 2.3 3.6 3.7 1.6 0.3 3 33 34 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 21.483 19.217 2.056 222.0 231.7 162.1 232.3 243.4 164.0 39.7 45.7 3.8 -4.1 -1.0 -22.3 -0.8 0.7 -11.6 10.0 11.7 -2.1 4.6 5.0 1.2 5 51 52 54 55 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. Plastics in primary forms................................................ Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 7.836 2.532 0.707 2.198 0.445 0.663 0.370 0.543 115.3 115.5 163.9 106.4 94.2 130.3 108.3 101.9 115.7 116.4 165.9 106.5 94.4 129.7 108.1 102.0 2.2 3.4 22.8 -3.5 -0.1 2.2 1.1 -0.7 0.0 1.2 -0.7 -0.9 -0.4 -0.8 0.2 -0.6 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 -1.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 1.5 -1.6 -0.1 -1.8 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 6 12.158 0.682 0.778 1.167 119.7 106.1 113.9 106.7 123.2 106.2 115.1 107.0 9.2 1.9 1.7 5.2 1.3 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 -0.5 0.2 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.9 0.1 1.1 0.3 66 67 68 69 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.......... Paper and paperboard, cut to size.................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.............................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 1.268 2.004 1.846 2.285 2.049 106.0 102.7 155.5 158.6 110.8 106.0 102.8 157.4 180.3 111.1 1.7 1.7 -3.0 51.8 2.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 5.6 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 2.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 13.7 0.3 7 71 72 73 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.................. Power generating machinery and equipment.................. Machinery specialized for particular industries............... Metalworking machinery................................................. 37.080 2.342 1.735 0.433 93.9 104.7 112.3 119.2 94.0 104.8 112.6 119.6 -1.2 0.9 1.2 -0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0 01 03 05 07 62 63 64 65 See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Description April 2006 1/ equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ 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 2006 May 2006 Percent Change Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. 2006 to March 2006 March 2006 to April 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 3.056 5.201 109.3 65.7 110.1 65.4 2.7 -7.5 0.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.8 0.7 -0.5 5.222 5.892 12.080 78.9 94.2 104.1 78.7 94.3 104.1 -4.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0 15.091 101.7 102.0 1.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.447 1.812 0.366 4.596 1.050 97.0 105.6 106.0 101.1 100.9 97.0 105.6 106.3 101.2 100.9 0.7 -0.9 -0.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.805 100.9 100.8 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.764 4.251 97.7 102.0 98.0 103.1 -1.1 3.6 0.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 Description Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. March 2006 2006 to to March April 2006 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 1/ April 2006 May 2006 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 109.5 110.3 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 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.................................................. 5.630 0.624 122.5 121.2 123.2 125.9 -0.6 -10.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -2.8 -0.2 -4.6 0.6 3.9 0.480 1.805 1.259 113.9 129.1 121.4 114.4 129.7 121.1 4.0 11.7 -11.9 0.8 1.7 -4.2 -1.1 2.1 -1.4 -0.8 -0.2 3.3 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.503 0.493 0.466 126.7 106.9 107.5 126.0 107.0 107.2 7.9 -0.9 -2.1 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 -3.0 0.7 0.1 -4.0 -0.6 0.1 -0.3 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.............................. 0.583 0.328 101.5 101.3 101.7 101.5 -1.2 -0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 0.9 0.5 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........................ 5.170 0.665 0.490 0.569 0.701 1.618 1.127 142.3 113.3 99.4 99.3 109.8 295.8 143.4 147.1 120.1 100.1 99.4 107.7 321.0 143.8 14.5 -6.0 2.4 -2.4 2.6 51.2 12.6 1.3 -3.9 0.6 0.7 -0.8 6.8 -0.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.5 -2.6 0.8 1.7 3.5 -6.2 -0.1 1.2 0.6 13.3 1.7 3.4 6.0 0.7 0.1 -1.9 8.5 0.3 33 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 3.883 2.907 226.8 240.4 233.2 251.9 33.9 41.3 -2.8 -1.0 0.1 3.7 7.5 7.8 2.8 4.8 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......................... 15.391 3.673 1.048 2.994 1.024 0.376 2.739 1.008 1.898 120.4 133.2 137.9 108.4 113.6 153.1 128.9 110.0 109.9 121.7 135.6 140.3 108.7 113.9 153.2 131.6 109.8 110.2 4.2 3.6 16.1 0.7 1.3 3.3 5.4 6.3 3.4 0.6 -0.2 6.8 0.4 0.3 -1.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 6.5 -0.3 0.8 -5.9 -1.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 1.9 0.1 0.6 1.7 -2.5 0.6 -0.5 1.1 1.8 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.1 -0.2 0.3 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........................................ 10.776 0.741 1.439 1.521 1.754 1.180 1.520 2.200 120.5 120.8 107.6 109.3 105.2 163.9 134.7 127.3 122.0 122.1 107.8 109.5 105.2 164.3 144.0 127.4 6.7 5.8 4.1 -1.8 2.6 1.2 32.7 7.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.6 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.5 0.6 3.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 -1.5 -0.1 0.5 2.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 6.9 0.1 3 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 15 Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description April 2006 1/ 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... April 2006 May 2006 Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Monthly Feb. 2006 to March 2006 March 2006 to April 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 0.422 120.7 121.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.5 46.490 4.749 4.057 0.791 98.5 114.2 116.3 104.5 98.6 114.3 116.5 104.5 0.0 2.7 5.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 4.822 4.771 111.7 77.1 111.8 77.2 2.5 -4.9 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 -0.8 0.1 0.1 3.269 10.763 8.553 87.1 83.9 104.3 87.0 84.0 104.3 -3.1 -3.8 1.2 -0.8 -0.6 0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 11.110 0.602 0.611 103.4 104.7 95.7 103.7 104.7 95.7 1.3 0.5 -1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 1.1 -0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.508 104.3 104.6 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.924 4.108 0.357 95.6 105.3 112.9 94.9 106.0 112.9 -1.9 2.2 3.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.7 0.7 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports Monthly May 2005 to May 2006 Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006 to March 2006 March 2006 to April 2006 April 2006 to May 2006 April 2006 May 2006 46.371 3.994 41.944 114.8 185.0 109.4 116.4 189.6 110.8 6.4 22.3 4.4 -0.5 -10.2 0.7 -0.5 -3.9 -0.2 1.2 8.2 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.3 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 53.651 9.299 44.152 113.8 207.4 100.5 115.9 215.1 101.7 10.3 37.6 2.8 -0.3 -2.6 0.3 0.0 1.1 -0.3 2.6 8.2 0.9 1.8 3.7 1.2 Canada......................................................................... Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 17.089 3.239 13.575 128.2 185.0 117.9 130.1 188.9 119.4 9.0 19.0 6.0 -2.5 -12.9 0.9 -1.4 -4.7 -0.5 2.2 8.0 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.3 4/ European Union............................................................ Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 18.654 0.367 18.150 116.6 215.6 114.8 117.5 222.6 115.4 3.1 27.7 2.1 0.4 0.7 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.8 3.2 0.5 France (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 1.971 102.7 103.1 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.4 Germany (Dec. 2003=100)........................................... 5.187 102.3 102.7 -1.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)................................. 2.947 116.3 118.3 7.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.7 5/ Latin America............................................................... Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 17.406 4.158 13.173 140.6 215.5 126.5 144.1 223.6 129.0 17.2 38.4 9.2 -0.9 -4.3 0.5 1.1 3.0 0.2 4.6 10.4 2.3 2.5 3.8 2.0 Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 10.594 117.3 119.4 8.1 -1.5 0.6 2.2 1.8 6/ Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)........................................ 34.090 98.4 98.6 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 China (Dec. 2003=100)................................................ 13.773 97.7 97.6 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 Japan........................................................................... 8.920 94.4 94.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 7/ Asian NICs................................................................... 7.216 88.6 88.7 -1.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1 8/ ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100).............................................. 6.086 97.1 97.2 -1.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 9/ Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 3.547 177.3 182.6 30.3 -1.6 1.1 5.7 3.0 1/ 2/ Industrialized Countries................................................ Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... Manufactured Articles.............................................. 3/ Other Countries............................................................ 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2004 trade values. 2 Includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes China, Japan, Asia Newly Industrialized Countries, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Philippines. 7 Asia Newly Industrialized Countries. Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. 8 Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 9 Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 17 Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Transportation Services May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Description 2/ Index Relative importance April 2006 1/ Percent Change April 2006 May 2006 Annual May 2005 to May 2006 Monthly Jan. Feb. March April 2006 2006 2006 2006 to to to to Feb. March April May 2006 2006 2006 2006 AIR FREIGHT Import Air Freight..................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 37.518 50.488 129.2 121.7 116.6 130.6 124.9 116.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. 2.3 2.7 1.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 -0.1 1.1 2.6 0.0 Export Air Freight..................................................... 100.000 113.6 114.7 n.a. 1.5 0.2 0.0 1.0 Inbound Air Freight................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 38.095 49.503 124.3 117.7 110.3 126.8 121.9 111.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.3 1.7 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.4 -0.2 2.0 3.6 1.1 Outbound Air Freight................................................ Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 42.371 42.824 113.7 128.2 105.7 116.1 133.5 107.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 -0.2 2.1 4.1 1.6 AIR PASSENGER FARES Import Air Passenger Fares..................................... Europe................................................................. Asia..................................................................... Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 100.000 61.098 13.686 10.086 121.4 116.0 111.3 112.5 122.7 117.0 113.5 115.5 5.6 4.7 3.3 4.1 -0.1 1.2 -2.1 -2.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.7 8.1 2.4 -0.2 1.1 0.9 2.0 2.7 Export Air Passenger Fares..................................... Europe................................................................. Asia..................................................................... Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 100.000 31.617 34.481 18.267 131.7 160.6 105.7 146.7 139.1 164.2 117.3 148.4 -2.5 -4.6 -7.6 6.3 1.7 4.2 2.9 -5.5 -3.0 -3.0 -4.8 -1.6 0.7 10.0 -4.9 1.3 5.6 2.2 11.0 1.2 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).................................... 100.000 41.436 28.985 14.661 9.680 113.4 115.8 102.2 114.4 145.7 119.6 118.6 114.3 116.2 155.7 -0.9 -4.3 -5.0 5.9 19.8 -0.1 3.6 -3.6 -4.1 4.7 -0.9 -3.0 2.1 -2.1 1.5 2.6 11.1 -4.7 1.1 -4.6 5.5 2.4 11.8 1.6 6.9 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).................................... 100.000 51.692 14.873 19.497 8.692 116.6 121.0 105.8 108.4 149.1 118.0 122.0 109.9 109.7 153.4 5.9 5.7 2.6 4.4 23.2 -0.5 1.1 -2.9 -1.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 5.4 8.4 3.2 1.2 2.0 1.2 0.8 3.9 1.2 2.9 CRUDE OIL TANKER FREIGHT Inbound Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................ 100.000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.1 -13.1 n.a. n.a. OCEAN LINER FREIGHT Inbound Ocean Liner Freight................................... 100.000 U.S. East Coast................................................... 39.184 From Atlantic................................................. 17.798 From Pacific.................................................. 15.401 U.S. West Coast.................................................. 60.816 125.4 126.5 131.9 122.4 125.2 117.6 121.1 121.4 120.3 115.9 -7.9 -2.5 -1.4 -2.3 -11.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -6.2 -4.3 -8.0 -1.7 -7.4 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Publication of the Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes is lagged two months. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 18 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 6917101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems -- The merchandise price indexes are published using four classification systems. Items are classified, respectively, by end use for the Bureau of Economic Analysis System, industry for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and product category for the Harmonized System (HS) and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) System. While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, a couple of notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS tables, for both imports and exports, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products) would include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Services Price Indexes -- Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). 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