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Technical Information: Jim Thomas (202) 606-7155 Bill Alterman (202) 606-7108 Media contact: Kathryn Hoyle (202) 606-5902 Internet Address:http://stats.bls.gov/ipphome.htm USDL-98-493 Transmission of This Material is Embargoed Until: 10:00 A.M. E.S.T. Wednesday, December 16, 1998 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES -NOVEMBER 1998The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline, attributable to a sharp drop in petroleum prices, followed increases of 0.2 percent in each of the previous two months. Prices for nonpetroleum imports increased slightly in November for the second consecutive month. Export prices edged up 0.1 percent in November, after decreasing for five consecutive months. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS EXPORTS Month 1997 November December 1998 January Nonpetroleum All Imports Exports All Imports Petroleum Imports -0.4 -1.0 -3.5 -6.8 -0.2 -0.4 -1.3 -10.0 -0.6 Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 0.0 -0.4 0.7 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -2.7 -0.4 February March April May June July August September October November -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9 -0.4 0.2 r 0.2 -0.3 November 1996-97 November 1997-98 -3.9 -6.3 -6.5 -9.0 0.4 0.5 -4.4 -5.4 -0.6 r 6.4 r 3.0 r -7.7 -18.5 -34.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 r 0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 -0.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -2.3 -3.5 -0.7 -3.9 -1.5 -0.5 -1.6 1.0 0.0 0.3 -4.1 -2.9 r 0.1 r 2.0 -3.0 -10.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 r 0.0 r -0.1 -0.5 -3.0 r = revised to reflect late imports and corrections by respondents. Import Goods The 0.3 percent decrease in import prices was attributable to a 7.7 percent drop in petroleum prices that more than offset an increase in nonpetroleum import prices. The decline for the petroleum index was the largest drop since March and followed gains of 3.0 percent and 6.4 percent for October and September, respectively. Over the past 12 months, petroleum prices declined 34.4 percent, after falling 18.5 percent over the November 1996-97 period. In contrast, the index for nonpetroleum import prices rose 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month, the first time since 1995 that this component advanced two months in a row. Despite the recent modest gains, the index for nonpetroleum imports fell 3.5 percent for the year ended in November. Prices for each of the major finished goods areas, as well as nonpetroleum industrial supplies materials, rose in November, but were down over the past 12 months. The gains posted this month paralleled the recent weakening of the U.S. dollar. The indexes for consumer goods and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines rose for the second consecutive month, up 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, in November. Both indexes, however, were down slightly for the year. Prices for capital goods edged up 0.1 percent, marking only the second monthly increase in two years; for the year ended in November, the index fell 5.5 percent. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials also rose 0.1 percent in November, after recording declines in the previous five months. Over the past 12 months, the index decreased 7.6 percent. In contrast, due in part to a turnaround in vegetable prices, the index for food, feeds, and beverages declined 1.2 percent in November, after recording gains in the previous two months. Over the past 12 months, the index for food, feeds, and beverages dropped 2.8 percent. Export Goods Prices for overall U.S. exports, up 0.1 percent, rose for the first time since May, as an increase in the index for agricultural prices offset a dip in nonagricultural prices. For the year ended in November, the index for export prices fell 3.9 percent. Led by rising prices for grains and oilseeds, agricultural export prices rose 2.0 percent in November, the largest increase recorded for this index since February 1997. Over the past 12 months, agricultural prices fell 10.4 percent. In contrast, after recording no change in October, the index for nonagricultural export prices resumed a downward trend, falling 0.1 percent in November. During each of the last 17 months, prices for nonagricultural exports have either decreased or posted no change, on average. Prices for nonagricultural exports were down 3.0 percent for the year ended in November. Prices for capital goods dipped 0.1 percent in November, after recording no change in October. The index for exported capital goods has either decreased or been unchanged for 15 consecutive months and was down 2.3 percent for the year. Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials also fell 0.1 percent in November, the 16th consecutive monthly decrease. Over the November 1997-98 period, the index was down 7.3 percent. In contrast, prices for both automotive vehicles and consumer goods, excluding autos, edged up 0.1 percent in November. Over the past 12 months, prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines rose 0.6 percent and consumer goods, excluding autos, were down 0.5 percent. Imports by Locality of Origin The price index for imports from Japan rose 1.5 percent in the largest increase in the index since May 1995. The increase, since March of this year, was attributable in part to the recent the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen. For the year ended in the index for imports from Japan fell 3.5 percent. November, the first weakening of November, Prices of imports from the European Union also rose in November, up 0.3 percent after gaining 1.0 percent in October. An increase in most European currencies versus the U.S. dollar contributed to the advances. For the November 1997-98 period, the index registered no change. In contrast, the index for imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries continued to decline in November. However, the 0.1 percent decline was smaller than the average monthly decline of 0.8 percent over the previous 14 months. For the year ended in November, the index was down 8.5 percent, compared with a 4.7 percent drop during the prior 12-month period. Import prices from Canada also were down 0.1 percent in November, after gaining 0.4 percent in October. Over the last 12 months, the index fell 3.6 percent. The index for imports from Latin America also posted a turnaround in November, declining 0.9 percent after gaining 0.8 percent and 1.1 percent in October and September, respectively. The November decrease primarily reflected the downturn in prices for petroleum and petroleum products. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on January 15, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. (EST). Table 1 END USE U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 October October November to to to to 1998 1998 1998 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1/ 2/ 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.............. 100.000 93.497 91.8 92.8 91.5 92.9 -6.3 -3.5 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 4.916 96.4 95.2 -2.8 -2.4 1.5 1.0 -1.2 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages.......... 3.455 93.0 91.9 -3.5 -3.0 2.1 1.4 -1.2 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)............................. 1.461 105.2 103.8 -1.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.4 -1.3 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE............................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...... 24.885 87.1 85.4 -16.1 -0.7 1.3 0.2 -2.0 18.382 90.9 91.0 -7.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.7 0.1 9.688 91.7 91.4 -7.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.0 -0.3 8.694 90.0 90.6 -8.1 -1.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.7 10 Fuels & lubricants......................... 7.649 80.0 75.1 -32.6 -1.2 5.4 2.3 -6.1 100 Petroleum & petroleum products............ 6.504 76.5 70.6 -34.4 -0.6 6.4 3.0 -7.7 Crude................................... 5.087 75.4 68.1 -36.6 -0.4 9.1 3.4 -9.7 11 Paper & paper base stocks.................. 1.851 79.9 79.0 -6.4 -1.2 -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials................... 5.912 88.6 89.2 -5.4 -1.1 -0.3 0.1 0.7 13 Selected building materials................ 2.100 101.0 101.8 -6.0 1.4 0.2 -3.3 0.8 14 Unfinished metals associated with durable goods.......................... 4.429 88.6 87.5 -9.2 -0.6 -1.3 -0.3 -1.2 Finished metals associated with durable goods.................................. 1.481 92.9 92.8 -3.5 0.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 16 Nonmetals associated with durable goods.... 1.463 88.5 88.8 -5.7 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 0.3 2 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 28.181 84.4 84.5 -5.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 20 Electric & electrical generating equipment.............................. 3.411 92.9 93.5 -3.2 0.0 -1.6 0.3 0.6 Nonelectrical machinery.................... 22.956 81.5 81.5 -6.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 01 1 1000 15 21 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 18.843 100.8 101.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES............................ 23.175 98.1 98.3 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................. 11.605 101.2 101.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 41 Durables, manufactured..................... 10.440 95.0 95.3 -1.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.3 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............. 1.129 97.7 96.7 -3.4 -1.6 0.5 0.1 -1.0 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Table 2 END USE 0 n.a. Not available Published categories may include price data not shown separately. U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 October October November to to to to 1998 1998 1998 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1/ 2/ 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES..................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................. 100.000 9.561 90.438 94.7 87.1 95.6 94.8 88.8 95.5 -3.9 -10.4 -3.0 -0.5 -4.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 2.0 -0.1 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 8.665 88.6 90.8 -9.4 -3.7 -3.1 0.6 2.5 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages.......... 7.872 88.0 90.5 -10.1 -4.5 -3.2 0.5 2.8 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)............................. 0.793 96.1 95.4 -0.3 6.0 -2.2 1.3 -0.7 24.372 87.5 87.4 -7.5 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6 -0.1 9.542 88.9 88.9 -5.7 -0.2 -1.0 -0.3 0.0 14.829 86.7 86.4 -8.8 -0.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials.............................. 1.689 84.6 82.9 -11.8 -1.5 -1.8 -1.6 -2.0 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS.............................. 22.682 87.8 87.7 -7.3 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 11 Fuels & lubricants......................... 2.164 94.0 93.5 -15.5 -1.8 -1.2 1.2 -0.5 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials... 19.019 86.2 86.3 -6.5 -0.2 -1.0 -0.7 0.1 13 Selected building materials................ 1.499 86.7 86.3 -3.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 2 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 44.582 97.1 97.0 -2.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 20 Electric & electrical generating Equipment.............................. 4.522 100.0 99.7 -2.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 21 Nonelectrical machinery.................... 34.408 93.8 93.7 -2.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 10.119 102.8 102.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES............................ 12.262 102.0 102.1 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured.................. 6.484 102.0 102.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 41 Durables, manufactured..................... 5.194 100.9 100.9 -1.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 01 1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE............................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE.......................... 10 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 n.a. Not available have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Table 3 SITC Rev. 3 Published categories may include price data not shown separately. U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 October October November to to to to 1998 1998 1998 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1/ 2/ 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. 100.000 91.8 91.5 -6.3 -0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.3 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS....................... Meat and meat preparations................. Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof................ Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried.......................... Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof.................... 3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)....... 4.186 0.348 97.0 95.5 96.0 94.8 -3.4 -7.7 -3.6 0.1 1.7 -0.6 1.6 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 1.091 104.2 102.4 -4.6 -2.1 -0.2 0.5 -1.7 1.274 114.1 110.0 6.0 -12.2 8.8 6.9 -3.6 0.549 0.923 73.9 92.4 75.0 94.1 -13.0 -5.0 7.9 -2.1 -2.5 -1.1 -4.5 1.2 1.5 1.8 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO....................... Beverages.................................. 0.913 0.769 109.9 106.6 109.7 106.4 1.2 1.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 2 23 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS..... Crude rubber (including synthetic and reclaimed).............................. Cork and wood.............................. Pulp and waste paper....................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap......... Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. (9612=100)....................... 2.751 83.8 83.0 -11.7 -1.8 0.0 -2.2 -1.0 0.194 0.993 0.343 0.606 54.8 102.5 58.1 93.2 54.6 103.1 56.8 93.2 -23.3 -9.6 -17.9 -9.1 -2.0 1.0 -3.3 -1.9 0.0 0.7 -2.7 -1.4 1.9 -4.5 -4.4 0.3 -0.4 0.6 -2.2 0.0 0.285 103.8 96.9 -7.5 -11.0 4.3 -1.3 -6.6 0 01 03 05 07 24 25 28 29 3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels (9612=100).......................... 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS................................ Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials....................... Gas, natural and manufactured.............. CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S....... Organic chemicals.......................... Inorganic chemicals........................ Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials..... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products...... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................................... Plastics in primary forms.................. Plastics in nonprimary forms............... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s..... MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.............................. Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................. Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture............................... Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, paper or paper board........ Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod...... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s................................... Iron and steel............................. Nonferrous metals.......................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.............. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT........... Power generating machinery and equipment (9612=100).................... 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..... 0.331 86.7 85.5 -11.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.3 -1.4 7.328 79.3 74.3 -33.5 -1.2 5.6 2.3 -6.3 6.173 1.025 76.2 104.4 70.1 108.1 -35.0 -27.8 -0.3 -5.2 6.8 -0.4 3.0 -1.9 -8.0 3.5 5.658 1.593 0.686 0.304 0.958 91.9 90.6 94.6 96.3 95.6 92.5 91.7 95.0 97.7 96.8 -2.8 -3.8 -4.0 1.5 0.6 -0.9 -0.7 -1.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.9 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.3 0.332 0.384 0.499 0.668 95.0 90.8 74.1 99.1 95.3 90.9 74.2 99.3 -1.3 -0.8 -10.5 -3.4 -1.0 -2.0 -2.1 -0.1 0.4 0.4 -1.7 0.2 1.3 -0.9 -0.1 -1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 12.817 0.752 92.7 94.2 92.3 94.6 -4.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 0.567 94.8 97.2 -3.7 2.0 -1.2 -1.0 2.5 1.685 87.4 86.5 -3.6 -0.6 0.1 0.5 -1.0 1.451 96.5 96.8 -3.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 2.228 2.013 1.886 2.062 100.5 89.5 85.9 96.9 100.6 88.7 83.8 97.1 -1.6 -7.9 -10.3 -1.2 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 -1.8 0.4 0.4 -0.7 -0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.9 -2.4 0.2 47.653 91.0 91.2 -3.3 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.2 3.113 97.4 98.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.7 2.819 0.868 97.8 97.4 98.7 97.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.5 3.630 6.439 97.6 67.2 98.3 66.7 1.0 -13.0 0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.9 1.0 -2.2 0.7 -0.7 4.611 88.4 88.4 -3.8 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 77 78 Electrical machinery and equipment......... Road vehicles.............................. 9.570 15.499 83.7 101.0 84.2 101.4 -4.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 8 81 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s.............. Furniture and parts thereof................ Travel goods, handbags and similar containers.............................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories............................. Footwear................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s........ Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;..... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s................................... 18.247 98.5 98.6 -1.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.402 1.304 94.7 100.0 95.1 100.2 -1.0 -2.8 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.533 100.7 100.4 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 0.6 -0.3 6.205 1.887 102.9 101.4 102.8 101.5 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.1 1.657 95.0 95.2 -1.2 0.0 -0.2 0.5 0.2 1.376 90.7 91.4 -1.3 -0.3 -0.6 0.7 0.8 4.884 95.4 95.7 -2.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.3 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. 3 NOTE: Table 4 SITC n.a. Not available. Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 Rev. 3 October 1998 1/ October 1998 2/ November 1998 to Nov. 1998 to Aug. 1998 to Sept. 1998 to Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. 100.000 94.7 94.8 -3.9 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS....................... Meat and meat preparations................. Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof................ Cereals and cereal preparations............ Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried.......................... Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)............. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............................ 3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)....... 7.084 1.163 87.7 93.8 89.3 91.1 -8.5 -5.2 -2.9 0.5 -3.2 -2.1 1.2 -2.6 1.8 -2.9 0.612 2.257 97.0 73.4 96.2 78.1 0.7 -17.7 8.0 -9.0 -1.2 -6.3 1.1 4.6 -0.8 6.4 1.466 99.4 99.9 7.0 0.6 -2.9 0.2 0.5 0.627 86.2 89.2 -22.2 -6.0 -2.3 -2.5 3.5 0.412 0.547 106.7 99.2 106.7 98.4 2.0 -2.1 0.0 -1.0 1.2 0.5 0.4 3.0 0.0 -0.8 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO....................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures........... 1.547 1.273 100.0 99.8 100.5 100.4 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 2 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS..... Hides, skins and furskins, raw............. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits............ Cork and wood.............................. Pulp and waste paper....................... Textile fibers and their waste............. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals....... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap......... 3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels (9612=100).......................... 5.082 0.274 0.992 0.891 0.708 0.759 0.337 0.724 75.6 80.9 87.9 82.5 59.1 73.7 95.1 67.5 75.8 80.1 93.3 81.3 57.6 71.4 95.1 68.1 -14.7 -22.7 -21.1 -5.2 -15.7 -12.1 -2.8 -20.7 -2.6 2.6 -10.6 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 -0.5 -2.5 -0.5 -3.7 -0.2 -2.8 -0.8 0.0 -4.0 -3.0 -3.1 -4.2 0.4 -5.7 -3.4 -1.9 -3.2 0.3 -1.0 6.1 -1.5 -2.5 -3.1 0.0 0.9 0.397 90.8 91.6 -10.0 0.2 -7.1 -1.5 0.9 1.892 0.701 94.4 99.4 94.2 99.3 -15.9 -2.5 -1.7 -0.4 -1.4 -0.1 1.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 1.060 93.7 93.4 -22.2 -2.4 -2.3 3.2 -0.3 ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES.................................... 0.501 102.8 102.9 -3.7 -1.0 -0.7 0.1 0.1 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S....... Organic chemicals.......................... Inorganic chemicals........................ Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials..... 10.733 2.327 0.895 0.500 91.5 74.2 102.7 99.8 91.4 74.0 102.7 100.0 -4.0 -11.5 3.5 -2.6 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -1.3 -0.3 -1.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 -1.2 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3 32 33 4 5 51 52 53 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS................................ Coal, coke and briquettes.................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials....................... 54 55 56 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products...... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................................... Fertilizers (9612=100)..................... Plastics in primary forms.................. Plastics in nonprimary forms............... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s..... 1.266 101.0 101.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.782 0.596 1.764 0.840 1.763 102.8 97.8 87.2 97.1 100.5 101.5 97.0 87.4 96.3 101.1 -0.6 3.2 -6.6 -2.2 -1.8 0.0 2.7 -1.0 0.4 0.0 1.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 0.5 -1.3 -0.8 0.2 -0.8 0.6 9.872 0.702 96.5 104.1 96.6 105.9 -2.3 3.7 -0.2 0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 1.9 0.1 1.7 0.301 91.5 93.1 2.2 3.5 -0.2 -1.3 1.7 1.515 81.1 81.7 -4.1 -0.6 -1.1 -0.2 0.7 1.419 100.3 100.3 -2.5 -1.1 -0.6 -1.0 0.0 1.377 1.088 1.233 2.086 107.1 97.9 85.7 106.6 107.1 97.5 85.4 106.5 0.8 -5.9 -8.6 1.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -1.4 -0.1 0.3 -1.8 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT........... Power generating machinery and equipment............................... Machinery specialized for particular industries.............................. Metalworking machinery..................... General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s............... Computer equipment and office machines..... Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment..... Electrical machinery and equipment......... Road vehicles.............................. 51.083 98.2 98.2 -1.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 4.429 106.9 107.9 1.5 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.9 4.870 1.026 105.5 108.7 105.5 108.7 1.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.232 6.057 106.5 74.5 106.4 74.6 0.9 -9.8 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 3.866 11.584 9.395 98.1 91.1 102.2 97.9 90.6 102.3 -1.5 -4.5 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 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, 11.475 0.656 100.7 104.1 100.9 104.1 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.305 102.5 102.5 -0.8 -1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.838 103.9 104.1 0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.924 93.4 94.6 -3.7 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 1.3 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.............................. Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................. Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture............................... Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard......... Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s................................... Iron and steel............................. Nonferrous metals.......................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.............. n.e.s................................... 3/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles (9612=100)....................... 1 3 NOTE: Table 5 Harmonized System II 07 98.2 98.2 -2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.476 102.1 102.1 0.8 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. 2 I 02 03 4.276 n.a. Not available. Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 October October November to to to to 1998 1998 1998 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1/ 2/ 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............... Meat and edible meat offal................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and........... other aquatic invertebrates............... 3/ Other live animals and animal................ products (9612=100)....................... 1.625 0.279 99.7 94.3 99.1 95.3 -5.2 -5.1 -2.1 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 -1.8 -0.6 1.1 0.966 105.7 103.0 -5.0 -2.1 0.4 0.9 -2.6 0.379 92.6 95.5 -5.5 -3.6 0.2 0.4 3.1 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.......................... Edible vegetables and certain roots and...... tubers.................................... 1.703 93.5 89.5 -3.6 -7.2 5.2 3.4 -4.3 0.463 161.7 132.0 2.2 -25.4 23.8 20.5 -18.4 08 09 IV 20 22 V 26 27 VI 28 29 30 32 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus........ fruit or melons........................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices................. 3/ Other vegetable products..................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND......... TOBACCO................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit,........... nuts, or other parts of plants............ Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.............. 3/ Other prepared foodstuffs (9612=100)......... MINERAL PRODUCTS............................ Ores, slag and ash........................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,........... bituminous substances and mineral wax..... PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED.......... INDUSTRIES................................ Inorganic chemicals.......................... Organic chemicals............................ Pharmaceutical products...................... Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &............. pigments; varnish & paints; putty......... Photographic or cinematographic goods........ Miscellaneous chemical products.............. (9612=100)................................ 3/ Other products of the chemical or............ allied industries (9612=100).............. PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER....... AND ARTICLES THEREOF...................... Plastics and articles thereof................ Rubber and articles thereof.................. RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,........ TRAVEL GOODS, ETC......................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,..... etc. of various materials................. WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET.... AND WICKER................................ WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER..... AND ARTICLES THEREOF...................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic........ 0.471 0.368 0.402 99.0 71.6 87.5 103.6 72.9 84.2 7.6 -13.3 -10.3 -2.6 6.1 -6.4 2.0 -3.1 2.7 -1.4 -3.9 -0.1 4.6 1.8 -3.8 2.163 100.2 100.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.281 0.791 1.091 88.6 104.1 98.3 89.3 105.3 97.0 1.9 1.2 -4.8 -0.9 0.4 -0.5 -1.0 0.4 0.4 0.9 -0.8 -0.6 0.8 1.2 -1.3 7.976 0.309 80.7 101.5 76.1 101.5 -31.8 -0.9 -1.1 -0.2 4.9 -0.1 2.2 -0.1 -5.7 0.0 7.433 79.5 74.7 -33.3 -1.2 5.4 2.3 -6.0 5.345 0.855 2.027 0.589 95.3 97.4 91.5 102.4 95.8 97.5 92.1 104.0 -2.6 -5.9 -3.5 1.6 -0.6 -1.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9 -0.7 -0.4 0.3 0.9 0.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.301 0.364 94.5 95.1 95.9 95.1 1.1 -3.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 1.6 -0.6 1.5 0.0 0.411 91.6 91.9 -6.0 -0.3 -0.3 -2.8 0.3 0.798 96.3 95.9 0.7 -0.6 -0.3 1.5 -0.4 2.764 1.728 1.036 85.8 88.8 81.2 86.0 89.0 81.5 -5.1 -4.8 -5.6 -0.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.058 102.5 102.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.890 100.7 100.7 -0.3 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 0.0 1.603 98.1 99.0 -7.6 1.6 0.2 -4.0 0.9 2.415 82.2 81.5 -5.3 -1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9 48 49 XI 61 62 63 XII 64 XIII 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 83 XVI 84 85 material; waste paper/paperboard.......... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper...... pulp, paper or paperboard................. Printed matter............................... 0.344 58.7 57.1 -18.2 -3.1 -2.7 -4.6 -2.7 1.701 0.370 88.1 98.9 87.4 99.4 -3.4 -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.8 -0.8 0.5 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................ Articles of apparel and clothing............. accessories, knitted or crocheted......... Articles of apparel and clothing............. accessories, not knitted or crocheted..... Made-up or worn textile articles and......... clothing; needlecraft sets; rags.......... 3/ Other textile & textile...................... articles (9612=100)....................... 7.264 100.8 100.7 -1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 2.155 101.2 101.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 3.541 104.1 103.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.347 93.3 94.0 -4.6 0.0 -0.4 0.2 0.8 1.220 95.9 95.8 -5.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 2.209 101.7 101.8 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.898 101.1 101.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.311 103.4 103.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.2 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC.... GLASS ETC................................. Ceramic products............................. Glass and glassware.......................... 1.196 0.452 0.459 100.9 97.8 99.8 101.2 97.9 100.5 -0.9 -1.0 -1.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,............ IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS.............. 2.322 98.2 98.5 0.4 0.3 -0.8 0.1 0.3 5.714 1.716 1.322 0.410 0.920 0.431 87.1 87.9 94.0 71.6 82.9 100.1 86.1 86.9 93.6 70.7 82.1 101.2 -8.6 -8.8 -3.3 -10.7 -12.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.1 0.7 -1.1 -0.1 -0.8 -1.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.7 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.3 0.7 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1 -0.4 -1.3 -1.0 1.1 0.439 82.7 77.2 -26.8 -3.1 -5.7 -2.0 -6.7 30.060 84.0 84.1 -5.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 15.586 83.9 83.9 -6.6 -0.4 -0.4 -0.6 0.0 14.474 84.0 84.2 -4.5 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.2 FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,....... ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................... Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts........ of such articles.......................... 3/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas,......... whips, art. flowers, etc. (9612=100)...... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL...... Iron and steel............................... Articles of iron or steel.................... Copper and articles thereof.................. Aluminum and articles thereof................ Miscellaneous articles of base metal......... 3/ Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and.......... articles, including scrap (9612=100)...... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV......... IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Specialized machinery & computer............. equipment................................. Electrical machinery and equip, sound........ and TV recorders & reproducers, parts..... XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND............. ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ Motor vehicles and their parts............... 87 XVII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &........ MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES......... Optical, photographic, measuring and......... medical instruments....................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof......... 90 91 XX 94 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps........ and lighting fittings nes;................ Toys, games and sports equipment; parts...... and accessories thereof................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles.......... 95 96 1 101.1 100.8 101.5 101.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.683 92.0 92.1 -1.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.1 3.136 0.400 91.6 94.7 91.7 95.0 -1.8 3.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.3 3.848 97.5 98.0 -1.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.5 1.657 97.9 98.6 -1.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.7 1.889 0.302 97.7 93.7 97.9 95.6 -2.4 2.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 2.0 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. 2 3 NOTE: Table 6 Harmonized System 16.789 15.854 n.a. Not available Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly ance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Description 1997 1998 1998 1998 October October November to to to to 1998 1998 1998 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1/ 2/ 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 I 02 03 II 07 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 22 23 24 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............... Meat & edible meat offal..................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and........... other aquatic invertebrates............... 3/ Other live animals and animal................ products (9612=100)....................... 1.954 1.069 93.9 90.4 92.2 87.8 -4.3 -6.1 2.8 1.5 -3.5 -2.3 0.2 -3.0 -1.8 -2.9 0.526 91.3 90.8 -2.2 6.9 -3.9 1.9 -0.5 0.359 94.5 94.3 -1.6 0.4 -6.9 8.6 -0.2 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.......................... Edible vegetables and certain roots and...... tubers.................................... Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus........ fruit or melons........................... Cereals...................................... Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,............ fruits, plants, straw and fodder.......... 4.554 81.8 85.6 -14.1 -7.2 -4.6 1.4 4.6 0.327 99.4 98.1 -6.5 0.8 -7.5 1.6 -1.3 0.774 2.031 101.5 70.9 100.6 75.9 13.3 -19.3 0.5 -10.0 -0.3 -6.9 1.0 5.2 -0.9 7.1 1.177 90.4 96.0 -19.5 -9.7 -3.5 -4.2 6.2 ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS........... 0.544 103.7 104.0 -3.3 -0.9 -0.5 -0.1 0.3 3.452 96.9 97.4 -4.1 -0.9 -0.5 0.2 0.5 0.356 0.382 0.342 96.0 107.3 99.1 96.3 107.3 98.9 7.7 1.6 -0.9 0.3 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.569 84.3 85.9 -21.8 -5.3 -3.5 -0.1 1.9 1.285 0.517 99.8 100.1 100.5 99.7 -0.3 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.7 -0.4 2.440 92.3 92.4 -15.0 -1.4 -1.7 0.1 0.1 1.942 95.1 94.9 -16.2 -1.9 -1.5 1.3 -0.2 8.745 0.957 2.626 0.940 0.664 92.2 100.9 77.4 103.2 97.8 92.3 100.8 77.2 103.2 97.0 -4.2 -1.5 -11.2 2.8 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0 2.7 -0.3 -0.4 -0.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 -1.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.514 100.0 100.4 -2.0 -1.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.555 104.0 103.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.1 -0.3 PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND......... TOBACCO................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit,........... nuts, or other parts of plants............ Miscellaneous edible preparations............ Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.............. Residues and waste from the food............. industries; prepared animal feed.......... Tobacco and manufactured tobacco............. substitutes............................... 3/ 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 (9612=100)....................... Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and......... pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink..... Essential oils and resinoids;................ perfumery, cosmetic or toilet............. 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 48 49 XI 52 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or........ scouring products; candles, pastes........ Photographic or cinematographic goods........ Miscellaneous chemical products.............. 0.333 0.396 1.532 105.1 84.8 99.4 103.3 87.3 100.3 0.2 -8.3 -2.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2 2.0 -1.0 -0.6 0.3 2.5 0.7 -1.7 2.9 0.9 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER....... AND ARTICLES THEREOF...................... Plastics and articles thereof................ Rubber and articles thereof.................. 4.246 3.319 0.927 91.4 89.6 98.5 91.7 89.6 100.2 -4.9 -6.6 1.9 -1.9 -2.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.7 0.507 83.7 82.7 -15.9 1.4 0.0 -2.4 -1.2 0.351 78.0 76.6 -21.4 2.1 0.0 -3.5 -1.8 1.217 85.0 84.4 -3.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 2.974 75.5 75.6 -5.4 -0.5 -1.2 -1.3 0.1 0.655 56.7 55.7 -16.1 -0.5 -3.4 -5.3 -1.8 1.482 0.837 81.4 108.5 82.4 108.5 -3.7 1.7 -0.7 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 1.2 0.0 3.230 89.7 89.1 -4.6 -1.2 -0.3 -1.2 -0.7 0.674 75.5 73.0 -9.7 -2.2 -1.3 -3.6 -3.3 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,........... CERAMIC, GLASS ETC........................ Glass and glassware.......................... 0.885 0.513 103.7 102.9 103.7 102.8 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.0 -0.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,............ IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS.............. 1.851 92.0 93.2 -4.8 -0.5 -2.9 0.5 1.3 4.495 0.854 1.322 0.360 0.837 90.2 79.2 109.4 66.5 81.4 90.0 79.3 109.3 66.4 80.7 -6.3 -14.6 0.8 -14.3 -10.9 -0.4 -0.8 -0.2 -1.5 -0.2 -0.7 -2.7 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -0.7 -1.7 -1.2 0.3 0.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.423 0.389 102.3 100.8 102.3 100.8 -0.9 -0.7 -1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,........ TRAVEL GOODS, ETC......................... Raw hides and skins (other than.............. furskins) and leather..................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW,........... BASKET AND WICKER......................... WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER..... AND ARTICLES THEREOF...................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic........ material; waste paper/paperboard.......... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper...... pulp, paper or paperboard................. Printed material............................. TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................ Cotton, including yarns and woven............ fabrics thereof........................... 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......... XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV......... IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC..... Specialized machinery & computer............. equipment................................. Electrical machinery and equip, sound........ & tv recorders & reproducers, parts....... 84 85 XVII 87 36.986 93.4 93.3 -3.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 20.615 94.5 94.7 -2.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 16.371 92.1 91.7 -4.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND............. ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ Motor vehicles and their parts............... 14.276 9.867 105.4 102.4 105.4 102.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &........ MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES......... 5.575 102.2 102.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.841 102.4 102.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.906 104.2 104.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.758 100.9 100.5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 XVII XX 94 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings;.............. lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;........ Toys, games and sports equipment; parts...... and accessories thereof................... 95 1 2 3 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: n.a. Not available Published categories may include price data not shown separately Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, November 1997-November 1998 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Percentage of Annual Monthly US Imports Description 1/ 1995 Oct. 1998 2/ Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 to Nov. 1998 July 1998 to Aug. 1998 Aug. 1998 to Sept. 1998 Sept. 1998 to Oct. 1998 Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1998 3/ Developed Countries.......................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 55.6 52.2 3.1 94.6 95.2 89.8 95.1 95.9 87.5 -2.4 -1.0 -20.3 -0.3 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -0.2 2.1 0.4 0.3 3.1 0.5 0.7 -2.6 3/ Developing Countries......................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 42.7 35.4 7.1 91.9 92.8 82.9 91.0 92.7 78.0 -9.6 -5.4 -28.0 -0.7 -0.3 -2.7 0.4 -0.4 6.2 0.2 -0.3 3.2 -1.0 -0.1 -5.9 Canada....................................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 18.9 16.5 2.2 96.0 97.0 93.1 95.9 97.1 91.0 -3.6 -1.1 -19.7 -0.1 0.0 -2.3 -0.3 -0.4 1.4 0.4 0.0 4.0 -0.1 0.1 -2.3 4/ European Union............................... Manufactured Goods......................... Nonmanufactured Goods...................... 17.0 16.4 0.5 100.7 101.4 83.6 101.0 101.9 78.2 0.0 1.1 -28.1 0.0 -0.1 3.4 0.0 0.1 -0.7 1.0 0.9 2.6 0.3 0.5 -6.5 5/ Latin America (9712=100).................... Manufactured Goods (9712=100)............. Nonmanufactured Goods (9712=100)........... 14.1 10.4 3.5 93.9 96.8 85.8 93.1 96.7 82.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. -1.7 -0.3 -6.2 1.1 -0.5 6.9 0.8 0.3 2.1 -0.9 -0.1 -3.4 Japan........................................ 16.6 87.1 88.4 -3.5 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 1.5 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries......... 10.9 84.9 84.8 -8.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.4 -0.1 1 Regions are not mutually exclusive. 2 Data for August, September and October 1998 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 3 Defined according to the Standard Census Definition. 4 Includes EU 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. 15 countries. Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services. September 1997-September 1998 1995 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) June 1998 Sept. 1998 Annual Sept. 1997 to Sept. 1998 Sept. 1997 to Dec. 1997 Quarterly Dec. March 1997 1998 to to March June 1998 1998 June 1998 to Sept. 1998 IMPORT Air Freight Atlantic Pacific 3188 1278 1674 81.5 87.8 76.7 80.3 87.4 74.9 -9.4 1.2 -18.1 -2.3 4.4 -7.4 -7.0 -4.9 -9.9 1.2 2.3 0.5 -1.5 -0.5 -2.3 11127 4922 2340 3021 112.6 117.3 105.9 106.3 112.8 119.2 99.0 109.3 1.2 -2.4 -1.5 3.2 -6.5 -17.8 5.7 -0.7 -1.0 -1.5 -7.4 1.6 9.0 18.6 7.7 -0.6 0.2 1.6 -6.5 2.8 3.9 -0.1 -14.6 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight 1346 81.6 n.a. 1/ Ocean Liner Freight U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 9868 4271 1952 1774 5596 100.8 99.2 96.7 101.2 101.5 101.2 100.3 97.4 103.1 101.3 6.2 2.0 -0.9 6.3 9.6 -1.9 -1.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.0 -0.1 7.9 2.8 -0.5 6.8 12.2 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.9 -0.2 2562 94.5 95.6 -1.0 -3.4 1.7 -0.4 1.2 17272 4120 10700 1392 1006 95.1 110.7 77.7 109.0 160.2 95.4 115.2 76.4 113.2 154.9 -4.6 5.2 -11.6 5.3 -1.7 -7.9 -7.4 -9.6 -0.9 -6.7 2.4 0.3 1.9 0.8 13.0 0.8 8.8 -2.4 1.6 -3.6 0.3 4.1 -1.7 3.9 -3.3 n.a. n.a. EXPORT Air Freight (9612 = 100) 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean Canadian 1 Detailed data available upon request. Table n.a. Not available. 9 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services. September 1997-September 1998 1995 = 100 Index Percent Change Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) June 1998 Sept. 1998 Annual Sept. 1997 to Sept. 1998 Sept. 1997 to Dec. 1997 Quarterly Dec. March 1997 1998 to to March June 1998 1998 June 1998 to Sept. 1998 Air Freight (Inbound) Atlantic Pacific 5495 1880 3151 83.4 88.4 80.3 81.8 88.0 77.9 -7.6 2.8 -14.4 -2.3 4.7 -6.7 -4.2 -4.7 -4.2 0.6 3.5 -1.2 -1.9 -0.5 -3.0 Air Freight (Outbound) Atlantic Pacific 5835 2080 3222 96.0 102.2 92.4 95.8 103.3 91.4 -3.8 2.2 -8.3 -1.9 0.0 -3.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -1.2 1.2 -3.2 -0.2 1.1 -1.1 Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean Canadian 30673 8811 15900 4542 1367 107.8 116.8 93.6 111.6 167.9 107.3 120.4 89.5 117.2 162.6 -1.7 1.2 -6.7 6.1 0.2 -8.9 -17.8 -5.9 -1.2 -5.0 -0.2 -3.7 -0.3 1.5 12.7 8.6 24.0 4.1 0.7 -3.3 -0.5 3.1 -4.4 5.0 -3.2 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 31694 13572 12570 4224 102.4 111.9 82.8 105.1 104.2 118.3 79.7 107.7 -0.4 6.0 -12.4 3.2 -4.7 -9.9 -2.0 0.4 -2.1 -1.7 -5.0 0.5 4.9 13.3 -2.2 -0.2 1.8 5.7 -3.7 2.5 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 1949 87.4 n.a. n.a. 5.5 0.3 -15.6 1/ Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 12253 5410 2647 1874 6844 103.2 97.5 94.8 98.8 107.3 105.0 98.4 95.4 100.6 109.7 -2.1 -1.3 -1.3 -2.2 -2.8 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 11.0 2.2 -0.4 6.1 18.4 1/ 1/ 1/ 10.6 1.4 -0.6 5.7 18.2 n.a. 1.7 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.2 1 Detailed data available upon request. TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1995 trade weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or exporters, regardless of nationality). Published series use a base year of 1995=100 where possible. Net transaction price data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000 companies and secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 606-7155. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Prior to January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4 and manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8. Beginning with January 1993, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC-based). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC 0-1, and manufactured goods are defined as SIC 2-3. The indexes use 1995 weights and a base of 1995=100. n.a. Not available. Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are calculated on a quarterly basis. The figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Indexes for crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy and the publication of these indexes is lagged one quarter. Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous three months to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics. For merchandise trade, the End Use classification system is the structure used by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the construction of the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. 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