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Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://stats.bls.gov/ipphome.htm USDL-00-358 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T. Wednesday, December 13, 2000 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2000- The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was largely attributable to a rise in imported petroleum prices. The Export Price Index was unchanged in November. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category -not seasonally adjustedIMPORTS Month All Imports 1999 November December 2000 January February March April May June July August September October November Petroleum Imports EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports 0.2 -0.1 -0.9 -0.7 0.1 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.6 -1.4 -2.1 -2.1 3.2 0.5 r 1.1 0.8 0.6 4.1 6.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.1 -1.4 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 r -0.5 0.2 3.5 14.9 -0.8 -11.3 4.5 10.6 -1.4 0.9 r 10.3 r -3.2 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 r -0.1 0.0 93.1 39.3 -0.2 0.5 0.4 1.3 November 1998-99 5.4 November 1999-00 4.7 -5.5 1.3 Nonagricultural Exports 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 r -0.1 1.0 1.2 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. Import Goods The import price index resumed its upward trend in November, rising 0.2 percent after decreasing 0.5 percent in October. The increase was the sixth in the past seven months. The advance was led by a 2.0 percent increase for imported petroleum prices, which had declined 3.2 percent in the previous month. Petroleum prices rose 39.3 percent for the year ended in November. Nonpetroleum import prices, however, continued to register little movement, dipping 0.1 percent in November after registering no change, on average, in October. From November 1999 to November 2000, nonpetroleum import prices rose 0.5 percent. During the same 12-month period, the price index for all imports-led by the advance in petroleum prices-rose 4.7 percent. Import prices for foods, feeds, and beverages, for capital goods, and for consumer goods decreased in November. Recording a third consecutive decline, the foods, feeds, and beverages price index fell 1.5 percent in November and was down 4.1 percent over the past 12 months. The price indexes for capital goods and for consumer goods both dipped 0.1 percent in November and were down 2.1 percent and 1.1 percent over the past 12 months, respectively. In contrast, led by the continued rise in natural gas prices, the index for industrial supplies and materials, excluding petroleum, rose 0.1 percent in November. This index has increased in five of the past six months and was up 7.2 percent over the past year. Prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines also rose 0.1 percent in November, the same as in the previous month, and were up 0.7 percent for the year ended in November. Export Goods Prices for overall exports were unchanged in November as declines in nonagricultural export prices countered increases for agricultural export prices. For the second consecutive month, nonagricultural export prices decreased 0.1 percent. Over the November 1999 to November 2000 period, however, this index advanced 1.2 percent. Led by increasing grain prices, the index for agricultural exports rose 1.1 percent in November after advancing 0.5 percent and 3.2 percent in the prior two months. During the past year, export agricultural prices rose 1.3 percent. Over the same 12- month period, the index for overall exports also increased 1.3 percent. The November decrease in nonagricultural export prices was largely attributable to a 0.2 percent decline for the nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials index; this decrease was led by falling prices for metals, lumber, and plastics. For the year ended in November, however, prices for exported nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials were up 5.1 percent. The export price index for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines fell 0.1 percent in November after posting no change in October. Over the past 12 months, prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines increased 0.5 percent. The index for capital goods continued to register little movement, gaining 0.1 percent in November after declining by the same amount the previous month. Over the past 12 months, the index edged down 0.1 percent. For the second straight month, the consumer goods index was unchanged. Over the November 1999 to November 2000 period, this index was also unchanged. Imports by Locality of Origin The price index for imports from Japan was unchanged for the second consecutive month. For the year ended in November, the index rose 0.8 percent. Import prices from Canada, which have declined only once in the past 22 months, increased 0.1 percent in November. The advance was attributable to increasing prices for nonmanufactured goods, which rose 1.8 percent. For the year ended in November, the index of import prices from Canada increased 9.3 percent. The index for imports from Latin America also rose in November, up 0.5 percent, after increasing 4.6 percent over the previous three months. For the year ended in November, import prices from Latin America increased 12.1 percent. In contrast, import prices from the European Union fell 0.1 percent in November. The decrease was the fourth in a row and paralleled the decline in the Euro. Over the November 1999 to November 2000 period, the index for import prices from the European Union fell 1.4 percent. Import prices for goods from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries also declined in November, decreasing 0.4 percent, after falling 0.6 percent in October. The index declined 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 Import Price Indexes, by End Use Table 2 Export Price Indexes, by End Use Table 3 Import Price Indexes, by SITC Table 4 Export Price Indexes, by SITC Table 5 Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System Table 6 Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System Table 7 Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services Table 9 U.S. International Price Indexes for Services ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on January 11, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (E.S.T.). Table END USE 0 00 01 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance Nov. Description 1999 October October November to 2000 2000 2000 Nov. 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change July 2000 to Aug. 2000 Monthly Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2000 Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2000 Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.............. 100.000 85.938 100.5 93.3 100.7 93.2 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.1 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 4.220 90.6 89.2 -4.1 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -1.5 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages....... 2.810 82.8 81.7 -6.3 -0.6 -0.8 0.4 -1.3 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages).......................... 1.410 111.2 109.0 0.7 2.2 -0.4 -1.2 -2.0 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE......................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.. 32.948 126.3 127.4 19.2 0.8 3.9 -1.0 0.9 18.886 102.1 102.2 7.2 0.8 -0.6 0.6 0.1 9.556 99.0 97.7 2.2 0.7 -2.0 -0.2 -1.3 9.331 105.4 107.0 12.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 Fuels & lubricants........................ 16.015 183.4 188.3 40.2 1.0 9.6 -2.1 2.7 Petroleum & petroleum products......... 14.061 181.0 184.6 39.3 0.9 10.3 -3.2 2.0 Crude............................. 11.265 181.7 185.2 37.3 0.8 9.2 -3.4 1.9 11 Paper & paper base stocks................. 1.912 90.4 90.6 10.8 0.1 2.5 0.7 0.2 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials................ 5.663 92.9 92.7 4.4 0.8 -0.6 0.1 -0.2 13 Selected building materials............... 1.887 99.3 97.1 -10.3 -3.1 -1.5 0.6 -2.2 14 Unfinished metals associated with durable goods....................... 4.823 105.6 104.0 10.2 2.8 -3.2 -0.4 -1.5 Finished metals associated with durable goods............................... 1.334 91.6 91.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 Nonmetals associated with durable goods... 1.313 87.0 86.7 -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 24.461 80.2 80.1 -2.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 Electric & electrical generating equipment........................... 3.133 93.4 93.3 1.6 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 Nonelectrical machinery................... 19.653 76.4 76.3 -2.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 17.532 102.6 102.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................... 20.839 96.6 96.5 -1.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured................. 10.463 99.8 99.9 -0.8 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 41 Durables, manufactured.................... 9.321 92.8 92.8 -1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 1 10 100 1000 15 16 2 20 21 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............ 1 2 END USE 0 00 01 1 10 99.8 99.1 0.3 -0.3 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. n.a. Data for August, September and October 2000 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 1.055 2 0.4 0.2 -0.7 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 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative ImportAnnual ance Nov. Description 1999 October October November to 2000 2000 2000 Nov. 1/ 2/ 2000 Percent Change July 2000 to Aug. 2000 Monthly Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2000 Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2000 Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2000 ALL COMMODITIES.............................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES..................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................. 100.000 9.044 90.955 96.5 83.9 97.9 96.5 84.8 97.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 -0.2 -2.1 -0.1 0.6 3.2 0.3 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 1.1 -0.1 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES................... 8.237 85.8 86.7 0.0 -2.7 3.0 0.6 1.0 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages....... 7.431 84.6 85.7 0.1 -3.2 3.7 0.4 1.3 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages).......................... 0.806 99.5 98.6 -0.6 1.8 -1.8 1.6 -0.9 26.281 96.1 95.9 5.3 -0.1 1.3 -0.5 -0.2 9.678 91.8 91.2 1.3 0.3 -0.4 0.0 -0.7 16.602 98.8 98.9 7.6 -0.2 2.1 -0.7 0.1 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................... 1.613 82.3 82.3 7.4 3.1 2.0 0.5 0.0 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS......................... 24.667 97.2 97.0 5.1 -0.2 1.1 -0.5 -0.2 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE......................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE...................... 11 Fuels & lubricants........................ 3.321 146.9 150.7 30.0 -2.3 12.4 -5.2 2.6 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials 19.813 91.5 90.9 2.0 0.0 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 Selected building materials............... 1.533 90.3 89.5 2.1 1.0 -1.1 0.9 -0.9 CAPITAL GOODS............................... 43.319 96.1 96.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 Electric & electrical generating Equipment........................... 4.416 99.5 99.5 1.1 0.6 0.2 -0.4 0.0 Nonelectrical machinery................... 32.936 91.4 91.4 -1.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES........ 10.095 104.5 104.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................... 12.068 102.2 102.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured................. 6.387 102.3 102.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured.................... 5.117 101.2 101.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 13 2 20 21 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. n.a. Data for August, September and October 2000 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 SITC Rev. 3 3 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 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description October October November 2000 2000 2000 1/ 2/ ALL COMMODITIES................................... 100.000 100.5 100.7 Percent Change Annual Nov. 1999 to Nov. 2000 July 2000 to Aug. 2000 4.7 0.2 Monthly Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2000 1.1 Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2000 Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2000 -0.5 0.2 0 01 03 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............... Other food and live animals (9612=100).......... 3.608 0.319 91.4 95.5 90.1 95.7 -2.5 -2.0 0.2 0.8 -0.5 0.1 0.2 -3.5 -1.4 0.2 1.060 110.7 108.6 1.0 2.5 -0.8 -1.7 -1.9 1.029 100.7 96.7 -0.5 0.4 0.2 3.0 -4.0 0.367 0.833 54.0 91.1 52.0 93.5 -21.2 0.6 -1.8 -2.2 -2.3 -0.3 -0.9 1.2 -3.7 2.6 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO........................... Beverages................................. 0.864 0.731 113.6 110.6 113.4 110.7 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS......... Cork and wood............................. Pulp and waste paper...................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap........ Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. (9612=100).................. Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels (9612=100)......................... 2.696 0.901 0.450 0.608 89.8 101.6 83.4 102.2 87.6 97.5 83.4 100.1 -3.0 -15.1 24.9 2.1 -1.2 -4.5 0.9 0.9 -0.8 -2.4 0.7 -0.5 1.0 1.9 1.7 0.6 -2.4 -4.0 0.0 -2.1 0.262 104.3 99.1 -6.9 -0.5 1.7 1.3 -5.0 0.307 87.9 87.2 -2.9 -1.9 -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 15.660 185.2 190.2 41.2 0.9 9.8 -2.0 2.7 13.397 2.150 180.9 239.4 184.6 254.6 39.2 57.6 0.8 1.2 10.4 6.2 -3.5 9.8 2.0 6.3 5.358 1.626 0.618 0.251 0.880 95.1 101.0 93.1 87.0 96.0 94.7 99.5 92.9 86.9 95.9 2.8 6.5 5.9 -4.9 -1.9 0.4 1.0 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.8 -0.1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.280 0.371 0.492 0.621 87.6 96.0 80.0 100.7 87.3 95.9 79.5 100.6 -5.4 2.1 0.1 2.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 1.1 -1.4 0.7 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 12.343 0.670 97.6 91.7 97.2 91.6 3.5 -3.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.502 91.6 92.1 -6.0 -2.3 -1.5 -1.5 0.5 05 07 3/ 3/ 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 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 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 1 2 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............. 1.616 91.6 91.9 5.1 -0.1 2.2 0.2 0.3 1.305 94.9 94.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 2.032 1.889 2.324 1.854 100.2 91.8 115.7 95.2 100.2 91.7 113.8 95.0 -1.4 3.7 19.3 -0.9 0.0 -0.3 5.5 -0.4 -0.1 -2.0 -3.6 0.0 -0.6 -2.3 1.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 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 Electrical machinery and equipment........ Road vehicles............................. 42.719 89.2 89.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 2.912 99.7 99.7 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0 2.523 0.765 95.7 93.8 95.5 93.2 -2.7 -2.9 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.6 3.249 5.153 95.5 58.8 95.4 58.8 -2.0 -4.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -1.5 -0.1 0.0 4.001 8.643 14.445 83.8 82.7 102.9 83.8 82.5 102.9 -2.4 0.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............. Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s......... Furniture and parts thereof............... Travel goods, handbags and similar containers......................... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories........................ Footwear.................................. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.; Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.............................. 16.425 96.9 97.0 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.360 1.144 92.7 96.0 92.6 97.5 -0.6 -0.9 0.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -1.9 -0.1 1.6 0.491 101.3 101.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 5.575 1.716 101.1 100.8 101.3 100.7 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.488 93.3 93.1 -1.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 1.268 91.4 91.1 -1.5 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 -0.3 4.383 93.6 93.8 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.2 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 2000 have been revised to reflect the availability n.a. Not available 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 Rev. 3 Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description October October November 2000 2000 2000 1/ 2/ Percent Change Annual Nov. 1999 to Nov. 2000 July 2000 to Aug. 2000 Monthly Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2000 Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2000 Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2000 ALL COMMODITIES................................... 100.000 96.5 96.5 1.3 -0.2 0.6 -0.1 0.0 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....................... Other food and live animals (9612=100).......... 6.886 1.305 87.1 107.4 88.5 107.7 2.5 10.2 -2.6 -4.2 2.8 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.6 0.3 0.609 2.132 98.5 70.8 97.3 74.0 -0.8 5.6 3.4 -4.3 -2.0 5.9 2.2 4.4 -1.2 4.5 1.282 88.7 89.8 -4.8 -3.0 3.7 -3.5 1.2 0.675 94.8 95.8 3.7 -1.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.404 0.478 106.8 88.5 107.1 88.1 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.5 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO........................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.......... 1.539 1.274 101.6 101.9 101.6 101.9 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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........ Other crude materials, inedible, except 5.506 0.347 0.898 0.933 1.053 0.728 0.315 0.836 83.6 104.7 81.3 88.2 89.8 72.2 90.7 79.6 82.4 102.1 79.3 87.1 89.1 72.4 90.6 76.2 5.9 16.3 1.5 3.9 13.2 14.2 -3.4 -1.4 0.0 6.4 -2.9 2.2 -4.4 4.4 -0.2 0.9 1.0 5.3 7.4 -1.6 -1.1 2.1 -1.7 0.0 -0.1 4.2 -3.0 1.4 -1.0 0.0 -0.9 1.1 -1.4 -2.5 -2.5 -1.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.1 -4.3 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3/ 3/ fuels (9612=100)......................... 3 32 33 4 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 74 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................. Coal, coke and briquettes................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.................. ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES................................. CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S........... Organic chemicals......................... Inorganic chemicals....................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials.... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products..... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps.............................. Fertilizers (9612=100).................... 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 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............. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............... Power generating machinery and equipment.......................... Machinery specialized for particular industries......................... Metalworking machinery.................... General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s.......... 0.396 92.5 93.0 4.3 -1.7 -1.4 0.3 0.5 3.087 0.644 157.2 93.3 162.1 93.1 33.5 -4.6 -2.4 -0.7 12.7 0.0 -5.5 0.2 3.1 -0.2 2.095 189.0 193.4 45.0 -3.4 18.0 -7.0 2.3 0.286 60.0 59.0 -25.3 -2.2 -2.4 -2.8 -1.7 10.890 2.711 0.841 0.489 1.233 94.8 88.2 98.5 99.5 100.4 94.3 87.9 98.3 99.5 100.3 1.1 6.4 -0.9 -1.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.5 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.771 0.480 1.826 0.837 1.703 103.4 80.4 92.2 98.9 99.1 103.3 78.3 91.1 98.2 99.1 -0.2 5.1 -4.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 4.5 -1.6 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.7 -2.7 -0.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -2.6 -1.2 -0.7 0.0 10.099 0.691 100.8 104.6 100.6 104.0 2.7 -3.9 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 0.299 92.6 91.6 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 1.1 -1.1 1.644 89.9 89.5 2.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 1.363 98.3 98.2 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 1.332 1.050 1.478 2.092 105.8 96.5 104.9 109.1 106.0 96.7 104.1 109.0 0.0 1.5 14.8 2.0 0.0 -0.3 2.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 49.658 97.3 97.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 4.662 112.4 113.7 2.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 1.2 4.800 1.004 106.2 108.6 106.3 108.4 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 5.211 108.3 108.4 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 75 76 Computer equipment and office machines.... Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment Electrical machinery and equipment........ Road vehicles............................. 77 78 8 82 84 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.............................. Other miscellaneous manufactured articles (9612=100)...................... 87 88 89 3/ 1 2 3 I 67.7 67.8 -3.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.728 10.641 9.359 96.6 85.4 104.0 96.4 85.4 103.9 -0.2 -2.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 11.369 0.652 101.9 105.5 101.8 105.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0 1.199 96.1 96.1 -4.2 0.1 -0.9 0.5 0.0 3.867 106.9 107.0 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.958 98.9 98.5 1.8 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.4 4.223 99.0 98.9 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.470 102.9 103.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 Relative importance figures are based on 1995 trade values. Data for August, September and October 2000 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: Table 5 Harmonized System 5.395 n.a. Published categories may include price data not shown separately U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Description October October November 2000 2000 2000 1/ 2/ LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS..................... 1.587 106.5 106.2 Not available Percent Change Annual Nov. 1999 to Nov. 2000 July 2000 to Aug. 2000 Monthly Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2000 Sept. 2000 to Oct. 2000 Oct. 2000 to Nov. 2000 0.6 1.3 -0.6 -1.3 -0.3 02 03 3/ II 07 08 09 3/ IV 20 22 3/ V 26 27 VI 28 29 30 32 37 38 3/ VII 39 40 VIII 42 Meat and edible meat offal.................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.......... Other live animals and animal products (9612=100)................... VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers............................... Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons...................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices................ Other vegetable products.................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO................................. Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants....... Beverages, spirits, and vinegar............. Other prepared foodstuffs (9612=100)........ 0.266 98.1 98.7 -0.8 0.1 1.4 -3.4 0.6 0.969 115.9 113.5 0.4 2.6 -1.0 -1.6 -2.1 0.353 1.367 94.1 82.0 97.7 78.8 2.0 -7.1 -1.3 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.8 -3.9 0.309 118.2 106.7 13.4 1.4 1.2 11.5 -9.7 0.420 0.271 0.367 96.6 57.6 87.4 95.6 54.6 86.1 -8.3 -24.0 -3.8 -0.2 -2.2 -1.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 -0.5 -2.0 0.3 -1.0 -5.2 -1.5 1.894 95.9 95.6 -1.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.238 0.745 0.912 81.8 107.2 89.9 81.2 107.3 89.4 -6.2 1.6 -1.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 -2.3 0.8 -0.3 -3.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 MINERAL PRODUCTS.................................. Ores, slag and ash.......................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax 16.202 0.279 179.2 100.2 184.0 99.6 38.8 -0.2 0.8 0.2 9.4 0.0 -2.1 0.1 2.7 -0.6 15.711 183.7 188.8 40.5 0.9 9.7 -2.1 2.8 5.063 0.806 2.014 0.558 98.8 100.4 99.4 106.1 98.2 100.0 98.0 106.1 3.3 7.5 4.0 -0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -0.4 -2.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.6 -0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.249 0.348 85.4 99.3 85.4 99.3 -4.7 2.8 1.0 -0.3 -0.6 0.1 -0.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.368 89.9 89.7 0.8 0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.719 94.9 95.4 4.1 1.0 1.5 -0.7 0.5 2.561 1.645 0.916 86.9 92.4 78.6 86.9 92.4 78.5 0.1 1.3 -2.0 0.0 -0.6 0.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.948 100.4 100.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.765 99.0 98.9 -1.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 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)........................... 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............ IX WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET AND WICKER.............................. X 95.4 92.6 -12.8 -3.9 -2.3 1.1 -2.9 2.441 90.8 90.9 7.8 0.1 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.455 84.9 84.9 24.1 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.0 1.651 0.335 93.5 97.9 93.8 97.2 6.2 -2.6 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 -0.7 6.579 99.8 99.7 -0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.985 101.9 101.9 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.0 3.187 102.5 102.6 -0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.305 89.6 89.6 -5.4 0.4 -0.5 -2.9 0.0 1.101 94.6 93.6 0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.2 -1.1 2.016 101.4 101.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.731 100.8 100.7 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.285 103.6 103.4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.2 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC GLASS ETC............................... Ceramic products............................ Glass and glassware......................... 1.061 0.406 0.409 97.9 96.1 97.3 97.8 96.0 97.2 -3.6 -2.9 -3.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.9 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 -1.0 -1.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS............ 2.544 117.6 118.8 14.0 4.2 -3.4 -0.8 1.0 5.426 1.644 1.184 0.390 0.912 0.403 90.4 92.1 92.0 74.5 89.9 102.4 89.2 91.6 92.0 72.1 87.8 102.8 1.2 3.9 -0.5 0.0 2.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 1.4 1.4 -0.5 -0.7 -2.6 0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -2.4 -0.9 2.6 1.4 -0.4 -1.3 -0.5 0.0 -3.2 -2.3 0.4 0.474 97.6 90.7 -1.2 -3.3 2.2 5.5 -7.1 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 matter.............................. 47 48 49 XI 61 62 63 3/ XII 64 3/ XIII 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 83 3/ XVI 1.425 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..... Other textile & textile articles (9612=100)................... FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................. Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles..................... 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........ 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 84 85 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 26.294 80.3 80.2 -1.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 13.430 79.1 79.0 -2.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 -0.1 12.864 81.6 81.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 15.656 14.782 103.1 102.7 103.1 102.7 0.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.324 90.8 90.8 -1.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 2.845 0.343 90.9 88.6 91.0 88.4 -1.0 -5.9 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -2.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 3.428 95.0 95.4 -1.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 1.482 95.8 96.9 -0.8 0.2 -0.2 -1.4 1.1 1.691 0.255 95.7 86.6 95.7 86.5 -1.1 -8.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -1.6 0.0 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 3 Product categories included in this group 1995 trade values. have been modified due to concordance 2 Data for August, September and October 2000 or coverage limitations. have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. n.a. Not available All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative ImportAnnual Monthly Harmoance Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. nized Description 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 System October October November to to to to to 2000 2000 2000 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 1/ 2/ 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 I 02 03 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS..................... Meat & edible meat offal.................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.......... 2.035 1.179 100.0 101.9 99.8 102.3 4.6 9.2 -1.1 -3.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 -0.2 0.4 0.553 98.1 96.9 1.7 3.9 -2.6 2.0 -1.2 3/ II 07 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 22 23 24 3/ V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 Other live animals and animal products (9612=100)................... 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..... ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS................. 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.......................... 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........ 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................. 0.303 4.194 81.6 77.0 81.1 78.6 -5.9 1.3 0.1 -4.6 0.0 5.8 -0.1 0.7 -0.6 2.1 0.296 91.9 98.8 -0.4 -7.2 2.9 -6.2 7.5 0.637 1.920 85.3 68.5 84.4 72.0 -12.2 6.2 -6.2 -4.8 7.6 6.7 -3.1 4.9 -1.1 5.1 1.103 0.313 86.6 61.0 84.9 60.2 2.0 -24.1 -2.6 -2.3 5.8 -1.7 -2.5 -2.7 -2.0 -1.3 3.449 99.0 99.3 0.8 -0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.340 0.373 0.329 93.6 107.1 97.4 93.3 107.2 97.4 0.1 -0.5 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -1.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.600 90.8 93.2 3.9 -2.6 2.9 3.3 2.6 1.283 0.524 101.9 103.6 101.9 103.0 -0.2 2.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 -0.6 3.570 138.0 139.6 24.0 -2.0 10.8 -4.6 1.2 3.031 151.7 154.7 30.7 -2.4 12.9 -5.2 2.0 8.907 0.902 3.029 0.943 0.535 96.0 97.2 91.2 105.7 80.6 95.6 97.0 90.9 105.5 78.5 2.2 -2.7 6.6 1.9 4.9 0.7 1.9 1.1 -0.1 4.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.3 3.5 0.7 -0.1 2.0 -0.3 1.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -2.6 0.491 97.7 97.6 -3.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.557 106.7 106.6 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.326 0.434 1.475 105.2 95.0 97.8 105.1 94.3 97.6 0.4 3.4 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 4.288 3.359 0.929 94.3 92.6 100.9 93.8 92.0 100.7 -1.1 -1.6 0.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.2 VIII 41 IX X 47 48 49 XI 52 55 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 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....................... 0.604 101.9 101.0 16.1 4.0 3.7 2.0 -0.9 0.456 103.3 102.1 23.8 5.5 5.0 2.7 -1.2 1.258 89.7 88.4 2.7 1.4 -1.1 1.4 -1.4 3.405 88.3 87.8 4.5 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.953 84.3 83.8 13.4 -2.2 -1.3 -1.1 -0.6 1.607 0.845 90.2 111.9 89.8 111.4 1.7 1.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 3.039 86.3 86.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.610 69.9 70.2 15.7 5.7 1.7 -0.1 0.4 0.277 104.2 104.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.458 97.7 97.7 -2.6 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.610 92.6 92.6 -5.5 0.2 -1.5 1.1 0.0 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMIC, GLASS ETC...................... Glass and glassware......................... 0.864 0.493 103.4 101.0 103.6 101.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.7 -1.4 0.2 0.3 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS............ 2.221 112.9 112.4 11.5 2.6 -2.0 -0.2 -0.4 4.638 0.833 1.314 0.389 0.896 95.1 79.0 111.1 73.4 89.0 94.5 78.5 110.9 71.9 86.8 2.9 -2.8 1.5 6.4 2.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 -0.5 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3 1.2 1.0 -0.6 -0.6 -0.2 -2.0 -2.5 0.454 0.442 112.4 117.1 112.4 117.1 5.4 15.4 1.0 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 35.191 90.9 91.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 19.953 93.5 93.8 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 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...................... Manmade staple fibers, includ. yarns and woven fabrics (9812=100)......... Apparel and clothing access., knitted or crocheted (9812=100)...... Apparel and clothing access., not knitted or crocheted (9812=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... Specialized machinery & computer equipment............................ 85 XVII 87 XVII XX 94 Electrical machinery and equip, sound & tv recorders & reproducers, parts.. 15.238 87.6 87.6 -1.6 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.......... Motor vehicles and their parts.............. 14.446 9.804 109.0 103.9 109.0 103.8 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES....... 5.553 104.0 104.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.802 102.4 102.4 0.2 0.1 -0.6 0.2 0.0 0.896 105.3 105.3 0.4 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.729 99.2 99.1 -1.1 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof.............. 95 1 2 Relative importance figures are based on 3 Product categories included in this group 1995 trade values. have been modified due to concordance Data for August, September and October 2000 or coverage limitations. have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. n.a. Not available All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, November 1999-November 2000 1995=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Percentage of Annual Monthly US Imports Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Description 1/ 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 1995 October November to to to to to 2000 2000 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2/ 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 3/ Developed Countries.......................... Manufactured Goods...................... Nonmanufactured Goods................... 55.6 52.2 3.1 101.7 97.9 169.1 101.5 97.7 171.4 3.2 0.7 36.2 -0.1 0.1 -2.4 0.3 -0.2 6.8 -0.1 -0.5 3.4 -0.2 -0.2 1.4 3/ Developing Countries......................... Manufactured Goods...................... Nonmanufactured Goods................... 42.7 35.4 7.1 104.7 93.4 156.3 105.1 93.5 157.8 6.8 1.6 25.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.2 0.5 7.6 -0.3 0.6 -2.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 Canada....................................... Manufactured Goods...................... Nonmanufactured Goods................... 18.9 16.5 2.2 110.5 102.1 178.3 110.6 101.9 181.5 9.3 4.0 40.9 -0.4 0.1 -2.7 2.4 1.4 7.1 0.8 0.0 4.5 0.1 -0.2 1.8 4/ European Union............................... Manufactured Goods...................... Nonmanufactured Goods................... 17.0 16.4 0.5 100.3 98.9 149.1 100.2 98.7 152.4 -1.4 -2.6 34.0 -0.4 -0.1 -6.9 -0.2 -0.6 8.3 -0.8 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 2.2 5/ Latin America (9712=100).................... Manufactured Goods (9712=100).......... Nonmanufactured Goods (9712=100)........ 14.1 10.4 3.5 116.7 105.5 150.8 117.3 106.5 150.4 12.1 7.7 23.0 1.7 1.3 2.7 2.4 0.9 5.7 0.4 1.0 -0.9 0.5 0.9 -0.3 Japan........................................ 16.6 90.0 90.0 0.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries......... 10.9 82.2 81.9 -1.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.4 1 Regions are not mutually exclusive. 2 Data for August, September and October 2000 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. Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services September 1999-September 2000 1995 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change 15 countries. Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) June 2000 Sept. 2000 3188 86.5 86.7 Annual Sept. 1999 to Sept. 2000 Sept. 1999 to Dec. 1999 Quarterly Dec. 1999 to March 2000 March 2000 to June 2000 June 2000 to Sept. 2000 -0.3 2.2 -2.0 -0.7 0.2 IMPORT Air Freight Atlantic Pacific 1278 1674 76.5 94.8 76.7 94.9 -9.8 6.0 -1.9 5.5 -4.8 -0.5 -3.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 11127 4922 2340 3021 122.7 132.1 107.0 117.0 124.7 138.7 102.8 117.1 5.7 5.7 4.4 6.2 -9.8 -21.1 3.5 -0.8 3.1 4.6 -2.1 3.8 11.9 22.0 7.2 3.0 1.6 5.0 -3.9 0.1 7.1 26.8 16.7 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight 1346 111.0 n.a. Ocean Liner Freight U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 9868 4271 1952 1774 5596 127.7 115.3 98.4 134.3 136.4 127.5 115.3 98.4 134.3 136.0 -5.1 3.2 -1.5 4.8 -9.8 -3.9 0.3 2.2 -1.8 -6.2 -2.3 -0.8 -2.0 0.0 -3.3 1.3 3.8 -1.7 6.8 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 2562 89.3 89.3 0.0 -1.7 0.0 1.7 0.0 17272 4120 10700 1392 106.9 106.8 93.2 125.4 108.1 108.3 94.5 123.1 2.1 -5.5 4.7 6.1 -2.0 -12.1 1.8 0.6 -0.5 1.5 -2.6 4.8 3.5 4.5 4.1 2.5 1.1 1.4 1.4 -1.8 n.a. n.a. EXPORT Air Freight (9612 = 100) Air Passenger Fares Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 1/ 1/ 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 1999-September 2000 1995 = 100 Index Percent Change Description Air Freight (Inbound) Atlantic Pacific Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 5495 1880 3151 June 2000 88.4 81.6 93.0 Sept. 2000 88.5 81.8 93.0 Annual Sept. 1999 to Sept. 2000 0.7 -5.4 4.1 Sept. 1999 to Dec. 1999 3.2 1.6 4.7 Quarterly Dec. March 1999 2000 to to March June 2000 2000 -2.0 -3.9 -1.3 -0.6 -3.4 0.8 June 2000 to Sept. 2000 0.1 0.2 0.0 Air Freight (Outbound) Atlantic Pacific 5835 2080 3222 92.8 102.8 85.7 92.6 102.7 85.5 -0.1 -1.8 0.6 -1.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 1.2 0.6 1.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean Canadian 30673 8811 15900 4542 1367 113.3 109.7 101.6 126.7 194.5 115.5 114.2 102.8 127.0 196.6 1.1 -7.1 5.0 5.2 4.0 -6.5 -21.3 0.7 -1.2 1.7 0.5 2.0 -2.1 5.3 1.2 5.6 11.3 5.3 0.9 -0.1 1.9 4.1 1.2 0.2 1.1 1/ 1/ 1/ Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) Atlantic Pacific Latin American / Caribbean 31694 13572 12570 4224 107.9 112.2 91.2 115.5 109.1 114.6 91.5 115.6 0.5 -2.3 0.9 5.8 -5.9 -14.5 2.0 0.5 0.4 2.3 -3.4 2.5 5.2 9.4 2.0 2.6 1.1 2.1 0.3 0.1 1/ Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 1949 115.9 n.a. 8.8 26.8 17.7 12253 5410 2647 1874 6844 143.0 111.1 96.4 129.9 167.5 142.8 111.1 96.4 129.9 167.1 -5.8 0.6 2.2 -1.7 -8.8 -2.2 -0.8 -1.9 0.0 -2.9 4.9 3.5 -1.8 6.6 5.5 1/ 1/ 1/ Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) U.S. East Coast from Atlantic from Pacific U.S. West Coast 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 n.a. -3.5 3.3 -1.5 4.8 -6.8 n.a. Not available n.a. -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 691-7101. 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. 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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