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United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-02-675 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T. Thursday, December 12, 2002 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2002 The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.0 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline was attributable to falling petroleum prices. The Export Price Index rose 0.1 percent in November, after decreasing the same amount in the previous month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports 2001 November December 2002 January February March April May June July August September October November November 2000-01 November 2001-02 Petroleum Imports Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports EXPORTS Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -1.5 -1.0 -13.1 -6.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 -1.5 1.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.3 r 0.7 0.0 r -1.0 5.2 4.3 17.0 12.7 2.0 -3.5 3.8 3.7 r 5.8 r 0.3 r -10.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 r -0.1 r 0.1 0.7 -2.6 0.6 0.7 -0.1 1.2 2.7 1.7 3.4 -1.9 r 2.2 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 r 0.1 -0.1 -8.8 2.4 -41.9 37.5 -3.3 -0.1 -2.5 1.0 -1.7 9.9 -2.5 0.3 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 Import Goods Led by a decline in petroleum prices, the index for all imports fell 1.0 percent in November— the first monthly decline since June and the second decrease in 2002. The petroleum index, which had increased in 9 of the previous 10 months, declined 10.0 percent in November. Last month’s decrease was the largest since the index dropped 13.1 percent in November 2001. The petroleum index rose 37.5 percent from November 2001 to November 2002. In contrast, the price index for nonpetroleum imports edged up 0.1 percent in November, after dipping 0.1 percent in October. Over the past 12 months, the nonpetroleum index declined 0.1 percent. Overall import prices rose 2.4 percent for the year ended in November. Among nonpetroleum imports, the indexes for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials and for foods, feeds, and beverages continued to increase. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials rose 0.3 percent in November, led by rising prices for natural gas and unfinished metals. Over the past 12 months, the index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials rose 3.9 percent. Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages increased 0.8 percent last month and 5.9 percent for the year ended in November. In contrast, all of the indexes for imported finished goods were either unchanged or declined slightly in November. The price index for capital goods was unchanged last month, after decreasing in each of the previous two months, and was down 2.6 percent for the year. The indexes for automotive vehicles and for consumer goods each decreased 0.1 percent in November. Over the past 12 months, the autos index rose 0.5 percent, while the index for consumer goods was down 0.8 percent. Export Goods Overall export prices increased 0.1 percent in November, as an upturn in agricultural prices outweighed a decrease in nonagricultural prices. Led by rising soybean prices, the index for agricultural exports resumed an upward trend, gaining 2.2 percent in November—the fifth increase in the past six months. For the year ended in November, agricultural prices rose 9.9 percent. The index for nonagricultural exports continued to record little movement, declining 0.1 percent in November. Over the past 12 months, the index increased 0.3 percent. Overall export prices gained 1.0 percent during the same time period. The small downward movement in prices for nonagricultural exports last month was largely attributable to falling prices for industrial supplies and materials. Led by price declines for petroleum and petroleum products, the index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials declined 0.5 percent in November, after increasing the same amount in each of the previous two months. The index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials increased 3.8 percent for the year. The index for consumer goods also edged lower in November, decreasing 0.1 percent, and decreased 0.5 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast, the indexes for capital goods and for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines both edged up 0.1 percent in November. The capital goods index, which makes up almost 48 percent of overall exports, had not increased since April 2002 and was down 1.3 percent over the past 12 months. Prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines, which have declined only once since November 2001, were up 1.0 percent over the November 2001-2002 period. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from Japan declined 0.2 percent for the third straight month. Over the past year, the index declined 2.7 percent. After posting increases or no change in eight of the first nine months of 2002, import prices from the European Union declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.5 percent in November. From November 2001 to November 2002, the index increased 2.8 percent. Led by falling prices for petroleum and petroleum products, import prices from Latin America and Canada decreased in November, down 2.0 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. Despite the recent declines, import prices from Latin America increased 6.6 percent for the year ended in November, and the index for Canada was up 3.8 percent over the same period. In contrast, the index for the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries rebounded in November, rising 0.2 percent after declining 1.0 percent in October. This index had not posted an increase since December 2000 and was down 3.1 percent for the year ended in November. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on January 14, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (E.S.T.). 4 Table 1 END USE U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description October 2002 2/ November 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.................... 100.000 89.408 95.5 96.4 94.5 96.5 2.4 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES............................... 4.099 100.0 100.8 5.9 0.0 2.9 0.3 0.8 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.070 106.0 107.0 7.5 -0.4 3.2 0.7 0.9 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........................................................ 1.029 86.6 87.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 -0.8 0.7 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE....................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.......... 25.505 95.6 91.9 15.0 1.4 2.8 0.4 -3.9 14.913 94.5 94.8 3.9 -0.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 8.029 92.7 92.6 3.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 6.884 96.6 97.3 5.0 0.3 1.7 1.5 0.7 10 Fuels & lubricants.................................................... 11.907 97.0 88.9 35.3 3.0 6.1 0.8 -8.4 100 Petroleum & petroleum products............................... 10.592 97.4 87.7 37.5 3.7 5.8 0.3 -10.0 Crude.................................................................. 7.971 98.8 87.5 41.4 4.6 4.8 -0.8 -11.4 11 Paper & paper base stocks....................................... 1.096 90.1 89.8 -2.7 1.5 1.3 -0.4 -0.3 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................ 4.627 99.7 99.8 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 13 Selected building materials........................................ 1.873 97.0 96.5 0.4 -0.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.5 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods..................................................... 3.038 90.1 90.5 10.2 -0.9 1.2 0.4 0.4 15 Finished metals related to durable goods..................... 1.418 97.2 96.7 -1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.5 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.546 96.9 97.0 -1.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 2 CAPITAL GOODS..................................................... 28.965 94.0 94.0 -2.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 20 Electric generating equipment.................................... 3.375 95.3 94.9 -6.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 21 Nonelectrical machinery........................................... 23.041 92.9 92.9 -2.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)................................ 2.549 101.0 101.1 n.a. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES............ 17.294 100.6 100.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.................................................. 24.115 98.1 98.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured...................................... 11.658 99.6 99.4 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 41 Durables, manufactured........................................... 11.193 96.8 96.7 -1.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................ 1.264 95.4 95.2 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 01 1 10000 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 END USE U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description October 2002 2/ November 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES......................... 100.000 7.596 92.404 98.7 106.7 98.1 98.8 109.0 98.0 1.0 9.9 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.3 3.4 0.1 -0.1 -1.9 0.1 0.1 2.2 -0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES............................... 6.997 107.8 109.9 10.2 2.0 3.7 -2.0 1.9 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 6.423 108.4 110.7 9.9 2.1 4.0 -2.3 2.1 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........................................................ 0.574 102.1 102.2 12.4 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.1 22.671 96.4 96.1 4.1 -0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.3 9.161 96.6 96.5 2.7 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 13.510 96.5 96.0 5.1 -0.2 0.8 0.7 -0.5 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................................................... 1.173 98.4 100.2 8.8 -0.2 0.7 0.0 1.8 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS.................................................... 21.498 96.3 95.8 3.8 -0.2 0.5 0.5 -0.5 11 Fuels & lubricants.................................................... 2.130 94.1 91.6 3.5 -0.3 5.6 1.3 -2.7 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials....................... 18.215 96.8 96.6 4.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 13 Selected building materials........................................ 1.153 96.6 96.5 2.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 -0.1 2 CAPITAL GOODS..................................................... 47.609 98.3 98.4 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 20 Electrical generating equipment.................................. 4.979 102.1 102.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 21 Nonelectrical machinery........................................... 35.326 95.9 95.8 -2.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)................................ 7.304 101.9 102.5 n.a. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES............ 11.008 101.3 101.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.................................................. 11.677 99.4 99.3 -0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured...................................... 5.705 98.8 98.7 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 41 Durables, manufactured........................................... 5.304 99.6 99.6 -0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100)............................................ 0.668 100.8 100.6 n.a. 0.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 01 1 10 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE....................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE................................................ 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 October 2002 2/ November 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... 100.000 95.5 94.5 2.4 0.3 0.7 0.0 -1.0 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...................................... 3.198 0.349 97.5 102.0 97.7 101.2 2.7 -14.2 0.3 -0.5 2.2 -1.9 -1.2 -1.4 0.2 -0.8 0.719 81.4 82.1 -0.8 1.3 2.3 -4.1 0.9 0.890 107.6 106.3 4.7 0.0 1.6 0.8 -1.2 0.407 0.833 94.3 104.9 98.9 104.3 28.1 2.2 0.4 0.0 10.7 0.8 0.9 -1.9 4.9 -0.6 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO................................... Beverages........................................................ 0.845 0.740 102.4 102.1 102.5 102.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS....... Cork and wood.................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper............................ Metalliferous ores and metal scrap....................... Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s......................................................... Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels............................................................... 1.894 0.705 0.248 0.308 95.8 96.3 82.3 93.8 95.0 95.8 80.5 93.9 4.1 -1.7 3.2 4.6 0.0 -1.5 2.6 -1.2 -0.4 -3.4 0.0 -2.0 -0.6 -2.0 0.0 0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 0.243 101.8 100.3 7.7 7.1 6.7 -2.1 -1.5 0.213 95.0 95.8 3.8 0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.8 11.747 97.3 89.6 37.8 3.4 5.7 1.0 -7.9 10.513 1.162 98.1 87.3 88.6 93.9 40.6 23.7 4.5 -6.4 5.3 11.6 0.3 7.6 -9.7 7.6 6.452 2.521 0.553 0.228 1.304 98.3 98.8 101.5 95.8 99.5 98.0 97.9 102.9 95.9 99.3 0.2 1.2 4.0 -0.9 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -0.9 1.4 -0.8 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.311 0.552 0.374 0.465 98.4 96.1 99.5 91.0 98.8 95.7 99.6 91.0 -0.9 -4.1 -1.5 -7.7 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -2.8 1.6 0.0 -1.2 0.0 -1.8 0.0 -1.5 0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.0 11.167 0.665 93.6 99.4 93.6 99.4 1.3 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.618 1.256 94.2 93.2 93.1 93.3 4.0 -4.4 -0.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 -0.5 -0.5 -1.2 0.1 1.321 98.2 98.5 0.5 0.6 -0.4 1.2 0.3 2.225 1.584 1.466 1.918 97.6 100.4 76.0 98.5 97.6 100.6 76.4 98.2 0.4 8.8 3.7 -1.3 0.3 0.1 -1.9 0.3 0.0 4.2 -1.7 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.3 47.124 96.4 96.3 -1.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 2.966 98.6 98.6 0.1 0.7 0.2 -0.8 0.0 1.962 0.691 98.4 101.3 98.7 101.2 -0.3 1.0 0.5 1.5 -1.0 -0.1 0.2 -1.1 0.3 -0.1 0 01 03 05 07 3/ 3/ 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.................................................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials......................................... Gas, natural and manufactured............................ CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S........ Organic chemicals............................................. Inorganic chemicals........................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials.................. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products................. Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps........................................................ Plastics in primary forms.................................... Plastics in nonprimary forms............................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s................ MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL............................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................................ Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.................................................... Paper and paperboard, cut to size........................ Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.................... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s......................................................... Iron and steel.................................................... Nonferrous metals............................................. Manufactures of metals, n.e.s............................. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ Power generating machinery and equipment.................................................. Machinery specialized for particular industries................................................... Metalworking machinery...................................... See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 SITC Rev. 3 74 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change 77 78 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......................................................... 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description 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................................................... 75 76 Relative Importance November 2002 3.060 7.015 98.5 84.9 98.5 85.1 0.4 -4.4 0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.1 -1.7 0.0 0.2 5.818 9.361 14.499 92.1 96.0 100.8 91.9 95.9 100.7 -4.7 -2.7 0.5 -1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.6 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 17.125 98.9 98.8 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.439 1.676 96.5 99.3 96.5 99.4 -1.9 0.4 0.0 0.2 -1.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.397 100.6 100.6 1.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 5.724 1.316 99.8 99.4 99.7 99.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 1.921 98.1 98.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 1.264 98.5 98.4 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 4.387 97.6 97.6 -0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: October 2002 2/ Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 8 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 October 2002 2/ November 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... 100.000 98.7 98.8 1.0 0.2 0.3 -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............................................... Other food and live animals...................................... 5.746 0.878 106.4 89.1 106.8 88.2 5.8 -11.1 2.3 1.0 4.2 1.2 -1.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.0 0.399 1.949 99.5 130.5 99.9 131.7 13.0 25.2 0.0 6.4 1.2 11.3 0.9 -2.2 0.4 0.9 1.083 97.8 99.0 -0.7 0.2 0.7 -1.1 1.2 0.569 102.9 102.7 -1.1 1.6 -0.4 -3.7 -0.2 0.409 0.459 100.7 99.4 100.7 99.8 0.8 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.4 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO................................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures..................... 0.909 0.697 98.7 97.8 98.5 97.6 0.2 -0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 2 22 24 25 26 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS....... Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits............................ Cork and wood.................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper............................ Textile fibers and their waste............................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap....................... Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels............................................................... 3.765 0.806 0.537 0.557 0.408 0.550 96.6 107.2 90.7 88.5 94.2 94.1 98.8 116.9 90.6 87.9 96.4 95.0 14.5 31.2 2.1 13.6 17.6 16.7 -1.9 -3.0 0.8 -7.2 -0.7 -1.7 -0.6 0.5 1.4 -3.5 -0.9 -4.1 -0.7 -6.0 0.8 2.3 1.2 0.2 2.3 9.0 -0.1 -0.7 2.3 1.0 0.907 105.3 105.3 6.1 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.986 0.354 109.3 114.0 104.6 114.0 18.5 4.7 0.2 0.0 5.7 -0.3 6.3 0.0 -4.3 0.0 1.442 105.8 99.6 23.1 0.4 6.5 8.0 -5.9 10.834 2.445 0.720 0.555 1.799 97.1 95.8 96.8 98.0 101.3 96.8 95.8 96.4 98.0 101.3 3.4 12.4 -6.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 -0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 4.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 -4.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.726 0.357 1.745 0.815 1.673 97.3 108.3 93.7 97.6 98.6 97.2 99.9 93.4 97.3 98.7 -1.7 8.8 5.5 1.6 0.0 0.4 -4.3 0.0 0.1 0.9 -0.1 1.4 -0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 7.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -7.8 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 9.679 0.768 99.1 105.7 99.1 105.6 2.6 5.1 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 1.436 96.8 96.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.3 1.495 101.1 101.6 3.3 0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.5 1.436 0.892 0.933 2.307 101.4 104.6 83.4 103.4 101.4 104.6 83.2 103.4 0.0 8.6 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.4 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.4 -0.8 1.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.412 102.1 102.1 n.a. 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 53.983 98.7 98.7 -1.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3/ 3/ 3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.................................................. Coal, coke and briquettes................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials......................................... 32 33 5 51 52 53 54 55 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S........ Organic chemicals............................................. Inorganic chemicals........................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials.................. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products................. Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps........................................................ Fertilizers.......................................................... Plastics in primary forms.................................... Plastics in nonprimary forms............................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s................ 56 57 58 59 6 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 3/ 7 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL............................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................................ Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard............................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s................................ Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s......................................................... Iron and steel.................................................... Nonferrous metals............................................. Manufactures of metals, n.e.s............................. Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100)........................ MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 71 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................................................... 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 3/ 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............................................................ October 2002 2/ November 2002 4.734 104.7 105.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 4.490 0.900 101.8 100.1 101.8 100.6 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.5 4.838 7.005 102.2 89.1 102.3 88.8 0.4 -5.7 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 4.346 14.062 8.239 96.3 93.3 100.9 96.3 93.3 100.9 -1.7 -2.7 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.895 0.718 100.5 101.5 100.5 101.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.149 97.9 97.9 -0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 4.464 101.6 101.5 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.147 97.3 97.1 -1.4 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 4.037 100.8 100.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.380 101.6 101.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 10 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Harmo- I 02 03 November 2002 1.0 -0.7 0.591 82.4 83.0 0.2 0.8 2.6 -0.2 0.7 0.320 1.234 103.5 102.7 106.8 104.0 10.9 8.4 2.6 1.0 3.5 5.0 -0.9 0.6 3.2 1.3 0.277 116.1 113.1 -2.6 -2.3 -0.4 5.2 -2.6 0.368 0.215 0.374 104.0 74.4 113.0 102.0 86.4 111.5 4.3 24.0 12.2 3.9 -3.7 3.5 3.9 9.7 7.7 -1.9 0.9 -0.3 -1.9 16.1 -1.3 1.968 105.4 103.9 3.5 1.3 2.0 -0.7 -1.4 3/ 0.241 0.755 0.972 100.5 101.3 110.1 98.3 101.2 107.7 5.4 -1.1 6.8 0.4 -0.3 2.7 -1.3 0.1 4.5 1.9 -0.2 -1.8 -2.2 -0.1 -2.2 12.011 96.5 88.8 35.0 3.5 5.6 0.6 -8.0 3/ MINERAL PRODUCTS.................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax................ Other mineral products (200112=100)........................... 11.793 0.218 95.5 98.0 87.7 98.1 35.8 n.a. 3.7 0.2 5.7 -0.8 0.6 0.0 -8.2 0.1 5.826 0.604 2.652 1.094 97.6 97.6 97.2 100.5 97.5 99.4 96.5 100.3 1.2 4.9 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 1.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0.0 2.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 1.8 -0.7 -0.2 0.231 95.3 95.4 -0.5 0.3 0.1 -1.3 0.1 0.238 0.227 0.370 100.3 97.8 94.8 100.8 97.7 94.8 n.a. -0.2 -5.3 1.1 0.6 -0.3 -1.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.409 96.9 97.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 0.4 2.622 1.695 0.927 100.3 99.4 102.2 99.9 99.2 101.3 1.9 0.4 5.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.9 1.1 0.4 2.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.9 0.766 99.0 99.1 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.637 99.6 99.6 0.9 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 1.381 97.0 96.0 1.3 -1.3 -2.0 -1.4 -1.0 1.850 93.1 92.9 -2.3 0.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.2 0.247 82.2 80.7 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 -1.8 1.263 0.340 92.5 111.1 92.5 111.1 -4.7 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.606 98.8 98.9 0.0 0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.1 2.320 98.3 98.3 -0.9 0.5 -1.0 0.6 0.0 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 3/ XI 61 October 2002 2/ -0.6 -1.2 22 49 2002 to Nov. 2002 1.6 -1.9 20 48 2002 to Oct. 2002 0.8 -1.0 3/ 47 October 2002 1/ 2002 to Sept. 2002 -1.0 -14.7 IV X Oct. 2002 to Aug. 2002 91.1 101.3 09 IX Sept. 2001 to Nov. 2002 90.2 102.0 08 42 Monthly Aug. 1.215 0.304 II 07 VIII July LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............................... Meat and edible meat offal......................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.................................. Other live animals and animal products............................................................ 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......................................... 3/ 39 40 Annual Nov. Description nized System VII Relative Importance PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES....................................................... Inorganic chemicals.................................................. Organic chemicals.................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................ Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty........................ Essential oils and resinoids (200112=100)....................................... Photographic or cinematographic goods....................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ Other products of the chemical or allied industries................................................... 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, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK...................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS............................................. Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard......................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................... Printed matter.......................................................... TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 11 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Harmo- 62 63 3/ XII 64 3/ XIII 69 70 XIV 83 3/ XVII 87 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................. Footwear and parts of such articles............................ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc........................................ PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS....................... XV 72 73 74 76 82 85 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................... Made-up or worn textile articles................................... Other textile & textile articles...................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC....................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100).......................... Ceramic products..................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 68 84 Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description nized System XVI Relative Importance BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL............... Iron and steel........................................................... Articles of iron or steel.............................................. Copper and articles thereof........................................ Aluminum and articles thereof.................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal........................... Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and articles, including scrap....................................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC........ Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof..................................................... Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts.................. VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT................ Motor vehicles and their parts..................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES.............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof......................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg........................ Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles........................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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. October 2002 2/ November 2002 2.926 0.391 0.969 99.8 96.1 98.7 99.8 96.8 98.7 -0.2 -1.4 3.5 -0.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.549 1.319 99.2 99.4 99.0 99.4 -1.0 -0.6 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.230 97.9 96.4 -3.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 1.082 101.7 101.7 1.8 0.4 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.306 0.372 0.404 99.1 102.2 103.0 99.1 102.3 103.0 n.a. 3.3 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 -1.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.324 87.2 87.3 2.3 -0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 4.762 1.295 1.209 0.410 0.765 93.8 99.3 96.3 89.1 95.1 93.6 99.3 95.7 88.7 94.9 2.7 10.9 -2.5 0.9 2.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 -2.4 -0.3 0.3 3.0 0.9 -2.5 -1.1 0.1 1.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.402 0.419 99.4 100.6 99.3 100.6 -0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.262 64.8 65.3 4.5 -1.2 -4.3 0.5 0.8 30.623 93.5 93.5 -3.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 14.991 93.1 93.2 -2.4 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 15.632 94.0 93.9 -3.7 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 16.364 14.760 101.0 100.7 100.9 100.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 3.642 98.3 98.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 3.193 0.326 97.6 104.5 97.5 104.5 -0.3 2.3 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 4.002 97.4 97.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 2.080 97.7 97.8 -0.7 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.1 1.670 0.252 97.1 98.5 97.1 98.3 -0.8 1.1 0.0 0.7 0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. n.a. Not available NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately 12 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmo- I 02 03 3/ II 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 23 24 3/ V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description nized System Percent Change Relative Importance October 2002 2/ November 2002 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............................... Meat & edible meat offal............................................ Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.................................. Other live animals and animal products............................................................ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons................................................... Cereals................................................................... Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder............................ ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS........................ PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO........................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants............................... Miscellaneous edible preparations................................ Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed.......................... Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes........................................................ Other prepared foods................................................ 1.475 0.837 93.8 91.1 93.2 89.7 -5.2 -11.9 0.3 1.0 0.8 1.4 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -1.5 0.360 99.9 100.1 17.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.278 3.738 98.6 116.1 99.2 120.3 -8.6 19.1 -2.0 2.4 -1.5 5.8 2.1 -3.2 0.6 3.6 0.530 1.759 97.4 132.8 96.4 134.0 -4.8 27.6 1.8 7.1 0.1 12.4 -1.5 -2.6 -1.0 0.9 0.980 0.277 108.4 137.5 116.6 146.6 25.5 25.8 -2.7 7.5 0.5 1.0 -5.2 -1.2 7.6 6.6 2.582 100.1 100.2 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.8 0.1 0.306 0.351 101.5 100.7 102.3 100.7 2.1 1.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.4 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.518 103.2 103.3 -1.7 1.2 -0.1 -3.9 0.1 0.700 0.708 97.9 100.7 97.6 100.7 -0.6 -1.1 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 MINERAL PRODUCTS.................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax................ 2.262 101.9 98.5 11.4 0.1 3.8 3.5 -3.3 1.902 104.0 100.0 12.5 0.0 5.4 4.1 -3.8 8.897 0.790 2.795 1.444 0.353 98.2 97.4 97.5 100.3 106.3 97.8 96.3 97.2 100.3 102.2 3.6 -3.6 12.1 -0.1 11.1 0.5 -0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 -1.9 0.5 0.0 1.6 -0.4 -1.1 -0.3 0.0 -3.9 0.576 98.3 98.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.532 98.6 98.5 0.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.318 0.444 1.426 99.9 95.3 98.1 99.9 95.2 98.1 0.0 -1.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 4.716 3.722 0.994 98.7 97.0 104.8 98.6 96.8 105.2 3.8 3.2 5.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.488 107.1 105.9 8.0 0.8 3.4 -0.1 -1.1 0.360 110.1 108.5 10.6 1.1 4.7 -0.2 -1.5 0.813 93.0 92.9 1.5 0.7 1.2 0.6 -0.1 2.638 0.539 93.4 84.8 93.1 84.4 2.1 10.5 -1.4 -6.6 -0.6 -3.4 1.0 2.2 -0.3 -0.5 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES....................................................... Inorganic chemicals.................................................. Organic chemicals.................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................ Fertilizers................................................................. Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks.............................. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet.............................. Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes...................... Photographic or cinematographic goods....................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF.................................... Plastics and articles thereof....................................... Rubber and articles thereof........................................ RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.......................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather.......................................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK...................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS............................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmo- 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................... Printed material........................................................ 49 XI 52 54 61 62 3/ XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 1/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description nized System Percent Change Relative Importance October 2002 2/ November 2002 1.461 0.638 93.9 104.5 93.6 104.5 -1.0 2.5 0.4 -0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.3 1.4 -0.3 0.0 2.877 95.7 96.1 2.6 0.0 -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.420 82.0 83.6 9.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.5 2.0 0.313 98.7 99.0 n.a. -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.593 97.5 97.5 n.a. 0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.464 95.8 95.8 -0.5 -1.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 1.087 105.9 106.2 n.a. 0.3 -0.3 1.0 0.3 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC....................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.844 0.512 100.0 97.8 99.9 97.8 -1.4 -3.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -1.4 -0.1 0.0 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS....................... 1.878 89.7 89.2 7.9 -1.4 -0.3 0.9 -0.6 4.265 0.705 1.290 0.424 0.714 98.1 98.6 103.0 88.3 93.4 98.1 98.5 102.9 88.6 93.3 2.2 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.9 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.3 -2.5 -1.0 -0.1 1.0 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.422 0.463 102.8 104.4 102.8 104.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.348 96.5 96.6 -1.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 21.213 98.5 98.6 -1.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 19.135 94.1 94.2 -2.6 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT................ Motor vehicles and their parts..................................... 13.740 8.519 103.7 100.8 103.8 100.9 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES.............. 6.347 100.9 100.8 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.648 101.2 101.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.909 101.7 101.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.571 100.7 100.9 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................... Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof.................................................. Manmade filaments, yarns and woven fabrics (200112=100).......................................... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100).................................. Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted........................................................ Other textile and textile articles (200112=100).......................................... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS............. Iron and steel........................................................... Articles of iron or steel.............................................. Copper and articles thereof........................................ Aluminum and articles thereof.................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal........................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof..................................................... Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;.......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 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. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. n.a. Not available NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately 14 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, November 2001-November 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Nov. July Monthly Aug. Sept. Oct. October 2002 7/ 2001 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Aug. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 Description 1/ October 2002 2/ November 2002 3/ Developed Countries......................................................... Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 91.821 7.428 96.9 96.9 102.5 96.2 96.8 94.7 1.7 0.4 25.1 0.4 0.1 3.0 0.2 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -7.6 3/ Developing Countries........................................................ Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 82.666 17.137 94.0 95.9 99.3 92.2 95.6 90.0 2.4 -1.8 34.1 0.9 0.3 4.0 1.0 -0.1 6.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -1.9 -0.3 -9.4 Canada........................................................................... Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 83.899 15.755 100.0 99.8 105.3 98.5 99.7 96.1 3.8 0.8 26.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 0.4 0.0 3.3 0.4 0.2 1.2 -1.5 -0.1 -8.7 4/ European Union................................................................ Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 97.506 2.162 100.8 101.3 101.2 100.3 100.9 94.8 2.8 2.3 24.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.2 3.7 -0.2 -0.2 1.3 -0.5 -0.4 -6.3 5/ Latin America ................................................................. Manufactured Goods .................................................. Nonmanufactured Goods ............................................. 100.000 79.180 20.615 100.0 104.4 102.1 98.0 104.1 93.3 6.6 1.4 35.8 1.3 0.9 3.0 1.5 0.2 7.0 0.0 0.2 -1.0 -2.0 -0.3 -8.6 Japan.............................................................................. 100.000 94.9 94.7 -2.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries................................... 100.000 91.5 91.7 -3.1 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 1 Regions are not mutually exclusive. 2 Data for August, September and October 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 3 Defined according to the United Nations definition. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. 7 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services September 2001-September 2002 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Quarterly Trade Sept. Sept. Dec. March June (Mil. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 to to to to to Sept. Dec. March June Sept. 2002 2001 2002 2002 2002 of June September Dollars) 2002 2002 IMPORT Air Freight 4168 99.7 101.2 5.5 -0.3 1.2 3.1 1.5 Atlantic 1519 101.5 101.3 3.4 -0.5 -1.0 5.2 -0.2 Pacific 2412 94.3 97.2 3.6 -0.3 -0.5 1.4 3.1 2836 97.9 98.3 -0.3 -0.7 -2.5 2.5 0.4 EXPORT Air Freight 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services November 2001-November 2002 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Monthly Trade Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. (Mil. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 of October Dollars) 2002 November 2002 to to to to to Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 IMPORT 18253 116.1 105.3 2.7 0.2 -2.2 -7.3 -9.3 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic 11998 115.0 99.3 2.6 1.2 -3.0 -9.9 -13.7 1/ Pacific 3407 107.0 106.5 6.3 -3.2 -1.4 -2.1 -0.5 Latin American / Caribbean 1916 102.6 102.6 -9.0 -1.2 -2.3 -0.9 0.0 EXPORT 20319 104.3 103.1 4.5 5.0 -6.7 -3.5 -1.2 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic 5546 119.7 115.5 10.0 3.1 -9.8 -0.8 -3.5 1/ Pacific 9563 92.8 92.4 1.0 11.7 -8.3 -7.2 -0.4 Latin American / Caribbean 3474 121.9 121.9 5.2 -5.3 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available 16 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services September 2001-September 2002 2000 = 100 Index Percent Change Annual Description Sept. Sept. Dec. March June (Mil. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 to to to to to Sept. Dec. March June Sept. 2002 2001 2002 2002 2002 of June September Dollars) 2002 2002 Air Freight (Inbound) 7483 98.3 100.3 5.7 0.2 -1.3 4.7 2.0 Atlantic 2607 105.1 105.3 7.3 1.4 -1.5 7.2 0.2 Pacific 4314 92.2 95.7 3.8 -0.4 -2.9 3.5 3.8 Air Freight (Outbound) 5193 98.4 97.3 -0.3 0.2 -1.9 2.6 -1.1 Atlantic 2094 99.5 99.2 2.1 1.2 -0.6 1.7 -0.3 Pacific 2639 98.7 96.5 -1.7 -0.1 -2.7 3.4 -2.2 17817 90.3 93.5 -4.7 -5.4 -1.2 -1.5 3.5 6938 95.0 98.2 -0.6 -1.8 -1.2 -0.8 3.4 from Atlantic 3022 101.1 107.9 5.5 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 6.7 from Pacific 2817 84.4 86.5 -6.3 -4.7 -1.1 -3.0 2.5 U.S. West Coast 10879 87.7 90.9 -7.0 -7.2 -1.3 -2.0 3.6 Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) U.S. East Coast 1 Quarterly Trade Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services November 2001-November 2002 2000 = 100 Index Percent Change Annual Description Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) Monthly Trade Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. (Mil. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 of October Dollars) 2002 November 2002 to to to to to Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 45965 109.5 107.3 4.3 2.7 -5.2 -4.2 -2.0 1/ Atlantic 16441 117.4 111.9 5.9 1.5 -6.5 -6.3 -4.7 1/ Pacific 14973 99.9 98.9 2.9 8.2 -6.8 -5.1 -1.0 1/ Latin American / Caribbean 10764 120.0 120.0 3.6 -2.0 -2.6 -1.1 0.0 3519 110.9 112.2 6.5 4.2 0.7 -1.2 1.2 Canadian 39205 112.4 105.9 6.1 2.7 -3.8 -5.1 -5.8 1/ Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) Atlantic 22657 117.3 106.5 7.0 1.8 -3.8 -5.8 -9.2 1/ Pacific 10073 101.1 100.4 6.1 8.4 -7.2 -6.1 -0.7 Latin American / Caribbean 4107 106.3 105.5 -4.5 -3.0 -1.9 -1.3 -0.8 Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. -2.7 -5.9 n.a. n.a. 1/ 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available 17 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 2000 trade weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or exporters, regardless of nationality). Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. Net transaction price data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000 companies and secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 2000 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 2000 Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. The indexes use 2000 weights and a base of 2000=100. Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes for air passenger fares and crude oil tanker freight are calculated on a monthly basis. Indexes for air freight and ocean liner freight are calculated on a quarterly basis. The figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Indexes for crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. Revision Policy -- 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. Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international structures, are useful for general market analysis. For trade in international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis. 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