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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-04-2318 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T. Wednesday, November 10, 2004 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2004 The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.5 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. An 11.7 percent increase in import petroleum prices last month more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in the price index for nonpetroleum imports. Export prices were up 0.7 percent in October, following a 0.4 percent rise in September. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month 2003 October November December 2004 January February March April May June July August September October October 2002-03 October 2003-04 All Imports Petroleum Imports 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.1 5.1 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 -0.2 0.4 1.4 0.5 r 1.5 7.3 0.5 5.1 -0.2 9.4 -1.1 2.3 r 8.7 r 2.8 r 11.7 0.8 9.7 1.9 67.6 All Exports EXPORTS Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 0.2 0.5 0.3 2.4 4.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 r -0.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 -0.7 0.5 -0.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 3.5 2.5 0.5 -4.7 -1.0 r -8.4 r 1.7 r -1.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.8 2.7 1.3 4.5 Nonpetroleum Imports -0.1 0.2 0.3 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 10.2 -1.3 0.6 5.2 2 Import Goods Import prices were up 1.5 percent in October, the fourth consecutive monthly advance and largest increase for the index since May. The rise was attributable to an 11.7 percent jump in petroleum prices. The price index for petroleum has trended upward since June 2003, when the index rose 24.8 percent. For the year ended in October, petroleum prices were up 67.6 percent. In contrast, nonpetroleum import prices fell 0.2 percent last month, the first decline for the index since October 2003. Prices for nonpetroleum imports rose 2.7 percent over the October 2003-2004 period. Led by the sharp increase in petroleum prices, overall import prices were up 9.7 percent over the same timeframe. The October decrease in nonpetroleum prices was led by a 1.1 percent decline in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials, a drop attributable to falling prices for lumber and other finished building materials. Despite the decline, nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices increased 12.8 percent over the past 12 months. Import capital goods prices fell 0.2 percent in October, led by falling computer prices. The price index for capital goods has not increased since January and was down 1.3 percent over the past year. A 0.6 percent drop in prices for foods, feeds, and beverages also contributed to the October decline in nonpetroleum prices and resulted from lower vegetable prices. Foods, feeds, and beverages prices were up 6.0 percent for the year ended in October. Import automotive vehicle prices rose 0.4 percent in October, partially offsetting the declines in other nonpetroleum prices. The increase was the largest since October 2003 and was attributable to yearend model changeovers. Prices for automotive vehicles were up 1.8 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for consumer goods was unchanged last month and was up a modest 0.5 percent for the year ended in October. Export Goods Export prices rose 0.7 percent in October, led by a 1.0 percent increase in nonagricultural export prices, which more than offset a 1.3 percent drop in agricultural prices. The advance in nonagricultural prices was the largest monthly increase since October 1990. Prices for nonagricultural exports increased in 11 of the past 12 months and were up 5.2 percent over that period. Overall export prices also were up for the year ended in October, increasing 4.5 percent. Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices, up 2.5 percent in October, led the increase in nonagricultural export prices. Rising prices for chemicals, fuel, and metals all contributed to the increase. Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials were up 16.6 percent over the past year. Higher prices for capital goods and for automotive vehicles were also factors in the increase in nonagricultural prices. The price index for capital goods rose 0.4 percent, the largest monthly gain since April 1995. Capital goods prices had been relatively stable over the past six months prior to October and rose 1.0 percent for the year ended in October. Prices for automotive vehicles increased 0.2 percent in October, attributable to both higher parts prices and year-end model changeovers. The index was up 0.9 percent over the past 12 months. Consumer goods prices fell 0.1 percent in October but were up 1.1 percent over the past year. The 1.3 percent decrease in agricultural exports in October resumed the recent downward trend for the index, following a 1.7 percent increase in September. In October, declining prices for soybeans and corn more than offset higher vegetable and fruit prices. Agricultural prices fell 1.3 percent over the past 12 months. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Led by higher petroleum prices, the price indexes for imports from Latin America, from the European Union, and from Canada all rose in October. Prices of imports from Latin America were up 2.6 percent, the largest increase since February 2003. The index was up 16.3 percent for the year ended in October. Import prices from the European Union and from Canada each were up 0.6 percent in October. Over the past year, the indexes were up 7.1 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively. Prices for imports from Japan increased 0.2 percent last month after a modest 0.1 percent decline in September. Import prices from Japan were up 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. Import prices from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries were unchanged last month and for the year ended in October. Import and Export Services Both import and export air passenger fares were down in October due to seasonal price declines. Import air passenger fares fell 4.6 percent in October, following a similar 4.1 percent decrease the previous month. The index was up 0.8 percent for the year ended in October. Export air passenger fares also declined last month, falling a more modest 1.9 percent after decreasing 6.8 percent in September. Notwithstanding the recent declines, export air passenger fares were up 6.2 percent over the past year. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on December 9 at 8:30 A.M. (E.S.T.) 4 Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 Oct. 2004 1/ 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)............................................................... 100.000 85.118 104.0 100.0 105.6 99.8 9.7 2.7 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 -0.2 83.411 103.4 103.2 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.2 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.552 108.7 108.0 6.0 0.6 -0.2 1.3 -0.6 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.363 116.4 115.6 6.1 0.2 -0.4 2.1 -0.7 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.189 91.5 90.9 5.3 1.7 0.5 -0.9 -0.7 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)......................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ 31.335 128.1 134.4 35.1 1.1 4.8 1.3 4.9 16.453 114.2 112.9 12.8 -0.1 1.7 -0.1 -1.1 14.746 123.9 122.7 13.2 0.3 2.0 1.1 -1.0 9.223 117.6 115.5 18.3 0.0 2.7 1.6 -1.8 7.229 110.2 109.7 6.5 -0.1 0.5 -2.0 -0.5 10 100 10000 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 16.589 14.883 11.067 145.4 148.3 150.9 160.2 165.6 168.5 60.0 67.6 68.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 7.5 8.7 9.0 1.5 2.8 3.4 10.2 11.7 11.7 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 1.072 101.2 100.8 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 -0.4 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.575 107.9 108.5 4.9 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.6 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.365 125.6 115.2 5.2 -2.4 5.4 1.3 -8.3 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 3.703 132.3 133.4 41.3 1.4 2.5 2.4 0.8 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.475 112.4 112.9 14.0 1.0 1.6 1.3 0.4 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.556 98.8 98.6 0.9 -0.2 0.0 0.3 -0.2 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 22.379 92.0 91.8 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.749 97.4 97.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 17.440 89.8 89.6 -2.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... 2.190 103.8 103.9 1.6 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 16.862 102.6 103.0 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 24.872 98.4 98.4 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 12.157 100.8 100.8 1.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.470 95.9 96.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.245 97.9 97.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 00 01 1 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance END USE Description Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 Oct. 2004 2004 1/ June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES....................................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................... 100.000 8.893 91.108 103.8 117.5 102.8 104.5 116.0 103.8 4.5 -1.3 5.2 0.5 -1.0 0.7 -0.5 -8.4 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.7 -1.3 1.0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 8.147 118.8 117.5 0.3 -0.9 -9.0 2.0 -1.1 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 7.382 119.2 117.5 -0.8 -0.9 -9.9 1.9 -1.4 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 0.765 114.4 116.8 10.6 -0.5 1.4 2.5 2.1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE......................................................... 27.335 113.8 116.5 15.3 1.9 1.0 0.6 2.4 10.346 115.9 117.5 16.0 3.2 0.3 0.1 1.4 16.990 112.8 116.1 14.8 1.2 1.4 1.0 2.9 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials................... 1.511 109.4 108.7 -4.1 -1.5 -0.6 0.9 -0.6 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................................................... 25.824 114.2 117.1 16.6 2.2 1.1 0.6 2.5 11 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ 2.958 120.8 131.1 34.5 3.2 1.5 0.3 8.5 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials...................... 21.665 114.3 116.4 15.1 2.2 1.0 0.7 1.8 Selected building materials.......................................... 1.201 104.0 103.8 5.1 -0.6 0.5 0.7 -0.2 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 41.022 97.9 98.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 20 Electrical generating equipment................................... 3.986 102.3 103.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 29.405 94.0 94.4 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... 7.632 108.2 108.5 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 11.458 102.6 102.8 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 11.989 101.0 100.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 5.890 101.0 101.0 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 5.357 100.9 100.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100)...... 0.742 101.2 101.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 2004 Oct. 1/ 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 104.0 105.6 9.7 0.4 1.4 0.5 1.5 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................... Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof......................................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof..... 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 3.624 0.449 109.2 135.1 109.9 133.9 9.6 16.2 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.7 0.6 -0.9 0.867 0.871 0.417 1.020 86.1 109.2 105.6 125.6 85.4 110.2 104.5 129.3 7.0 3.6 9.4 14.4 2.4 -3.6 -4.0 2.8 0.9 -1.5 0.6 0.0 -0.9 8.5 2.2 -1.2 -0.8 0.9 -1.0 2.9 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... 0.913 0.806 106.2 106.7 106.5 106.9 2.1 2.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 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.................. 2.284 0.975 0.261 0.429 0.217 135.1 151.1 105.5 162.4 98.7 124.9 125.8 99.8 165.1 96.9 19.9 18.5 9.9 58.3 1.9 -0.1 -2.9 1.4 3.5 3.3 6.7 12.8 -0.3 10.7 -3.6 0.7 1.4 -2.0 1.0 1.1 -7.5 -16.7 -5.4 1.7 -1.8 3 33 34 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 16.211 14.608 1.603 146.1 148.7 122.0 160.9 165.5 121.1 58.8 65.3 14.0 1.8 2.3 -3.7 7.6 8.7 1.1 1.4 2.8 -10.5 10.1 11.3 -0.7 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. Plastics in primary forms................................................ Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 7.636 2.621 0.616 0.197 2.200 0.322 0.605 0.368 0.511 105.7 103.6 124.4 98.4 106.5 93.4 109.2 103.6 94.5 106.3 104.6 125.1 98.5 106.4 93.3 109.7 104.0 94.9 6.1 7.4 15.0 0.4 4.0 2.3 3.9 2.3 2.8 0.8 1.3 2.0 -2.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 0.7 -0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.3 -0.6 0.6 1.9 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.......... Paper and paperboard, cut to size.................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.............................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 12.158 0.646 0.827 1.246 108.7 100.8 116.8 97.9 108.6 101.0 109.8 98.6 12.5 2.5 -7.9 4.1 0.0 0.0 -5.6 0.9 1.3 0.3 2.1 0.4 1.1 0.0 2.2 1.1 -0.1 0.2 -6.0 0.7 1.407 2.139 1.942 1.858 1.990 104.0 100.3 156.3 105.7 103.9 103.9 100.6 157.4 106.5 104.1 3.0 2.8 56.5 29.9 5.5 0.3 -0.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.9 2.6 2.8 0.6 -0.3 0.1 4.3 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.2 0 01 03 05 07 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Description September September 2004 2004 1/ MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ 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............... October 2004 Percent Change Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 40.216 2.833 1.599 0.439 95.0 101.3 107.5 107.4 95.0 101.3 107.8 108.0 -0.3 1.4 5.3 4.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 3.071 5.360 104.4 74.0 104.6 73.2 4.2 -6.9 0.5 -0.8 0.2 -0.8 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -1.1 4.848 6.514 14.056 83.8 94.6 103.0 83.5 94.6 103.5 -4.8 -1.4 2.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.5 16.525 100.1 100.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.436 1.834 0.375 5.273 1.276 93.5 102.8 103.5 100.8 100.5 94.3 103.0 103.5 100.9 100.5 -0.5 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.737 99.9 99.8 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.933 4.661 98.2 98.7 98.2 98.8 -1.1 0.4 -0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 Description Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 Oct. 2004 2004 1/ June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 103.8 104.5 4.5 0.5 -0.5 0.4 0.7 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................... Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof......................................... Cereals and cereal preparations..................................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)...................................... Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............ 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 6.661 1.292 117.8 124.6 118.5 125.9 5.4 1.9 -3.3 -3.4 -2.8 2.5 1.1 -1.2 0.6 1.0 0.520 1.802 1.438 110.7 122.0 120.2 112.8 115.5 131.2 13.3 -3.3 27.1 -1.1 -9.3 -1.0 0.7 -5.8 2.9 2.3 1.2 6.2 1.9 -5.3 9.2 0.636 0.461 0.511 110.0 101.6 108.9 106.2 101.6 108.9 -7.2 0.5 4.0 5.2 0.0 -2.3 -17.9 0.0 -2.1 -3.4 0.0 -0.5 -3.5 0.0 0.0 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.............................. 0.700 0.451 101.7 100.3 101.9 100.4 3.2 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 2 22 24 25 26 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits...................................... Cork and wood............................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... Textile fibers and their waste.......................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels........................ 5.158 1.064 0.551 0.666 0.537 1.270 1.070 119.1 125.1 99.1 98.7 102.1 177.2 117.4 117.8 109.1 98.6 98.6 100.1 187.9 119.1 5.9 -20.2 7.2 8.6 -17.5 55.2 7.7 5.1 9.5 0.6 -0.7 -5.3 13.6 1.3 -10.7 -36.4 -0.1 -0.6 -1.7 -3.8 1.8 1.0 6.6 0.3 -0.8 1.0 -3.2 2.9 -1.1 -12.8 -0.5 -0.1 -2.0 6.0 1.4 33 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 2.468 1.780 141.2 138.0 156.1 156.8 44.3 50.6 4.3 3.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 10.6 13.6 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. Fertilizers....................................................................... Plastics in primary forms................................................ Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 13.878 3.230 0.862 0.587 2.504 0.960 0.473 2.419 0.877 1.967 109.6 120.8 105.7 99.1 108.0 105.5 143.9 109.6 97.5 105.5 111.9 128.5 106.1 99.6 107.8 106.0 142.6 113.6 97.9 105.1 11.1 27.4 7.4 0.7 1.8 7.2 16.1 19.0 -0.4 2.6 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.2 2.0 -0.2 0.9 1.6 0.7 -0.3 1.6 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.5 2.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 1.8 1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.5 3.2 2.0 0.3 -0.8 2.1 6.4 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.5 -0.9 3.6 0.4 -0.4 6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard.................. Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s........... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 10.578 0.770 1.545 1.635 1.478 1.358 1.130 2.213 110.5 111.2 102.7 105.8 100.5 166.4 98.5 111.7 111.1 111.5 103.8 105.8 100.5 168.8 99.2 112.5 10.8 1.8 6.6 3.6 1.0 57.0 21.1 7.9 1.2 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 5.7 0.0 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.7 -0.3 0.3 6.3 1.4 0.5 0.8 -0.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.7 0.7 3 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance SITC Rev. 3 Description September September 2004 2004 1/ 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100).............................. 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... October 2004 Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 0.449 117.9 116.5 -1.2 -4.1 2.2 1.8 -1.2 48.375 4.883 3.719 0.633 98.3 109.0 106.1 101.0 98.6 109.6 107.2 101.5 0.9 1.6 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.5 4.731 5.436 105.3 86.2 106.3 85.9 3.6 -2.3 0.3 -0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.9 -0.3 3.355 11.196 8.779 90.7 88.2 102.5 90.5 88.6 102.8 -2.5 0.0 1.3 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.5 0.3 11.170 0.637 0.861 101.2 102.9 96.9 101.5 102.7 96.8 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 4.218 101.8 102.2 0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.959 4.108 0.388 95.8 102.3 108.0 96.1 102.7 108.0 1.5 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 48 49 XI 61 Percent Change Relative Importance Description LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... Other live animals; animal products............................. 2/ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... Other mineral products (200112=100)......................... 2/ Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 2004 Oct. 2004 1/ June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 1.559 0.405 110.3 137.8 112.1 135.9 15.8 17.0 4.2 4.9 0.4 0.3 -2.2 0.1 1.6 -1.4 0.678 0.476 84.8 152.6 84.4 163.2 5.8 30.6 2.4 6.1 1.1 -0.4 -1.7 -4.6 -0.5 6.9 1.154 0.286 105.6 126.5 106.4 129.6 6.0 15.4 -3.6 -12.1 -1.8 -4.8 8.3 32.9 0.8 2.5 0.340 0.222 0.306 96.7 91.9 109.4 97.3 91.3 109.8 -1.5 8.7 5.1 0.1 -8.4 3.2 1.2 -0.8 -3.5 -0.9 5.8 2.9 0.6 -0.7 0.4 2.137 110.9 110.8 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 -0.1 0.239 0.817 1.081 102.8 104.9 118.3 102.6 105.2 117.7 1.4 2.4 7.3 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.8 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 16.606 145.4 159.4 58.4 2.0 7.2 1.6 9.6 16.291 0.315 144.7 110.7 158.9 111.2 59.5 9.4 2.1 0.8 7.3 0.2 1.6 0.0 9.8 0.5 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....... 2/ 6.971 0.681 2.899 1.890 105.6 121.7 103.8 106.1 106.0 121.9 104.5 106.0 6.5 13.9 7.6 3.9 0.8 1.9 1.2 0.1 0.6 1.5 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.2 1.8 -0.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.198 0.281 0.170 0.385 0.467 97.9 105.3 96.9 92.4 118.0 98.0 105.3 96.9 92.4 120.3 1.1 3.0 0.0 -1.1 13.6 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 2.709 1.802 0.907 107.3 106.7 108.6 107.7 107.2 108.8 2.8 3.0 2.5 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.705 101.5 102.0 1.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.597 101.9 101.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.835 135.2 121.4 4.1 -3.9 6.8 1.7 -10.2 1.825 99.6 99.3 4.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 -0.3 0.259 105.0 99.4 9.8 1.5 -0.4 -2.1 -5.3 1.259 0.307 96.9 111.8 97.6 111.5 3.9 -0.7 0.8 0.2 0.4 -0.1 1.0 -0.4 0.7 -0.3 6.239 100.6 100.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 2.311 100.0 100.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmonized System Description September September 2004 2004 1/ 62 63 2/ XII 64 XIII 68 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 88 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. Made-up or worn textile articles................................. Other textile & textile articles..................................... HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100)........................ Ceramic products...................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 2/ 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.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (200212=100)......................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... October 2004 Percent Change Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 2.517 0.449 0.962 99.9 94.0 106.8 99.9 94.0 106.5 0.4 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 1.493 1.269 99.9 100.3 100.0 100.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.224 97.8 98.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.002 103.9 104.1 1.8 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.302 0.348 0.352 98.1 108.8 103.7 98.2 109.8 103.3 -0.9 5.6 0.5 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.2 0.1 0.9 -0.4 2.396 96.0 95.8 6.6 0.3 1.5 0.8 -0.2 5.698 1.698 1.395 0.463 0.842 124.6 169.7 114.2 124.3 110.3 125.8 172.7 114.7 129.4 110.7 28.6 66.7 16.9 31.2 13.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 -2.5 2.3 3.6 1.7 2.5 1.7 1.6 4.8 1.4 -0.4 0.7 1.0 1.8 0.4 4.1 0.4 0.401 0.447 104.2 107.4 104.2 107.4 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.452 109.8 109.4 41.5 4.9 4.3 -2.7 -0.4 24.377 12.607 90.2 90.4 89.9 90.1 -2.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 11.770 90.0 89.8 -2.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 15.671 14.255 103.4 103.0 103.8 103.4 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.290 102.7 102.8 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 3.234 99.0 99.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.851 0.274 98.1 107.7 98.1 107.6 -0.4 2.0 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 4.180 97.8 98.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.235 100.1 100.4 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.712 0.233 95.0 98.2 95.1 98.1 -1.2 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 03 II 08 Percent Change Relative Importance Description LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals and animal products....................... Annual Oct. 2003 September September October to 2004 2004 2004 Oct. 2004 1/ June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July Aug. 2004 2004 to to Aug. Sept. 2004 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 1.947 119.7 122.5 4.4 -3.2 1.4 0.4 2.3 0.457 0.317 109.9 113.8 112.9 120.0 13.8 6.2 -0.2 -6.1 1.7 -2.6 2.9 2.4 2.7 5.4 4.144 125.0 122.9 2.2 -1.5 -13.8 5.0 -1.7 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 0.708 1.538 112.3 122.1 123.2 114.5 28.3 -4.7 -1.8 -10.3 0.7 -6.5 4.1 1.5 9.7 -6.2 1.242 124.7 111.2 -16.5 8.5 -32.7 6.1 -10.8 III ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS..................... 0.365 167.7 154.7 -3.9 3.2 -7.2 3.8 -7.8 IV 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........................... 2/ Other prepared foods................................................... 2.595 105.0 104.1 -0.4 1.6 -5.7 -1.0 -0.9 0.331 0.419 109.7 102.4 110.0 102.4 2.1 1.6 0.4 -0.1 3.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.553 0.841 109.5 107.1 104.9 107.0 -11.0 3.1 6.9 -0.6 -22.7 0.1 -4.3 -0.4 -4.2 -0.1 3.057 139.6 152.8 42.7 5.1 1.5 0.9 9.5 2.431 137.0 151.2 43.2 4.1 1.7 1.2 10.4 11.134 0.942 3.654 2.043 0.453 111.0 108.3 121.0 107.8 139.4 112.9 107.5 127.8 107.5 138.2 10.3 4.9 24.7 2.5 17.9 1.1 2.0 1.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 3.0 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.7 -0.1 3.3 1.7 -0.7 5.6 -0.3 -0.9 0.598 99.6 100.2 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.692 107.1 107.6 7.0 -0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.376 0.428 1.644 104.7 99.4 105.0 104.7 99.7 104.7 3.9 1.6 2.8 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 1.0 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.3 -0.3 5.484 4.428 1.056 109.4 107.6 116.0 111.4 109.9 116.5 9.5 10.5 5.7 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 10 12 20 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Fertilizers..................................................................... Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks................................. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet................................. Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes....................... Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather............................................. 0.512 111.1 111.1 2.3 1.7 0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.461 107.6 107.6 -1.2 1.8 0.9 -0.2 0.0 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.846 103.9 103.6 5.5 -1.2 0.5 0.8 -0.3 WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... 2.904 0.663 99.7 94.6 100.2 94.6 5.5 8.7 0.9 -0.6 0.4 -0.7 0.3 -0.7 0.5 0.0 See footnotes at end of table 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System 48 49 XI 52 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Relative Importance Description September September 2004 2004 1/ Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................. Printed material......................................................... October 2004 Percent Change Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 1.597 0.644 99.4 109.0 100.3 109.5 5.8 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.5 2.873 0.732 97.9 92.2 97.5 90.8 -2.6 -10.5 -0.9 -4.6 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 0.8 -0.4 -1.5 0.494 0.375 1.272 95.1 95.8 106.8 95.0 95.8 106.9 -0.7 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.806 0.480 99.9 95.8 99.9 95.9 1.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.1 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.280 103.3 105.5 9.9 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.1 5.141 1.261 1.397 0.415 0.826 126.0 168.4 123.5 125.1 109.7 127.5 169.2 124.4 135.0 110.6 25.6 55.5 19.2 38.3 16.8 5.1 16.2 3.6 -0.3 0.1 0.6 -2.0 2.7 1.6 1.4 -0.4 -3.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.7 7.9 0.8 0.404 0.466 102.4 111.4 102.9 111.3 1.7 3.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.5 -0.1 33.539 18.583 94.8 100.0 95.2 100.4 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 14.956 89.1 89.4 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 14.662 9.105 107.1 102.5 107.4 102.8 1.9 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.3 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.073 101.2 101.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.3 1.488 100.0 100.0 -0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.849 104.6 104.6 1.7 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.491 94.5 94.4 -3.9 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100)................................ Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted............... 2/ 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 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports September 2004 October 2004 1/ Monthly Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 2/ Industrialized Countries................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 49.276 45.418 3.591 106.4 104.0 139.9 106.9 103.9 148.2 8.1 5.3 38.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.6 6.1 0.2 0.4 -1.4 0.5 -0.1 5.9 3/ Other Countries............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 50.724 43.453 7.173 101.5 97.3 140.7 103.5 97.4 153.8 11.2 3.0 53.3 0.5 -0.1 3.2 2.1 0.8 7.2 1.0 0.4 3.2 2.0 0.1 9.3 Canada......................................................... Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.463 14.664 2.611 114.6 110.3 140.2 115.3 109.8 146.8 11.2 6.1 35.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 2.0 1.5 4.2 0.1 0.7 -2.6 0.6 -0.5 4.7 4/ European Union............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 19.312 18.793 0.460 109.9 109.2 158.9 110.6 109.5 174.0 7.1 5.7 55.4 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.6 10.1 0.4 0.1 6.3 0.6 0.3 9.5 5/ Latin America................................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.761 14.150 3.575 114.0 111.7 142.1 117.0 112.5 153.5 16.3 7.8 46.5 1.3 0.7 3.3 1.7 0.5 5.4 1.9 1.2 3.7 2.6 0.7 8.0 Japan............................................................ 10.651 95.3 95.5 1.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.2 Asian Newly Industrialized Countries............ 8.019 91.0 91.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 6/ 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Defined according to the BEA definition for Industrialized Countries which includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Defined according to the BEA definition for Other Countries, which includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services September 2003-September 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ June 2004 Percent Change Annual Sept. 2003 September to 2004 Sept. 2004 Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 Quarterly Dec. 2003 to March 2004 March 2004 to June 2004 June 2004 to Sept. 2004 IMPORT Air Freight............................................... Europe (200312=100)...................... Asia.................................................. 4168 1407 2329 117.5 107.9 108.6 120.0 112.1 109.3 2.7 n.a. -5.1 -1.6 n.a. -4.2 1.9 6.0 -0.4 0.3 1.8 -1.3 2.1 3.9 0.6 2836 99.1 100.3 5.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 EXPORT Air Freight............................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 September 2004 October 2004 18253 11250 2626 1916 121.0 118.1 111.1 112.9 115.4 110.7 107.2 110.8 0.8 0.6 -2.4 4.4 2.8 1.3 2.1 7.5 -0.3 -0.3 1.0 -0.6 -4.1 -2.5 -11.5 -7.7 -4.6 -6.3 -3.5 -1.9 20319 5394 8936 3413 130.1 151.3 120.4 130.1 127.6 151.8 113.3 128.4 6.2 3.8 8.2 3.4 4.7 5.8 4.4 4.9 7.7 -0.4 21.8 -0.5 -6.8 -4.7 -11.5 -4.5 -1.9 0.3 -5.9 -1.3 IMPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... EXPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services September 2003-September 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change June 2004 September 2004 Annual Sept. 2003 to Sept. 2004 Quarterly Dec. 2003 to March 2004 Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 March 2004 to June 2004 June 2004 to Sept. 2004 INBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... 7483 2466 4180 116.6 108.0 106.8 118.7 111.6 107.8 5.5 n.a. -0.4 0.4 n.a. -1.0 2.9 7.0 0.2 0.3 0.9 -0.5 1.8 3.3 0.9 Ocean Liner Freight.................................................... U.S. East Coast..................................................... From Atlantic................................................... From Pacific.................................................... U.S. West Coast.................................................... 17817 6938 3022 2817 10879 121.1 116.0 119.2 113.5 124.9 120.3 113.5 110.5 113.4 125.2 3.5 6.1 4.8 2.8 2.0 1.4 3.4 7.3 -0.6 0.2 1.1 3.8 7.5 1.1 -0.4 1.7 1.0 -2.0 2.4 2.0 -0.7 -2.2 -7.3 -0.1 0.2 5193 1998 2365 99.0 106.7 97.6 100.7 108.7 98.5 5.4 n.a. 2.9 -0.6 n.a. -0.3 1.3 1.8 0.6 3.0 4.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 0.9 OUTBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services October 2003-October 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ Percent Change September 2004 October 2004 Annual Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 Monthly July 2004 to Aug. 2004 Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2004 Sept. 2004 to Oct. 2004 INBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... 38589 15654 12401 5604 2905 110.1 110.0 114.9 103.0 107.1 108.6 109.8 109.3 102.2 112.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 6.2 6.6 6.8 5.6 3.0 3.8 0.6 12.0 -1.2 0.1 -5.9 -5.7 -9.2 -3.3 1.2 -1.4 -0.2 -4.9 -0.8 5.0 Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................................ 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6.6 8.6 n.a. n.a. 43898 21857 7190 9206 2982 114.2 124.0 106.9 101.1 107.5 109.8 116.0 105.8 100.7 109.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.6 1.7 8.6 3.8 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.8 -0.9 1.0 -3.0 -2.1 -9.6 -2.8 -1.6 -3.9 -6.5 -1.0 -0.4 1.5 OUTBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 17 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Services Price Indexes -- The Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy, and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. The Air Freight and Ocean Liner Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from companies. The trade dollar figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under “Publications and Other Documentation”. Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication and quarterly data may be revised one quarter after original publication. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics. For merchandise trade, the End Use classification system is the structure used by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the construction of the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. 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