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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-07-1742 Transmission of this material is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T. Friday, November 9, 2007 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2007 The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.8 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, led by a 6.9 percent rise in petroleum prices. The increase followed a 0.8 percent advance in September. Prices for U.S. exports rose 0.9 percent in October after a 0.3 percent increase the previous month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports Petroleum Imports 2006 October November December -2.5 0.4 1.1 2007 January February March April May June July August September October -1.2 0.4 1.6 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.2 -0.4 r 0.8 r 1.8 -6.6 1.7 8.5 6.8 2.7 4.8 6.0 -1.6 r 4.6 r 6.9 October 2005-06 October 2006-07 -1.0 9.6 -6.9 41.4 -10.4 -1.6 4.0 EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports -0.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 4.4 2.4 -0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 r -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 2.8 2.1 -1.4 -0.1 2.7 1.6 1.0 r 4.1 3.9 0.4 3.2 2.9 5.6 5.3 26.8 -0.6 1.0 0.5 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.2 r -0.1 r 0.5 2.6 3.9 2 Import Goods The 1.8 percent rise in import prices in October was the largest monthly increase since a similar change in May 2006. The advance followed a 0.8 percent rise in September as the increase during the past two months continued the upward trend over most of 2007 after a 0.4 percent downturn in August. The 6.9 percent increase in petroleum prices was the largest contributor to the October increase, although nonpetroleum prices also advanced, rising 0.5 percent. Petroleum prices continued an upward trend over the past year, rising 41.4 percent for the 12 months ended in October. The increase in nonpetroleum prices in October followed a 0.2 percent decline in September. Nonpetroleum prices advanced 3.2 percent over the past year while the price index for overall imports rose 9.6 percent for the same period. A 1.5 percent increase in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials was the largest contributor to the overall rise in nonpetroleum prices in October. The advance followed declines in each of the three prior months. In October, higher prices for natural gas, chemicals, and some metals more than offset decreasing prices for building materials. The price indexes for automotive vehicles and consumer goods also rose in October. The 0.4 percent advance in automotive vehicle prices was the largest increase since a 0.7 percent jump in October 2003 and was driven by higher prices for passenger automobiles and parts. The increase in passenger automobile prices was partially due to year-end model changeovers. Prices for consumer goods ticked up 0.1 percent for the third consecutive month. In contrast, capital goods prices edged down 0.1 percent in October, the first monthly drop for the index since April. The decline was led by a 0.9 percent decrease in computer prices. Excluding computers, prices for capital goods increased 0.2 percent. Export Goods The 0.9 percent increase in export prices was the largest one-month gain in the index since a 1.0 percent increase in April 1995. Higher prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural exports contributed to the advance. Agricultural prices increased 3.9 percent in October after a 4.1 percent rise the previous month and advanced 26.8 percent over the past year. The October increase was driven by a sharp rise in wheat prices, which rose 18.9 percent following a 22.0 percent increase in September. Higher prices for soybeans, vegetables, and corn also contributed to the overall advance in agricultural prices. Nonagricultural prices increased 0.5 percent in October after recording a 0.1 percent decline the previous month. For the year ended in October, nonagricultural prices rose 3.9 percent while overall export prices advanced 5.6 percent. The October increase in nonagricultural prices was led by a 1.2 percent rise in the price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials. The advance followed a 0.3 percent downturn in September. Rising prices for fuel, metals, and chemicals were the main contributors to the October increase. Each of the major finished goods indexes also recorded advances in October. The price indexes for consumer goods and capital goods rose 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. Automotive vehicle prices increased 0.3 percent in October, which was mostly attributable to year-end model changeovers. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Prices for imports from China rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, increasing 0.3 percent. The index had risen 0.1 percent in September following 0.4 percent increases in July and August. The index rose 2.2 percent over the past 12 months after declining 1.4 percent for the October 2005-2006 period. Import prices from Canada and from the European Union advanced 1.8 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, in October. Higher fuel prices and a decline in the value of the dollar contributed to the increases. For the year ended in October, prices for imports from Canada rose 11.4 percent while import prices from the European Union were up 2.4 percent. The price indexes for imports from Mexico and from Japan also increased in October, rising 2.5 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Higher petroleum prices led the advance in prices for imports from Mexico, which rose 12.6 percent over the past year. In contrast, import prices from Japan declined 0.2 percent over the same period. Import and Export Services The price index for export travel and tourism, which is lagged one month, increased 2.1 percent in September after a 0.4 percent advance in August. Import air passenger fares decreased for the second consecutive month in October, falling 5.6 percent following a 6.3 percent drop in September. The decline in October was driven by lower seasonal European fares, which declined 12.7 percent. Despite the recent drops, the index rose 5.5 percent over the past 12 months. Export air passenger fares fell 0.6 percent in October, but advanced 10.0 percent over the past year. The price indexes for import air freight and export air freight each rose in October, advancing 0.8 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. Import air freight prices increased 1.7 percent for the year ended in October, while prices for export air freight rose 2.8 percent. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 6 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 7 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 8-9 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 12 Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services.....page 13 Table 9 U.S. Export Price Indexes for Travel and Tourism Services….page 14 Table 10 U.S. Export Price Indexes for Postsecondary Education Services…..page 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for November 2007 are scheduled for release on December 12 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 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance END USE Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 2007 1/ Percent Change June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)........................................................... 100.000 79.354 122.0 107.0 124.2 107.5 9.6 3.2 1.2 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.8 -0.2 1.8 0.5 77.258 110.0 110.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.396 131.7 133.0 9.8 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.0 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.365 144.3 146.5 11.9 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.5 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.031 103.3 102.8 3.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 -0.5 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)..................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ 37.833 191.8 200.4 24.9 2.9 -1.4 1.9 4.5 17.187 140.6 142.7 8.9 -0.5 -1.1 -1.2 1.5 15.091 150.7 152.4 6.2 0.1 0.3 -0.9 1.1 9.841 146.3 147.0 6.7 -0.3 0.3 -1.4 0.5 7.346 132.8 136.6 12.1 -0.7 -2.9 -1.0 2.9 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... 22.742 20.646 14.922 252.9 267.8 277.1 269.9 286.4 298.7 40.4 41.4 46.5 4.9 6.0 6.7 -2.4 -1.6 0.1 3.8 4.6 5.4 6.7 6.9 7.8 Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas......................................... 1.604 143.8 158.8 27.6 -7.2 -11.6 -1.9 10.4 Gas-natural...................................................... 1.431 136.6 151.7 28.9 -8.0 -12.8 -2.6 11.1 11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 0.815 111.2 112.1 -0.8 -0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. 4.515 127.0 130.0 6.5 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.4 13 Selected building materials.......................................... 1.922 116.9 115.5 3.0 3.4 -0.3 0.3 -1.2 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 4.548 208.9 210.7 9.5 -2.1 0.1 -3.0 0.9 15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.727 134.8 137.1 8.6 0.1 1.7 -1.0 1.7 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.564 102.5 102.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 21.180 91.8 91.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.606 106.4 106.6 3.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2 21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 16.927 87.6 87.4 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)........................... 1.647 113.4 113.9 4.5 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 13.536 105.2 105.6 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 23.055 101.9 102.0 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 10.680 105.1 105.2 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.227 98.5 98.7 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.148 103.4 103.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0 00 01 1 10 100 10000 101 10110 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 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 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance END USE Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 1/ 2007 Percent Change June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................................... 100.000 8.948 91.051 116.6 156.7 113.8 117.6 162.8 114.4 5.6 26.8 3.9 0.1 1.6 -0.1 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.3 4.1 -0.1 0.9 3.9 0.5 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES......................................... 8.146 157.8 164.0 26.0 0.4 1.5 4.2 3.9 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages..................................... 7.444 160.7 167.6 28.0 0.3 1.5 4.6 4.3 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)................ 0.702 133.0 133.9 7.6 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.7 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE..................................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE.............................................................. 29.918 148.6 150.3 9.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 1.1 11.451 155.1 157.2 8.0 -3.2 0.4 -0.9 1.4 18.465 145.4 147.0 10.5 1.6 -0.1 0.3 1.1 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................ 1.504 140.1 142.6 21.1 7.7 -0.9 2.0 1.8 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................................................... 28.413 149.2 151.0 8.9 -0.7 0.1 -0.3 1.2 11 Fuels & lubricants............................................................. 4.453 200.8 205.4 15.7 0.9 -2.7 1.7 2.3 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials........................... 22.846 144.7 146.2 7.9 -1.0 0.8 -0.7 1.0 Selected building materials............................................... 1.114 114.6 114.6 3.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................. 39.105 99.9 100.1 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 20 Electrical generating equipment........................................ 3.663 106.7 107.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 21 Nonelectrical machinery................................................... 28.303 93.1 93.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................................ 7.139 123.5 124.1 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.417 106.2 106.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.............................................................. 12.414 106.1 106.5 2.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.4 40 Nondurables, manufactured.............................................. 5.913 107.0 107.4 3.7 0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.4 41 Durables, manufactured................................................... 5.431 104.2 104.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 00 01 1 10 13 2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 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 2006-October 2007 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 1/ June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 Nonmanufactured articles...................................................... 18.930 124.1 133.3 40.0 5.1 -1.3 4.2 7.4 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 1.528 1.085 116.7 119.6 118.7 121.8 12.9 19.1 2.9 5.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 2.0 1.7 1.8 21 212 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ Minerals and ores (Dec. 2006=100)........................... 17.402 0.395 124.8 103.5 134.7 105.0 42.8 n.a. 5.4 0.1 -1.5 0.0 4.5 0.9 7.9 1.4 Manufactured articles............................................................. 80.488 106.0 106.4 3.8 0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.4 31 311 312 313 314 315 316 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Textile mill products................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ Leather and allied products........................................ 10.227 2.470 0.790 0.494 0.753 4.262 1.459 105.1 114.2 103.2 107.3 99.9 102.2 102.6 105.6 115.6 103.3 108.4 99.9 102.2 102.9 4.2 11.9 1.2 4.6 -0.7 2.3 1.9 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 -0.1 -1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 17.815 1.234 1.327 4.549 7.838 1.662 1.099 110.2 95.3 104.2 117.3 111.9 104.5 107.4 111.3 93.3 104.9 122.4 111.5 105.1 108.6 10.2 2.1 -0.4 27.8 7.2 1.7 4.9 1.7 3.7 -0.1 2.3 1.7 0.6 1.5 -1.5 -0.4 0.3 -5.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.2 -0.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 -2.1 0.7 4.3 -0.4 0.6 1.1 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Furniture and fixtures................................................. Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 52.446 5.362 2.522 6.592 13.824 3.624 14.293 1.442 4.788 104.8 144.2 109.6 106.2 94.8 107.5 102.0 101.8 106.4 105.0 145.7 110.5 106.4 94.4 107.9 102.3 102.0 106.7 1.6 9.8 5.5 3.7 -3.3 4.5 1.5 1.4 1.8 -0.1 -2.2 0.6 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -3.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.2 -0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2006-October 2007 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance NAICS Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 2007 1/ June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 Nonmanufactured articles...................................................... 6.566 124.8 134.0 33.1 1.6 0.6 5.5 7.4 11 111 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... Agricultural products.................................................. 5.050 4.629 139.3 142.5 149.3 153.8 39.3 43.1 3.8 4.1 1.1 1.2 7.6 8.1 7.2 7.9 21 211 212 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ Oil and gas................................................................. Minerals and ores....................................................... 1.516 0.478 1.038 92.9 84.3 97.5 100.0 96.3 102.1 15.9 52.1 5.5 -4.2 -10.4 -1.0 -1.1 -3.5 0.0 -0.6 1.7 -1.7 7.6 14.2 4.7 Manufactured articles............................................................. 90.610 106.2 106.6 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 31 311 312 313 315 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. Food and kindred products......................................... Beverages and tobacco products............................... Textiles and fabrics.................................................... Apparel and accessories............................................ 6.851 4.302 0.486 0.956 0.551 111.8 120.3 102.9 98.4 100.5 112.3 120.8 104.2 99.0 100.5 9.8 15.8 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.0 32 321 322 324 325 326 327 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. Wood products........................................................... Paper......................................................................... Petroleum and coal products...................................... Chemicals.................................................................. Plastics and rubber products...................................... Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 22.977 0.564 2.118 2.620 14.407 2.316 0.847 111.7 111.2 111.0 126.8 110.8 105.5 106.7 112.0 111.2 111.2 128.3 111.0 105.8 106.9 6.7 6.8 3.2 22.5 5.6 2.1 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 -4.7 1.2 0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.4 0.2 3.3 -0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 33 331 332 333 334 335 336 339 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. Primary metals........................................................... Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... Machinery, except electrical....................................... Computer and electronic products.............................. Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... Transportation equipment.......................................... Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 60.783 4.135 2.795 12.133 16.933 3.583 16.424 4.437 103.7 123.3 112.6 105.8 96.2 104.8 104.5 104.4 104.0 126.0 112.7 106.1 96.0 105.1 104.9 105.3 2.0 7.3 5.3 3.4 -1.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 0.1 -1.7 0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 48 49 XI 61 62 63 XII 64 Percent Change Relative Importance Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 1/ 2007 June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 1.174 0.307 128.1 147.7 125.9 148.6 4.2 4.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 -1.7 0.6 0.585 101.4 99.5 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 -1.9 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 1.223 0.330 140.1 198.6 145.5 191.5 20.6 16.3 3.4 15.7 0.6 0.1 4.2 -2.3 3.9 -3.6 0.375 0.246 101.0 146.8 111.1 151.4 28.0 16.0 -3.3 0.3 1.7 1.2 13.0 1.7 10.0 3.1 2.035 125.9 126.3 6.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.271 0.761 128.1 111.3 130.0 111.0 10.4 0.8 -0.6 -0.6 0.1 0.2 4.6 -0.1 1.5 -0.3 22.399 248.9 266.6 39.4 4.7 -2.3 4.0 7.1 22.011 248.8 266.7 40.1 4.7 -2.4 4.1 7.2 7.082 0.961 2.458 1.962 124.6 220.7 119.2 109.2 124.9 204.1 121.7 109.1 7.3 23.0 2.0 3.5 1.4 5.8 -0.4 0.9 -0.1 -1.4 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 -4.5 -0.4 0.3 0.2 -7.5 2.1 -0.1 0.173 0.404 0.422 102.3 114.0 98.5 103.7 114.2 98.8 2.3 3.1 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.3 2.878 1.873 1.005 122.9 120.5 127.6 123.9 121.1 129.4 2.0 1.5 2.9 0.7 1.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.594 109.3 110.0 4.0 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.517 109.6 110.5 4.4 0.8 0.1 1.4 0.8 1.298 117.0 114.2 1.3 3.7 -0.6 0.0 -2.4 1.514 108.7 109.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.027 0.272 104.1 117.1 104.4 117.3 -1.9 2.1 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 5.317 102.8 102.9 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.885 100.5 100.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 2.173 0.502 103.0 92.0 103.0 92.0 3.6 -2.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.4 -2.2 0.0 0.0 1.210 1.022 102.0 101.8 102.2 102.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.2 PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100).............. Miscellaneous chemical products................................ 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................................................... 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......................... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted.................... Made-up or worn textile articles................................... HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC..................................... Footwear and parts of such articles............................ See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System 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 Relative Importance Description September September 2007 2007 1/ STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=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......................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)..................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... October 2007 Percent Change Annual Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2007 June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July 2007 to Aug. 2007 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 0.953 111.8 112.7 3.5 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.330 0.305 0.318 103.5 119.6 111.8 104.7 120.6 112.1 1.3 6.5 2.7 1.2 2.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.7 0.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 2.770 132.3 135.5 8.9 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 2.4 6.466 1.550 1.448 0.897 1.058 170.2 205.6 130.6 303.0 141.9 170.5 205.7 132.6 306.5 138.8 5.9 9.8 5.4 6.6 -0.9 -1.4 1.6 0.6 -1.8 -2.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 4.8 1.3 -2.4 -1.9 -0.1 -4.3 -2.4 0.2 0.0 1.5 1.2 -2.2 0.347 0.469 108.3 125.9 108.5 126.1 1.1 2.9 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 23.808 12.317 88.2 88.8 88.1 88.8 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 11.491 87.7 87.4 -0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.3 12.406 11.452 106.4 105.6 106.9 106.0 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.844 109.4 110.1 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 2.907 99.4 99.5 -0.3 -0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 2.580 0.240 97.6 116.8 97.7 117.1 -0.6 3.4 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 3.742 101.6 101.8 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.126 105.0 105.5 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.410 0.206 96.8 107.1 96.7 106.8 1.6 4.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System I 02 03 II 08 10 12 IV 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 34 38 VII 39 40 VIII IX X Percent Change Relative Importance Description Annual Oct. 2006 September September October to 2007 2007 2007 Oct. 2007 1/ June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July Aug. 2007 2007 to to Aug. Sept. 2007 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 1.656 0.885 160.2 131.3 155.1 126.6 16.0 n.a. 2.5 1.8 1.8 2.3 0.3 1.1 -3.2 -3.6 0.435 130.5 131.7 8.8 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.9 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 4.625 178.4 191.8 39.5 2.5 1.2 7.9 7.5 0.682 2.072 122.7 201.2 126.2 221.3 14.4 46.9 -2.1 -2.5 3.9 2.9 2.7 12.0 2.9 10.0 1.241 174.6 185.7 53.9 6.3 -0.8 5.2 6.4 2.323 0.432 123.0 115.2 125.6 115.4 10.0 6.1 -0.2 0.7 1.1 3.3 1.2 -0.1 2.1 0.2 0.516 153.3 163.9 26.7 0.6 1.2 5.2 6.9 4.352 241.0 248.8 19.9 0.5 -2.9 1.4 3.2 3.643 229.0 237.0 23.1 0.7 -3.4 2.2 3.5 11.873 1.214 3.711 2.494 131.4 166.6 144.1 114.7 131.9 163.7 147.1 115.3 5.4 2.1 3.8 4.9 1.0 3.6 -0.4 0.4 1.1 2.2 2.1 0.2 -1.1 1.3 -3.5 -0.1 0.4 -1.7 2.1 0.5 0.590 114.2 115.3 4.9 1.0 -1.6 -0.2 1.0 0.673 116.7 116.8 1.7 0.3 0.9 -1.4 0.1 0.419 1.663 115.9 120.0 109.0 119.3 0.0 5.8 0.4 0.0 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 -6.0 -0.6 PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 5.503 4.416 1.087 133.4 129.4 149.8 133.8 129.9 150.5 3.6 3.2 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... 0.459 119.1 118.4 -1.0 -2.9 0.0 0.0 -0.6 WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.724 113.1 113.0 4.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.6 -0.1 PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Miscellaneous edible preparations............................... Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed........................... 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............................................. 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....................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ 2.713 0.685 112.6 117.6 113.6 120.8 6.0 18.9 1.1 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.9 2.7 49 WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed material........................................................... 1.449 0.579 109.5 118.3 109.5 119.6 2.1 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.0 1.1 XI 52 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof....... 2.458 0.699 104.5 100.9 105.2 103.5 4.0 14.0 2.2 7.7 -0.2 -1.5 0.6 3.0 0.7 2.6 47 48 See footnotes at end of table 11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 Relative Importance Description September September 2007 2007 1/ October 2007 Percent Change Annual Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2007 June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July 2007 to Aug. 2007 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.806 0.435 110.1 98.9 110.7 99.4 6.3 4.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 3.403 157.0 163.9 20.7 -6.0 2.5 0.1 4.4 5.814 1.471 1.438 0.669 0.984 161.8 191.8 147.8 240.2 141.0 162.5 193.5 148.1 248.4 137.9 3.7 7.3 7.3 0.3 -1.6 -1.9 -4.6 -0.2 0.4 -1.9 -0.8 -2.6 -0.4 1.5 0.6 -1.8 -1.3 0.1 -3.3 -4.4 0.4 0.9 0.2 3.4 -2.2 0.405 0.404 115.5 128.1 115.8 128.3 3.0 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 31.568 18.097 94.4 102.8 94.4 103.0 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 13.471 85.2 85.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 13.713 8.794 114.4 105.8 114.7 106.1 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.154 103.9 104.5 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.445 105.3 105.7 4.5 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.790 113.2 113.5 5.4 0.4 0.2 -0.4 0.3 0.491 91.3 92.1 -1.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 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 2005 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Description Percentage of U.S. Imports 1/ Percent Change Annual Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2007 June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July 2007 to Aug. 2007 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 September 2007 October 2007 44.813 4.582 39.766 120.5 199.0 114.4 122.1 214.1 115.0 6.7 35.6 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.6 -0.2 -3.2 0.3 0.2 3.1 -0.1 1.3 7.6 0.5 Nonmanufactured articles........................................ Manufactured articles.............................................. 55.187 11.023 43.965 119.8 233.4 103.7 122.6 250.0 104.6 10.6 34.5 4.1 1.8 7.2 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.3 -0.4 -1.0 -0.3 2.3 7.1 0.9 Canada......................................................................... Nonmanufactured articles........................................ Manufactured articles.............................................. 17.052 3.871 12.851 135.7 191.3 125.4 138.1 206.3 125.5 11.4 33.7 5.9 0.4 -0.4 0.6 -0.3 -3.7 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.0 1.8 7.8 0.1 4/ European Union............................................................ Nonmanufactured articles........................................ Manufactured articles.............................................. 17.908 0.389 17.406 121.9 244.7 119.6 122.6 261.1 120.1 2.4 26.1 2.0 0.4 7.9 0.3 -0.2 -4.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.6 6.7 0.4 France (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 1.888 109.7 110.2 4.9 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 Germany (Dec. 2003=100)........................................... 5.008 108.5 108.2 2.9 0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.3 United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)................................. 2.845 120.8 122.7 5.3 1.6 -1.3 0.0 1.6 5/ Latin America............................................................... Nonmanufactured articles........................................ Manufactured articles.............................................. 17.619 4.822 12.721 149.6 242.1 131.2 153.3 257.3 132.2 12.5 35.9 3.4 2.5 8.7 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 2.5 6.3 0.8 Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 10.163 130.4 133.6 12.6 1.7 0.4 1.2 2.5 6/ Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)........................................ 33.452 99.4 99.5 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 China (Dec. 2003=100)................................................ 14.941 99.0 99.3 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 Japan........................................................................... 8.308 93.9 94.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 7/ Asian NICs................................................................... 6.124 88.9 88.6 -0.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.3 8/ ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100).............................................. 5.993 97.0 97.0 -1.3 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.0 9/ Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 3.765 203.1 214.9 29.7 5.3 0.6 0.6 5.8 2/ Industrialized Countries................................................ Nonmanufactured articles........................................ Manufactured articles.............................................. 3/ Other Countries............................................................ 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2005 trade values. 2 Includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Asian Newly Industrialized Countries. 7 Asian Newly Industrialized Countries. Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. 8 Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 9 Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 13 Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Transportation Services October 2006-October 2007 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Description September 2007 1/ September 2007 October 2007 Annual Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2007 June 2007 to July 2007 Monthly July 2007 to Aug. 2007 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2007 AIR FREIGHT Import Air Freight..................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 28.306 60.907 134.2 134.5 116.3 135.3 137.5 116.7 1.7 4.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0.8 2.2 0.3 Export Air Freight..................................................... Europe (Dec. 2006=100)..................................... 100.000 38.885 119.6 102.3 120.7 104.8 2.8 n.a. 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.9 2.4 Inbound Air Freight................................................... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 30.132 57.058 129.6 129.7 110.9 130.9 132.6 111.4 2.3 5.8 0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 1.6 2.6 1.2 0.2 -0.5 0.6 1.0 2.2 0.5 Outbound Air Freight................................................ Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia..................................................................... 100.000 41.722 40.117 117.0 131.6 105.7 118.1 132.2 106.6 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 AIR PASSENGER FARES Import Air Passenger Fares..................................... Europe................................................................. Asia..................................................................... Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 100.000 47.355 23.049 11.943 140.2 152.0 118.7 120.9 132.4 132.7 116.2 124.0 5.5 11.3 5.3 2.6 3.3 0.3 5.8 5.6 0.1 0.8 -2.0 0.7 -6.3 -2.3 -15.5 -2.0 -5.6 -12.7 -2.1 2.6 Export Air Passenger Fares..................................... Europe................................................................. Asia..................................................................... Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 100.000 31.091 32.091 20.127 154.6 187.6 126.7 168.6 153.7 186.7 121.9 168.6 10.0 7.8 11.5 9.1 5.1 9.3 2.7 3.5 3.4 2.9 10.4 -3.2 -3.4 -7.4 -4.2 2.7 -0.6 -0.5 -3.8 0.0 Inbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)....... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia (Dec. 2003=100)......................................... Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)......... Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................... 100.000 38.724 30.349 12.776 8.056 134.1 135.1 123.9 128.9 180.7 133.2 134.5 117.8 131.4 191.8 9.0 6.7 9.3 7.5 18.2 7.7 12.1 3.2 4.9 1.9 3.6 3.1 10.8 -3.2 1.8 -5.6 -10.7 -3.8 2.1 1.3 -0.7 -0.4 -4.9 1.9 6.1 Outbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100).... Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... Asia (Dec. 2003=100)......................................... Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)......... Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................... 100.000 42.860 21.651 20.638 6.271 134.3 154.6 116.4 113.6 173.3 128.8 137.0 115.4 115.6 183.4 6.4 10.2 5.0 2.3 11.8 2.5 0.6 4.7 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0.5 5.3 -4.8 -3.1 -11.1 -0.5 -2.3 -4.1 -11.4 -0.9 1.8 5.8 CRUDE OIL TANKER FREIGHT 2/ Inbound Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................ 100.000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.0 -11.9 n.a. n.a. OCEAN LINER FREIGHT Inbound Ocean Liner Freight................................... U.S. East Coast................................................... From Atlantic................................................. From Pacific.................................................. U.S. West Coast.................................................. 100.000 56.510 24.503 23.357 43.490 112.3 117.1 114.9 122.5 109.7 112.4 117.2 114.6 122.0 109.8 -1.3 -1.0 -3.7 0.7 -1.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 trade values. 2 Publication of the Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes is lagged two months, as are the relative importance figures. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 9 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Travel and Tourism Services September 2006-September 2007 December 2006=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Description August 2007 1/ Export Travel and Tourism................................... From Europe................................................... From Asia....................................................... From Latin America/Caribbean....................... From Canada.................................................. 100.000 39.600 31.932 15.343 8.746 August 2007 104.1 104.6 103.1 103.9 104.9 September 2007 106.3 106.7 106.0 105.7 106.3 Annual Sept. 2006 to Sept. 2007 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. May 2007 to June 2007 -0.2 -0.6 0.8 -0.2 -0.9 Monthly June 2007 to July 2007 July 2007 to Aug. 2007 -1.3 -1.3 -1.8 -1.1 -0.1 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.1 2.0 2.8 1.7 1.3 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 10 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Postsecondary Education Services Academic Year 2001/02 to 2006/07 Academic Year 2001/02 = 100, unless otherwise noted Relative Importance Description Academic Year 2005/06 1/ Index Annual Percent Change Academic Year 2005/06 2006/07 Academic Years 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 to to to to to 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 EXPORT POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Tuition & Fees and Room & Board................. Graduate...................................................... Undergraduate............................................. 100.000 53.006 46.994 128.8 128.5 129.0 135.1 134.6 135.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 5.1 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.2 Private.......................................................... Public........................................................... 47.874 52.126 123.0 134.2 129.4 140.5 5.2 7.8 5.7 9.2 5.1 8.6 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.7 Tuition & Fees.............................................. Graduate Tuition & Fees......................... Undergraduate Tuition & Fees................ 73.181 38.417 34.764 131.6 131.4 131.7 138.2 137.7 138.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 8.4 8.3 8.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.4 Private Tuition & Fees............................ Public Tuition & Fees.............................. 35.497 37.686 124.3 138.7 131.2 145.1 5.6 8.7 6.1 10.7 5.3 9.8 5.4 5.0 5.6 4.6 Room & Board............................................. Graduate Room & Board........................ Undergraduate Room & Board............... 26.819 14.589 12.230 121.5 121.3 121.7 127.1 127.1 127.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.5 Private Room & Board............................ Public Room & Board............................ 12.377 14.440 119.1 123.6 124.3 129.5 4.2 5.7 4.8 5.5 4.5 5.2 4.4 5.4 4.4 4.8 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2005/06 academic year trade values. 15 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 6917101. Merchandise Goods Classification Systems -- The merchandise price indexes are published using three classification systems. Items are classified, respectively, by end use for the Bureau of Economic Analysis System, industry for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and product category for the Harmonized System (HS). While classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, a couple of notes are in order for classifying items by industry. In the NAICS tables, for both imports and exports, items are classified by output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products) would include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI to produce the NAICS primary products indexes. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Services Price Indexes -- Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). 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 Export Travel and Tourism Indexes are calculated from a subset of BLS Consumer Price Index data, and the publication of these indexes is lagged one month. The indexes are published by the country of residence of those traveling to the United States. Post-secondary Education Indexes are calculated from preliminary data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, and are calculated annually. Export post-secondary education refers to receipts from foreign students studying at U.S. institutions, including colleges, universities, and technical/professional schools. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp/ under “Publications and Other Documentation.” 16 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. 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. After three months, no further data revisions take place. So, for example, data released in the January release will be subject to revision in the releases for February, March, and April. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics, notably the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts constructed by the Department of Commerce. Other published indexes are useful for general market analysis. For trade in international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Income and Product Accounts, while International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also can be used to study U.S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful for terms of trade analysis. Mailing List -- If you wish to be added to the mailing list to receive a copy of the U.S. Import and Export Price Index News Release, please either call the IPP information line at (202) 691-7101 or send e-mail to (mxpinfo@bls.gov) to provide your name and mailing address. 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