U.S.IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES – NOVEMBER 2017 

U.S. import prices rose 0.7 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after 

ticking up 0.1 percent in October. Higher prices for fuel drove the increase in November and nonfuel prices 

recorded no change. U.S. export prices increased 0.5 percent in November following a 0.1-percent advance 

the previous month.

Chart 1. One-month percent change in the Import Price Index: November 2016 – November 2017 

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All Imports: Import prices advanced 0.7 percent in November following rises of 0.1 percent in October and 

0.8 percent in September. Higher fuel prices were the main contributor to the overall advance in import 

prices for November. The import price index increased 3.1 percent over the past 12 months. U.S. import 

prices have not recorded an over-the-year decline since a 0.2-percent drop in October 2016. 

Fuel Imports: The import price index for fuels rose 7.6 percent in November, after a 0.2-percent increase in 

October. Rising prices for import petroleum and natural gas contributed to the increase. Petroleum prices 

advanced 7.2 percent in November, the largest monthly rise since the index increased 7.5 percent in October 

2016. Natural gas prices rose 26.3 percent, the first monthly advance since the index increased 8.0 percent 

in April and the largest rise since the index advanced 28.0 percent in July 2016. Import fuel prices rose 22.2

percent over the past year driven by a 24.1-percent increase in petroleum prices. In contrast, import prices 

for natural gas decreased 5.6 percent for the year ended in November.

All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices recorded no change in November following a 0.1-

percent rise in October. Lower prices for foods, feeds, and beverages offset higher prices for nonfuel 

industrial supplies and materials, consumer goods, and automotive vehicles. Import capital goods prices 

recorded no change in November. The price index for nonfuel imports advanced 1.4 percent between 

November 2016 and November 2017. The 12-month increase was driven by higher prices for nonfuel 

industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, and consumer goods which more than offset lower prices 

for automotive vehicles and foods, feeds, and beverages. The last over-the-year decline in nonfuel import 

prices was a 0.2-percent decrease for the 12-month period ended November 2016. 

Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories 
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Chart 3. One-month percent change in the Export Price Index: November 2016 – November 2017 

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Chart 4. 12-month percent change in the Export Price Index: November 2016 – November 2017 

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All Exports: The export price index rose 0.5 percent in November, after ticking up 0.1 percent in October 

and advancing 0.8 percent in September. In November, higher nonagricultural export prices offset lower 

prices for agricultural exports. U.S. export prices advanced 3.1 percent over the past 12 months and have not 

recorded an over-the-year decrease since the index fell 0.2 percent in November 2016.

Agricultural Exports: Agricultural export prices declined 0.6 percent in November following a 1.9-percent 

increase in October. Lower prices for vegetables and meats led the drop, more than offsetting higher prices 

for fruit. The agricultural export price index rose 2.1 percent for the year ended in November, driven by 

advancing prices for meat, wheat, and nuts.

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: The nonagricultural export price index increased 0.6 percent in 

November, after edging down 0.1 percent in October. Export nonagricultural industrial supplies and 

materials prices advanced in November, driving the monthly rise despite lower prices for capital goods and 

automotive vehicles. Export consumer goods prices recorded no change. Nonagricultural export prices 

increased 3.2 percent for the 12 months ended in November, continuing an upward trend since the index last 

fell on an over-the-year basis in November 2016. The price indexes for export nonagricultural industrial 

supplies and materials, capital goods, and automotive vehicles contributed to the 12-month advance. 

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SELECTED NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS 

Import Prices 

Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China increased 0.3 percent in November, after 

recording no change in October. The price index for imports from China has not recorded an increase larger 

than 0.3 percent since advancing 0.4 percent in October 2011. Despite the rise, import prices from China 

edged down 0.1 percent over the past year. Import prices from Japan decreased 0.1 percent in November. 

Prices for imports from Japan fell 1.2 percent between November 2016 and November 2017, the largest 12-

month drop since a 1.3-percent decline for the year ended April 2016. Prices for imports from Canada 

increased 2.2 percent in November, the largest monthly rise since the index increased 2.3 percent in June 

2016. The price index for imports from the European Union ticked up 0.1 percent in November and import 

prices from Mexico edged down 0.1 percent. 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: The import price index for nonfuel industrial supplies and 

materials advanced 0.9 percent in November, following a 0.8-percent increase in October. Higher prices for 

import chemicals and nonferrous metals drove the November advance. Nonfuel industrial supplies and 

materials import prices rose 8.8 percent over the past year, driven by higher prices for unfinished metals.

Finished Goods: Import finished goods prices were mixed in November. The price indexes for consumer 

goods and automotive vehicles each rose 0.1 percent. Import prices for capital goods recorded no change.

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: The price index for import foods, feeds, and beverages declined 1.7 percent 

in November, after decreasing 0.4 percent in October. The drop was led by an 11.1-percent decrease in fruit 

prices and a 1.4-percent decline in fish and shellfish prices. Those decreases more than offset a 6.9-percent 

increase in vegetable prices.

Transportation Services: Import air passenger fares declined 2.3 percent in November, after an 8.8-percent 

increase in October. A 4.6-percent drop in Asian fares offset higher European and Latin America/Caribbean 

fares. Import air passenger fares declined 0.9 percent over the past 12 months. Import air freight prices 

increased 6.9 percent in November and rose 13.0 percent over the past year.

Export Prices

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and 

materials exports rose 2.1 percent in November. A 5.3-percent increase in fuel prices led the overall advance 

in November. Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices increased 8.3 percent over the past 

year.

Finished Goods: Export prices for capital goods edged down 0.1 percent in November; the first decrease 

since the index fell 0.1 percent in October 2016. A 0.7-percent decline in telecommunications equipment 

prices led the November drop despite a 0.5-percent increase in computer peripherals, accessories and parts 

prices. Automotive vehicle prices fell 0.1 percent and prices for consumer goods recorded no change.

Transportation Services: Export air passenger fares rose 0.4 percent in November, led by increases in 

European, Latin America/Caribbean, and Asian fares. Despite the increase, export air passenger fares 

declined 1.7 percent for the year ended in November. The export air freight price index advanced 1.8 

percent in November and increased 9.9 percent over the past year.

Import and Export Price Index data for December 2017 are scheduled for release on Wednesday, January 10, 

2018 at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

All commodities................................... 100.000 124.0 124.9 3.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.7

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 84.225 99.4 99.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

All imports excluding petroleum.............. 91.072 112.5 112.6 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1

All imports excluding fuels (Dec.

2001=100)........................................ 90.535 116.7 116.7 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 6.260 184.6 181.5 -0.4 0.2 1.8 -0.4 -1.7

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 4.930 203.7 199.9 -0.3 0.4 2.3 -0.7 -1.9

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 1.329 140.9 139.6 -1.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 -0.9

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 23.277 175.5 181.8 14.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 3.6

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum.................................... 14.523 150.9 153.2 8.2 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.5

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 13.846 172.6 174.2 8.8 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.9

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 8.686 164.4 165.6 10.6 1.5 2.1 0.2 0.7

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum....................... 5.663 134.1 137.6 4.8 -0.3 -0.1 1.1 2.6

Fuels & lubricants............................. 10 9.465 181.6 195.4 22.2 4.0 5.7 0.2 7.6

Petroleum & petroleum products......... 100 8.928 198.6 212.8 24.1 4.6 6.5 0.5 7.2

Crude........................................ 10000 6.379 205.0 217.2 26.6 3.6 5.6 3.0 6.0

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................. 101 0.386 81.7 97.9 -4.5 -4.2 -6.4 -4.9 19.8

Gas-natural.................................. 10110 0.290 65.0 82.1 -5.6 -5.9 -7.9 -5.4 26.3

Paper & paper base stocks.................. 11 0.546 108.6 109.3 4.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.9 0.6

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials....................... 12 4.646 156.3 158.3 5.9 0.1 0.6 1.8 1.3

Selected building materials.................. 13 1.508 152.6 153.5 12.5 1.9 -0.5 2.1 0.6

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 14 3.637 224.2 227.3 15.4 2.5 4.4 -0.8 1.4

Finished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 15 1.785 156.0 156.3 8.3 0.7 1.8 0.7 0.2

Nonmetals related to durable goods. . . . . .. 16 1.689 110.3 110.2 2.5 0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.1

Capital goods................................... 2 27.292 89.2 89.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Electric generating equipment............... 20 3.297 117.0 117.3 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 21.453 81.8 81.7 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 2.541 134.7 134.9 -1.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 16.088 110.1 110.2 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 27.084 106.7 106.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 13.300 121.3 121.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 12.484 93.0 93.0 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

Nonmanufactured consumer goods. . . . . . .. 42 1.300 114.9 114.6 -3.2 -0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.3

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

All commodities................................... 100.000 124.0 124.6 3.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.5

Agricultural commodities....................... 9.430 180.2 179.1 2.1 0.0 -0.7 1.9 -0.6

All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 82.894 99.8 99.9 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1

Nonagricultural commodities.................. 90.570 119.7 120.4 3.2 0.7 0.9 -0.1 0.6

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 8.811 183.1 181.2 2.2 0.1 -0.6 2.1 -1.0

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 8.181 182.1 180.2 2.0 0.0 -0.7 2.2 -1.0

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 0.630 205.3 203.9 6.0 0.5 0.5 1.7 -0.7

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 30.247 151.5 154.7 8.0 1.8 2.8 -1.0 2.1

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 10.741 162.1 162.4 4.7 1.3 2.5 -0.3 0.2

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................. 19.527 146.8 151.4 9.9 2.0 2.8 -1.3 3.1

Agricultural industrial supplies &

materials..................................... 10 1.249 174.0 177.8 3.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 2.2

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials...................................... 28.998 150.9 154.0 8.3 1.9 2.9 -1.0 2.1

Fuels & lubricants............................. 11 8.316 176.4 185.7 21.2 5.0 6.1 -3.0 5.3

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . .. 12 19.631 153.8 155.1 3.6 0.7 1.6 -0.3 0.8

Selected building materials.................. 13 1.051 123.6 123.8 5.8 0.9 0.5 1.7 0.2

Capital goods................................... 2 38.037 108.5 108.4 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.1

Electrical generating equipment............. 20 4.003 115.5 115.4 3.2 0.2 0.1 2.0 -0.1

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 24.832 94.3 94.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.1

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 9.201 171.5 171.6 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 10.205 113.4 113.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 12.700 109.1 109.1 -0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 6.162 105.2 105.2 -0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 5.154 107.6 107.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: November 2016 to November

2017

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Nonmanufacturing................................ 9.093 101.2 105.3 17.9 2.5 4.7 1.7 4.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 2.133 193.3 186.2 -1.2 0.6 4.9 -1.5 -3.7

Crop production............................... 111 1.746 211.7 201.7 -2.7 0.5 6.5 -1.2 -4.7

Animal production (Dec. 2014=100)........ 112 0.189 73.2 74.7 4.6 -0.1 -6.6 -3.0 2.0

Mining............................................ 21 6.961 90.4 96.2 24.5 3.1 4.8 2.7 6.4

Oil and gas extraction........................ 211 6.677 89.9 96.0 24.8 3.3 4.9 2.7 6.8

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2006=100)................................... 212 0.283 112.9 110.9 15.9 -1.3 -1.0 1.7 -1.8

Manufacturing..................................... 90.614 110.5 111.0 1.8 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.5

Manufacturing, part 1......................... 31 11.856 124.5 124.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 3.477 156.6 155.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 1.061 119.5 119.4 1.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100)............... 313 0.400 99.5 99.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1

Textile product mills.......................... 314 0.930 109.3 109.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 -0.2

Apparel manufacturing....................... 315 4.162 110.9 110.7 -0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.2

Leather and allied product

manufacturing............................... 316 1.825 122.6 122.6 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing, part 2......................... 32 17.565 121.6 123.8 5.9 0.8 1.2 -0.2 1.8

Wood product manufacturing................ 321 0.948 135.3 136.8 19.2 3.0 -0.8 3.0 1.1

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 1.024 105.8 106.0 2.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.2

Printing and related support activities

(Dec. 2016=100)........................... 323 0.218 99.0 98.9 – -1.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 2.276 84.3 93.5 16.4 6.5 8.4 -6.4 10.9

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 9.875 136.2 137.1 4.8 -0.1 0.1 0.8 0.7

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 2.223 118.3 118.2 0.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 1.002 128.8 128.8 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0

Manufacturing, part 3......................... 33 61.192 104.1 104.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 4.350 148.6 150.5 15.3 1.7 3.8 -0.3 1.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 3.146 125.7 125.7 3.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.0

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 7.103 117.7 117.6 1.1 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 17.379 75.6 75.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 4.890 115.1 115.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.4

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 17.322 109.2 109.3 -0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Furniture and related product

manufacturing............................... 337 1.724 115.8 115.8 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 5.279 117.6 117.8 -1.1 0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected industries: November 2016 to November

2017

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Nonmanufacturing................................ 7.585 137.5 137.6 12.6 -1.6 0.7 3.2 0.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 4.591 156.6 154.2 1.1 -0.7 -0.9 3.8 -1.5

Crop production............................... 111 4.230 162.7 159.8 0.6 -0.8 -1.0 4.0 -1.8

Mining............................................ 21 2.994 87.8 90.0 35.3 -2.9 3.1 2.2 2.5

Mining (except oil and gas).................. 212 1.281 107.6 108.5 23.0 1.3 3.0 0.7 0.8

Manufacturing..................................... 90.911 113.8 114.3 2.5 0.7 0.8 -0.1 0.4

Manufacturing, part 1......................... 31 7.053 139.1 139.1 3.0 0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.0

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 4.757 158.1 157.6 3.3 0.6 -0.5 0.1 -0.3

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 0.714 114.7 117.5 8.3 0.1 0.8 -0.3 2.4

Textile mills (Dec. 2016=100)............... 313 0.663 101.2 101.2 – -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0

Leather and allied product manufacturing

(Dec. 2016=100)........................... 316 0.271 95.6 95.8 – -1.6 -0.5 -0.7 0.2

Manufacturing, part 2......................... 32 24.300 110.6 112.5 5.4 2.2 2.4 -0.7 1.7

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 1.698 123.8 124.9 5.9 0.2 0.6 1.9 0.9

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 5.520 101.1 107.9 19.1 9.5 8.2 -5.0 6.7

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 13.194 115.3 115.5 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.2

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 2.270 114.5 114.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.3

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 0.843 114.8 114.7 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.4 -0.1

Manufacturing, part 3......................... 33 59.558 112.6 112.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.1

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 4.017 139.2 140.1 2.7 1.9 3.4 -2.1 0.6

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 3.272 138.1 138.0 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 10.130 125.7 125.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 14.081 83.3 83.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.0

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 4.019 115.8 115.4 3.0 0.2 0.0 1.8 -0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 18.298 124.8 124.9 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Furniture and related product

manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100).......... 337 0.449 117.6 117.5 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 5.291 119.3 119.1 -0.6 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Live animals; animal products................. I 1.467 191.4 191.0 1.2 -1.0 -1.5 -0.1 -0.2

Meat and edible meat offal..................... 02 0.447 248.4 246.2 3.7 -2.5 0.2 0.8 -0.9

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates......................... 03 0.727 140.1 137.5 -5.4 -1.0 -0.7 0.6 -1.9

Vegetable products............................... II 2.200 233.1 223.5 -2.4 0.7 6.1 -0.9 -4.1

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers.......... 07 0.408 454.1 492.1 -0.7 -1.9 3.0 -3.1 8.4

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 1.046 151.5 133.9 -2.5 2.1 13.5 -0.3 -11.6

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................. 09 0.358 224.8 222.0 -9.4 0.3 -1.7 -2.0 -1.2

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100)........................................ III 0.303 117.2 117.2 3.0 1.0 1.7 -1.0 0.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco........................................... IV 2.690 161.9 161.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.2

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec.

2012=100)..................................... 17 0.185 87.2 86.6 -1.6 -0.8 0.1 1.3 -0.7

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec.

2009=100)..................................... 18 0.191 95.0 94.5 -11.3 0.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or

other parts of plants.......................... 20 0.365 171.2 171.8 6.9 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar................ 22 1.002 129.2 129.0 0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.2

Mineral products.................................. V 9.359 181.4 194.8 22.3 3.9 5.5 0.3 7.4

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 9.090 178.7 192.5 22.5 4.1 5.7 0.2 7.7

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 9.286 152.4 153.7 4.9 -0.1 0.0 0.7 0.9

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.537 272.5 283.2 13.9 -2.2 -3.9 4.6 3.9

Organic chemicals............................... 29 2.408 125.7 128.0 6.8 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.8

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 4.282 148.0 148.1 3.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100).................... 31 0.275 78.7 81.0 9.2 -3.2 1.3 10.8 2.9

Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish,

paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100)............. 32 0.189 106.3 106.1 3.7 -0.1 -2.0 -0.4 -0.2

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec.

2016=100)..................................... 33 0.556 102.8 102.8 – 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.0

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 0.687 105.2 105.3 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 3.441 140.6 140.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.1

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 2.193 143.0 143.2 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 1.247 137.7 136.8 1.9 0.7 0.4 -0.2 -0.7

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc....................................... VIII 0.683 124.1 124.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc.

of various materials........................... 42 0.653 129.5 129.4 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................. IX 0.984 164.7 166.3 19.0 2.8 -0.7 2.9 1.0

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

(Dec. 2014=100).............................. 44 0.960 113.7 114.8 19.5 2.9 -0.6 3.0 1.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 1.085 110.9 111.2 2.2 -0.5 0.0 0.5 0.3

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 0.714 103.0 103.0 -0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Printed matter (Dec. 2015=100)............... 49 0.216 104.9 104.9 0.9 -1.5 0.2 0.2 0.0

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 5.312 113.3 113.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted.......................... 61 2.195 103.6 103.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.2

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted...................... 62 1.827 118.7 118.4 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.3

Made-up or worn textile articles............... 63 0.653 103.9 103.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers,

etc................................................. XII 1.501 121.6 121.7 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

Footwear and parts of such articles........... 64 1.271 120.8 120.7 -0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.940 131.0 130.8 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.2

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

or mica (Dec. 2015=100).................... 68 0.326 97.2 97.3 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1

Ceramic products................................ 69 0.269 136.4 136.2 -0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 -0.1

Glass and glassware............................ 70 0.346 131.5 131.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 -0.3

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 2.801 170.6 172.0 -0.5 2.0 2.5 -2.5 0.8

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 5.722 173.8 174.8 11.9 0.7 2.3 0.8 0.6

Iron and steel.................................... 72 1.395 204.0 203.7 21.4 1.1 1.7 1.7 -0.1

Articles of iron or steel.......................... 73 1.724 147.7 147.7 7.6 -0.8 1.4 1.0 0.0

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.410 292.0 301.2 21.2 5.1 5.3 -2.9 3.2

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 0.846 136.3 137.5 13.3 0.1 2.9 2.6 0.9

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and

forks, of base metal; parts thereof.......... 82 0.428 122.0 122.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.8 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. . . . . . . .. 83 0.521 137.7 137.8 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 29.603 80.6 80.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 14.820 86.6 86.5 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and

TV recorders & reproducers, parts......... 85 14.783 75.0 75.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 14.447 113.7 113.7 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 12.997 112.7 112.7 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2002=100)..................................... 88 1.319 115.8 115.9 -2.5 -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 3.843 102.0 101.8 -0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Optical, photographic, measuring and

medical instruments.......................... 90 3.515 98.6 98.4 -0.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2

Clocks and watches and parts thereof. . . . . .. 91 0.268 143.9 143.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 4.256 111.2 111.4 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs......... 94 2.637 116.9 117.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 1.346 101.3 101.3 -1.9 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . . . .. 96 0.273 129.8 129.8 -1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Live animals; animal products................. I 1.910 208.8 206.4 7.2 0.2 -1.8 0.1 -1.1

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)... 02 1.123 166.5 164.5 11.4 0.2 -2.7 0.0 -1.2

Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic

invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100).............. 03 0.415 112.9 112.2 – 0.5 0.5 2.5 -0.6

Vegetable products............................... II 4.347 200.0 195.5 0.7 -0.6 -0.6 4.8 -2.3

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 0.851 144.7 148.3 -2.2 1.9 1.4 2.0 2.5

Cereals............................................ 10 1.206 178.8 180.0 5.3 -5.2 -3.8 2.7 0.7

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder..................... 12 1.624 199.0 199.5 -0.2 1.2 -0.3 -0.4 0.3

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and

tobacco........................................... IV 3.064 149.4 149.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or

other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100). . . .. 20 0.380 117.6 117.5 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.9 -0.1

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.

2008=100)..................................... 22 0.547 112.4 110.1 -1.7 0.6 0.4 -0.1 -2.0

Residues and waste from the food

industries; prepared animal feed............ 23 0.703 194.5 201.4 0.0 -0.9 1.5 0.3 3.5

Mineral products.................................. V 8.747 211.8 223.1 24.3 4.7 6.3 -2.4 5.3

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)......... 26 0.607 103.7 105.9 23.4 3.1 6.9 1.8 2.1

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 7.948 202.3 213.9 25.0 4.9 6.4 -2.8 5.7

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 10.768 135.4 135.4 -0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.748 158.1 158.7 -9.7 1.1 -3.4 0.6 0.4

Organic chemicals............................... 29 2.608 137.1 138.0 2.8 1.1 2.0 1.0 0.7

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 3.152 105.4 104.8 -3.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.6

Fertilizers (Dec. 2016=100).................... 31 0.239 104.4 106.2 – -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 1.7

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints

varnish, putty, & inks (Dec. 2015=100). . .. 32 0.539 102.4 102.2 4.9 -1.7 1.1 3.0 -0.2

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations.............. 33 0.805 132.1 132.6 1.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.4

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or

scouring products; candles, pastes......... 34 0.552 125.8 126.4 8.8 0.1 -0.7 -2.4 0.5

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 1.737 144.7 144.4 -1.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.2

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 5.114 139.7 139.8 2.0 -0.1 1.0 1.3 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 4.173 135.7 136.4 2.9 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.5

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 0.941 156.0 153.4 -1.9 -0.7 0.6 1.5 -1.7

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc........................................ VIII 0.321 114.7 114.9 -5.1 -2.3 -0.7 -1.4 0.2

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets

and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)............ IX 0.661 103.7 104.4 11.1 0.8 1.6 2.9 0.7

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 2.015 121.1 128.6 4.6 -0.8 -2.6 -3.9 6.2

Woodpulp and recovered paper............... 47 0.553 112.9 136.0 4.0 -2.5 -7.9 -15.6 20.5

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 1.114 124.4 124.4 5.0 -0.1 0.1 1.7 0.0

Printed material (Dec. 2014=100)............. 49 0.348 101.5 105.1 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 1.711 119.5 119.8 0.3 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.3

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof.......................................... 52 0.437 123.1 125.4 2.4 0.9 -1.8 -1.5 1.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: November 2016 to

November 2017 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July

2017 to

Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct.

2017

Oct.

2017 to

Nov.

2017

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.828 123.5 123.5 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

or mica (Dec. 2015=100).................... 68 0.275 101.4 101.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Glass and glassware............................ 70 0.421 99.1 99.0 -0.8 -0.2 0.4 0.4 -0.1

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 4.192 234.6 235.4 -0.2 1.7 2.9 -2.5 0.3

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 5.046 157.3 157.1 8.6 1.2 2.3 0.2 -0.1

Iron and steel.................................... 72 1.101 168.8 162.6 12.4 3.0 5.4 0.0 -3.7

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.531 190.7 195.3 24.6 4.3 5.2 1.0 2.4

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 0.861 115.9 119.0 11.9 1.3 3.7 0.1 2.7

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and

forks, of base metal (Dec. 2015=100). . . .. 82 0.344 99.5 99.5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. . . . . . . .. 83 0.342 148.2 148.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 28.542 96.7 96.6 1.4 0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 16.696 113.9 113.8 1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equipment and

parts and accessories thereof............... 85 11.846 78.2 78.1 1.4 0.1 -0.1 1.2 -0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 14.847 133.2 133.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 8.590 115.3 115.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 6.008 107.2 107.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 -0.2

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 1.464 112.2 110.8 -1.5 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -1.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;......................... 94 0.886 128.2 125.7 -2.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 0.429 88.8 88.8 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

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Table 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: November 2016 to November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov. 2016

to Nov.

2017

July 2017

to Aug.

2017

Aug. 2017

to Sept.

2017

Sept. 2017

to Oct.

2017

Oct. 2017

to Nov.

2017

Industrialized Countries2

.................... 100.000 120.5 121.5 3.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.8

Nonmanufacturing........................... 8.636 138.9 147.1 19.5 2.2 2.4 0.9 5.9

Manufacturing................................ 90.888 118.5 118.9 2.0 0.5 0.5 -0.1 0.3

Other Countries3

.............................. 100.000 120.3 121.5 2.9 0.4 0.8 -0.1 1.0

Nonmanufacturing........................... 9.401 209.6 215.9 19.4 2.4 6.3 0.7 3.0

Manufacturing................................ 90.393 103.1 103.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.8

Canada.......................................... 100.000 126.9 129.7 8.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 2.2

Nonmanufacturing........................... 23.662 132.1 140.3 19.2 2.3 2.0 0.8 6.2

Manufacturing................................ 75.543 129.4 130.7 5.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0

European Union4

.............................. 100.000 133.9 134.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 -0.1 0.1

Manufacturing................................ 99.364 130.5 130.8 1.9 0.7 0.3 -0.1 0.2

France (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 125.8 125.9 3.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.1

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)................... 100.000 115.4 115.2 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.2

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100).......... 100.000 118.6 118.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

Latin America5

................................. 100.000 146.8 147.9 6.3 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.7

Nonmanufacturing........................... 19.181 242.5 246.6 19.8 2.8 7.9 -0.9 1.7

Manufacturing................................ 80.481 121.5 122.1 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.5

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 128.8 128.7 3.4 0.5 1.4 -0.2 -0.1

Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100). . . . .. 9.640 136.6 131.5 10.9 3.2 14.1 -6.4 -3.7

Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)........... 90.056 88.7 89.0 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)6

............... 100.000 98.3 98.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

China (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 100.000 99.8 100.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.3

Japan............................................ 100.000 95.5 95.4 -1.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.1

Asian NICs7

..................................... 100.000 87.6 87.5 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.3 -0.1

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)8

.................... 100.000 98.1 98.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)9

........... 100.000 162.3 167.8 12.4 0.4 3.4 5.7 3.4

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

2 Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

3 Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere.

4 European Union countries.

5 Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

6 China, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Asian Newly Industrialized

Countries.

7 Asian Newly Industrialized Countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

8 Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

9 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 3 months after original publication.

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

Dash = Not available

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Table 8. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: November

2016 to November 2017

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

Oct.

20171

Index Percent change

Oct.

2017

Nov.

2017

Annual Monthly

Nov.

2016 to

Nov.

2017

July 2017

to Aug.

2017

Aug.

2017 to

Sept.

2017

Sept.

2017 to

Oct. 2017

Oct. 2017

to Nov.

2017

Air Freight

Import Air Freight.................................... 100.000 175.5 187.6 13.0 0.2 0.4 -4.0 6.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 24.336 145.1 145.9 5.0 1.0 2.1 -1.8 0.6

Asia.................................................. 63.756 165.9 183.3 18.9 -0.2 0.0 -5.5 10.5

Export Air Freight................................... 100.000 166.9 169.9 9.9 -0.3 0.5 5.4 1.8

Europe (Dec. 2006=100).......................... 31.891 150.1 150.1 3.2 0.0 0.7 1.5 0.0

Inbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 162.2 171.1 10.2 0.4 0.5 -2.5 5.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 25.263 130.4 128.3 -3.8 0.6 1.6 -4.5 -1.6

Asia.................................................. 61.941 155.7 170.5 18.1 0.4 0.1 -2.3 9.5

Outbound Air Freight............................... 100.000 140.4 142.4 4.4 -1.5 -1.4 1.0 1.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 30.259 143.8 147.5 2.9 0.0 -1.5 0.0 2.6

Asia.................................................. 46.213 134.0 136.8 6.4 -3.1 -2.4 0.2 2.1

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 186.4 182.2 -0.9 -10.6 8.5 8.8 -2.3

Europe............................................... 41.979 212.2 218.9 0.4 -12.4 18.8 9.9 3.2

Asia.................................................. 21.124 135.5 129.2 3.6 -8.4 4.4 0.3 -4.6

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 9.113 155.1 162.4 0.4 -2.5 -5.7 1.6 4.7

Export Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 153.0 153.6 -1.7 -2.1 -8.2 3.6 0.4

Europe............................................... 32.889 212.6 214.7 5.3 -14.1 13.6 3.1 1.0

Asia.................................................. 23.200 116.0 119.3 -11.4 16.4 -20.5 -2.4 2.8

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 23.981 160.0 164.7 1.1 -1.5 -3.6 -1.7 2.9

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2015 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

Dash = Not available

14
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 are reweighted annually, with a 2-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 www.bls.gov/mxp or by calling (202) 691-7101. 

Merchandise Goods Classification Systems - The merchandise price indexes are published using three 

classification systems. Items are classified by end use according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Classification System, by industry according to the North American Industry Classification System 

(NAICS), and by product category according to the Harmonized System (HS). While classification by 

end use and product category are self-explanatory, some notes are in order for classifying items by 

industry. In the NAICS imports and exports tables, items are classified by output industry, not input 

industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing) include 

outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The NAICS classification 

structure also matches the classification system used by the Producer Price Index (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 - Starting in September 2008, the import air passenger fares indexes represent 

changes in the average revenue per passenger received by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and are 

calculated from data obtained from an airline consulting service. These data include tickets sold by 

travel agencies and travel websites. Tickets sold directly by the airlines are excluded, as are frequent 

flyer tickets generally. Starting in January 2008, the export air passenger fares indexes represent changes 

in the average revenue per passenger received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents and are calculated 

from data collected directly from airlines. These data include frequent flyer tickets and those sold by 

consolidators. Taxes and fees are included in the import air passenger fares indexes and excluded from 

the export air passenger fares indexes. The air freight indexes are calculated from data collected directly 

from airlines. These data exclude mail and passenger baggage. The scope of the service being priced is 

the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any ground transportation or 

port service. The air freight indexes 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.). Fact sheets specifying detailed information for 

each services industry are available at www.bls.gov/mxp under "MXP Publications." 
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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. 

Relative Importance - A relative importance is a specific index’s price-updated value share (expressed 

as a percentage) of overall imports or exports at a specific point in time. Relative importance values are 

affected by the trade weights at the point indexes are reweighted and index changes relative to other 

indexes since the reweight point. If an index is rising in value relative to other indexes over time, the 

relative importance will increase as well. 

Revision Policy - To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data 

may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication. After 3 months, no further data 

revisions take place. For example, data first published 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 (NIPA) 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 NIPA, while international indexes are more 

appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also can be used to study U.S. 

competitiveness and to compute price elasticities, and the merchandise import indexes by country or 

region of origin are useful in terms of trade analysis. 

Email Subscription - The U.S. import and export price indexes news release is available through an 

email subscription service at www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm. 

 

Additional Information - More detailed data are available on the Import/Export Price Indexes home 

page at www.bls.gov/mxp. For import and export price indexes data requests, send an email to 

mxpinfo@bls.gov. 

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