U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES – JULY 2021 

Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.3 percent in July, after advancing 1.1 percent the previous month, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The July increase was driven by higher fuel prices. U.S. 

export prices rose 1.3 percent in July following a 1.2-percent advance in June. 

Chart 1. One-month and 12-month percent changes in the Import Price Index: July 2020 – July 2021

Imports 

U.S. import prices increased 0.3 percent in July, after advances of 1.1 percent in June and 1.3 percent in 

May. The July rise is the smallest monthly increase since the index ticked up 0.1 percent in November. 

Prices for U.S. imports advanced 10.2 percent from July 2020 to July 2021, led by higher prices for both 

nonfuel and fuel imports. (See table 1.) 

Error in the Export Air Freight Price Indexes 

BLS discovered an error affecting the export price indexes for air freight, air freight-Europe, and air freightAsia for January 2021 forward. The items for foreign-to-foreign destinations were mistakenly excluded 

from the calculation of the indexes. More information is available at 

www.bls.gov/errata/home.htm?errataID=87723. 

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Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel rose 2.9 percent in July following increases of 5.5 percent in June and 

5.2 percent in May. Higher prices for both petroleum and natural gas contributed to all 3 monthly advances. 

Prices for import fuel advanced 66.5 percent for the year ended in July. Petroleum prices rose 2.1 percent in 

July and 65.5 percent over the past 12 months. The price index for natural gas increased 17.1 percent in July 

and 120.9 percent from July 2020 to July 2021; the 12-month advance in July was the largest over-the-year 

increase since October 2005. 

All Imports Excluding Fuel: The price index for nonfuel imports was unchanged in July, after a 0.7-

percent increase in June and a 0.9-percent advance in May. In July, higher prices for capital goods; 

automotive vehicles; consumer goods; and foods, feeds, and beverages offset a drop in nonfuel industrial 

supplies and materials prices. Prices for nonfuel imports rose 6.3 percent for the year ended in July. 

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Foods, feeds, and beverages prices advanced 0.3 percent in July following a 

1.9-percent increase in June. The July rise was led by higher fish and shellfish prices. 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices fell 1.7 percent 

in July, the first monthly decline since November 2020. The July decrease was driven by a 50.1-percent 

drop in lumber prices. 

Finished Goods: Prices for each of the major finished goods categories increased in July. Capital goods 

prices advanced 0.4 percent for the second consecutive month. Higher prices for computers, peripherals, and 

semiconductors led both the July and June rises. Prices for automotive vehicles increased 0.4 percent in 

July, driven by higher parts prices. Consumer goods prices also rose in July, ticking up 0.1 percent. 

Table A. Percent change in Import and Export Price Indexes, selected categories
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Chart 2. One-month and 12-month percent changes in the Export Price Index: July 2020 – July 2021 

Exports 

The price index for U.S. exports increased 1.3 percent in July following advances of 1.2 percent in June and 

2.3 percent in May. U.S. export prices have not decreased on a monthly basis since declining 3.5 percent in 

April 2020. Higher nonagricultural export prices in July more than offset lower agricultural export prices. 

U.S. export prices advanced 17.2 percent for the year ended in July, up from the 16.9-percent increase the 

previous month. (See table 2.)

Agricultural Exports: Agricultural export prices fell 1.7 percent in July, after a 1.5-percent advance in 

June and a 6.1-percent increase in May. The decline was the first monthly drop since a 2.2-percent decrease 

in August 2020. Lower prices for soybeans, fruit, and corn more than offset higher prices for dairy products, 

nuts, vegetables, and cotton. Despite the decline, prices for agricultural exports rose 29.2 percent from July 

2020 to July 2021. 

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Prices for nonagricultural exports advanced 1.6 percent in July 

following a 1.1-percent increase the previous month. The price index for nonagricultural exports has not 

declined on a monthly basis since October 2020. In July, higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies 

and materials, capital goods, automotive vehicles, and nonagricultural foods all contributed to the overall 

advance in nonagricultural export prices. Nonagricultural export prices rose 15.8 percent over the past 12 

months. 

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and material prices 

increased 3.4 percent in July following a 2.1-percent advance the previous month. The rise in July was led 

by an 8.7-percent increase in fuel prices. 

Finished Goods: Prices for most of the major finished goods categories advanced in July. Capital goods 

prices rose 0.5 percent, after a 0.4-percent advance in June. The July increase was the largest monthly rise 

since April 2018 and was led by a 0.6-percent advance in the price index for computers, peripherals, and 

semiconductors. Prices for automotive vehicles increased 0.4 percent, the largest 1-month rise since January 

2020. Consumer goods prices were unchanged in July. 

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Measures of Import and Export Prices by Locality

Imports by Locality of Origin: The price index for imports from China rose 0.7 percent in July, after 

increases of 0.4 percent in June and 0.5 percent in May. The advance in July was the largest 1-month rise 

since July 2008. Higher prices for machinery manufacturing, computer product manufacturing, and 

electronic equipment manufacturing drove the July increase. Import prices from China rose 3.7 percent for 

the year ended in July, the largest 12-month advance since November 2011. Prices for imports from Japan 

increased 0.4 percent in July following a 0.1-percent drop the previous month. The price index for imports 

from Japan rose 2.3 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year advance since December 

2011. Import prices from the European Union and Mexico also increased in July, rising 0.9 percent and 0.2 

percent, respectively. In contrast, prices for imports from Canada declined 1.7 percent in July, after 

advancing 3.7 percent in June and 4.7 percent in May. Despite the drop in July, import prices from Canada 

increased 35.1 percent over the past 12 months. (See table 7.)

Exports by Locality of Destination: Export prices to China rose 0.7 percent in July following advances of 

0.8 percent in June and 1.7 percent in May. Prices for exports to China have not recorded a monthly decline 

since the index fell 1.2 percent in September 2020. The price index for exports to China increased 13.5 

percent from July 2020 to July 2021. Prices for exports to Japan recorded no change in July, after rising 1.3 

percent the previous month. Export prices to Japan advanced 14.7 percent over the past year. The price 

index for exports to the European Union ticked up 0.1 percent in July following increases of 1.2 percent in 

June and 1.0 percent in May. Prices for exports to Canada and Mexico also rose in July, advancing 1.4 

percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. (See table 8.)

Terms of Trade Indexes: Terms of trade indexes are based on country, region, or grouping and measure 

the change in the purchasing power of exports relative to imports. The index for U.S. terms of trade with 

China increased 0.1 percent in July, after advancing 0.4 percent the previous month. In July, higher import 

prices from China more than offset rising prices for exports to China. U.S. terms of trade with China rose 

9.5 percent for the year ended in July. The index for U.S. terms of trade with Japan fell 0.5 percent in July 

following increases of 1.4 percent in June and 2.9 percent in May. U.S. terms of trade with the European 

Union declined 0.8 percent in July, the first 1-month decrease since October 2020. U.S. terms of trade with 

Canada advanced 3.1 percent in July following a 2.7-percent drop the previous month and a 3.2-percent 

decrease in May. The July advance was the first monthly increase since November 2020. The index for U.S. 

terms of trade with Mexico was unchanged in July. (See table 9.)

Import and Export Services

Imports: Import air passenger fares rose 0.9 percent in July following advances of 9.6 percent in June and 

5.0 percent in May. In July, higher European and Latin American/Caribbean fares more than offset lower 

Asian fares. Import air passenger fares increased 22.3 percent over the past year, the largest advance since 

the index rose 23.3 percent in May 2010. Prices for import air freight decreased 4.3 percent in July, after 

increasing 2.3 percent in June. The July drop was the first 1-month decline since March. Despite the 

decrease in July, import air freight prices advanced 25.0 percent over the past 12 months. (See table 10.)

Exports: Export air passenger fares advanced 8.2 percent in July, after rising 7.8 percent the previous 

month. The July increase was driven by higher Asian and European fares. The index for export air 

passenger fares advanced 30.2 percent for the year ended in July, the largest 12-month rise since the index 

increased 30.5 percent in July 2010. 

 

U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Wednesday, September 15, 

2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2020 to July

2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

All commodities................................... 100.000 134.2 134.6 10.2 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.3

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 83.921 105.3 105.2 6.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 -0.1

All imports excluding petroleum.............. 91.016 119.6 119.7 6.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.1

All imports excluding fuels (Dec.

2001=100)........................................ 90.354 123.5 123.5 6.3 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.0

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 6.433 193.3 193.9 9.6 2.4 -0.2 1.9 0.3

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 4.987 208.8 208.1 7.8 2.2 -0.8 1.7 -0.3

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 1.445 159.1 163.1 16.0 3.1 1.6 2.6 2.5

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 25.803 235.9 235.9 41.4 2.5 5.0 3.0 0.0

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum.................................... 17.041 203.4 201.3 31.4 2.4 5.0 1.7 -1.0

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 16.239 229.1 225.1 29.3 2.8 4.9 1.5 -1.7

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 10.826 235.3 226.8 33.5 2.7 5.9 1.3 -3.6

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum....................... 5.993 163.7 169.4 27.9 2.0 3.4 2.4 3.5

Fuels & lubricants............................. 10 9.646 250.4 257.7 66.5 1.9 5.2 5.5 2.9

Petroleum & petroleum products......... 100 8.984 269.2 274.9 65.5 2.5 5.1 5.4 2.1

Crude petroleum........................... 10000 6.001 284.4 289.7 73.7 1.3 4.4 6.8 1.9

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................. 101 0.563 164.0 190.0 105.9 -8.3 7.5 7.5 15.9

Gas-natural.................................. 10110 0.477 153.2 179.4 120.9 -10.3 8.0 8.4 17.1

Paper & paper base stocks.................. 11 0.496 121.8 124.2 12.9 1.2 2.6 3.3 2.0

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials....................... 12 4.834 180.9 184.7 22.9 3.3 3.0 1.8 2.1

Selected building materials.................. 13 2.509 262.7 219.7 41.8 5.9 14.1 2.3 -16.4

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 14 4.558 356.9 351.4 48.3 1.9 5.2 0.4 -1.5

Finished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 15 2.034 191.1 197.6 24.2 2.5 2.1 2.9 3.4

Nonmetals related to durable goods. . . . . .. 16 1.725 118.2 119.3 6.3 0.9 1.7 0.6 0.9

Capital goods................................... 2 27.007 89.6 90.0 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4

Electric generating equipment............... 20 3.294 121.8 122.5 1.0 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.6

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 21.208 81.4 81.9 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.6

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 2.505 138.6 138.8 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 15.153 112.2 112.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 25.605 107.8 107.9 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 12.966 124.4 124.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.3

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 11.599 92.1 92.6 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Nonmanufactured consumer goods. . . . . . .. 42 1.040 120.6 120.7 5.0 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July

2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

All commodities................................... 100.000 140.6 142.4 17.2 1.2 2.3 1.2 1.3

Agricultural commodities....................... 10.601 230.1 226.3 29.2 0.7 6.1 1.5 -1.7

All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 76.143 110.1 110.4 8.9 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.3

Nonagricultural commodities.................. 89.399 133.9 136.0 15.8 1.2 1.8 1.1 1.6

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 9.790 235.4 231.2 29.3 0.8 6.1 1.8 -1.8

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 9.325 236.4 231.8 30.1 0.8 6.5 1.9 -1.9

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 0.465 220.6 224.8 16.7 1.6 -0.9 0.0 1.9

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 37.728 190.8 197.0 42.3 2.6 4.5 2.0 3.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 11.045 210.3 211.4 22.7 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.5

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................. 26.683 181.3 189.2 52.1 2.9 5.5 2.3 4.4

Agricultural industrial supplies &

materials..................................... 10 1.250 198.5 199.9 23.5 -0.1 3.6 -1.6 0.7

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials..................................... 36.478 190.6 197.0 43.1 2.7 4.5 2.1 3.4

Fuels & lubricants............................. 11 14.068 207.8 225.9 73.5 0.2 6.7 4.9 8.7

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . .. 12 21.470 200.7 200.5 28.0 4.2 3.3 0.5 -0.1

Selected building materials.................. 13 0.940 151.0 152.3 28.2 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.9

Capital goods................................... 2 32.142 113.3 113.9 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5

Electrical generating equipment............. 20 3.333 122.5 122.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.6 0.0

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 21.073 96.2 96.6 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 7.736 189.7 191.0 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 8.989 115.3 115.8 1.7 0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.4

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 11.351 112.7 112.7 3.0 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.0

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 5.697 110.2 109.9 1.9 -0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.3

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 4.419 109.2 109.5 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3

Nonmanufactured consumer goods (Dec.

2018=100)................................... 42 1.235 103.4 103.6 12.0 0.2 3.6 4.3 0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July 2021

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Nonmanufacturing................................ 8.548 131.5 134.9 52.1 0.9 2.5 5.2 2.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 1.917 186.6 187.5 6.0 3.0 -2.8 0.2 0.5

Crop production............................... 111 1.546 196.4 195.4 2.1 3.2 -3.2 -0.1 -0.5

Mining............................................ 21 6.631 128.9 133.0 71.6 0.3 4.2 6.7 3.2

Oil and gas extraction........................ 211 6.372 128.8 133.0 74.5 0.3 4.4 6.9 3.3

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2020=100)................................... 212 0.259 113.3 115.9 – -0.5 1.2 0.6 2.3

Manufacturing..................................... 91.055 118.2 118.2 7.3 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.0

Manufacturing, part 1......................... 31 11.250 131.5 132.2 5.7 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.5

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 3.776 173.4 173.9 14.4 2.4 1.8 3.0 0.3

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 1.165 132.7 132.8 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1

Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100)............... 313 0.341 104.1 106.7 4.7 0.6 0.8 0.1 2.5

Textile product mills.......................... 314 0.918 109.6 110.2 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.5

Apparel manufacturing....................... 315 3.518 113.2 113.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3

Leather and allied product

manufacturing............................... 316 1.531 125.0 126.3 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0

Manufacturing, part 2......................... 32 19.926 141.5 139.3 15.3 2.2 3.6 1.3 -1.6

Wood product manufacturing (Dec.

2019=100)................................... 321 1.884 260.1 201.2 73.3 8.3 20.8 3.1 -22.6

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 0.952 115.1 116.5 8.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 1.2

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 2.736 109.6 112.2 46.5 5.5 6.9 2.6 2.4

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 10.849 148.4 148.5 9.1 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.1

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 2.350 123.5 124.7 3.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 1.0

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 0.975 133.6 134.8 3.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.9

Manufacturing, part 3......................... 33 59.879 108.6 109.0 5.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 5.119 232.7 230.3 45.0 2.0 5.3 0.9 -1.0

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 3.249 137.5 140.3 11.3 1.3 1.1 1.6 2.0

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 7.537 122.3 122.9 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 15.705 72.5 72.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 5.023 118.9 119.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 16.422 111.7 112.1 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4

Furniture and related product

manufacturing............................... 337 1.694 118.2 118.4 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 5.128 120.5 120.6 2.0 -0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July 2021

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Nonmanufacturing................................ 13.631 168.3 177.9 61.1 0.5 8.0 2.6 5.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 5.575 204.5 199.4 38.8 -0.6 9.9 -2.2 -2.5

Crop production............................... 111 5.215 215.9 209.8 38.6 -0.8 10.7 -2.4 -2.8

Mining............................................ 21 8.055 99.1 110.4 78.4 1.2 6.5 6.2 11.4

Mining (except oil and gas).................. 212 1.098 109.3 117.3 32.2 3.3 3.1 1.9 7.3

Manufacturing..................................... 84.413 126.3 126.8 11.0 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.4

Manufacturing, part 1......................... 31 6.832 162.3 163.0 16.6 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.4

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 4.901 189.3 190.0 20.5 2.3 2.1 4.8 0.4

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 0.594 139.5 137.5 10.6 0.9 0.1 -0.6 -1.4

Manufacturing, part 2......................... 32 25.330 130.8 131.3 27.1 2.5 3.7 0.8 0.4

Wood product manufacturing (Dec.

2017=100)................................... 321 0.532 131.8 132.7 37.2 5.6 2.0 1.5 0.7

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 1.484 135.1 136.9 16.0 4.5 2.5 1.6 1.3

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 6.092 122.3 125.4 66.3 -1.0 7.3 3.1 2.5

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 14.282 139.5 138.5 21.2 4.0 3.1 -0.4 -0.7

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 2.037 119.9 121.9 3.9 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.7

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 0.732 123.6 123.7 4.7 0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.1

Manufacturing, part 3......................... 33 52.251 120.5 121.1 4.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 4.367 211.0 211.7 27.4 3.7 3.6 1.3 0.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 2.719 156.1 156.7 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 8.453 132.9 133.5 2.5 0.7 0.6 -0.1 0.5

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 12.358 82.6 83.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 3.375 119.8 119.9 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 15.755 132.0 132.7 2.5 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.5

Furniture and related product

manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100).......... 337 0.360 132.0 132.1 5.9 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 4.865 124.1 124.3 5.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July

2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Live animals; animal products................. I 1.505 229.1 232.2 23.6 3.6 2.4 5.6 1.4

Meat and edible meat offal..................... 02 0.477 368.8 363.4 37.3 4.7 5.2 11.1 -1.5

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates......................... 03 0.759 153.8 157.7 21.7 4.1 2.3 3.9 2.5

Vegetable products............................... II 1.918 216.7 215.7 2.1 2.9 -3.3 -0.3 -0.5

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers.......... 07 0.326 383.2 401.7 -17.8 6.6 -7.3 -1.4 4.8

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 0.707 114.1 109.5 1.9 4.3 -10.9 0.2 -4.0

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................. 09 0.384 246.9 248.1 12.6 -2.6 6.1 3.4 0.5

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100)........................................ III 0.404 142.3 142.2 65.0 8.7 6.3 5.5 -0.1

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco........................................... IV 2.984 174.8 175.9 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec.

2009=100)..................................... 18 0.198 97.7 96.5 -2.8 -1.7 0.3 -0.6 -1.2

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or

other parts of plants.......................... 20 0.339 174.6 175.3 4.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar................ 22 1.130 145.3 145.5 4.2 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1

Mineral products.................................. V 9.744 252.3 260.6 65.0 1.7 4.8 5.7 3.3

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 9.370 247.9 256.1 66.8 1.7 4.8 5.8 3.3

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 10.140 166.3 166.0 7.7 1.5 1.3 0.5 -0.2

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.635 385.4 405.4 51.4 6.4 4.2 1.4 5.2

Organic chemicals............................... 29 2.343 140.3 139.4 15.0 2.7 3.6 -0.1 -0.6

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 4.999 152.5 150.5 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -1.3

Fertilizers (Dec. 2020=100).................... 31 0.406 161.9 169.8 – 16.1 2.9 9.6 4.9

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 0.606 111.5 113.1 12.5 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 3.699 152.9 153.9 8.8 -0.2 1.4 0.2 0.7

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 2.489 156.9 158.5 11.4 0.4 2.3 0.7 1.0

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 1.210 147.4 147.5 3.8 -1.5 -0.4 -0.9 0.1

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc.

of various materials........................... 42 0.518 133.3 137.3 4.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 3.0

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................. IX 1.940 377.5 297.3 76.3 8.7 20.3 3.5 -21.2

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

(Dec. 2019=100).............................. 44 1.897 266.6 208.7 78.8 9.0 20.8 3.6 -21.7

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 0.969 119.5 120.8 7.2 0.4 2.1 2.0 1.1

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 0.625 107.3 108.7 2.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.3

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 4.602 115.6 116.2 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted.......................... 61 1.847 105.1 105.1 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.0

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted...................... 62 1.529 122.4 123.2 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.7

Made-up or worn textile articles............... 63 0.637 103.1 104.1 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers,

etc................................................. XII 1.315 124.6 124.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2

Footwear and parts of such articles........... 64 1.101 122.9 123.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 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: July 2020 to July

2021 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.862 131.9 133.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.1

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

or mica (Dec. 2020=100).................... 68 0.311 99.5 102.1 – 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.6

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 3.075 248.8 238.8 18.0 1.1 2.8 -1.7 -4.0

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 6.105 213.4 218.3 31.5 1.5 3.0 2.9 2.3

Iron and steel.................................... 72 1.226 283.3 293.7 57.4 0.9 4.9 6.6 3.7

Articles of iron or steel.......................... 73 1.770 171.0 177.9 21.9 2.9 2.2 3.5 4.0

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.588 432.1 420.2 48.5 -0.7 7.7 -0.2 -2.8

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 1.139 174.6 178.6 43.0 3.0 4.0 3.4 2.3

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and

forks, of base metal; parts thereof.......... 82 0.417 124.9 125.6 2.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.6

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. . . . . . . .. 83 0.518 140.0 140.8 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.6

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 28.550 80.1 80.6 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.6

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 14.773 86.4 86.9 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.6

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and

TV recorders & reproducers, parts......... 85 13.777 74.2 74.7 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.7

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 13.538 116.2 116.7 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 12.370 115.5 116.0 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2020=100)..................................... 88 1.073 100.8 100.7 – 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 4.020 102.5 102.5 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0

Optical, photographic, measuring and

medical instruments.......................... 90 3.747 98.4 98.5 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 4.016 112.6 112.7 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs......... 94 2.486 119.4 119.6 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 1.272 101.4 101.3 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . . . .. 96 0.258 128.7 129.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July

2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Live animals; animal products................. I 2.102 259.2 262.1 24.2 3.2 1.2 6.0 1.1

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)... 02 1.364 220.7 218.5 34.7 3.3 1.7 9.7 -1.0

Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic

invertebrates (Dec. 2016=100).............. 03 0.282 119.3 121.4 18.9 2.7 -1.2 0.0 1.8

Dairy products, eggs and honey (Dec.

2020=100)..................................... 04 0.323 102.3 112.0 – 4.0 1.1 -1.6 9.5

Vegetable products............................... II 5.129 269.2 260.6 37.6 -0.8 10.5 -2.1 -3.2

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 0.901 140.7 140.1 16.0 -2.7 -1.3 0.1 -0.4

Cereals............................................ 10 1.529 296.2 294.4 57.9 -1.2 23.0 -5.5 -0.6

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder..................... 12 2.277 304.4 281.0 46.0 -0.4 9.9 -1.0 -7.7

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco........................................... IV 2.965 174.5 173.9 13.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 -0.3

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec.

2017=100)..................................... 21 0.577 103.3 104.1 5.3 0.5 1.1 0.7 0.8

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.

2008=100)..................................... 22 0.478 110.7 110.6 -1.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Residues and waste from the food

industries; prepared animal feed............ 23 0.882 317.5 302.4 42.4 4.7 3.8 2.8 -4.8

Mineral products.................................. V 14.099 252.0 271.2 73.6 0.3 6.9 4.8 7.6

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)......... 26 0.556 126.8 131.4 47.3 3.6 6.1 -1.0 3.6

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 13.391 241.3 260.2 76.4 0.1 7.0 5.2 7.8

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 11.142 153.2 151.8 12.4 2.1 3.1 -0.1 -0.9

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.634 141.6 141.8 2.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1

Organic chemicals............................... 29 2.764 174.8 169.6 29.9 5.5 1.1 -2.7 -3.0

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 3.193 110.4 109.5 1.8 -0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.8

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations.............. 33 0.828 135.1 135.2 5.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 0.1

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or

scouring products; candles, pastes......... 34 0.412 126.8 127.1 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 2.165 189.7 188.3 19.9 3.2 13.1 0.6 -0.7

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 5.629 176.3 177.2 29.4 5.7 0.9 -0.1 0.5

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 4.840 178.9 179.8 35.1 6.6 1.1 -0.3 0.5

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 0.789 156.4 157.2 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.5

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, baskets

and wickerwork (Dec. 2014=100)............ IX 0.630 127.2 128.5 34.1 4.7 2.1 1.6 1.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 1.853 142.0 146.2 19.5 4.8 1.9 2.2 3.0

Woodpulp and recovered paper (Dec.

2019=100)..................................... 47 0.713 169.0 178.9 50.6 10.3 5.5 4.3 5.9

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 0.902 129.5 131.5 7.9 2.3 -0.2 0.8 1.5

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 1.621 128.9 131.0 11.5 -0.2 2.3 0.2 1.6

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof.......................................... 52 0.535 138.2 141.6 27.9 -2.3 5.3 -2.7 2.5

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.725 133.4 133.5 4.8 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.1

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2019=100)....... 70 0.402 100.1 100.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0

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: July 2020 to July

2021 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 4.618 334.0 326.9 16.8 2.6 3.2 1.7 -2.1

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 4.937 197.0 200.0 30.1 0.4 1.9 1.7 1.5

Iron and steel (Dec. 2020=100)............... 72 1.196 143.6 152.7 – -1.6 2.3 4.2 6.3

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.680 284.8 271.7 50.4 2.6 8.1 2.0 -4.6

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 0.854 137.7 140.1 48.7 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.7

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 25.578 99.3 99.7 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 15.344 118.4 118.7 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3

Electrical machinery and equipment and

parts and accessories thereof............... 85 10.233 78.8 79.3 0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.8 0.6

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 11.566 140.1 141.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 7.513 118.2 118.8 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 5.529 111.3 111.7 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 1.191 118.3 118.4 3.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.1

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;......................... 94 0.664 138.3 138.4 4.1 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 0.379 90.9 90.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 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: July 2020 to July 2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Industrialized Countries2

.................... 100.000 140.9 140.3 14.3 0.7 1.8 1.4 -0.4

Nonmanufacturing........................... 10.312 230.0 238.9 68.0 0.5 4.7 7.1 3.9

Manufacturing................................ 88.822 133.1 131.8 9.3 0.9 1.4 0.7 -1.0

Canada.......................................... 100.000 174.9 172.0 35.1 1.8 4.7 3.7 -1.7

Nonmanufacturing........................... 26.663 228.1 237.2 70.6 0.6 4.8 7.5 4.0

Manufacturing................................ 72.057 163.8 157.4 23.6 2.3 4.7 2.4 -3.9

European Union............................... 100.000 145.1 146.4 6.6 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9

Manufacturing................................ 98.899 141.0 142.2 6.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.9

France (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 134.5 135.8 5.8 -0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)................... 100.000 117.5 118.0 4.7 -0.4 0.3 -0.4 0.4

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100).......... 100.000 130.3 129.3 8.2 -0.3 1.2 -0.9 -0.8

Latin America3

................................. 100.000 156.3 157.0 9.5 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.4

Nonmanufacturing........................... 13.823 281.2 282.6 32.3 1.0 0.0 5.3 0.5

Manufacturing................................ 85.911 127.5 128.1 6.6 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 132.5 132.8 4.4 1.2 -0.2 0.6 0.2

Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2008=100). . . . .. 7.928 144.1 143.9 26.1 5.3 -6.1 -1.0 -0.1

Manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)........... 91.830 91.1 91.4 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.3

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)4............... 100.000 100.6 101.2 3.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6

China (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 100.000 101.1 101.8 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7

Japan............................................ 100.000 98.4 98.8 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.4

Taiwan (Dec. 2018=100)...................... 100.000 102.6 103.4 5.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.8

Asian NICs5

..................................... 100.000 91.4 92.0 6.7 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)6

.................... 100.000 99.4 99.7 2.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)7

........... 100.000 194.6 197.2 31.4 0.9 2.8 2.9 1.3

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 trade values.

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

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

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

Countries.

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

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

7 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. export price indexes and percent changes by locality of destination: July 2020 to July 2021

[December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Industrialized Countries2

.................... 100.000 111.6 112.3 11.0 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.6

Nonmanufacturing........................... 12.134 127.3 130.5 48.6 -0.6 5.5 3.5 2.5

Manufacturing................................ 86.453 109.6 110.0 6.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.4

Canada.......................................... 100.000 115.0 116.6 15.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4

Nonmanufacturing (Dec. 2020=100). . . . .. 9.761 130.1 134.3 – 0.0 5.6 1.4 3.2

Manufacturing (Dec. 2020=100)........... 89.111 107.1 108.6 – 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.4

European Union............................... 100.000 111.7 111.8 9.0 0.4 1.0 1.2 0.1

Nonmanufacturing........................... 13.971 124.7 127.8 56.8 -0.6 4.7 4.7 2.5

Manufacturing................................ 84.562 108.9 108.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 -0.4

Germany........................................ 100.000 109.7 109.4 3.0 -0.3 0.6 0.5 -0.3

Latin America3

................................. 100.000 119.4 120.5 26.3 1.5 5.3 1.2 0.9

Nonmanufacturing........................... 9.833 155.8 167.2 67.7 -0.6 11.0 0.0 7.3

Manufacturing................................ 89.747 116.5 116.7 22.7 1.8 4.6 1.4 0.2

Mexico........................................... 100.000 121.6 121.9 27.2 2.7 7.7 0.7 0.2

Nonmanufacturing........................... 8.236 147.8 156.5 65.6 -0.4 16.0 -0.7 5.9

Manufacturing................................ 91.405 119.9 119.6 25.0 2.9 6.9 0.9 -0.3

Pacific Rim4.................................... 100.000 110.3 112.8 15.7 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3

Nonmanufacturing........................... 18.043 121.3 129.4 57.0 0.5 7.2 2.2 6.7

Manufacturing................................ 78.931 106.9 108.3 7.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.3

China............................................ 100.000 109.1 109.9 13.5 0.7 1.7 0.8 0.7

Nonmanufacturing........................... 16.544 123.7 116.0 47.4 0.0 9.5 2.5 -6.2

Manufacturing................................ 81.161 107.5 109.7 8.3 0.8 0.1 0.4 2.0

Japan............................................ 100.000 112.3 112.3 14.7 0.3 3.1 1.3 0.0

Nonmanufacturing........................... 24.429 132.7 132.2 64.2 -0.3 11.4 2.2 -0.4

Manufacturing................................ 73.118 104.5 105.1 3.3 0.2 0.6 1.2 0.6

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 trade values.

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

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

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

Countries.

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

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

Dash = Not available

14
Table 9. U.S. terms of trade indexes and percent changes by locality: July 2020 to July 20211

[December 2017=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Industrialized Countries2

............................ 96.9 98.0 -2.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 1.1

Canada.................................................. 86.4 89.1 -14.9 -0.3 -3.2 -2.7 3.1

European Union...................................... 103.6 102.8 2.3 0.3 0.4 1.0 -0.8

Germany................................................ 107.5 106.7 -1.7 0.2 0.4 1.0 -0.7

Latin America3

........................................ 113.7 114.3 15.3 0.6 4.3 -0.5 0.5

Mexico.................................................. 118.4 118.4 21.8 1.5 7.8 0.2 0.0

Pacific Rim4............................................ 107.9 109.7 11.8 0.2 1.2 0.7 1.7

China.................................................... 108.0 108.1 9.5 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.1

Japan.................................................... 109.0 108.5 12.1 -0.3 2.9 1.4 -0.5

1 Terms of trade indexes are derived by dividing the export price index by the corresponding import price index and multiplying by 100.

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

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

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

Countries.

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 10. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: July 2020

to July 2021

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

Jun.

20211

Index Percent change

Jun.

2021

Jul.

2021

Annual Monthly

Jul.

2020 to

Jul.

2021

Mar.

2021 to

Apr.

2021

Apr.

2021 to

May

2021

May

2021 to

Jun.

2021

Jun.

2021 to

Jul.

2021

Air Freight

Import Air Freight.................................... 100.000 347.1 332.2 25.0 7.5 5.4 2.3 -4.3

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 22.442 253.2 251.5 14.0 -0.2 0.4 1.5 -0.7

Asia.................................................. 68.471 365.0 342.7 28.7 6.9 8.0 2.9 -6.1

Export Air Freight................................... – – – – – – – –

Europe (Dec. 2006=100).......................... – – – – – – – –

Asia (Dec. 2011=100).............................. – – – – – – – –

Inbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 264.3 251.2 16.1 4.4 6.1 2.9 -5.0

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 21.645 176.3 175.4 3.4 -0.9 0.5 1.1 -0.5

Asia.................................................. 67.701 278.9 258.9 21.2 3.7 9.1 3.9 -7.2

Outbound Air Freight............................... 100.000 141.9 147.5 -2.1 -1.1 -8.0 -4.9 3.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 33.703 164.0 164.5 -6.8 -6.0 0.6 0.6 0.3

Asia.................................................. 43.510 124.1 133.7 -2.4 0.5 -15.8 -11.1 7.7

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 169.4 171.0 22.3 0.9 5.0 9.6 0.9

Europe............................................... 39.201 163.1 169.3 25.3 1.9 -0.4 11.9 3.8

Asia.................................................. 34.431 206.5 197.2 35.3 -2.9 14.9 12.0 -4.5

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 7.060 133.6 140.2 14.7 12.4 4.4 15.2 4.9

Export Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 169.7 183.6 30.2 0.2 -1.8 7.8 8.2

Europe............................................... 27.532 194.7 216.2 29.9 -2.3 1.6 4.2 11.0

Asia.................................................. 29.175 179.5 199.5 45.6 -8.5 -3.2 8.6 11.1

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 22.931 159.1 169.2 14.8 13.9 -4.3 14.6 6.3

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2019 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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TECHNICAL NOTE

Import and Export Goods 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) 

includes 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 Goods Indexes - Items are 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 Goods Indexes - Items are 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 - Indexes for import and export air passenger fares calculate changes in the 

average revenue received per passenger by foreign carriers from U.S. residents and by U.S. carriers from 

foreign residents, respectively. Data are obtained from an airline consulting service and report on tickets 

sold by travel agencies, travel websites, and directly by the airlines. Taxes and fees are included in both 

the import and export air passenger fares indexes. Import air passenger fares data have used the airline 

consulting service source since September 2008. Before April 2018, the export air passenger fares data 

were collected directly by BLS from U.S. airlines. 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 represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and 

international (which represents transactions inbound to and outbound from the United States.) Fact 

sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at www.bls.gov/mxp 

under "MXP Publications." 
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Import Price Indexes by Locality of Origin - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data 

collected for the import price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and, 

beginning with January 2002, are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

covering goods-producing industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and 

manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. 

Export Price Indexes by Locality of Destination - Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data 

collected for the export price indexes. The indexes are specific to a country, region, or grouping and are 

based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covering goods-producing 

industries. Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are 

defined as NAICS 31-33. 

Terms of Trade Indexes - Terms of trade indexes measure the relative price of exports in terms of 

import prices for a specific country, region, or grouping. The indexes are calculated as one country, 

region, or grouping’s all-export goods price index divided by the corresponding all-import goods price 

index on a scale of 100. 

 

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. 

Rounding Policy - Index values are rounded to the tenth decimal place after being calculated. All 

percent changes are then derived from the rounded index values and subsequently rounded to the tenth 

decimal place. 

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. 

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