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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES 

- MAY 2006 - 

The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.6 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Import prices rose for the second consecutive month as 

higher petroleum and nonpetroleum prices both contributed to the May increase. Export prices rose 0.7 

percent in May following a 0.6 percent advance the previous month. 

Percent changes in import and export price indexes 

by End Use category 

- not seasonally adjusted - 

 

United States 

Department News of Labor 

IMPORTS EXPORTS 

Month

2005

May -0.8 -4.4 -0.2 -0.2 2.0 -0.5 

June 1.2 8.9 -0.2 0.0 1.0 -0.1 

July 1.2 7.7 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 

August 1.4 7.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 

September 2.1 6.9 0.9 0.8 -1.4 1.0 

October 0.1 -3.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 

November -1.9 -9.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 

December 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.5 0.2 

2006

January 1.2 5.8 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.7 

February -0.8 r -1.0 r -0.7 r 0.1 -0.7 0.2 r

March -0.1 r 0.5 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 r 0.2 

April 2.1 11.5 0.1 r 0.6 -0.6 0.7 

May 1.6 5.2 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 

May 2004-05 5.9 27.1 2.6 2.5 -8.2 3.7 

May 2005-06 8.3 45.7 1.5 3.4 -1.4 3.8 

r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.

All

Imports

Petroleum

Imports

Non- petroleum

Imports

All

Exports

Agricultural

Exports

Nonagricultural

Exports
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Import Goods

The 1.6 percent rise in May followed a 2.1 percent increase in April, and marked the largest 2-

month jump for the index since October 1990. A 5.2 percent rise in petroleum prices and a 0.6 percent 

advance in nonpetroleum prices both contributed to the overall increase in May. The advance in 

petroleum prices was the third consecutive monthly increase for the index, but was less than half the 

11.5 percent jump recorded in April. Petroleum prices rose 45.7 percent for the year ended in May. The 

0.6 percent increase in nonpetroleum prices last month was the largest monthly change since October 

and followed a comparatively modest 0.1 percent advance in April. Over the past 12 months, 

nonpetroleum import prices rose 1.5 percent while overall import prices increased 8.3 percent. 

The May increase in nonpetroleum prices was led by a 2.5 percent advance in prices for 

nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials. That increase was primarily driven by a continued rise 

in metals prices, although higher prices for building materials and chemicals were also contributing 

factors. The price index for unfinished metals rose 7.8 percent in May, which was the largest monthly 

increase for that index since monthly publication began back in September 1988. Prices for 

nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials rose 9.0 percent for the year ended in May. 

 

 Higher prices for consumer goods; foods, feeds and beverages; and automotive vehicles also 

contributed to the May increase in nonpetroleum prices. Consumer goods prices advanced 0.3 percent 

in May, but declined 0.1 percent over the past 12 months. Foods, feeds, and beverages prices rose 1.3 

percent for the month and prices for automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 percent. Over the past year, the 

price indexes for foods, feeds, and beverages and automotive vehicles increased 1.9 percent and 0.4 

percent, respectively. 

 Capital goods prices were unchanged in May and down 1.6 percent for the May 2005-2006 

period. 

Export Goods 

Export prices increased for the sixth consecutive month, rising 0.7 percent in May following a 

0.6 percent advance in April. Higher nonagricultural prices and a turnaround in agricultural prices both 

contributed to the May increase. Agricultural prices rose 0.8 percent in May after falling in each of the 

three previous months, and were led by rising soybean prices. Despite the increase, prices for 

agricultural exports declined 1.4 percent for the year ended in May. Nonagricultural prices rose 0.6 

percent in May after increasing 0.7 percent in April, and advanced 3.8 percent over the past year. 

Overall export prices rose 3.4 percent for the year ended in May. 

The increase in nonagricultural prices was led by a 1.7 percent advance in nonagricultural 

industrial supplies and materials prices. Continued higher prices for metals and fuel, as well as an 

upturn in chemicals prices all contributed to the increase. The price index for nonagricultural industrial 

supplies and materials rose 11.6 percent over the past 12 months. 

 

 Prices for each of the major finished goods areas also rose in May; consumer goods prices 

increased 0.5 percent, and the price indexes for both capital goods and automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 

percent. For the year ended in May, consumer goods prices increased 1.0 percent, automotive vehicles 

prices increased 1.1 percent, and capital goods prices increased 0.2 percent. 
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Imports by Locality of Origin 

 

Import prices from Mexico, from Canada, and from the European Union all rose in May, as 

higher petroleum prices contributed to the increases. The price index of imports from Mexico increased 

1.8 percent for the month after rising 0.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, in March and April. The 

index increased 8.1 percent for the year ended in May. Prices of imports from Canada and from the 

European Union also increased in May, rising 1.5 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. Import prices 

from Canada advanced 9.0 percent over the past 12 months, while import prices from the European 

Union rose 3.1 percent for the same period. 

In contrast, prices of imports from China declined 0.1 percent in May, while import prices from 

Japan were unchanged for the month. The price indexes for imports from China and from Japan have 

both trended down over the past year, falling 1.3 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, over that period. 

 

Import and Export Services

 Export air passenger fares advanced 5.6 percent in May, the largest increase for the index since 

an 8.1 percent jump in July 2005. The May increase was led by an 11.0 percent rise in Asian fares. 

Despite that advance, export air passenger fares declined 2.5 percent over the past 12 months. Import 

air passenger fares also rose in May, increasing 1.1 percent following a sharp 5.7 percent jump the 

previous month. European fares rose by a comparatively modest 0.9 percent after rising 8.1 percent in 

April. Led by the recent increases, import air passenger fares rose 5.6 percent for the year ended in 

May. 

 Prices for import and export air freight both increased in May, rising 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent, 

respectively. Both indexes were unchanged for the previous month. 

CONTENTS OF RELEASE 

This news release includes the following tables: 

Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 

Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 

Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 6 

Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by NAICS.....page 7 

Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 8-9 

Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 

Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 12-13 

Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 14-15 

Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 16 

Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services.....page 17 

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Import and Export Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on July 14 at 

8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES 

 Due to budget constraints, the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes classified by the 

Standard International Classification System (SITC), currently found in Tables 7 and 8, will no 

longer be published beginning with the release of July 2006 data on August 11. 
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Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

END Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

USE April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ 100.000 115.1 116.9 8.3 -0.8 -0.1 2.1 1.6

 ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... 80.249 103.1 103.7 1.5 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 0.6

 ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS 

 (Dec. 2001=100)........................................................... 77.961 105.8 106.5 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7

0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... 4.242 116.2 117.7 1.9 -2.1 0.3 -0.7 1.3

00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, 

 excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.175 124.7 126.6 0.9 -3.3 0.0 -0.6 1.5

01 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... 1.067 97.5 97.9 5.0 1.5 1.0 -0.7 0.4

1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... 36.629 170.3 177.0 26.6 -1.8 -0.2 6.2 3.9

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 

 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... 16.878 128.7 131.9 9.0 -2.8 -1.1 0.5 2.5

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 

 EXCLUDING FUELS (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 14.590 136.2 140.1 9.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 2.9

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, 

 DURABLE................................................................. 9.333 129.0 134.2 12.2 1.8 1.0 1.4 4.0

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, 

 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ 7.545 127.4 128.2 4.7 -7.6 -3.5 -0.7 0.6

10 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ 22.038 221.3 231.7 39.7 -4.0 -0.9 9.9 4.7

100 Petroleum & petroleum products............................. 19.751 231.0 242.9 45.7 -1.0 0.5 11.5 5.2

10000 Crude............................................................... 14.429 232.7 241.5 45.7 -1.1 1.5 11.6 3.8

11 Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... 0.924 109.6 110.7 5.9 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.0

12 Materials associated with nondurable 

 supplies & materials............................................. 4.428 119.0 119.8 5.3 0.4 0.4 -0.3 0.7

13 Selected building materials.......................................... 2.048 118.2 120.1 3.7 0.0 -0.3 0.1 1.6

14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. 4.073 165.5 178.4 26.3 4.4 2.4 2.7 7.8

15 Finished metals related to durable goods.................... 1.562 120.7 122.6 4.8 -0.1 0.5 1.3 1.6

16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.555 100.9 100.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0

2 CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. 21.225 90.9 90.9 -1.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

20 Electric generating equipment..................................... 2.499 100.0 100.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4

21 Nonelectrical machinery............................................... 17.067 87.8 87.7 -2.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1

22 Transportation equipment excluding 

 motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)........................... 1.659 107.3 107.5 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. 14.448 103.6 103.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING 

 AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... 23.456 99.5 99.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.3

40 Nondurables, manufactured......................................... 11.175 102.7 102.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0

41 Durables, manufactured............................................... 11.131 96.4 96.9 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.5

42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1.149 98.4 98.4 -4.5 -0.2 -3.2 0.2 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
5

Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

END Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

USE April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 ALL COMMODITIES................................................................. 100.000 109.5 110.3 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7

 AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................................ 7.411 120.0 121.0 -1.4 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0.8

 NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.................................... 92.589 108.8 109.5 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6

0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES......................................... 6.667 120.7 122.1 -1.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 1.2

00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, 

 excluding distilled beverages..................................... 5.924 120.5 122.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.2 -0.7 1.2

01 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)................ 0.743 122.1 122.7 1.6 1.2 -1.0 -0.7 0.5

1 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS............................... 29.899 133.9 136.1 10.9 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.6

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, 

 DURABLE..................................................................... 10.793 139.4 143.0 15.9 2.0 1.2 2.7 2.6

 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, 

 NONDURABLE.............................................................. 19.106 131.1 132.5 8.3 -0.2 0.2 1.6 1.1

10 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................ 1.487 117.2 116.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.9

 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES 

 & MATERIALS........................................................... 28.412 135.1 137.4 11.6 0.5 0.6 2.1 1.7

11 Fuels & lubricants............................................................. 4.782 187.0 190.9 31.7 -1.3 2.2 7.8 2.1

12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials 

 excluding fuels & building materials........................... 22.477 129.8 132.1 8.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.8

13 Selected building materials............................................... 1.153 108.7 109.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.4

2 CAPITAL GOODS.................................................................. 40.317 98.5 98.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1

20 Electrical generating equipment........................................ 3.902 104.8 105.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3

21 Nonelectrical machinery................................................... 29.756 92.8 92.9 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

22 Transportation equipment excluding 

 motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................................ 6.659 116.8 117.0 4.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2

3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES................... 10.817 104.4 104.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING 

 AUTOMOTIVES.............................................................. 12.300 102.2 102.7 1.0 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5

40 Nondurables, manufactured.............................................. 6.073 102.8 103.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2

41 Durables, manufactured................................................... 5.243 100.7 101.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.8

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
6

Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

NAICS Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 18.288 107.4 111.2 n.a. -5.2 -0.6 8.4 3.5

11 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... 1.288 91.9 95.8 n.a. -8.2 -1.0 -2.8 4.2

111 Agricultural products.................................................. 0.880 86.2 90.3 n.a. -12.8 -2.9 -3.0 4.8

21 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ 17.000 108.8 112.5 n.a. -4.9 -0.6 9.3 3.4

 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 81.121 101.6 102.8 n.a. 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.2

31 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. 10.543 100.8 100.9 n.a. 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1

311 Food and kindred products......................................... 2.504 101.8 102.3 n.a. 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.5

312 Beverages and tobacco products............................... 0.817 100.7 100.8 n.a. 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1

313 Textiles and fabrics.................................................... 0.519 102.2 102.3 n.a. 0.4 -0.2 2.5 0.1

314 Textile mill products................................................... 0.740 100.3 100.3 n.a. -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

315 Apparel and accessories............................................ 4.477 100.4 100.4 n.a. 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

316 Leather and allied products........................................ 1.486 100.0 100.1 n.a. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

32 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. 17.719 103.5 106.5 n.a. -0.1 -0.4 2.7 2.9

321 Wood products........................................................... 1.374 100.1 102.4 n.a. -0.5 -0.8 -0.6 2.3

322 Paper......................................................................... 1.465 102.5 103.1 n.a. 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.6

324 Petroleum and coal products...................................... 4.555 112.6 123.5 n.a. -0.2 -2.5 12.7 9.7

325 Chemicals.................................................................. 7.524 100.4 100.7 n.a. -0.1 0.5 -0.9 0.3

326 Plastics and rubber products...................................... 1.611 101.1 101.1 n.a. 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.0

327 Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 1.084 101.5 101.6 n.a. 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.1

33 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. 52.859 101.1 102.0 n.a. 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9

331 Primary metals........................................................... 4.614 113.3 123.3 n.a. 4.3 2.3 3.1 8.8

332 Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... 2.457 102.2 102.7 n.a. 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5

333 Machinery, except electrical....................................... 6.323 101.3 101.7 n.a. 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4

334 Computer and electronic products.............................. 14.342 98.6 98.4 n.a. -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2

335 Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... 3.507 100.6 101.1 n.a. 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.5

336 Transportation equipment.......................................... 15.361 100.1 100.1 n.a. 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

337 Furniture and fixtures................................................. 1.497 100.0 100.0 n.a. -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

339 Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 4.758 101.1 102.0 n.a. 0.7 -0.2 0.5 0.9

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
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Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

NAICS Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 Nonmanufactured Articles...................................................... 6.029 104.4 106.3 n.a. -0.2 -1.5 2.7 1.8

11 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS........... 4.002 100.6 101.3 n.a. -1.3 0.7 -0.4 0.7

111 Agricultural products.................................................. 3.553 99.8 100.6 n.a. -1.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.8

21 OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND ORES................................ 2.027 112.7 117.3 n.a. 1.8 -5.8 9.1 4.1

211 Oil and gas................................................................. 0.491 87.2 82.8 n.a. -13.6 -15.7 11.2 -5.0

212 Minerals and ores....................................................... 1.536 124.4 133.0 n.a. 8.7 -2.3 8.6 6.9

 Manufactured Articles............................................................ 91.731 101.3 101.9 n.a. 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6

31 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 1............................. 6.504 98.1 98.7 n.a. -0.1 -0.3 -1.3 0.6

311 Food and kindred products......................................... 3.667 97.9 98.8 n.a. 0.0 -0.6 -1.1 0.9

312 Beverages and tobacco products............................... 0.578 101.0 101.2 n.a. 0.3 -0.1 1.2 0.2

313 Textiles and fabrics.................................................... 1.043 95.0 94.9 n.a. -0.2 0.0 -4.5 -0.1

315 Apparel and accessories............................................ 0.626 98.9 98.9 n.a. 0.0 0.0 -1.1 0.0

32 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 2............................. 23.786 103.0 104.3 n.a. 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.3

321 Wood products........................................................... 0.556 101.2 102.1 n.a. 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.9

322 Paper......................................................................... 2.133 104.6 104.8 n.a. 0.6 0.4 2.3 0.2

324 Petroleum and coal products...................................... 2.799 117.5 123.5 n.a. -1.6 4.1 8.3 5.1

325 Chemicals.................................................................. 14.847 100.8 101.8 n.a. 0.6 0.0 -0.2 1.0

326 Plastics and rubber products...................................... 2.468 102.4 102.8 n.a. 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4

327 Nonmetallic mineral products..................................... 0.879 99.1 99.1 n.a. 0.6 -1.7 0.0 0.0

33 MANUFACTURED GOODS, PART 3............................. 61.441 101.0 101.4 n.a. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4

331 Primary metals........................................................... 3.648 108.0 112.1 n.a. 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.8

332 Fabricated metal products, nesoi............................... 2.759 104.9 105.0 n.a. 1.4 0.4 1.1 0.1

333 Machinery, except electrical....................................... 12.174 101.2 101.2 n.a. 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0

334 Computer and electronic products.............................. 18.469 99.1 99.1 n.a. -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.0

335 Electrical equipment, appliances, and components.... 3.520 101.1 101.4 n.a. 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.3

336 Transportation equipment.......................................... 16.338 101.2 101.3 n.a. 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

339 Miscellaneous manufactured commodities................. 4.210 100.1 101.1 n.a. 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
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Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

Harmo- ance May Jan. Feb. March April

nized Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

System April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. 1.183 115.5 117.9 3.6 1.0 1.3 -1.3 2.1

02 Meat and edible meat offal........................................... 0.343 137.5 137.8 -1.4 1.4 -0.8 -0.4 0.2

03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and 

 other aquatic invertebrates................................... 0.624 94.4 95.8 8.7 2.2 2.0 -0.8 1.5

 2/ Other live animals; animal products............................. 0.215 142.3 152.1 -1.3 -3.3 2.6 -4.1 6.9

II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ 1.025 104.5 107.9 -12.5 -10.1 -3.3 -2.9 3.3

07 Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ 0.253 123.7 135.2 -17.2 -33.2 8.7 -8.1 9.3

08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus 

 fruit or melons....................................................... 0.279 81.1 82.0 -9.1 3.2 -4.0 -0.5 1.1

09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 0.234 118.1 120.1 -1.1 -1.7 -3.7 -2.6 1.7

 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. 0.260 105.2 106.4 -19.6 -0.6 -12.6 -0.5 1.1

IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND 

 TOBACCO............................................................... 2.063 118.9 119.1 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.2

 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ 0.806 128.5 128.8 4.3 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.2

20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, 

 nuts, or other parts of plants................................. 0.256 116.2 116.4 14.8 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.2

22 Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... 0.782 109.7 109.7 2.9 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.0

V MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... 21.906 220.7 230.7 39.3 -4.0 -0.8 9.7 4.5

27 Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, 

 bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 21.576 220.4 230.5 39.8 -4.1 -0.7 9.8 4.6

 2/ Other mineral products (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 0.330 136.2 137.6 10.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 1.0

VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED 

 INDUSTRIES........................................................... 6.907 112.9 113.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.7

28 Inorganic chemicals..................................................... 0.709 153.6 157.5 19.5 -0.8 1.4 1.7 2.5

29 Organic chemicals....................................................... 2.716 114.4 115.4 2.8 1.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.9

30 Pharmaceutical products............................................. 1.958 105.6 105.7 -4.8 -1.1 0.1 -1.9 0.1

32 Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & 

 pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... 0.176 100.6 100.8 -0.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.2

33 Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100).............. 0.376 106.2 106.4 0.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.2

38 Miscellaneous chemical products................................ 0.390 91.3 91.5 -3.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.2

VII PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER 

 AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... 2.805 118.0 118.1 4.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.1

39 Plastics and articles thereof......................................... 1.846 116.5 116.4 1.7 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1

40 Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 0.959 120.9 121.4 8.6 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.4

VIII RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, 

 TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... 0.620 104.0 104.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5

42 Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, 

 etc. of various materials........................................ 0.531 103.8 104.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6

IX WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, 

 BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 1.455 122.3 124.8 3.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 2.0

X WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND 

 PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... 1.657 106.8 107.4 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.6

47 Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic 

 material; waste paper/paperboard......................... 0.206 110.9 115.1 7.2 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.8

48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper 

 pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... 1.182 105.8 105.9 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.1

49 Printed matter.............................................................. 0.269 112.9 112.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

XI TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. 5.534 101.1 101.1 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0

61 Articles of apparel and clothing 

 accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... 2.022 100.8 100.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.1

See footnotes at end of table

April

2006
9

Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

Import- Annual Monthly

Harmo- ance May Jan. Feb. March April

nized Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

System April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

62 Articles of apparel and clothing 

 accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. 2.236 99.9 99.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0

63 Made-up or worn textile articles................................. 0.493 93.8 93.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

 2/ Other textile & textile articles..................................... 0.783 108.4 108.7 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.9 0.3

XII HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, 

 ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... 1.247 100.0 100.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

64 Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 1.051 100.7 100.7 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, 

 whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... 0.196 96.5 96.5 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0

XIII STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, 

 CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... 0.950 106.5 106.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.2

68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, 

 asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100).................... 0.323 103.1 103.3 4.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.2

69 Ceramic products...................................................... 0.304 111.2 111.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2

70 Glass and glassware................................................. 0.324 104.2 104.5 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.5 0.3

XIV PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, 

 IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.570 115.2 121.6 24.2 3.8 -0.2 2.5 5.6

XV BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... 5.907 142.9 149.7 12.5 2.1 1.6 1.6 4.8

72 Iron and steel............................................................ 1.522 161.5 163.9 -4.9 1.3 1.0 3.1 1.5

73 Articles of iron or steel............................................... 1.426 123.9 124.4 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4

74 Copper and articles thereof....................................... 0.600 207.6 250.8 74.9 3.1 1.4 5.1 20.8

76 Aluminum and articles thereof................................... 1.008 137.1 142.3 21.4 3.2 4.3 0.1 3.8

82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and 

 forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... 0.382 107.2 107.3 1.5 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1

83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 0.451 117.2 117.7 4.5 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.4

 2/ Other base metals and articles of base metals.......... 0.518 164.1 192.4 43.4 8.4 4.8 2.8 17.2

XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV 

 IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... 23.633 87.9 87.9 -2.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

84 Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12.285 88.2 88.2 -2.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0

85 Electrical machinery and equip, sound 

 and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... 11.348 87.6 87.5 -2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1

XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND 

 ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. 13.372 104.6 104.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

87 Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 12.323 104.1 104.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts 

 thereof (Dec. 2002=100)..................................... 0.910 105.8 106.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3

XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & 

 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 3.145 99.5 99.6 -0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.1

90 Optical, photographic, measuring and 

 medical instruments........................................... 2.803 98.3 98.3 -1.0 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0

91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... 0.247 110.6 112.1 4.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.4

XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... 3.805 99.3 99.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

94 Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & 

 lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... 2.203 102.9 102.9 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0

95 Toys, games and sports equipment; parts 

 and accessories thereof..................................... 1.387 94.6 94.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.0

96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... 0.214 101.7 101.8 1.6 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
10

Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

Harmo- ance May Jan. Feb. March April

nized Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

System April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. 1.232 117.9 120.6 -7.7 -0.7 -3.4 -4.6 2.3

03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and 

 other aquatic invertebrates................................... 0.451 121.1 121.6 6.0 1.6 -1.1 -1.0 0.4

II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ 3.518 124.6 126.0 -1.6 -1.5 0.7 -0.1 1.1

08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus 

 fruit or melons....................................................... 0.655 111.5 110.6 -12.2 -3.5 -2.0 3.6 -0.8

10 Cereals........................................................................ 1.550 129.2 129.9 12.9 1.9 2.1 -0.5 0.5

12 Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, 

 fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. 0.818 116.1 121.6 -5.4 -3.3 0.8 -5.1 4.7

IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND 

 TOBACCO............................................................... 2.303 112.1 112.3 2.6 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.2

21 Miscellaneous edible preparations............................... 0.438 108.0 108.1 -1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1

23 Residues and waste from the food 

 industries; prepared animal feed........................... 0.418 126.1 125.3 7.5 -0.5 -0.5 1.0 -0.6

 2/ Other prepared foods................................................... 0.801 108.9 109.0 0.6 0.2 -0.7 0.9 0.1

V MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... 4.859 237.3 247.8 39.5 0.4 -0.6 8.3 4.4

27 Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, 

 bituminous substances and mineral wax............... 3.855 214.5 220.4 32.1 -2.5 0.1 7.1 2.8

VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED 

 INDUSTRIES........................................................... 12.076 119.3 120.0 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.6

28 Inorganic chemicals..................................................... 1.155 147.0 147.1 14.8 7.6 7.1 1.4 0.1

29 Organic chemicals....................................................... 4.121 129.5 131.2 3.1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 1.3

30 Pharmaceutical products............................................. 2.442 108.1 108.4 0.5 0.5 -0.4 0.1 0.3

31 Fertilizers..................................................................... 0.380 148.7 148.8 3.5 -1.1 -6.0 2.0 0.1

32 Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, 

 paints, varnish, putty, & inks................................. 0.644 109.4 110.9 3.4 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4

33 Essential oils and resinoids; 

 perfumery, cosmetic or toilet................................. 0.715 113.4 113.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.2

34 Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or 

 scouring products; candles, pastes....................... 0.415 107.9 107.9 3.7 -0.2 1.6 -0.9 0.0

37 Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... 0.369 102.8 103.1 -2.6 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.3

38 Miscellaneous chemical products................................ 1.627 110.7 111.0 3.9 0.6 0.0 -0.8 0.3

VII PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER 

 AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... 5.924 126.4 127.8 6.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.7 1.1

39 Plastics and articles thereof......................................... 4.783 122.9 124.4 5.2 0.3 -0.8 -1.3 1.2

40 Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... 1.141 140.6 141.8 13.0 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.9

VIII RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, 

 TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... 0.488 115.8 116.0 3.9 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.2

41 Raw hides and skins (other than 

 furskins) and leather............................................. 0.346 109.1 109.4 1.9 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3

IX WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, 

 BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... 0.752 106.6 107.3 2.5 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7

X WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND 

 PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... 2.678 104.0 104.3 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.3

47 Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... 0.571 95.1 95.2 -2.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.1

48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper 

 pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... 1.500 104.3 104.7 4.2 0.5 0.3 2.1 0.4

49 Printed material........................................................... 0.607 116.2 116.5 2.6 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.3

See footnotes at end of table

April

2006
11

Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

Import- Annual Monthly

Harmo- ance May Jan. Feb. March April

nized Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

System April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

XI TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ 2.746 101.2 100.8 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4

52 Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... 0.752 94.0 92.4 -0.8 0.1 -2.4 1.4 -1.7

61 Apparel & clothing knitted 

 or crocheted (Dec. 2001=100)............................ 0.326 94.6 94.6 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

 2/ Other textile and textile articles (Dec. 2001=100)...... 1.668 113.5 113.6 0.3 -0.9 0.3 -1.0 0.1

XIII STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, 

 CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... 0.830 103.1 103.1 1.1 0.8 -1.2 -0.1 0.0

70 Glass and glassware................................................. 0.468 94.8 94.9 -1.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

XIV PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, 

 IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ 2.722 127.5 134.3 25.3 2.9 1.6 2.2 5.3

XV BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS..... 5.349 145.1 148.7 11.9 1.3 1.2 2.1 2.5

72 Iron and steel............................................................ 1.140 166.1 163.8 0.2 -0.2 2.1 3.5 -1.4

73 Articles of iron or steel............................................... 1.318 133.8 134.4 7.2 2.7 -0.1 0.9 0.4

74 Copper and articles thereof....................................... 0.697 207.7 236.9 64.6 3.3 2.4 9.2 14.1

76 Aluminum and articles thereof................................... 0.888 131.6 136.9 16.6 1.3 2.6 -0.4 4.0

82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and 

 forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... 0.420 110.3 110.6 2.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3

83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 0.441 121.6 121.6 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0

XVI MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV 

 IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.. 32.825 93.8 93.8 -1.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0

84 Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 18.228 101.3 101.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1

85 Electrical machinery and equipment 

 and parts and accessories thereof...................... 14.597 85.5 85.4 -3.6 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1

XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND 

 ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. 13.523 111.3 111.4 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1

87 Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... 8.946 104.5 104.6 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & 

 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. 6.379 102.0 102.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... 1.445 101.0 101.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1

94 Furniture; stuffed furnishings; 

 lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;......................... 0.790 107.1 107.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.0

95 Toys, games and sports equipment; parts 

 and accessories thereof..................................... 0.512 94.0 94.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.6 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
12

Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

SITC Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

Rev. 3 April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 115.1 116.9 8.3 -0.8 -0.1 2.1 1.6

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. 3.181 115.1 117.3 1.1 -3.0 0.6 -1.3 1.9

01 Meat and meat preparations........................................... 0.391 138.3 138.5 -0.1 1.0 -1.4 -0.2 0.1

03 Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates 

 and preparations thereof......................................... 0.787 93.9 95.1 8.3 2.0 1.6 -0.8 1.3

05 Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ 0.800 108.2 111.9 -4.5 -12.1 1.7 -2.8 3.4

07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof..... 0.426 124.9 125.9 -0.2 -0.8 -2.3 0.2 0.8

 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 0.777 130.9 133.9 1.8 -0.5 1.1 -1.5 2.3

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ 0.835 109.5 109.7 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2

11 Beverages...................................................................... 0.751 110.0 110.1 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1

2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. 1.806 135.3 138.4 4.9 0.7 -2.0 0.5 2.3

24 Cork and wood............................................................... 0.645 123.8 128.3 4.6 -0.2 -0.9 -1.3 3.6

25 Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... 0.207 111.4 115.5 7.1 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.7

28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. 0.391 207.3 210.7 16.2 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.6

29 Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s.................. 0.182 92.7 93.0 -24.3 -0.9 -19.3 1.9 0.3

3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED 

 MATERIALS............................................................... 21.483 222.0 232.3 39.7 -4.1 -0.8 10.0 4.6

33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 19.217 231.7 243.4 45.7 -1.0 0.7 11.7 5.0

34 Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... 2.056 162.1 164.0 3.8 -22.3 -11.6 -2.1 1.2

5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. 7.836 115.3 115.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.3

51 Organic chemicals......................................................... 2.532 115.5 116.4 3.4 1.2 0.0 -0.1 0.8

52 Inorganic chemicals....................................................... 0.707 163.9 165.9 22.8 -0.7 1.1 1.5 1.2

54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... 2.198 106.4 106.5 -3.5 -0.9 0.1 -1.6 0.1

55 Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. 0.445 94.2 94.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.2

57 Plastics in primary forms................................................ 0.663 130.3 129.7 2.2 -0.8 -1.4 -1.8 -0.5

58 Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... 0.370 108.3 108.1 1.1 0.2 -0.3 0.6 -0.2

59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 0.543 101.9 102.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.1

6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY 

 BY MATERIAL........................................................... 12.158 119.7 123.2 9.2 1.3 0.7 1.3 2.9

62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... 0.682 106.1 106.2 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1

63 Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.......... 0.778 113.9 115.1 1.7 -0.6 -0.5 0.2 1.1

64 Paper and paperboard, cut to size.................................. 1.167 106.7 107.0 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.3

65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up 

 articles, n.e.s., and related prod.............................. 1.268 106.0 106.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0

66 Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... 2.004 102.7 102.8 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1

67 Iron and steel................................................................. 1.846 155.5 157.4 -3.0 1.1 0.6 2.1 1.2

68 Nonferrous metals.......................................................... 2.285 158.6 180.3 51.8 5.6 3.2 3.7 13.7

69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 2.049 110.8 111.1 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.................. 37.080 93.9 94.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1

71 Power generating machinery and equipment.................. 2.342 104.7 104.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1

72 Machinery specialized for particular industries............... 1.735 112.3 112.6 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3

73 Metalworking machinery................................................. 0.433 119.2 119.6 -0.6 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.3

See footnotes at end of table

April

2006
13

Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

Import- Annual Monthly

ance May Jan. Feb. March April

SITC Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

Rev. 3 April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... 3.056 109.3 110.1 2.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7

75 Computer equipment and office machines................ 5.201 65.7 65.4 -7.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.8 -0.5

76 Telecommunications & sound recording 

 & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... 5.222 78.9 78.7 -4.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3

77 Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... 5.892 94.2 94.3 -0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1

78 Road vehicles............................................................ 12.080 104.1 104.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0

8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... 15.091 101.7 102.0 1.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3

81 Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat 

 & lighting fixtures, n.e.s...................................... 0.447 97.0 97.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0

82 Furniture and parts thereof........................................ 1.812 105.6 105.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0

83 Travel goods, handbags and similar containers......... 0.366 106.0 106.3 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3

84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. 4.596 101.1 101.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1

85 Footwear................................................................... 1.050 100.9 100.9 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

87 Professional, scientific and controlling 

 instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... 1.805 100.9 100.8 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1

88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and 

 supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... 0.764 97.7 98.0 -1.1 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.3

89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 4.251 102.0 103.1 3.6 0.9 -0.3 0.4 1.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations.

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

 n.a. Not available

April

2006
14

Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

 Import- Annual Monthly

 ance May Jan. Feb. March April

SITC Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

Rev. 3 April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 109.5 110.3 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. 5.630 122.5 123.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.6

01 Meat and meat preparations........................................... 0.624 121.2 125.9 -10.1 -0.6 -2.8 -4.6 3.9

03 Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates 

 and preparations thereof......................................... 0.480 113.9 114.4 4.0 0.8 -1.1 -0.8 0.4

04 Cereals and cereal preparations..................................... 1.805 129.1 129.7 11.7 1.7 2.1 -0.2 0.5

05 Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ 1.259 121.4 121.1 -11.9 -4.2 -1.4 3.3 -0.2

08 Feeding stuff for animals (not 

 including unmilled cereals)...................................... 0.503 126.7 126.0 7.9 -0.2 0.2 0.7 -0.6

09 Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............ 0.493 106.9 107.0 -0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1

 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. 0.466 107.5 107.2 -2.1 0.4 -3.0 -4.0 -0.3

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ 0.583 101.5 101.7 -1.2 0.3 -0.5 0.9 0.2

12 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures.............................. 0.328 101.3 101.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 0.5 0.2

2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. 5.170 142.3 147.1 14.5 1.3 0.4 3.5 3.4

22 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits...................................... 0.665 113.3 120.1 -6.0 -3.9 0.7 -6.2 6.0

24 Cork and wood............................................................... 0.490 99.4 100.1 2.4 0.6 0.8 -0.1 0.7

25 Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... 0.569 99.3 99.4 -2.4 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.1

26 Textile fibers and their waste.......................................... 0.701 109.8 107.7 2.6 -0.8 -2.6 0.6 -1.9

28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. 1.618 295.8 321.0 51.2 6.8 0.8 13.3 8.5

 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels........................ 1.127 143.4 143.8 12.6 -0.1 1.7 1.7 0.3

3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED 

 MATERIALS............................................................... 3.883 226.8 233.2 33.9 -2.8 0.1 7.5 2.8

33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... 2.907 240.4 251.9 41.3 -1.0 3.7 7.8 4.8

5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. 15.391 120.4 121.7 4.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.1

51 Organic chemicals......................................................... 3.673 133.2 135.6 3.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 1.8

52 Inorganic chemicals....................................................... 1.048 137.9 140.3 16.1 6.8 6.5 1.9 1.7

54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... 2.994 108.4 108.7 0.7 0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.3

55 Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. 1.024 113.6 113.9 1.3 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3

56 Fertilizers....................................................................... 0.376 153.1 153.2 3.3 -1.4 -5.9 1.7 0.1

57 Plastics in primary forms................................................ 2.739 128.9 131.6 5.4 0.3 -1.7 -2.5 2.1

58 Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... 1.008 110.0 109.8 6.3 0.3 -0.1 0.6 -0.2

59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... 1.898 109.9 110.2 3.4 0.6 0.0 -0.5 0.3

6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY 

 BY MATERIAL........................................................... 10.776 120.5 122.0 6.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2

62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... 0.741 120.8 122.1 5.8 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.1

64 Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard.................. 1.439 107.6 107.8 4.1 0.4 0.3 2.5 0.2

65 Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s........... 1.521 109.3 109.5 -1.8 -0.1 0.1 -1.5 0.2

66 Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... 1.754 105.2 105.2 2.6 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

67 Iron and steel................................................................. 1.180 163.9 164.3 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.2

68 Nonferrous metals.......................................................... 1.520 134.7 144.0 32.7 3.1 3.6 2.9 6.9

69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 2.200 127.3 127.4 7.6 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.1

See footnotes at end of table

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Table 8 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Relative

Import- Annual Monthly

ance May Jan. Feb. March April

SITC Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

Rev. 3 April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 2/ Other manufactured goods classified 

 chiefly by material (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 0.422 120.7 121.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.5

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. 46.490 98.5 98.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1

71 Power generating machinery and equipment............. 4.749 114.2 114.3 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1

72 Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... 4.057 116.3 116.5 5.2 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.2

73 Metalworking machinery............................................ 0.791 104.5 104.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

74 General industrial machinery, 

 equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... 4.822 111.7 111.8 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1

75 Computer equipment and office machines................ 4.771 77.1 77.2 -4.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.1

76 Telecommunications & sound recording 

 & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... 3.269 87.1 87.0 -3.1 -0.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.1

77 Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... 10.763 83.9 84.0 -3.8 -0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1

78 Road vehicles............................................................ 8.553 104.3 104.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... 11.110 103.4 103.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3

82 Furniture and parts thereof........................................ 0.602 104.7 104.7 0.5 0.1 -0.2 1.1 0.0

84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. 0.611 95.7 95.7 -1.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0

87 Professional, scientific and controlling 

 instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... 4.508 104.3 104.6 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3

88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and 

 supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... 0.924 95.6 94.9 -1.9 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.7

89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 4.108 105.3 106.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7

 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... 0.357 112.9 112.9 3.1 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2004 trade values.

2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations.

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

 n.a. Not available

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Table 9 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin 

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

 Index Percent Change

Annual Monthly

Percentage May Jan. Feb. March April

Description of 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

U.S. May to to to to to

Imports 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

2/ Industrialized Countries................................................ 46.371 114.8 116.4 6.4 -0.5 -0.5 1.2 1.4

 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... 3.994 185.0 189.6 22.3 -10.2 -3.9 8.2 2.5

 Manufactured Articles.............................................. 41.944 109.4 110.8 4.4 0.7 -0.2 0.5 1.3

3/ Other Countries............................................................ 53.651 113.8 115.9 10.3 -0.3 0.0 2.6 1.8

 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... 9.299 207.4 215.1 37.6 -2.6 1.1 8.2 3.7

 Manufactured Articles.............................................. 44.152 100.5 101.7 2.8 0.3 -0.3 0.9 1.2

 Canada......................................................................... 17.089 128.2 130.1 9.0 -2.5 -1.4 2.2 1.5

 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... 3.239 185.0 188.9 19.0 -12.9 -4.7 8.0 2.1

 Manufactured Articles.............................................. 13.575 117.9 119.4 6.0 0.9 -0.5 0.6 1.3

4/ European Union............................................................ 18.654 116.6 117.5 3.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.8

 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... 0.367 215.6 222.6 27.7 0.7 -0.3 0.7 3.2

 Manufactured Articles.............................................. 18.150 114.8 115.4 2.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.5

 France (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 1.971 102.7 103.1 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.4

 Germany (Dec. 2003=100)........................................... 5.187 102.3 102.7 -1.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4

 United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)................................. 2.947 116.3 118.3 7.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.7

5/ Latin America............................................................... 17.406 140.6 144.1 17.2 -0.9 1.1 4.6 2.5

 Nonmanufactured Articles....................................... 4.158 215.5 223.6 38.4 -4.3 3.0 10.4 3.8

 Manufactured Articles.............................................. 13.173 126.5 129.0 9.2 0.5 0.2 2.3 2.0

 Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)............................................... 10.594 117.3 119.4 8.1 -1.5 0.6 2.2 1.8

6/ Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)........................................ 34.090 98.4 98.6 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.2

 China (Dec. 2003=100)................................................ 13.773 97.7 97.6 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1

 Japan........................................................................... 8.920 94.4 94.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0

7/ Asian NICs................................................................... 7.216 88.6 88.7 -1.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1

8/ ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100).............................................. 6.086 97.1 97.2 -1.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1

9/ Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100).................................. 3.547 177.3 182.6 30.3 -1.6 1.1 5.7 3.0

1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2004 trade values.

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

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

4 Includes European Union countries.

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

6 Includes China, Japan, Asia Newly Industrialized Countries, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Philippines.

7 Asia Newly Industrialized Countries. Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

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

9 Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

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

 Regions are not mutually exclusive.

 n.a. Not available

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Table 10 U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Transportation Services

 May 2005-May 2006 2000=100, unless otherwise noted

Index Percent Change

Relative

import- Annual Monthly

ance May Jan. Feb. March April

Description 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

April May to to to to to

2006 2006 May Feb. March April May

1/ 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

AIR FREIGHT

 Import Air Freight..................................................... 100.000 129.2 130.6 n.a. 2.3 -0.4 0.0 1.1

 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... 37.518 121.7 124.9 n.a. 2.7 -0.4 0.8 2.6

 Asia..................................................................... 50.488 116.6 116.6 n.a. 1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0

 Export Air Freight..................................................... 100.000 113.6 114.7 n.a. 1.5 0.2 0.0 1.0

 Inbound Air Freight................................................... 100.000 124.3 126.8 n.a. 1.3 -0.4 0.0 2.0

 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... 38.095 117.7 121.9 n.a. 1.7 -0.1 0.4 3.6

 Asia..................................................................... 49.503 110.3 111.5 n.a. 0.4 -0.5 -0.2 1.1

 Outbound Air Freight................................................ 100.000 113.7 116.1 n.a. 1.4 0.4 0.2 2.1

 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... 42.371 128.2 133.5 n.a. 1.8 0.1 0.6 4.1

 Asia..................................................................... 42.824 105.7 107.4 n.a. 0.5 0.7 -0.2 1.6

AIR PASSENGER FARES

 Import Air Passenger Fares..................................... 100.000 121.4 122.7 5.6 -0.1 0.2 5.7 1.1

 Europe................................................................. 61.098 116.0 117.0 4.7 1.2 0.3 8.1 0.9

 Asia..................................................................... 13.686 111.3 113.5 3.3 -2.1 0.0 2.4 2.0

 Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 10.086 112.5 115.5 4.1 -2.5 0.0 -0.2 2.7

 Export Air Passenger Fares..................................... 100.000 131.7 139.1 -2.5 1.7 -3.0 0.7 5.6

 Europe................................................................. 31.617 160.6 164.2 -4.6 4.2 -3.0 10.0 2.2

 Asia..................................................................... 34.481 105.7 117.3 -7.6 2.9 -4.8 -4.9 11.0

 Latin America/Caribbean..................................... 18.267 146.7 148.4 6.3 -5.5 -1.6 1.3 1.2

 Inbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100)....... 100.000 113.4 119.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.9 2.6 5.5

 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... 41.436 115.8 118.6 -4.3 3.6 -3.0 11.1 2.4

 Asia (Dec. 2003=100)......................................... 28.985 102.2 114.3 -5.0 -3.6 2.1 -4.7 11.8

 Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)......... 14.661 114.4 116.2 5.9 -4.1 -2.1 1.1 1.6

 Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................... 9.680 145.7 155.7 19.8 4.7 1.5 -4.6 6.9

 Outbound Air Passenger Fares (Dec. 2003=100).... 100.000 116.6 118.0 5.9 -0.5 0.1 5.4 1.2

 Europe (Dec. 2003=100)..................................... 51.692 121.0 122.0 5.7 1.1 0.2 8.4 0.8

 Asia (Dec. 2003=100)......................................... 14.873 105.8 109.9 2.6 -2.9 0.0 3.2 3.9

 Latin America/Caribbean (Dec. 2003=100)......... 19.497 108.4 109.7 4.4 -1.9 0.4 1.2 1.2

 Canada (Dec. 2003=100).................................... 8.692 149.1 153.4 23.2 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.9

CRUDE OIL TANKER FREIGHT

2/ Inbound Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................ 100.000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.1 -13.1 n.a. n.a.

OCEAN LINER FREIGHT

 Inbound Ocean Liner Freight................................... 100.000 125.4 117.6 -7.9 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 -6.2

 U.S. East Coast................................................... 39.184 126.5 121.1 -2.5 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 -4.3

 From Atlantic................................................. 17.798 131.9 121.4 -1.4 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 -8.0

 From Pacific.................................................. 15.401 122.4 120.3 -2.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -1.7

 U.S. West Coast.................................................. 60.816 125.2 115.9 -11.2 0.2 -1.1 0.0 -7.4

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values.

2 Publication of the Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes is lagged two months.

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

 n.a. Not available

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TECHNICAL NOTE

Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres 

formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with 

a two-year lag in the weights. Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed 

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classification systems. Items are classified, respectively, by end use for the Bureau of Economic Analysis 

System, industry for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and product category for 

the Harmonized System (HS) and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) System. While 

classification by end use and product category are self-explanatory, a couple of notes are in order for 

classifying items by industry. In the NAICS tables, for both imports and exports, items are classified by 

output industry, not input industry. As an example, NAICS import index 326 (plastics and rubber products) 

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

classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI to produce the NAICS primary 

products indexes.

Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The 

prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. 

port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum 

is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. 

Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the Harmonized Schedule B classification system 

of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or 

"free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used 

in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for 

the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a 

nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured 

goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. 

Services Price Indexes -- Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two 

definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and 

International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). The Air Passenger 

Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected from a commercial airline reservation system. These data 

exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes are 

calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy, and the publication of these indexes is 

lagged two months. The Air Freight and Ocean Liner Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected 

directly from companies. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available 

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revisions take place. So, for example, data released in the January release will be subject to revision in the 

releases for February, March, and April. 
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are more appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also can be used to study U.S. 

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