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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES 

- JULY 2008 - 

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.7 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

U.S. Department of Labor reported today, after a 2.9 percent rise in June. Both petroleum and 

nonpetroleum prices contributed to the advance, increasing 4.0 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. 

Export prices rose 1.4 percent in July following a 1.0 percent advance the previous month. 

Percent changes in import and export price indexes 

by End Use category 

- not seasonally adjusted - 

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Import Goods

Import prices increased 1.7 percent in July after rising between 2.8 and 3.1 percent in each of the 

previous four months. Prices for overall imports jumped 21.6 percent for the year ended in July, the 

largest 12-month increase for the index since first publication in September 1982. Petroleum prices 

continued to trend upward, although the 4.0 percent advance in July was comparatively smaller than the 

average monthly increases recorded between February and June when petroleum prices rose 42.1 

percent overall. The price index for petroleum advanced 79.2 percent over the past year. Nonpetroleum 

prices also contributed to the July increase in overall import prices, rising 0.9 percent for the second 

consecutive month. Prices for nonpetroleum imports increased 8.0 percent over the past 12 months. 

The increase in nonpetroleum prices was led by a 2.2 percent advance in the price index for 

nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials. Continued price hikes for natural gas, chemicals, and 

metals factored into the increase. Import foods, feeds, and beverages prices rose 1.5 percent in July 

after a 1.7 percent increase in June. The July advance was driven by higher prices for meat and 

vegetables. 

Prices for each of the major finished goods categories also were higher in July. The price 

indexes for consumer goods and capital goods each rose 0.3 percent. Higher furniture prices contributed 

to the increase in consumer goods prices while the rise in capital goods prices was led by a 0.8 percent 

advance in capital goods prices excluding computers which more than offset a 0.8 percent drop in 

computer prices. Prices for automotive vehicles ticked up 0.1 percent in July. 

 

Export Goods 

Export prices rose 1.4 percent in July following a 1.0 percent increase in June. Prices for exports 

advanced 10.2 percent over the July 2007-2008 period, the largest year-over-year gain since the all 

exports index was first published in September 1983. Higher prices for agricultural prices and 

nonagricultural prices each contributed to the annual increase in overall export prices as both indexes 

recorded the largest 12-month advance since these series were first published in March 1985. 

Agricultural prices rose 6.7 percent in July and 39.9 percent over the past year, and both changes 

were driven by sharp increases in corn and soybeans prices. The July advance was the largest onemonth rise since the agricultural exports price index was first published monthly in December 1988. 

Prices for nonagricultural exports advanced 0.8 percent for the month and 7.5 percent for the 

year ended in July. The July increase in nonagricultural prices was driven by a 2.6 percent advance in 

the price index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials. Higher prices for fuels, chemicals, 

and metals all contributed to the increase. 

Prices for consumer goods and automotive vehicles also advanced in July, rising 0.4 percent and 

0.1 percent, respectively, after recording little movement the past two months. In contrast, capital goods 

prices declined 0.2 percent in July after increases in each of the previous three months. The decrease 

was led by falling computer prices which had risen in June. Despite the July drop, prices for capital 

goods rose 2.0 percent over the past 12 months. 

2
Imports by Locality of Origin 

 

Import prices from China rose 0.9 percent in July following a 0.6 percent increase in June. The 

July advance matched the largest one-month gain for the index. Prices for imports from China increased 

5.3 percent for the July 2007-2008 period, which was also the largest annual rise since the index was 

first published in December 2003. 

The price index for imports from Japan advanced 0.5 percent in July, the largest monthly 

increase for the index since a similar rise of 0.5 percent in December 2003. Import price from Japan 

rose 1.8 percent over the past year, which was the largest year-over-year gain since the index was up 2.0 

percent for the August 1999-2000 period. 

Prices for imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union were also up in July, rising 1.7 

percent, 1.4 percent, and 0.7 percent, respectively. Rising fuel prices were the primary contributor to the 

rise in each index. 

Import and Export Services

 The index for import air passenger fares advanced 4.1 percent in July after an 18.3 percent jump 

the previous month. Import air passenger fares were up 19.5 percent for the year ended in July. Export 

air passenger fares increased 5.4 percent in July and rose 16.7 percent over the past 12 months. 

Import air freight prices rose 0.8 percent in July and increased 18.5 percent over the past year. 

Both advances were led by a sharp rise in European air freight prices, which increased 2.6 percent in 

July and 33.3 percent for the July 2007-2008 period. Export air freight prices advanced 1.6 percent in 

July and rose 21.6 percent over the past 12 months. European air freight prices were the largest factor 

for those increases as well, rising 2.4 percent for the month and 37.4 percent for the year ended in July. 

 

CONTENTS OF RELEASE 

This news release includes the following tables: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 12 

Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services.....page 13 

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Import and Export Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on September 11 at 

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Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2007 to July

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

All commodities..................................... 100.000 145.3 147.8 21.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 1.7

All imports excluding petroleum................ 72.676 114.8 115.8 8.0 1.3 0.6 0.9 0.9

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)... 70.287 116.6 117.4 6.9 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.7

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 4.141 147.5 149.7 15.7 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.5

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 3.230 165.0 167.5 18.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 0.911 107.9 109.2 6.3 0.4 -1.3 2.0 1.2

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 44.692 282.2 291.5 52.7 6.1 6.4 6.6 3.3

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum..................................... 17.368 173.6 177.5 23.3 3.3 2.1 3.3 2.2

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)....................... 14.979 179.2 182.5 20.3 3.2 1.5 2.6 1.8

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 10.045 174.1 177.0 19.6 4.5 1.8 3.0 1.7

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum......................... 4.934 172.0 177.2 28.3 1.8 2.5 3.6 3.0

Fuels & lubricants............................... 10 29.711 421.5 438.5 75.5 7.8 9.3 8.7 4.0

Petroleum & petroleum products........... 100 27.322 448.4 466.4 79.2 8.1 9.6 8.9 4.0

Crude.......................................... 10000 20.488 471.6 487.3 85.6 8.5 9.8 8.6 3.3

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................... 101 2.140 265.8 280.7 69.3 6.1 7.6 8.5 5.6

Gas-natural................................... 10110 1.997 266.5 282.0 75.5 6.7 8.2 9.1 5.8

Paper & paper base stocks................... 11 0.688 117.9 120.0 8.8 1.8 0.8 0.7 1.8

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials......................... 12 4.309 152.6 156.3 23.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.4

Selected building materials.................... 13 1.610 119.2 121.8 4.2 0.2 1.7 2.6 2.2

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods.......................................... 14 5.099 275.0 277.8 29.1 7.3 1.7 4.3 1.0

Finished metals related to durable goods. .. 15 1.851 158.6 160.9 20.3 3.6 2.8 2.1 1.5

Nonmetals related to durable goods......... 16 1.422 107.9 111.7 9.4 1.0 1.2 0.4 3.5

Capital goods..................................... 2 18.984 93.2 93.5 2.1 0.9 0.3 -0.1 0.3

Electric generating equipment................ 20 2.457 112.0 113.0 6.8 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.9

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 15.066 88.2 88.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 1.461 117.7 117.9 4.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 11.785 107.9 108.0 3.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 20.398 104.9 105.2 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 9.413 108.0 108.3 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 9.973 101.6 101.8 3.6 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2

Nonmanufactured consumer goods.......... 42 1.012 106.6 106.9 3.7 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.3

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three 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 2007 to July

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

All commodities..................................... 100.000 126.1 127.9 10.2 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.4

Agricultural commodities......................... 10.110 195.4 208.4 39.9 -2.0 0.2 2.4 6.7

Nonagricultural commodities.................... 89.891 121.2 122.2 7.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.8

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 9.232 198.2 211.7 41.9 -2.1 0.3 2.5 6.8

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 8.560 204.2 219.2 44.7 -2.2 0.3 2.7 7.3

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 0.672 145.8 146.5 12.5 -1.3 -0.8 0.4 0.5

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 31.611 173.3 177.8 19.7 1.5 1.0 2.2 2.6

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 11.775 172.8 175.2 12.5 1.0 -0.7 -0.2 1.4

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................... 19.837 174.3 180.2 24.2 1.7 2.1 3.6 3.4

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials... 10 1.550 158.0 162.7 17.4 -0.9 -0.6 0.7 3.0

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials........................................ 30.061 174.4 178.9 19.7 1.6 1.1 2.2 2.6

Fuels & lubricants............................... 11 5.847 297.6 312.2 53.9 3.9 6.4 7.9 4.9

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . . . .. 12 23.227 161.6 165.1 14.2 1.2 0.0 0.9 2.2

Selected building materials.................... 13 0.987 113.7 113.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.2

Capital goods..................................... 2 38.164 101.9 101.7 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Electrical generating equipment.............. 20 3.606 108.6 108.6 1.9 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 26.938 94.1 93.9 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 7.620 130.3 130.5 6.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 9.387 107.5 107.6 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 11.607 108.2 108.6 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 5.468 110.1 110.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 5.161 105.2 106.2 2.1 -0.3 0.0 0.1 1.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2007 to July

2008

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 25.049 204.9 212.6 76.1 7.9 8.8 8.1 3.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 1.540 137.3 141.5 22.3 0.9 1.1 1.4 3.1

Crop production................................. 111 1.085 139.2 144.4 23.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.7

Mining.............................................. 21 23.509 211.6 219.6 81.2 8.5 9.3 8.6 3.8

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2006=100)..................................... 212 0.351 122.7 123.9 20.8 12.0 -0.1 -0.2 1.0

Manufactured articles.............................. 74.294 115.3 116.4 9.6 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 8.839 109.5 110.2 5.7 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6

Food manufacturing............................ 311 2.279 129.6 131.6 17.2 1.0 1.5 2.1 1.5

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.727 105.9 106.3 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4

Textile mills...................................... 313 0.396 112.7 113.6 6.3 1.3 1.2 -0.3 0.8

Textile product mills............................ 314 0.660 101.6 102.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 -0.8 0.4

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 3.508 102.3 102.4 1.1 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0.1

Leather and allied product manufacturing. .. 316 1.270 105.1 106.0 3.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.9

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 17.768 135.1 138.9 24.6 1.9 3.3 3.8 2.8

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 1.014 96.8 98.5 2.9 0.3 2.5 3.8 1.8

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 1.150 111.9 114.4 10.4 1.9 0.5 0.6 2.2

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 5.585 193.7 204.6 67.7 6.4 9.5 10.1 5.6

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 7.450 125.3 126.6 12.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.0

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 1.503 111.2 113.6 9.3 0.8 0.9 0.5 2.2

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 0.979 112.0 116.7 9.0 0.0 0.9 0.1 4.2

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 47.687 110.3 110.6 5.5 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.3

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 5.912 187.3 189.5 28.0 5.2 1.9 4.1 1.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.362 119.8 121.2 11.2 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.2

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 5.942 110.8 111.4 5.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 12.253 93.1 92.6 -2.2 0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.322 112.9 113.9 6.7 1.7 0.4 0.5 0.9

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 12.461 104.8 105.0 3.3 0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Furniture and related product

manufacturing................................ 337 1.328 110.1 112.1 10.3 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 4.108 110.9 111.4 4.9 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.5

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2007 to July

2008

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 7.371 160.2 171.0 45.4 -4.1 -0.6 2.3 6.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 5.895 180.4 196.8 53.6 -5.1 -1.7 2.4 9.1

Crop production................................. 111 5.553 188.4 206.3 58.3 -5.2 -1.8 2.5 9.5

Mining.............................................. 21 1.476 115.1 112.2 18.7 0.7 3.9 1.8 -2.5

Mining (except oil and gas).................... 212 0.847 99.1 101.0 1.8 -2.4 0.3 -0.9 1.9

Manufactured articles.............................. 89.761 113.3 114.5 7.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.1

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 6.827 125.2 127.5 15.4 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.8

Food manufacturing............................ 311 4.552 141.9 145.2 22.9 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.3

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.484 106.8 106.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 0.3 -0.3

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 0.455 101.1 100.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 23.722 127.8 131.7 18.2 1.6 1.7 2.8 3.1

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 0.506 112.0 111.4 0.5 -0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.5

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 1.884 115.6 116.5 5.5 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.8

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 4.138 200.7 214.5 66.7 4.7 6.9 10.3 6.9

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 14.228 122.2 125.7 14.0 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.9

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 2.095 109.2 110.0 5.1 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.7

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 0.786 108.5 108.5 1.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 59.212 107.1 107.2 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 4.919 153.8 156.2 24.9 3.1 -0.6 1.9 1.6

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.622 116.2 118.0 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.5

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 11.567 109.4 109.8 4.0 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 16.115 95.7 94.8 -1.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.9

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.485 106.5 106.8 2.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 15.939 106.9 107.0 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 4.235 107.0 107.8 3.5 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.7

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three 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 2007 to July

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.041 141.2 143.6 11.9 3.2 3.0 1.1 1.7

Meat and edible meat offal....................... 02 0.237 164.5 171.8 16.2 0.7 4.2 3.0 4.4

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.502 106.2 107.8 6.3 1.9 -1.5 2.1 1.5

Vegetable products................................ II 1.240 159.4 162.1 21.2 3.3 0.6 1.5 1.7

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............ 07 0.288 202.6 214.0 5.5 5.4 -7.3 -2.7 5.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.379 112.7 108.1 23.0 11.4 1.2 5.3 -4.1

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................... 09 0.230 166.7 173.7 21.7 -4.1 -0.4 0.1 4.2

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.001 139.8 142.1 13.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.6

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;

bakers’ wares (Dec. 2007=100).............. 19 0.163 109.1 110.8 – 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.6

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other

parts of plants................................... 20 0.214 141.5 140.7 15.0 0.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.6

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................. 22 0.725 118.9 120.0 7.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

Mineral products.................................... V 29.374 416.4 433.3 76.9 8.1 9.2 8.7 4.1

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster

materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)... 25 0.188 102.8 102.8 – 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 28.816 419.4 436.7 78.4 8.0 9.5 8.9 4.1

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 6.745 138.7 139.6 11.2 -0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 0.854 248.1 244.2 4.1 -1.9 -1.7 -1.9 -1.6

Organic chemicals................................. 29 2.216 132.8 133.3 11.1 -2.4 0.2 1.1 0.4

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.040 114.2 114.0 5.0 0.9 0.8 0.0 -0.2

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments;

varnish & paints; putty......................... 32 0.145 105.2 107.5 5.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 2.2

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec.

2001=100)....................................... 33 0.366 125.3 125.4 10.1 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.1

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 0.370 100.9 101.3 3.4 0.1 1.8 -0.3 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 2.579 133.3 135.9 10.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.0

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 1.695 130.1 132.1 10.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.5

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 0.884 139.7 143.5 12.6 0.6 1.6 1.7 2.7

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.515 112.4 113.3 5.0 0.8 -0.1 0.3 0.8

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of

various materials................................ 42 0.473 112.8 113.8 5.4 0.9 -0.2 0.2 0.9

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 1.052 118.6 120.7 2.5 0.3 2.3 3.9 1.8

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 1.285 115.6 117.6 8.9 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.7

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 0.886 111.3 114.2 10.1 2.3 0.5 0.2 2.6

Printed matter...................................... 49 0.224 118.6 118.2 1.6 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.3

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 4.426 103.7 104.0 1.7 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.3

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted............................ 61 1.605 101.0 101.2 0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.5 0.2

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted........................ 62 1.743 102.4 102.4 0.9 0.3 -0.9 0.1 0.0

Made-up or worn textile articles................. 63 0.447 94.9 94.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 -1.2 0.0

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.. .. XII 1.061 105.7 106.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 -0.1 0.8

Footwear and parts of such articles............ 64 0.888 104.6 105.5 3.6 1.1 0.4 -0.1 0.9

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 2007 to July

2008 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc........................................... XIII 0.841 115.4 120.6 8.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 4.5

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or

mica (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 68 0.298 106.9 117.6 13.2 0.4 0.1 -0.2 10.0

Ceramic products.................................. 69 0.275 125.8 125.7 5.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 -0.1

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.268 113.2 116.5 4.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 2.9

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 2.573 157.1 157.8 19.2 1.2 -1.8 1.0 0.4

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 6.948 207.7 210.4 20.8 6.4 3.2 3.3 1.3

Iron and steel...................................... 72 2.343 312.2 323.8 54.6 11.0 7.0 9.1 3.7

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.618 159.3 164.6 26.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.811 327.7 321.2 6.3 5.5 2.9 -1.8 -2.0

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 0.939 155.8 156.6 9.1 5.7 -0.1 -1.5 0.5

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.323 115.1 115.5 7.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.3

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.401 129.4 130.4 4.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.8

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 21.322 88.9 88.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 10.982 89.3 89.2 0.7 0.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV

recorders & reproducers, parts............... 85 10.340 88.5 88.5 1.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 10.897 109.5 109.7 3.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 10.103 108.7 108.9 3.4 0.5 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2002=100)....................................... 88 0.713 111.6 112.1 2.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.4

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 2.537 101.5 101.7 2.7 1.2 0.5 -0.1 0.2

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical

instruments...................................... 90 2.272 99.4 99.7 2.5 1.1 0.5 -0.2 0.3

Clocks and watches and parts thereof. . . . . . . .. 91 0.199 121.5 121.5 4.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 3.312 106.5 107.4 6.0 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.8

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs........... 94 1.930 112.1 113.3 8.1 2.1 0.5 0.6 1.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 1.206 98.7 99.2 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5

Miscellaneous manufactured articles........... 96 0.176 111.3 113.1 5.7 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.6

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three 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 2007 to July

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.633 174.5 178.3 13.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.2

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100). . .. 02 0.890 145.4 148.8 17.2 4.6 3.4 2.4 2.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.420 149.1 149.8 18.3 -1.5 -1.1 0.1 0.5

Vegetable products................................ II 5.564 239.2 260.8 59.7 -4.3 -0.6 2.5 9.0

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.677 123.0 120.8 5.0 1.0 -0.2 0.7 -1.8

Cereals.............................................. 10 2.548 293.6 322.8 84.8 -2.8 -4.0 0.4 9.9

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder....................... 12 1.729 259.3 298.9 78.7 -10.9 2.0 8.8 15.3

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.335 136.2 139.4 15.9 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.3

Miscellaneous edible preparations.............. 21 0.431 120.3 120.6 8.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2

Residues and waste from the food industries;

prepared animal feed........................... 23 0.597 204.0 223.7 55.3 -0.3 0.2 3.2 9.7

Mineral products.................................... V 5.946 360.7 379.9 55.3 3.5 6.0 7.9 5.3

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 5.372 362.5 383.7 65.4 4.1 6.8 9.0 5.8

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 11.770 145.5 149.2 13.5 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.5

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 1.164 192.6 195.1 21.3 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3

Organic chemicals................................. 29 3.742 167.0 174.3 19.1 1.9 1.2 3.6 4.4

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.512 119.9 119.5 4.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints,

varnish, putty, & inks........................... 32 0.524 114.7 113.8 -2.1 -0.1 -1.7 0.3 -0.8

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations................ 33 0.649 121.7 122.6 4.5 1.4 -0.2 0.1 0.7

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring

products; candles, pastes..................... 34 0.395 118.5 120.6 7.8 0.4 1.5 0.6 1.8

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 1.587 125.8 129.3 8.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 2.8

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 5.239 142.2 146.0 10.5 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.7

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 4.231 137.2 140.8 10.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.6

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 1.008 163.7 168.5 12.5 1.0 1.5 2.9 2.9

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.393 118.4 118.1 -0.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 -0.3

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 0.625 112.3 112.1 -0.9 -0.9 1.2 -0.2 -0.2

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 2.477 117.5 118.2 5.7 1.0 -0.8 0.5 0.6

Woodpulp and recovered paper................. 47 0.688 128.3 130.9 13.1 0.6 -2.2 1.0 2.0

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 1.273 112.5 113.2 3.9 1.5 -0.3 0.3 0.6

Printed material.................................... 49 0.515 121.4 119.3 1.0 0.2 -0.2 0.3 -1.7

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 2.174 108.0 109.9 5.6 -0.7 -0.6 0.4 1.8

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof............................................ 52 0.684 109.7 114.0 14.6 -2.9 -2.3 0.9 3.9

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc........................................... XIII 0.770 110.7 110.7 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.416 98.7 98.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 0.0

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 3.902 183.1 185.9 21.5 0.6 -2.2 -1.7 1.5

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 5.945 181.2 183.8 10.7 1.9 0.4 0.7 1.4

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 2007 to July

2008 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

June

2008 to

July 2008

Iron and steel...................................... 72 1.606 243.3 253.3 27.0 0.3 1.7 2.9 4.1

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.409 156.9 159.2 7.4 0.1 0.8 3.2 1.5

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.689 261.2 262.3 7.1 2.8 -1.6 -2.2 0.4

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 0.993 150.6 151.2 3.1 3.5 -0.5 -2.7 0.4

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.374 119.0 119.0 3.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.359 130.0 130.9 2.3 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.7

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 29.720 95.2 95.0 0.6 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 16.491 103.7 103.9 1.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts

and accessories thereof....................... 85 13.229 86.0 85.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.8

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 13.604 116.5 116.6 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 8.019 106.6 106.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 5.912 107.0 106.9 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 1.400 108.8 108.9 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;........................... 94 0.744 117.0 117.0 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 0.507 95.0 95.4 5.4 1.7 0.4 -0.1 0.4

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three 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 2007 to July 2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Percent of

U.S.

imports1

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar. 2008

to Apr.

2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May 2008

to June

2008

June 2008

to July

2008

Industrialized Countries2

..................... 42.888 139.8 142.1 18.0 2.8 1.8 2.0 1.6

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 4.201 351.4 365.7 83.4 8.5 8.6 8.2 4.1

Manufactured articles......................... 38.251 124.2 125.7 10.1 1.8 0.7 0.9 1.2

Other Countries3

............................... 57.112 147.0 149.8 24.7 3.0 3.6 3.4 1.9

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 12.058 398.5 413.1 74.7 7.8 8.7 8.1 3.7

Manufactured articles......................... 44.837 112.0 113.2 9.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.1

Canada............................................ 16.032 172.1 175.1 29.2 5.3 3.5 3.9 1.7

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 3.711 349.7 363.1 86.1 8.5 8.3 8.7 3.8

Manufactured articles......................... 12.028 137.8 138.7 11.4 3.7 1.3 1.8 0.7

European Union4

............................... 17.355 133.8 134.8 10.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 0.249 403.5 416.6 64.5 6.9 13.7 2.7 3.2

Manufactured articles......................... 16.987 130.0 130.8 9.5 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.6

France (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 1.844 119.2 120.4 10.2 2.5 0.3 0.3 1.0

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)..................... 4.732 113.0 113.2 4.9 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)........... 2.684 142.6 143.7 17.4 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.8

Latin America5

.................................. 18.032 192.7 197.4 31.7 4.2 4.4 3.2 2.4

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 5.151 400.3 415.1 69.7 7.4 8.9 6.7 3.7

Manufactured articles......................... 12.786 146.7 149.0 13.7 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.6

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 10.710 154.1 156.3 21.8 2.2 2.7 3.0 1.4

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)6................ 33.822 102.7 103.5 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8

China (Dec. 2003=100)......................... 15.926 102.8 103.7 5.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.9

Japan.............................................. 8.032 95.0 95.5 1.8 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.5

Asian NICs7

..................................... 5.887 91.2 92.5 4.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.4

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)8

..................... 6.041 103.1 104.0 7.2 0.2 1.5 0.7 0.9

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)9

........... 3.928 314.5 323.9 61.5 6.3 7.0 6.9 3.0

1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2006 trade values.

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

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

4 Includes European Union countries.

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

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

Countries.

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

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

Vietnam.

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

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

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

Dash = Not available

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Table 8. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: July 2007 to

July 2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

June

20081

Index Percent change

June

2008

July

2008

Annual Monthly

July 2007

to July

2008

Mar. 2008

to Apr.

2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May 2008

to June

2008

June 2008

to July

2008

Air Freight

Import Air Freight..................................... 100.000 155.6 156.8 18.5 4.4 2.2 1.0 0.8

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 30.262 171.5 175.9 33.3 10.4 3.7 -0.3 2.6

Asia.................................................... 59.694 129.5 129.5 13.0 2.1 1.7 0.6 0.0

Export Air Freight..................................... 100.000 140.8 143.1 21.6 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.6

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)............................ 43.509 135.6 138.8 37.4 2.6 3.2 3.7 2.4

Inbound Air Freight................................... 100.000 150.0 151.5 18.9 3.6 1.7 1.1 1.0

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 32.217 163.7 167.1 31.5 7.7 2.5 1.2 2.1

Asia.................................................... 56.160 123.6 124.2 14.0 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.5

Outbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 143.2 147.3 28.2 2.5 3.3 4.9 2.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 41.905 164.0 168.9 29.6 3.7 3.2 5.1 3.0

Asia.................................................... 40.768 128.0 131.1 25.3 1.4 3.7 5.3 2.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 171.6 178.6 19.5 9.1 1.3 18.3 4.1

Europe................................................. 47.324 186.5 191.3 24.0 17.3 0.5 27.0 2.6

Asia.................................................... 25.101 149.5 155.5 8.5 3.0 2.7 20.9 4.0

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 11.779 147.4 155.8 27.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 5.7

Export Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 171.4 180.7 16.7 -2.2 3.5 8.2 5.4

Europe................................................. 32.956 224.8 242.0 23.0 5.0 3.5 16.2 7.7

Asia.................................................... 33.248 136.5 138.6 15.7 -2.7 3.1 2.2 1.5

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 19.488 166.0 178.3 5.1 -0.8 4.4 3.3 7.4

1 Relative importance figures for Air Passenger Fares Indexes are based on 2006 trade values, while the relative importance figures for the Air Freight

Indexes are based on 2005 trade values.

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

Dash = 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 index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by 

calling (202) 691-7101. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

manufacturing) include outputs such as manufactured plastic rather than inputs such as petroleum. The 

NAICS classification structure also matches the classification system used by the PPI (Producer Price 

Index) to produce the NAICS primary products indexes.

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

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

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

(c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for 

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

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

system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" 

(f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual 

industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

Services Price Indexes -- The Import Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data obtained 

from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold 

by consolidators. The Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected directly 

from airlines. These data include frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Taxes and fees 

are excluded from both the Import and Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes. The Air Freight Indexes are 

calculated from data collected directly from companies. These data exclude mail and passenger 

baggage. The scope of the service being priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, 

and does not include any ground transportation or port service. The Air Freight Indexes are presented 

using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign 

residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Fact 

sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at 

http://www.bls.gov/mxp under "Publications and Other Documentation." 

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

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

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

Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21 and manufactured goods are defined as 

NAICS 31-33. 

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

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

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

revision in the releases for February, March, and April. 

Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics, notably the foreign trade 

sector of the National Income and Product Accounts constructed by the Department of Commerce. 

Other published indexes are useful for general market analysis. For trade in international services, 

Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Income and Product Accounts, while 

International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis. Merchandise and services indexes also 

can be used to study U.S. competitiveness and to compute price elasticities, and the merchandise import 

indexes by country or region of origin are useful in terms of trade analysis. 

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