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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES 

- JUNE 2008 - 

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 2.6 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 

Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 2.6 percent advance in May and was led 

by a continuing rise in petroleum prices. The price index for exports increased 1.0 percent in June after 

rising 0.4 percent in May. 

Percent changes in import and export price indexes 

by End Use category 

- not seasonally adjusted - 

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Import Goods

June import prices rose 2.6 percent and were up 11.7 percent between February and June. 

Import prices advanced 20.5 percent over the past year, which was the largest year-over-year rise since 

the index was first published in September 1982. Higher petroleum prices continued to be the major 

contributor to the advance in overall import prices, increasing 7.4 percent in June after rising 8.9 

percent, 7.9 percent, and 10.1 percent respectively, in the prior three months. Petroleum prices rose 78.6 

percent for the year ended in June, the largest 12-month advance since the index increased 82.5 percent 

between February 2002 and February 2003. 

Nonpetroleum prices also increased in June, rising 0.9 percent after advancing 0.7 percent in 

May and 1.3 percent in April. The index was up 7.3 percent over the past year. A 3.4 percent advance 

in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials led the June increase in 

nonpetroleum prices. The June rise in nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices followed a 

1.9 percent advance in May; the index rose 20.1 percent over the previous 12 months compared to an 

8.0 percent increase over the June 2006-2007 period. Higher prices for natural gas, iron and steel 

products, and steelmaking materials were the largest contributors to the June advance. 

Increases in the price indexes for foods, feeds, and beverages; consumer goods; and automotive 

vehicles also contributed to the June rise in nonpetroleum prices. Foods, feeds, and beverage prices rose 

1.9 percent, led by higher prices for meats and seafood. Prices for consumer goods advanced 0.2 

percent and prices for automotive vehicles edged up 0.1 percent. 

In contrast, the price index for capital goods ticked down 0.1 percent in June after rising 0.3 

percent the previous month. Lower computer prices more than offset rising prices for capital goods 

excluding computers. 

 

Export Goods 

Export prices increased 1.0 percent in June and 8.6 percent over the past year, the largest 12-

month increase since September 1988. The price indexes for agricultural exports and nonagricultural 

exports each contributed to the overall increase in June export prices, moving up 2.2 percent and 0.9 

percent, respectively. The increase in agricultural prices followed a 0.2 percent rise in May and was 

driven by higher prices for soybeans, corn, meat, and fruit which more than offset declines in wheat and 

vegetable prices. Agricultural prices rose 33.0 percent over the June 2007-2008 period. Nonagricultural 

prices also increased over the past 12 months, rising 6.4 percent. 

The June advance in nonagricultural prices was led by a rise in prices for nonagricultural 

industrial supplies and materials which increased 2.1 percent in June after advancing 0.9 percent in May. 

The index rose 15.6 percent over the past year. The June increase was primarily driven by rising fuel 

prices, although higher prices for inorganic chemicals and plastics also contributed to the advance. 

Each of the major finished goods price indexes recorded increases in June. The price index for 

export capital goods rose 0.3 percent in June following a 0.1 percent advance the previous month. 

Prices for automotive vehicles and consumer goods prices each increased 0.1 percent in June after 

recording no change in May. 

2
Imports by Locality of Origin 

 

Prices of imports from China continued to trend upward in June, rising 0.6 percent for the month. 

Import prices from China increased 4.8 percent for the June 2007-2008 period, the largest 12-month 

increase for the index since first being published in December 2003. In comparison, the index rose 0.7 

percent for the year ended in June 2007. 

Rising petroleum prices in June led to higher prices for imports from Canada, the European 

Union, and Mexico. Each index also recorded the largest annual increase since first being published in 

December 1990 for Canada and the European Union, and December 2003 for Mexico. Import prices 

from Canada increased 3.4 percent in June and 25.6 percent over the past year. Prices of imports from 

the European Union rose 0.6 percent for the month and 9.6 percent for the year ended in June. The price 

index for imports from Mexico advanced 2.1 percent in June and 21.6 percent over the past 12 months. 

The price index for imports from Japan rose 0.2 percent in June after recording no change the 

previous month. 

Import and Export Services

 Led by higher European and Asian fares, import air passenger fares increased 18.3 percent in 

June following a 1.3 percent rise in May. Overall import air passenger fares moved up 18.7 percent for 

the year ended in June. After rising 3.3 percent in May, export air passenger fares increased 6.2 percent 

in June, driven by rising European and Latin American-Caribbean fares. The index rose 14.7 percent 

over the past 12 months. 

 

The price indexes for import air freight and export air freight each advanced in June, increasing 

1.1 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. Import air freight prices increased 17.5 percent over the past 

year; export air freight prices advanced 21.5 percent over the same period. 

 

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 July are scheduled for release on August 13 at 

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

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

All commodities..................................... 100.000 140.9 144.6 20.5 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6

All imports excluding petroleum................ 74.330 113.9 114.9 7.3 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.9

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)... 72.036 115.8 116.7 6.6 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.8

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 4.208 145.3 148.0 15.8 2.9 1.3 1.1 1.9

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 3.285 162.7 165.6 18.7 3.1 1.6 1.8 1.8

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 0.923 105.9 108.3 6.7 2.3 0.4 -1.2 2.3

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 43.010 263.3 278.5 50.1 7.1 6.0 6.0 5.8

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum..................................... 17.339 168.0 173.7 20.1 3.2 3.4 1.9 3.4

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)....................... 15.045 174.5 179.0 18.1 3.0 3.2 1.3 2.6

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 10.048 168.9 174.1 17.3 4.2 4.5 1.7 3.1

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum......................... 4.996 165.9 172.2 23.8 2.1 1.8 2.3 3.8

Fuels & lubricants............................... 10 27.965 384.6 413.3 73.5 9.7 7.6 8.6 7.5

Petroleum & petroleum products........... 100 25.671 408.4 438.7 78.6 10.1 7.9 8.9 7.4

Crude.......................................... 10000 19.226 429.1 458.0 86.2 10.0 8.3 8.7 6.7

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................... 101 2.026 243.9 266.2 49.0 6.3 6.1 7.0 9.1

Gas-natural................................... 10110 1.878 242.9 266.9 52.8 6.7 6.7 7.6 9.9

Paper & paper base stocks................... 11 0.712 118.2 119.0 7.4 0.6 1.9 1.6 0.7

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials......................... 12 4.350 149.4 152.1 21.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.8

Selected building materials.................... 13 1.617 116.0 119.4 5.6 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.9

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods.......................................... 14 5.040 263.6 276.2 25.7 7.6 7.4 1.6 4.8

Finished metals related to durable goods. .. 15 1.867 155.1 157.0 17.4 3.7 3.6 2.6 1.2

Nonmetals related to durable goods......... 16 1.459 107.3 107.2 5.5 -0.7 1.0 1.0 -0.1

Capital goods..................................... 2 19.599 93.3 93.2 2.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 -0.1

Electric generating equipment................ 20 2.527 111.7 112.3 6.2 0.6 2.1 0.1 0.5

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 15.567 88.3 88.2 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 -0.1

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 1.505 117.6 117.7 6.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 12.140 107.8 107.9 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 21.044 105.0 105.2 3.7 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.2

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 9.710 108.0 108.0 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.0

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 10.298 101.7 102.1 4.0 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.4

Nonmanufactured consumer goods.......... 42 1.036 105.8 106.6 3.9 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.8

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: June 2007 to June

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

All commodities..................................... 100.000 124.8 126.0 8.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 1.0

Agricultural commodities......................... 9.987 190.9 195.1 33.0 4.7 -2.0 0.2 2.2

Nonagricultural commodities.................... 90.013 120.0 121.1 6.4 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.9

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 9.102 193.3 197.7 33.0 4.3 -2.1 0.3 2.3

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 8.428 198.9 203.9 35.0 4.5 -2.2 0.4 2.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 0.674 144.8 144.9 12.8 2.5 -1.4 -1.0 0.1

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 31.242 169.4 172.7 15.9 4.0 1.5 0.9 1.9

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 11.938 173.3 173.1 7.6 4.4 1.0 -0.7 -0.1

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................... 19.305 167.9 173.3 21.4 3.8 1.7 1.9 3.2

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials... 10 1.559 157.1 158.0 22.8 5.8 -0.8 -0.6 0.6

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials........................................ 29.683 170.3 173.8 15.6 3.9 1.6 0.9 2.1

Fuels & lubricants............................... 11 5.456 274.7 294.5 46.4 10.6 4.0 5.9 7.2

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . . . .. 12 23.229 159.9 161.4 10.5 2.7 1.2 -0.1 0.9

Selected building materials.................... 13 0.998 113.8 113.8 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0

Capital goods..................................... 2 38.441 101.6 101.9 2.3 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3

Electrical generating equipment.............. 20 3.646 108.6 108.5 1.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 27.151 93.9 94.3 1.5 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 7.644 129.3 129.9 6.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 9.493 107.5 107.6 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 11.722 108.1 108.2 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 5.528 110.1 110.2 3.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 5.206 105.0 105.0 1.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0

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: June 2007 to June

2008

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 23.687 187.9 200.5 74.7 8.8 7.8 7.9 6.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 1.580 136.6 140.6 25.1 6.1 0.7 2.2 2.9

Crop production................................. 111 1.110 138.1 139.1 25.8 7.3 0.2 0.5 0.7

Mining.............................................. 21 22.107 192.9 206.3 79.4 9.1 8.3 8.4 6.9

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2006=100)..................................... 212 0.364 123.5 123.1 20.1 1.0 12.5 -0.1 -0.3

Manufactured articles.............................. 75.645 113.9 115.4 9.2 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.3

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 9.057 108.8 109.4 5.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.6

Food manufacturing............................ 311 2.302 126.9 129.7 17.0 2.6 1.0 1.5 2.2

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.747 105.6 106.0 3.2 -0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4

Textile mills...................................... 313 0.409 112.9 112.5 5.5 -0.9 1.3 1.1 -0.4

Textile product mills............................ 314 0.686 102.4 101.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 -0.8

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 3.607 102.0 102.2 1.2 0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.2

Leather and allied product manufacturing. .. 316 1.307 104.9 104.8 3.3 0.1 0.8 0.2 -0.1

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 17.672 130.3 135.1 23.3 3.9 1.9 3.3 3.7

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 1.007 93.2 96.5 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.4 3.5

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 1.185 111.9 112.5 8.5 0.3 1.9 1.1 0.5

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 5.242 176.4 193.7 62.4 13.1 6.2 10.0 9.8

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 7.598 123.9 125.1 13.2 1.2 0.1 0.6 1.0

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 1.541 110.6 111.2 7.6 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.5

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 1.009 111.9 112.4 6.5 0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.4

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 48.916 109.7 110.4 5.2 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.6

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 5.841 179.5 186.6 23.2 8.1 5.2 1.6 4.0

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.395 117.8 119.5 10.3 0.6 1.7 0.9 1.4

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 6.123 110.7 110.8 4.9 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.1

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 12.756 94.0 93.5 -1.4 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.404 112.2 113.0 6.3 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 12.825 104.6 104.8 3.5 0.2 0.6 -0.1 0.2

Furniture and related product

manufacturing................................ 337 1.356 109.1 109.6 8.2 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 4.216 110.4 111.1 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.6

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

2008

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 7.300 156.9 160.6 38.8 4.9 -4.1 -0.4 2.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 5.820 176.2 180.4 46.2 5.0 -5.1 -1.7 2.4

Crop production................................. 111 5.478 183.8 188.4 50.5 5.3 -5.2 -1.8 2.5

Mining.............................................. 21 1.480 114.1 116.4 18.1 4.0 0.7 4.8 2.0

Mining (except oil and gas).................... 212 0.875 101.1 101.1 0.9 1.5 -2.4 1.4 0.0

Manufactured articles.............................. 89.733 112.0 113.2 7.1 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.1

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 6.807 123.5 125.1 13.8 2.4 1.6 1.4 1.3

Food manufacturing............................ 311 4.522 139.3 141.6 21.1 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.7

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.488 106.4 106.4 3.9 1.1 0.9 -0.2 0.0

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 0.459 101.0 101.1 0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 23.266 123.9 127.2 15.4 2.6 1.6 1.4 2.7

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 0.511 111.8 111.8 1.0 0.3 -1.1 0.4 0.0

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 1.896 115.0 115.3 5.4 0.1 1.1 -0.1 0.3

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 3.778 181.2 198.3 58.5 14.2 4.7 6.5 9.4

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 14.105 119.8 121.8 11.5 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.7

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 2.096 108.0 109.2 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.1

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 0.794 108.5 108.8 2.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.3

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 59.659 106.7 107.1 3.4 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 4.890 151.2 153.9 20.9 6.9 3.1 -0.5 1.8

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.635 115.5 116.2 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 11.682 109.3 109.4 4.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 16.246 95.4 96.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.7

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.526 106.6 106.3 2.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 16.076 106.6 106.7 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 4.269 106.6 106.8 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2

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: June 2007 to June

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.089 143.4 146.0 14.6 2.1 3.1 5.9 1.8

Meat and edible meat offal....................... 02 0.237 159.7 164.4 12.0 1.7 0.7 4.2 2.9

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.508 104.2 106.9 6.7 3.4 1.8 -1.2 2.6

Vegetable products................................ II 1.259 157.1 159.9 23.7 3.8 3.4 0.6 1.8

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............ 07 0.305 208.2 202.6 15.6 4.4 5.4 -7.3 -2.7

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.371 107.2 113.9 25.3 -1.9 11.6 1.2 6.3

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................... 09 0.237 166.5 166.7 17.1 9.6 -4.1 -0.4 0.1

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.023 137.2 139.5 12.2 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.7

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;

bakers’ wares (Dec. 2007=100).............. 19 0.166 107.8 109.2 – 2.7 1.8 0.7 1.3

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other

parts of plants................................... 20 0.222 142.1 141.5 14.9 1.4 0.6 0.4 -0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................. 22 0.737 117.3 118.2 5.6 -0.4 1.6 0.1 0.8

Mineral products.................................... V 27.633 380.3 408.3 74.5 9.6 8.0 8.5 7.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster

materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)... 25 0.193 102.7 102.8 – 0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.1

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 27.041 382.1 410.8 75.8 9.8 7.8 8.7 7.5

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 6.902 137.8 138.9 12.2 1.6 -0.2 0.4 0.8

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 0.907 255.5 253.3 14.2 3.0 -1.6 -1.0 -0.9

Organic chemicals................................. 29 2.260 131.5 133.3 10.6 1.4 -2.4 0.2 1.4

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.103 114.3 114.2 6.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 -0.1

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments;

varnish & paints; putty......................... 32 0.149 104.7 104.9 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec.

2001=100)....................................... 33 0.375 124.7 125.4 10.2 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.6

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 0.383 101.4 100.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.9 -0.6

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 2.625 131.7 133.0 9.3 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.0

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 1.730 128.9 129.6 9.1 -0.1 1.4 0.4 0.5

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 0.895 137.3 139.7 9.6 0.8 0.6 1.5 1.7

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.528 111.8 112.2 4.9 0.1 0.7 -0.3 0.4

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

various materials................................ 42 0.485 112.3 112.7 5.2 0.2 0.8 -0.4 0.4

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 1.042 114.0 118.5 4.4 0.5 0.3 2.2 3.9

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 1.328 116.0 116.4 7.8 0.1 1.6 0.9 0.3

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 0.918 112.1 112.6 8.5 0.0 2.4 1.3 0.4

Printed matter...................................... 49 0.231 118.5 118.6 2.6 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 4.554 103.6 103.6 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.0

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted............................ 61 1.645 100.5 101.0 0.6 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.5

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted........................ 62 1.794 102.2 102.2 1.0 0.2 0.3 -1.0 0.0

Made-up or worn textile articles................. 63 0.466 96.1 94.9 1.1 1.9 0.7 0.1 -1.2

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.. .. XII 1.093 105.7 105.5 3.9 0.2 0.9 0.2 -0.2

Footwear and parts of such articles............ 64 0.915 104.6 104.4 3.1 0.2 1.1 0.3 -0.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: June 2007 to June

2008 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc........................................... XIII 0.865 115.3 115.9 5.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or

mica (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 68 0.307 107.1 108.3 5.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1

Ceramic products.................................. 69 0.281 125.0 125.8 8.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.6

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.277 113.3 113.0 1.5 0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.3

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 2.624 155.5 157.7 18.7 4.5 1.2 -1.8 1.4

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 6.913 200.6 206.9 17.1 4.4 6.4 3.0 3.1

Iron and steel...................................... 72 2.203 284.9 311.1 50.9 5.8 11.0 6.5 9.2

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.605 153.5 156.2 21.1 2.5 3.3 2.8 1.8

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.851 333.8 327.8 6.6 8.5 5.5 2.9 -1.8

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 0.982 158.1 155.8 6.1 5.8 5.7 -0.1 -1.5

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.330 114.3 115.2 6.8 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.8

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.409 128.1 129.7 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 22.056 89.2 89.1 1.5 0.0 0.8 0.1 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 11.350 89.5 89.3 1.2 0.1 0.9 0.0 -0.2

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV

recorders & reproducers, parts............... 85 10.706 89.0 88.9 1.6 -0.1 0.8 0.3 -0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 11.202 109.3 109.5 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 10.384 108.5 108.7 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2002=100)....................................... 88 0.734 111.6 111.7 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 2.618 101.6 101.5 2.1 0.3 1.2 0.5 -0.1

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical

instruments...................................... 90 2.345 99.6 99.4 1.7 0.3 1.1 0.5 -0.2

Clocks and watches and parts thereof. . . . . . . .. 91 0.205 121.4 121.5 4.7 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 3.393 105.9 106.4 5.2 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.5

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs........... 94 1.972 111.2 111.8 6.9 1.8 2.0 0.4 0.5

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 1.240 98.6 98.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles........... 96 0.181 111.3 111.4 4.2 0.5 1.7 0.5 0.1

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: June 2007 to June

2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.610 170.1 174.3 13.8 3.4 2.3 2.3 2.5

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100). . .. 02 0.879 142.0 145.3 16.4 5.5 4.6 3.4 2.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.424 148.8 148.7 19.6 3.2 -1.5 -1.3 -0.1

Vegetable products................................ II 5.487 233.3 239.3 50.2 5.1 -4.2 -0.6 2.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.679 122.1 123.0 4.7 -0.7 1.0 -0.2 0.7

Cereals.............................................. 10 2.565 292.3 293.6 63.8 6.5 -2.8 -4.0 0.4

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder....................... 12 1.607 238.4 259.3 64.7 8.2 -10.9 2.0 8.8

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.344 135.1 136.3 13.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.9

Miscellaneous edible preparations.............. 21 0.437 120.6 120.9 9.1 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2

Residues and waste from the food industries;

prepared animal feed........................... 23 0.585 197.9 202.6 41.6 3.3 -0.2 0.2 2.4

Mineral products.................................... V 5.553 333.1 355.7 46.1 11.1 3.5 5.6 6.8

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 4.943 329.8 354.9 54.0 12.1 4.1 5.9 7.6

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 11.657 142.6 144.7 11.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.5

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 1.144 186.6 187.6 20.9 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.5

Organic chemicals................................. 29 3.645 160.4 167.6 14.1 2.2 1.5 1.0 4.5

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.549 120.0 120.1 5.3 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints,

varnish, putty, & inks........................... 32 0.539 116.4 116.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.3

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations................ 33 0.658 121.6 121.4 3.8 0.9 1.4 -0.2 -0.2

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring

products; candles, pastes..................... 34 0.398 117.8 118.7 6.6 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.8

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 1.605 125.5 126.0 5.3 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 5.187 139.2 141.5 7.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.7

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 4.205 134.9 136.9 7.7 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.5

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 0.982 157.7 161.3 8.1 0.6 1.0 0.6 2.3

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.398 118.7 119.2 -2.8 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.4

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 0.633 112.6 112.6 -0.8 0.4 -1.0 1.4 0.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 2.487 116.7 117.3 6.1 0.3 1.0 -1.0 0.5

Woodpulp and recovered paper................. 47 0.685 126.2 127.7 13.3 1.0 0.6 -2.8 1.2

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 1.284 112.2 112.5 4.0 0.0 1.5 -0.3 0.3

Printed material.................................... 49 0.519 120.9 121.2 3.1 0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 2.190 107.6 108.0 6.0 2.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.4

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof............................................ 52 0.685 108.7 109.7 18.7 6.7 -2.9 -2.3 0.9

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc........................................... XIII 0.779 110.8 111.3 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.5

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.424 99.6 99.6 1.1 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 4.012 186.2 183.1 12.5 6.0 0.6 -2.2 -1.7

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 5.981 180.3 181.8 7.4 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8

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: June 2007 to June

2008 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June

2007 to

June

2008

Feb.

2008 to

Mar.

2008

Mar.

2008 to

Apr. 2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May

2008 to

June

2008

Iron and steel...................................... 72 1.590 238.2 245.4 17.3 6.1 0.5 2.2 3.0

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.384 152.3 157.5 6.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 3.4

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.712 267.2 261.2 7.1 7.1 2.8 -1.6 -2.2

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 1.031 154.8 150.6 0.7 7.1 3.5 -0.5 -2.7

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.379 119.1 119.1 3.9 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.360 128.9 129.8 1.7 -1.1 0.1 0.5 0.7

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 30.022 95.1 95.4 1.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 16.742 104.1 104.0 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts

and accessories thereof....................... 85 13.280 85.4 86.0 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.7

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 13.701 116.1 116.3 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 8.109 106.6 106.7 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 5.963 106.7 106.7 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 1.418 109.0 109.0 4.1 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;........................... 94 0.752 117.0 117.1 3.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 0.514 95.4 95.4 5.9 0.5 1.9 0.5 0.0

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 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: June 2007 to June 2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Percent of

U.S.

imports1

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June 2007

to June

2008

Feb. 2008

to Mar.

2008

Mar. 2008

to Apr.

2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May 2008

to June

2008

Industrialized Countries2

..................... 42.888 137.0 139.4 16.5 2.4 2.7 1.9 1.8

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 4.201 326.6 350.0 76.9 9.3 8.9 8.9 7.2

Manufactured articles......................... 38.251 122.9 123.9 9.2 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.8

Other Countries3

............................... 57.112 141.2 145.1 23.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 12.058 360.6 383.6 73.9 8.8 7.5 6.6 6.4

Manufactured articles......................... 44.837 110.5 111.8 7.9 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.2

Canada............................................ 16.032 164.1 169.6 25.6 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.4

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 3.711 324.7 348.0 77.6 10.2 8.9 8.9 7.2

Manufactured articles......................... 12.028 133.0 135.1 9.2 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.6

European Union4

............................... 17.355 132.5 133.3 9.6 1.6 1.6 0.5 0.6

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 0.249 349.3 367.5 56.6 8.4 8.0 0.0 5.2

Manufactured articles......................... 16.987 129.1 129.7 8.8 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.5

France (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 1.844 118.9 119.3 11.1 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.3

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)..................... 4.732 113.1 112.8 4.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 -0.3

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)........... 2.684 138.8 140.7 16.8 3.3 1.2 0.7 1.4

Latin America5

.................................. 18.032 184.9 190.3 30.1 4.1 4.2 3.4 2.9

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 5.151 366.0 387.4 72.2 8.2 7.5 6.1 5.8

Manufactured articles......................... 12.786 145.2 146.7 11.6 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.0

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 10.710 150.3 153.5 21.6 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.1

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)6................ 33.822 102.3 102.7 4.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.4

China (Dec. 2003=100)......................... 15.926 102.2 102.8 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6

Japan.............................................. 8.032 94.9 95.1 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2

Asian NICs7

..................................... 5.887 91.0 91.0 2.8 0.1 1.5 0.6 0.0

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)8

..................... 6.041 102.5 103.2 7.4 0.8 0.3 1.5 0.7

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)9

........... 3.928 285.1 299.8 57.4 7.9 5.7 4.3 5.2

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: June 2007

to June 2008

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

May

20081

Index Percent change

May

2008

June

2008

Annual Monthly

June 2007

to June

2008

Feb. 2008

to Mar.

2008

Mar. 2008

to Apr.

2008

Apr. 2008

to May

2008

May 2008

to June

2008

Air Freight

Import Air Freight..................................... 100.000 153.7 155.4 17.5 1.1 4.2 2.2 1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 31.037 170.9 170.5 29.2 0.4 9.6 3.8 -0.2

Asia.................................................... 61.042 128.7 129.5 13.0 1.8 2.1 1.7 0.6

Export Air Freight..................................... 100.000 138.2 142.2 21.5 0.3 2.6 2.1 2.9

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)............................ 43.060 131.7 137.1 36.6 0.2 2.8 3.7 4.1

Inbound Air Freight................................... 100.000 147.9 149.6 17.5 0.9 3.4 1.6 1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 32.194 161.3 163.2 28.1 0.3 7.4 2.6 1.2

Asia.................................................... 56.255 122.1 123.2 13.1 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.9

Outbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 135.5 141.4 23.7 1.4 2.2 2.9 4.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 41.524 153.8 159.9 23.5 0.8 3.2 2.1 4.0

Asia.................................................... 40.835 121.4 127.7 22.3 2.1 1.4 3.5 5.2

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 145.0 171.6 18.7 0.2 9.1 1.3 18.3

Europe................................................. 44.077 146.8 186.5 21.2 0.3 17.3 0.5 27.0

Asia.................................................... 24.591 123.7 149.5 10.3 0.3 3.0 2.7 20.9

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 13.389 141.5 147.4 27.1 1.2 4.3 4.4 4.2

Export Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 159.2 169.0 14.7 2.4 -1.5 3.3 6.2

Europe................................................. 30.157 193.4 222.3 23.4 1.5 5.0 3.5 14.9

Asia.................................................... 34.612 133.6 131.0 12.3 2.9 -2.7 3.1 -1.9

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 19.993 160.2 169.6 3.5 1.3 -1.2 4.4 5.9

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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