U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES – JUNE 2014 

U.S. import prices advanced 0.1 percent in June following a 0.3-percent rise in May, the U.S. Bureau of 

Labor Statistics reported today. Higher fuel prices drove the monthly increases for both June and May. 

Prices for U.S. exports decreased 0.4 percent in June, after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month. 

Chart 1. One-month percent change in the Import Price Index: June 2013 – June 2014 

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in the Import Price Index: June 2013 – June 2014

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All Imports: The price index for overall imports continued to trend up in 2014, ticking up 0.1 percent in 

June, after advancing 0.3 percent the previous month. U.S. import prices increased 1.9 percent over the first 

half of 2014, leading import prices up 1.2 percent for the year ended in June. The year-over-year increase in 

June was the largest 12-month advance for import prices since the index rose 3.5 percent between March 

2011 and March 2012. 

Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel increased 1.2 percent in June, after rising 1.6 percent in May. The June 

increase was led by a 1.4-percent advance in petroleum prices which more than offset a 1.9-percent drop in 

natural gas prices. Fuel prices advanced 6.2 percent over the past year, the largest year-over-year increase 

since the index rose 7.7 percent for the year ended in July 2013. A 6.4-percent rise in petroleum prices and a 

9.6-percent increase in natural gas prices drove the 12-month advance in overall fuel prices in June. A 12.5-

percent decline in nuclear fuel prices partially offset the higher petroleum and natural gas prices over the 

past 12 months. 

All Imports Excluding Fuel: In contrast to fuel prices, nonfuel import prices edged down 0.1 percent in 

June, after recording no change the 2 previous months. In June, lower foods, feeds, and beverages prices and 

lower prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials led the decline. The price index for nonfuel 

imports was unchanged over the past year. Lower prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, 

automotive vehicles, and capital goods offset rising prices for foods, feeds, and beverages and consumer 

goods. 

Table A. Percent change in import and export price indexes, selected categories 

 
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Chart 3. One-month percent change in the Export Price Index: June 2013 – June 2014 

 Percent change 

Chart 4. 12-month percent change in the Export Price Index: June 2013 – June 2014 

 Percent change

All Exports: U.S. export prices fell for the second time in 3 months in June, declining 0.4 percent, after 

ticking up 0.1 percent in May and falling 1.0 percent in April. In June, lower prices for both agricultural 

prices and nonagricultural prices contributed to the overall decline. The 1.4-percent drop over the second 

quarter of 2014 was the largest 3-month decrease since a 1.6-percent drop between February and May 2013. 

Export prices rose 0.2 percent for the year ended in June. 

Agricultural Exports: Agricultural export prices fell 1.8 percent in June, the largest 1-month drop in the 

index since a 4.2-percent decrease in August 2013. The June decline was driven by an 11.2-percent drop in 

wheat prices, a 7.5-percent fall in fruit prices, and an 8.1-percent decrease in corn prices. Agricultural prices 

decreased 1.2 percent over the past year. 

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: The price index for nonagricultural exports fell 0.3 percent in June, 

after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month. Falling prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and 

materials more than offset higher finished goods prices. Despite the June decline, nonagricultural prices 

increased 0.3 percent over the past 12 months. 

 

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SELECTED JUNE HIGHLIGHTS 

Import Prices 

Imports by Locality of Origin: Prices for imports from China were unchanged in June following a 0.3-

percent advance in May. Import prices from China also rose over the past 12 months, advancing 0.4 percent 

between June 2013 and June 2014. The price index for imports from Japan also recorded no change in June, 

after edging down 0.1 percent in each of the 2 previous months. Prices for imports from Japan declined 1.6 

percent for the year ended in June. Import prices from Canada rose 0.6 percent in June, after recording no 

change the previous month. Higher petroleum prices led the June advance. In contrast, the price indexes for 

imports from the European Union and Mexico each edged down 0.1 percent in June. The drop followed a 

0.4-percent increase in May for import prices from the European Union, and a 0.1-percent decrease for 

import prices from Mexico. 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices fell 0.2 

percent for the second consecutive month in June. Lower chemical prices—down 0.7 percent in June and 

0.4 percent in May—were the main contributors to the decreases in both months. 

 

Finished Goods: Prices for each of the major finished goods categories recorded no change in June. Capital 

goods prices previously advanced 0.2 percent in May. The price indexes for consumer goods and 

automotive vehicles were unchanged for the second consecutive month in June. Consumer goods prices 

increased 0.7 percent for the year ended in June, and prices for automotive vehicles and capital goods each 

fell over the same period, down 0.4 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. 

 

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Foods, feeds, and beverages prices fell 1.7 percent in June, the largest 

monthly decline for the index since a 2.8-percent drop in February 2012. The June decrease was driven by 

lower prices for fruits, vegetables, fish and coffee. 

Transportation Services: The index for import air passenger fares advanced 6.9 percent in June, the largest 

monthly increase since the index rose 7.1 percent in December. The June advance was led by an 8.7-percent 

increase in European fares and a 5.8-percent rise in Asian fares. The index for import air passenger fares 

rose 1.4 percent over the past 12 months. Import air freight prices were unchanged in June and advanced 2.3 

percent over the past year. 

Export Prices 

 

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials 

prices fell 1.0 percent in June following decreases of 0.1 percent in May and 3.9 percent in April. A 1.5-

percent drop in fuel prices, a 3.9-percent decline in gold prices, and a 0.6-percent decrease in chemicals 

prices were the largest contributors to the overall drop in nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials 

prices in June. 

 

Finished Goods: Prices for each of the major finished goods categories ticked up 0.1 percent in June. The 

June price uptick for capital goods and automotive vehicles followed advances of 0.2 percent and 0.1 

percent, respectively in May. In contrast, consumer goods prices edged down 0.1 percent in May. 

Transportation Services: Export air passenger fares advanced 4.1 percent in June, led by a 13.2 percent 

jump in European fares. Despite the June increase, export air passenger fares fell 0.1 percent over the past 

year. Export air freight prices were unchanged in June and up 9.6 percent over the past 12 months. 

 

Import and Export Price Index data for July 2014 are scheduled for release on Thursday, August 14, 

2014 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: June 2013 to June

2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

All commodities................................... 100.000 140.2 140.4 1.2 0.5 -0.5 0.3 0.1

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 74.653 102.4 102.3 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1

All imports excluding petroleum.............. 80.971 116.0 115.8 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2

All imports excluding fuels (Dec.

2001=100)........................................ 79.938 119.7 119.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 5.285 179.9 176.9 2.7 3.6 -0.7 -0.5 -1.7

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 4.024 197.0 194.0 2.1 4.7 -0.6 -0.4 -1.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 1.261 141.0 138.0 4.6 0.1 -0.9 -1.1 -2.1

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 32.957 252.9 254.7 3.0 0.9 -1.6 0.8 0.7

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum.................................... 13.929 161.8 161.4 -1.2 1.3 -2.4 -1.0 -0.2

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)..................... 12.896 180.3 180.0 -1.6 0.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 7.771 168.0 168.0 -1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum....................... 5.124 153.7 153.0 -1.2 2.3 -5.2 -2.2 -0.5

Fuels & lubricants............................. 10 20.060 346.0 350.3 6.2 1.0 -2.6 1.6 1.2

Petroleum & petroleum products......... 100 19.027 382.8 388.1 6.4 0.6 -1.1 2.2 1.4

Crude........................................ 10000 14.486 397.0 408.3 7.8 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.8

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................. 101 0.866 149.5 147.1 7.4 8.4 -24.3 -10.6 -1.6

Gas-natural.................................. 10110 0.724 139.2 136.5 9.6 10.2 -27.3 -12.6 -1.9

Paper & paper base stocks.................. 11 0.535 113.6 113.8 0.5 -0.8 -0.2 1.0 0.2

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials....................... 12 4.663 170.2 169.7 -2.1 0.9 0.0 -0.7 -0.3

Selected building materials.................. 13 1.030 141.3 141.6 -1.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 0.2

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 14 3.530 240.4 239.4 -1.7 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.4

Finished metals related to durable

goods........................................ 15 1.626 157.0 157.6 -0.4 0.7 -0.6 0.4 0.4

Nonmetals related to durable goods. . . . . .. 16 1.512 111.5 111.6 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Capital goods................................... 2 24.798 92.5 92.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

Electric generating equipment............... 20 2.972 119.0 118.9 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 19.907 85.2 85.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 1.920 135.9 135.9 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 13.511 113.5 113.5 -0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 23.448 108.3 108.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 11.329 118.4 118.4 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 10.922 97.8 97.7 -1.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Nonmanufactured consumer goods. . . . . . .. 42 1.197 121.7 121.3 4.2 0.2 1.1 0.0 -0.3

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June

2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

All commodities................................... 100.000 133.6 133.0 0.2 0.9 -1.0 0.1 -0.4

Agricultural commodities....................... 10.305 225.7 221.6 -1.2 2.8 1.5 0.3 -1.8

All exports excluding food and fuels (Dec.

2010=100)........................................ 80.696 102.6 102.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Nonagricultural commodities.................. 89.693 127.0 126.6 0.3 0.7 -1.3 0.1 -0.3

Foods, feeds, & beverages................... 0 9.434 226.0 222.3 -0.7 2.7 1.9 0.4 -1.6

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............. 00 8.816 230.2 226.4 -1.0 2.9 1.8 0.6 -1.7

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................. 01 0.618 188.4 185.9 4.3 0.1 2.3 -1.8 -1.3

Industrial supplies & materials.............. 1 33.315 178.6 176.8 -0.5 1.8 -3.8 -0.2 -1.0

Industrial supplies & materials, durable. . .. 11.143 171.7 170.3 -3.0 0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.8

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................. 22.171 183.2 181.1 0.9 2.2 -5.7 -0.1 -1.1

Agricultural industrial supplies &

materials..................................... 10 1.489 206.5 201.0 -1.4 2.3 -0.3 -1.3 -2.7

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials...................................... 31.825 177.7 176.0 -0.5 1.8 -3.9 -0.1 -1.0

Fuels & lubricants............................. 11 9.868 260.1 256.1 2.2 4.1 -11.8 0.1 -1.5

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . .. 12 20.938 166.8 165.7 -1.5 0.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.7

Selected building materials.................. 13 1.019 128.1 125.5 2.4 0.0 0.3 -0.9 -2.0

Capital goods................................... 2 36.193 107.4 107.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

Electrical generating equipment............. 20 3.639 114.9 114.6 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3

Nonelectrical machinery...................... 21 25.585 95.8 95.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................. 22 6.968 156.5 156.6 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines..... 3 9.401 114.0 114.1 0.6 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding

automotives.................................. 4 11.656 115.0 115.1 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured................. 40 5.324 111.0 111.1 -3.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1

Durables, manufactured...................... 41 4.946 112.2 112.3 0.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June

2014

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Nonmanufactured articles...................... 17.575 173.9 176.6 7.4 2.0 -1.8 0.4 1.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 1.864 184.8 174.1 0.8 12.6 -1.1 -3.0 -5.8

Crop production............................... 111 1.435 193.9 181.0 2.3 16.5 -1.7 -3.1 -6.7

Forestry and logging (Dec. 2012=100)..... 113 0.137 78.1 80.1 -23.9 -3.4 -3.7 -6.8 2.6

Mining............................................ 21 15.711 172.5 176.6 8.1 0.9 -1.9 0.9 2.4

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2006=100)................................... 212 0.247 123.2 123.7 -6.5 -0.6 0.6 -1.8 0.4

Manufactured articles............................ 82.027 116.6 116.4 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 1................. 31 10.437 125.3 125.5 1.5 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.2

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 3.052 159.3 159.8 3.2 1.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.3

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 0.918 115.4 115.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Textile mills (Dec. 2011=100)............... 313 0.354 102.1 102.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Textile product mills.......................... 314 0.760 114.5 114.5 -1.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Apparel manufacturing....................... 315 3.707 111.0 110.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1

Leather and allied product

manufacturing............................... 316 1.646 123.5 123.5 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2................. 32 17.587 138.7 137.5 0.9 0.4 -1.3 0.9 -0.9

Wood product manufacturing................ 321 0.619 120.6 120.6 -2.0 -0.1 -1.1 -0.7 0.0

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 0.970 110.3 110.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 0.0

Printing and related support activities

(Dec. 2013=100)........................... 323 0.186 99.6 99.5 – -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 4.130 164.7 159.6 1.6 1.3 -5.3 4.2 -3.1

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 8.919 137.8 137.4 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.3

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 1.933 122.9 122.9 -2.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 0.831 130.2 130.6 1.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3

Manufactured goods, part 3................. 33 54.003 108.1 108.1 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 4.142 158.2 157.9 -1.4 0.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 2.661 126.9 126.9 -0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 6.856 121.6 121.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 15.913 80.3 80.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 4.048 118.1 117.8 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 14.355 112.0 112.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Furniture and related product

manufacturing............................... 337 1.340 115.2 115.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 4.687 121.9 121.7 0.7 0.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June

2014

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Nonmanufactured articles...................... 7.539 168.4 164.6 -4.2 8.1 -13.7 -0.1 -2.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and

hunting........................................ 11 5.212 205.0 198.9 -6.4 3.8 0.6 0.0 -3.0

Crop production............................... 111 4.981 213.5 207.3 -6.7 3.9 0.8 0.6 -2.9

Mining............................................ 21 2.327 94.8 94.2 1.6 15.1 -34.5 -0.3 -0.6

Mining (except oil and gas).................. 212 1.315 98.2 98.7 -6.4 -0.5 -1.1 -0.6 0.5

Manufactured articles............................ 90.528 120.8 120.5 0.2 0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 1................. 31 7.228 157.7 157.8 4.1 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1

Food manufacturing.......................... 311 5.123 182.9 183.6 5.9 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.4

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing............................... 312 0.538 121.9 118.0 -7.2 0.0 -0.6 -1.9 -3.2

Leather and allied product manufacturing

(Dec. 2013=100)........................... 316 0.291 107.0 107.1 – 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.1

Manufactured goods, part 2................. 32 26.043 132.0 131.0 -1.1 0.6 -2.3 0.1 -0.8

Wood product manufacturing................ 321 0.459 124.6 124.2 5.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.3

Paper manufacturing......................... 322 1.821 125.1 124.1 1.6 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.8

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing............................... 324 7.340 165.8 162.5 1.8 1.9 -7.6 0.5 -2.0

Chemical manufacturing..................... 325 13.218 127.3 127.1 -3.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing............................... 326 2.157 119.1 119.3 -1.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing............................... 327 0.770 113.3 113.3 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3................. 33 57.257 112.9 112.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0

Primary metal manufacturing................ 331 4.653 148.6 146.5 -5.6 1.7 1.0 -1.1 -1.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing... 332 2.690 127.7 127.8 -2.8 -3.2 0.2 0.0 0.1

Machinery manufacturing.................... 333 11.691 124.1 124.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing............................... 334 13.766 88.0 88.0 -0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing................. 335 3.447 114.1 114.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing... 336 15.583 119.9 120.0 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Furniture and related product

manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100).......... 337 0.361 107.8 107.9 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing............... 339 5.066 125.3 125.6 3.1 1.1 0.5 -0.2 0.2

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June

2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Live animals; animal products................. I 1.309 198.9 194.6 8.5 1.7 1.3 -1.0 -2.2

Meat and edible meat offal..................... 02 0.288 243.4 247.4 12.6 3.3 4.2 -1.4 1.6

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates......................... 03 0.718 146.1 140.4 4.3 0.1 -1.1 -0.9 -3.9

Vegetable products............................... II 1.739 211.9 197.4 -3.3 8.5 -1.0 0.7 -6.8

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers.......... 07 0.430 408.2 354.0 1.9 9.8 -1.7 15.3 -13.3

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 0.447 111.6 101.0 -8.5 16.8 -0.5 -12.3 -9.5

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................. 09 0.359 257.3 246.7 4.7 9.3 -6.8 7.3 -4.1

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100)........................................ III 0.248 115.6 116.1 -0.3 4.5 -1.2 0.0 0.4

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco........................................... IV 2.471 160.1 161.7 3.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 1.0

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec.

2012=100)..................................... 17 0.166 89.2 92.3 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.7 3.5

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec.

2009=100)..................................... 18 0.233 107.1 114.1 26.6 7.1 2.1 -1.2 6.5

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;

bakers’ wares (Dec. 2007=100)............. 19 0.243 131.3 131.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or

other parts of plants.......................... 20 0.304 168.9 170.0 2.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.7

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar................ 22 0.931 125.8 125.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0

Mineral products.................................. V 19.940 348.6 353.3 6.4 1.1 -2.4 1.6 1.3

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 19.682 345.8 350.5 6.5 1.1 -2.5 1.7 1.4

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 8.128 152.8 152.3 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.3

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.647 330.3 325.5 -6.2 0.9 5.6 2.7 -1.5

Organic chemicals............................... 29 2.382 135.5 134.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -1.0 -0.4

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 3.330 133.6 133.6 6.9 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0

Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100).................... 31 0.319 111.0 107.9 -14.5 5.3 -1.3 -1.2 -2.8

Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish,

paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100)............. 32 0.174 102.1 102.2 9.0 0.9 0.8 -0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 0.462 93.4 93.4 -6.8 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 3.131 147.6 147.7 -2.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 2.001 149.4 149.4 1.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.0

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 1.130 145.8 146.2 -9.0 -0.7 -0.7 -1.3 0.3

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc....................................... VIII 0.616 128.9 127.7 1.8 0.8 -0.2 0.5 -0.9

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc.

of various materials........................... 42 0.570 130.4 130.2 2.6 0.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.2

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................. IX 0.648 146.1 146.4 -2.8 -0.1 -0.9 -0.9 0.2

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 1.036 113.7 113.7 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 0.0

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 0.682 107.1 107.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.2

Printed matter (Dec. 2013=100)............... 49 0.192 99.5 99.4 – -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 4.695 114.2 114.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted.......................... 61 1.831 103.0 102.9 -0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1

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 2013 to June

2014 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted...................... 62 1.704 119.2 119.1 1.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1

Made-up or worn textile articles............... 63 0.547 108.1 108.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc... XII 1.321 122.0 121.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1

Footwear and parts of such articles........... 64 1.141 121.4 121.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.767 132.7 133.2 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.4

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

or mica (Dec. 2001=100).................... 68 0.253 125.4 126.6 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 1.0

Ceramic products................................ 69 0.236 141.0 141.6 0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.4

Glass and glassware............................ 70 0.278 129.5 129.4 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 2.630 182.0 180.1 -3.3 2.8 0.1 -0.9 -1.0

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 5.301 182.3 183.0 0.9 0.2 -0.2 0.8 0.4

Iron and steel.................................... 72 1.265 222.5 221.9 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.3

Articles of iron or steel.......................... 73 1.664 153.6 154.3 -0.7 1.2 -0.6 0.3 0.5

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.436 329.0 327.2 -3.7 -3.4 -3.2 1.7 -0.5

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 0.705 137.8 140.6 2.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.0

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and

forks, of base metal; parts thereof.......... 82 0.392 129.5 129.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.0 -0.2

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. . . . . . . .. 83 0.441 136.7 136.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 26.980 84.6 84.6 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 14.024 89.7 89.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.0

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and

TV recorders & reproducers, parts......... 85 12.956 79.7 79.7 -1.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 12.021 116.2 116.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 11.014 114.9 114.9 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2002=100)..................................... 88 0.907 119.7 119.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 3.414 104.6 104.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1

Optical, photographic, measuring and

medical instruments.......................... 90 3.116 101.4 101.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1

Clocks and watches and parts thereof. . . . . .. 91 0.241 144.0 143.9 2.9 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 3.525 113.3 113.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs......... 94 2.050 117.4 117.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 1.244 105.7 105.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . . . .. 96 0.231 135.1 135.3 -2.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June

2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Live animals; animal products................. I 2.209 245.4 242.1 12.7 3.2 4.7 0.1 -1.3

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)... 02 1.287 187.0 189.0 13.0 2.9 6.1 2.3 1.1

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates......................... 03 0.353 203.6 200.4 9.3 -0.2 3.0 -2.6 -1.6

Vegetable products............................... II 4.845 260.3 252.8 -7.0 3.8 0.7 0.8 -2.9

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons.......................................... 08 1.168 183.0 174.3 12.5 -0.5 -4.4 0.6 -4.8

Cereals............................................ 10 1.220 270.0 246.5 -19.7 6.7 2.9 1.7 -8.7

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder..................... 12 1.996 290.8 293.9 -1.9 5.7 2.3 0.3 1.1

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100)........................................ III 0.255 117.3 115.0 -13.1 3.5 1.8 0.1 -2.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and

tobacco........................................... IV 2.942 169.8 169.2 1.3 0.5 1.3 -0.2 -0.4

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or

other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100). . . .. 20 0.351 119.0 119.0 5.2 1.7 1.9 0.0 0.0

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.

2008=100)..................................... 22 0.484 111.6 110.7 -1.9 0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.8

Residues and waste from the food

industries; prepared animal feed............ 23 0.766 281.8 278.8 4.3 1.6 1.3 -0.6 -1.1

Mineral products.................................. V 9.647 301.0 296.7 1.3 4.5 -13.5 0.2 -1.4

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)......... 26 0.434 93.6 96.2 3.6 -0.2 -1.1 2.2 2.8

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............. 27 9.030 298.3 293.3 1.2 4.8 -14.3 0.1 -1.7

Products of the chemical or allied

industries........................................ VI 10.680 148.7 148.8 -3.3 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.1

Inorganic chemicals............................. 28 0.881 173.6 170.1 -8.4 -0.6 -1.4 0.8 -2.0

Organic chemicals............................... 29 3.066 161.2 161.0 -1.9 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 -0.1

Pharmaceutical products....................... 30 2.557 115.4 115.7 -5.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3

Fertilizers (Dec. 2012=100).................... 31 0.302 84.9 84.4 -11.3 2.6 12.4 -0.5 -0.6

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations.............. 33 0.703 133.5 133.4 -3.7 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or

scouring products; candles, pastes......... 34 0.460 120.1 120.7 1.0 -1.3 0.0 0.3 0.5

Miscellaneous chemical products............. 38 1.746 153.5 156.0 -0.3 0.6 -1.8 -1.1 1.6

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof.................................. VII 5.178 150.7 150.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.2

Plastics and articles thereof.................... 39 4.201 145.4 145.0 1.6 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3

Rubber and articles thereof.................... 40 0.977 173.7 173.4 -5.2 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.2

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc........................................ VIII 0.445 158.7 159.0 8.5 2.1 1.0 0.1 0.2

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products......................................... X 2.270 125.1 124.0 1.1 0.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.9

Woodpulp and recovered paper............... 47 0.685 130.5 127.0 -3.9 0.3 0.6 -1.2 -2.7

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper

pulp, paper or paperboard................... 48 1.160 123.5 123.4 3.7 0.7 -1.3 0.2 -0.1

Textile and textile articles....................... XI 1.926 135.4 134.2 2.1 0.7 -0.8 -0.3 -0.9

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof.......................................... 52 0.628 155.2 149.4 4.3 3.2 -1.4 -1.0 -3.7

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,

ceramics, glass etc............................ XIII 0.741 120.3 120.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

Glass and glassware............................ 70 0.380 98.8 98.8 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: June 2013 to June

2014 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb.

2014 to

Mar.

2014

Mar.

2014 to

Apr.

2014

Apr.

2014 to

May

2014

May

2014 to

June

2014

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins.............................. XIV 4.418 250.2 246.2 -3.0 3.0 1.8 -1.4 -1.6

Base metals and articles of base metals. . .. XV 5.251 163.4 163.4 -1.4 -1.3 -0.6 0.6 0.0

Iron and steel.................................... 72 1.431 193.1 191.8 2.7 1.7 0.8 1.1 -0.7

Copper and articles thereof.................... 74 0.587 223.8 226.4 -4.4 0.1 -4.1 0.2 1.2

Aluminum and articles thereof................. 76 0.823 119.4 119.8 -2.2 -1.6 -2.3 2.0 0.3

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and

forks, of base metal; parts thereof.......... 82 0.402 139.3 139.4 5.0 0.4 -1.1 1.0 0.1

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. . . . . . . .. 83 0.310 147.1 147.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............. XVI 27.719 97.6 97.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0

Machinery and mechanical appliances;

parts thereof................................... 84 16.767 113.0 113.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

Electrical machinery and equipment and

parts and accessories thereof............... 85 10.952 80.9 80.8 -1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment........................... XVII 13.385 129.9 130.0 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts................. 87 8.712 115.1 115.2 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical &

musical instruments; & timepieces. . . . . . .. XVIII 5.981 107.7 107.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles......... XX 1.406 110.5 110.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.3 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;......................... 94 0.779 121.7 121.8 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.6 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts

and accessories thereof...................... 95 0.474 89.5 89.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 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 2013 to June 2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June 2013

to June

2014

Feb. 2014

to Mar.

2014

Mar. 2014

to Apr.

2014

Apr. 2014

to May

2014

May 2014

to June

2014

Industrialized Countries2

.................... 100.000 134.1 134.2 2.1 1.0 -1.1 0.4 0.1

Nonmanufactured articles................... 13.157 256.6 259.3 8.4 3.6 -5.5 0.5 1.1

Manufactured articles........................ 86.259 124.3 124.2 1.1 0.6 -0.4 0.3 -0.1

Other Countries3

.............................. 100.000 138.8 138.8 0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0

Nonmanufactured articles................... 20.152 350.9 357.4 5.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.9

Manufactured articles........................ 79.600 110.1 109.5 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.5

Canada.......................................... 100.000 155.8 156.7 2.5 1.7 -2.7 0.0 0.6

Nonmanufactured articles................... 33.953 248.7 251.3 9.7 3.9 -5.8 0.5 1.0

Manufactured articles........................ 65.176 134.8 135.3 -1.2 0.5 -1.0 -0.3 0.4

European Union4

.............................. 100.000 139.1 139.0 2.8 0.1 0.6 0.4 -0.1

Manufactured articles........................ 99.311 135.2 135.2 2.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0

France (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 122.9 123.3 1.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.6 0.3

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)................... 100.000 119.5 119.4 3.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100).......... 100.000 131.1 131.3 2.8 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2

Latin America5

................................. 100.000 174.1 173.9 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.1

Nonmanufactured articles................... 29.383 375.6 379.1 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9

Manufactured articles........................ 70.216 131.0 130.2 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 0.3 -0.6

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)...................... 100.000 142.2 142.0 -0.8 1.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Nonmanufactured articles (Dec.

2008=100).................................. 17.247 202.2 200.3 2.0 6.7 0.5 -0.6 -0.9

Manufactured articles (Dec. 2008=100). .. 82.504 92.7 92.7 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)6

............... 100.000 102.7 102.7 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0

China (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 100.000 104.1 104.1 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0

Japan............................................ 100.000 99.0 99.0 -1.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

Asian NICs7..................................... 100.000 88.9 88.9 -2.6 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)8.................... 100.000 104.1 103.9 -0.8 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)9

........... 100.000 266.4 270.0 4.1 0.8 0.4 -0.6 1.4

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 trade values.

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

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

4 European Union countries.

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

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

Countries.

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

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

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

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 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 2013

to June 2014

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

May

20141

Index Percent change

May

2014

June

2014

Annual Monthly

June

2013 to

June

2014

Feb. 2014

to Mar.

2014

Mar. 2014

to Apr.

2014

Apr. 2014

to May

2014

May 2014

to June

2014

Air Freight

Import Air Freight.................................... 100.000 175.7 175.7 2.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 28.264 180.3 180.7 10.5 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 0.2

Asia.................................................. 67.439 151.4 151.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Export Air Freight................................... 100.000 160.3 160.3 9.6 0.0 0.2 5.8 0.0

Europe (Dec. 2006=100).......................... 35.557 143.2 143.2 8.6 -0.1 0.1 5.4 0.0

Inbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 165.2 165.3 2.9 1.0 -0.2 0.5 0.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 27.180 159.4 159.6 8.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.1

Asia.................................................. 62.410 147.6 147.6 1.4 1.7 -0.3 0.8 0.0

Outbound Air Freight............................... 100.000 153.0 153.2 5.4 0.4 -0.2 3.2 0.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100).......................... 33.449 171.6 172.0 7.2 0.0 -0.1 3.6 0.2

Asia.................................................. 47.154 145.1 145.2 4.9 0.7 -0.4 2.9 0.1

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 195.0 208.5 1.4 -3.4 0.3 2.1 6.9

Europe............................................... 42.870 217.3 236.1 -1.1 -5.1 -1.4 3.8 8.7

Asia.................................................. 24.795 158.2 167.4 -3.2 -3.4 -1.2 8.3 5.8

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 8.733 168.4 169.3 -2.3 1.8 3.2 -3.3 0.5

Export Air Passenger Fares....................... 100.000 188.1 195.8 -0.1 3.6 3.0 2.3 4.1

Europe............................................... 28.081 234.3 265.3 2.5 2.9 3.8 4.3 13.2

Asia.................................................. 29.998 165.1 167.1 -0.2 4.1 2.1 8.3 1.2

Latin America/Caribbean.......................... 19.135 197.1 196.4 3.5 1.8 -4.0 1.2 -0.4

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2012 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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15 

TECHNICAL NOTE

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

formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes are reweighted annually, with a 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 -- Starting in September 2008 the Import Air Passenger Fares Indexes represent 

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

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

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

flyer tickets generally. Starting in January 2008 the Export Air Passenger Fares Indexes represent 

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

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

sold by consolidators. Taxes and fees are included in the Import Air Passenger Fares Index and excluded 

from the Export Air Passenger Fares Index. The Air Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected 

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

priced is the movement of freight from airport to airport only, and does not include any ground 

transportation or port service. The Air Freight Indexes are presented using two definitions: Balance of 

Payments (which represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which 

represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Fact sheets specifying detailed 

information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under "MXP 

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

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

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

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

NAICS 31-33. 

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. 

E-Mail Subscription -- The U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes news release is available through an 

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

page at (http://www.bls.gov/mxp). For technical assistance in using the BLS Internet site, send e-mail to 

(labstat.helpdesk@bls.gov). For Import/Export Price Index data requests, send e-mail to 

(mxpinfo@bls.gov). 

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