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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES – JULY 2010 

U.S. import prices increased 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, 

following declines in each of the two previous months. The advance was led by higher fuel prices, which 

more than offset a second consecutive drop in nonfuel prices. In contrast, export prices decreased in July, 

falling 0.2 percent after falling 0.7 percent in June. 

Chart 1. One-month percent change in the Import Price Index: July 2009 –July 2010 

 Percent change 

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in the Import Price Index: July 2009 – July 2010 

 Percent change 

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All Imports: Import prices ticked up 0.2 percent in July following declines of 1.3 percent and 0.8 percent, 

respectively, in the previous two months. Despite the July increase, the index fell 2.0 percent over the past 

quarter, the largest three-month decline since the quarter ended in February 2009. The price index for 

overall imports rose 4.9 percent for the year ended in July. 

Fuel Imports: The increase in import prices was driven by a 2.1 percent advance in fuel prices. Import fuel 

prices had declined 4.9 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively, in June and May prior to the upturn in July. 

Most of the increase in fuel prices resulted from a 2.0 percent advance in petroleum prices. A 5.3 percent 

rise in natural gas prices also contributed to the increase. Fuel prices rose 14.8 percent over the past year, 

while both the price indexes for petroleum and natural gas also increased over the same period, rising 14.4 

percent and 29.1 percent, respectively. 

All Imports Excluding Fuel: In contrast, nonfuel prices fell 0.3 percent in July after a 0.5 percent decline 

in June. Those were the first monthly decreases since a 0.2 percent drop in July 2009 and the largest since a 

0.6 percent decline in March 2009. The July decline was driven by a 1.2 percent decrease in the price index 

for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials while foods, feeds, and beverages prices advanced and the 

major finished goods categories were mixed. Despite the recent declines, nonfuel import prices advanced 

2.8 percent over the past 12 months. 

Table A. Percent changes 

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Chart 3. One-month percent change in the Export Price Index: July 2009 – July 2010 

 Percent change 

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Chart 4. 12-month percent change in the Export Price Index: July 2009 – July 2010 

 Percent change 

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All Exports: Export prices fell for the second month in a row in July, declining 0.2 percent following a 0.7 

percent decrease in June. The June and July drops represented the first time export prices have fallen in 

consecutive months since February and March 2009. Approximately 91 percent of the overall decrease was 

attributable to falling nonagricultural prices. Despite the recent declines, overall export prices rose 3.9 

percent for the July 2009-2010 period. 

Agricultural Exports: The price index for agricultural exports also fell in July, edging down 0.1 percent 

after recording no change the previous month. Agricultural prices rose 2.4 percent over the past year, led by 

higher prices for cotton and meat, which increased 43.3 percent and 13.1 percent, respectively. 

All Exports Excluding Agriculture: Nonagricultural export prices fell 0.2 percent in July following a 0.8 

percent decline in June. Prices for nonagricultural exports decreased 0.6 percent over the past quarter, the 

largest three-month decline since a 1.8 percent drop for the quarter ended February 2009. Falling 

nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices, capital goods prices, and prices for automotive 

vehicles all contributed to the decrease in July. Notwithstanding the declines over the past two months, the 

price index for nonagricultural exports rose 4.1 percent for the year ended in July. 

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SELECTED JULY HIGHLIGHTS 

Import Prices 

Nonfuel Industrial Supplies and Materials: Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials prices decreased 1.2 

percent after a 1.5 percent drop the previous month. Those declines countered an upward trend over the past 

year. Lower prices for unfinished metals and building materials, down 2.5 percent and 5.2 percent, 

respectively, each contributed to the July decline. Despite the declines in June and July, the price index for 

nonfuel industrial supplies and materials rose 14.5 percent over the past year. 

Finished Goods: Finished goods prices were mixed in July with the price indexes for consumer goods and 

capital goods declining 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, and automotive vehicles prices rising 0.4 

percent. The drop in consumer goods prices was led by a 4.1 percent decrease in prices for home 

entertainment equipment while lower computers, peripherals, and semiconductors prices drove the decrease 

in capital goods prices. 

 

Foods, Feeds, and Beverages: Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages rose 0.4 percent in July after a 1.7 

percent decline the previous month. Higher prices for coffee, bakery and confectionery products, and fish 

and shellfish were the main contributors to the advance. 

Imports by Locality of Origin: Import prices from China ticked up 0.1 percent in July. In contrast, the 

price indexes for imports from Mexico, the European Union, and Canada all decreased in July, falling 0.7 

percent, 0.2 percent, and 0.1 percent, respectively. Prices for imports from Japan were unchanged in July 

following a 0.2 percent advance the previous month. 

Transportation Services: Import air passenger fares fell 1.3 percent in July, led by a 3.9 percent decline in 

European fares. The downturn in overall import air passenger fares followed a 9.2 percent increase the 

previous month. Over the past year, import air passenger fares rose 21.3 percent. The price index for import 

air freight also fell in July, decreasing 1.1 percent after a 0.9 percent decline in June.

Export Prices 

 

Nonagricultural Industrial Supplies and Materials: The price index for nonagricultural industrial 

supplies and materials fell 0.4 percent in July following a 1.7 percent drop in June. The July decline was led 

by a 1.6 percent drop in fuel prices, although lower prices for chemicals and steelmaking materials also 

contributed to the overall decrease. 

 

Finished Goods: Overall, finished goods prices recorded little movement in July as the prices indexes for 

capital goods and automotive vehicles each ticked down 0.1 percent while consumer goods prices rose 0.2 

percent. The drop in capital goods prices was driven by a 0.8 percent decline in prices for computers, 

peripherals, and semiconductors. 

Transportation Services: Export air passenger fares rose 4.8 percent in July as higher prices for Asian 

fares, European fares, and Latin American and Caribbean fares air contributed to the rise. In contrast, export 

air freight prices decreased 1.4 percent, led by a 1.9 percent drop in the price index for European air freight. 

 

Import and Export Price Index data for August 2010 are scheduled for release on Wednesday, 

September 15, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

All commodities..................................... 100.000 125.0 125.2 4.9 1.1 -0.8 -1.3 0.2

All imports excluding petroleum................ 81.454 110.7 110.5 3.1 0.5 0.5 -0.5 -0.2

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)... 79.994 114.4 114.1 2.8 0.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.3

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 4.823 148.6 149.2 8.0 1.1 1.4 -1.7 0.4

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 3.735 165.8 166.0 8.4 1.0 1.4 -2.4 0.1

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 1.088 109.4 111.3 6.8 1.6 1.3 0.6 1.7

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 34.648 198.5 200.0 14.7 2.8 -2.4 -3.5 0.8

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

petroleum..................................... 16.102 151.9 150.8 15.0 1.7 1.2 -1.4 -0.7

Industrial supplies & materials excluding

fuels (Dec. 2001=100)....................... 14.642 169.4 167.3 14.5 3.0 1.7 -1.5 -1.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 9.250 164.0 160.8 16.1 3.5 2.1 -2.0 -2.0

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable

excluding petroleum......................... 5.392 137.8 138.9 13.7 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 0.8

Fuels & lubricants............................... 10 20.006 243.2 248.4 14.8 2.6 -5.1 -4.9 2.1

Petroleum & petroleum products........... 100 18.546 264.4 269.8 14.4 3.6 -5.3 -5.2 2.0

Crude.......................................... 10000 13.791 271.9 279.3 15.5 4.1 -6.6 -3.6 2.7

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas.................... 101 1.217 125.2 130.1 24.5 -10.8 -2.6 -0.1 3.9

Gas-natural................................... 10110 0.892 109.5 115.3 29.1 -14.1 -3.6 -0.1 5.3

Paper & paper base stocks................... 11 0.744 115.5 116.9 18.0 1.8 2.9 2.5 1.2

Materials associated with nondurable

supplies & materials......................... 12 4.725 146.7 146.7 10.9 2.2 0.5 -1.3 0.0

Selected building materials.................... 13 1.424 131.8 124.9 5.8 2.0 2.7 -1.3 -5.2

Unfinished metals related to durable

goods.......................................... 14 4.300 244.7 238.7 29.2 5.6 3.0 -3.7 -2.5

Finished metals related to durable goods. .. 15 1.869 147.0 146.8 9.9 2.7 1.3 -0.7 -0.1

Nonmetals related to durable goods......... 16 1.580 108.1 108.2 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1

Capital goods..................................... 2 23.433 91.5 91.4 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Electric generating equipment................ 20 2.964 111.1 111.3 1.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.2

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 18.451 86.0 85.8 -0.8 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 2.018 121.3 121.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 12.188 108.4 108.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.4

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 24.908 104.4 104.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 11.635 109.2 109.6 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 12.047 99.8 99.1 -1.5 0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.7

Nonmanufactured consumer goods.......... 42 1.226 102.4 101.9 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -0.6 -0.5

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 2. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description End Use

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

All commodities..................................... 100.000 122.2 122.0 3.9 1.1 0.5 -0.7 -0.2

Agricultural commodities......................... 8.841 165.3 165.1 2.4 -0.4 1.6 0.0 -0.1

Nonagricultural commodities.................... 91.157 119.1 118.9 4.1 1.3 0.3 -0.8 -0.2

Foods, feeds, & beverages.................... 0 7.968 164.4 164.0 -0.5 -0.5 1.5 -0.4 -0.2

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,

excluding distilled beverages............... 00 7.388 166.7 166.2 -0.8 -0.7 1.7 -0.4 -0.3

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled

beverages).................................... 01 0.580 146.7 147.0 3.4 1.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.2

Industrial supplies & materials................ 1 31.597 159.8 159.2 13.2 3.2 1.4 -1.5 -0.4

Industrial supplies & materials, durable...... 12.389 165.5 165.4 14.0 3.2 1.3 -1.3 -0.1

Industrial supplies & materials,

nondurable.................................... 19.207 157.1 156.3 12.9 3.1 1.5 -1.6 -0.5

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials... 10 1.453 162.4 163.8 21.4 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.9

Nonagricultural industrial supplies &

materials........................................ 30.143 159.9 159.3 12.9 3.3 1.4 -1.7 -0.4

Fuels & lubricants............................... 11 5.912 207.9 204.5 23.2 6.2 2.9 -3.4 -1.6

Nonagricultural supplies & materials

excluding fuels & building materials. . . . . .. 12 23.198 155.8 155.7 11.4 2.6 1.0 -1.3 -0.1

Selected building materials.................... 13 1.033 118.7 117.8 4.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 -0.8

Capital goods..................................... 2 38.378 103.5 103.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1

Electrical generating equipment.............. 20 3.590 109.6 109.1 2.0 -0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.5

Nonelectrical machinery....................... 21 27.986 94.2 94.2 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.0

Transportation equipment excluding motor

vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)................... 22 6.801 139.7 140.1 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines....... 3 9.176 108.5 108.4 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives... 4 12.880 110.1 110.3 1.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.2

Nondurables, manufactured................... 40 5.883 111.1 110.7 1.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.0 -0.4

Durables, manufactured....................... 41 5.680 108.2 109.0 -0.5 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.7

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 17.577 122.8 125.6 16.6 2.4 -4.8 -3.7 2.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 1.829 148.6 147.8 14.9 1.6 3.4 -4.0 -0.5

Crop production................................. 111 1.287 153.2 152.1 12.3 0.7 4.3 -5.0 -0.7

Mining.............................................. 21 15.748 120.0 123.2 16.9 2.5 -5.6 -3.7 2.7

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec.

2006=100)..................................... 212 0.553 139.2 141.0 10.6 0.2 1.3 4.0 1.3

Manufactured articles.............................. 81.891 109.8 109.6 2.7 0.7 0.3 -0.9 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 10.259 109.1 109.9 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7

Food manufacturing............................ 311 2.635 127.3 129.3 11.4 1.4 1.7 0.5 1.6

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.920 108.2 108.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 0.2

Textile product mills............................ 314 0.790 102.2 103.5 4.1 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.3

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 3.979 101.1 101.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.2

Leather and allied product manufacturing. .. 316 1.529 107.0 107.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 18.036 120.9 120.4 6.7 1.6 -0.2 -2.3 -0.4

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 0.882 110.9 100.3 7.5 3.1 4.4 -2.5 -9.6

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 1.267 108.8 109.8 10.9 1.1 1.9 1.8 0.9

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 3.828 117.7 118.1 9.0 3.2 -3.1 -8.7 0.3

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 9.118 126.3 125.9 6.3 1.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.3

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 1.828 115.4 115.9 3.6 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 1.005 121.1 122.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 53.597 106.5 106.1 1.3 0.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.4

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 5.013 161.6 157.7 26.4 5.5 3.0 -3.3 -2.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.749 118.4 118.7 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.3

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 6.819 112.9 113.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 15.201 87.3 86.5 -2.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.9

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.847 112.3 112.6 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 13.441 105.6 105.8 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Furniture and related product

manufacturing................................ 337 1.336 105.9 105.8 -2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 5.190 112.3 112.4 0.4 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.1

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description NAICS

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Nonmanufactured articles........................ 6.864 133.9 131.8 10.1 1.3 5.3 -0.6 -1.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting... 11 4.598 141.7 140.8 0.6 -0.9 1.8 -1.0 -0.6

Crop production................................. 111 4.228 144.9 144.0 -0.3 -1.1 1.8 -1.2 -0.6

Mining.............................................. 21 2.266 110.0 106.3 41.7 6.8 13.3 0.3 -3.4

Mining (except oil and gas).................... 212 1.796 127.7 125.8 45.3 9.4 17.2 0.7 -1.5

Manufactured articles.............................. 90.411 111.9 112.0 3.3 1.0 0.2 -0.6 0.1

Manufactured goods, part 1................... 31 6.728 126.8 127.4 5.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5

Food manufacturing............................ 311 4.557 142.0 142.9 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.6

Beverage and tobacco product

manufacturing................................ 312 0.531 107.8 109.8 2.7 -2.1 2.2 1.9 1.9

Apparel manufacturing......................... 315 0.380 104.7 104.7 2.0 -0.7 0.0 2.4 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2................... 32 23.675 118.0 117.8 7.0 2.3 0.1 -1.7 -0.2

Wood product manufacturing................. 321 0.462 116.1 115.4 9.9 3.0 1.0 0.0 -0.6

Paper manufacturing........................... 322 2.033 121.0 123.1 12.5 1.7 2.7 2.2 1.7

Petroleum and coal products

manufacturing................................ 324 3.504 117.1 115.1 19.0 6.5 -2.0 -6.7 -1.7

Chemical manufacturing....................... 325 14.785 120.5 120.3 6.0 1.9 0.2 -1.3 -0.2

Plastics and rubber products

manufacturing................................ 326 2.054 106.6 107.0 -0.8 -0.6 1.0 -0.4 0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product

manufacturing................................ 327 0.837 112.7 112.9 1.5 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 0.2

Manufactured goods, part 3................... 33 60.009 108.2 108.3 1.7 0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.1

Primary metal manufacturing.................. 331 5.043 147.2 148.1 23.1 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.6

Fabricated metal product manufacturing. . .. 332 2.764 121.1 121.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.3

Machinery manufacturing...................... 333 12.666 114.7 114.9 2.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.2

Computer and electronic product

manufacturing................................ 334 15.498 91.7 91.3 -2.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.9 -0.4

Electrical equipment, appliance, and

component manufacturing.................. 335 3.423 108.1 108.3 1.0 -1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing.... 336 15.239 111.2 111.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 339 5.021 110.0 110.8 0.2 1.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.7

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.128 142.8 142.7 10.2 3.2 2.7 -1.1 -0.1

Meat and edible meat offal....................... 02 0.264 184.4 181.4 18.2 3.4 4.2 -1.9 -1.6

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.580 106.5 108.1 9.0 2.4 2.4 0.1 1.5

Vegetable products................................ II 1.498 169.0 168.6 9.8 1.2 2.6 -4.4 -0.2

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............ 07 0.425 326.2 300.6 6.4 -3.7 4.9 -5.4 -7.8

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.408 106.6 105.5 9.7 5.6 2.7 -7.5 -1.0

Coffee, tea, mate and spices.................... 09 0.293 171.1 184.5 25.3 6.8 -1.9 1.7 7.8

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100).......................................... III 0.210 101.7 103.6 – 0.6 -0.7 -1.9 1.9

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.318 141.4 143.8 6.6 0.0 0.9 0.1 1.7

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec.

2009=100)....................................... 18 0.203 96.8 96.4 – 0.2 4.7 -7.7 -0.4

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;

bakers’ wares (Dec. 2007=100).............. 19 0.248 116.8 125.0 12.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 7.0

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other

parts of plants................................... 20 0.290 130.0 129.5 3.5 -0.7 0.7 -0.4 -0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................. 22 0.905 117.5 117.9 1.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 0.3

Mineral products.................................... V 20.050 245.9 251.4 15.1 2.6 -5.1 -4.5 2.2

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster

materials, lime & cement (Dec.

2009=100)....................................... 25 0.191 102.0 102.4 – 1.7 0.2 -0.4 0.4

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 19.608 242.2 247.7 15.0 2.7 -5.2 -4.7 2.3

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 8.380 139.5 138.9 7.0 0.8 0.5 -1.1 -0.4

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 0.974 277.5 276.8 36.0 1.9 3.5 -4.0 -0.3

Organic chemicals................................. 29 2.789 133.8 133.2 6.2 0.8 0.3 -1.0 -0.4

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.857 117.9 118.0 3.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100)...................... 31 0.315 101.1 101.0 – 1.2 -2.2 -3.0 -0.1

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments;

varnish & paints; putty......................... 32 0.165 106.9 105.3 0.8 -0.9 -1.4 -2.3 -1.5

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec.

2001=100)....................................... 33 0.404 116.9 114.7 -4.7 0.8 -0.3 -2.0 -1.9

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 0.510 95.1 95.5 6.6 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 3.047 137.2 137.6 9.2 1.6 0.7 -0.1 0.3

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 1.904 131.8 132.2 7.0 2.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 1.143 147.7 148.1 13.3 1.0 1.5 -0.1 0.3

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.598 114.5 114.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

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

various materials................................ 42 0.543 114.9 114.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 0.906 134.3 122.3 7.7 3.1 4.2 -2.0 -8.9

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 1.410 112.5 113.3 8.0 0.8 1.7 1.5 0.7

Pulp wood, waste paper, and paperboard

(Dec. 2009=100)................................ 47 0.231 129.1 130.6 – 3.5 5.6 6.2 1.2

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 0.907 104.5 105.5 2.4 0.5 1.1 0.8 1.0

Printed matter...................................... 49 0.272 121.4 121.5 1.2 0.2 0.5 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: July 2009 to July

2010 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 5.007 103.0 103.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.3

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

knitted or crocheted............................ 61 1.920 98.2 98.8 -0.9 0.3 -0.5 0.2 0.6

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

not knitted or crocheted........................ 62 1.878 102.6 102.4 -0.7 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2

Made-up or worn textile articles................. 63 0.539 93.9 95.5 5.3 0.1 1.4 0.2 1.7

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.. .. XII 1.224 106.9 107.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7

Footwear and parts of such articles............ 64 1.042 106.1 106.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc........................................... XIII 0.890 123.9 124.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.3

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or

mica (Dec. 2001=100)......................... 68 0.316 117.3 117.8 0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.4

Ceramic products.................................. 69 0.280 139.7 139.7 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.294 114.8 115.1 -1.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.3

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 2.840 161.5 160.8 14.6 2.1 2.4 -0.2 -0.4

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 6.180 180.7 177.9 16.1 4.2 1.8 -2.6 -1.5

Iron and steel...................................... 72 1.473 239.3 232.6 30.1 5.8 2.2 0.3 -2.8

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.889 150.7 151.9 10.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.8

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.654 312.7 305.7 24.6 7.1 -0.6 -9.5 -2.2

Nickel and articles thereof (Dec. 2009=100). .. 75 0.201 130.4 116.8 – 17.3 13.9 -12.2 -10.4

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 0.818 132.8 129.7 18.6 4.9 1.6 -6.3 -2.3

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.367 117.9 117.9 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.414 126.6 127.1 -2.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.4

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 25.683 86.5 86.1 -1.0 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.5

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 12.910 87.8 87.7 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.1

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV

recorders & reproducers, parts............... 85 12.773 85.2 84.5 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.8

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 11.390 109.7 110.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.4

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 10.285 108.7 109.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.4

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec.

2002=100)....................................... 88 1.011 113.8 113.8 -1.6 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 3.286 100.8 101.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.2

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical

instruments...................................... 90 2.977 98.6 98.8 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.2

Clocks and watches and parts thereof. . . . . . . .. 91 0.230 121.6 121.6 -1.8 0.1 0.0 -0.7 0.0

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 3.893 106.4 106.4 -1.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps &

lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs........... 94 1.981 109.3 109.3 -2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 1.708 100.9 101.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles........... 96 0.204 119.8 119.8 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Live animals; animal products................... I 1.766 172.0 174.0 10.7 2.7 1.7 0.5 1.2

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100). . .. 02 1.019 143.4 148.0 15.8 4.4 3.9 -1.1 3.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other

aquatic invertebrates........................... 03 0.320 151.7 152.9 8.6 1.9 -0.7 -0.1 0.8

Vegetable products................................ II 4.147 177.5 176.9 -5.7 -2.2 2.1 -1.9 -0.3

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or

melons........................................... 08 0.794 131.0 120.7 17.5 6.7 -3.6 1.9 -7.9

Cereals.............................................. 10 1.564 171.4 174.5 -4.9 -6.8 6.1 -5.5 1.8

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits,

plants, straw and fodder....................... 12 1.302 196.2 199.2 -12.9 -1.2 2.0 -0.4 1.5

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec.

2009=100).......................................... III 0.314 109.4 107.9 – 5.3 4.5 -2.0 -1.4

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and

tobacco............................................ IV 2.457 139.2 140.3 0.2 -0.8 0.4 1.0 0.8

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other

parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100).............. 20 0.350 105.7 106.0 – 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3

Miscellaneous edible preparations.............. 21 0.408 117.7 117.5 -0.3 -0.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.2

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.

2008=100)....................................... 22 0.329 102.3 101.8 0.1 -1.8 0.1 -0.6 -0.5

Residues and waste from the food industries;

prepared animal feed........................... 23 0.558 180.1 187.4 -11.4 -3.0 0.6 4.7 4.1

Mineral products.................................... V 5.862 247.6 242.0 27.8 6.7 3.8 -3.7 -2.3

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous

substances and mineral waxes............... 27 5.152 238.8 233.5 27.9 6.7 2.7 -4.1 -2.2

Products of the chemical or allied

industries.......................................... VI 12.039 144.0 143.6 5.1 1.8 0.3 -1.2 -0.3

Inorganic chemicals............................... 28 1.077 184.7 187.9 -1.6 2.1 4.7 1.4 1.7

Organic chemicals................................. 29 3.065 152.0 149.9 7.4 4.4 -0.7 -2.4 -1.4

Pharmaceutical products......................... 30 2.926 120.8 121.2 4.6 0.5 -0.4 -1.6 0.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints,

varnish, putty, & inks........................... 32 0.532 113.8 116.4 1.9 2.0 0.0 -2.1 2.3

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery

cosmetic or toilet preparations................ 33 0.717 123.7 122.5 -1.8 0.6 0.6 -1.0 -1.0

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring

products; candles, pastes..................... 34 0.434 117.7 118.0 2.3 1.2 1.0 -0.4 0.3

Miscellaneous chemical products............... 38 2.097 142.5 144.5 9.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and

articles thereof................................... VII 5.075 137.0 137.1 3.1 1.7 0.6 -1.2 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof...................... 39 4.116 130.6 130.6 1.6 2.2 0.6 -1.6 0.0

Rubber and articles thereof...................... 40 0.959 165.4 166.1 9.1 -0.3 0.7 -0.1 0.4

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel

goods, etc......................................... VIII 0.380 121.0 119.9 39.4 3.1 1.3 -0.7 -0.9

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw,

basketware and wickerwork................... IX 0.568 111.1 110.6 9.5 1.9 0.6 0.3 -0.5

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper

products........................................... X 2.519 117.6 120.1 12.3 1.2 1.8 0.1 2.1

Woodpulp and recovered paper................. 47 0.701 130.2 133.7 41.5 0.6 5.5 -1.3 2.7

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp,

paper or paperboard........................... 48 1.315 114.0 117.1 6.1 1.7 0.7 1.0 2.7

Printed material.................................... 49 0.504 116.4 116.0 -0.9 0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.3

Textile and textile articles........................ XI 2.031 115.7 115.9 12.3 1.3 0.3 1.3 0.2

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics

thereof............................................ 52 0.683 132.2 132.9 39.2 3.0 0.9 2.7 0.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2009 to July

2010 — Continued

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Harmonized

system

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar.

2010 to

Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May

2010 to

June

2010

June

2010 to

July 2010

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics,

glass etc. (Dec. 2008=100)..................... XIII 0.793 115.8 115.5 1.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3

Glass and glassware.............................. 70 0.418 97.2 97.1 -0.4 -0.5 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation

jewelry, and coins............................... XIV 5.028 210.8 213.6 22.8 3.0 1.9 1.2 1.3

Base metals and articles of base metals. . . . .. XV 5.854 160.5 160.2 10.6 4.0 -0.3 -3.7 -0.2

Iron and steel...................................... 72 1.767 194.3 193.3 24.1 8.4 0.0 -5.7 -0.5

Articles of iron or steel............................ 73 1.518 158.3 159.0 -0.6 1.1 0.3 -0.3 0.4

Copper and articles thereof...................... 74 0.558 217.0 216.1 24.5 4.7 -5.8 -4.4 -0.4

Aluminum and articles thereof................... 76 0.853 117.8 117.5 13.0 4.6 0.2 -8.8 -0.3

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks,

of base metal; parts thereof................... 82 0.413 124.0 124.0 0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal........... 83 0.317 125.0 125.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image

and sound recorders, parts, etc............... XVI 30.224 95.4 95.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

thereof............................................ 84 17.776 106.8 106.8 1.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.0

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts

and accessories thereof....................... 85 12.448 83.1 82.9 -2.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated

transport equipment............................. XVII 13.321 121.5 121.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts................... 87 8.566 108.5 108.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Ships, boats and floating structures (Dec.

2009=100)....................................... 89 0.293 100.1 100.1 – -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical

instruments; & timepieces..................... XVIII 5.949 106.3 106.6 -1.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles. . . . . ..... XX 1.525 108.1 108.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and

lighting fittings nesoi;........................... 94 0.761 118.9 118.7 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and

accessories thereof............................. 95 0.650 92.9 92.9 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

Dash = Not available

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Table 7. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes by locality of origin: July 2009 to July 2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Percent of

U.S.

imports1

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar. 2010

to Apr.

2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May 2010

to June

2010

June 2010

to July

2010

Industrialized Countries2

..................... 41.082 124.2 124.5 4.5 0.4 -0.4 -1.2 0.2

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 5.687 188.8 193.0 14.6 -0.9 -7.2 -2.1 2.2

Manufactured articles......................... 34.943 118.9 118.9 3.6 0.6 0.5 -1.1 0.0

Other Countries3

............................... 58.918 122.7 123.3 4.8 1.4 -1.1 -1.4 0.5

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 15.714 248.3 254.5 16.8 3.6 -4.3 -4.1 2.5

Manufactured articles......................... 43.010 105.0 104.9 1.5 0.7 0.0 -0.7 -0.1

Canada............................................ 15.923 140.0 139.9 9.1 0.4 -1.2 -1.8 -0.1

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 5.257 182.4 186.9 15.9 -1.4 -7.7 -2.0 2.5

Manufactured articles......................... 10.335 132.7 131.5 7.3 1.1 1.4 -1.6 -0.9

European Union4

............................... 16.799 127.6 127.4 2.2 0.3 0.1 -0.9 -0.2

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 0.211 249.5 253.7 10.8 3.2 -4.1 -0.2 1.7

Manufactured articles......................... 16.491 125.1 124.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 -1.0 -0.2

France (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 1.948 121.1 121.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.1

Germany (Dec. 2003=100)..................... 4.572 111.3 110.8 1.5 0.0 -0.3 -1.2 -0.4

United Kingdom (Dec. 2003=100)........... 2.566 125.1 125.2 3.6 0.1 0.1 -0.7 0.1

Latin America5

.................................. 17.999 154.4 154.8 7.1 1.7 -2.1 -1.4 0.3

Nonmanufactured articles.................... 6.186 269.9 275.7 13.5 2.5 -6.1 -2.1 2.1

Manufactured articles......................... 11.730 130.3 129.4 3.8 1.3 -0.2 -1.1 -0.7

Mexico (Dec. 2003=100)....................... 10.275 136.9 135.9 3.8 1.3 -1.3 -0.8 -0.7

Nonmanufactured articles (Dec.

2008=100)................................... 2.141 144.6 146.4 15.5 3.7 -5.7 -4.5 1.2

Manufactured articles (Dec. 2008=100). . .. 8.085 97.2 96.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.3 -1.2

Pacific Rim (Dec. 2003=100)6

................ 31.500 101.0 101.1 1.7 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.1

China (Dec. 2003=100)......................... 16.449 100.4 100.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.1

Japan.............................................. 6.678 98.6 98.6 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0

Asian NICs7

..................................... 5.003 88.1 88.4 3.4 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.3

ASEAN (Dec. 2003=100)8

..................... 5.274 95.9 96.2 -0.6 0.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.3

Asia Near East (Dec. 2003=100)9........... 5.380 204.8 208.6 14.4 3.1 -2.1 -2.2 1.9

1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2008 trade values.

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

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

4 Includes European Union countries.

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

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

Countries.

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

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

Vietnam.

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

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

Regions are not mutually exclusive.

Dash = Not available

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Table 8. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: July 2009 to

July 2010

[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]

Description

Relative

importance

June

20101

Index Percent change

June

2010

July

2010

Annual Monthly

July 2009

to July

2010

Mar. 2010

to Apr.

2010

Apr. 2010

to May

2010

May 2010

to June

2010

June 2010

to July

2010

Air Freight

Import Air Freight..................................... 100.000 162.5 160.7 20.5 1.3 2.2 -0.9 -1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 19.711 126.4 124.8 -4.2 0.2 0.8 -5.5 -1.3

Asia.................................................... 71.658 151.1 150.7 30.7 1.6 1.5 0.3 -0.3

Export Air Freight..................................... 100.000 126.4 124.6 4.4 -0.3 0.6 1.6 -1.4

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)............................ 33.441 117.0 114.8 6.0 -0.2 -0.5 3.2 -1.9

Inbound Air Freight................................... 100.000 146.8 144.7 15.5 0.4 1.4 -0.1 -1.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 21.583 119.7 118.2 -3.7 -0.3 0.9 -3.9 -1.3

Asia.................................................... 67.447 136.6 135.8 25.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 -0.6

Outbound Air Freight................................. 100.000 122.4 121.6 8.2 0.9 1.4 1.2 -0.7

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)............................ 41.350 142.1 141.2 10.7 2.1 0.4 1.8 -0.6

Asia.................................................... 41.831 110.9 110.1 7.6 -0.5 1.9 0.8 -0.7

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 175.3 173.1 21.3 4.2 2.9 9.2 -1.3

Europe................................................. 44.908 201.7 193.9 28.4 5.2 3.7 13.7 -3.9

Asia.................................................... 28.708 155.6 156.8 15.8 3.6 6.6 11.5 0.8

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 11.506 140.5 145.4 18.4 7.0 -4.9 1.6 3.5

Export Air Passenger Fares......................... 100.000 176.2 184.6 29.6 3.0 0.6 7.8 4.8

Europe................................................. 36.669 240.8 247.7 33.1 4.5 0.6 16.5 2.9

Asia.................................................... 29.588 155.1 164.6 46.4 -0.1 6.0 2.4 6.1

Latin America/Caribbean............................ 20.354 169.5 173.8 16.2 3.3 -3.9 5.6 2.5

1 Relative importance figures are based on 2008 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 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. 

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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). Flat Files and the FTP server are available for users requiring access 

to either a large volume of time series data or other related documentation. The FTP site can be accessed 

at ftp://ftp.bls.gov. 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). 

Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 

Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. 

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