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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, August 1993-August 1994
Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.

Technical Information:
Bill Alterman  (202) 606-7108                                  USDL-94-476
David Mead     (202) 606-7155.              For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
Media contact:                              Thursday, September 29,  1994
Kathryn Hoyle  (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                            -AUGUST 1994-
 
 
      U.S. import prices increased 0.6 percent in August, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The
increase followed a 1.0 percent advance in July. Export prices were up
0.2 percent in August.
 
      Percent changes in import and export price indexes
                         by End Use category
                     - not seasonally adjusted -
 
                  IMPORTS                 EXPORTS
 
Month                           Non-                Agri-     Nonagri-
            All      Petroleum  petroleum  All      cultural  cultural
            Imports  Imports    Imports    Exports  Exports   Exports
1993
August         0.0     -1.6        0.1        0.0      0.3      0.0
September      0.0     -1.1        0.2       -0.1     -0.6     -0.1
October        0.5      1.4        0.4       -0.1     -0.2      0.0
November      -0.5     -5.1       -0.1        0.2      2.4     -0.1
December      -1.0    -11.0        0.1        0.3      2.9      0.0
1994
January        0.1     -2.1        0.2        0.7       2.5      0.4
February       0.3      5.5       -0.1        0.0      -1.4      0.2
March          0.1     -1.9        0.4        0.2       0.7      0.1
April          0.8      5.3        0.3        0.0      -2.1      0.3
May            0.9      8.4        0.2        0.4       1.4      0.2
June           0.8      5.5        0.3        0.0      -2.2      0.4 r
July           0.0 r    5.3 r      0.6 r      0.2 r    -2.3 r    0.5 r
August         0.6      0.8        0.6        0.2      -1.1      0.3
 
August 1992-93 -1.3   -16.8       0.5        0.8       6.2      0.0
August 1993-94  3.6     9.6       3.0        2.0      -0.1      2.2
 
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
Import Goods
 
     The moderation in import prices in August was attributable to a
deceleration in increases in petroleum prices, which rose 0.8 percent in
August after advancing more than 5.0 percent in each of the 4 previous
months.  During the first 8 months of 1994, import prices were up 4.7
percent.
 
     Prices of nonpetroleum imports rose 0.6 percent for the second
consecutive month and were up 3.0 percent over the past 12 months.  The
increase was led by the index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and
materials--up 1.1 percent--and by a rise in the index for imported capital
goods.  The 0.6 percent increase in capital goods prices was partially
attributable to the falling value of the U.S. dollar and was the largest
advance in this index since May 1993.
 
Imported food, feeds, and beverages prices continued a recent upward trend
related to higher coffee prices; the index rose 2.3 percent in August
compared with a 4.3 percent rise in July and a 14.6 percent increase over
the past year.  Also contributing to the increase in nonpetroleum imports
were the indexes for automotive vehicles and consumer goods, up 0.4 percent
and 0.1 percent, respectively.
 
 
 
Export Goods
 
     The 0.2 percent increase in export prices followed a similar increase
in July. Prices for nonagricultural exports advanced 0.3 percent, while
prices for agricultural exports continued to fall, down 1.1 percent after
declining 2.2 and 2.3 percent in June and July, respectively.  During the
first 8 months of 1994, export prices were up 1.7 percent.
 
     The rise in nonagricultural export prices was again led by increases
in the price index for industrial supplies and materials, up 1.4 percent.
Over the 12-month period ended in August, exported industrial supplies and
materials prices were up 7.9 percent.  The price index for exported consumer
goods also was up in August, rising a modest 0.1 percent after falling in
each of the 2 previous months.
 
     In contrast, exported capital goods fell 0.4 percent in August.  For
the year ended in August, capital goods prices were down 0.7 percent.  The
index for exported automotive vehicles, parts, and engines continued to show
little movement and was unchanged in August.
 
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      The price index for imports from Japan moved up 1.0 percent in August
due in part to the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar.  The increase
represented an acceleration of the recent upward trend in this index.  For
the year ended in August, prices of imports from Japan were up 4.6 percent.
 
     Price increases for goods from the European Community and Canada also
were advancing in August, up 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.  Over
the past 12 months, prices of imports from the European Community were up
2.4 percent, and prices of imports from Canada were up 3.2 percent.
 
     In contrast, the price index of goods imported from the Asian Newly
Industrialized Countries continued to move lower in August.  The index fell
0.1 percent for the fourth consecutive month and was down 0.7 percent over
the past year.
 
 
 
 
 
                         CONTENTS OF RELEASE
 
This news release includes the following tables:
 
Table 1   Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  4
Table 2   Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  5
Table 3   Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7
Table 4   Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....page  8-9
Table 5   Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11
Table 6   Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13
Table 7   Import Price Indexes, by Country of Origin.....page  14
Table 8   U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page  15
Table 9   U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page 16
 
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September Import and Export Price Index data will be released October
29 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
 
 
 
 
 
                            TECHNICAL NOTE
 
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes
use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1990 trade
weights.  The merchandise price indexes are published using three
classifications:  the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic
Analysis End-Use System, and the Standard International Trade
Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3.  Price indexes for internationally
traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments
(which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and
International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or
exporters, regardless of nationality).  Published series use a base year
of 1990=100 where possible.  Exceptions are for the recently instituted
HS indexes, which use a base of December 1992=100.  Net transaction
price data are collected every 3 months for approximately 22,000
products from over 9,000 companies and secondary sources.  Approximately
two-thirds of the items are also repriced in the intervening months.
(Current plans call for all items to be repriced monthly by 1996.)
Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.  Historical index series and
additional information may be obtained from the Division of
International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue
NE, PSB 3955, Washington, D.C. 20212, (202) 606-7155.
 
Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
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.  The index for import electrical energy is lagged one month.
 
Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the
Census.  The prices used are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.)
factory or "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) transaction prices, depending
on the practices of the individual industry.  Prices used in the grain
index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
 
Import Indexes by Country of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes
are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes.
Prior to January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4
and manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8.  Beginning with
January 1993, the indexes are weighted by country or region of origin
using a nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC-Based).  Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC
0-1, and manufactured goods are defined as SIC 2-3.  The indexes use
a base of December 1990=100.
 
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are
updated on a quarterly basis.  The figures for services indexes will not
sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are
shown in the tables.  Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude
frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators.  Indexes for
crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S.
Department of Energy and represent the second month of the quarter.
 
Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous 3 months to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade
statistics.  For merchandise trade, the End-Use classification system is
the structure used by the Department of Commerce in the construction of
the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard
International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international
structures, are useful for general market analysis.  For trade in
international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for
deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more
appropriate for market analysis.  Merchandise and services indexes can
also be used to study U. S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and
the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful
for terms of trade analysis.
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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.9       103.5      3.6   0.9       0.8       1.0         0.6
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                89.777    105.9       106.5      3.0   0.2       0.3       0.6         0.6
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      6.150    116.3       119.0     14.6   1.8       2.3       4.3         2.3
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.348    113.9       117.2     15.9   1.8       3.6       5.9         2.9
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.802    122.2       123.3     11.7   1.5       -0.4      0.7         0.9
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               27.430    92.4         93.3      6.4   2.7       2.3       2.4         1.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.197    99.6        100.7      4.5   -0.1      0.5       0.7         1.1
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.175    100.7       101.7      5.0   -0.3      0.9       0.3         1.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.023    98.8        100.0      4.0   0.1       0.1       1.2         1.2
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           11.008    81.1         81.6      8.8   7.4       4.7       5.1         0.6
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products              10.160    79.2         79.8      9.6   8.4       5.5       5.3         0.8
 
10000         Crude                                       7.062    77.0         77.3      9.6   10.2      6.7       4.6         0.4
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.075    89.8         92.4     11.2   4.5       -7.3      7.3         2.9
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.948    89.2         91.0      7.6   1.8       1.9       1.8         2.0
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.557    103.5       104.6      3.0   0.0       0.2       0.8         1.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   1.939    127.9       128.4      6.0   -1.2      2.3       -2.4        0.4
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.224    92.9         93.9      7.4   -0.2      0.7       1.6         1.1
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.303    97.9         98.7      0.4   0.3       0.4       0.4         0.8
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 24.500    104.3       104.9      1.0   0.0       0.2       0.0         0.6
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.058    106.9       107.7      3.1   0.6       0.5       0.4         0.7
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      18.853    103.1       103.8      0.4   -0.1      0.1       0.0         0.7
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.590    105.0       104.7      2.2   0.2       0.3       0.2        -0.3
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          19.830    110.9       111.3      3.5   0.4       0.0       0.1         0.4
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.100    105.9       106.0      1.0   0.2       0.0       0.2         0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.500    105.8       106.0      1.2   0.1       0.2       0.4         0.2
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.407    105.3       105.5      0.4   -0.2      0.0       0.1         0.2
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.193    111.7       110.0      2.3   2.9       -1.8      -0.4       -1.5
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of
            the three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.4       103.6      2.0   0.4       0.0       0.2         0.2
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.198    102.3       101.2     -0.1   1.4       -2.2      -2.3       -1.1
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.802    103.7       104.0      2.2   0.2       0.4       0.5         0.3
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      9.740    102.0       101.1     -1.5   1.4       -3.0      -2.4       -0.9
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             8.756    101.8       100.1     -3.4   1.2       -2.8      -2.9       -1.7
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.984    101.3       107.4     17.5   3.1       -3.9      1.1         6.0
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               29.180    102.2       103.6      7.9   0.7       1.1       1.7         1.4
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.702    109.9       110.7      3.4   -0.6      0.3       0.9         0.7
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               17.474    98.7        100.4     11.2   1.6       1.8       2.2         1.7
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.442    104.7       105.7     13.2   2.0       0.2       -0.3        1.0
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                26.738    102.0       103.4      7.5   0.6       1.2       1.9         1.4
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.359    91.5         93.2      4.7   1.8       1.0       1.8         1.9
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     20.341    99.8        101.2      9.1   0.6       1.7       2.1         1.4
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.038    147.0       147.4      0.8   -1.3      -0.5      -0.1        0.3
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 38.790    104.2       103.8     -0.7   -0.1      0.0       0.0        -0.4
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.937    106.3       106.4      1.8   0.3       0.9       0.0         0.1
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      28.875    101.6       101.1     -1.6   -0.2      -0.1      -0.1       -0.5
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.710    106.6       106.6      1.3   0.2       0.1       0.1         0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.580    107.7       107.8      0.2   0.2       -0.2      -0.3        0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     5.986    109.7       109.8      0.2   0.2       -0.1      -0.4        0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.050    105.8       105.9      0.5   0.0       -0.3      0.0         0.1
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.543    99.4         99.3     -2.0   0.0       -0.2      -0.6       -0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.9       103.5      3.6   0.9       0.8       1.0         0.6
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          5.150    114.7       118.0     16.5   1.9       2.4       5.2         2.9
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.543    89.9         90.7    -11.3   -4.0      -2.8      -1.2        0.9
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.294    122.0       123.6     14.7   1.9       -0.7      0.7         1.3
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.184    101.6       101.8      1.1   0.0       0.4       -0.4        0.2
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.163    98.3         99.7     -5.0   3.6       0.5       -4.1        1.4
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.267    99.1         98.9      2.5   0.7       0.3       0.9        -0.2
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       1.245    181.7       196.1    112.9   7.5       18.0      32.5        7.9
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.070    113.5       113.6      1.9   0.4       -0.4      0.3         0.1
11          Beverages                                     0.880    113.0       113.1      0.9   0.3       0.0       0.2         0.1
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.170    106.7       107.2     11.8   0.6       1.5       0.0         0.5
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.287    114.6       119.6     21.1   -1.7      -0.5      7.8         4.4
24          Cork and wood                                 1.009    153.6       154.8     14.8   -2.0      4.2       -3.9        0.8
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.436    72.3         76.6     23.9   1.6       8.2       3.1         5.9
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.203    82.2         82.6     n.a.   0.0       -0.2      -0.1        0.5
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.756    91.0         90.3      2.8   -1.4      0.1       1.6        -0.8
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.335    128.5       118.6      8.3   14.7      -7.1      -2.1       -7.7
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                  10.590    80.3         80.9      9.3   7.7       5.0       5.2         0.7
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          9.882    79.8         80.3      9.8   8.5       5.6       5.4         0.6
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.561    86.9         87.0      0.7   -0.8      -3.9      3.6         0.1
35          Electrical energy                             0.087    89.8         92.4     11.2   4.5       -7.3      7.3         2.9
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.220    135.0       136.9     15.6   3.7       3.8       -0.1        1.4
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.740    103.3       103.9      2.0   0.0       0.5       0.7         0.6
51          Organic chemicals                             1.438    96.5         97.0     n.a.   0.1       1.2       1.7         0.5
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.661    100.0       100.8      1.3   0.5       0.9       -0.7        0.8
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.287    102.0       102.7      3.1   0.2       0.4       0.5         0.7
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.610    118.7       120.3      4.3   -0.6      -0.1      1.0         1.3
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.298    109.3       110.5      1.7   0.0       0.6       0.8         1.1
56          Fertilizers                                   0.198    101.6       100.0     -2.9   2.4       -0.4      -2.3       -1.6
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.265    102.1       102.5      2.5   0.2       0.1       0.9         0.4
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.524    99.1         98.6      0.1   -1.5      0.6       0.8        -0.5
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.460    101.9       103.3     -1.7   0.1       -0.6      0.2         1.4
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.440    101.5       102.4      3.1   0.4       0.4       0.5         0.9
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.733    101.1       101.4     -1.6   -0.1      -0.1      -1.2        0.3
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.691    97.1         98.1      3.7   1.9       0.3       1.6         1.0
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.428    109.0       110.0     n.a.   1.3       0.1       0.1         0.9
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.206    108.9       108.9      0.9   0.0       0.3       0.3         0.0
67          Iron and steel                                2.003    99.1         99.9     n.a.   0.2       0.0       0.0         0.8
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.774    88.2         90.0     15.7   -0.6      1.8       3.5         2.0
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.913    104.7       105.7      1.2   0.0       0.3       0.1         1.0
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.280    106.9       107.4      1.9   0.1       0.1       0.1         0.5
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.952    110.4       111.6      4.6   -0.1      0.9       0.6         1.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.847    111.5       113.7     n.a.   0.4       0.4       1.3         2.0
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.283    110.0       110.5      4.1   0.0       0.3       0.9         0.5
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.773    86.1         86.0     -5.0   -0.6      -0.3      -1.1       -0.1
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.469    97.4         97.8     -0.9   0.3       -0.1      0.0         0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.335    106.0       106.8      0.4   0.2       0.3       -0.1        0.8
78          Road vehicles                                16.822    112.8       113.3      4.2   0.4       0.0       0.1         0.4
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.120    105.8       106.1     n.a.   0.1       0.0       0.4         0.3
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.065    103.8       103.7     n.a.   0.0       0.6       -0.1       -0.1
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.490    107.5       106.5     n.a.   -0.3      0.1       2.1        -0.9
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.379    102.8       102.6     n.a.   0.2       0.0       0.6        -0.2
85          Footwear                                      1.969    100.4       100.9      0.6   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.5
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.438    113.5       114.1     n.a.   -0.1      0.4       0.4         0.5
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.479    109.7       110.6      3.2   0.1       -0.2      0.5         0.8
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.049    108.6       109.1     n.a.   0.0       0.0       0.1         0.5
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    113.6       114.1     n.a.   -1.7      1.4       0.4         0.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
        3  Product categories included in this group
            have been modified due to concordance
            or coverage limitations.
 
        NOTE:   Published categories may include price data not shown separetely
 
 
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.4       103.6      2.0   0.4       0.0       0.2         0.2
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.450    102.7       102.6      0.5   1.7       -3.8      -1.2       -0.1
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.924    105.2       106.3     -3.7   0.5       -3.2      -2.0        1.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.784    98.7        105.8     n.a.   3.5       -5.7      0.7         7.2
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.302    95.7         93.7     -5.8   1.8       -5.6      -6.0       -2.1
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.766    116.7       117.5      8.6   3.0       -3.2      6.5         0.7
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.836    104.4       103.3     n.a.   -0.5      -0.2      -1.7       -1.1
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.220    113.1       113.1     n.a.   0.0       0.2       -0.4        0.0
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.240    109.4       109.4      9.9   0.7       1.4       1.5         0.0
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.470    97.9        101.2     26.2   4.4       -3.6      3.7         3.4
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.107    104.0        96.0    -15.9   1.2       1.6       -7.9       -7.7
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.250    99.3        100.8      3.6   1.0       2.1       3.3         1.5
24          Cork and wood                                 2.129    149.6       149.9     -1.1   -1.6      -1.2      0.1         0.2
25          Pulp and waste paper                          1.214    109.9       111.3     70.7   5.0       12.6      15.7        1.3
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.088    102.7       102.0     25.6   3.5       1.4       -2.2       -0.7
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.405    95.4         94.9      1.3   -2.5      0.7       -0.2       -0.5
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.299    94.2         98.1     13.3   -1.2      -0.3      5.1         4.1
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   3.020    89.4         91.1      5.6   2.3       1.6       2.2         1.9
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.246    93.3         93.2     -0.9   -0.3      0.4       -1.1       -0.1
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.639    84.2         87.2     11.4   4.6       2.9       4.9         3.6
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.350    107.4       108.6      5.0   0.4       0.3       -2.4        1.1
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.720    100.0       101.5      6.4   0.9       1.1       1.0         1.5
51          Organic chemicals                             2.700    94.3         95.5     n.a.   1.7       2.0       1.5         1.3
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.474    99.8        102.1     n.a.   0.3       -1.8      0.3         2.3
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.220    107.6       107.8     n.a.   0.2       0.3       -0.7        0.2
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.601    109.6       109.5      5.5   0.2       2.0       0.3        -0.1
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.817    109.8       113.8     12.0   1.8       1.1       3.1         3.6
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.716    99.8        100.2      3.6   0.0       0.2       0.3         0.4
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.625    108.5       108.9      2.9   0.2       0.2       -0.2        0.4
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.700    105.3       106.2      4.8   0.3       0.5       0.9         0.9
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.628    109.0       109.3      0.5   -0.6      0.8       -0.2        0.3
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.357    98.4        100.4      9.0   1.6       0.5       2.3         2.0
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.335    107.3       107.4      0.1   0.1       0.4       0.0         0.1
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.382    95.8         98.4     15.6   -0.7      3.8       3.6         2.7
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.766    107.5       107.6     n.a.   0.1       -0.4      0.2         0.1
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.030    104.1       103.8     -0.4   0.0       0.0       -0.1       -0.3
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.658    113.1       113.5      2.2   0.0       0.4       0.3         0.4
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.723    109.5       109.4      1.1   0.3       -0.2      -0.4       -0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.865    110.7       110.7     n.a.   0.5       -0.5      0.0         0.0
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.838    110.1       110.3      1.6   0.0       0.0       0.0         0.2
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.140    80.8         78.8     -9.0   -0.9      -0.7      -0.2       -2.5
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.909    107.5       107.2     -0.8   0.3       -0.2      0.2        -0.3
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.930    103.3       103.3      0.0   -0.1      0.5       -0.1        0.0
78          Road vehicles                                 8.911    106.5       106.5      1.4   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.0
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.490    107.1       106.9     n.a.   0.0       -0.1      0.0        -0.2
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.817    112.0       112.0      2.0   -0.2      0.3       0.3         0.0
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.911    102.1       101.3     n.a.   0.3       -0.6      -0.4       -0.8
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.800    113.6       112.4     n.a.   -1.0      1.2       1.4        -1.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.820    103.4       105.4      1.8   -0.6      -1.9      -0.4        1.9
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.442    94.3         96.0    -15.9   -5.7      -3.5      -2.6        1.8
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.024    113.5       115.6     15.4   2.9       -1.1      0.6         1.9
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             2.140    139.7       145.2     45.9   7.9       6.7       15.6        3.9
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.259    93.8         94.0     n.a.   14.3      1.2       -5.9        0.2
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.413    91.7         93.2      8.9   0.8       0.2       -3.9        1.6
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  1.080    243.2       264.0    153.4   10.0      21.8      44.6        8.6
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.387    107.4       103.0     n.a.   8.9       -5.2      -2.6       -4.1
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.200    110.5       111.6     17.8   3.7       3.3       -0.3        1.0
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.550    103.6       104.7      4.7   0.2       0.9       0.1         1.1
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.273    107.0       107.2      7.7   -0.4      0.0       -0.1        0.2
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.244    107.2       107.1      2.9   0.9       0.2       0.9        -0.1
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.229    120.3       126.1     30.5   1.8       9.3       0.3         4.8
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.367    94.0         96.0     -6.9   -1.5      0.1       -3.4        2.1
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.029    100.7       100.8      0.9   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.1
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.409    107.3       108.9     12.6   0.5       0.7       2.8         1.5
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              13.800    99.7        100.4      8.8   7.3       4.9       4.9         0.7
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.348    89.2         89.2     -3.7   -1.4      -0.9      -1.2        0.0
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     13.233    100.2       100.9      9.3   7.8       5.1       5.1         0.7
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.500    101.9       102.7      2.4   0.2       0.3       0.6         0.8
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.904    99.5        100.0      2.1   0.7       0.5       0.0         0.5
29          Organic chemicals                             1.718    104.6       105.7      4.5   0.1       0.5       1.2         1.1
31          Fertilizers                                   0.197    99.6         98.1     -3.0   2.4       -0.4      -2.4       -1.5
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.270    102.4       103.3      3.6   0.1       0.4       0.9         0.9
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.455    96.2         97.8     -1.8   -0.1      -0.1      0.5         1.7
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.490    101.9       102.7      3.3   -0.5      0.0       1.2         0.8
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.442    100.5       100.7      1.7   -0.3      0.2       0.7         0.2
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.048    103.9       105.6     n.a.   -0.8      -0.3      1.9         1.6
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.100    102.9       103.0      1.5   -0.1      -0.2      1.4         0.1
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.846    101.1       100.6     -0.7   0.1       -0.4      1.7        -0.5
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.320    118.4       119.5      7.1   -1.6      2.8       -3.8        0.9
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.710    101.5       103.5      7.3   1.1       2.0       1.7         2.0
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.574    97.7        103.4     23.4   1.6       8.2       3.1         5.8
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.792    102.4       103.4      3.4   1.2       0.6       1.5         1.0
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.160    101.0       101.1     n.a.   0.5       0.0       0.5         0.1
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.249    96.2         98.8     n.a.   4.4       -1.0      -0.9        2.7
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.643    101.9       101.7     n.a.   0.2       0.0       1.3        -0.2
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.036    100.0        99.9      0.6   0.2       0.0       0.1        -0.1
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.299    105.8       106.0     n.a.   2.4       1.8       0.7         0.2
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.160    99.3         99.7      0.6   0.2       0.0       0.3         0.4
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.942    99.2         99.6     n.a.   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.4
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.218    100.4       100.2     n.a.   0.0       -0.3      1.0        -0.2
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.030    101.9       101.9     n.a.   0.2       0.5       0.4         0.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.376    103.5       103.6     n.a.   1.3       0.2       0.0         0.1
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.490    105.1       106.1      1.6   -0.8      0.8       0.2         1.0
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.800    103.7       104.9     n.a.   0.1       1.2       1.4         1.2
72          Iron and steel                                1.677    103.8       104.5     n.a.   0.6       0.0       0.2         0.7
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.362    100.8       102.5     n.a.   -0.1      -0.5      0.0         1.7
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.838    112.2       115.1     n.a.   1.2       2.0       2.7         2.6
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.193    87.7         87.8     n.a.   0.1       3.3       0.9         0.1
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       25.570    100.4       100.8      0.1   -0.1      0.1       0.0         0.4
84          Specialized machinery                        13.406    98.6         99.0      0.5   -0.4      0.2       -0.1        0.4
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.164    102.4       102.9     -0.4   0.2       0.1       0.0         0.5
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.350    105.7       106.0      3.9   0.4       0.1       0.1         0.3
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               15.974    105.8       106.2      4.1   0.4       0.0       0.1         0.4
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.420    106.2       107.4      5.0   0.1       0.2       0.4         1.1
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.879    106.2       107.3     n.a.   0.0       0.2       0.4         1.0
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.378    104.8       107.1     n.a.   -0.1      0.3       0.6         2.2
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.320    99.9        100.1     n.a.   -0.2      0.0       -0.1        0.2
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.298    99.1         99.2     n.a.   -0.6      0.6       0.1         0.1
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.728    99.8         99.8     n.a.   -0.1      -0.4      -0.4        0.0
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.294    104.6       106.3     n.a.   0.2       -0.2      1.4         1.6
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of
            the three months after original publication.
        3  Product categories included in this group
            have been modified due to concordance
            or coverage limitations.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, August 1993-August 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Aug.    April     May       June      July
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  July       July        August   to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Aug.    May       June      July      Aug.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.970    104.2       108.3      7.4   1.1       -3.2      0.4         3.9
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.818    97.6         99.0     -4.5   0.7       -3.7      -2.0        1.4
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.823    114.6       123.4     n.a.   3.0       -4.5      3.1         7.7
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.240    104.3       101.2     -5.0   1.4       -3.2      -3.9       -3.0
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.883    110.3       112.3      2.8   2.9       -2.1      4.6         1.8
10          Cereals                                       3.254    98.8         96.0     -6.4   0.7       -4.4      -7.1       -2.8
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.367    110.5       102.3    -16.4   1.1       0.8       -7.9       -7.4
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.400    110.8       111.2      4.2   0.1       0.2       -3.7        0.4
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.930    101.8       101.5      0.1   0.3       0.0       -0.4       -0.3
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.356    109.0       107.7      1.6   -0.3      -1.6      0.8        -1.2
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.251    103.4       103.5     n.a.   -0.2      0.4       -0.1        0.1
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.757    99.0         97.9     n.a.   -0.5      1.0       -1.6       -1.1
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.250    102.6       105.0      6.2   1.8       1.0       2.5         2.3
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.323    98.2         97.6      1.9   -2.6      1.0       -0.3       -0.6
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.555    104.2       106.7      6.4   2.6       1.4       2.5         2.4
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.790    104.7       105.9      6.2   0.7       1.3       0.9         1.1
29          Organic chemicals                             3.560    106.3       107.8     n.a.   1.6       2.0       1.2         1.4
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.812    104.1       104.2     n.a.   0.0       0.2       -0.3        0.1
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.459    98.7        101.4     n.a.   0.3       -1.8      0.3         2.7
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.431    106.0       106.0      5.0   0.0       0.1       0.9         0.0
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.267    106.4       106.3      4.1   0.7       3.9       -0.5       -0.1
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.447    104.3       104.8      2.8   0.1       0.3       -0.5        0.5
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.070    103.4       105.3      5.6   0.8       0.8       1.4         1.8
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.204    104.3       106.5      6.9   1.1       0.7       1.7         2.1
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.866    100.6       101.1     n.a.   -0.2      1.2       0.8         0.5
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.900    110.0       112.6     n.a.   2.5       -1.8      2.9         2.4
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.716    108.3       111.6     n.a.   3.1       -1.2      3.4         3.0
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.130    118.1       118.4      1.2   -1.3      -0.8      0.0         0.3
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.840    112.2       113.5     23.1   2.3       4.0       6.4         1.2
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.507    134.3       136.1     65.6   4.2       12.1      14.9        1.3
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.444    101.9       103.9      8.8   1.7       0.4       2.3         2.0
49          Printed material                              0.889    100.6       100.3     n.a.   1.0       -0.8      0.0        -0.3
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.310    109.9       109.8      9.4   1.6       0.3       -1.1       -0.1
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.181    126.2       125.2     24.0   3.4       1.1       -3.2       -0.8
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.020    109.4       108.9     -1.0   -0.6      0.4       0.6        -0.5
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.230    109.2       111.2      8.8   -0.3      0.8       2.2         1.8
72          Iron and steel                                1.245    112.5       116.7      4.3   -1.7      -2.0      1.5         3.7
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.011    103.4       103.8     n.a.   0.0       -0.1      -0.3        0.4
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.279    116.1       119.4     19.3   -0.2      2.8       3.7         2.8
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      32.050    97.9         97.4     -1.6   -0.1      0.0       -0.1       -0.5
84          Specialized machinery                        19.765    97.1         96.4     -2.2   -0.2      -0.2      -0.1       -0.7
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.285    99.2         99.0     -0.6   0.0       0.3       -0.1       -0.2
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.460    102.7       102.6      1.6   0.1       0.1       0.1        -0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.870    101.7       101.7      1.4   0.2       0.0       0.1         0.0
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.070    102.2       102.2     n.a.   -0.2      0.2       0.1         0.0
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.899    102.2       102.1     n.a.   -0.2      0.2       0.1        -0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for May, June and July 1994
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of
            the three months after original publication.
        3  Product categories included in this group
            have been modified due to concordance
            or coverage limitations.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, August 1993-August 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    Aug.    April        May         June     July
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1994         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       July      Aug.     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     Aug.    May          June        July     Aug.
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     104.7     105.4      3.7   0.4          0.5         0.7        0.7
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     106.8     107.6      3.5   0.1          0.4         0.5        0.7
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     97.3       96.7      8.4   4.6          2.2         3.8       -0.6
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     89.4       90.1      4.5   1.9          1.4         1.7        0.8
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     100.4     100.6      1.5   0.4          0.2         0.6        0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     77.0       79.1     17.2   8.6          6.2         6.5        2.7
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     97.2       97.5      3.2   0.8          0.9         0.5        0.3
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     99.6      100.2      2.7   0.3          0.9         0.1        0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     94.2       92.7      7.5   5.3          1.7         3.0       -1.6
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     99.9      100.4      2.4   0.3          0.5         0.7        0.5
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     100.7     101.3      2.2   0.2          0.3         0.6        0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     102.3     101.8      9.2   3.1          4.5         4.2       -0.5
 
     Japan                                            18.5     113.3     114.4      4.6   0.4          0.0         0.4        1.0
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.1       99.0     -0.7   -0.1         -0.1        -0.1      -0.1
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for May, June and July 1994
          have been revised to reflect the availability
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
 
     4    Includes EC  12 countries
 
     5    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
 
 
 
Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1993-June 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1994
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1994     1994
 
    Air Freight (Inbound)    (9/90 = 100)            3308      105.9     107.8      1.3   0.2      -0.5        -0.2       1.8
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      88.8       90.6     -0.8   -3.6     0.7         0.2        2.0
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      114.8     117.1      2.4   1.7      -0.9        -0.4       2.0
 
    Air Freight (Outbound)   (9/92 = 100)            2694      96.5       96.1     -0.5   -1.0     0.8         0.1       -0.4
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      100.0      99.5      0.7   0.0      1.2         0.0       -0.5
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      95.9       95.3     -1.2   -0.6     0.1         -0.1      -0.6
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      113.1     119.7      2.1   1.5      -6.4        1.5        5.8
     Atlantic                                       10075      103.4     114.4     -1.5   0.3      -11.0       -0.3      10.6
     Pacific                                         7271      121.1     125.0      2.9   3.1      -6.2        3.1        3.2
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      123.4     124.0      6.4   2.4      0.6         2.8        0.5
     Canadian                                        1264      114.1     120.2     10.2   2.4      1.3         0.9        5.3
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      108.1     114.6     -1.0   1.1      -8.4        0.8        6.0
     Atlantic                                       13156      101.1     110.0     -3.3   1.0      -12.3       0.3        8.8
     Pacific                                         5663      116.7     121.3      2.7   1.5      -5.2        2.6        3.9
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      123.8     125.3      2.0   1.5      -0.7        0.1        1.2
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      94.1       93.3    -22.0   -2.0     -16.5       -3.9      -0.9
     Atlantic                                         572      94.8       99.8    -26.7   -10.9    -12.0       -11.1      5.3
     Gulf                                            1455      85.4       81.4    -23.6   1.3      -20.1       -0.9      -4.7
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      103.4     106.0      2.4   -0.2     -1.2        1.3        2.5
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      106.9     107.1      3.0   1.9      -1.4        2.3        0.2
     from Atlantic                                   1889      111.2     111.5      6.0   2.0      -1.9        5.6        0.3
     from Pacific                                    1154      100.7     103.7      1.2   1.3      -0.8        -2.2       3.0
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      100.3     105.1      2.0   -1.9     -0.9        0.2        4.8
     from Pacific                                    3943      101.5     106.8      2.4   -2.1     -0.6        0.0        5.2
 
 
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1993-June 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1994
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1994     1994
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight              (9/90 = 100)            2001      107.4     109.4      1.2   0.3      -0.6        -0.3       1.9
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      87.0       88.5     -2.9   -3.0     -0.6        -1.0       1.7
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      122.0     124.6      3.5   2.1      -0.8        0.1        2.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      107.7     114.6     -1.1   0.8      -8.4        0.7        6.4
     Atlantic                                        6577      101.6     110.7     -3.1   0.8      -12.0       0.3        9.0
     Pacific                                         2051      113.1     117.4      1.6   0.3      -4.6        2.3        3.8
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      124.7     126.4      2.3   1.3      -0.5        0.2        1.4
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      95.3       95.4    -21.7   -2.5     -16.0       -4.4       0.1
     Atlantic                                         534      96.2      102.1    -26.7   -10.8    -11.8       -12.2      6.1
     Gulf                                            1328      86.4       83.4    -23.1   0.6      -19.8       -1.3      -3.5
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      102.4     104.9      1.7   -0.6     -1.1        1.0        2.4
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      106.1     106.9      2.2   1.3      -1.4        1.5        0.8
     from Atlantic                                   1336      111.5     112.9      6.0   0.8      -1.9        5.8        1.3
     from Pacific                                    1094      100.6     103.8      1.4   1.4      -0.9        -2.2       3.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      99.1      103.2      1.4   -2.2     -1.0        0.5        4.1
     from Pacific                                    2840      100.7     105.3      1.9   -2.3     -0.6        0.4        4.6
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      114.3     118.0      0.5   1.4      -5.5        1.6        3.2
     Atlantic                                        4159      102.8     111.4     -2.3   0.0      -9.6        -0.2       8.4
     Pacific                                         4679      122.6     122.5      0.1   3.2      -5.9        3.1       -0.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      121.6     121.4      3.9   1.6      0.7         1.8       -0.2
     Canadian                                         619      114.1     121.6     11.5   2.4      1.3         0.9        6.6