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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, May 1993-May 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, May 1993-May 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-94-313
    David Mead          (202) 606-7155      For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
  Media contact:                            Tuesday, June 28,  1994
    Kathryn Hoyle     (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                             -MAY 1994-
 
 
      Dominated by a continuing increase in petroleum prices, the
U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.1 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The rise
followed a 0.8 percent advance in April.  U.S. export prices were up
0.3 percent in May.
 
         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
May             0.3    -0.4      0.4         0.3      1.0      0.3
June           -0.5    -4.4      0.0        -0.3     -2.9      0.1
July           -0.6    -6.1      0.1         0.2      5.2     -0.5
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 r       0.0     -1.4       0.2
March           0.1    -1.9      0.4 r       0.2      0.7       0.1
April           0.8     5.4 r    0.3 r       0.0 r   -2.1 r     0.3
May             1.1    11.1      0.2         0.3      1.4      0.2
 
May 1992-93     1.5    -1.0      1.6         0.4     -0.1      1.0
May 1993-94     0.3   -11.2      1.7         1.4      8.3      0.6
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and correctios by respondents.
 
     The May upturn in import prices was the largest monthly increase
in the index since October 1990.  Over the past 12 months, however,
the import price index was up a modest 0.3 percent.
 
     Imported petroleum prices continued a recent turnaround, rising
11.1 percent in May after an increase of 5.4 percent in April.
Petroleum prices, however, were still down 11.2 percent over the 12-
month period ended in May.  Import prices of nonpetroleum goods were
up 0.2 percent in May, a slightly smaller advance than the 0.3
percent and 0.4 percent increases posted in April and March,
respectively.  For the year ended in May, prices of nonpetroleum
imports were up 1.7 percent.
 
     Led by higher prices for vegetables and coffee, the index of
imported foods, feeds, and beverages was up for the third consecutive
month.  The 1.7 percent increase in May was a slight acceleration
over the 1.3 percent and 1.0 percent increases in April and March,
respectively.  The import price indexes for automotive vehicles and
consumer goods each rose 0.2 percent last month.  For the year ended
in May, motor vehicle prices were up 3.0 percent while consumer goods
prices were up 0.7 percent.
 
     In contrast, import prices of capital goods fell 0.1 percent in
May.  The decline was led by a continuing drop in computer prices.
For the 12-month period ended in May, the index of capital goods
prices was up 0.6 percent.  After increasing in 4 of the last 5
months, the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and
materials was flat in May.  Over the past 12 months, the index
advanced 1.2 percent.
 
 
Export Goods
 
     Agricultural export prices continued a recent trend of
fluctuating price movements, rising 1.4 percent in May after falling
in 2 of the prior 3 months. Over the last 12 months, prices for
agricultural exports were up 8.3 percent.
 
     Prices for nonagricultural exports rose 0.2 percent in May, in
line with the average price increase in the last 3 months.  Partially
contributing to the increase was the index of nonagricultural
industrial supplies and materials, up 0.4 percent in May and 3.8
percent since December.  Also posting advances in May were automotive
vehicles prices, up 0.3 percent, and consumer goods prices, up 0.1
percent.
 
     In contrast, the price index of exported capital goods--which
accounts for nearly 40 percent of exports-- fell 0.1 percent for the
sixth consecutive month.  As with imported capital goods, the fall was
largely the result of declining computer prices.  Over the past 12
months, capital goods prices were down 0.3 percent.
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      The price indexes for imported goods from the European
Community and from Japan both rose 0.4 percent in May.  Over the past
12 months, prices of imports from the European Community were down
0.1 percent while prices of goods imported from Japan were up 5.3
percent.
 
     Prices of goods imported from Canada increased 0.7 percent in
May, led by a 5.3 percent advance in the index of nonmanufactured
goods.
 
     The index of imported goods coming from the Asian Newly
Industrialized Countries remained fairly level, falling 0.1 percent
in May after showing no change in April and March.  For the year
ended in May, the index was down 0.4 percent.
 
 
 
                         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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                            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, May 1993-May 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    100.2       101.3      0.3   0.3       0.1       0.8         1.1
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                91.246    104.8       105.0      1.7   -0.1      0.4       0.3         0.2
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.810    107.1       108.9      7.5   -0.6      1.0       1.3         1.7
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            3.997    102.1       103.9      6.3   -1.2      1.1       1.1         1.8
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.813    119.8       121.3     10.1   0.6       0.6       2.1         1.3
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               26.200    85.9         89.1     -3.5   1.7       0.0       2.0         3.7
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.446    98.5         98.5      1.2   -0.1      0.9       0.4         0.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.332    99.8         99.5      2.3   -0.2      1.1       0.3        -0.3
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.115    97.5         97.8      0.2   -0.1      0.7       0.6         0.3
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                            9.573    68.7         75.5    -10.5   4.7       -1.8      4.7         9.9
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               8.679    65.9         73.2    -11.2   5.5       -1.9      5.4        11.1
 
10000         Crude                                       5.908    62.7         71.6    -10.1   3.0       -1.5      8.1        14.2
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.075    86.4         90.3      3.1   2.3       1.2       -3.2        4.5
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.894    84.5         86.0      0.1   -0.5      1.3       0.5         1.8
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.659    102.6       102.7      1.0   0.6       0.7       1.2         0.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   2.017    129.7       128.1      0.2   -4.4      2.9       -2.5       -1.2
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.255    91.0         90.8      5.6   1.8       1.4       1.7        -0.2
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.320    96.6         97.0     -2.0   -0.1      -0.4      -0.1        0.4
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 25.120    104.1       104.0      0.6   -0.2      0.2       0.2        -0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.095    105.4       105.8      0.9   -0.3      0.7       0.3         0.4
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      19.380    103.2       102.9      0.1   -0.2      0.1       0.3        -0.3
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.645    104.3       104.5      3.1   0.1       0.4       -0.3        0.2
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          20.250    110.3       110.5      3.0   -0.2      0.3       0.1         0.2
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.620    105.6       105.8      0.7   0.2       -0.1      0.3         0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.706    105.1       105.3      0.0   -0.1      0.1       0.3         0.2
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.697    105.4       105.4      0.8   -0.1      0.2       0.1         0.0
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.217    111.0       114.2      6.0   5.0       -3.7      0.3         2.9
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.8       103.1      1.4   0.0       0.2       0.0         0.3
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.628    105.6       107.1      8.3   -1.4      0.7       -2.1        1.4
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.375    102.6       102.8      0.6   0.2       0.1       0.3         0.2
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     10.210    106.2       107.7      7.5   -2.8      0.9       -2.0        1.4
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             9.220    106.5       107.8      7.5   -2.9      0.6       -2.7        1.2
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.990    101.2       104.4      7.9   -1.8      5.7       5.3         3.2
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.330    98.6         99.2      2.5   1.5       0.3       0.8         0.6
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.704    109.2       108.6      0.8   1.1       -0.1      0.7        -0.5
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               16.626    93.3         94.7      3.8   1.8       0.4       1.0         1.5
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.408    102.6       104.8     11.3   5.4       1.3       0.3         2.1
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                25.925    98.3         98.7      1.8   1.1       0.1       1.0         0.4
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.227    87.4         88.4     -1.6   3.3       -1.8      0.3         1.1
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.582    95.5         96.1      3.9   0.9       0.5       1.2         0.6
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.116    149.8       147.9     -6.5   0.9       -0.3      0.9        -1.3
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 39.050    104.3       104.2     -0.3   -0.1      -0.1      -0.1       -0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.913    105.1       105.3      0.8   -0.7      0.1       0.2         0.2
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      29.139    101.9       101.7     -1.1   -0.1      -0.2      -0.2       -0.2
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.730    106.2       106.5      0.9   -0.2      0.5       -0.2        0.3
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.680    108.0       108.1      0.1   0.1       -0.3      0.2         0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.035    110.0       110.1     -0.2   0.2       -0.2      0.0         0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.095    106.1       106.1      0.6   -0.1      -0.4      0.7         0.0
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.551    100.2       100.2     -1.9   0.0       -0.6      0.0         0.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    100.2       101.3      0.3   0.3       0.1       0.8         1.1
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.810    104.3       106.3      6.4   -0.8      1.4       1.2         1.9
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.605    97.4         93.5     -3.6   1.0       2.9       0.9        -4.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.304    119.7       121.5     13.0   1.0       0.7       2.7         1.5
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.189    101.6       101.6     -2.2   -0.5      0.0       2.1         0.0
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.197    98.5        102.4     -4.3   -5.4      1.6       -1.7        4.0
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.269    97.2         97.9      2.3   0.1       0.1       0.3         0.7
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       0.761    108.1       115.9     44.9   1.2       1.9       4.8         7.2
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.100    113.1       113.5      1.0   -0.2      0.5       0.8         0.4
11          Beverages                                     0.902    112.3       112.6      0.2   -0.7      0.4       0.2         0.3
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.190    104.5       105.2      5.2   1.3       0.4       -0.8        0.7
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.279    108.7       107.1      5.0   1.7       2.6       5.1        -1.5
24          Cork and wood                                 1.057    156.6       153.4      2.1   -7.9      3.5       -6.2       -2.0
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.395    63.8         64.9      1.4   1.0       2.2       3.6         1.7
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.209    82.5         82.5     n.a.   -0.7      -1.3      1.6         0.0
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.774    90.8         89.5      1.2   5.8       2.7       0.7        -1.4
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.330    123.1       141.2     26.8   25.8      -16.4     2.0        14.7
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   9.160    67.5         74.6    -10.8   5.0       -1.8      4.8        10.5
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          8.427    66.2         73.6    -11.1   5.4       -1.9      5.6        11.2
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.584    88.0         89.0     -6.3   -0.7      -1.0      -3.0        1.1
35          Electrical energy                             0.086    86.4         90.3      3.1   2.3       1.2       -3.2        4.5
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.210    125.5       130.2     11.2   -2.7      -0.9      1.8         3.7
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.820    102.3       102.3      0.2   0.1       0.3       0.9         0.0
51          Organic chemicals                             1.442    94.2         94.4     n.a.   0.1       0.9       1.6         0.2
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.674    99.3         99.8     -0.9   -0.7      0.3       -0.3        0.5
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.292    100.9       101.1      0.3   2.8       -2.3      -0.1        0.2
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.624    118.3       117.6      2.8   0.9       -0.3      0.8        -0.6
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.302    107.8       107.8     -2.0   -0.4      -0.2      -0.2        0.0
56          Fertilizers                                   0.204    102.1       104.5      3.1   -0.3      2.2       -0.8        2.4
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.270    100.9       101.1      2.8   -0.5      0.1       0.0         0.2
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.538    99.2         97.7     -1.4   -0.6      -0.5      4.1        -1.5
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.474    102.2       102.2     -2.6   0.0       1.4       -0.5        0.0
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.610    100.2       100.6      1.4   0.5       0.6       0.9         0.4
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.764    102.5       102.4     -1.6   -0.8      -0.6      0.9        -0.1
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.672    93.5         95.4     -1.0   -0.6      1.2       -0.5        2.0
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.444    107.4       108.8     n.a.   1.1       -0.6      0.6         1.3
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.252    108.3       108.5      0.7   0.4       0.0       0.5         0.2
67          Iron and steel                                2.052    98.8         99.1     n.a.   0.5       0.5       0.0         0.3
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.738    84.2         83.7      8.0   3.0       1.9       4.9        -0.6
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.956    104.3       104.3     -0.3   0.1       -0.1      0.4         0.0
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.370    106.5       106.6      1.6   -0.3      0.3       0.1         0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.986    108.8       108.7      1.9   0.0       0.7       0.5        -0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.853    109.3       109.7     n.a.   0.6       -0.1      0.3         0.4
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.334    108.7       108.6      2.2   -0.4      0.6       0.3        -0.1
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.999    87.8         87.2     -5.6   -0.4      -0.6      -0.5       -0.7
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.586    97.2         97.6     -0.5   -0.3      -0.2      -0.2        0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.526    105.8       105.9      1.9   -0.4      0.9       0.2         0.1
78          Road vehicles                                17.175    112.1       112.4      3.7   -0.2      0.4       0.1         0.3
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.500    105.3       105.4     n.a.   -0.2      0.1       0.2         0.1
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.089    103.3       103.3     n.a.   0.1       0.1       -0.1        0.0
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.493    105.5       104.8     n.a.   -1.3      1.7       -0.2       -0.7
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.481    102.0       102.4     n.a.   -0.3      0.2       0.2         0.4
85          Footwear                                      2.013    99.9        100.0     -1.3   -0.2      -0.1      0.3         0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.467    112.7       112.6     n.a.   1.2       -1.1      1.0        -0.1
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.512    109.2       109.3      3.5   -0.3      0.2       0.6         0.1
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.180    108.5       108.5     n.a.   -0.1      0.0       0.1         0.0
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    113.5       111.6     n.a.   -1.4      -1.8      1.3        -1.7
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.8       103.1      1.4   0.0       0.2       0.0         0.3
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.790    106.3       108.0      6.9   -3.0      1.1       -2.1        1.6
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.975    110.3       110.9     -1.1   -0.4      4.0       -0.2        0.5
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.802    100.4       103.9     n.a.   -2.2      7.2       6.5         3.5
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.675    105.9       107.8     10.0   -4.6      -0.3      -5.4        1.8
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.673    110.0       113.1      8.2   -2.3      0.9       -2.0        2.8
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.861    107.0       106.5     n.a.   -2.9      -0.4      0.3        -0.5
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.240    113.3       113.3     n.a.   0.0       -0.2      0.0         0.0
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.000    105.6       106.3      6.6   2.3       1.3       0.9         0.7
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.453    93.8         97.9     27.8   1.8       5.3       2.7         4.4
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.175    109.8       111.1     12.6   -2.7      0.0       -2.2        1.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.237    93.2         94.1     -4.4   0.4       0.1       0.3         1.0
24          Cork and wood                                 2.201    153.7       151.2     -8.4   1.3       -0.1      0.5        -1.6
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.894    80.4         84.5     23.0   4.7       6.6       5.5         5.1
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.066    100.0       103.5     20.6   11.7      1.1       1.7         3.5
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.415    97.3         95.8      2.0   -2.5      0.8       2.0        -1.5
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.262    90.9         89.6     11.4   1.6       1.0       0.3        -1.4
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.860    84.2         85.3     -3.7   4.1       -2.0      0.6         1.3
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.265    94.2         93.9      0.4   0.2       1.1       -1.1       -0.3
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.460    74.6         76.6     -6.5   7.6       -4.4      2.1         2.7
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.360    109.3       109.7      7.8   -0.6      0.6       -0.6        0.4
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.460    97.0         97.8      1.9   0.2       0.4       0.6         0.8
51          Organic chemicals                             2.577    89.4         90.9     n.a.   -0.1      1.1       1.0         1.7
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.482    101.0       101.3     n.a.   3.0       -1.4      -0.8        0.3
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.230    107.9       108.1     n.a.   0.2       -0.1      -0.8        0.2
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.591    107.0       107.3      3.3   0.3       1.1       0.5         0.3
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.722    103.4       105.3      3.8   0.3       0.5       1.7         1.8
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.717    99.3         99.3      0.5   0.5       0.3       1.0         0.0
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.633    108.3       108.5      2.6   0.0       0.7       0.1         0.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.600    103.7       103.9      2.4   1.1       0.2       0.7         0.2
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.633    109.3       108.6     -0.6   -0.5      -0.2      0.1        -0.6
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.307    94.2         95.7      1.6   0.5       0.3       0.4         1.6
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.336    106.8       106.9      2.2   0.7       -0.1      -0.1        0.1
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.302    89.7         89.1      8.7   5.9       1.5       2.2        -0.7
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.778    107.6       107.8     n.a.   0.0       0.2       0.0         0.2
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.330    104.2       104.2     -0.1   -0.2      0.2       -0.2        0.0
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.656    112.4       112.4      1.5   0.4       0.0       -0.2        0.0
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.758    109.7       109.7      1.4   -0.3      0.3       0.5         0.0
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.871    110.8       111.3     n.a.   -0.1      0.9       0.2         0.5
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.865    110.1       110.1      1.7   0.2       -0.1      0.2         0.0
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.292    82.3         81.7     -6.8   -0.7      -0.5      -0.2       -0.7
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.919    107.1       107.5     -1.2   -0.8      -0.1      -0.3        0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.956    103.0       103.0      0.0   0.1       0.0       -0.6        0.0
78          Road vehicles                                 8.928    106.0       106.3      0.9   -0.2      0.6       -0.2        0.3
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.560    107.2       107.1     n.a.   0.0       -0.5      0.4        -0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.824    111.6       111.4      1.8   0.2       -0.5      0.2        -0.2
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.956    102.7       103.0     n.a.   -0.2      -0.9      0.5         0.3
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.790    111.8       110.7     n.a.   -0.6      -2.1      0.5        -1.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.940    106.4       105.6      3.1   0.8       1.8       1.5        -0.8
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.517    106.4       100.2     -7.3   -0.1      3.8       0.4        -5.8
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.035    110.8       113.5     12.7   1.1       1.0       2.9         2.4
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.660    104.9       113.5     15.1   0.7       -1.1      1.3         8.2
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.246    86.2         98.8    -15.4   -20.2     6.2       -10.0      14.6
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.440    94.4         95.7     -4.6   1.1       0.9       -0.1        1.4
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.576    125.5       138.2     64.9   3.0       1.7       8.0        10.1
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.398    106.9       116.4     n.a.   15.1      -10.5     1.5         8.9
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.190    104.5       108.0     15.8   -3.5      0.7       1.7         3.3
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.600    102.4       102.3      4.8   -0.1      0.2       1.3        -0.1
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.282    107.4       106.9      9.1   -0.2      -0.7      1.6        -0.5
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.246    105.1       106.0      2.7   0.1       0.2       0.3         0.9
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.212    107.8       108.2     13.1   -2.9      2.5       -1.5        0.4
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.398    98.8         97.3      9.8   2.2       -1.4      4.2        -1.5
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.055    100.0       100.2      0.0   -0.7      0.5       0.1         0.2
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.406    103.2       103.6      4.3   0.6       0.6       3.1         0.4
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              12.070    84.5         93.0    -10.4   4.6       -1.7      4.8        10.1
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.372    92.4         91.1     -1.8   2.0       -1.0      0.2        -1.4
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     11.470    84.1         93.1    -10.7   4.8       -1.7      5.0        10.7
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.600    101.0       101.2      0.9   0.1       0.6       0.9         0.2
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.920    98.3         99.0      0.5   -0.4      0.9       0.7         0.7
29          Organic chemicals                             1.751    103.3       103.5      3.0   0.4       0.9       1.8         0.2
31          Fertilizers                                   0.204    100.2       102.6      3.1   -0.3      2.2       -0.8        2.4
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.276    101.0       101.1      0.3   2.2       -1.8      -0.3        0.1
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.469    95.9         95.8     -4.4   -0.4      0.1       -0.5       -0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.550    101.2       100.8      1.4   -0.1      0.4       1.8        -0.4
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.478    99.9         99.7      1.2   -0.1      0.4       1.4        -0.2
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.072    103.1       102.4     n.a.   0.0       0.3       2.4        -0.7
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.130    101.8       101.5      0.8   -0.9      2.2       0.2        -0.3
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.867    99.7         99.5     -0.9   -1.4      1.2       0.7        -0.2
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.400    121.6       119.6      1.3   -5.1      3.7       -3.3       -1.6
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.660    96.8         97.9      0.0   -0.3      0.9       0.5         1.1
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.522    86.2         87.7      1.0   0.9       2.2       3.2         1.7
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.788    99.2        100.3     -1.1   -0.6      1.1       -0.3        1.1
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.300    100.0       100.7     n.a.   0.2       -0.1      0.2         0.7
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.251    94.0         98.2     n.a.   1.5       -1.7      2.6         4.5
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.671    100.4       100.6     n.a.   0.0       -0.1      0.3         0.2
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.124    99.7        100.1     -0.3   -0.2      0.2       0.0         0.4
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.294    100.8       103.4     n.a.   1.4       1.2       0.2         2.6
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.220    98.8         98.9     -0.9   -0.3      -0.1      0.3         0.1
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.996    98.7         98.8     n.a.   -0.3      0.0       0.3         0.1
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.224    99.7         99.7     n.a.   0.0       -1.1      0.2         0.0
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.050    100.8       101.3     n.a.   0.5       -0.1      0.5         0.5
70          Glass and glassware                           0.381    102.0       103.3     n.a.   0.7       0.1       -0.5        1.3
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.560    104.9       104.1      3.7   -0.5      0.1       0.8        -0.8
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.830    101.0       101.1     n.a.   1.5       1.1       0.7         0.1
72          Iron and steel                                1.720    103.0       103.6     n.a.   0.8       0.5       -0.2        0.6
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.414    101.4       101.3     n.a.   0.2       -0.3      0.8        -0.1
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.816    105.9       107.2     n.a.   2.7       6.8       1.0         1.2
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.191    84.0         84.1     n.a.   -0.5      -0.7      -2.2        0.1
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       26.380    100.4       100.3      0.0   -0.2      0.1       0.1        -0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        13.857    98.8         98.4     -0.8   -0.2      0.0       0.1        -0.4
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.523    102.2       102.3      0.7   -0.2      0.2       0.1         0.1
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.870    105.5       105.8      4.1   -0.2      0.4       0.6         0.3
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.467    105.7       106.0      4.2   -0.1      0.3       0.7         0.3
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.510    105.5       105.5      3.6   0.2       0.0       0.6         0.0
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.955    105.6       105.6     n.a.   0.1       0.0       0.7         0.0
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.388    104.0       103.8     n.a.   -0.2      0.0       0.6        -0.2
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.440    100.2       100.1     n.a.   -0.3      0.4       0.1        -0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.340    99.0         98.9     n.a.   -0.1      0.0       0.0        -0.1
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.801    100.7       100.5     n.a.   -0.5      0.2       0.2        -0.2
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.300    103.2       103.5     n.a.   -0.3      3.6       0.2         0.3
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           May     Jan.      Feb.      March     April
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  April      April       May      to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     May     Feb.      March     April     May
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  2.010    106.0       107.2      1.4   -1.1      5.3       2.6         1.1
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.864    102.7       103.4     -1.9   -0.7      4.1       -0.2        0.7
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.815    113.0       116.4     n.a.   -2.5      8.2       6.8         3.0
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.660    110.6       112.0      9.9   -3.7      -0.1      -4.3        1.3
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.845    104.8       107.4      0.1   -3.2      0.9       -4.8        2.5
10          Cereals                                       3.662    110.4       111.2     11.0   -4.6      -0.5      -5.5        0.7
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.467    117.8       119.1     11.8   -2.3      0.2       -2.2        1.1
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.410    114.8       114.9     10.6   -0.6      1.3       -0.6        0.1
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.960    102.0       102.2      2.9   -0.4      0.1       0.3         0.2
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.361    110.2       109.9     13.7   0.4       2.0       1.7        -0.3
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.252    103.3       103.1     n.a.   0.5       -0.7      -0.1       -0.2
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.770    100.2        99.7     n.a.   -2.8      -1.1      0.3        -0.5
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.060    97.3         98.4     -2.9   3.1       -1.5      1.0         1.1
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.331    100.1        98.5      2.5   -1.5      1.1       3.1        -1.6
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.358    97.8         99.3     -3.5   4.1       -2.1      0.7         1.5
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.590    101.7       102.4      2.0   0.3       0.5       0.4         0.7
29          Organic chemicals                             3.416    101.2       102.8     n.a.   0.1       1.0       0.9         1.6
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.819    104.2       104.2     n.a.   0.0       -0.2      0.0         0.0
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.468    99.9        100.2     n.a.   2.9       -1.4      -0.9        0.3
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.430    105.0       105.0      4.1   0.2       1.7       0.6         0.0
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.258    102.2       102.9      0.4   0.3       0.1       0.3         0.7
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.459    104.4       104.5      2.8   -0.1      0.9       0.1         0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.980    100.4       101.2      1.0   0.1       0.3       1.0         0.8
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.121    100.8       101.9      1.9   0.1       0.4       1.3         1.1
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.859    99.0         98.8     n.a.   -0.2      -0.2      0.1        -0.2
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.880    106.2       108.9     n.a.   1.2       3.7       1.0         2.5
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.688    102.8       106.0     n.a.   1.5       1.6       1.5         3.1
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.190    120.6       119.0     -8.7   0.8       -0.2      0.8        -1.3
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.420    99.1        101.3      6.9   1.6       2.1       1.7         2.2
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.133    100.2       104.3     20.7   4.5       6.4       5.0         4.1
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.393    97.5         99.1      1.2   0.3       0.4       0.5         1.6
49          Printed material                              0.893    100.4       101.1     n.a.   0.4       -0.2      -0.2        0.7
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.310    109.0       110.6      8.0   4.7       0.3       0.8         1.5
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.175    124.6       128.9     20.7   13.5      1.3       0.9         3.5
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.030    109.1       108.4      7.1   -0.5      -0.9      1.0        -0.6
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.130    106.2       105.8      5.5   2.2       0.5       1.0        -0.4
72          Iron and steel                                1.284    115.0       112.6      6.8   0.3       -0.6      -0.2       -2.1
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.024    103.8       103.8     n.a.   -0.4      0.8       0.1         0.0
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.214    109.2       109.0     12.3   6.8       2.1       3.4        -0.2
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      32.370    98.1         98.0     -1.1   -0.2      -0.1      -0.2       -0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        20.011    97.6         97.3     -1.6   -0.2      -0.1      0.0        -0.3
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.359    99.0         99.0     -0.5   -0.2      -0.1      -0.5        0.0
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.520    102.4       102.6      1.7   -0.1      0.5       -0.1        0.2
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.904    101.4       101.7      1.1   -0.1      0.5       -0.1        0.3
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.100    102.1       101.9     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      0.1        -0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.928    102.0       101.9     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      0.0        -0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for February, March and April 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, May 1993-May 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    May     Jan.         Feb.        March    April
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1994         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       April     May      to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     May     Feb.         March       April    May
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     103.2     103.5      1.7   0.1          0.3         0.6        0.3
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     105.7     105.8      1.8   -0.1         0.5         0.3        0.1
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     89.1       92.5     -2.3   2.0          -1.5        5.1        3.8
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     85.0       86.9     -1.2   0.8          -0.1        1.1        2.2
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     99.2       99.6      0.2   0.5          -0.1        0.2        0.4
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     62.3       69.0     -6.8   2.6          -0.5        5.6       10.8
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     95.3       96.0      0.3   0.3          0.3         0.5        0.7
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     98.3       98.5      0.3   0.1          0.6         -0.2       0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     88.1       92.8      0.3   1.6          -1.8        7.6        5.3
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     98.4       98.8     -0.1   -0.1         0.1         0.5        0.4
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     99.6       99.8      0.0   -0.2         0.1         0.5        0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     91.1       95.1     -3.1   3.4          0.3         0.9        4.4
 
     Japan                                            18.5     112.5     112.9      5.3   0.1          0.6         0.2        0.4
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.4       99.3     -0.4   -0.3         0.0         0.0       -0.1
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for February, March and April 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.
        March 1993-March 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1993
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1994     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1993     1994
 
    Air Freight (Inbound)    (9/90 = 100)            3308      106.1     105.9      5.8   6.3      0.2         -0.5      -0.2
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      88.6       88.8      0.1   2.9      -3.6        0.7        0.2
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      115.3     114.8      9.1   8.7      1.7         -0.9      -0.4
 
    Air Freight (Outbound)   (9/92 = 100)            2694      96.4       96.5     -0.8   -0.7     -1.0        0.8        0.1
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      100.0     100.0      0.4   -0.8     0.0         1.2        0.0
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      96.0       95.9     -1.7   -1.1     -0.6        0.1       -0.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      111.4     113.1      3.0   6.7      1.5         -6.4       1.5
     Atlantic                                       10075      103.7     103.4      0.7   13.0     0.3         -11.0     -0.3
     Pacific                                         7271      117.5     121.1      4.1   4.5      3.1         -6.2       3.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      120.0     123.4      5.7   -0.3     2.4         0.6        2.8
     Canadian                                        1264      113.1     114.1      7.0   2.3      2.4         1.3        0.9
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      107.2     108.1      0.1   7.1      1.1         -8.4       0.8
     Atlantic                                       13156      100.8     101.1     -0.5   12.0     1.0         -12.3      0.3
     Pacific                                         5663      113.7     116.7      1.3   2.5      1.5         -5.2       2.6
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      123.7     123.8      0.1   -0.7     1.5         -0.7       0.1
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      97.9       94.1    -12.6   11.0     -2.0        -16.5     -3.9
     Atlantic                                         572      106.6      94.7    -23.6   9.8      -10.9       -12.0    -11.2
     Gulf                                            1455      86.2       85.4     -9.9   12.3     1.3         -20.1     -0.9
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      102.1     103.4     -0.6   -0.5     -0.2        -1.2       1.3
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      104.5     106.9      2.8   0.0      1.9         -1.4       2.3
     from Atlantic                                   1889      105.3     111.2      5.8   0.1      2.0         -1.9       5.6
     from Pacific                                    1154      103.0     100.7     -2.2   -0.5     1.3         -0.8      -2.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      100.1     100.3     -3.6   -1.0     -1.9        -0.9       0.2
     from Pacific                                    3943      101.5     101.5     -3.8   -1.1     -2.1        -0.6       0.0
 
 
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        March 1993-March 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1993
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1994     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1993     1994
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight              (9/90 = 100)            2001      107.7     107.4      6.1   6.8      0.3         -0.6      -0.3
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      87.9       87.0     -3.5   1.0      -3.0        -0.6      -1.0
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      121.9     122.0     12.8   11.3     2.1         -0.8       0.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      107.0     107.7      0.0   7.6      0.8         -8.4       0.7
     Atlantic                                        6577      101.3     101.6     -0.2   12.2     0.8         -12.0      0.3
     Pacific                                         2051      110.6     113.1      0.3   2.5      0.3         -4.6       2.3
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      124.5     124.7      0.4   -0.6     1.3         -0.5       0.2
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      99.7       95.2    -16.9   6.3      -2.5        -16.0     -4.5
     Atlantic                                         534      109.6      96.1    -24.4   9.4      -10.8       -11.8    -12.3
     Gulf                                            1328      87.5       86.4    -16.4   4.9      0.6         -19.8     -1.3
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      101.4     102.4     -0.9   -0.2     -0.6        -1.1       1.0
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      104.5     106.1      1.7   0.3      1.3         -1.4       1.5
     from Atlantic                                   1336      105.4     111.5      4.9   0.2      0.8         -1.9       5.8
     from Pacific                                    1094      102.9     100.6     -2.3   -0.6     1.4         -0.9      -2.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      98.6       99.1     -3.3   -0.7     -2.2        -1.0       0.5
     from Pacific                                    2840      100.3     100.7     -3.5   -1.0     -2.3        -0.6       0.4
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      112.5     114.3      3.3   6.1      1.4         -5.5       1.6
     Atlantic                                        4159      103.0     102.8      1.4   12.4     0.0         -9.6      -0.2
     Pacific                                         4679      118.9     122.6      4.7   4.5      3.2         -5.9       3.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      119.5     121.6      3.8   -0.3     1.6         0.7        1.8
     Canadian                                         619      113.1     114.1      7.0   2.3      2.4         1.3        0.9