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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, February 1995-February 1996
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin,February 1995-February 1996
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
    Jim Thomas      (202) 606-7155        USDL-96-114
    Bill Alterman   (202) 606-7108        For release: 10:00 A.M. E.S.T.
  Media contact:                          Tuesday, March 26, 1996
    Kathryn Hoyle   (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                           -FEBRUARY 1996-
 
     The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.5 percent in February, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today.  The decline followed three consecutive monthly increases and
was attributable to a downturn in petroleum prices.  The U.S. Export
Price Index decreased 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.4
percent advance in January.
 
         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
 
1995
February        0.7      2.7      0.5       0.6      0.5       0.7
March           0.6      1.9      0.5       0.6      1.4       0.4
April           0.9      4.7      0.5       0.9      2.0       0.8
May             0.9      3.2      0.6       0.3      0.6       0.2
June           -0.4     -3.2     -0.1       0.2      1.4       0.1
July           -0.4     -6.3      0.4       0.3      3.8      -0.2
August         -0.2     -2.6      0.0      -0.5     -1.4      -0.4
September       0.0      1.9     -0.2       0.2      3.0      -0.2
October        -0.5     -2.1     -0.3       0.1      1.9      -0.2
November        0.2      0.5      0.2      -0.1      2.2      -0.3 r
December        0.4      4.7 r    0.0       0.0      0.8      -0.2 r
1996
January         0.2 r    5.0 r   -0.3       0.4 r    1.7 r     0.2
February       -0.5     -5.6      0.0      -0.2     -0.3      -0.2
 
February        5.8     21.0      4.4       4.6     -0.9       5.4
1994-95
February        1.3      1.2      1.4       2.1     18.5       0.1
1995-96
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Import Goods
 
     The February turnaround in import prices paralleled a reversal
in petroleum prices.  For the year ended in February, import prices
increased 1.3 percent compared with a 5.8 percent rise in the
previous 12-month period.
 
     The petroleum import price index fell 5.6 percent in February
after increasing 9.8 percent over the previous 2 months.  Despite
relatively volatile monthly fluctuations in the past 12 months, the
index was only 1.2 percent above a year ago.  The index for imports
excluding petroleum was unchanged in February after decreasing 0.3
percent in January.  In the 12-month period ended in February, this
index increased 1.4 percent.
 
     The index for industrial supplies, excluding petroleum, fell 0.9
percent in February, after declining 0.3 percent in January.  The
decrease was the largest recorded for this index since June 1993.  In
contrast, there was a 2.6 percent increase in February in the index
for foods, feeds, and beverages, largely attributable to vegetable
and coffee price increases.
 
     Other indexes showed little change.  The indexes for automotive
vehicles and consumer goods both moved up 0.1 percent in February
after recording a 0.3 percent decline and no change in January,
respectively.  Import prices for capital goods decreased slightly in
February, edging down 0.1 percent, after posting no change in the
previous month.
 
Export Goods
 
     The February decrease in export prices was broad based, as both
major components of the index decreased.  For the 12 months ended in
February, export prices rose 2.1 percent, less than half the increase
recorded for the February 1994-95 period.
 
     Agricultural export prices, which increased in each of the
previous 5 months, fell 0.3 percent in February.  For the 12-month
period, the index was 18.5 percent higher than a year earlier.
Nonagricultural export prices fell 0.2 percent in February, the
seventh decline in the past 8 months.  Over the past 12 months,
however, the index edged up 0.1 percent.
 
     Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials led the
decline in nonagricultural export prices, falling 1.4 percent in
February after posting a 0.2 percent increase in January.  During the
last half of 1995, the index had declined 5.3 percent.
 
     All of the finished goods indexes were either unchanged or
posted slight gains.  The export price indexes for both capital and
consumer goods rose 0.2 percent after increasing the previous month.
For the second consecutive month, the index for automotive vehicles,
parts, and engines was unchanged.
 
Imports by Locality of Origin
 
    Import prices from Japan continued a recent downward trend,
falling 0.3 percent in February following monthly declines of 0.2 and
0.4 percent in January and December, respectively.  Despite the
declines, the index gained 2.2 percent over the past year.
 
    The index for import prices from Canada also fell in February,
decreasing 0.9 percent.  The decrease was the largest for the index
since November 1992 and followed a 0.4 decline in January.  For the
year, however, the index rose 2.2 percent.
 
    After increasing in each of the preceding 3 months, the price
index of imports from the European Union was unchanged in February.
During the past 12 months, the average price of imported goods from
the European Union rose 4.3 percent.
 
    The index for imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries edged up 0.1 percent after declining over the previous 4-
month period.  For the year ended in February, prices of products
from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries recorded comparatively
little movement, up 0.1 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 Locality 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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Import and Export Price Index data for March are scheduled for release
on April 23 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 Locality 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, February 1995-February 1996
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
END       Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
USE                                                     January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    107.0       106.5      1.3     0.2       0.4       0.2      -0.5
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                89.737    110.2       110.2      1.4     0.2       0.0      -0.3       0.0
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.801    114.2       117.2     -1.3     0.8      -0.9      -2.3       2.6
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.112    112.2       115.8     -0.3     1.6      -0.9      -3.0       3.2
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.689    119.3       120.2     -3.8    -1.1      -0.8      -0.3       0.8
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.751    100.8        98.3      1.8     0.0       1.4       1.4      -2.5
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     18.488    111.9       110.9      2.4    -0.2       0.0      -0.3      -0.9
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.453    108.1       107.7     -0.6    -0.7      -0.9      -0.3      -0.4
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           9.036    116.4       114.7      5.6     0.4       0.9      -0.3      -1.5
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           10.996     84.5        79.9      1.5     0.5       4.5       5.0      -5.4
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products              10.199     82.6        78.0      1.2     0.5       4.7       5.0      -5.6
 
10000         Crude                                       7.173     78.3        74.1     -1.6     0.8       4.4       3.3      -5.4
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.062     74.8        76.1     -4.8    -4.6       1.1      -1.1       1.7
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     2.754    131.3       128.1     19.5     0.8       0.3      -2.3      -2.4
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.789    111.7       111.5     -1.1     0.2       0.2      -0.6      -0.2
 
13          Selected building materials                   1.774    121.9       123.5     -1.4    -1.8      -2.9       0.9       1.3
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.571    104.6       103.9     -3.3    -0.8      -0.9      -0.3      -0.7
 
15          Finished metals associated with durable
                 goods                                    1.483    105.9       104.2      2.0    -0.7       0.0      -0.2      -1.6
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.383    108.1       107.9      6.6     0.4       0.1      -1.9      -0.2
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 23.924    106.0       105.9      0.8     0.5      -0.1       0.0      -0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.101    112.9       112.5      3.0     1.0      -0.1       0.4      -0.4
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      18.267    103.9       103.8      0.1     0.3      -0.1      -0.3      -0.1
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          19.812    115.3       115.4      1.9     0.0       0.0      -0.3       0.1
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         21.712    108.3       108.4      1.5     0.2       0.5       0.0       0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.340    108.3       108.2      1.7     0.2       0.3       0.2      -0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.179    107.4       107.5      1.4     0.0       0.6      -0.3       0.1
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.193    116.2       118.7      1.3     1.3       1.3       0.8       2.2
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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, February 1995-February 1996
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
END       Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
USE                                                     January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    109.8       109.6      2.1    -0.1       0.0       0.4      -0.2
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       12.479    126.1       125.7     18.5     2.2       0.8       1.7      -0.3
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    87.521    108.0       107.8      0.1    -0.3      -0.2       0.2      -0.2
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     11.051    128.0       128.2     22.7     1.9       0.3       2.0       0.2
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages            10.087    129.7       129.8     26.3     2.4       0.6       2.4       0.1
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.964    109.7       111.3     -5.0    -3.3      -3.0      -2.5       1.5
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.927    112.1       110.8     -2.9    -1.2       0.0       0.4      -1.2
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.225    116.5       116.2     -1.8    -1.2       0.3       0.2      -0.3
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               17.701    110.6       108.7     -3.7    -1.1      -0.3       0.5      -1.7
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.392    113.4       111.3     -6.2     1.2       1.5      -1.3      -1.9
 
             NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                26.535    111.9       110.7     -2.6    -1.3      -0.2       0.5      -1.1
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.371     98.4        98.2      7.2     0.4       0.5       3.4      -0.2
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     20.449    111.5       109.9     -3.8    -1.7      -0.4       0.2      -1.4
 
13          Selected building materials                   2.715    145.1       145.6     -5.0    -0.4       0.6       0.3       0.3
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 39.417    105.4       105.6      1.5     0.2      -0.2       0.1       0.2
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.596    109.0       109.1      2.0     0.1       0.1      -0.1       0.1
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      25.714    101.5       101.6      0.7     0.0      -0.2       0.1       0.1
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES           9.898    109.0       109.0      1.2     0.2      -0.1       0.0       0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         10.707    110.2       110.4      1.5     0.2      -0.1       0.4       0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     5.748    112.8       112.6      1.5     0.2       0.0       0.5      -0.2
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        4.463    107.7       108.0      1.0    -0.1      -0.2       0.2       0.3
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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, February 1995-February 1996
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
SITC      Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
Rev. 3                                                  January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    107.0       106.5      1.3     0.2       0.4       0.2      -0.5
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.635    107.4       111.4     -4.7     0.1      -0.5      -4.2       3.7
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.485     82.6        80.4    -10.4     0.8       0.8      -1.9      -2.7
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
              and preparations thereof                    1.210    117.2       118.2     -5.9    -2.1      -0.8      -0.7       0.9
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.193    109.4       108.2      6.6     0.4       2.2       1.0      -1.1
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
              fresh or dried                              1.220    106.0       117.7      7.0    -0.2       5.9     -12.4      11.0
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.267    101.8       100.5      1.7     0.0      -0.3      -0.4      -1.3
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
              manufactures thereof                        0.892    133.7       140.0    -17.0     2.6      -9.8      -0.1       4.7
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.064    117.2       117.8      3.9     0.2       1.3      -0.3       0.5
11          Beverages                                     0.868    115.9       116.3      2.4     0.2       0.2       0.1       0.3
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.521    124.5       124.8      2.6     1.6      -0.6      -0.6       0.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
              reclaimed)                                  0.377    156.3       152.3     -7.6     4.4       6.6       0.8      -2.6
24          Cork and wood                                 0.873    138.0       141.9     -5.4    -3.1      -2.7       1.6       2.8
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.665    114.5       104.8      7.6     2.9      -0.1      -6.2      -8.5
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.194     93.5        93.8      6.7     1.9      -0.8      -5.9       0.3
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.869    108.6       108.2      7.0     1.0      -0.6       0.4      -0.4
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
              n.e.s.                                      0.405    161.2       181.9      9.4    10.2      -3.5       5.3      12.8
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                  10.563     83.1        78.5      0.9     0.5       4.5       4.9      -5.5
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
              related materials                           9.585     83.1        78.2      0.9     0.7       4.6       5.1      -5.9
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.845     83.8        81.0     -0.9    -0.4       3.2       4.8      -3.3
35          Electrical energy                             0.069     74.8        76.1     -4.8    -4.6       1.1      -1.1       1.7
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.283    179.2       182.4     25.4     3.0       0.4       1.4       1.8
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.940    112.0       111.7      1.5     0.0      -0.1       0.2      -0.3
51          Organic chemicals                             1.356     99.4        99.9     -3.8    -0.2      -0.4      -0.5       0.5
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.720    113.8       114.3      4.5    -0.9       0.3       0.3       0.4
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
              (9212=100)                                  0.297    110.3       111.1      7.6     0.7       0.3       0.5       0.7
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.714    128.9       127.8      5.9     1.1      -0.2      -0.5      -0.9
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
              preps                                       0.341    130.3       129.6     12.4     1.1       0.3       4.1      -0.5
56          Fertilizers                                   0.213    114.1       116.3      6.0    -0.1       2.0       1.0       1.9
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.279    112.1       110.7      3.2     1.3       1.5       0.5      -1.2
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.531    104.8       101.1    -10.4    -1.3      -2.3      -1.8      -3.5
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.488    112.5       113.4      9.7     0.9       0.3       1.3       0.8
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                13.343    113.2       112.7      3.6    -0.3      -0.4      -0.3      -0.4
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.737    105.7       105.8      3.6    -0.1      -0.2      -0.8       0.1
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
              paper pulp, paper or paper board            2.269    135.6       134.7     22.6     0.1       0.4      -0.8      -0.7
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
              articles, n.e.s., and related product       1.451    115.3       115.0      4.5    -0.2       0.1       0.5      -0.3
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
              n.e.s.                                      2.188    112.4       112.5      1.6     0.1       0.1       0.3       0.1
67          Iron and steel                                2.111    108.7       107.1      1.4    -1.5      -1.6      -0.4      -1.5
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.960    101.4       100.3     -9.5    -0.8       0.3      -0.8      -1.1
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.960    111.7       112.3      5.0     0.7      -0.5       0.0       0.5
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             44.600    109.5       109.5      1.2     0.2       0.0      -0.2       0.0
72          Machinery specialized for particular
              industries                                  3.013    117.3       119.0      5.1     0.5       1.5      -0.6       1.4
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.895    122.7       121.9      6.7     1.2       0.2       0.2      -0.7
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
              ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s       3.375    117.7       117.4      4.1     0.6       0.1       0.1      -0.3
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.364     81.9        81.3     -3.9     0.2      -0.6      -0.4      -0.7
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
              & reproducing apparatus & equipment         4.287     97.2        97.6      0.0    -0.6       0.5      -0.5       0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.045    105.9       105.4     -1.1     0.0      -0.3      -0.2      -0.5
78          Road vehicles                                16.837    117.5       117.5      1.9     0.0      -0.1      -0.2       0.0
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           16.840    108.3       108.2      1.8     0.2       0.3       0.0      -0.1
81          Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat
              lighting fixtures, n.e.s.                   0.256    105.4       105.2      6.0     0.0      -0.1       0.6      -0.2
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.058    107.2       107.0      2.3     0.3       0.2       0.3      -0.2
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
              containers                                  0.484    110.6       110.9      3.5    -0.8       0.1       0.0       0.3
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
              accessories                                 5.222    103.9       104.0      1.6     0.1       0.5       0.3       0.1
85          Footwear                                      1.938    102.9       102.9      1.9     0.1       0.0       0.2       0.0
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
              instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.           1.450    117.2       117.4      2.1     0.6      -0.8       0.1       0.2
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
              supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;         1.477    114.0       113.5      2.5     0.5       0.1      -0.6      -0.4
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
              n.e.s.                                      4.954    111.4       111.0      1.3     0.2       0.5      -0.2      -0.4
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
              and concentrates) (9212=100)                0.212    114.3       116.3      5.1     0.2       0.7       1.2       1.7
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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, February 1995-February 1996
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
SITC      Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
Rev. 3                                                  January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    109.8       109.6      2.1    -0.1       0.0       0.4      -0.2
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          9.782    131.1       131.6     23.5     1.4       0.4       1.8       0.4
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.936    117.4       113.8      4.7     2.0       1.2      -4.3      -3.1
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
              and preparations                            0.766    106.3       108.3     -6.2    -4.3      -3.9      -2.7       1.9
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               4.682    149.6       152.8     46.1     5.0       1.5       3.7       2.1
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
              fresh or dried                              1.691    123.2       121.3     11.1    -5.7      -2.4       1.3      -1.5
08          feeding stuff for animals (not
              including unmilled cereals)                 0.918    126.6       124.8     26.6     7.4       2.0       5.4      -1.4
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.060    115.4       115.3      0.7     0.1      -0.1       0.2      -0.1
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.312    121.8       117.8     -5.2    -1.3       0.4       0.7      -3.3
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.394     90.5        91.0    -17.8     6.3      -1.6      -0.8       0.6
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.177    122.0       120.5     31.0     5.0       1.2       7.2      -1.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
              reclaimed)                                  0.256    111.6       110.9     -3.9    -3.1      -0.6      -0.5      -0.6
24          Cork and wood                                 1.945    150.7       152.2     -3.6    -0.2       0.9       0.8       1.0
25          Pulp and waste paper                          1.369    136.7       114.9    -21.2    -6.7      -2.9       0.5     -15.9
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.164    121.2       118.7     -3.3    -1.1       2.3      -1.9      -2.1
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.375     98.3        97.3      0.1    -0.1      -0.5       0.3      -1.0
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.364    109.0       107.4    -13.7    -4.3       1.8      -0.6      -1.5
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.971     96.9        95.6      6.9     0.5       1.0       4.3      -1.3
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.206     99.6        99.4      5.0     0.2       0.0       0.9      -0.2
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
              related materials                           1.637     92.7        90.5      9.8     1.1       2.0       7.3      -2.4
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.338    114.1       108.2    -12.9     2.5      -0.3      -2.8      -5.2
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.693    109.9       110.3     -3.1    -0.8      -0.3       0.0       0.4
51          Organic chemicals                             2.734    105.1       105.2     -8.5    -2.3      -1.4      -1.6       0.1
52          Inorganic chemicals (9212=100)                1.067    117.2       118.2      2.9    -0.3       0.0       0.8       0.9
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
              (9312=100)                                  0.443    102.8       103.0      2.0     0.2      -0.4       0.2       0.2
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.128    109.7       109.6      1.8     0.3      -0.2       0.9      -0.1
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
              preps                                       0.557    111.8       111.1      0.9    -0.4       0.4      -0.2      -0.6
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.810    120.6       121.6    -12.3    -1.3      -1.3       0.7       0.8
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.716    110.0       109.8      3.6     0.2      -0.5       0.9      -0.2
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.573    115.8       116.6      1.7     0.1       0.0       0.1       0.7
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.588    114.8       113.9      0.7    -0.9      -0.4       0.4      -0.8
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.626    119.9       120.3      6.8     0.5      -0.1       0.3       0.3
63          Cork and wood manufactures other than
              furniture (9212=100)                        0.393    101.0        99.1     -8.0    -2.4      -1.9      -3.1      -1.9
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
              paper pulp, paper or paperboard             1.466    117.3       114.1     -2.6    -2.3      -1.8      -1.9      -2.7
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
              n.e.s.                                      1.254    111.1       112.1      3.3    -0.1       1.0       0.5       0.9
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.433    109.5       107.9     -7.1    -3.6      -0.5       1.5      -1.5
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.735    116.4       115.9      3.3    -0.3       0.8       1.5      -0.4
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.893    105.3       105.4      1.2     0.2      -0.2       0.1       0.1
71          Power generating machinery and
              equipment                                   4.331    117.5       118.3      2.6     0.5      -0.3       0.3       0.7
72          Machinery specialized for particular
              industries                                  4.462    115.4       115.1      3.6     0.2       0.2       1.0      -0.3
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.794    113.6       112.9      1.8     0.2      -0.2       0.8      -0.6
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
              ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s       4.452    113.3       113.6      1.6     0.2      -0.2       0.9       0.3
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.960     72.9        72.6     -6.0    -0.5       0.0      -1.8      -0.4
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
              & reproducing apparatus & equipment         2.560    105.7       105.6     -1.4     0.7      -1.5       0.4      -0.1
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.003    103.5       103.8      2.3    -0.1      -0.1      -0.1       0.3
78          Road vehicles                                 7.875    109.0       109.0      1.2     0.3       0.0      -0.1       0.0
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            9.641    108.5       108.7      0.8     0.0       0.0       0.2       0.2
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   0.413    101.8       103.1      2.9     0.0       0.0       0.2       1.3
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
              instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.           3.723    114.4       114.8      1.2     0.2      -0.2       0.4       0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
              n.e.s.                                      3.409    103.4       103.3      0.8     0.3       0.1      -0.1      -0.1
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
              and concentrates) (9212=100)                0.722    113.2       115.3      3.4    -0.1       1.3       0.2       1.9
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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, February 1995-February 1996
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
nized     Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
System                                                  January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.675     99.1        98.4     -7.3    -0.1      -1.2      -1.2      -0.7
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.393     87.3        83.7     -9.6     4.3       0.0      -2.3      -4.1
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.951    109.8       110.9     -5.9    -2.1      -2.0      -0.2       1.0
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.818    123.8       134.6     -4.4     0.6      -2.0      -6.2       8.7
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.197     74.3       111.1      5.2    -1.8      17.6     -41.5      49.5
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.447    103.4       103.1      3.4    -1.5       3.9      -1.6      -0.3
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.698    163.8       174.8    -19.5     2.5     -10.9       0.5       6.7
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.476    137.6       142.5     14.1     1.1      -4.6       4.8       3.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.240    140.5       141.7     19.8     2.5      -0.5       1.4       0.9
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.596    109.9       110.6      3.5     0.9      -0.5       0.0       0.6
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.267    109.1       109.7      0.0    -0.5       2.4      -1.8       0.5
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.238    109.0       109.3      2.2     0.1      -1.1      -0.5       0.3
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.210    115.1       114.9     -7.6    -1.9      -1.2      -3.4      -0.2
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.462    123.2       124.3     14.4     2.0      -0.8       3.4       0.9
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.013    103.3       103.7      2.4     0.0       0.2       0.0       0.4
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.406    111.1       112.7      4.3     4.8      -2.5       0.0       1.4
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              13.755    103.6        98.2      1.3     0.5       4.4       4.4      -5.2
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.349     93.3        93.3      2.6     0.1       0.4       0.1       0.0
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     13.145    103.7        98.1      1.0     0.5       4.7       4.7      -5.4
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.741    112.0       112.4      4.0     0.5       0.2       0.7       0.4
28          Inorganic chemicals                           1.059    121.7       121.9      9.1     1.1       0.0       1.7       0.2
29          Organic chemicals                             1.701    108.1       108.8     -2.6    -0.1       0.3       0.0       0.6
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.363    118.6       117.9      8.8     1.4       0.1      -0.6      -0.6
31          Fertilizers                                   0.212    112.0       114.1      5.9    -0.1       1.9       1.1       1.9
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.280    110.6       111.4      7.1     0.8       0.4       0.3       0.7
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.366    105.2       105.1      3.1    -0.6       0.3      -0.6      -0.1
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.515    113.4       112.6     10.9     1.2       0.3       3.0      -0.7
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.626    112.1       110.7     -1.9     0.9       0.7      -1.1      -1.2
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.482    107.7       106.1     -1.6     0.1      -0.3      -1.6      -1.5
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.144    118.3       117.3     -2.2     2.3       1.9      -0.4      -0.8
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.098    106.8       106.6      2.5    -0.5       0.5      -0.2      -0.2
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.837    103.9       103.8      2.4    -0.4       0.1      -0.1      -0.1
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.209    112.9       114.5     -1.7    -2.3      -2.8       1.1       1.4
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.573    139.8       136.7     16.0     0.8       0.1      -2.2      -2.2
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.872    155.0       143.1      8.9     2.9      -0.2      -6.4      -7.7
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  2.364    141.0       140.3     21.5    -0.1       0.4      -0.7      -0.5
49          Printed matter                                0.337    106.3       106.1      0.9     0.8      -0.9      -1.3      -0.2
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.060    103.5       103.9      2.1    -0.1       0.3       0.1       0.4
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.262    105.4       107.2      5.8     0.4       2.6      -0.5       1.7
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.605    103.7       103.8      2.8     0.3       0.3       0.8       0.1
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      2.951    101.3       102.2      1.6    -0.2       0.6      -0.2       0.9
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.300    110.3       110.5      0.9    -0.4      -0.5       0.2       0.2
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.122    101.8       101.8      2.0     0.1       0.2       0.1       0.0
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.905    101.5       101.6      1.9     0.1       0.0       0.1       0.1
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.217    104.0       104.1      2.9     0.0       1.9      -0.4       0.1
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.038    107.1       107.1      3.2     0.2       0.2       0.7       0.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.380    109.3       109.3      3.2     0.5       0.4       1.7       0.0
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.405    105.8       106.2      1.0    -0.2      -0.5       0.7       0.4
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         6.215    115.9       114.8     -2.1    -0.4      -0.5      -0.9      -0.9
72          Iron and steel                                1.768    114.0       113.3      0.4    -1.4      -1.9      -1.1      -0.6
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.423    109.9       108.4      5.2    -0.3      -0.3       0.2      -1.4
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.602    128.9       121.5     -9.9    -0.8       1.5      -2.6      -5.7
75          Nickel and articles thereof                   0.300    130.0       127.1    -19.8     0.3       0.9      -4.3      -2.2
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.940    131.3       131.7     -9.6    -1.4      -0.6      -1.1       0.3
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.197     93.4        93.5     -9.7     1.8      -0.6       0.0       0.1
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.359    106.1       109.1      5.0     0.9       0.7      -1.3       2.8
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       24.799    101.5       101.4      0.4     0.3       0.1      -0.3      -0.1
84          Specialized machinery & computer
               equipment                                 13.122    100.6       100.6      1.2     0.5       0.1      -0.2       0.0
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     11.677    102.5       102.4     -0.4     0.1       0.0      -0.4      -0.1
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.304    109.8       110.0      2.0     0.1       0.0      -0.2       0.2
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.086    110.1       110.2      1.9     0.0      -0.1      -0.2       0.1
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.412    110.4       110.0      1.9     0.6      -0.4      -0.2      -0.4
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.857    109.8       109.6      1.6     0.7      -0.5      -0.4      -0.2
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.392    113.3       113.0      5.8     0.1      -0.2       0.6      -0.3
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.249    101.8       101.5      1.3     0.0       0.9       0.2      -0.3
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.277    101.5       100.8      1.1    -0.3       0.2       0.3      -0.7
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.683    101.2       101.0      1.2     0.0       1.6       0.4      -0.2
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.290    107.3       107.1      2.2     0.9      -0.5      -0.5      -0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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, February 1995-February 1996
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Feb.    Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.
nized     Description                                                                   1995    1995      1995      1995      1996
System                                                  January    January     February to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     Feb.    Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1995      1995      1996      1996
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.954    114.1       113.5      0.3    -0.6      -1.0      -3.6      -0.5
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.827    109.0       105.6      4.0     1.9       1.3      -4.7      -3.1
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.806    123.8       126.1     -5.7    -3.5      -4.0      -3.3       1.9
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             7.730    142.5       143.6     35.9     3.0       0.7       4.4       0.8
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.907    124.9       124.0     14.9    -4.5      -3.9      -4.0      -0.7
10          Cereals                                       4.659    155.9       159.0     48.2     5.3       1.4       4.4       2.0
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.461    130.2       128.1     28.6     4.6       1.0       6.8      -1.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.375    116.0       111.1    -10.1     2.0      -1.0      -2.0      -4.2
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.767    107.6       106.9      5.7     0.9       0.8       1.3      -0.7
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.329    111.3       108.2      4.3     0.4       1.7      -1.0      -2.8
21          Miscellaneous edible preparations             0.221    100.5       100.9      3.6    -1.9       2.6       0.1       0.4
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.822    118.6       116.8     27.5     7.8       2.2       5.2      -1.5
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.262    113.4       111.2      3.3     0.2       1.1       3.4      -1.9
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.307    102.9       101.9     -0.1    -0.5      -1.3       0.4      -1.0
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.494    112.8       111.4      6.8     0.6       0.8       4.3      -1.2
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.332    114.2       114.7     -1.0    -0.6       0.2       0.0       0.4
28          Inorganic chemicals                           1.286    119.7       120.7      4.1    -0.3       0.0       0.7       0.8
29          Organic chemicals                             3.375    115.3       116.0     -7.5    -1.9      -0.6      -1.2       0.6
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.732    107.6       107.5      2.7     0.7      -0.1       1.3      -0.1
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.414    102.0       102.1      2.2     0.1      -0.4       0.2       0.1
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.383    108.1       106.8      0.8     0.0       0.0      -0.2      -1.2
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.244    111.2       111.5     -1.6    -0.9       0.6      -0.1       0.3
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.511     99.4        99.4     -2.5     0.1      -0.2       0.0       0.0
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.347    111.2       112.4      2.6    -0.1       0.0       0.2       1.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.027    112.9       113.2     -4.6    -0.6      -0.5       0.4       0.3
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.161    113.4       113.8     -6.5    -0.7      -0.5       0.4       0.4
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.866    110.9       110.9      3.5    -0.6      -0.3       0.1       0.0
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.774    104.3       103.5    -13.2     3.2      -1.5       0.0      -0.8
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.607    101.4       100.4    -16.4     4.1      -2.0       0.1      -1.0
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.921    117.5       118.0     -4.3    -0.8       0.4      -0.2       0.4
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.138    133.2       123.3     -8.5    -3.3      -2.0      -0.4      -7.4
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.724    169.3       143.9    -19.0    -6.3      -2.9       0.2     -15.0
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.572    122.2       118.8     -1.8    -2.2      -1.7      -1.8      -2.8
49          Printed material                              0.841    105.0       104.6      2.0     1.2      -0.3       0.7      -0.4
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.308    121.1       119.8      0.3    -0.6       0.8      -0.3      -1.1
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.292    152.3       149.6     -2.0    -1.0       2.4      -1.8      -1.8
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                1.826    109.1       111.2      3.1    -0.3       0.9       0.0       1.9
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.249    120.7       119.3     -3.2    -2.2       0.0       0.9      -1.2
72          Iron and steel                                1.269    126.3       124.0     -1.0    -2.9      -0.6       1.2      -1.8
73          Articles of iron or steel                     0.983    110.6       109.7      2.8    -0.2       0.8       0.9      -0.8
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.579    121.0       117.5     -6.6    -1.5       2.0      -1.9      -2.9
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.284    128.2       126.9    -15.0    -5.0      -0.8       1.1      -1.0
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.331    109.6       109.4      1.1    -0.2      -0.1       0.9      -0.2
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      28.943     97.4        97.4      0.3     0.1      -0.2       0.0       0.0
84          Specialized machinery & computer
               equipment                                 17.802     96.3        96.2     -0.5    -0.1       0.0      -0.1      -0.1
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       11.141     99.1        99.3      1.4     0.1      -0.3       0.0       0.2
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             15.438    106.4       106.6      2.5     0.4      -0.1       0.0       0.2
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                7.971    104.3       104.4      1.5     0.2       0.0       0.0       0.1
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       4.684    104.1       104.3      1.0     0.0      -0.1       0.5       0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.522    104.0       104.2      1.0     0.0      -0.1       0.5       0.2
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            1.250    102.5       103.0      2.2     0.1      -0.1       0.1       0.5
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings;
               lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;         0.587    103.6       104.5      3.4     0.0       0.3       0.1       0.9
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    0.491     99.7        99.7      1.5     0.1      -0.5      -0.1       0.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
            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 Locality of Origin,February 1995-February 1996
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    Feb.    Oct.         Nov.        Dec.     Jan.
    Description 1/                                                                1995    1995         1995        1995     1996
                                                    1990       Jan.      Feb.     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1996      1996     Feb.    Nov.         Dec.        Jan.     Feb.
                                                               2/                 1996    1995         1995        1996     1996
 
3/  Developed Countries                                59.3    111.3     110.8      2.8     0.4          0.0         0.0     -0.4
       Manufactured Goods                              55.5    113.8     113.5      2.9     0.4         -0.1        -0.2     -0.3
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            3.5     99.2      95.8      2.0     0.1          2.5         3.2     -3.4
 
3/  Developing Countries                               40.7     91.5      91.0      0.7     0.3          0.7         0.5     -0.5
       Manufactured Goods                              30.2    103.1     103.0      1.2     0.0          0.1         0.2     -0.1
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           10.4     77.8      76.0     -1.2     1.4          3.1         2.0     -2.3
 
 
    Canada                                             18.1    104.7     103.8      2.2     0.1          0.4        -0.4     -0.9
       Manufactured Goods                              15.7    107.7     107.2      2.2     0.1          0.0        -0.6     -0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            2.2     99.2      95.4      4.3     0.5          3.6         2.2     -3.8
 
4/  European Union                                     17.8    107.4     107.4      4.3     0.6          0.1         0.4      0.0
       Manufactured Goods                              17.3    108.6     108.6      4.3     0.6          0.1         0.3      0.0
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            0.5    100.9      98.2      2.9    -0.2          1.6         3.4     -2.7
 
    Japan                                              18.5    118.3     117.9      2.2     0.2         -0.4        -0.2     -0.3
 
5/  Asian Newly Industrialized Countries               12.5     99.3      99.4      0.1    -0.1         -0.3        -0.2      0.1
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for November and December 1995 and January 1996
          have been revised to reflect the availability
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
 
     4    Includes EU  15 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.
        December 1994-December 1995  1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         Dec.    Dec.     March       June     Sept.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1994    1994     1995        1995     1995
                                                    of         Sept.     Dec.     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1995      1995     Dec.    March    June        Sept.    Dec.
                                                                                  1995    1995     1995        1995     1995
 
    Air Freight (Inbound) (9/90 = 100)              3308       112.6     113.3      2.6     4.4      2.5        -4.7      0.6
     Atlantic (9/90 =100)                           1025       100.8     101.3      3.1     3.8     -0.3        -0.9      0.5
     Pacific (9/90 = 100)                           2028       119.5     121.3      3.5     5.2      4.1        -6.9      1.5
 
    Air Freight (Outbound) (9/92 = 100)             2694        98.9      98.1      0.8     1.1      0.0         0.5     -0.8
     Atlantic (9/92 = 100)                          920        106.5     105.0      3.2     3.2     -1.0         2.5     -1.4
     Pacific (9/92 = 100)                           1224        96.5      97.3      0.8     0.1      0.7        -0.8      0.8
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      126.5     117.4      3.2     2.0     10.8        -1.6     -7.2
1/   Atlantic                                       10075      125.2     109.7      6.9     1.1     20.7         0.0    -12.4
1/   Pacific                                        7271       126.2     120.4     -1.7     2.6      9.0        -7.9     -4.6
1/   Latin American / Caribbean                     4492       128.3     126.7      1.6     1.5     -1.9         3.3     -1.2
     Canadian                                       1264       136.9     139.1     16.4    10.0     -2.2         6.5      1.6
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      121.4     115.3      4.8     3.5     10.0        -3.0     -5.0
     Atlantic                                       13156      119.3     111.6      7.1     2.0     12.9        -0.6     -6.5
     Pacific                                        5663       124.6     117.2      1.0     6.3     12.8       -10.4     -5.9
     Latin American / Caribbean                     2890       127.0     128.0      1.7     1.8     -1.2         0.2      0.8
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)              2153       116.3     127.1     24.0    14.0      3.5        -3.9      9.3
     Atlantic                                       572        120.4     110.5     -3.2     8.3    -10.8         9.3     -8.2
     Gulf                                           1455       108.6     126.0     39.1    16.8     10.1        -6.8     16.0
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                   8065       113.5     113.3      6.3     1.8      3.4         1.2     -0.2
     U.S. East Coast                                3769       116.1     116.5      8.1     4.7      1.7         1.1      0.3
      from Atlantic                                 1889       120.1     120.0      5.5     8.2     -3.2         0.8     -0.1
      from Pacific                                  1154       113.7     113.7     12.7     0.0     10.6         1.9      0.0
     U.S. West Coast                                4296       111.3     110.5      4.6    -0.9      5.1         1.3     -0.7
      from Pacific                                  3943       113.2     112.4      4.9    -1.2      5.8         1.1     -0.7
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   Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        December 1994-December 1995  1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         Dec.    Dec.     March       June     Sept.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1994    1994     1995        1995     1995
                                                    of         Sept.     Dec.     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1995      1995     Dec.    March    June        Sept.    Dec.
                                                                                  1995    1995     1995        1995     1995
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight (9/90 = 100)                        2001       117.1     119.4      3.7     4.3      2.5        -4.9      2.0
     Atlantic (9/90 = 100)                          738         99.7     101.2      4.1     0.8      2.9        -1.1      1.5
     Pacific (9/90 = 100)                           1102       131.1     136.2      5.6     6.8      2.6        -7.3      3.9
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      121.5     116.2      5.2     2.1      9.9        -2.0     -4.4
     Atlantic                                       6577       120.3     112.5      7.1     2.1     13.2        -0.9     -6.5
     Pacific                                        2051       120.0     116.9      2.3     2.0     10.7        -7.0     -2.6
     Latin American / Caribbean                     1678       128.5     129.4      1.6     1.7     -0.9         0.2      0.7
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                        1985       122.7     134.7     29.8    19.0      2.7        -3.2      9.8
     Atlantic                                       534        124.3     113.4     -2.2     9.7    -11.6        10.5     -8.8
     Gulf                                           1328       116.5     136.1     48.3    24.1      8.9        -6.0     16.8
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                             6017       113.4     112.9      7.1     2.0      4.0         1.4     -0.4
     U.S. East Coast                                2832       117.9     117.7      9.6     4.7      3.0         1.8     -0.2
      from Atlantic                                 1336       122.8     122.6      6.3     8.2     -3.4         1.8     -0.2
      from Pacific                                  1094       116.7     116.7     15.8     0.0     13.6         1.9      0.0
     U.S. West Coast                                3185       109.5     108.7      4.7    -0.6      4.9         1.1     -0.7
      from Pacific                                  2840       111.9     111.1      5.1    -0.9      5.8         0.9     -0.7
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      126.1     119.9      2.3     3.2      7.5        -3.0     -4.9
1/   Atlantic                                       4159       126.4     116.9      8.6     3.2     13.8         0.1     -7.5
1/   Pacific                                        4679       126.6     120.4     -2.0     4.4      7.2        -8.0     -4.9
     Latin American / Caribbean                     1775       123.5     126.6      0.5    -0.8     -2.3         1.1      2.5
     Canadian                                       619        130.0     128.4      6.4     9.5     -4.2         2.7     -1.2
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