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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, October 1993-October 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, October 1993-October 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-94-578
    Jim Thomas          (202) 606-7155    For release: 10:00 A.M. E.S.T.
  Media contact:                           Wednesday, November 30,  1994
    Kathryn Hoyle       (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                           -OCTOBER 1994-
 
 
     Import prices rose 0.7 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
increase followed a 0.4 percent decline in September but was similar
to the increases recorded during the preceding 5 months.  Prices for
exports also moved higher in October, advancing 0.6 percent after
rising 0.2 percent in each of the previous 3 months.
 
         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
October           0.5      1.4        0.4       -0.1     -0.2      0.0
November         -0.5     -5.1       -0.1        0.2      2.4     -0.1
December         -1.0    -11.0        0.1        0.3      2.9      0.0
1994
January           0.1     -2.1        0.2        0.7      2.5      0.4
February          0.3      5.5       -0.1        0.0     -1.4      0.2
March             0.1     -1.9        0.4        0.2      0.7      0.1
April             0.8      5.3        0.3        0.0     -2.1      0.3
May               0.9      8.4        0.2        0.4      1.4      0.2
June              0.8      5.5        0.3        0.0     -2.2      0.3
July              0.9      5.1        0.5        0.2     -2.2      0.6
August            0.5     -1.1        0.7        0.2 r   -1.2      0.3
September        -0.4 r   -7.4 r      0.4 r      0.2 r    0.5      0.2 r
October           0.7      1.0        0.7        0.6     -0.1      0.7
 
October 1992-93  -1.8    -17.4        0.1        0.6      5.0      0.0
October 1993-94   3.2      0.0        3.5        3.0      1.1      3.1
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
Import Goods
 
     The October increase in import prices was led by a turnaround in
prices for imported petroleum, which rose 1.0 percent after falling
7.4 percent in September and 1.1 percent in August.  Despite sharp
fluctuations during the past year, petroleum prices were unchanged
from a year ago.  Meanwhile, the index for nonpetroleum import prices
continued its modest acceleration during the second half of 1994,
increasing 0.7 percent in October, 0.4 percent in September, 0.7
percent in August, and 0.5 percent in July.  In contrast, during the
first half of 1994, price increases for nonpetroleum imports had
averaged 0.2 percent a month.
 
     The October increase in nonpetroleum import prices was
highlighted by a continued advance in prices for industrial supplies
and materials, excluding petroleum, which rose 1.2 percent in
October.  In the past 3 months, this index has increased 3.5 percent,
compared with a 3.2 percent increase during the previous 12 months.
Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages also continued an upward
trend,  increasing 1.4 percent in October, and have jumped 14.9
percent during the past year.  The index for automotive vehicles rose
1.2 percent in October, attributable primarily to seasonal increases
associated with the model changeovers. (The indexes in this release
are not seasonally adjusted.)
 
     In contrast, the indexes for capital goods and consumer goods
continued to post little movement, increasing 0.1 percent and 0.2
percent, respectively.  Both of these components have increased less
than 1.0 percent during the past 12 months.
 
 
 
Export Goods
 
     The 0.6 percent increase in export prices was the largest monthly
increase since January and followed three consecutive monthly
increases of 0.2 percent each.  The  rise was led by a 0.7 percent
advance in prices for nonagricultural exports, the largest 1-month
increase in this component in 4 years.  In contrast, the index for
prices of agricultural exports--down 0.1 percent--resumed its recent
downward trend in October and has dropped 6.4 percent since January.
 
     Much of the October increase in export prices was attributable to
ongoing  increases in prices for industrial supplies and materials, up
1.6 percent in October and 11.6 percent during the past 12 months.
Contributing to the advance was a 0.6 percent rise in prices for
automotive vehicles, also due in part to price increases associated
with the model changeovers.
 
     In contrast, in October, the index for exported capital goods--
the largest component of U.S. exports--continued to edge lower, down
0.2 percent for the month and 1.1 percent since the beginning of the
year.  Prices for consumer exports, which overall also have recorded
little movement recently, inched up 0.1 percent in October.
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      The price index for imports from Japan resumed a year-long
upward trend in October, advancing 0.9 percent after edging down 0.2
percent in September.   For the year ended in October, prices of
goods from Japan were up 3.7 percent.  Prices for imported Canadian
goods also rose 0.9 percent in October and have increased 4.2 percent
during the past year.
 
     The index for goods from the European Community rose 0.7 percent
in October, similar to its rate of increase during the preceding 3
months.  In contrast, during the first half of 1994, the index had
increases averaging 0.2 percent a month.
 
     In contrast, prices of goods from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries were unchanged for the second month in a row in October.
During the past year, prices of goods from the Asian NICs have
declined 0.7 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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November Import and Export Price Index data will be released December
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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, October 1993-October 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.9       103.6      3.2   0.9       0.5       -0.4        0.7
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                90.658    106.9       107.6      3.5   0.5       0.7       0.4         0.7
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      6.340    119.9       121.6     14.9   4.3       2.3       0.8         1.4
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.522    118.4       120.0     17.5   5.9       2.9       1.0         1.4
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.818    123.3       125.1      8.9   0.7       0.8       0.1         1.5
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               26.950    90.7         91.8      4.8   2.3       0.2       -1.9        1.2
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.598    101.9       103.1      7.2   0.7       1.1       1.2         1.2
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.321    102.4       103.8      8.0   0.3       0.9       0.8         1.4
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.278    101.8       102.7      6.4   1.2       1.2       1.8         0.9
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           10.125    74.6         75.1     -0.5   4.8       -1.1      -6.8        0.7
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               9.280    72.3         73.0      0.0   5.1       -1.1      -7.4        1.0
 
10000         Crude                                       6.358    69.3         71.2      1.3   4.6       -2.9      -7.4        2.7
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.075    88.8         86.2     -0.2   7.3       2.9       -3.9       -2.9
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     2.032    93.0         94.6     12.6   1.8       1.9       2.3         1.7
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.730    106.7       107.9      6.6   0.9       1.2       1.8         1.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   1.948    128.6       126.5      0.6   -2.4      0.4       0.2        -1.6
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.339    95.3         98.3     16.2   1.5       1.2       1.5         3.1
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.304    98.1        100.9      2.3   0.4       0.9       -0.6        2.9
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 24.640    104.9       105.0      0.6   0.0       0.6       0.0         0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.073    107.4       107.7      2.1   0.4       0.7       -0.3        0.3
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      18.970    103.7       103.8      0.0   0.0       0.6       0.0         0.1
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.597    105.2       105.7      3.0   0.1       -0.3      0.5         0.5
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          19.960    111.6       112.9      3.6   0.1       0.5       0.1         1.2
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.120    106.0       106.2      0.7   0.1       0.1       0.1         0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.511    106.0       106.3      0.9   0.2       0.2       0.2         0.3
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.430    105.6       105.6      0.2   0.1       0.2       0.1         0.0
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.179    110.3       110.5      3.0   -0.4      -1.5      0.3         0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.8       104.4      3.0   0.2       0.2       0.2         0.6
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.083    101.7       101.6      1.1   -2.2      -1.2      0.5        -0.1
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.906    104.2       104.9      3.1   0.6       0.3       0.2         0.7
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      9.640    101.3       101.5     -0.3   -2.4      -0.9      0.2         0.2
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             8.595    100.3       100.0     -2.8   -2.9      -1.7      0.2        -0.3
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                1.045    107.9       112.1     24.4   1.1       6.8       -0.3        3.9
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               29.660    104.3       106.0     11.6   1.7       1.3       0.8         1.6
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.800    111.2       112.3      7.0   0.9       0.7       0.4         1.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               17.862    101.3       103.3     14.7   2.3       1.5       1.1         2.0
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.488    107.1       107.7     16.8   -0.3      1.0       1.3         0.6
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                27.171    104.0       105.8     11.0   1.9       1.3       0.7         1.7
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.307    90.4         90.0      1.2   2.0       1.4       -2.7       -0.4
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     20.833    102.6       104.9     14.1   2.1       1.3       1.5         2.2
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.031    147.2       147.4      2.4   -0.1      0.3       -0.1        0.1
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 38.440    103.7       103.5     -1.1   0.0       -0.4      0.0        -0.2
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.932    106.6       106.7      1.7   0.1       0.0       0.1         0.1
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      28.526    100.8       100.6     -2.1   -0.1      -0.5      -0.2       -0.2
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.670    106.7       107.3      1.4   0.1       0.0       0.1         0.6
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.580    108.2       108.3      0.5   -0.3      0.2       0.3         0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     5.985    110.1       110.1     -0.2   -0.4      0.2       0.2         0.0
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.060    106.4       106.6      1.3   0.0       0.2       0.4         0.2
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.536    98.4         99.3     -1.2   -0.6      -0.1      -0.9        0.9
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.9       103.6      3.2   0.9       0.5       -0.4        0.7
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          5.330    118.7       120.3     16.0   5.2       2.9       0.6         1.3
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.562    91.9         91.0     -7.0   -1.2      0.9       1.3        -1.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.326    123.5       126.0     11.3   0.7       1.3       -0.1        2.0
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.184    100.5       102.5      4.3   -0.4      0.1       -1.2        2.0
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.199    100.0        98.2     -7.3   -4.1      1.6       0.1        -1.8
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.264    96.8         97.1      0.6   0.7       -0.1      -2.0        0.3
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       1.402    202.2       212.2    107.2   32.5      7.8       3.2         4.9
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.070    113.1       113.3      0.4   0.3       0.1       -0.4        0.2
11          Beverages                                     0.883    113.1       113.4      0.8   0.2       0.1       0.0         0.3
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.230    108.6       110.5     14.0   0.0       0.5       1.3         1.7
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.304    121.0       134.0     38.7   7.8       4.4       1.2        10.7
24          Cork and wood                                 1.024    155.4       151.3      2.2   -3.9      0.8       0.4        -2.6
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.484    80.1         85.9     44.9   3.1       6.1       4.4         7.2
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.203    82.3         88.6     n.a.   -0.2      0.4       -0.1        7.7
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.772    92.7         93.0     10.3   1.6       -0.8      2.7         0.3
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.310    118.3       116.6      9.0   -2.1      -7.7      -0.3       -1.4
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   9.730    73.6         74.2     -0.3   5.0       -1.1      -7.1        0.8
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          9.013    72.6         73.4      0.0   5.2       -1.3      -7.6        1.1
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.570    88.2         86.2     -3.7   3.2       0.6       1.5        -2.3
35          Electrical energy                             0.086    88.8         86.2     -0.2   7.3       2.9       -3.9       -2.9
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.230    140.0       142.2     22.2   -0.1      1.4       2.3         1.6
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.870    106.0       107.0      4.4   0.8       0.7       1.8         0.9
51          Organic chemicals                             1.499    100.5       102.3     n.a.   1.6       0.6       3.6         1.8
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.682    103.0       106.5      5.0   -0.7      0.9       2.1         3.4
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.289    102.5       102.9      1.5   0.5       0.7       -0.2        0.4
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.616    119.7       120.3      2.3   1.0       1.3       -0.5        0.5
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.302    110.5       111.7      1.5   1.0       1.1       -0.2        1.1
56          Fertilizers                                   0.198    101.8       104.5      2.0   -1.6      -1.4      0.9         2.7
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.265    101.6       101.4      1.5   1.6       0.3       -1.5       -0.2
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.544    102.8       102.0      2.4   0.8       0.3       3.4        -0.8
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.476    105.1       102.8      0.5   0.2       1.1       2.0        -2.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.640    103.0       104.0      5.9   0.5       0.9       0.6         1.0
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.736    101.4       102.5     -0.9   -1.0      0.8       -0.8        1.1
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.730    99.4         99.2      4.6   1.6       0.8       1.5        -0.2
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.441    110.0       109.4     n.a.   0.1       0.9       0.0        -0.5
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.226    109.8       109.7      1.0   0.4       0.0       0.8        -0.1
67          Iron and steel                                2.045    101.1       102.1     n.a.   -0.1      0.9       1.2         1.0
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.832    91.0         95.8     30.5   3.5       2.0       1.1         5.3
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.938    106.0       106.1      2.4   0.1       1.0       0.3         0.1
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.560    107.4       108.1      1.7   0.1       0.5       0.0         0.7
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.980    111.4       111.8      3.3   0.5       1.1       -0.1        0.4
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.857    112.6       113.6     n.a.   1.3       1.6       -0.6        0.9
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.294    110.3       111.0      2.8   1.0       0.4       -0.2        0.6
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.779    86.1         85.5     -5.1   -1.1      -0.1      0.1        -0.7
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.479    97.6         97.7     -0.9   0.0       0.5       -0.3        0.1
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.376    106.6       106.9      0.6   -0.1      0.8       -0.2        0.3
78          Road vehicles                                16.944    113.5       115.0      4.1   0.1       0.5       0.1         1.3
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.130    105.8       105.9     n.a.   0.1       0.3       0.0         0.1
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.069    104.1       104.7     n.a.   -0.1      -0.1      0.4         0.6
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.486    106.8       108.8     n.a.   2.1       -0.9      0.3         1.9
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.339    102.0       102.1     n.a.   -0.3      -0.3      0.4         0.1
85          Footwear                                      1.980    100.9       101.0      0.2   0.2       0.6       -0.1        0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.444    113.9       113.4     n.a.   0.4       0.5       -0.2       -0.4
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.495    110.8       111.0      1.7   0.5       0.8       0.2         0.2
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.060    108.8       108.9     n.a.   0.1       0.5       -0.3        0.1
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    113.9       116.1     n.a.   0.4       0.4       -0.2        1.9
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.8       104.4      3.0   0.2       0.2       0.2         0.6
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.400    102.4       103.8      0.9   -1.2      -0.1      -0.2        1.4
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.942    107.4       108.8      3.6   -1.9      0.6       1.4         1.3
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.838    105.9       111.2     n.a.   0.7       8.2       -0.8        5.0
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.308    96.1         99.6      0.2   -6.0      -2.1      2.6         3.6
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.655    109.7       106.7    -11.0   6.5       0.7       -6.6       -2.7
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.829    103.9       102.5     n.a.   -1.7      -1.1      0.6        -1.3
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.220    113.2       113.2     n.a.   -0.4      0.0       0.1         0.0
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.180    108.9       109.2     13.9   1.5       -0.2      -0.5        0.3
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.497    104.0       107.4     28.6   3.7       3.2       3.0         3.3
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.021    96.2         87.4    -13.7   -7.9      -7.7      0.2        -9.1
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.250    99.3        102.0      5.6   3.3       1.5       -1.5        2.7
24          Cork and wood                                 2.118    149.2       149.0      1.5   0.1       0.2       -0.5       -0.1
25          Pulp and waste paper                          1.156    105.0       109.0     67.4   15.9      0.8       -5.0        3.8
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.076    101.8       100.2     23.4   -2.2      -0.6      -0.3       -1.6
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.407    96.1         95.8     -0.4   -0.2      0.4       0.3        -0.3
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.378    100.2       105.1     26.2   5.2       3.1       1.3         4.9
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.950    87.7         87.4      1.3   2.4       1.7       -3.6       -0.3
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.240    93.3         93.1     -1.1   -0.5      -0.3      0.2        -0.2
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.576    81.3         80.9      3.9   4.9       3.3       -6.6       -0.5
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.380    116.2       118.1     19.7   -2.4      1.5       6.6         1.6
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        11.090    103.8       106.5     11.9   1.0       1.4       2.4         2.6
51          Organic chemicals                             2.824    98.9        103.0     n.a.   1.5       1.1       4.0         4.1
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.476    100.6       100.5     n.a.   0.3       1.2       -0.4       -0.1
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.219    107.9       107.5     n.a.   -0.6      0.2       0.0        -0.4
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.600    109.7       109.5      4.6   0.3       -0.1      0.3        -0.2
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          2.005    121.5       129.5     28.7   3.1       3.6       6.8         6.6
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.724    101.3       104.8      7.8   0.3       0.4       1.1         3.5
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.627    109.0       109.1      3.5   -0.2      0.4       0.1         0.1
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.790    106.5       108.0      6.9   0.9       0.8       0.4         1.4
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.632    110.2       110.8      1.6   -0.2      0.3       0.8         0.5
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.401    101.8       105.9     13.5   2.4       1.8       1.5         4.0
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.336    107.6       107.6      0.7   0.0       0.1       0.2         0.0
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.420    98.6        102.6     28.1   3.4       2.1       1.0         4.1
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.767    107.8       107.8     n.a.   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.0
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.700    103.7       103.7     -0.8   0.0       -0.3      -0.1        0.0
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.671    113.7       113.6      2.2   0.3       0.4       0.2        -0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.725    109.9       109.8      0.9   -0.4      -0.1      0.5        -0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.855    109.8       109.8     n.a.   0.0       0.0       -0.8        0.0
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.844    110.5       110.5      1.1   0.0       0.2       0.2         0.0
75          Computer equipment and office machines        5.978    78.8         78.5     -8.2   -0.2      -2.5      0.0        -0.4
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.884    106.8       106.8     -1.8   0.2       -0.2      -0.5        0.0
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.779    101.8       101.9     -1.7   -0.1      0.1       -1.3        0.1
78          Road vehicles                                 8.898    106.6       107.2      1.5   0.2       0.0       0.1         0.6
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.500    107.5       107.3     n.a.   -0.1      -0.1      0.6        -0.2
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.819    112.5       112.2      1.4   0.3       0.0       0.5        -0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.905    102.3       102.3     n.a.   -0.4      -0.7      0.9         0.0
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.790    112.7       114.5     n.a.   1.4       -1.1      0.3         1.6
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.870    105.6       106.2      3.2   -0.4      1.9       0.2         0.6
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.459    97.2         95.1    -12.1   -2.6      1.8       1.2        -2.2
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.051    115.7       118.1     14.3   0.6       1.9       0.1         2.1
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             2.280    148.3       152.9     47.9   15.6      4.0       2.1         3.1
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.248    89.5         90.5    -26.4   -5.9      0.2       -4.8        1.1
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.436    96.3         93.0      9.0   -3.9      2.1       2.9        -3.4
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  1.231    276.1       293.7    153.6   44.6      8.5       4.6         6.4
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.365    100.9       102.2     n.a.   -2.6      -4.1      -2.0        1.3
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.200    114.2       116.6     25.8   -0.3      1.0       2.3         2.1
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.570    104.2       104.4      2.2   0.1       1.1       -0.5        0.2
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.276    108.2       110.6      2.6   -0.1      0.2       0.9         2.2
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.238    104.7       105.0      0.8   0.8       -0.1      -2.1        0.3
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.233    122.1       118.4      8.2   0.3       4.5       -2.9       -3.0
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.377    96.3         94.9     -5.2   -3.4      2.1       0.3        -1.5
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.035    101.0       101.2      1.0   0.2       0.1       0.2         0.2
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.410    107.4       109.7     10.3   2.8       1.4       -1.3        2.1
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              12.720    91.6         92.6     -0.2   4.7       -1.1      -6.9        1.1
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.352    90.0         89.5     -1.6   -1.2      0.0       0.9        -0.6
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     12.148    91.7         92.5     -0.3   4.9       -1.2      -7.2        0.9
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.630    104.7       105.9      5.1   0.7       0.8       1.8         1.1
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.933    102.7       106.3      7.4   0.1       0.4       2.7         3.5
29          Organic chemicals                             1.789    108.8       109.8      7.6   1.2       1.1       2.9         0.9
31          Fertilizers                                   0.197    99.9        102.5      1.9   -1.6      -1.4      0.9         2.6
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.272    102.9       103.5      1.9   0.9       0.9       -0.4        0.6
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.466    98.4         98.0     -0.3   0.6       1.5       0.7        -0.4
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.540    103.6       105.2      5.4   1.3       1.1       0.5         1.5
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.466    101.8       101.7      1.7   0.8       0.5       0.7        -0.1
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.074    106.2       110.2     n.a.   2.0       1.9       0.1         3.8
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.110    103.0       104.2      3.8   1.4       0.0       0.1         1.2
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.849    100.6       102.0      2.4   1.7       -0.5      0.0         1.4
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.340    119.4       117.7      0.0   -3.8      0.9       -0.1       -1.4
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.810    105.3       107.1     11.4   1.7       1.9       1.8         1.7
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.635    108.1       116.2     44.5   3.1       5.9       4.4         7.5
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.831    104.7       104.6      4.4   1.5       0.8       1.5        -0.1
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.190    101.1       101.1     n.a.   0.1       0.0       0.5         0.0
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.258    99.0         95.7     n.a.   -0.9      2.7       0.2        -3.3
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.636    101.1       101.2     n.a.   1.3       -0.2      -0.6        0.1
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.049    100.1       100.1      0.2   -0.8      -0.1      1.1         0.0
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.305    107.4       108.8     n.a.   0.7       0.2       1.3         1.3
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.170    99.7         99.8      0.2   0.3       0.5       -0.1        0.1
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.951    99.6         99.7     n.a.   0.2       0.5       -0.1        0.1
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.219    100.6       100.7     n.a.   1.0       -0.2      0.4         0.1
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.050    103.5       102.5     n.a.   0.4       0.0       1.7        -1.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.383    105.2       105.5     n.a.   0.0       0.1       1.7         0.3
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.520    106.1       106.5      5.6   0.2       1.0       0.0         0.4
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.920    105.6       107.9     n.a.   1.4       1.2       0.7         2.2
72          Iron and steel                                1.712    105.6       107.3     n.a.   0.1       0.8       1.1         1.6
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.395    103.0       102.8     n.a.   0.0       1.6       0.6        -0.2
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.873    116.7       122.0     n.a.   2.7       2.6       1.4         4.5
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.192    87.5         91.6     n.a.   0.9       0.3       -0.6        4.7
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       25.740    100.8       101.0     -0.2   -0.1      0.5       0.0         0.2
84          Specialized machinery                        13.514    99.1         99.2     -0.3   -0.1      0.3       0.2         0.1
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.227    102.7       103.0     -0.1   0.0       0.5       -0.2        0.3
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.500    106.3       107.5      4.1   0.1       0.5       0.1         1.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.258    106.5       107.8      4.1   0.1       0.6       0.1         1.2
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.460    107.2       107.3      2.8   0.4       1.1       -0.2        0.1
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.907    107.1       107.1     n.a.   0.4       1.0       -0.2        0.0
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.388    107.2       107.5     n.a.   0.6       2.2       0.1         0.3
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.340    100.0       100.2     n.a.   -0.1      0.2       -0.1        0.2
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.307    99.3         99.8     n.a.   0.1       0.1       0.1         0.5
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.736    99.8         99.8     n.a.   -0.4      0.0       0.0         0.0
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.296    104.8       104.7     n.a.   1.4       1.6       -1.4       -0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Oct.    June      July      Aug.      Sept.
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  September  September   October  to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     Oct.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  2.040    108.5       111.2     14.9   0.5       4.0       0.0         2.5
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.834    100.1       101.5      3.4   -1.8      0.9       1.4         1.4
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.880    123.1       128.0     n.a.   3.1       8.6       -1.1        4.0
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.040    101.2       100.7     -5.3   -3.9      -3.0      0.0        -0.5
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.845    105.8       101.6    -18.0   4.6       1.8       -5.8       -4.0
10          Cereals                                       3.237    98.5        101.0     -1.3   -7.1      -2.8      2.6         2.5
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.276    103.4        95.1    -11.9   -7.9      -7.4      1.1        -8.0
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.420    117.3       118.3     17.4   -3.6      0.6       5.1         0.9
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.890    101.0       100.7     -0.6   -0.4      -0.3      -0.5       -0.3
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.333    102.5       100.1     -7.5   0.8       -1.3      -4.7       -2.3
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.250    103.5       103.6     n.a.   -0.1      0.1       0.0         0.1
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.744    97.6         95.5     n.a.   -1.6      -1.1      -0.3       -2.2
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.230    102.4       102.9      4.7   2.5       2.1       -2.7        0.5
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.331    101.1       100.6      4.9   -0.3      1.8       1.1        -0.5
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.483    102.4       102.1      2.0   2.7       2.0       -3.7       -0.3
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                 10.010    107.3       108.8      9.1   0.8       1.1       1.5         1.4
29          Organic chemicals                             3.714    111.1       115.1     n.a.   1.2       1.1       3.4         3.6
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.810    104.2       104.1     n.a.   -0.3      0.1       0.0        -0.1
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.461    99.5         99.5     n.a.   0.3       1.4       -0.6        0.0
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.427    105.7       105.3      3.2   0.9       0.0       -0.3       -0.4
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.269    107.5       107.9      6.1   -0.4      -0.1      1.2         0.4
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.449    104.8       104.7      3.3   -0.5      0.5       0.0        -0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.270    108.9       113.2     14.0   1.4       1.8       3.4         3.9
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.400    111.0       116.2     17.3   1.6       2.2       4.2         4.7
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.870    101.3       102.4     n.a.   0.8       0.5       0.2         1.1
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.930    114.4       116.2     n.a.   2.9       2.3       1.7         1.6
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.747    113.7       116.0     n.a.   3.4       2.9       2.1         2.0
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.130    118.4       118.5      2.9   0.0       0.3       0.0         0.1
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.820    112.0       115.5     24.2   6.4       1.1       -1.1        3.1
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.441    128.9       133.7     62.9   15.1      0.9       -4.7        3.7
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.489    105.4       109.7     13.2   2.3       1.9       1.5         4.1
49          Printed material                              0.890    101.2       101.7     n.a.   0.0       -0.2      0.8         0.5
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.290    109.6       109.1      8.3   -1.1      0.0       -0.3       -0.5
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.163    124.7       121.5     21.9   -3.2      -0.6      -0.6       -2.6
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.010    109.2       110.4      8.0   0.6       -0.5      0.3         1.1
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.320    111.2       112.8     11.6   2.1       1.7       0.4         1.4
72          Iron and steel                                1.290    116.8       117.4      4.5   1.5       3.7       0.1         0.5
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.017    104.1       104.1     n.a.   -0.3      0.4       0.3         0.0
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.323    120.2       123.9     30.7   3.7       2.0       1.5         3.1
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      31.710    97.1         97.0     -2.0   -0.1      -0.5      -0.2       -0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        19.600    96.6         96.4     -2.0   -0.1      -0.7      0.2        -0.2
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.110    98.0         98.0     -1.9   -0.1      -0.1      -0.9        0.0
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.450    103.0       103.4      1.6   0.1       -0.1      0.4         0.4
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.856    101.9       102.5      1.6   0.1       0.0       0.2         0.6
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.080    102.7       102.5     n.a.   0.0       0.0       0.6        -0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.907    102.6       102.4     n.a.   0.0       -0.1      0.6        -0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for July, August and September 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, October 1993-October 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    Oct.    June         July        Aug.     Sept.
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1994         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       Sept.     Oct.     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     Oct.    July         Aug.        Sept.    Oct.
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     105.5     106.4      3.7   0.6          0.8         0.1        0.9
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     107.9     108.8      3.6   0.4          0.9         0.2        0.8
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     93.9       94.7      4.9   3.9          -0.8        -2.8       0.9
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     88.6       88.9      3.0   1.7          0.1         -1.0       0.3
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     100.5     100.3      1.2   0.6          0.2         -0.1      -0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     73.4       75.2     11.1   6.5          -0.3        -4.4       2.5
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     97.8       98.7      4.2   0.5          0.4         0.2        0.9
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     100.9     101.6      4.1   0.1          0.8         0.5        0.7
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     90.4       91.8      4.4   3.1          -2.2        -2.0       1.5
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     101.1     101.8      2.8   0.6          0.7         0.6        0.7
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     102.2     102.8      2.7   0.5          0.7         0.9        0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     96.0       99.2      5.6   4.4          0.8         -7.1       3.3
 
     Japan                                            18.5     114.2     115.2      3.7   0.4          1.0         -0.2       0.9
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.0       99.0     -0.7   -0.1         -0.1        0.0        0.0
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for July, August and September 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.
        September 1993-September 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         Sept.   Sept.    Dec.        March    June
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1994     1994
                                                    of         June      Sept.    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     Sept.   Dec.     March       June     Sept.
                                                                                  1994    1993     1994        1994     1994
 
    Air Freight (Inbound)  (9/90 = 100)              3308      108.1     108.6      1.9   -0.5     -0.2        2.1        0.5
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      91.2       94.8      7.7   0.7      0.2         2.7        3.9
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      117.2     116.1     -0.3   -0.9     -0.4        2.1       -0.9
 
    Air Freight (Outbound) (9/92 = 100)              2694      96.2       96.2      0.6   0.8      0.1         -0.3       0.0
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      99.6       99.6      0.8   1.2      0.0         -0.4       0.0
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      95.5       95.5     -0.4   0.1      -0.1        -0.4       0.0
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      119.7     121.4      2.0   -6.4     1.5         5.8        1.4
     Atlantic                                       10075      114.4     117.8      1.1   -11.0    -0.3        10.6       3.0
     Pacific                                         7271      125.0     124.5     -0.6   -6.2     3.1         3.2       -0.4
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      124.0     126.7      6.2   0.6      2.8         0.5        2.2
     Canadian                                        1264      120.2     119.9      7.3   1.3      0.9         5.3       -0.2
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      114.6     118.1      0.9   -8.4     0.8         6.0        3.1
     Atlantic                                       13156      110.0     114.0     -0.8   -12.3    0.3         8.8        3.6
     Pacific                                         5663      121.3     125.0      4.3   -5.2     2.6         3.9        3.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      125.3     126.4      1.4   -0.7     0.1         1.2        0.9
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      93.0       89.4    -23.7   -16.5    -3.9        -1.2      -3.9
     Atlantic                                         572      100.0      98.7    -18.6   -12.0    -11.1       5.5       -1.3
     Gulf                                            1455      80.8       77.4    -28.3   -20.1    -0.9        -5.4      -4.2
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      106.0     105.4      2.0   -1.2     1.3         2.5       -0.6
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      107.0     106.7      0.7   -1.4     2.3         0.1       -0.3
        from Atlantic                                1889      111.5     112.5      4.8   -1.9     5.6         0.3        0.9
        from Pacific                                 1154      103.7     100.6     -3.1   -0.8     -2.2        3.0       -3.0
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      105.1     104.3      3.3   -0.9     0.2         4.8       -0.8
        from Pacific                                 3943      106.8     105.9      3.7   -0.6     0.0         5.2       -0.8
 
 
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        September 1993-September 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         Sept.   Sept.    Dec.        March    June
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1994     1994
                                                    of         June      Sept.    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     Sept.   Dec.     March       June     Sept.
                                                                                  1994    1993     1994        1994     1994
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight            (9/90 = 100)              2001      109.7     113.0      4.2   -0.6     -0.3        2.1        3.0
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      89.2       93.5      5.8   -0.6     -1.0        2.5        4.8
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      124.6     127.7      3.9   -0.8     0.1         2.1        2.5
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      114.6     117.7      0.8   -8.4     0.7         6.4        2.7
     Atlantic                                        6577      110.7     114.8     -0.3   -12.0    0.3         9.0        3.7
     Pacific                                         2051      117.4     118.9      2.6   -4.6     2.3         3.8        1.3
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      126.4     127.7      2.1   -0.5     0.2         1.4        1.0
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      95.1       90.8    -23.5   -16.0    -4.4        -0.2      -4.5
     Atlantic                                         534      102.4     100.2    -19.3   -11.8    -12.2       6.4       -2.1
     Gulf                                            1328      82.8       78.7    -27.9   -19.8    -1.3        -4.2      -5.0
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      104.9     104.2      1.7   -1.1     1.0         2.4       -0.7
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      106.9     106.2      0.2   -1.4     1.5         0.8       -0.7
        from Atlantic                                1336      112.9     113.8      6.0   -1.9     5.8         1.3        0.8
        from Pacific                                 1094      103.8     100.5     -3.2   -0.9     -2.2        3.2       -3.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      103.2     102.6      3.0   -1.0     0.5         4.1       -0.6
        from Pacific                                 2840      105.3     104.5      3.6   -0.6     0.4         4.6       -0.8
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      118.0     121.6      2.1   -5.5     1.6         3.2        3.1
     Atlantic                                        4159      111.4     117.4      3.0   -9.6     -0.2        8.4        5.4
     Pacific                                         4679      122.5     125.1     -1.0   -5.9     3.1         -0.1       2.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      121.4     123.9      4.4   0.7      1.8         -0.2       2.1
     Canadian                                         619      121.6     121.0      8.3   1.3      0.9         6.6       -0.5