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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, July 1993-July 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-94-419
    David Mead          (202) 606-7155      For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
  Media contact:                                  Friday, August 26,  1994
    Kathryn Hoyle       (202) 606-5902
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                             -JULY 1994-
 
 
      U.S. import prices rose 1.1 percent in July, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
advance was the largest one-month increase since October 1990 and was
attributable primarily to a continued rise in petroleum and coffee
prices.  The Export Price Index rose 0.3 percent in July.
 
         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
July           -0.6    -6.1        0.1        0.2      5.2     -0.5
August          0.0    -1.6        0.1        0.0      0.3      0.0
September       0.0    -1.1        0.2       -0.1     -0.6     -0.1
October         0.5     1.4        0.4       -0.1     -0.2      0.0
November       -0.5    -5.1       -0.1        0.2      2.4     -0.1
December       -1.0   -11.0        0.1        0.3      2.9      0.0
1994
January         0.1    -2.1        0.2        0.7      2.5      0.4
February        0.3     5.5       -0.1        0.0     -1.4      0.2
March           0.1    -1.9        0.4        0.2      0.7       0.1
April           0.8     5.3 r      0.3        0.0     -2.1       0.3
May             0.9 r   8.4 r      0.2        0.4 r    1.4 r     0.2
June            0.8 r   5.5 r      0.3        0.0     -2.2 r     0.3
July            1.1     7.0        0.5        0.3     -2.1      0.6
 
July 1992-93   -0.9   -14.8        0.8        0.5      2.1      0.3
July 1993-94    3.1     8.8        2.4        1.9      1.5      1.9
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
 
Import Goods
 
     The July rise in import prices followed advances of 0.8 to 0.9
percent in each of the 3 preceding months.  The recent increases have
been led by petroleum prices, which rose 7.0 percent in July after
increasing between 5.3 percent and 8.4 percent in each of the 3
preceding months.  Petroleum prices had fallen sharply during the
last half of 1993.
 
     Prices of nonpetroleum imports rose 0.5 percent in July,
somewhat more than the average monthly increase during the first half
of the year.  This slight acceleration was primarily attributable to
a 4.4 percent rise in foods, feeds, and beverages due to a surge in
the index for coffee prices.  Coffee prices advanced nearly 50
percent in July after rising a similar amount from March to June.  In
addition, prices of imported industrial supplies and materials,
excluding petroleum, rose 0.6 percent in July as prices for paper and
paper base stocks continued to post substantial increases.
 
     In contrast, the indexes for import prices for capital goods, up
0.1 percent, and automotive vehicles, unchanged, continued to
register comparatively little movement in July.  Prices for imported
consumer goods, however, edged up 0.3 percent in July--attributable
to a 0.5 percent increase in the index for nondurable consumer goods.
 
 
Export Goods
 
     The 0.3 percent increase in export prices in July reflected a 0.6
percent advance in the index for nonagricultural exports, the largest
increase in this component in nearly 4 years.  In contrast,
agricultural export prices continued to move lower in July, decreasing
2.1 percent after falling 2.2 percent in the previous month.
 
     The slight acceleration in prices of nonagricultural exports in
July was led by a 1.8 percent advance in the index for industrial
supplies and materials, which in turn was primarily attributable to a
10 percent rise in prices of paper and paper base stocks.
 
     In contrast, the indexes for exported finished goods continued to
show comparatively little movement.  Prices of exported capital goods,
the largest component of U.S. exports, were unchanged for the second
month in a row in July, while the index for consumer goods also was
unchanged.   The index for automotive vehicles edged up 0.1 percent in
July, equaling its June advance.
 
     The index for foods, feeds, and beverages fell 2.4 percent in
July, following a 3.0 percent drop in June, as grain prices continued
to decline.
 
 
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      The price index for imports from Japan resumed its recent
modest upward movement in July, advancing 0.3 percent after being
unchanged in June.
 
     Price increases for goods from the European Community
accelerated slightly in July, up 0.7 percent, compared with advances
of between 0.3 percent and 0.5 percent during each of the preceding 3
months.
 
     Canadian goods posted a 0.6 percent increase last month--
primarily due to continued higher prices among nonmanufactured goods-
-following increases of 1.1 and 0.8 percent in the 2 prior months.
 
     In contrast to price trends from other areas, the price index of
goods imported from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries
continued to move lower in July.  The modest 0.1 percent decline
marked the sixth month in a row this index either declined or was
unchanged.
 
 
 
 
                         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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August Import and Export Price Index data will be released September
29 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
 
 
 
 
 
                            TECHNICAL NOTE
 
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes
use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1990 trade
weights.  The merchandise price indexes are published using three
classifications:  the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic
Analysis End-Use System, and the Standard International Trade
Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3.  Price indexes for internationally
traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments
(which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and
International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or
exporters, regardless of nationality).  Published series use a base year
of 1990=100 where possible.  Exceptions are for the recently instituted
HS indexes, which use a base of December 1992=100.  Net transaction
price data are collected every 3 months for approximately 22,000
products from over 9,000 companies and secondary sources.  Approximately
two-thirds of the items are also repriced in the intervening months.
(Current plans call for all items to be repriced monthly by 1996.)
Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.  Historical index series and
additional information may be obtained from the Division of
International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue
NE, PSB 3955, Washington, D.C. 20212, (202) 606-7155.
 
Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA).
Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer.
The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or
"cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices,
depending on the practices of the individual industry.  The index for
crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department
of Energy.  The index for import electrical energy is lagged one month.
 
Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the
Census.  The prices used are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.)
factory or "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) transaction prices, depending
on the practices of the individual industry.  Prices used in the grain
index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
 
Import Indexes by Country of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes
are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes.
Prior to January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4
and manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8.  Beginning with
January 1993, the indexes are weighted by country or region of origin
using a nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC-Based).  Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC
0-1, and manufactured goods are defined as SIC 2-3.  The indexes use
a base of December 1990=100.
 
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are
updated on a quarterly basis.  The figures for services indexes will not
sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are
shown in the tables.  Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude
frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators.  Indexes for
crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S.
Department of Energy and represent the second month of the quarter.
 
Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous 3 months to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade
statistics.  For merchandise trade, the End-Use classification system is
the structure used by the Department of Commerce in the construction of
the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard
International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international
structures, are useful for general market analysis.  For trade in
international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for
deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more
appropriate for market analysis.  Merchandise and services indexes can
also be used to study U. S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and
the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful
for terms of trade analysis.
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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1993-July 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.9       103.0      3.1   0.8       0.9       0.8         1.1
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                90.186    105.3       105.8      2.4   0.3       0.2       0.3         0.5
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.950    111.5       116.4     13.9   1.3       1.8       2.3         4.4
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.146    107.6       114.1     15.1   1.0       1.8       3.6         6.0
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.804    121.2       122.0     11.0   2.2       1.5       -0.5        0.7
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               27.050    90.2         92.9      5.2   2.0       2.7       2.3         3.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.236    98.9         99.5      3.1   0.5       -0.1      0.5         0.6
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.232    100.4       100.6      4.2   0.3       -0.3      0.9         0.2
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.004    97.6         98.6      1.6   0.6       0.1       0.1         1.0
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           10.579    77.2         82.3      8.0   4.6       7.4       4.7         6.6
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               9.741    75.2         80.5      8.8   5.3       8.4       5.5         7.0
 
10000         Crude                                       6.822    73.7         78.7     11.0   7.9       10.2      6.8         6.8
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.071    83.7         89.8      9.1   -3.2      4.5       -7.3        7.3
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.929    87.6         89.2      4.1   0.5       1.8       1.9         1.8
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.564    102.7       103.3      1.5   1.3       0.0       0.2         0.6
 
13          Selected building materials                   2.004    131.0       127.2      6.4   -2.5      -1.2      2.3        -2.9
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.201    91.4         92.8      6.9   1.7       -0.2      0.7         1.5
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.309    97.5         98.1     -1.0   0.1       0.2       0.5         0.6
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 24.740    104.3       104.4      0.6   0.1       0.0       0.2         0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.075    106.5       107.0      2.1   0.3       0.6       0.5         0.5
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      19.055    103.2       103.2      0.1   0.1       -0.1      0.2         0.0
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.610    104.8       104.9      2.3   -0.5      0.2       0.3         0.1
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          20.010    110.8       110.8      3.1   0.3       0.3       0.1         0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.250    105.6       105.9      0.7   0.2       0.2       -0.1        0.3
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.547    105.3       105.8      0.7   0.3       0.1       0.1         0.5
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.493    105.2       105.3      0.3   0.1       -0.2      0.0         0.1
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.210    112.2       111.7      4.6   0.3       2.9       -1.8       -0.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.2       103.5      1.9   0.0       0.4       0.0         0.3
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.491    104.7       102.5      1.5   -2.1      1.4       -2.2       -2.1
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.517    103.1       103.7      1.9   0.3       0.2       0.3         0.6
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     10.010    104.5       102.0     -0.2   -2.0      1.4       -3.0       -2.4
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             9.033    104.8       101.9     -1.5   -2.7      1.2       -2.8       -2.8
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.977    100.2       101.3     15.1   5.3       3.1       -3.9        1.1
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.780    100.6       102.4      6.7   0.9       0.7       1.2         1.8
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.625    108.9       109.9      2.9   0.8       -0.6      0.3         0.9
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               17.155    96.6         98.9      9.2   1.0       1.6       1.8         2.4
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.458    105.1       105.5     14.1   0.4       2.0       0.3         0.4
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                26.320    100.1       102.1      6.0   0.9       0.6       1.2         2.0
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.307    89.9         91.3      2.7   0.3       1.8       1.0         1.6
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.965    97.7         99.9      7.7   1.1       0.6       1.7         2.3
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.048    147.1       146.8     -1.3   0.9       -1.3      -0.5       -0.2
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 38.880    104.2       104.2     -0.4   -0.2      -0.1      0.0         0.0
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.942    106.3       106.3      1.9   0.2       0.3       0.9         0.0
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      28.950    101.6       101.6     -1.3   -0.2      -0.2      -0.2        0.0
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.720    106.5       106.6      1.2   -0.2      0.2       0.1         0.1
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.620    107.8       107.8      0.2   0.2       0.2       -0.4        0.0
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.023    110.1       109.7      0.1   0.0       0.2       -0.1       -0.4
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.049    105.5       106.0      0.7   0.7       0.0       -0.6        0.5
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.548    100.0        99.4     -1.7   0.0       0.0       -0.2       -0.6
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.9       103.0      3.1   0.8       0.9       0.8         1.1
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.940    109.0       114.8     14.8   1.3       1.8       2.5         5.3
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.555    91.0         89.7    -10.6   1.0       -4.0      -2.8       -1.4
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.298    121.2       121.9     14.0   2.7       1.9       -0.7        0.6
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.187    102.0       101.6     -0.2   2.1       0.0       0.4        -0.4
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.225    102.5        98.8     -4.9   -1.7      3.7       0.4        -3.6
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.267    98.2         99.0      2.3   0.3       0.7       0.3         0.8
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       0.950    137.3       181.7    114.5   4.8       7.4       18.3       32.3
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.080    113.2       113.4      1.5   0.9       0.4       -0.4        0.2
11          Beverages                                     0.889    112.8       112.9      0.4   0.2       0.3       0.0         0.1
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.200    106.7       106.8     11.8   -0.8      0.6       1.5         0.1
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.268    106.3       115.4     13.9   5.1       -1.7      -0.5        8.6
24          Cork and wood                                 1.060    159.9       153.6     17.6   -6.2      -2.0      4.2        -3.9
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.427    70.1         72.3     13.5   3.6       1.6       8.2         3.1
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.205    82.3         82.2     n.a.   1.6       0.0       -0.2       -0.1
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.750    89.6         91.0      3.5   0.7       -1.4      0.1         1.6
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.346    131.2       128.5     19.0   2.0       14.7      -7.1       -2.1
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                  10.170    76.3         81.6      8.5   4.8       7.7       5.0         6.9
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          9.479    75.7         81.2      9.3   5.4       8.5       5.6         7.3
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.547    83.9         86.0     -4.9   -3.0      -0.8      -3.9        2.5
35          Electrical energy                             0.081    83.7         89.8      9.1   -3.2      4.5       -7.3        7.3
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.220    135.2       135.2     16.1   1.8       3.7       3.8         0.0
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.760    102.6       103.1      0.6   0.9       0.0       0.5         0.5
51          Organic chemicals                             1.429    94.9         96.0     n.a.   1.5       0.1       1.2         1.2
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.673    100.7       100.0     -0.3   -0.3      0.5       0.9        -0.7
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.289    101.5       102.0      1.7   -0.1      0.2       0.4         0.5
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.610    117.5       118.7      1.8   0.8       -0.6      -0.1        1.0
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.299    108.4       109.4      0.2   -0.2      0.0       0.6         0.9
56          Fertilizers                                   0.204    104.0       101.4     -0.8   -0.7      2.4       -0.4       -2.5
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.266    101.2       101.1      1.2   0.0       0.2       0.1        -0.1
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.526    98.3         99.2      0.5   4.1       -1.5      0.6         0.9
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.465    101.7       101.9     -4.0   -0.5      0.1       -0.6        0.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.500    101.0       101.4      2.1   0.9       0.4       0.4         0.4
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.749    102.3       101.1     -2.7   0.9       -0.1      -0.1       -1.2
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.680    95.6         97.1      1.4   -0.5      1.9       0.3         1.6
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.439    108.8       108.9     n.a.   0.6       1.3       0.0         0.1
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.221    108.6       108.7      0.9   0.5       0.0       0.3         0.1
67          Iron and steel                                2.023    99.1         99.2     n.a.   0.1       0.2       0.0         0.1
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.730    85.2         88.2     14.5   4.9       -0.6      1.8         3.5
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.929    104.6       104.7     -0.1   0.4       0.0       0.3         0.1
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.700    106.8       106.9      1.5   0.2       0.1       0.1         0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.961    109.7       110.4      3.1   0.5       -0.1      0.9         0.6
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.845    110.2       111.5     n.a.   0.3       0.4       0.5         1.2
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.286    109.0       110.0      2.7   0.3       0.0       0.3         0.9
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.881    87.2         86.4     -4.7   -0.5      -0.6      -0.2       -0.9
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.511    97.4         97.5     -1.3   -0.2      0.3       -0.1        0.1
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.408    106.1       106.1      0.9   0.0       0.2       0.3         0.0
78          Road vehicles                                16.968    112.7       112.8      3.7   0.4       0.4       0.0         0.1
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.220    105.4       105.8     n.a.   0.3       0.0       0.1         0.4
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.076    103.9       103.8     n.a.   -0.2      0.0       0.6        -0.1
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.484    105.3       107.5     n.a.   -0.2      -0.3      0.1         2.1
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.397    102.2       102.7     n.a.   0.2       0.2       0.0         0.5
85          Footwear                                      1.985    100.2       100.4     -0.6   0.3       0.2       0.1         0.2
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.445    112.9       113.3     n.a.   1.0       -0.1      0.3         0.4
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.486    109.1       109.7      2.4   0.6       0.1       -0.2        0.5
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.092    108.5       108.7     n.a.   0.1       0.0       0.0         0.2
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    113.2       113.6     n.a.   1.3       -1.7      1.4         0.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.2       103.5      1.9   0.0       0.4       0.0         0.3
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.560    103.9       102.7      0.8   -2.1      1.7       -3.8       -1.2
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.945    107.3       105.2     -4.9   -0.2      0.5       -3.2       -2.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.780    98.0         98.7     n.a.   6.5       3.5       -5.7        0.7
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.520    101.8        95.7     -3.8   -5.4      1.8       -5.6       -6.0
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.661    109.6       116.8      6.3   -2.0      3.0       -3.2        6.6
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.851    106.2       104.4     n.a.   0.2       -0.5      -0.2       -1.7
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.240    113.5       113.1     n.a.   0.0       0.0       0.2        -0.4
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.150    107.9       109.9      9.2   0.9       0.7       1.5         1.9
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.454    94.4         97.9     25.4   2.7       4.4       -3.6        3.7
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.204    112.9       104.0     -7.1   -2.2      1.2       1.6        -7.9
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.243    96.1         99.3      2.1   0.3       1.0       2.1         3.3
24          Cork and wood                                 2.133    149.4       149.3     -5.2   0.5       -1.6      -1.2       -0.1
25          Pulp and waste paper                          1.056    95.4        112.5     62.3   5.5       5.0       13.0       17.9
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.119    105.3       102.5     24.8   1.7       3.5       1.6        -2.7
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.407    95.6         95.4      0.5   2.0       -2.5      0.7        -0.2
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.239    89.6         94.2     10.7   0.4       -1.2      -0.3        5.1
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.960    87.5         89.3      3.2   0.6       2.3       1.6         2.1
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.261    94.3         93.3     -0.6   -1.1      -0.3      0.4        -1.1
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.566    80.3         83.9      6.7   2.1       4.6       2.9         4.5
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.360    110.0       107.4      7.4   -0.6      0.4       0.3        -2.4
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.630    99.0        100.0      4.7   0.6       0.9       1.1         1.0
51          Organic chemicals                             2.666    92.9         94.2     n.a.   1.0       1.7       2.0         1.4
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.476    100.1       101.5     n.a.   -0.8      0.3       -1.2        1.4
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.231    108.4       107.6     n.a.   -0.8      0.2       0.3        -0.7
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.601    109.3       109.6      5.9   0.6       0.2       2.0         0.3
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.766    106.5       109.8      7.6   1.7       1.8       1.1         3.1
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.715    99.5         99.9      3.4   1.0       0.0       0.2         0.4
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.632    108.7       108.5      2.6   0.1       0.2       0.2        -0.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.640    104.4       105.3      4.5   0.6       0.3       0.5         0.9
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.630    109.2       109.0      0.2   0.1       -0.6      0.8        -0.2
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.329    96.2         98.4      5.5   0.4       1.6       0.5         2.3
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.338    107.3       107.3      1.8   -0.1      0.1       0.4         0.0
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.337    92.5         96.0     16.4   2.2       -0.7      3.8         3.8
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.768    107.3       107.5     n.a.   0.0       0.1       -0.4        0.2
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.150    104.2       104.1     -0.2   -0.2      0.0       0.0        -0.1
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.657    112.8       113.0      1.8   -0.2      0.0       0.4         0.2
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.749    109.9       109.5      1.3   0.5       0.3       -0.2       -0.4
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.868    110.7       110.7     n.a.   0.2       0.5       -0.5        0.0
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.846    110.1       110.1      1.5   0.2       0.0       0.0         0.0
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.166    80.9         80.7     -7.1   -0.2      -0.9      -0.9       -0.2
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.912    107.3       107.4     -1.5   -0.3      0.3       -0.2        0.1
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.958    103.4       103.2     -0.1   -0.6      -0.1      0.5        -0.2
78          Road vehicles                                 8.921    106.3       106.5      1.3   -0.2      0.2       0.1         0.2
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.510    107.0       107.1     n.a.   0.4       0.0       -0.2        0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.813    111.7       112.0      1.9   0.2       -0.2      0.3         0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.923    102.3       102.4     n.a.   0.6       0.3       -0.8        0.1
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.790    112.0       113.6     n.a.   0.5       -1.0      1.2         1.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           July    March     April     May       June
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.850    103.8       103.3      0.5   1.5       -0.6      -1.9       -0.5
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.460    96.8         94.0    -15.8   0.3       -5.7      -3.5       -2.9
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.030    112.8       113.5     14.0   2.9       2.9       -1.1        0.6
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.870    120.8       139.7     45.7   1.3       7.9       6.7        15.6
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.278    99.7         93.8     n.a.   -10.0     14.4      1.1        -5.9
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.435    95.4         91.7      5.4   -0.1      0.8       0.2        -3.9
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.755    168.2       243.2    166.1   8.0       10.0      21.8       44.6
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.402    110.3       107.4     n.a.   1.5       8.9       -5.2       -2.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.200    110.8       110.6     18.3   1.7       3.7       3.3        -0.2
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.580    103.5       103.8      5.0   1.2       0.1       1.0         0.3
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.276    106.9       106.6      8.3   1.7       -0.4      -0.2       -0.3
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.244    106.2       107.2      2.6   0.3       0.9       0.2         0.9
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.232    120.3       120.5     24.7   -1.5      1.4       10.1        0.2
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.384    97.2         95.8     -1.1   4.1       -1.5      0.0        -1.4
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.041    100.5       100.5      0.2   0.1       0.2       0.1         0.0
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.403    104.4       107.3     11.1   3.1       0.4       0.8         2.8
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              13.310    95.0        101.2      7.9   4.7       7.5       4.7         6.5
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.357    90.3         89.2     -3.7   0.2       -1.4      -0.9       -1.2
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     12.731    95.3        101.8      8.5   5.0       7.8       5.1         6.8
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.520    101.3       101.8      1.0   0.8       0.2       0.3         0.5
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.913    99.5         99.5      1.0   0.7       0.7       0.5         0.0
29          Organic chemicals                             1.715    103.4       104.2      2.5   1.6       0.1       0.5         0.8
31          Fertilizers                                   0.203    102.0        99.5     -0.8   -0.8      2.4       -0.4       -2.5
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.271    101.5       102.4      2.0   -0.3      0.1       0.4         0.9
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.458    95.7         96.3     -3.9   -0.5      -0.1      -0.1        0.6
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.490    100.7       102.0      1.8   1.8       -0.5      0.0         1.3
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.449    99.8        100.4      0.8   1.4       -0.3      0.2         0.6
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.041    102.0       104.2     n.a.   2.4       -0.8      -0.3        2.2
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.100    101.5       102.9      1.8   0.2       -0.1      -0.2        1.4
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.843    99.4        101.1      0.4   0.7       0.1       -0.4        1.7
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.390    122.9       118.3      7.7   -3.3      -1.6      2.7        -3.7
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.690    99.9        101.5      3.9   0.4       1.1       2.1         1.6
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.562    94.8         97.7     13.2   3.2       1.6       8.2         3.1
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.782    100.9       102.4      1.4   -0.4      1.2       0.6         1.5
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.200    100.5       100.9     n.a.   0.2       0.5       0.0         0.4
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.255    97.1         95.8     n.a.   2.6       4.4       -1.0       -1.3
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.639    100.5       101.9     n.a.   0.3       0.2       -0.1        1.4
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.068    99.9         99.9     -0.2   0.1       0.2       0.0         0.0
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.300    104.9       105.6     n.a.   0.2       2.4       1.6         0.7
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.180    99.0         99.3     -0.4   0.3       0.2       0.0         0.3
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.961    99.0         99.2     n.a.   0.3       0.2       0.1         0.2
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.219    99.4        100.4     n.a.   0.2       0.0       -0.3        1.0
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.040    101.5       101.5     n.a.   0.5       0.2       0.5         0.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.381    103.5       103.6     n.a.   -0.5      1.3       0.2         0.0
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.510    104.9       105.1      2.8   0.8       -0.8      0.8         0.2
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.790    102.3       103.8     n.a.   0.6       0.1       1.2         1.5
72          Iron and steel                                1.695    103.6       103.7     n.a.   -0.2      0.6       0.0         0.1
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.378    100.8       101.0     n.a.   0.7       -0.1      -0.5        0.2
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.826    109.3       112.2     n.a.   1.0       1.2       2.0         2.7
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.193    86.9         87.7     n.a.   -2.2      0.1       3.3         0.9
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       25.880    100.4       100.5      0.0   0.1       -0.1      0.1         0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        13.579    98.7         98.7      0.0   0.1       -0.4      0.2         0.0
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.301    102.4       102.4     -0.1   0.0       0.2       0.1         0.0
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.530    105.6       105.6      3.4   0.2       0.4       0.1         0.0
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.140    105.7       105.7      3.5   0.3       0.4       0.0         0.0
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.450    105.8       106.1      3.3   0.6       0.1       0.2         0.3
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.905    105.8       106.2     n.a.   0.7       0.0       0.2         0.4
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.381    104.2       104.8     n.a.   0.6       -0.1      0.3         0.6
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.360    100.0        99.9     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      0.0        -0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.311    99.0         99.0     n.a.   0.0       -0.6      0.6         0.0
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.755    100.2        99.8     n.a.   0.2       -0.1      -0.4       -0.4
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.294    103.3       104.7     n.a.   0.2       0.2       -0.1        1.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           July    March     April     May       June
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.970    103.8       104.2      5.1   2.6       1.1       -3.2        0.4
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.838    99.6         97.6     -6.4   -0.2      0.7       -3.7       -2.0
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.803    111.2       114.6     n.a.   6.8       3.0       -4.5        3.1
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.510    108.5       104.4     -2.0   -4.3      1.4       -3.2       -3.8
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.847    105.4       110.3      0.4   -4.8      2.9       -2.1        4.6
10          Cereals                                       3.512    106.3        98.8     -3.5   -5.5      0.7       -4.4       -7.1
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.489    120.0       110.9     -7.6   -2.2      1.1       0.8        -7.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.410    115.1       110.8      8.2   -0.6      0.1       0.2        -3.7
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.950    102.2       101.8      1.1   0.2       0.3       0.0        -0.4
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.353    108.1       109.0      7.5   1.7       -0.3      -1.6        0.8
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.251    103.5       103.4     n.a.   -0.1      -0.2      0.4        -0.1
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.770    100.6        99.0     n.a.   0.2       -0.5      1.0        -1.6
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.160    100.1       102.4      3.5   1.0       1.8       1.0         2.3
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.324    98.5         98.2      1.9   3.1       -2.6      1.0        -0.3
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.479    101.6       104.0      3.6   0.7       2.6       1.3         2.4
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.740    103.7       104.7      4.8   0.5       0.7       1.2         1.0
29          Organic chemicals                             3.529    105.0       106.3     n.a.   0.9       1.6       2.0         1.2
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.816    104.4       104.1     n.a.   0.0       0.0       0.2        -0.3
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.463    99.0        100.6     n.a.   -0.9      0.3       -1.2        1.6
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.429    105.1       106.0      5.5   0.7       0.0       0.1         0.9
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.270    106.9       106.4      4.3   0.3       0.7       3.9        -0.5
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.458    104.8       104.3      2.5   0.1       0.1       0.3        -0.5
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.020    102.0       103.4      3.5   1.1       0.8       0.8         1.4
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.159    102.6       104.3      4.4   1.3       1.1       0.7         1.7
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.861    99.8        100.5     n.a.   0.0       -0.2      1.2         0.7
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.880    106.9       110.0     n.a.   1.0       2.5       -1.8        2.9
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.696    104.7       108.3     n.a.   1.5       3.1       -1.2        3.4
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.130    118.1       117.9     -2.2   0.8       -1.3      -0.8       -0.2
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.630    105.7       113.2     20.0   1.7       2.3       4.2         7.1
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.322    117.4       137.4     57.6   5.0       4.2       12.6       17.0
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.417    99.6        101.9      5.5   0.5       1.7       0.4         2.3
49          Printed material                              0.891    100.6       100.6     n.a.   -0.2      1.0       -0.8        0.0
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.360    111.2       109.9      8.9   0.9       1.6       0.4        -1.2
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.228    130.9       126.0     23.8   0.9       3.4       1.5        -3.7
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.010    108.4       109.7      4.8   1.0       -0.6      0.0         1.2
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.140    106.8       109.2      7.5   1.0       -0.3      0.8         2.2
72          Iron and steel                                1.232    110.8       112.5      0.4   -0.1      -1.7      -2.0        1.5
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.019    103.7       103.3     n.a.   0.1       0.0       -0.1       -0.4
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.240    112.0       116.1     18.1   3.4       -0.2      2.8         3.7
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      32.170    97.9         97.9     -1.2   -0.2      -0.1      -0.1        0.0
84          Specialized machinery                        19.833    97.1         97.1     -1.6   0.0       -0.2      -0.3        0.0
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.337    99.3         99.2     -0.5   -0.5      0.0       0.3        -0.1
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.480    102.6       102.7      1.7   -0.1      0.1       0.1         0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.885    101.6       101.7      1.2   -0.1      0.2       0.0         0.1
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.080    102.1       102.1     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      0.2         0.0
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.908    102.1       102.2     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      0.2         0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 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, July 1993-July 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    July    March        April       May      June
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1994         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       June      July     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     July    April        May         June     July
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     104.1     104.7      2.7   0.4          0.4         0.6        0.6
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     106.3     106.8      2.4   0.4          0.1         0.4        0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     94.7       99.0     10.1   3.4          4.6         3.3        4.5
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     87.8       89.6      3.8   1.2          1.9         1.3        2.1
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     99.8      100.3      1.1   0.2          0.4         0.2        0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     72.1       77.9     15.8   6.3          8.6         5.9        8.0
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     96.9       97.5      2.8   0.2          0.8         1.1        0.6
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     99.5       99.6      1.8   -0.2         0.3         0.9        0.1
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     93.3       96.7     10.9   4.4          5.3         3.7        3.6
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     99.2       99.9      1.2   0.5          0.3         0.5        0.7
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     100.1     100.7      0.9   0.5          0.2         0.3        0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     97.6      103.8     11.3   1.0          3.1         3.8        6.4
 
     Japan                                            18.5     112.9     113.2      3.9   0.2          0.4         0.0        0.3
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.2       99.1     -0.6   0.0          -0.1        -0.1      -0.1
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for April, May and June 1994
          have been revised to reflect the availability
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
 
     4    Includes EC  12 countries
 
     5    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
 
 
 
   Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1993-June 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1994
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1994     1994
 
    Air Freight (Inbound)    (9/90 = 100)            3308      105.9     107.8      1.3   0.2      -0.5        -0.2       1.8
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      88.8       90.6     -0.8   -3.6     0.7         0.2        2.0
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      114.8     117.1      2.4   1.7      -0.9        -0.4       2.0
 
    Air Freight (Outbound)   (9/92 = 100)            2694      96.5       96.1     -0.5   -1.0     0.8         0.1       -0.4
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      100.0      99.5      0.7   0.0      1.2         0.0       -0.5
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      95.9       95.3     -1.2   -0.6     0.1         -0.1      -0.6
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      113.1     119.7      2.1   1.5      -6.4        1.5        5.8
     Atlantic                                       10075      103.4     114.4     -1.5   0.3      -11.0       -0.3      10.6
     Pacific                                         7271      121.1     125.0      2.9   3.1      -6.2        3.1        3.2
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      123.4     124.0      6.4   2.4      0.6         2.8        0.5
     Canadian                                        1264      114.1     120.2     10.2   2.4      1.3         0.9        5.3
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      108.1     114.6     -1.0   1.1      -8.4        0.8        6.0
     Atlantic                                       13156      101.1     110.0     -3.3   1.0      -12.3       0.3        8.8
     Pacific                                         5663      116.7     121.3      2.7   1.5      -5.2        2.6        3.9
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      123.8     125.3      2.0   1.5      -0.7        0.1        1.2
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      94.1       93.3    -22.0   -2.0     -16.5       -3.9      -0.9
     Atlantic                                         572      94.8       99.8    -26.7   -10.9    -12.0       -11.1      5.3
     Gulf                                            1455      85.4       81.4    -23.6   1.3      -20.1       -0.9      -4.7
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      103.4     106.0      2.4   -0.2     -1.2        1.3        2.5
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      106.9     107.1      3.0   1.9      -1.4        2.3        0.2
     from Atlantic                                   1889      111.2     111.5      6.0   2.0      -1.9        5.6        0.3
     from Pacific                                    1154      100.7     103.7      1.2   1.3      -0.8        -2.2       3.0
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      100.3     105.1      2.0   -1.9     -0.9        0.2        4.8
     from Pacific                                    3943      101.5     106.8      2.4   -2.1     -0.6        0.0        5.2
 
 
   Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1993-June 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1994
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1994      1994     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1994     1994
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight              (9/90 = 100)            2001      107.4     109.4      1.2   0.3      -0.6        -0.3       1.9
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      87.0       88.5     -2.9   -3.0     -0.6        -1.0       1.7
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      122.0     124.6      3.5   2.1      -0.8        0.1        2.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      107.7     114.6     -1.1   0.8      -8.4        0.7        6.4
     Atlantic                                        6577      101.6     110.7     -3.1   0.8      -12.0       0.3        9.0
     Pacific                                         2051      113.1     117.4      1.6   0.3      -4.6        2.3        3.8
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      124.7     126.4      2.3   1.3      -0.5        0.2        1.4
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      95.3       95.4    -21.7   -2.5     -16.0       -4.4       0.1
     Atlantic                                         534      96.2      102.1    -26.7   -10.8    -11.8       -12.2      6.1
     Gulf                                            1328      86.4       83.4    -23.1   0.6      -19.8       -1.3      -3.5
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      102.4     104.9      1.7   -0.6     -1.1        1.0        2.4
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      106.1     106.9      2.2   1.3      -1.4        1.5        0.8
     from Atlantic                                   1336      111.5     112.9      6.0   0.8      -1.9        5.8        1.3
     from Pacific                                    1094      100.6     103.8      1.4   1.4      -0.9        -2.2       3.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      99.1      103.2      1.4   -2.2     -1.0        0.5        4.1
     from Pacific                                    2840      100.7     105.3      1.9   -2.3     -0.6        0.4        4.6
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      114.3     118.0      0.5   1.4      -5.5        1.6        3.2
     Atlantic                                        4159      102.8     111.4     -2.3   0.0      -9.6        -0.2       8.4
     Pacific                                         4679      122.6     122.5      0.1   3.2      -5.9        3.1       -0.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      121.6     121.4      3.9   1.6      0.7         1.8       -0.2
     Canadian                                         619      114.1     121.6     11.5   2.4      1.3         0.9        6.6