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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, June 1993-June 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, June 1993-June 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-94-369
David Mead          (202) 606-7155           For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
Media contact:                               Friday, July 29,   1994
Kathryn Hoyle     (202) 606-5902
 
 
                   U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                             -JUNE 1994-
 
 
     Led by a continuing increase in petroleum prices, the U.S.
Import Price Index rose 0.7 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
advance in import prices followed  increases of 0.8 percent in each
of the 2 preceding months.  In contrast, export prices were
unchanged, on average, in June, after edging up 0.3 percent in May.
 
         Percent changes in import and export price indexes
                         by End Use category
                     - not seasonally adjusted -
 
                       IMPORTS                      EXPORTS
 
   Month                          Non-                Agri-   Nonagri-
              All     Petroleum   petroleum    All   cultural cultural
            Imports    Imports     Imports   Exports Exports  Exports
 
 
1993
June           -0.5    -4.4          0.0     -0.3     -2.9      0.1
July           -0.6    -6.1          0.1      0.2      5.2     -0.5
August          0.0    -1.6          0.1      0.0      0.3      0.0
September       0.0    -1.1          0.2     -0.1     -0.6     -0.1
October         0.5     1.4          0.4     -0.1     -0.2      0.0
November       -0.5    -5.1         -0.1      0.2      2.4     -0.1
December       -1.0   -11.0          0.1      0.3      2.9      0.0
1994
January         0.1    -2.1           0.2      0.7      2.5      0.4
February        0.3     5.5          -0.1      0.0     -1.4      0.2
March           0.1    -1.9           0.4      0.2      0.7      0.1
April           0.8     5.1 r         0.3      0.0     -2.1      0.3
May             0.8 r   8.2 r         0.2      0.3      1.3 r    0.2
June            0.7     4.5           0.3      0.0     -2.1      0.3
 
June 1992-93    0.2    -8.7           1.1      0.4     -3.6      1.0
June 1993-94    1.2    -5.7           2.0      1.7      9.1      0.8
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
 
Import Goods
 
     The June increase in import prices brought the rise for the
second quarter (March to June) to 2.3 percent, the largest quarterly
increase since the third quarter of 1990.  For the year ended in
June, import prices were up only 1.2 percent.
 
     Most of the second quarter increase was attributable to higher
petroleum prices, which rose  4.5 percent in June after jumping 8.2
percent in May and 5.1 percent in April.  Prices for petroleum,
however, were still 5.7 percent lower than in June 1993.
 
     The index for prices of nonpetroleum imports rose 0.3 percent in
June, similar to the rate of increase during the 3 preceding months.
For the year ended in June, prices of nonpetroleum imports were up
2.0 percent.  Led by a continued increase in coffee prices, the index
of imported foods, feeds, and beverages rose 2.2 percent in June and
5.4 percent overall during the second quarter.  In addition, the
price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials
resumed its recent upward trend in June, advancing 0.6 percent after
dipping 0.2 percent in May.  The index for capital goods rose 0.3
percent in June after being virtually unchanged during the 2 prior
months.
 
     In contrast, import prices for automotive vehicles, which had
edged up in each of the 3 preceding months, were unchanged on average
in June, while prices of consumer goods, which had moved up slightly
during the 2 preceding months, fell 0.1 percent.
 
 
Export Goods
 
     Agricultural export prices were down in June--declining 2.1
percent, after advancing 1.3 percent in the previous month--as prices
moved lower for grain, vegetables, meat and nuts.  In the year ended
in June, however, agricultural prices were up 9.1 percent.
 
     The 0.3 percent increase in prices of nonagricultural exports in
June was in line with the average monthly increase in this index
during the first half of the year.  The June advance was attributable
to a continued rise in prices of nonagricultural industrial supplies
and materials, up 1.2 percent.  In contrast, the indexes for capital
goods, the largest component of exports, and automotive vehicles were
both unchanged in June, while prices for consumer goods fell 0.4
percent.
 
 
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      After increasing 0.4 percent, on average, in each of the prior
3 months, the price index of imports from Japan was unchanged in
June.  During the year ended in June, the average price of imported
Japanese goods rose 4.8 percent.
 
     Prices of goods from the European Community continued a modest
upswing in June, rising 0.4 percent following increases of 0.3
percent in May and 0.5 percent in April.  In the 12 months ended in
June, however, the index was virtually unchanged, rising 0.1 percent.
 
     Canadian goods rose 1.3 percent in June, attributable primarily
to higher prices for nonmanufactured goods.  For the year ended in
June, Canadian prices were up 1.8 percent.
 
     Prices of products from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries, down 0.2 percent, continued to record comparatively little
movement.   During the past 12 months, the index declined 0.7
percent.
 
International Services
 
Air Transportation
 
     The U.S. Carrier and Foreign Carrier Air Passenger Fares Indexes
both posted increases this quarter.  The 5.8 percent increase in the
U.S. Carrier Index and the 6.0 percent rise in the Foreign Carrier
Index were attributable to seasonal increases in the Atlantic region
as well as more modest increases in the Pacific and Canadian regions.
 
     The Inbound Air Freight Index increased 1.8 percent this
quarter, reversing a slight downward trend during the preceding 2
quarters. Increases of 2.0 percent in the two largest regions--the
Atlantic and Pacific--contributed to this quarterly gain.  The
Outbound Air Freight Index declined 0.4 percent due to decreases in
both the Atlantic and Pacific regions.
 
Ocean Transportation
 
     The Inbound Ocean Liner Freight Index continued its recent
turnaround, rising 2.5 percent this quarter after advancing 1.3
percent in the previous quarter.  The second quarter increase was
largely the result of a  4.8 percent rise in the U.S West Coast
Region.
 
     The Inbound Crude Tanker Index posted a fourth consecutive
quarterly decline, down 0.9 percent.  This drop, which was
considerably smaller than the earlier monthly decreases, was led by
declining prices in the Gulf region, which more than offset higher
prices in the Atlantic region.
 
 
                         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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July Import and Export Price Index data will be released August 26, 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, June 1993-June 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.0       101.7      1.2   0.1       0.8       0.8         0.7
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                90.641    105.0       105.3      2.0   0.4       0.3       0.2         0.3
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.870    109.0       111.4      9.1   1.0       1.3       1.8         2.2
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.041    104.0       107.4      8.8   1.2       1.0       1.9         3.3
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.829    121.8       121.2      9.6   0.7       2.2       1.5        -0.5
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               26.640    88.1         89.8     -0.6   0.0       1.9       2.7         1.9
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.271    98.3         98.9      2.6   0.8       0.5       -0.2        0.6
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.216    99.4        100.4      4.7   1.1       0.3       -0.4        1.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.056    97.5         97.6      0.3   0.6       0.6       0.1         0.1
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           10.166    73.6         76.3     -5.6   -1.8      4.4       7.4         3.7
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               9.292    71.1         74.3     -5.7   -1.9      5.1       8.2         4.5
 
10000         Crude                                       6.413    68.7         72.3     -5.1   -1.5      7.8       9.9         5.2
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.077    90.3         83.7     -8.0   1.2       -3.2      4.5        -7.3
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.913    86.0         87.6      1.7   1.3       0.5       1.8         1.9
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.605    102.5       102.6      0.5   0.5       1.3       0.0         0.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   1.971    127.9       130.8     10.5   2.9       -2.5      -1.4        2.3
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.204    90.8         91.5      6.0   1.4       1.7       -0.2        0.8
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.313    97.0         97.5     -1.6   -0.4      0.1       0.2         0.5
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 24.880    104.0       104.3      0.7   0.3       0.1       -0.1        0.3
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.083    105.9       106.4      1.6   0.7       0.3       0.5         0.5
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      19.175    103.0       103.2      0.3   0.2       0.1       -0.1        0.2
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.625    104.5       104.8      2.2   0.6       -0.5      0.2         0.3
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          20.170    110.8       110.8      3.3   0.2       0.3       0.4         0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.450    105.7       105.6      0.6   -0.1      0.2       0.2        -0.1
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.628    105.2       105.3      0.1   0.1       0.3       0.1         0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.583    105.2       105.2      0.5   0.2       0.1       -0.2        0.0
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.241    114.2       112.2      5.1   -3.7      0.3       2.9        -1.8
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
END       Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.1       103.1      1.7   0.2       0.0       0.3         0.0
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.745    107.0       104.7      9.1   0.7       -2.1      1.3        -2.1
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.255    102.8       103.1      0.8   0.1       0.3       0.2         0.3
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     10.310    107.7       104.5      7.3   0.9       -2.0      1.4        -3.0
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             9.293    107.8       104.8      8.0   0.6       -2.7      1.2        -2.8
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                1.017    104.3       100.2      1.8   5.7       5.3       3.1        -3.9
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.440    99.4        100.5      4.0   0.3       0.9       0.7         1.1
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.591    108.5       108.8      1.5   -0.1      0.8       -0.7        0.3
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               16.855    94.9         96.6      5.7   0.5       1.0       1.6         1.8
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.452    104.8       105.1     13.0   1.3       0.4       2.0         0.3
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                25.988    98.9        100.1      3.3   0.2       0.9       0.6         1.2
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.276    89.0         89.9      0.1   -1.8      0.3       1.8         1.0
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.646    96.1         97.6      4.8   0.6       1.1       0.6         1.6
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.066    148.0       146.9     -3.4   -0.3      0.9       -1.2       -0.7
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 38.870    104.1       104.1     -0.7   0.0       -0.2      -0.2        0.0
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.910    105.4       106.2      1.4   0.1       0.2       0.3         0.8
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      28.981    101.7       101.6     -1.5   -0.1      -0.2      -0.3       -0.1
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.720    106.5       106.5      0.9   0.5       -0.2      0.3         0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.660    108.2       107.8      0.2   -0.3      0.2       0.2        -0.4
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.028    110.2       110.1      0.4   -0.2      0.0       0.2        -0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.083    106.1       105.5      0.3   -0.4      0.7       0.0        -0.6
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.549    100.2       100.0     -1.0   -0.6      0.0       0.0        -0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.0       101.7      1.2   0.1       0.8       0.8         0.7
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.860    106.4       108.8      7.6   1.4       1.3       1.9         2.3
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.575    93.6         91.0     -8.4   2.9       1.0       -4.0       -2.8
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.317    122.0       121.1     12.2   0.7       2.7       1.9        -0.7
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.188    101.6       102.0     -0.9   0.0       2.1       0.0         0.4
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.232    102.3       102.1     -7.1   1.6       -1.7      3.9        -0.2
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.269    97.9         98.2      3.3   0.1       0.3       0.7         0.3
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       0.810    116.1       137.0     68.7   1.9       4.8       7.4        18.0
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.090    113.7       113.2      0.5   0.6       0.9       0.4        -0.4
11          Beverages                                     0.893    112.8       112.8     -0.1   0.6       0.2       0.3         0.0
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.180    105.1       106.7     12.0   0.4       -0.8      0.6         1.5
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.268    106.8       106.3      3.3   2.6       5.1       -1.7       -0.5
24          Cork and wood                                 1.011    153.4       159.9     22.7   3.5       -6.2      -2.0        4.2
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.392    64.8         70.1     10.0   2.2       3.6       1.6         8.2
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.204    82.5         82.3     -0.2   -1.3      1.6       0.0        -0.2
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.746    89.5         89.6      1.5   2.7       0.7       -1.4        0.1
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.369    141.2       131.2     23.7   -16.4     2.0       14.7       -7.1
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   9.750    72.6         75.4     -5.6   -1.8      4.7       7.7         3.9
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          9.025    71.5         74.8     -5.6   -1.9      5.3       8.3         4.6
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.574    87.3         83.7     -7.3   -1.0      -3.0      -0.8       -4.1
35          Electrical energy                             0.089    90.3         83.7     -8.0   1.2       -3.2      4.5        -7.3
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.220    130.2       135.2     14.8   -0.9      1.8       3.7         3.8
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.770    102.1       102.6     -0.2   0.1       0.9       0.0         0.5
51          Organic chemicals                             1.424    93.9         94.8      0.6   0.4       1.5       0.2         1.0
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.671    99.8        100.7      0.0   0.3       -0.3      0.5         0.9
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.290    101.1       101.5      0.5   -2.3      -0.1      0.2         0.4
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.615    117.6       117.5      0.0   -0.3      0.8       -0.6       -0.1
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.300    107.8       108.4     -2.2   -0.2      -0.2      0.0         0.6
56          Fertilizers                                   0.207    104.4       104.0      2.6   2.0       -0.7      2.4        -0.4
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.268    101.1       101.2      2.2   0.1       0.0       0.2         0.1
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.526    97.7         98.3     -1.2   -0.5      4.1       -1.5        0.6
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.470    102.2       101.8     -3.4   1.4       -0.5      0.0        -0.4
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.550    100.5       100.9      1.6   0.6       0.9       0.3         0.4
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.756    102.3       102.3     -1.4   -0.6      0.9       -0.2        0.0
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.689    95.3         95.6     -1.1   1.2       -0.5      1.9         0.3
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.451    108.8       108.8      0.6   -0.6      0.6       1.3         0.0
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.229    108.1       108.4      0.4   0.0       0.5       -0.2        0.3
67          Iron and steel                                2.039    99.1         99.1      0.9   0.5       0.1       0.2         0.0
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.713    83.7         85.0     11.0   1.9       4.9       -0.6        1.6
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.940    104.3       104.6      0.1   -0.1      0.4       0.0         0.3
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.020    106.7       106.8      1.7   0.3       0.2       0.1         0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.959    108.7       109.8      2.1   0.7       0.5       -0.1        1.0
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.847    109.7       110.2      2.3   -0.1      0.3       0.4         0.5
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.300    108.7       109.0      1.9   0.6       0.3       0.0         0.3
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.933    87.4         87.2     -5.1   -0.5      -0.5      -0.6       -0.2
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.551    97.4         97.4     -0.6   -0.2      -0.2      0.2         0.0
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.451    105.8       106.0      2.0   0.9       0.0       0.2         0.2
78          Road vehicles                                17.115    112.7       112.7      4.0   0.3       0.4       0.4         0.0
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.350    105.4       105.4      0.2   0.0       0.3       0.1         0.0
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.079    103.3       103.9     -0.2   0.2       -0.2      0.0         0.6
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.488    105.2       105.3     -1.0   1.7       -0.2      -0.3        0.1
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.441    102.2       102.1      0.0   0.2       0.2       0.2        -0.1
85          Footwear                                      1.999    100.1       100.2     -1.0   -0.1      0.3       0.2         0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.452    112.6       112.9      2.2   -1.1      1.0       -0.1        0.3
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.501    109.3       109.1      2.1   0.2       0.6       0.1        -0.2
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.136    108.5       108.5      0.2   0.0       0.2       -0.1        0.0
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    111.6       113.2      2.5   -1.8      1.3       -1.7        1.4
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    103.1       103.1      1.7   0.2       0.0       0.3         0.0
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.900    107.9       103.9      6.2   1.0       -2.1      1.6        -3.7
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.977    110.9       107.2     -3.9   4.0       -0.2      0.5        -3.3
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.827    103.9        98.0      1.6   7.2       6.5       3.5        -5.7
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.729    107.8       101.9     12.1   -0.3      -5.4      1.8        -5.5
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.712    113.0       109.4      6.2   0.8       -2.0      2.8        -3.2
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.854    106.4       107.0      6.3   -0.4      0.2       -0.5        0.6
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.240    113.3       113.5      0.4   -0.2      0.0       0.0         0.2
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        8.020    106.2       107.8      8.2   1.3       0.9       0.6         1.5
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.471    97.9         94.3     19.1   5.3       2.7       4.4        -3.7
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.185    111.1       112.6     15.0   0.0       -2.2      1.2         1.4
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.238    94.1         98.2     -1.0   0.1       0.3       1.0         4.4
24          Cork and wood                                 2.158    151.2       149.4     -7.4   -0.1      0.5       -1.6       -1.2
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.934    84.4         95.1     35.5   6.6       5.5       5.0        12.7
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.100    103.6       105.3     26.1   1.2       1.7       3.5         1.6
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.403    94.9         95.6      0.6   0.8       2.0       -2.5        0.7
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.239    89.6         88.7      5.7   1.0       0.3       -1.4       -1.0
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.920    86.1         87.5     -0.6   -2.0      0.6       2.3         1.6
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.259    93.9         94.3      0.4   1.1       -1.1      -0.3        0.4
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.524    78.0         80.3     -0.5   -4.4      2.1       4.6         2.9
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.360    109.7       110.1     11.9   0.6       -0.6      0.4         0.4
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.520    97.9         99.0      3.0   0.4       0.6       0.9         1.1
51          Organic chemicals                             2.615    91.1         93.0      2.8   1.4       1.0       1.7         2.1
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.482    101.3       100.1     n.a.   -1.4      -0.8      0.3        -1.2
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.228    108.1       108.4      1.3   -0.1      -0.8      0.2         0.3
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.590    107.2       109.3      5.5   1.0       0.6       0.2         2.0
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.747    105.3       106.5      4.2   0.5       1.7       1.8         1.1
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.714    99.3         99.5      2.8   0.3       1.0       0.0         0.2
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.630    108.5       108.7      2.8   0.7       0.1       0.2         0.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.600    103.9       104.4      3.7   0.2       0.6       0.3         0.5
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.626    108.3       109.2      0.6   -0.5      0.1       -0.6        0.8
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.324    95.7         96.3      2.6   0.3       0.4       1.6         0.6
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.334    106.9       107.0      1.5   -0.1      -0.1      0.1         0.1
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.289    89.1         92.5     13.8   1.5       2.2       -0.7        3.8
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.775    107.7       107.3      2.1   0.2       0.0       0.1        -0.4
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.150    104.1       104.1     -0.4   0.2       -0.2      -0.1        0.0
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.643    112.4       112.7      1.8   0.0       -0.2      0.0         0.3
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.744    109.7       109.6      1.5   0.4       0.5       -0.1       -0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.872    111.3       110.7     -0.3   0.9       0.2       0.5        -0.5
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.850    110.1       110.1      1.7   -0.1      0.2       0.0         0.0
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.221    81.6         80.8     -7.9   -0.5      -0.2      -0.9       -1.0
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.917    107.5       107.3     -1.9   0.0       -0.3      0.3        -0.2
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            8.916    102.9       103.4     -0.1   0.0       -0.6      -0.1        0.5
78          Road vehicles                                 8.921    106.3       106.3      1.0   0.6       -0.2      0.3         0.0
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.530    107.2       107.1      0.2   -0.5      0.4       0.0        -0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.809    111.4       111.7      1.5   -0.5      0.2       -0.2        0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.960    103.1       102.3     -1.7   -0.9      0.6       0.3        -0.8
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.780    110.7       112.0      7.0   -2.1      0.5       -1.0        1.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.910    105.8       103.7      0.3   1.8       1.5       -0.6       -2.0
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.483    100.3        96.8    -13.0   3.9       0.3       -5.7       -3.5
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.054    114.0       112.8     11.6   1.0       2.9       2.9        -1.1
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.770    113.4       120.6     22.6   -1.1      1.3       8.1         6.3
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.277    98.6         99.7    -24.6   6.2       -10.0     14.4        1.1
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.439    95.7         94.7      4.4   0.9       -0.1      1.4        -1.0
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.625    138.1       168.2     94.5   1.7       8.0       10.0       21.8
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.428    116.4       110.5     14.3   -10.5     1.5       8.9        -5.1
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.200    107.3       110.8     17.5   -0.3      1.7       3.7         3.3
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.580    102.5       103.4      5.3   0.3       1.2       0.1         0.9
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.279    107.1       106.9      9.1   -0.7      1.7       -0.4       -0.2
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.246    106.0       106.2      3.6   0.2       0.3       0.9         0.2
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.213    109.3       120.3     28.3   2.5       -1.5      1.4        10.1
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.388    97.2         97.2      4.0   -1.4      4.1       -1.5        0.0
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.050    100.4       100.5     -0.1   0.7       0.1       0.2         0.1
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.404    103.6       103.7      5.3   0.6       3.1       0.4         0.1
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              12.800    90.5         93.9     -5.6   -1.7      4.6       7.4         3.8
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.364    91.1         90.3     -2.8   -1.0      0.2       -1.4       -0.9
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     12.211    90.5         94.1     -5.7   -1.7      4.9       7.7         4.0
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.550    101.0       101.2      0.1   0.5       0.8       0.2         0.2
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.917    99.0         99.5      0.9   0.9       0.7       0.7         0.5
29          Organic chemicals                             1.724    102.9       103.2      0.8   0.6       1.6       0.1         0.3
31          Fertilizers                                   0.206    102.4       102.0      2.6   2.0       -0.8      2.4        -0.4
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.273    101.1       101.5      0.4   -1.8      -0.3      0.1         0.4
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.463    95.8         95.7     -5.2   0.1       -0.5      -0.1       -0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.520    100.8       100.7      0.8   0.4       1.8       -0.4       -0.1
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.464    99.7         99.8      0.6   0.4       1.4       -0.2        0.1
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.056    102.3       102.0      1.2   0.3       2.4       -0.8       -0.3
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.110    101.7       101.5      1.0   2.2       0.2       -0.1       -0.2
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.853    99.8         99.4     -0.4   1.2       0.7       0.1        -0.4
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.370    119.6       122.9     13.4   3.7       -3.3      -1.6        2.8
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.670    97.9         99.9      1.6   0.9       0.5       1.1         2.0
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.526    87.6         94.8      9.7   2.2       3.2       1.6         8.2
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.796    100.4       100.9     -0.8   1.1       -0.3      1.2         0.5
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.270    100.5       100.4      0.1   -0.1      0.2       0.5        -0.1
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.260    98.1         96.7      2.2   -1.7      2.6       4.4        -1.4
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.658    100.6       100.5     -0.4   -0.1      0.3       0.2        -0.1
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.101    99.9         99.9     -0.3   0.1       0.1       0.2         0.0
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.298    103.2       105.0      4.4   1.2       0.2       2.4         1.7
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.200    99.0         99.0     -1.0   -0.1      0.3       0.2         0.0
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.978    98.9         99.0     -0.9   0.0       0.3       0.2         0.1
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.222    99.7         99.4     -1.6   -1.1      0.2       0.0        -0.3
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.040    100.6       101.2     -0.5   -0.1      0.5       -0.2        0.6
70          Glass and glassware                           0.383    103.3       103.5      0.7   0.1       -0.5      1.3         0.2
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.520    104.1       104.9      3.5   0.1       0.8       -0.8        0.8
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.780    101.1       102.3      3.4   1.2       0.6       0.1         1.2
72          Iron and steel                                1.711    103.6       103.6      1.7   0.5       -0.2      0.6         0.0
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.399    101.4       100.9      0.1   -0.2      0.7       0.0        -0.5
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.818    107.2       109.3     10.3   6.8       1.0       1.2         2.0
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.189    84.1         86.9     -2.6   -0.7      -2.2      0.1         3.3
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       26.090    100.3       100.4      0.1   0.1       0.1       -0.1        0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        13.687    98.5         98.7     -0.6   0.1       0.1       -0.4        0.2
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.403    102.2       102.4      0.9   0.2       0.0       0.1         0.2
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.700    105.5       105.6      3.7   0.4       0.2       0.4         0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.307    105.7       105.7      3.9   0.3       0.3       0.4         0.0
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.480    105.5       105.7      2.8   0.0       0.6       0.0         0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.930    105.6       105.8      2.8   0.0       0.7       0.0         0.2
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.384    103.9       104.2      2.4   0.0       0.6       -0.1        0.3
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.400    100.0       100.0     -0.4   0.4       0.1       -0.2        0.0
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.320    98.4         99.0     -1.0   0.0       0.0       -0.6        0.6
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.783    100.6       100.1     -0.3   0.2       0.2       -0.1       -0.5
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.298    103.4       103.3      0.8   3.6       0.2       0.2        -0.1
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           June    Feb.      March     April     May
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1994      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  May        May         June     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     June    March     April     May       June
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  2.030    107.2       103.8     -1.3   5.3       2.6       1.1        -3.2
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.868    103.4        99.5     -5.3   4.1       -0.2      0.7        -3.8
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.838    116.4       111.2      3.5   8.2       6.8       3.0        -4.5
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.720    112.0       108.5     11.7   -0.1      -4.3      1.3        -3.1
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.862    107.3       105.1      1.8   0.8       -4.9      2.6        -2.1
10          Cereals                                       3.674    111.2       106.3     14.1   -0.5      -5.5      0.7        -4.4
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.478    119.1       119.7     13.6   0.2       -2.2      1.1         0.5
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.410    114.9       115.2     14.4   1.3       -0.6      0.1         0.3
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.960    102.2       102.3      2.3   0.1       0.2       0.3         0.1
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.360    109.9       108.1      9.3   2.0       1.7       -0.3       -1.6
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.251    103.1       103.5      0.9   -0.7      -0.1      -0.2        0.4
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.765    99.6        101.4      5.4   -1.1      0.2       -0.5        1.8
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.120    99.1         99.8     -0.3   -1.5      1.0       1.8         0.7
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.321    97.5         98.5      2.0   1.1       3.1       -2.6        1.0
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.432    100.3       101.6     -0.5   -2.1      0.7       2.6         1.3
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.630    102.5       103.8      3.2   0.5       0.5       0.7         1.3
29          Organic chemicals                             3.463    102.9       105.2      4.1   1.1       0.9       1.6         2.2
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.816    104.2       104.4      1.3   -0.2      0.0       0.0         0.2
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.468    100.2        99.0      0.6   -1.4      -0.9      0.3        -1.2
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.428    105.0       105.1      4.4   1.6       0.7       0.0         0.1
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.259    102.9       106.9      4.7   0.1       0.3       0.7         3.9
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.455    104.5       104.8      2.9   0.9       0.1       0.1         0.3
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.990    101.2       102.1      2.1   0.2       1.1       0.8         0.9
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.139    101.9       102.6      2.6   0.4       1.3       1.1         0.7
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.851    98.6        100.4      0.2   -0.3      0.0       -0.2        1.8
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.890    108.9       106.9     13.0   3.7       1.0       2.5        -1.8
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.700    106.0       104.7     13.8   1.6       1.5       3.1        -1.2
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.150    119.0       118.1     -4.4   -0.2      0.8       -1.3       -0.8
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.480    101.4       105.6     11.0   2.1       1.7       2.3         4.1
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.173    104.3       117.0     32.8   6.2       5.0       4.2        12.2
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.409    99.1         99.6      2.0   0.4       0.5       1.6         0.5
49          Printed material                              0.897    101.4       100.6      0.4   -0.2      -0.2      1.0        -0.8
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.350    110.8       111.1      9.5   0.3       0.9       1.6         0.3
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.211    129.0       130.9     26.4   1.4       0.9       3.4         1.5
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.010    108.4       108.4      4.4   -0.9      1.0       -0.6        0.0
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.090    105.8       106.7      5.6   0.5       1.0       -0.4        0.9
72          Iron and steel                                1.252    112.6       110.4     -0.5   -0.6      -0.2      -2.1       -2.0
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.020    103.8       103.7      1.8   0.8       0.1       0.0        -0.1
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.206    109.0       112.0     16.7   2.1       3.4       -0.2        2.8
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      32.190    97.9         97.9     -1.4   -0.1      -0.2      -0.2        0.0
84          Specialized machinery                        19.881    97.3         97.0     -1.9   -0.1      0.0       -0.3       -0.3
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.313    99.0         99.3     -0.7   -0.1      -0.5      0.0         0.3
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.490    102.6       102.6      1.4   0.5       -0.1      0.2         0.0
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.893    101.6       101.6      1.1   0.5       -0.1      0.2         0.0
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.080    101.9       102.1      0.9   -0.2      0.1       -0.2        0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.908    101.9       102.1      0.9   -0.2      0.1       -0.2        0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for March, April and May 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, June 1993-June 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    June    Feb.         March       April    May
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1994         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       May       June     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     June    March        April       May      June
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     103.5     104.1      2.3   0.4          0.4         0.4        0.6
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     105.9     106.4      2.4   0.5          0.4         0.1        0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     92.0       94.4      1.6   -1.5         3.4         4.9        2.6
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     86.6       87.5      0.3   -0.1         1.2         1.8        1.0
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     99.6       99.7      0.4   -0.1         0.2         0.4        0.1
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     67.8       70.8     -0.6   -0.5         6.1         8.3        4.4
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     95.8       97.0      1.8   0.3          0.2         0.8        1.3
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     98.6       99.5      1.6   0.6          -0.2        0.3        0.9
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     90.4       93.8      3.9   -1.8         4.4         5.7        3.8
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     98.7       99.1      0.1   0.1          0.5         0.3        0.4
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     99.8      100.1      0.1   0.1          0.5         0.2        0.3
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     94.0       95.8     -1.4   0.3          1.0         3.1        1.9
 
     Japan                                            18.5     112.9     112.9      4.8   0.6          0.2         0.4        0.0
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.3       99.1     -0.7   0.0          0.0         -0.1      -0.2
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for March, April and May 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