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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, April 1993-April 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-94-265
     David Mead          (202) 606-7155     For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
  Media contact:                                     Friday, May 27,  1994
     Kathryn Hoyle       (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                            -APRIL 1994-
 
 
      The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.8 percent in April led by
higher petroleum prices, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The index of U.S. export prices
edged up 0.1 percent in April.
 
         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
April           0.5       2.0      0.3         0.3      0.3      0.2
May             0.3      -0.4      0.4         0.3      1.0      0.3
June           -0.5      -4.4      0.0        -0.3     -2.9      0.1
July           -0.6      -6.1      0.1         0.2      5.2     -0.5
August          0.0      -1.6      0.1         0.0      0.3      0.0
September       0.0      -1.1      0.2        -0.1     -0.6     -0.1
October         0.5       1.4      0.4        -0.1     -0.2      0.0
November       -0.5      -5.1     -0.1         0.2      2.4     -0.1
December       -1.0     -11.0      0.1         0.3      2.9      0.0
1994
January         0.1      -2.1      0.2         0.7      2.5      0.4
February        0.3       5.5      0.0         0.0     -1.4      0.2
March           0.1 r    -1.9 r    0.3         0.2      0.7      0.1
April           0.8       4.5      0.4         0.1     -1.9      0.3
 
April 1992-93   1.7       7.0      1.1         0.5     -0.9      1.0
April 1993-94  -0.5     -21.0      2.0         1.5      8.0      0.7
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
Import Goods
 
     Import prices advanced for the fourth month in a row.  For the 12-
months ended in April, however, the index for U.S. imports was down
0.5 percent.
 
     After declining for most of 1993, petroleum imports increased
for the second time in 3 months,  up 4.5 percent in April.  For the
year ended in April, fuel prices declined by 21.0 percent.
Nonpetroleum prices continued to move higher in April, rising 0.4
percent.  Combined with a March increase of 0.3 percent, the 0.7
percent rise over the last 2 months marked a slight acceleration in
nonpetroleum prices.
 
     All of the major end-use categories rose during the month of
April.  The increase in nonpetroleum imports was led by a 0.9 percent
increase in automotive vehicles--the largest monthly increase since
the index rose 1.1 percent in October.  The index for industrial
supplies and materials, excluding petroleum, advanced 0.4 percent in
April.  For the second consecutive month, foods, feeds, and beverages
prices increased by 1.0 percent; over the last 12 months, this index
was up 5.8 percent.  Continuing to post more modest increases during
April were the indexes for capital goods and consumer goods,
excluding automotives; both were up 0.2 percent.
 
 
Export Goods
 
     The increase in export prices was led by a 0.3 percent rise in
the index for nonagricultural commodities, which has been increasing
since January after trending lower during the second half of 1993.
This recent increase was partially attributable to advances in the
index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials, up 0.9
percent in April and 3.4 percent since December.  Consumer goods
export prices rose 0.2 percent in April, led by a 0.6 percent increase
in the index for consumer durables.
 
     Moderating the increases in export prices was the index of
agricultural export prices, down 1.9 percent in April.  The decline
represents the largest 1-month drop in the price of export
agricultural commodities since last June.  Despite declines in 2 of
the last 3 months, the index for agricultural prices was up 8.0
percent over the year ended in April.  Other export indexes showing
declines in April were the capital goods index--down 0.1 percent for
the fifth consecutive month--and the index for automotive vehicles,
also down 0.1 percent.
 
 
Imports by Country or Region of Origin
 
      Prices of imported goods from Japan rose 0.3 percent, on
average, during the month of April, half the 0.6 percent increase
posted in March.  Since April 1993, prices of goods from Japan have
risen 6.0 percent.
 
     After registering comparatively little movement during the
preceding 12-month period, prices of goods imported from the European
Community rose 0.6 percent in April.  The price index of import goods
from Canada also rose in April, up 0.3 percent.  Over the past year,
however, import prices from Canada are down 1.1 percent.
 
     After declining by 0.1 percent and 0.3 percent in March and
February, respectively, goods imported from the Asian Newly
Industrialized Countries posted a 0.1 percent increase in April.  For
the year ended in April, this index remains down, falling 0.6 percent
over the period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         CONTENTS OF RELEASE
 
This news release includes the following tables:
 
Table 1   Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  4
Table 2   Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  5
Table 3   Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7
Table 4   Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....page  8-9
Table 5   Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11
Table 6   Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13
Table 7   Import Price Indexes, by Country of Origin.....page  14
Table 8   U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page  15
Table 9   U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page
16
 
 
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                            TECHNICAL NOTE
 
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes
use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1990 trade
weights.  The merchandise price indexes are published using three
classifications:  the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic
Analysis End-Use System, and the Standard International Trade
Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3.  Price indexes for internationally
traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments
(which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and
International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or
exporters, regardless of nationality).  Published series use a base year
of 1990=100 where possible.  Exceptions are for the recently instituted
HS indexes, which use a base of December 1992=100.  Net transaction
price data are collected every 3 months for approximately 22,000
products from over 9,000 companies and secondary sources.  Approximately
two-thirds of the items are also repriced in the intervening months.
(Current plans call for all items to be repriced monthly by 1996.)
Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.  Historical index series and
additional information may be obtained from the Division of
International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue
NE, PSB 3955, Washington, D.C. 20212, (202) 606-7155.
 
Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA).
Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer.
The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or
"cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices,
depending on the practices of the individual industry.  The index for
crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department
of Energy.  The index for import electrical energy is lagged one month.
 
Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the
Census.  The prices used are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.)
factory or "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) transaction prices, depending
on the practices of the individual industry.  Prices used in the grain
index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
 
Import Indexes by Country of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes
are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes.
Prior to January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4
and manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8.  Beginning with
January 1993, the indexes are weighted by country or region of origin
using a nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC-Based).  Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC
0-1, and manufactured goods are defined as SIC 2-3.  The indexes use
a base of December 1990=100.
 
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are
updated on a quarterly basis.  The figures for services indexes will not
sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are
shown in the tables.  Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude
frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators.  Indexes for
crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S.
Department of Energy and represent the second month of the quarter.
 
Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous 3 months to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade
statistics.  For merchandise trade, the End-Use classification system is
the structure used by the Department of Commerce in the construction of
the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard
International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international
structures, are useful for general market analysis.  For trade in
international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for
deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more
appropriate for market analysis.  Merchandise and services indexes can
also be used to study U. S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and
the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful
for terms of trade analysis.
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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, April 1993-April 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
END       Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    99.4        100.2     -0.5   0.1       0.3       0.1         0.8
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                91.630    104.5       104.9      2.0   0.2       0.0       0.3         0.4
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.780    105.7       106.8      5.8   0.5       -0.6      1.0         1.0
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            3.990    101.0       102.0      5.3   0.6       -1.2      1.1         1.0
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.790    117.3       118.9      7.4   0.3       0.6       0.6         1.4
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               25.860    84.2         85.7     -7.6   -0.2      1.7       0.0         1.8
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     17.490    98.1         98.5      0.9   0.6       -0.1      0.9         0.4
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.371    99.5         99.8      1.3   1.3       -0.2      1.1         0.3
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.118    96.9         97.4      0.5   -0.2      -0.1      0.7         0.5
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                            9.222    65.7         68.1    -19.4   -2.0      4.7       -1.6        3.7
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               8.296    62.5         65.3    -21.0   -2.1      5.5       -1.9        4.5
 
10000         Crude                                       5.503    58.0         62.1    -22.6   -1.4      3.0       -1.5        7.1
 
10400       Electrical energy                             0.077    89.3         86.4    -11.4   0.5       2.3       1.2        -3.2
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.901    84.1         84.5     -2.0   0.1       -0.5      1.3         0.5
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.630    101.4       102.7      1.2   -0.1      0.6       0.7         1.3
 
13          Selected building materials                   2.084    133.0       129.8     -3.0   0.4       -4.4      2.9        -2.4
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.210    89.4         91.0      4.8   3.0       1.8       1.2         1.8
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.329    96.7         96.7     -2.5   -0.3      -0.1      -0.4        0.0
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 25.250    103.9       104.1      1.4   0.1       -0.2      0.2         0.2
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.108    105.1       105.4      1.1   -0.2      -0.3      0.7         0.3
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      19.470    102.9       103.1      1.1   -0.1      -0.2      0.1         0.2
 
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.669    104.6       104.3      3.3   1.9       0.1       0.4        -0.3
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          20.370    110.1       111.1      4.2   0.4       -0.1      0.1         0.9
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.740    105.4       105.6      1.0   -0.1      0.2       0.0         0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.749    104.8       105.1      0.8   0.0       -0.1      0.1         0.3
 
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.767    105.4       105.5      1.1   0.0       -0.1      0.3         0.1
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.223    110.7       110.2      1.5   -0.2      5.0       -3.7       -0.5
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
END       Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
USE                                                     March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.8       102.9      1.5   0.7       0.0       0.2         0.1
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.872    107.8       105.7      8.0   2.5       -1.4      0.7        -1.9
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.119    102.3       102.6      0.7   0.4       0.2       0.1         0.3
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     10.410    108.4       106.4      7.7   2.8       -2.8      0.9        -1.8
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages             9.471    109.5       106.7      8.0   2.8       -2.9      0.6        -2.6
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.940    96.1        102.2      5.5   1.8       -1.8      5.7         6.3
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.080    97.8         98.7      2.5   1.1       1.5       0.3         0.9
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  11.621    108.5       109.3      2.9   1.8       1.1       0.0         0.7
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               16.461    92.4         93.3      2.1   0.6       1.8       0.4         1.0
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.401    102.3       102.7      7.7   1.5       5.4       1.3         0.4
 
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                25.679    97.4         98.3      2.0   1.1       1.1       0.2         0.9
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.212    87.0         87.4     -2.0   0.1       3.3       -1.9        0.5
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.378    94.5         95.5      2.9   0.9       0.9       0.6         1.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   3.089    148.5       149.8      0.5   2.8       0.9       -0.3        0.9
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 39.110    104.4       104.3     -0.2   -0.1      -0.1      -0.1       -0.1
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.907    104.9       105.2      0.6   0.1       -0.7      0.1         0.3
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      29.196    102.1       102.0     -0.9   -0.2      -0.1      -0.2       -0.1
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.740    106.4       106.3      0.8   0.4       -0.2      0.5        -0.1
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.650    107.8       108.0      0.5   0.4       0.1       -0.3        0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.036    110.0       109.9      0.5   0.5       0.2       -0.2       -0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.064    105.4       106.0      0.6   0.3       -0.1      -0.4        0.6
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.551    100.2       100.2     -1.9   0.1       0.0       -0.6        0.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    99.4        100.2     -0.5   0.1       0.3       0.1         0.8
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.790    103.1       104.0      4.6   0.4       -0.8      1.4         0.9
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.604    96.5         97.4      1.9   -1.2      1.0       2.9         0.9
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations thereof                   1.280    116.6       118.5      9.0   0.5       1.0       0.7         1.6
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.187    99.5        100.4     -2.4   0.2       -0.5      0.0         0.9
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
               fresh or dried                             1.227    100.2        98.5     -7.0   2.5       -5.4      1.6        -1.7
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.270    96.9         97.2      2.1   0.3       0.1       0.1         0.3
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
               manufactures thereof                       0.731    103.1       108.1     35.5   -1.6      1.2       1.9         4.8
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.100    112.2       113.1      0.5   -0.8      -0.2      0.5         0.8
11          Beverages                                     0.908    112.1       112.3      0.4   0.0       -0.7      0.4         0.2
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.240    105.3       104.0     -0.1   1.3       1.3       0.4        -1.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.268    103.4       108.7      4.1   1.1       1.7       2.6         5.1
24          Cork and wood                                 1.135    166.9       156.6     -4.5   2.9       -7.9      3.5        -6.2
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.385    61.6         63.8     -1.1   2.2       1.0       2.2         3.6
27          Crude fertilizers                             0.207    81.2         82.5     n.a.   -1.3      -0.7      -1.3        1.6
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.775    90.2         90.8      2.4   -0.2      5.8       2.7         0.7
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,
               n.e.s.                                     0.326    120.7       118.5      1.8   -0.5      25.8      -16.4      -1.8
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   8.800    64.4         67.0    -20.0   -2.0      5.0       -1.8        4.0
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          8.042    62.7         65.6    -21.2   -1.9      5.4       -1.9        4.6
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.605    90.7         87.3     -3.0   -2.0      -0.7      -1.0       -3.7
35          Electrical energy                             0.089    89.3         86.4    -11.4   0.5       2.3       1.2        -3.2
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.210    123.3       125.5      7.4   6.5       -2.7      -0.9        1.8
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.820    101.4       102.3      0.6   -0.3      0.1       0.3         0.9
51          Organic chemicals                             1.431    92.7         94.3     n.a.   -0.8      0.1       0.9         1.7
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.682    99.6         99.3     -2.3   -0.2      -0.7      0.3        -0.3
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9212=100)                                 0.295    101.0       100.9      1.6   0.7       2.8       -2.3       -0.1
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.625    117.4       118.3      5.8   0.1       0.9       -0.3        0.8
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.305    107.9       107.7     -1.2   -1.2      -0.4      -0.3       -0.2
56          Fertilizers                                   0.207    102.9       102.1      0.4   0.5       -0.3      2.2        -0.8
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.272    100.9       100.9      2.4   1.6       -0.5      0.1         0.0
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.522    95.3         99.2      0.1   -1.1      -0.6      -0.5        4.1
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.481    102.7       102.2     -2.5   -0.4      0.0       1.4        -0.5
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                12.590    99.3        100.2      1.0   0.4       0.5       0.6         0.9
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.762    101.6       102.6     -1.6   -0.2      -0.8      -0.6        1.0
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.692    94.0         93.5     -3.0   -0.7      -0.6      1.2        -0.5
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.447    106.8       107.3     n.a.   0.1       1.1       -0.6        0.5
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     2.260    107.8       108.3      0.9   -0.5      0.4       0.0         0.5
67          Iron and steel                                2.061    98.6         98.8     n.a.   -0.1      0.5       0.3         0.2
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.669    80.3         84.2      6.6   5.8       3.0       1.9         4.9
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.963    103.8       104.5      0.9   0.0       0.1       -0.2        0.7
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.650    106.4       106.9      2.6   0.2       -0.2      0.2         0.5
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 2.995    108.3       108.8      2.7   0.3       0.1       0.6         0.5
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.858    109.0       109.3     n.a.   -0.4      0.6       -0.1        0.3
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.349    108.4       108.7      3.1   0.4       -0.4      0.6         0.3
75          Computer equipment and office machines        5.062    88.2         87.8     -5.3   -0.4      -0.4      -0.6       -0.5
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.623    97.4         97.4     -0.6   -0.3      -0.3      -0.2        0.0
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.553    105.5       105.8      3.2   -0.3      -0.4      0.8         0.3
78          Road vehicles                                17.270    111.9       113.1      5.0   0.4       -0.1      0.2         1.1
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.590    105.1       105.3     n.a.   0.2       -0.2      0.1         0.2
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.099    103.4       103.3     n.a.   0.3       0.1       0.1        -0.1
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
               containers                                 0.498    105.7       105.5     n.a.   -0.5      -1.3      1.7        -0.2
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories                                5.509    101.8       102.0     n.a.   0.1       -0.3      0.2         0.2
85          Footwear                                      2.021    99.6        100.0     -0.8   -0.2      -0.2      -0.1        0.4
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.463    111.6       112.7     n.a.   1.0       1.2       -1.1        1.0
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.514    108.5       109.2      4.0   -0.1      -0.3      0.2         0.6
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     5.219    108.5       108.6     n.a.   0.2       -0.1      0.1         0.1
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.220    112.0       113.5     n.a.   3.9       -1.4      -1.8        1.3
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
SITC      Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
Rev. 3                                                  March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    102.8       102.9      1.5   0.7       0.0       0.2         0.1
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.980    108.5       106.5      6.8   2.7       -3.0      1.0        -1.8
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.973    110.1       111.2      3.2   -0.4      -0.4      3.6         1.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
               and preparations                           0.753    94.3        101.6     n.a.   1.9       -2.2      7.2         7.7
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.887    112.0       105.9      8.6   5.8       -4.6      -0.3       -5.4
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
               fresh or dried                             1.707    112.2       110.0      8.3   -0.4      -2.3      0.9        -2.0
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not
               including unmilled cereals)                0.858    106.7       107.0     n.a.   0.4       -2.9      -0.4        0.3
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.240    113.3       113.3     n.a.   0.6       0.0       -0.2        0.0
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        7.940    104.8       105.7      6.2   2.4       2.3       1.4         0.9
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.441    91.3         93.8     18.6   -0.9      1.8       5.3         2.7
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.204    112.4       109.9     12.5   3.0       -2.7      0.1        -2.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
               reclaimed)                                 0.236    92.9         93.4     -4.2   -1.3      0.4       0.1         0.5
24          Cork and wood                                 2.191    153.0       153.7     -3.0   3.1       1.3       -0.1        0.5
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.847    76.2         80.6     13.5   1.5       4.7       6.6         5.8
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.048    98.3        100.0     14.8   4.8       11.7      1.1         1.7
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.416    97.4         99.0      4.2   -0.3      -1.2      1.7         1.6
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.257    90.6         90.9     10.2   3.6       1.6       1.0         0.3
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   2.850    83.8         84.2     -4.3   0.2       4.3       -2.0        0.5
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.281    95.2         94.2      0.0   0.0       0.2       1.1        -1.1
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
               related materials                          1.433    73.1         74.8     -7.0   1.0       7.7       -4.6        2.3
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.360    110.0       109.3     10.1   4.2       -0.6      0.6        -0.6
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.390    96.4         97.0      1.4   0.4       0.2       0.4         0.6
51          Organic chemicals                             2.550    88.5         89.4     n.a.   -0.1      -0.1      1.1         1.0
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
               (9312=100)                                 0.486    101.8       101.0     n.a.   0.2       3.0       -1.4       -0.8
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.241    108.8       107.9     n.a.   0.5       0.2       -0.1       -0.8
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
               preps                                      0.588    106.5       107.0      2.8   0.1       0.3       1.1         0.5
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.693    101.7       103.4      2.7   0.4       0.3       0.5         1.7
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.709    98.3         99.3      0.5   0.0       0.5       0.3         1.0
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.629    108.1       108.3      3.2   1.6       0.0       0.7         0.2
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.540    103.0       103.6      2.1   0.9       1.1       0.2         0.6
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.633    109.2       109.3      1.3   1.1       -0.5      -0.2        0.1
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.299    93.7         94.2     -1.1   -0.1      0.5       0.2         0.5
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
               n.e.s.                                     1.338    106.9       106.8      2.4   0.5       0.7       -0.1       -0.1
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.274    87.8         89.6      6.7   3.4       5.9       1.5         2.1
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.777    107.6       107.6     n.a.   0.7       0.0       0.2         0.0
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.400    104.4       104.2     -0.2   0.0       -0.2      0.2        -0.2
71          Power generating machinery and
               equipment                                  4.668    112.6       112.4      1.6   0.4       0.4       0.0        -0.2
72          Machinery specialized for particular
               industries                                 4.733    109.2       109.7      1.7   0.0       -0.3      0.3         0.5
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.868    110.6       110.8     n.a.   -1.0      -0.1      0.9         0.2
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      4.858    109.9       110.1      1.9   0.3       0.2       -0.1        0.2
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.310    82.6         82.3     -7.1   -1.3      -0.7      -0.4       -0.4
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        2.923    107.4       107.2     -1.2   -0.2      -0.8      -0.1       -0.2
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            9.006    103.6       103.1     -0.1   0.0       0.1       0.0        -0.5
78          Road vehicles                                 8.937    106.2       106.0      0.9   0.3       -0.2      0.6        -0.2
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.520    106.8       107.1     n.a.   0.4       0.0       -0.5        0.3
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.816    111.4       111.5      1.9   0.9       0.2       -0.5        0.1
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
               n.e.s.                                     3.934    102.2       102.7     n.a.   0.1       -0.2      -0.9        0.5
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
                and concentrates) (9212=100)              0.790    111.2       111.8     n.a.   4.5       -0.6      -2.1        0.5
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.920    104.8       105.8      4.0   0.0       0.8       1.8         1.0
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.518    106.0       106.4      0.6   -1.3      -0.1      3.8         0.4
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                1.012    107.7       109.6      8.3   0.5       1.1       1.0         1.8
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.650    103.6       104.4      6.4   1.7       0.7       -1.1        0.8
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.275    95.8         86.2    -27.7   6.8       -20.2     6.2       -10.0
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.443    94.5         94.4     -1.3   0.5       1.1       0.9        -0.1
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.537    116.2       125.5     49.9   -0.1      3.0       1.7         8.0
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.395    105.4       104.8     n.a.   0.7       15.1      -10.5      -0.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.190    102.8       104.5     12.4   7.8       -3.5      0.7         1.7
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.590    101.1       102.3      4.8   -0.8      -0.1      0.2         1.2
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.280    105.7       107.4      7.5   0.3       -0.2      -0.7        1.6
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.248    104.8       105.1      2.3   0.5       0.1       0.2         0.3
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.217    109.4       107.8     13.2   -5.1      -2.9      2.5        -1.5
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.385    94.8         98.8     12.4   -0.8      2.2       -1.4        4.2
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.063    99.9        100.0      0.2   -0.1      -0.7      0.5         0.1
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.397    100.1       102.8      2.8   -1.8      0.6       0.6         2.7
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              11.620    80.6         83.8    -19.5   -1.9      4.6       -1.7        4.0
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.375    92.2         92.4     -1.6   0.0       2.0       -1.0        0.2
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     11.017    80.1         83.4    -20.2   -1.9      4.8       -1.7        4.1
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.600    100.1       101.0      1.0   -0.4      0.1       0.6         0.9
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.922    97.6         98.3     -1.2   -0.6      -0.4      0.9         0.7
29          Organic chemicals                             1.733    101.5       103.5      3.3   -0.7      0.4       0.9         2.0
31          Fertilizers                                   0.207    101.0       100.2      0.4   0.4       -0.3      2.2        -0.8
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.278    101.3       101.0      1.7   1.0       2.2       -1.8       -0.3
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.475    96.4         95.9     -3.8   -1.2      -0.4      0.1        -0.5
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.530    99.4        101.2      1.5   -0.1      -0.1      0.4         1.8
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.472    98.5         99.9      1.5   -0.5      -0.1      0.4         1.4
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.058    100.7       103.1     n.a.   0.5       0.0       0.3         2.4
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.140    101.6       101.8      1.7   -0.3      -0.9      2.2         0.2
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.869    99.0         99.7     -0.2   -0.4      -1.4      1.2         0.7
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.460    125.8       121.6     -2.5   0.4       -5.1      3.8        -3.3
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.670    96.3         96.8     -1.3   0.3       -0.3      0.9         0.5
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.509    83.5         86.2     -1.5   2.0       0.9       2.2         3.2
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.809    99.5         99.2     -2.2   -0.6      -0.6      1.1        -0.3
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.340    99.8        100.0     n.a.   0.1       0.2       -0.1        0.2
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            0.247    91.6         93.4     n.a.   2.3       1.5       -1.7        2.0
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.680    100.1       100.4     n.a.   -0.5      0.0       -0.1        0.3
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.151    99.7         99.7     -0.2   0.4       -0.2      0.2         0.0
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.297    100.6       100.8     n.a.   -1.8      1.4       1.2         0.2
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.230    98.5         98.8     -0.7   -0.1      -0.3      -0.1        0.3
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           2.005    98.4         98.7     n.a.   -0.2      -0.3      0.0         0.3
      3/    Headgear; umbrellas; whips; artif flwrs;
               prepared feathers; art. of human hair      0.225    99.5         99.7     n.a.   0.0       0.0       -1.1        0.2
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.060    100.3       101.0     n.a.   -0.8      0.5       -0.1        0.7
70          Glass and glassware                           0.389    102.5       102.0     n.a.   0.1       0.7       0.1        -0.5
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.570    104.2       104.9      5.7   2.0       -0.5      0.2         0.7
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.840    100.3       101.0     n.a.   1.2       1.5       1.1         0.7
72          Iron and steel                                1.733    102.9       102.9     n.a.   0.0       0.8       0.2         0.0
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.417    100.7       101.5     n.a.   0.1       0.2       -0.2        0.8
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.815    104.8       105.9     n.a.   1.0       2.7       6.8         1.0
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.197    85.9         84.0     n.a.   3.6       -0.5      -0.7       -2.2
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       26.610    100.3       100.4      0.7   -0.1      -0.2      0.1         0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        13.984    98.8         98.8      0.0   0.1       -0.2      0.1         0.0
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.626    102.1       102.3      1.6   -0.3      -0.3      0.3         0.2
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.930    104.8       105.8      4.8   0.6       -0.1      0.2         1.0
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.505    104.9       106.0      4.8   0.4       -0.1      0.2         1.0
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.520    104.9       105.5      4.6   0.4       0.2       0.0         0.6
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.963    104.9       105.6     n.a.   0.4       0.1       0.0         0.7
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.388    103.2       103.9     n.a.   0.8       -0.2      -0.2        0.7
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.470    100.1       100.2     n.a.   -0.3      -0.3      0.4         0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.353    99.0         99.0     n.a.   0.2       -0.1      0.0         0.0
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.815    100.5       100.7     n.a.   -0.1      -0.5      0.2         0.2
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.302    103.0       103.2     n.a.   -2.6      -0.3      3.6         0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           April   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
nized     Description                                                                   1993    1993      1994      1994      1994
System                                                  March      March       April    to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1994       1994        1994     April   Jan.      Feb.      March     April
                                                        1/         2/                   1994    1994      1994      1994      1994
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.960    103.1       107.0      3.4   0.5       -1.1      5.1         3.8
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.864    102.5       103.6      2.8   -0.5      -0.7      3.7         1.1
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.765    105.8       114.7     n.a.   2.6       -2.5      8.2         8.4
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.960    115.6       110.6      9.1   3.9       -3.7      -0.1       -4.3
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.887    110.1       104.8      0.5   -2.8      -3.2      0.9        -4.8
10          Cereals                                       3.872    116.8       110.4     10.3   5.8       -4.6      -0.5       -5.5
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.502    120.6       117.9     11.5   2.8       -2.3      0.2        -2.2
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.420    115.5       114.8     14.2   4.5       -0.6      1.3        -0.6
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.950    101.7       102.0      3.3   0.4       -0.4      0.1         0.3
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.356    108.4       110.2     18.1   0.6       0.4       2.0         1.7
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.252    103.4       103.3     n.a.   0.5       0.5       -0.7       -0.1
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.768    99.9        100.2     n.a.   0.6       -2.8      -1.1        0.3
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.030    96.5         97.5     -3.8   0.6       3.2       -1.4        1.0
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.330    99.8        101.9      4.0   0.2       0.1       2.3         2.1
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.336    97.0         97.8     -4.2   0.3       4.1       -2.2        0.8
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.540    101.2       101.6      1.7   0.5       0.3       0.4         0.4
29          Organic chemicals                             3.380    100.2       100.7     n.a.   0.5       0.0       1.0         0.5
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.819    104.2       104.2     n.a.   0.8       0.0       -0.2        0.0
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.472    100.8        99.9     n.a.   0.2       2.9       -1.4       -0.9
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.427    104.4       105.0      3.8   0.1       0.2       1.7         0.6
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.258    101.9       102.1     -0.4   0.1       0.4       0.0         0.2
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.459    104.3       104.4      3.6   1.8       -0.1      0.9         0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.940    99.4        100.4      0.8   0.3       0.1       0.3         1.0
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.081    99.5        100.8      1.1   0.3       0.1       0.4         1.3
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.859    98.9         99.1     n.a.   0.5       -0.2      -0.2        0.2
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.870    105.2       106.2     n.a.   -0.7      1.2       3.7         1.0
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.677    101.3       102.7     n.a.   -0.7      1.5       1.6         1.4
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  2.170    119.7       120.6     -1.7   2.8       0.8       -0.2        0.8
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.360    97.4         99.2      3.7   0.3       1.6       2.1         1.8
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.079    95.4        100.4     11.6   1.4       4.5       6.4         5.2
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.386    97.0         97.5     -0.5   -0.2      0.3       0.4         0.5
49          Printed material                              0.895    100.6       100.2     n.a.   0.0       0.4       -0.2       -0.4
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.280    108.1       109.0      5.9   2.0       4.7       0.3         0.8
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.164    123.5       124.6     15.3   5.5       13.5      1.3         0.9
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.010    108.0       109.1     10.1   3.9       -0.5      -0.9        1.0
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.080    105.2       106.1      4.9   1.3       2.2       0.5         0.9
72          Iron and steel                                1.285    115.2       115.0      9.9   1.1       0.3       -0.6       -0.2
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.022    103.7       103.8     n.a.   0.2       -0.4      0.8         0.1
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.173    105.6       109.0     10.4   2.9       6.8       2.1         3.2
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      32.440    98.3         98.2     -1.1   -0.2      -0.2      -0.1       -0.1
84          Specialized machinery                        20.022    97.6         97.6     -1.6   -0.3      -0.2      -0.1        0.0
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.418    99.5         99.1     -0.5   0.0       -0.2      -0.1       -0.4
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.530    102.5       102.4      1.7   0.3       -0.1      0.5        -0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                8.916    101.5       101.4      0.9   0.2       -0.1      0.5        -0.1
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       5.100    102.0       102.0     n.a.   0.5       0.1       -0.2        0.0
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        4.927    102.0       102.0     n.a.   0.5       0.1       -0.2        0.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for January, February and March 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, April 1993-April 1994
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    April   Dec.         Jan.        Feb.     March
    Description 1/                                                                1993    1993         1994        1994     1994
                                                    1990       March     April    to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1994      1994     April   Jan.         Feb.        March    April
                                                               2/                 1994    1994         1994        1994     1994
 
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     102.7     103.3      2.1   0.1          0.1         0.4        0.6
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     105.4     105.9      2.6   0.2          -0.1        0.5        0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     85.1       89.6     -5.0   -1.4         2.0         -1.2       5.3
 
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     84.1       84.8     -3.9   -0.1         0.8         -0.1       0.8
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     99.0       99.2     -0.4   0.1          0.5         -0.1       0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     58.9       61.6    -17.2   -1.7         2.6         -0.7       4.6
 
 
     Canada                                           18.1     94.7       95.0     -1.1   -0.2         0.2         0.3        0.3
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     98.2       98.3     -0.4   -0.2         -0.1        0.5        0.1
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     82.4       85.2     -7.1   -0.8         1.6         -1.2       3.4
 
4/   European Community                               17.8     97.9       98.5      0.3   0.1          -0.1        0.1        0.6
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     99.1       99.6      0.5   0.2          -0.2        0.1        0.5
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     90.7       95.2     -3.9   -3.8         3.4         0.8        5.0
 
     Japan                                            18.5     112.3     112.6      6.0   0.1          0.1         0.6        0.3
 
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.3       99.4     -0.6   0.2          -0.3        -0.1       0.1
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for January, February and March 1994
          have been revised to reflect the availability
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
 
     4    Includes EC  12 countries
 
     5    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
 
 
 
Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        March 1993-March 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1993
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1994     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1993     1994
 
    Air Freight (Inbound)    (9/90 = 100)            3308      106.1     105.9      5.8   6.3      0.2         -0.5      -0.2
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      88.6       88.8      0.1   2.9      -3.6        0.7        0.2
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      115.3     114.8      9.1   8.7      1.7         -0.9      -0.4
 
    Air Freight (Outbound)   (9/92 = 100)            2694      96.4       96.5     -0.8   -0.7     -1.0        0.8        0.1
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      100.0     100.0      0.4   -0.8     0.0         1.2        0.0
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      96.0       95.9     -1.7   -1.1     -0.6        0.1       -0.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      111.4     113.1      3.0   6.7      1.5         -6.4       1.5
     Atlantic                                       10075      103.7     103.4      0.7   13.0     0.3         -11.0     -0.3
     Pacific                                         7271      117.5     121.1      4.1   4.5      3.1         -6.2       3.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      120.0     123.4      5.7   -0.3     2.4         0.6        2.8
     Canadian                                        1264      113.1     114.1      7.0   2.3      2.4         1.3        0.9
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      107.2     108.1      0.1   7.1      1.1         -8.4       0.8
     Atlantic                                       13156      100.8     101.1     -0.5   12.0     1.0         -12.3      0.3
     Pacific                                         5663      113.7     116.7      1.3   2.5      1.5         -5.2       2.6
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      123.7     123.8      0.1   -0.7     1.5         -0.7       0.1
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      97.9       94.1    -12.6   11.0     -2.0        -16.5     -3.9
     Atlantic                                         572      106.6      94.7    -23.6   9.8      -10.9       -12.0    -11.2
     Gulf                                            1455      86.2       85.4     -9.9   12.3     1.3         -20.1     -0.9
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      102.1     103.4     -0.6   -0.5     -0.2        -1.2       1.3
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      104.5     106.9      2.8   0.0      1.9         -1.4       2.3
     from Atlantic                                   1889      105.3     111.2      5.8   0.1      2.0         -1.9       5.6
     from Pacific                                    1154      103.0     100.7     -2.2   -0.5     1.3         -0.8      -2.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      100.1     100.3     -3.6   -1.0     -1.9        -0.9       0.2
     from Pacific                                    3943      101.5     101.5     -3.8   -1.1     -2.1        -0.6       0.0
 
 
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        March 1993-March 1994, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1993    1993     1993        1993     1993
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1994     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March
                                                                                  1994    1993     1993        1993     1994
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight              (9/90 = 100)            2001      107.7     107.4      6.1   6.8      0.3         -0.6      -0.3
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      87.9       87.0     -3.5   1.0      -3.0        -0.6      -1.0
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      121.9     122.0     12.8   11.3     2.1         -0.8       0.1
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      107.0     107.7      0.0   7.6      0.8         -8.4       0.7
     Atlantic                                        6577      101.3     101.6     -0.2   12.2     0.8         -12.0      0.3
     Pacific                                         2051      110.6     113.1      0.3   2.5      0.3         -4.6       2.3
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      124.5     124.7      0.4   -0.6     1.3         -0.5       0.2
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      99.7       95.2    -16.9   6.3      -2.5        -16.0     -4.5
     Atlantic                                         534      109.6      96.1    -24.4   9.4      -10.8       -11.8    -12.3
     Gulf                                            1328      87.5       86.4    -16.4   4.9      0.6         -19.8     -1.3
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      101.4     102.4     -0.9   -0.2     -0.6        -1.1       1.0
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      104.5     106.1      1.7   0.3      1.3         -1.4       1.5
     from Atlantic                                   1336      105.4     111.5      4.9   0.2      0.8         -1.9       5.8
     from Pacific                                    1094      102.9     100.6     -2.3   -0.6     1.4         -0.9      -2.2
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      98.6       99.1     -3.3   -0.7     -2.2        -1.0       0.5
     from Pacific                                    2840      100.3     100.7     -3.5   -1.0     -2.3        -0.6       0.4
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      112.5     114.3      3.3   6.1      1.4         -5.5       1.6
     Atlantic                                        4159      103.0     102.8      1.4   12.4     0.0         -9.6      -0.2
     Pacific                                         4679      118.9     122.6      4.7   4.5      3.2         -5.9       3.1
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      119.5     121.6      3.8   -0.3     1.6         0.7        1.8
     Canadian                                         619      113.1     114.1      7.0   2.3      2.4         1.3        0.9