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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993            
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993            
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993           
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993           
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993           
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, November 1992-November 1993           
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Country of Origin, November 1992-November 1993                      
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.                       

                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
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  Media contact:                             Wednesday, December 29, 1993                                                           
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                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES                                                                                
                           -NOVEMBER 1993-                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
      The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.7 percent in November, the                                                                 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported                                                                 
today.  The decline followed a 0.6 percent increase in October and                                                                  
reflected lower prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports.                                                                 
The U.S. Export Price Index edged up 0.2 percent in November due to                                                                 
higher agricultural prices, following declines in the 2 previous months.                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
               Import and export price indexes and percent changes                                                                  
                            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                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
1992                                                                                                                                
November         -0.6    -2.5      -0.4       -0.1       0.7     -0.2                                                               
December         -1.7    -8.6      -1.0        0.2       1.5     -0.1                                                               
1993                                                                                                                                
January          -0.2    -2.0       0.1        0.1       0.7      0.0                                                               
February          0.0     1.8      -0.3        0.2      -0.6      0.4                                                               
March             0.5     3.2       0.2       -0.1      -0.3     -0.1                                                               
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 r     0.1        0.0       0.3      0.0 r                                                             
September         0.0    -1.1 r     0.2       -0.2 r    -0.6     -0.1 r                                                             
October           0.6     1.5 r     0.5       -0.1      -0.3     -0.2 r                                                             
November         -0.7    -4.4      -0.4        0.2       2.4      0.0                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
November 1991-92  1.7    -3.9       2.2       -0.6      -4.6      0.6                                                               
November 1992-93 -1.8   -18.9       0.2        0.8       6.6      0.0                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Import Goods                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                    
     Prices for petroleum imports resumed their recent downward trend                                                               
in November, falling 4.4 percent after increasing 1.5 percent in                                                                    
October.  In contrast, the 0.4 percent decrease in the index for                                                                    
nonpetroleum imports marked the first monthly dip in this component                                                                 
since February.  Each of the major finished goods components mirrored                                                               
this turnaround in prices; the motor vehicles index,  down 0.2                                                                      
percent in November, decreased for the first time since last                                                                        
December, while the 0.3 percent fall in capital goods and the 0.1                                                                   
percent dip in the index for consumer goods marked the first                                                                        
decreases in these series since February and August, respectively.                                                                  
Prices for foods, feeds and beverages also moved lower, on average,                                                                 
after having posted increases in each of the 7 preceding months.                                                                    
Adding to the decline was a continuing slide in the index for                                                                       
nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials, which fell 0.6                                                                      
percent in November.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                    
     For the year ended in November, import prices were down 1.8                                                                    
percent, primarily attributable to a 18.9 percent fall in the index                                                                 
for petroleum imports.  Excluding petroleum, import prices edged up                                                                 
0.2 percent during the past 12 months.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Export Goods                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                    
     The November increase in export prices was due to a turnaround in                                                              
agricultural export prices, which rose 2.4 percent after moving lower                                                               
in the 2 preceding months.  The index for nonagricultural exports,                                                                  
which has registered relatively little movement in recent months, was                                                               
unchanged in November.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
     The indexes for capital goods (the largest component of U.S.                                                                   
exports) and consumer goods  both edged up just 0.1 percent in                                                                      
November, marking the fourth month in a row each of these indexes have                                                              
posted changes of  0.1 percent or less.  In  contrast, prices for                                                                   
motor vehicle exports slipped 0.2 percent in November after rising 0.3                                                              
percent in each of the 2 prior months.  In addition, the index for                                                                  
nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials, down 0.2 percent in                                                              
November, fell for the 6th consecutive month.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
     During the past year, export prices increased 0.8 percent, due                                                                 
entirely to a 6.6 percent rise in prices for agricultural exports.                                                                  
Prices for nonagricultural exports were unchanged, on average, during                                                               
the same period.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Imports by Country or Region of Origin                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
     The rate of increase for prices of imports of Japanese goods                                                                   
eased somewhat in November, rising just 0.1 percent after advancing,                                                                
on average, 0.6 percent in each of the 8 preceding months.  During                                                                  
the past year, the price of Japanese imports increased 6.3 percent.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
     In contrast, the prices of imports from other regions fell in                                                                  
November.  The index for Canadian goods resumed its recent downward                                                                 
trend, dropping 0.4 percent due to lower prices for nonmanufactured                                                                 
goods.  Prices of products from the European Community, which had                                                                   
edged up in the 2 preceding months, also resumed recent downward                                                                    
trends, falling 0.6 percent in November, on average.   Prices of                                                                    
imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries edged down 0.1                                                                
percent for the second month in a row in November.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                         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                                                                                 
Table 5   Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 9-10                                                                 
Table 6   Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 11-12                                                                
Table 7   Import Price Indexes, by Country of Origin.....page  13                                                                   
Table 8   U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page  14                                                                
Table 9   U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page                                                                
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December Import and Export Price Index data will be released January                                                                
28, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. (EST)                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
                            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 newly 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 7,100 companies and secondary sources.  Approximately one-half of                                                              
the items are also repriced in the intervening months.  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, November 1992-November 1993            
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                   
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
                                                         ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
END       Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
USE                                                     October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    100.5        99.8     -1.8   0.0       0.0       0.6        -0.7 
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                90.321    104.1       103.7      0.2   0.1       0.2       0.5        -0.4 
                                                                                                                                    
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.720    105.8       104.6      1.8   1.6       0.8       1.1        -1.1 
                                                                                                                                    
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,                                                                                  
                 excluding distilled beverages            3.986    102.1       100.3      0.4   2.0       0.7       0.3        -1.8 
                                                                                                                                    
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled                                                                                  
                 beverages)                               1.734    114.9       115.5      5.2   0.5       1.0       3.0         0.5 
                                                                                                                                    
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               26.650    87.7         86.0     -8.1   -0.7      -0.3      0.3        -1.9 
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS                                                                                         
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     16.971    96.2         95.6     -1.9   -0.1      0.1       -0.3       -0.6 
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                        
                 DURABLE                                  8.967    96.2         96.1     -0.2   0.4       -0.5      -0.2       -0.1 
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                        
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.005    96.5         95.4     -3.8   -0.8      0.8       -0.5       -1.1 
                                                                                                                                    
10          Fuels & lubricants                           10.508    75.6         72.2    -17.6   -1.6      -0.5      1.3        -4.5 
                                                                                                                                    
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               9.607    73.1         69.9    -18.9   -1.6      -1.1      1.5        -4.4 
                                                                                                                                    
10000         Crude                                       6.613    70.4         66.6    -21.0   -0.6      -1.7      1.6        -5.4 
                                                                                                                                    
10400         Electrical energy                           0.075    86.4         84.1    -12.4   1.0       5.3       -1.3       -2.7 
                                                                                                                                    
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.876    84.0         83.1     -7.2   -1.3      0.1       -0.8       -1.1 
                                                                                                                                    
12          Materials associated with nondurable                                                                                    
                 supplies & materials                     5.559    101.1       100.9     -2.5   -0.2      -0.2      -0.3       -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
13          Selected building materials                   1.951    125.8       127.8     14.4   1.3       1.2       2.6         1.6 
                                                                                                                                    
14          Unfinished metals associated with                                                                                       
                 durable goods                            3.944    84.6         84.1     -5.9   0.7       -1.5      -1.7       -0.6 
                                                                                                                                    
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.343    98.6         98.3     -1.0   -0.8      0.0       0.3        -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 25.110    104.4       104.1      0.0   0.1       0.0       0.5        -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
20          Electric & electrical generating                                                                                        
                 equipment                                3.091    105.7       105.2      1.0   -0.3      0.4       0.8        -0.5 
                                                                                                                                    
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      19.428    103.8       103.4     -0.5   0.3       0.0       0.4        -0.4 
                                                                                                                                    
22          Transportation equipment excluding motor                                                                                
                 vehicles & spacecraft (9212=100)         2.591    102.6       102.7      3.1   -0.1      -0.6      0.8         0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          19.970    109.1       108.9      2.1   0.0       0.3       1.2        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         22.550    105.5       105.4      0.1   -0.2      0.2       0.3        -0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.707    105.4       105.1     -1.3   -0.4      0.4       0.3        -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.671    105.5       105.3      1.1   0.1       0.0       0.4        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.173    107.3       108.4      1.6   0.7       0.1       -0.3        1.0 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available   
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993            
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                   
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
                                                         ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
END       Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
USE                                                     October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.3       101.5      0.8   0.0       -0.2      -0.1        0.2 
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       11.228    100.4       102.8      6.6   0.3       -0.6      -0.3        2.4 
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    88.779    101.5       101.5      0.0   0.0       -0.1      -0.2        0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      9.920    101.7       104.3      7.2   0.4       -0.5      -0.4        2.6 
                                                                                                                                    
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,                                                                                  
                excluding distilled beverages             9.032    102.8       105.7      8.5   0.1       -0.7      -0.1        2.8 
                                                                                                                                    
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled                                                                                  
                beverages)                                0.888    89.5         89.4     -6.8   3.9       2.2       -4.2       -0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               27.690    95.0         94.8      0.0   0.0       -0.5      -0.5       -0.2 
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                        
                DURABLE                                  11.416    105.0       104.9      4.7   0.3       -0.9      -1.0       -0.1 
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                        
                NONDURABLE                               16.273    90.0         89.8     -2.8   -0.3      -0.1      -0.2       -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &                                                                                      
                materials                                 2.196    92.2         92.9     -0.4   1.0       -0.1      -1.2        0.8 
                                                                                                                                    
             NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &                                                                                  
                MATERIALS                                25.491    95.2         95.0      0.1   -0.1      -0.5      -0.5       -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.328    88.8         88.2     -1.1   0.1       -0.6      0.3        -0.7 
                                                                                                                                    
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials                                                                                    
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.125    91.8         91.8     -2.0   0.0       -0.4      -0.6        0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
13          Selected building materials                   3.038    143.9       142.8     18.3   -1.7      -0.9      -0.7       -0.8 
                                                                                                                                    
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 39.720    104.5       104.6     -0.1   -0.1      -0.1      0.1         0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
20          Electric & electrical generating                                                                                        
                equipment                                 3.948    104.9       105.1      0.6   0.2       0.2       0.2         0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      29.786    102.6       102.6     -0.7   -0.2      -0.1      0.0         0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          10.850    105.8       105.6      0.4   -0.1      0.3       0.3        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         11.830    107.7       107.8      0.8   0.0       0.0       0.1         0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.143    110.2       110.2      1.8   0.0       0.4       0.2         0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.126    105.1       105.2     -0.4   0.1       -0.3      0.0         0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                0.561    100.5       100.8      0.7   0.2       -0.8      0.0         0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available   
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993           
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                  
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
                                                         ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
SITC      Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
Rev. 3                                                  October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    100.5        99.8     -1.8   0.0       0.0       0.6        -0.7 
                                                                                                                                    
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.770    103.7       102.1      1.1   1.3       1.0       1.4        -1.5 
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.616    97.9         95.9      2.2   2.0       -4.3      0.0        -2.0 
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates                                                                                
               and preparations thereof                   1.249    113.2       114.0      5.3   0.8       1.2       3.8         0.7 
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.186    98.3         97.8     -4.4   -1.1      -2.2      -0.2       -0.5 
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared                                                                                          
               fresh or dried                             1.304    105.9       103.7     -5.2   1.0       1.5       -0.6       -2.1 
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.270    96.5         97.5      1.2   -0.3      0.0       0.0         1.0 
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and                                                                                          
               manufactures thereof                       0.730    102.4        97.3     13.1   8.7       6.6       4.3        -5.0 
                                                                                                                                    
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.090    112.8       112.7     -0.7   -0.2      0.3       0.9        -0.1 
11          Beverages                                     0.898    112.5       112.4     -0.2   -0.4      -0.1      0.4        -0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        2.950    96.9         99.1      3.0   0.4       1.0       0.0         2.3 
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and                                                                                   
               reclaimed)                                 0.248    96.6         97.3     -4.8   -2.5      0.3       -2.5        0.7 
24          Cork and wood                                 0.995    148.0       156.3     33.8   3.2       5.3       4.3         5.6 
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.366    59.3         59.0    -22.6   -3.0      -2.3      -1.8       -0.5 
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.716    84.3         84.3     -7.7   -0.1      -0.8      -3.2        0.0 
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,                                                                                   
               n.e.s.                                     0.286    107.0       110.2     -2.7   1.4       -0.3      -2.0        3.0 
                                                                                                                                    
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED                                                                                    
              MATERIALS                                  10.070    74.5         71.1    -18.3   -1.6      -0.7      1.4        -4.6 
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and                                                                                       
               related materials                          9.329    73.5         70.2    -19.0   -1.6      -1.1      1.7        -4.5 
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.592    89.5         82.7     -8.9   -4.4      6.1       -2.4       -7.6 
35          Electrical energy                             0.086    86.4         84.1    -12.4   1.0       5.3       -1.3       -2.7 
                                                                                                                                    
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND                                                                                      
              WAXES                                       0.200    116.4       115.1    -10.1   1.6       -0.9      -0.8       -1.1 
                                                                                                                                    
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.820    102.5       102.1     -1.4   -0.6      0.2       0.4        -0.4 
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.686    101.4       100.5     -2.4   -0.8      1.0       0.9        -0.9 
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials        0.293    101.4       101.1     -3.4   -0.7      0.4       1.4        -0.3 
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.620    117.9       117.6      4.4   -1.1      0.3       1.9        -0.3 
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing                                                                                 
               preps                                      0.308    110.0       110.1      2.5   -0.5      0.0       1.2         0.1 
56          Fertilizers                                   0.204    102.5       101.9     -0.9   0.8       -0.6      0.1        -0.6 
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.266    99.9         99.8     n.a.   0.1       -0.3      0.2        -0.1 
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.539    99.6         98.7     n.a.   -0.2      0.2       0.9        -0.9 
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.473    102.3       102.1     -6.2   -1.0      -1.6      -1.1       -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY                                                                                    
              BY MATERIAL                                12.340    98.3         97.7     -1.6   0.0       -0.6      -0.4       -0.6 
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.769    103.5       103.4     -0.1   -0.8      0.0       0.4        -0.1 
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of                                                                                      
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.691    94.8         93.7     -2.4   -1.3      0.8       -0.6       -1.2 
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,                                                                                       
               n.e.s.                                     2.252    108.6       108.5      2.7   0.2       -0.1      0.7        -0.1 
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.512    73.4         71.8    -15.2   1.0       -2.4      -3.3       -2.2 
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.948    104.1       103.8     -0.9   -0.4      -0.1      -0.2       -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             46.120    106.3       106.0      1.0   0.1       0.1       0.8        -0.3 
72          Machinery specialized for particular                                                                                    
               industries                                 2.961    108.2       108.4     -0.9   -0.4      0.4       1.0         0.2 
74          General industrial machinery and                                                                                        
               equipment, n.e.s., and machine parts,      3.298    107.9       108.2      0.9   -0.9      0.8       0.8         0.3 
75          Computer equipment and office machines        5.119    90.2         89.3     -6.1   -0.2      0.1       -0.4       -1.0 
76          Telecommunications & sound recording                                                                                    
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.635    98.6         98.1      0.3   -0.1      0.3       -0.4       -0.5 
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.536    106.3       105.6      3.3   1.1       -0.5      0.4        -0.7 
78          Road vehicles                                16.875    110.5       110.4      2.4   -0.1      0.3       1.4        -0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.450                                                                     
85          Footwear                                      2.024    100.8       100.5     -4.3   -0.7      0.1       0.4        -0.3 
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and                                                                                   
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.504    109.0       109.2      2.8   0.1       0.7       1.0         0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.  
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993           
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                  
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
                                                         ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
SITC      Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
Rev. 3                                                  October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    101.3       101.5      0.8   0.0       -0.2      -0.1        0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          8.640    102.8       105.3      6.3   0.2       0.1       0.6         2.4 
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.945    105.3       107.6      1.2   -0.2      -3.2      -1.5        2.2 
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               3.505    99.4        106.3     11.1   0.0       -3.5      3.5         6.9 
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,                                                                                             
               fresh or dried                             1.852    119.9       116.0     11.2   -1.5      9.1       1.6        -3.3 
                                                                                                                                    
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        7.370    95.8         96.0      4.1   -1.1      -1.6      -2.1        0.2 
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.409    83.5         84.8     -1.4   2.7       3.2       0.8         1.6 
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.101    101.3       104.1     15.0   1.9       -4.6      -6.9        2.8 
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and                                                                                   
               reclaimed)                                 0.249    96.6         94.9     -7.4   0.0       0.3       -1.0       -1.8 
24          Cork and wood                                 2.134    146.8       144.9     18.3   -3.7      -1.9      -1.3       -1.3 
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.734    65.1         65.0    -20.8   -5.9      2.3       -2.4       -0.2 
26          Textile fibers and their waste                0.879    81.2         80.7      1.6   -1.1      -0.1      0.1        -0.6 
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.417    96.2         96.0      1.3   -1.3      3.6       -0.9       -0.2 
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.170    83.0         84.1      5.8   1.8       -3.2      -1.0        1.3 
                                                                                                                                    
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED                                                                                    
              MATERIALS                                   2.970    86.2         85.2     -3.8   -0.2      -0.8      0.7        -1.2 
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.282    94.1         93.7     -4.0   0.1       -0.1      0.2        -0.4 
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and                                                                                       
               related materials                          1.544    77.8         76.4     -5.4   -0.4      -1.9      1.3        -1.8 
                                                                                                                                    
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND                                                                                      
              WAXES                                       0.330    98.7        100.3      2.7   3.4       -2.4      -2.2        1.6 
                                                                                                                                    
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.400    95.0         94.9     -1.0   -0.1      -0.3      -0.1       -0.1 
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing                                                                                 
               preps                                      0.588    104.7       104.8      2.3   0.3       0.5       0.4         0.1 
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.701    100.6        99.7     n.a.   -0.4      -0.2      -0.8       -0.9 
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.712    97.2         97.7     n.a.   0.1       0.9       -0.4        0.5 
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.612    105.4       105.5      3.8   0.0       0.0       -0.4        0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY                                                                                    
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.500    101.0       100.9      0.5   0.5       0.0       -0.3       -0.1 
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.641    109.1       109.1      2.8   0.0       0.1       0.2         0.0 
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of                                                                                      
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.314    93.3         93.2     -4.0   -1.3      1.0       0.3        -0.1 
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,                                                                                       
               n.e.s.                                     1.356    106.7       106.8      3.8   1.8       -0.6      0.0         0.1 
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.180    80.1         78.4     -7.5   3.2       -2.2      -3.7       -2.1 
                                                                                                                                    
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             47.070    104.3       104.2     -0.4   -0.1      -0.1      0.2        -0.1 
71          Power generating machinery and                                                                                          
               equipment                                  4.679    111.2       112.2      1.9   0.1       0.1       0.0         0.9 
72          Machinery specialized for particular                                                                                    
               industries                                 4.787    108.7       108.9      2.2   0.1       0.3       0.2         0.2 
74          General industrial machinery and                                                                                        
               equipment, n.e.s., and machine parts,      4.905    109.3       109.6      1.9   0.1       0.3       0.4         0.3 
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.642    85.5         85.0     -7.1   -0.3      -0.8      -0.5       -0.6 
76          Telecommunications & sound recording                                                                                    
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        3.008    108.8       108.5     -0.2   -0.8      0.6       0.1        -0.3 
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            9.085    102.9       102.9     -0.7   0.0       -0.5      0.1         0.0 
78          Road vehicles                                 9.023    105.6       105.4      0.5   -0.1      0.2       0.4        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           10.680                                                                     
87          Professional, scientific and controlling                                                                                
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.847    110.6       111.0      2.3   -0.1      1.0       -0.3        0.4 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.    
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993           
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                          
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
nized     Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
System                                                  October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.860    102.9       102.5            0.7       -1.1      0.5        -0.4 
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.522    108.2       105.9            2.3       -5.9      0.7        -2.1 
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and                                                                                      
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.957    103.3       104.6            0.6       1.7       1.4         1.3 
                                                                                                                                    
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.630    103.4       100.7            3.8       3.0       0.9        -2.6 
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and                                                                                 
               tubers                                     0.349    122.9       115.7             n.a.      n.a.     -1.7       -5.9 
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus                                                                                   
               fruit or melons                            0.396    85.3         87.3            -1.6      -1.9      1.5         2.3 
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.530    115.8       107.2            14.0      6.6       4.2        -7.4 
                                                                                                                                    
III        ANIMAL/VEG FATS, OILS, CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS                                                                                 
              AND WAXES                                   0.170    92.0         91.5            1.3       -1.6      -1.3       -0.5 
                                                                                                                                    
IV         PREPARED FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO          2.590    102.2       101.8            1.1       0.6       1.6        -0.4 
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other                                                                                   
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.326    107.8       106.2            1.1       -0.5      8.9        -1.5 
17          Sugars and sugar confectionary                0.281    104.2       105.3            -0.4      0.0       0.1         1.1 
18          Cocoa and cocoa preparations                  0.247    109.4       108.7            0.0       7.6       5.3        -0.6 
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,                                                                                      
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.464    100.1        98.2            6.4       -1.2      -1.8       -1.9 
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.823    100.2       100.2            -0.4      0.0       0.3         0.0 
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.450    99.5         99.8            0.1       1.0       1.8         0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              13.210    92.9         88.8            -1.6      -0.7      1.3        -4.4 
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.365    91.0         91.4            0.0       -1.0      -0.8        0.4 
27          Mineral fuels,oils, & residuals,                                                                                        
               Bituminous substances & mineral waxes     12.606    92.9         88.6            -1.6      -0.8      1.4        -4.6 
                                                                                                                                    
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED                                                                                       
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.570    100.8       100.7            -0.5      0.1       0.4        -0.1 
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.924    99.0         99.1            -0.6      0.5       0.6         0.1 
29          Organic chemicals                             1.719    102.0       101.9            -0.6      0.6       0.3        -0.1 
31          Fertilizers                                   0.204    100.6       100.0            0.8       -0.6      0.1        -0.6 
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &                                                                                        
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.276    101.6       101.3            -0.7      0.3       1.6        -0.3 
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning                                                                                     
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.478    98.3         98.3            -0.6      -1.1      -0.2        0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
VII        PLASTICS & ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER                                                                                      
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.510    99.9         99.8            -0.8      0.1       0.4        -0.1 
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.475    100.0        99.7            -0.6      0.1       0.9        -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,                                                                                     
              TRAVEL GOODS ETC                            1.110    100.4       100.4            0.4       -0.7      -0.4        0.0 
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,                                                                                
               etc. of various materials                  0.863    99.6         99.7            0.6       -1.1      -0.6        0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW,                                                                                        
              BASKET & WICKER                             1.350    117.5       119.7            1.6       2.4       2.8         1.9 
44          Wood and articles of wood; wood                                                                                         
               charcoal                                   1.280    118.1       120.4            1.7       2.3       3.1         1.9 
                                                                                                                                    
X          PULP OF WOOD, WASTE & SCRAP OF PAPER,                                                                                    
              PAPER ETC                                   2.630    96.1         95.2            -1.2      0.3       -0.7       -0.9 
47          Pulp of wood/fibrous cellulosic mat.;                                                                                   
               waste paper/paperboard                     0.484    80.4         80.0            -2.9      -2.1      -2.0       -0.5 
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper                                                                                 
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.798    100.2        99.1            -1.0      0.7       -0.5       -1.1 
                                                                                                                                    
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.260                                                                     
62          Articles of apparel and clothing                                                                                        
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.012    99.8         99.2            -0.8      0.2       0.3        -0.6 
                                                                                                                                    
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,                                                                                    
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.230    99.6         99.4            -0.6      0.2       0.3        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, METALS, IMITATION                                                                                        
              JEWELRY, COINS                              2.460    101.0       101.7            2.2       -2.2      -1.1        0.7 
                                                                                                                                    
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV                                                                                      
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, ETC.; PARTS       26.480    101.2       100.8            0.2       0.1       0.4        -0.4 
84          Specialized machinery                        13.894    99.5         99.2            -0.2      0.4       0.6        -0.3 
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound                                                                                   
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     12.586    103.2       102.6            0.8       -0.3      0.2        -0.6 
                                                                                                                                    
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS, AND                                                                                         
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.440    103.4       103.3            -0.1      0.1       1.3        -0.1 
87          Motor vehicles, and parts accessories                                                                                   
               thereof; bicycles, carriages              16.080    103.6       103.5            -0.1      0.2       1.4        -0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &                                                                                     
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.460    104.4       104.5            -0.4      1.1       1.0         0.1 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                                                 
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993           
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                          
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                 
                                                        Relative                                                                    
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                   
Harmo-                                                   ance                           Nov.    July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
nized     Description                                                                   1992    1993      1993      1993      1993  
System                                                  October    October     November to      to        to        to        to    
                                                        1993       1993        1993     Nov.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Nov.  
                                                        1/         2/                   1993    1993      1993      1993      1993  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.870    96.6         97.5            1.7       -1.3      -2.9        0.9 
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.845    98.5        100.4            -0.6      -3.5      -1.6        1.9 
                                                                                                                                    
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             6.510    106.3       110.5            0.0       -0.9      0.8         4.0 
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus                                                                                   
               fruit or melons                            1.016    123.9       119.5            -0.6      8.7       4.4        -3.6 
10          Cereals                                       3.453    102.3       110.3            0.2       -3.9      3.8         7.8 
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,                                                                                       
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.368    108.0       111.0            1.9       -5.0      -7.1        2.8 
                                                                                                                                    
III        ANIMAL/VEG FATS, OILS, CLEAVAGE                                                                                          
              PRODUCTS, WAXES, & EDIBLE FATS              0.370    100.8       103.4            4.2       -2.1      -3.5        2.6 
                                                                                                                                    
IV         PREPARED FOODS, BEVERAGES, & VINEGAR,                                                                                    
              TOBACCO & MANUFACTURED TOBACCO              4.000    101.2       101.5            0.7       0.7       -0.9        0.3 
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,                                                                                      
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.361    108.1       107.8            4.5       -0.6      2.6        -0.3 
                                                                                                                                    
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.170    98.2         97.2            0.0       -0.7      0.0        -1.0 
25          Salt; sulfur; earths and stone;                                                                                         
               plastering materials, lime and cement      0.323    95.9         95.6            -0.6      1.3       -1.1       -0.3 
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,                                                                                      
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.499    100.1        99.1            -0.1      -0.8      0.6        -1.0 
                                                                                                                                    
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED                                                                                       
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.540    99.5         99.7            -0.2      -0.2      0.0         0.2 
33          Essential oils and resinoids;                                                                                           
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.425    102.0       102.2            0.5       0.3       0.7         0.2 
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or                                                                                   
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.261    101.7       101.7            0.1       0.5       -0.9        0.0 
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.441    101.4       101.8            0.1       0.0       -0.5        0.4 
                                                                                                                                    
VII        PLASTICS & ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER &                                                                                    
              ARTCLES THEREOF                             4.000    99.3         98.8            -0.2      0.0       -0.4       -0.5 
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.119    99.1         98.7            -0.3      0.0       -0.5       -0.4 
                                                                                                                                    
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET                                                                                 
              & WICKER                                    2.130    115.2       114.3            -2.9      -0.7      -0.9       -0.8 
                                                                                                                                    
X          PULP OF WOOD, WASTE & SCRAP PAPER,                                                                                       
              PAPER & ARTICLES THEREOF                    3.260    93.0         92.8            -2.2      1.3       -0.4       -0.2 
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic                                                                                   
               mat.; paper/paperboard waste & scrap       0.943    82.1         81.9            -5.7      2.2       -2.3       -0.2 
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper                                                                                 
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.407    96.9         96.7            -1.1      1.2       0.3        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.110    100.7       100.3            -0.5      0.1       0.2        -0.4 
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven                                                                                       
               fabrics thereof                            0.956    99.6         98.8            -0.8      -0.7      -0.7       -0.8 
                                                                                                                                    
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, METALS, IMITATION                                                                                        
              JEWELRY, AND COINS                          1.920    101.6       103.3            5.1       -4.4      -3.4        1.7 
                                                                                                                                    
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        4.970    101.1       101.0            0.6       -0.6      -0.5       -0.1 
72          Iron and steel                                1.277    112.4       114.6            -0.1      -1.4      1.9         2.0 
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.072    94.8         93.0            1.8       -2.8      -2.6       -1.9 
                                                                                                                                    
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV                                                                                      
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, ETC.; PART      33.130    98.7         98.8            -0.1      -0.2      -0.1        0.1 
84          Specialized machinery                        20.517    98.4         98.4            -0.1      -0.2      0.0         0.0 
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound                                                                                   
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       12.613    99.4         99.4            -0.1      -0.2      0.0         0.0 
                                                                                                                                    
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND                                                                                          
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             12.630    101.6       101.4            0.0       0.3       0.3        -0.2 
87          Motor vehicles                                9.014    100.9       100.7            -0.2      0.3       0.3        -0.2 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                                                 
            1990 trade values.                                                                                                      
        2  Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                              
            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, November 1992-November 1993                      
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                  
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change                           
                                                   Percentage                                                                       
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly                 
                                                    US Imports                    Nov.    July         Aug.        Sept.    Oct.    
    Description 1/                                                                1992    1993         1993        1993     1993    
                                                    1990       Oct.      Nov.     to      to           to          to       to      
                                                               1993      1993     Nov.    Aug.         Sept.       Oct.     Nov.    
                                                               2/                 1993    1993         1993        1993     1993    
                                                                                                                                    
3/   Developed Countries                              59.3     102.6     102.4      1.0   -0.3         0.3         0.7       -0.2   
       Manufactured Goods                             55.5     105.0     105.0      1.4   -0.3         0.3         0.7        0.0   
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           3.5     90.6       87.2     -7.0   -0.8         0.8         0.8       -3.8   
                                                                                                                                    
3/   Developing Countries                             40.7     86.3       85.6     -3.9   -0.1         -0.1        0.2       -0.8   
       Manufactured Goods                             30.2     99.1       99.0     -1.4   -0.1         0.0         0.0       -0.1   
       Nonmanufactured Goods                          10.4     67.7       65.2    -14.0   0.3          -0.7        1.0       -3.7   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
     Canada                                           18.1     94.7       94.3     -2.1   -0.3         0.0         0.2       -0.4   
       Manufactured Goods                             15.7     97.6       97.6     -1.7   -0.2         -0.1        0.1        0.0   
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           2.2     88.2       84.6     -6.1   -1.1         1.0         1.3       -4.1   
                                                                                                                                    
4/   European Community                               17.8     99.0       98.4     -4.5   -0.7         0.1         0.9       -0.6   
       Manufactured Goods                             17.3     100.1      99.6     -4.3   -0.7         0.1         0.9       -0.5   
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           0.5     93.6       88.9    -11.1   -0.1         0.9         -0.4      -5.0   
                                                                                                                                    
     Japan                                            18.5     111.1     111.2      6.3   0.4          1.0         0.5        0.1   
                                                                                                                                    
5/   Asian Newly Industrialized Countries             12.5     99.8       99.7     -0.7   0.0          0.2         -0.1      -0.1   
                                                                                                                                    
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
     2    Data for August, September and October 1993                                                                               
          have been revised to reflect the availability                                                                             
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
     4    Includes EC  12 countries                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
     5    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
   Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.                            
        September 1992-September 1993, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted                                                           
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change                   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly                         
                                                    Trade                         Sept.   Sept.    Dec.        March    June        
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1992    1992     1992        1993     1993        
                                                    of         June      Sept.    to      to       to          to       to          
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1993     Sept.   Dec.     March       June     Sept.       
                                                                                  1993    1992     1993        1993     1993        
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Freight (Inbound)    (9/90 = 100)            3308      106.4     106.6     -0.7   -4.8     -2.0        6.3        0.2       
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)             1025      91.3       88.0    -19.4   -13.3    -6.3        2.9       -3.6       
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             2028      114.4     116.4      9.1   -1.5     0.1         8.7        1.7       
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Freight (Outbound)   (9/92 = 100)            2694      96.6       95.6     -4.4   -1.1     -1.6        -0.7      -1.0       
     Atlantic               (9/92 = 100)              920      98.8       98.8     -1.2   0.6      -1.0        -0.8       0.0       
     Pacific                (9/92 = 100)             1224      96.5       95.9     -4.1   -1.9     -0.5        -1.1      -0.6       
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      117.2     119.0      0.6   -8.6     1.6         6.7        1.5       
     Atlantic                                       10075      116.1     116.5     -5.7   -15.4    -1.7        13.0       0.3       
     Pacific                                         7271      121.5     125.3      8.3   -5.4     6.3         4.5        3.1       
     Latin American / Caribbean                      4492      116.5     119.3      4.0   0.5      1.3         -0.3       2.4       
     Canadian                                        1264      109.1     111.7      6.5   -4.6     6.5         2.3        2.4       
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      115.7     117.0     -2.9   -11.8    1.6         7.1        1.1       
     Atlantic                                       13156      113.8     114.9     -7.9   -16.4    -2.6        12.0       1.0       
     Pacific                                         5663      118.1     119.9      6.9   -8.3     12.0        2.5        1.5       
     Latin American / Caribbean                      2890      122.8     124.6      1.9   0.9      0.2         -0.7       1.5       
                                                                                                                                    
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)               2153      119.6     113.6     12.4   1.3      5.2         11.0      -5.0       
     Atlantic                                         572      136.1     118.5     29.5   4.3      29.9        9.8      -12.9       
     Gulf                                            1455      106.5     104.0      5.8   -5.2     1.7         12.3      -2.3       
                                                                                                                                    
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                    8065      103.5     103.3     -1.3   0.6      -1.2        -0.5      -0.2       
     U.S. East Coast                                 3769      104.0     106.0      3.1   1.4      -0.2        0.0        1.9       
     from Atlantic                                   1889      105.2     107.3      6.4   1.9      2.3         0.1        2.0       
     from Pacific                                    1154      102.5     103.8     -0.3   -0.2     -0.9        -0.5       1.3       
     U.S. West Coast                                 4296      103.0     101.0     -5.1   0.0      -2.3        -1.0      -1.9       
     from Pacific                                    3943      104.3     102.1     -3.4   0.0      -0.2        -1.1      -2.1       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
   Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.                       
        September 1992-September 1993, 1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted                                                           
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change                   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly                         
                                                    Trade                         Sept.   Sept.    Dec.        March    June        
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1992    1992     1992        1993     1993        
                                                    of         June      Sept.    to      to       to          to       to          
                                                    Dollars)   1993      1993     Sept.   Dec.     March       June     Sept.       
                                                                                  1993    1992     1993        1993     1993        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
    IMPORT                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Freight              (9/90 = 100)            2001      108.1     108.4      2.8   -2.1     -1.9        6.8        0.3       
     Atlantic               (9/90 = 100)              738      91.1       88.4    -16.0   -9.4     -5.4        1.0       -3.0       
     Pacific                (9/90 = 100)             1102      120.4     122.9     15.7   2.0      -0.1        11.3       2.1       
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      115.9     116.8     -4.3   -11.7    -0.1        7.6        0.8       
     Atlantic                                        6577      114.2     115.1     -8.1   -16.5    -2.7        12.2       0.8       
     Pacific                                         2051      115.6     115.9      3.3   -6.6     7.6         2.5        0.3       
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1678      123.5     125.1      2.0   1.0      0.2         -0.6       1.3       
                                                                                                                                    
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                         1985      121.8     114.9     12.2   1.8      10.0        6.3       -5.7       
     Atlantic                                         534      139.2     121.1     27.9   3.1      30.3        9.4      -13.0       
     Gulf                                            1328      108.5     105.0      6.0   -4.2     9.0         4.9       -3.2       
                                                                                                                                    
    Ocean Liner Freight                              6017      103.1     102.5     -0.8   0.8      -0.8        -0.2      -0.6       
     U.S. East Coast                                 2832      104.6     106.0      5.4   1.8      1.9         0.3        1.3       
     from Atlantic                                   1336      106.5     107.4      8.0   2.2      4.6         0.2        0.8       
     from Pacific                                    1094      102.4     103.8     -0.3   -0.2     -0.9        -0.6       1.4       
     U.S. West Coast                                 3185      101.8      99.6     -5.9   -0.3     -2.9        -0.7      -2.2       
     from Pacific                                    2840      103.3     100.9     -3.9   -0.3     -0.4        -1.0      -2.3       
                                                                                                                                    
    EXPORT                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      117.4     119.1      0.6   -8.0     1.6         6.1        1.4       
     Atlantic                                        4159      114.0     114.0     -7.8   -15.7    -2.8        12.4       0.0       
     Pacific                                         4679      122.4     126.3      8.8   -5.0     6.2         4.5        3.2       
     Latin American / Caribbean                      1775      116.8     118.7      1.9   0.3      0.3         -0.3       1.6       
     Canadian                                         619      109.1     111.7      6.5   -4.6     6.5         2.3        2.4