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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
Table  7    U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin,July 1995-July 1996
Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.

  Technical Information
    Jim Thomas        (202) 606-7155        USDL-96-337
    Bill Alterman      (202) 606-7108       For release: 10:00 A.M. E.D.T.
  Media contact:                            Wednesday, August 21, 1996
    Kathryn Hoyle      (202) 606-5902
 
 
                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                             -JULY 1996-
 
     The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.2 percent in July, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The decrease, which followed declines of 1.1 percent in June and 0.6
percent in May, was due to a continued decline in nonpetroleum import
prices.  The U.S. Export Price Index also fell in July, decreasing
0.5 percent after dipping 0.2 percent in June.
 
         Percent changes in import and export price indexes
                         by End Use category
                     - not seasonally adjusted -
 
                       IMPORTS                       EXPORTS
 Month                             Non-              Agri-    Nonagri-
               All     Petroleum  petroleum  All     cultural cultural
             Imports    Imports   Imports   Exports  Exports  Exports
 
1995
July           -0.4      -6.3       0.4      0.3      3.8      -0.2
August         -0.2      -2.6       0.0     -0.5     -1.4      -0.4
September       0.0       1.9      -0.2      0.2      3.0      -0.2
October        -0.5      -2.1      -0.3      0.1      1.9      -0.2
November        0.2       0.5       0.2     -0.1      2.2      -0.3
December        0.4       4.5       0.0      0.0      0.8      -0.2
1996
January         0.2       4.8      -0.3      0.5      1.7       0.3
February       -0.2      -1.3       0.0     -0.2     -0.2      -0.3
March           0.7       8.5      -0.3     -0.2      1.4      -0.3
April           0.8       8.5 r     0.0      0.6 r    4.8       0.0 r
May            -0.6      -3.3 r    -0.4      0.4      3.1       0.0
June           -1.1 r    -6.5 r    -0.5     -0.2 r   -2.2       0.1 r
July           -0.2       1.5      -0.4     -0.5     -2.0      -0.3
 
July 1994-95    4.0      -2.5       4.7      6.1     13.5       5.2
July 1995-96   -0.6      14.0      -2.0      0.2     13.7      -1.6
 
r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Import Goods
 
     Import prices continued to decrease, on average, in July despite
a turnaround in petroleum prices.  The petroleum index rose 1.5
percent in July after decreasing 9.6 percent over the previous two
months.  For the year ended in July, petroleum import prices rose
14.0 percent.  In contrast, the index for nonpetroleum imports
continued to decline in July, falling 0.4 percent, about the same as
in each of the previous two months.  Over the July 1995-96 period,
the index for nonpetroleum imports dropped 2.0 percent, and it has
not recorded a monthly increase since November, 1995.
 
     The index for industrial supplies and materials, excluding
petroleum, fell 0.8 percent in July after falling a monthly average
of 0.6 percent over the preceding three months.  Nonferrous metals,
particularly copper, led the decline.  The import index for foods,
feeds, and beverages also fell in July, decreasing 1.2 percent
after falling 2.7 percent in the previous month.  Over the past
12 months the index has declined 3.3 percent.  Import prices for
capital goods, down 0.3 percent, fell for the sixth month in a row.
Since January, the index has declined 2.8 percent.  Consumer goods
also fell in July, falling 0.2 percent after decreasing 0.3 percent
in June.
 
     In contrast, the index for automotive vehicles, parts, and
engines rose 0.2 percent in July after posting modest declines in the
previous two months.
 
Export Goods
 
     Both agricultural and nonagricultural prices contributed to the
decline in export prices of 0.5 percent in July.  Prices for
agricultural exports, which had registered large increases in the
spring,  were down 2.0 percent in July after falling 2.2 percent in
June.  The recent decline was largely attributable to falling grain
prices.  Despite the turnaround, agricultural export prices were up
13.7 percent for the year ended in July, about the same as posted for
the July 1994-95 period.
 
     Nonagricultural export prices resumed a downward trend in July,
falling 0.3 percent after remaining basically unchanged over the
previous three-month period.   Over the past 12 months, the index was
down 1.6 percent. Export prices for capital goods registered a
significant turnaround in July, dropping 0.3 percent--due in large
part to declining prices for computers, peripherals, and
semiconductors--after advancing 0.4 percent in June.  In addition,
prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials
continued to decrease in July, falling 0.5 percent after recording a
0.3 percent decline in June.  Over the past 12 months, the index has
fallen 6.4 percent.
 
     Prices for both automotives and consumer goods were unchanged in
July after showing no change and a 0.1 percent advance, respectively, in
June.  For the year ended in July, the indexes for automotive vehicles
and consumer goods were up 1.4 and 1.0 percent, respectively.
 
Imports by Locality of Origin
 
    Import prices from Japan continued an eight-month downward trend,
falling 0.4 percent in July.  Over the past 12 months, the index has
declined 4.6 percent. (See table 7.)
 
    The price index of imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries also fell 0.4 percent in July, recording the fifth
consecutive monthly decline in the index.  For the July 1995-96
period, the index declined 2.0 percent.
 
    Prices of  imports from Canada decreased 0.5 percent last month
after no change in June.  The index was down 0.7 percent for the
year.
 
    In contrast, import prices from the European Union were unchanged
in July, after falling 0.4 percent in June.  For the year ended in
July, the index was up 1.2 percent.
 
 
 
 
                         CONTENTS OF RELEASE
 
This news release includes the following tables:
 
Table 1   Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  4
Table 2   Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page  5
Table 3   Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7
Table 4   Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....page  8-9
Table 5   Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11
Table 6   Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13
Table 7   Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page  14
Table 8   U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page  15
Table 9   U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page 16
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Import and Export Price Index data for August are scheduled for
release on September 24 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
 
                  TECHNICAL NOTE
 
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes
use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1990 trade
weights.  The merchandise price indexes are published using three
classifications:  the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic
Analysis End-Use System, and the Standard International Trade
Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3.  Price indexes for internationally
traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments
(which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and
International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or
exporters, regardless of nationality).  Published series use a base year
of 1990=100 where possible.  Exceptions are for the recently instituted
HS indexes, which use a base of December 1992=100.  Net transaction
price data are collected every 3 months for approximately 22,000
products from over 9,000 companies and secondary sources.  Approximately
two-thirds of the items are also repriced in the intervening months.
(Current plans call for all items to be repriced monthly by 1996.)
Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.  Historical index series and
additional information may be obtained from the Division of
International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue
NE, PSB 3955, Washington, D.C. 20212, (202) 606-7155.
 
Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA).
Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer.
The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or
"cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices,
depending on the practices of the individual industry.  The index for
crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department
of Energy.  The index for import electrical energy is lagged one month.
 
Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1990
Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the
Census.  The prices used are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.)
factory or "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) transaction prices, depending
on the practices of the individual industry.  Prices used in the grain
index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
 
Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are
a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes.  Prior to
January 1993, nonmanufactured goods were defined as SITC 0-4 and
manufactured goods were defined as SITC 5-8.  Beginning with January
1993, the indexes are weighted by country or region of origin using a
nomenclature based upon the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC-
Based).  Nonmanufactured goods are defined as SIC 0-1, and manufactured
goods are defined as SIC 2-3.  The indexes use a base of December
1990=100.
 
Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are
updated on a quarterly basis.  The figures for services indexes will not
sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are
shown in the tables.  Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude
frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators.  Indexes for
crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S.
Department of Energy and represent the second month of the quarter.
 
Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous 3 months to reflect
the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade
statistics.  For merchandise trade, the End-Use classification system is
the structure used by the Department of Commerce in the construction of
the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard
International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international
structures, are useful for general market analysis.  For trade in
international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for
deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more
appropriate for market analysis.  Merchandise and services indexes can
also be used to study U.S. competitiveness and price elasticities, and
the merchandise import indexes by country or region of origin are useful
for terms of trade analysis.
 
 
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Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
END       Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
USE                                                     June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    106.5       106.3     -0.6     0.8      -0.6      -1.1      -0.2
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                89.580    109.0       108.6     -2.0     0.0      -0.4      -0.5      -0.4
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      5.991    117.3       115.9     -3.3     3.3       0.5      -2.7      -1.2
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                 excluding distilled beverages            4.246    115.2       113.8     -3.0     4.3       0.8      -4.1      -1.2
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                 beverages)                               1.745    122.5       120.9     -4.0     0.7       0.2       0.9      -1.3
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.957    100.9       100.9      2.2     2.8      -1.9      -2.6       0.0
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     18.537    109.4       108.5     -3.1    -0.5      -0.9      -0.4      -0.8
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 DURABLE                                  9.530    108.1       106.2     -3.5     0.0       0.1       0.5      -1.8
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           9.007    111.3       111.4     -2.8    -0.9      -2.0      -1.1       0.1
 
10          Fuels & lubricants                           11.580     88.5        89.8     14.0     8.2      -3.3      -6.3       1.5
 
100          Petroleum & petroleum products              10.421     86.5        87.8     14.0     8.5      -3.3      -6.5       1.5
 
10000         Crude                                       7.504     83.9        85.8     15.6    10.0      -4.2      -6.4       2.3
 
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     2.357    111.8       111.1    -11.9    -2.9      -5.9      -0.3      -0.6
 
12          Materials associated with nondurable
                 supplies & materials                     5.732    110.4       110.3     -3.0    -1.2      -0.1      -0.7      -0.1
 
13          Selected building materials                   1.932    132.0       130.8      4.7     1.7       2.5       3.3      -0.9
 
14          Unfinished metals associated with
                 durable goods                            4.551    103.0       100.0     -7.0    -0.5      -0.5       0.3      -2.9
 
15          Finished metals associated with durable
                 goods                                    1.457    103.4       103.7     -2.4     0.0      -0.9      -0.1       0.3
 
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.349    105.2       103.6     -4.1    -0.6       0.2      -2.1      -1.5
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 23.632    103.3       103.0     -3.8    -0.6      -0.6      -0.5      -0.3
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                 equipment                                3.058    110.7       110.6     -2.5    -0.4      -0.4      -0.4      -0.1
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      18.025    101.0       100.6     -4.7    -0.7      -0.6      -0.6      -0.4
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          19.882    115.1       115.3      0.1     0.1      -0.1      -0.2       0.2
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         21.538    107.8       107.6     -0.3     0.0       0.0      -0.3      -0.2
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    10.387    108.3       108.0      0.3     0.1       0.2      -0.1      -0.3
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        9.998    106.9       106.8     -0.7    -0.1      -0.2      -0.1      -0.1
 
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.153    111.7       112.4      0.4     0.1      -0.1      -2.4       0.6
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of
            the three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 2      U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                 1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
END       Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
USE                                                     June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    110.4       109.9      0.2     0.6       0.4      -0.2      -0.5
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       13.270    134.8       132.1     13.7     4.8       3.1      -2.2      -2.0
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    86.733    107.6       107.3     -1.6     0.0       0.0       0.1      -0.3
 
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                     11.919    138.7       136.7     16.9     5.3       3.4      -2.0      -1.4
 
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,
                excluding distilled beverages            10.969    141.8       139.0     19.7     6.0       3.6      -2.5      -2.0
 
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled
                beverages)                                0.950    108.7       113.1     -7.1    -2.6       1.0       3.2       4.0
 
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               28.086    109.4       108.7     -6.6    -0.2       0.2      -0.4      -0.6
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                DURABLE                                  10.971    114.5       113.0     -4.6    -0.6      -0.3      -0.3      -1.3
            INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,
                NONDURABLE                               17.115    107.6       107.4     -7.8     0.1       0.4      -0.3      -0.2
 
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &
                materials                                 2.301    109.6       107.3     -8.6    -0.4       0.7      -0.9      -2.1
 
             NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &
                MATERIALS                                25.786    109.4       108.9     -6.4    -0.2       0.1      -0.3      -0.5
 
11          Fuels & lubricants                            3.468    101.7       101.4      8.7     3.2      -0.2      -0.9      -0.3
 
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.687    107.9       107.4     -8.8    -0.6       0.1      -0.1      -0.5
 
13          Selected building materials                   2.631    141.3       140.7     -5.1    -1.3      -0.2      -0.8      -0.4
 
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 39.503    106.0       105.7      0.5     0.1      -0.1       0.4      -0.3
 
20          Electric & electrical generating
                equipment                                 3.583    109.0       109.2      0.7     0.0       0.1       0.0       0.2
 
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      25.644    101.5       100.9     -1.0     0.1      -0.3       0.0      -0.6
 
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES           9.899    109.1       109.1      1.4     0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0
 
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES         10.595    110.8       110.8      1.0     0.4      -0.3       0.1       0.0
 
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     5.737    113.3       113.2      1.0     0.1       0.2       0.1      -0.1
 
41          Durables, manufactured                        4.346    108.1       108.3      0.7     0.3      -0.6       0.4       0.2
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 3       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
SITC      Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
Rev. 3                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    106.5       106.3     -0.6     0.8      -0.6      -1.1      -0.2
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.774    109.9       109.3     -7.0     4.2      -0.2      -4.4      -0.5
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.460     77.7        78.3     -8.8    -0.5      -0.4      -1.0       0.8
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
              and preparations thereof                    1.256    120.9       119.1     -5.8     0.8       0.2       1.2      -1.5
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               0.211    119.1       112.3     11.3    -0.2      11.8      -0.6      -5.7
05          Vegetables and fruit, prepared
              fresh or dried                              1.304    112.5       114.3     -6.5    11.8      -2.9     -11.1       1.6
06          Sugars, sugar preparations and honey          0.267    101.3       100.7     -1.5     1.1       0.3      -0.6      -0.6
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and
              manufactures thereof                        0.909    135.5       132.4    -14.8     3.7       1.8      -5.7      -2.3
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.091    119.4       120.0      4.2     0.6       0.3       0.1       0.5
11          Beverages                                     0.879    116.5       116.7      1.5     0.4      -0.1       0.1       0.2
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.345    116.8       115.1     -7.6    -1.0      -1.7       0.6      -1.5
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
              reclaimed)                                  0.345    140.5       135.5     -9.4    -6.9      -2.9       0.1      -3.6
24          Cork and wood                                 1.034    160.5       157.2     13.6     3.7       4.8       5.3      -2.1
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.409     69.2        73.5    -36.3    -7.5     -18.6       4.1       6.2
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.916    109.4       102.8     -5.3     0.2      -0.1       0.8      -6.0
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                  11.111     86.8        88.2     13.7     8.0      -3.2      -6.3       1.6
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
              related materials                          10.170     87.0        88.3     14.1     8.7      -3.4      -6.5       1.5
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 0.877     85.8        87.4      9.8     1.7      -2.8      -2.6       1.9
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         4.875    110.2       110.1     -2.1    -0.6      -0.1      -0.9      -0.1
51          Organic chemicals                             1.383     99.5        99.9     -0.7    -1.1       0.8      -0.5       0.4
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.696    112.3       113.0      0.5    -0.6      -0.1      -1.4       0.6
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
              (9212=100)                                  0.299    110.2       109.7      0.5    -0.2      -0.4      -0.5      -0.5
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.702    125.7       125.6     -2.3     0.1      -0.8      -0.6      -0.1
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
              preps                                       0.323    122.6       123.6     -1.7     0.3      -1.5      -2.0       0.8
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          0.266    106.0       104.7     -5.0     1.5      -1.3      -5.4      -1.2
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.504     98.9        98.2    -16.6    -3.2       0.0       1.2      -0.7
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.485    115.0       114.1      5.6    -0.1       0.1      -0.4      -0.8
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                13.168    111.0       109.7     -3.3    -0.4      -0.7      -0.2      -1.2
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.737    105.1       104.3     -0.7     0.0       0.3      -0.2      -0.8
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
              paper pulp, paper or paper board            2.134    126.6       124.0     -3.4    -1.7      -2.9      -0.8      -2.1
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
              articles, n.e.s., and related product       1.443    113.9       114.2     -0.5    -0.1      -0.3      -0.1       0.3
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
              n.e.s.                                      2.216    113.1       113.1      1.2     0.4      -0.2      -0.3       0.0
67          Iron and steel                                2.084    106.6       105.8     -4.3    -0.7       0.1      -0.1      -0.8
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.920     98.7        93.7    -11.4    -0.8      -0.8       0.2      -5.1
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.952    110.5       111.0     -0.5     0.1      -0.9      -0.3       0.5
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             44.209    107.9       107.8     -2.3    -0.3      -0.3      -0.4      -0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular
              industries                                  3.011    117.0       116.6     -0.2    -1.1      -0.3      -0.3      -0.3
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.892    121.5       121.2     -1.3     0.1      -0.1      -0.2      -0.2
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
              ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s       3.374    116.4       116.7     -0.3    -0.3      -0.1      -0.1       0.3
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.117     76.8        76.4     -9.4    -0.9      -1.5      -1.3      -0.5
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
              & reproducing apparatus & equipment         4.245     95.7        95.3     -3.8    -0.1      -0.5      -0.2      -0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            6.856    102.4       101.9     -5.8    -0.8      -0.6      -0.9      -0.5
78          Road vehicles                                16.912    117.2       117.5      0.3     0.0       0.0      -0.2       0.3
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           16.914    108.1       108.0      0.0     0.0       0.0      -0.2      -0.1
81          Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat
              lighting fixtures, n.e.s.                   0.314    102.8       104.9      1.0     0.2      -0.2      -1.9       2.0
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.059    106.6       106.9      0.8     0.1      -0.1       0.1       0.3
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar
              containers                                  0.489    111.0       111.6     -0.4    -0.2      -0.1       0.3       0.5
84          Articles of apparel and clothing
              accessories                                 5.290    104.5       104.2      1.0     0.0       0.5       0.0      -0.3
85          Footwear                                      1.959    103.3       102.3      0.3     0.0      -0.1       0.1      -1.0
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
              instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.           1.427    115.9       116.5     -1.4     0.0      -0.5      -0.8       0.5
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and
              supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;         1.446    110.8       110.5     -4.7    -0.5      -0.6      -0.9      -0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
              n.e.s.                                      4.931    111.3       111.2      0.5     0.3      -0.1      -0.1      -0.1
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
              and concentrates) (9212=100)                0.211    113.3       111.0     -0.9    -0.3      -0.9      -0.3      -2.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
        3  Product categories included in this group
            have been modified due to concordance
            or coverage limitations.
 
        NOTE:   Published categories may include price data not shown separetely
 
 
Table 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
                                                         ance                           July    March     April     May       June
SITC      Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
Rev. 3                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000    110.4       109.9      0.2     0.6       0.4      -0.2      -0.5
 
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                         10.605    142.8       139.9     16.5     5.0       3.7      -2.2      -2.0
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.934    117.7       114.2     -2.7     1.8      -1.5       3.2      -3.0
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates
              and preparations                            0.753    105.0       109.9     -8.9    -3.3       1.1       3.9       4.7
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               5.438    174.6       168.1     35.5    10.4       6.0      -5.0      -3.7
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,
              fresh or dried                              1.755    128.6       128.0      1.6     1.0      -0.3       1.7      -0.5
08          feeding stuff for animals (not
              including unmilled cereals)                 0.926    128.3       124.0     18.2    -0.7       7.2      -5.2      -3.4
 
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          2.053    115.6       115.7      0.8     0.1       0.0       0.0       0.1
 
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        7.651    112.5       111.4    -12.4    -0.6      -0.4      -0.2      -1.0
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.415     95.8        95.9      2.6    -1.2       2.3       3.9       0.1
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.222    127.2       130.6     30.3     6.9       0.9      -1.5       2.7
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and
              reclaimed)                                  0.247    108.4       108.2     -6.8    -2.4       0.1       0.6      -0.2
24          Cork and wood                                 1.868    145.4       144.3     -6.9    -1.8      -1.5      -0.3      -0.8
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.849     85.2        88.4    -45.1   -11.4      -1.3       6.0       3.8
26          Textile fibers and their waste                1.093    114.3       107.7    -17.7     0.9       0.3      -2.6      -5.8
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.360     95.1        95.3     -3.4     0.0      -0.2      -1.9       0.2
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            1.337    106.9       101.4    -16.8     0.6      -0.5      -1.5      -5.1
 
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED
              MATERIALS                                   3.028     99.3        99.0      8.8     3.7      -0.3      -1.4      -0.3
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     1.207    100.1        99.6      1.5     0.2       0.1       0.3      -0.5
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and
              related materials                           1.676     95.3        95.0     14.2     6.5      -1.4      -3.1      -0.3
 
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND
              WAXES                                       0.334    113.4       111.6     -6.6     2.0       6.7      -1.9      -1.6
 
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.736    111.0       111.0     -4.5     0.2       0.5      -0.2       0.0
51          Organic chemicals                             2.679    103.5       102.9    -16.0    -1.4       1.6      -1.6      -0.6
52          Inorganic chemicals (9212=100)                1.088    120.7       118.1      2.3     0.0      -1.1       1.6      -2.2
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials
              (9312=100)                                  0.442    103.1       103.0      0.8     0.3       0.0      -0.2      -0.1
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.131    110.6       110.6      1.3    -0.4       0.1       0.0       0.0
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing
              preps                                       0.561    111.8       111.8      0.4     1.0      -0.4       0.3       0.0
57          Plastics in primary forms (9212=100)          1.909    127.8       129.0     -6.3     2.9       1.6       0.0       0.9
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms (9212=100)       0.702    108.5       109.1     -0.6    -1.3      -0.2       0.8       0.6
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.577    117.3       118.2      2.4     0.9       0.1       0.2       0.8
 
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.354    112.5       111.9     -3.5    -0.4       0.2      -0.5      -0.5
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.622    119.8       119.7      2.3     0.3       0.2       0.3      -0.1
63          Cork and wood manufactures other than
              furniture (9212=100)                        0.381     98.3        96.8     -8.9    -0.9       1.0      -0.7      -1.5
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of
              paper pulp, paper or paperboard             1.343    107.9       107.5    -15.3    -2.4      -0.9      -1.8      -0.4
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,
              n.e.s.                                      1.245    110.9       111.5      1.6    -1.0       1.4      -1.0       0.5
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.386    106.5       102.8     -9.6     1.0       0.8      -0.9      -3.5
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                1.705    115.0       114.6      1.1     0.3      -0.6      -0.7      -0.3
 
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             45.886    105.8       105.4      0.5     0.2      -0.1       0.4      -0.4
71          Power generating machinery and
              equipment                                   4.420    120.6       120.1      4.4     0.2       0.2       0.8      -0.4
72          Machinery specialized for particular
              industries                                  4.401    115.8       116.0      2.1     1.2      -0.1      -0.4       0.2
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.797    114.6       114.6      2.2    -0.4       0.3       0.8       0.0
74          General industrial machinery and equip-
              ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s       4.534    114.6       114.8      3.2     0.3       0.0       0.5       0.2
75          Computer equipment and office machines        4.821     71.2        69.9     -8.5    -1.0      -0.7      -0.1      -1.8
76          Telecommunications & sound recording
              & reproducing apparatus & equipment         2.594    107.7       107.3      1.0     0.2      -0.6       0.5      -0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            7.912    102.8       101.6     -2.5     0.1      -0.2      -0.2      -1.2
78          Road vehicles                                 7.850    109.2       109.1      1.1    -0.1       0.1       0.1      -0.1
 
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            9.631    108.9       109.0      0.6    -0.2      -0.2       0.4       0.1
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   0.414    102.5       102.9      1.8     0.1      -1.0       0.1       0.4
87          Professional, scientific and controlling
              instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.           3.550    115.5       115.4      1.4    -0.2      -0.1       0.7      -0.1
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,
              n.e.s.                                      3.577    103.6       103.8      0.8     0.2      -0.5       0.3       0.2
 
971          Gold, nonmonetary (excluding gold ores
              and concentrates) (9212=100)                0.722    113.7       111.8     -0.8    -1.3      -0.5       0.2      -1.7
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of the
            three months after original publication.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           July    March     April     May       June
nized     Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
System                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.666     97.9        96.6     -7.1     0.9      -0.9      -0.1      -1.3
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.350     77.0        78.1     -7.1    -0.4      -3.3      -1.9       1.4
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.996    114.2       111.2     -7.6     1.0       0.2       1.6      -2.6
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.832    123.9       123.9    -13.6     7.8       0.6     -10.7       0.0
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.250     93.7        n.a.     n.a.    33.2      -8.6     -29.8      n.a.
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.446    102.5       102.3     -2.7     4.2       1.6      -2.8      -0.2
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.703    163.9       160.8    -18.3     4.4       0.9      -6.9      -1.9
      3/    Other vegetable products                      0.433    124.5       126.1     -6.0     0.0       7.0     -10.0       1.3
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.252    146.8       146.5     11.9     1.2       4.1      -1.2      -0.2
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     2.679    112.7       112.1      3.2     0.9       1.0      -0.2      -0.5
16          Edible preps of meat, fish, and other
               aquatic invertebrates                      0.270    109.7       111.5      3.0    -1.1      -0.4       1.3       1.6
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.482    127.8       127.5     10.1     3.8      -0.7      -0.5      -0.2
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               1.026    103.9       104.4      1.8     0.4       0.0       0.1       0.5
      3/    Other prepared foodstuffs                     0.442    120.1       114.0      5.3     0.3       5.0      -0.2      -5.1
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                              14.478    108.3       109.9     13.2     7.9      -3.4      -6.0       1.5
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.352     93.5        93.2      0.1    -1.1       0.1       0.6      -0.3
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax     13.860    108.7       110.4     13.9     8.2      -3.5      -6.2       1.6
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  4.741    111.3       111.0      0.7    -0.3      -0.1      -0.7      -0.3
28          Inorganic chemicals                           1.057    120.7       119.4      2.5    -0.3      -0.2      -0.4      -1.1
29          Organic chemicals                             1.713    108.1       108.4      0.0    -0.8       0.4      -0.5       0.3
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.358    116.3       116.4      0.6     0.0      -0.7      -0.3       0.1
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.281    110.2       109.5     -0.2    -0.1      -0.4      -0.6      -0.6
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.360    102.6       103.0     -4.0     0.0      -0.2      -2.0       0.4
      3/    Essential oils & perfumes; cleaning
               preps; glues & starches; & explosives      0.501    109.7       109.8      0.9     0.4      -0.7      -1.8       0.1
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.553    108.3       107.3     -5.0    -1.3      -0.6      -0.4      -0.9
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.448    104.5       104.1     -6.1    -0.4      -0.3      -0.8      -0.4
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.105    113.6       111.8     -3.5    -2.2      -1.1      -0.1      -1.6
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.119    108.1       108.8      1.8    -0.3      -0.1       0.4       0.6
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,
               etc. of various materials                  0.935    104.2       104.9      0.2    -0.2       0.0       0.2       0.7
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.335    123.8       122.1      5.3     1.7       3.4       3.7      -1.4
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.103    120.6       120.4    -11.2    -2.5      -5.5       0.2      -0.2
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.538     95.0       101.0    -35.4    -7.1     -18.5       4.1       6.3
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  2.222    131.7       129.4     -3.4    -1.6      -3.1      -0.7      -1.7
49          Printed matter                                0.343    107.5       107.4      0.3     0.8       1.9       0.2      -0.1
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   6.123    103.9       103.7      0.2    -0.1       0.4       0.0      -0.2
61          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          1.624    104.3       103.9      1.6    -0.1       0.3       0.4      -0.4
62          Articles of apparel and clothing
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.005    102.5       102.1      0.9     0.0       0.7       0.0      -0.4
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.302    110.6       110.2     -1.3     0.6       0.6      -0.5      -0.4
 
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.142    102.1       101.3      0.4     0.0       0.0       0.0      -0.8
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts
               of such articles                           1.924    101.9       101.0      0.4     0.0       0.0       0.0      -0.9
 
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.056    108.3       108.3      2.2     0.3      -0.4      -0.2       0.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.386    110.3       110.1      2.8    -0.8      -0.1      -0.3      -0.2
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.415    105.6       104.9     -1.5     0.1      -0.8      -0.2      -0.7
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         6.142    113.8       111.4     -6.1    -0.4      -0.4       0.1      -2.1
72          Iron and steel                                1.749    112.1       111.4     -5.5    -0.8      -0.5       0.4      -0.6
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.410    108.1       108.1     -0.8    -0.2       0.2      -0.3       0.0
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.575    122.3       106.4    -21.6    -2.0       1.3       2.2     -13.0
75          Nickel and articles thereof                   0.299    128.4       122.2     -5.6    -0.2      -1.3      -1.2      -4.8
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.925    128.4       125.7    -10.5     0.2      -1.9      -0.1      -2.1
79          Zinc and articles thereof                     0.197     92.7        91.5     -3.1     0.4      -0.9      -0.4      -1.3
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.363    106.5       108.3      2.3     0.3      -1.1       0.0       1.7
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       24.307     98.8        98.6     -4.1    -0.6      -0.5      -0.6      -0.2
84          Specialized machinery & computer
               equipment                                 12.871     98.0        98.1     -3.3    -0.7      -0.4      -0.7       0.1
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     11.436     99.8        99.3     -4.9    -0.5      -0.6      -0.5      -0.5
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             17.372    109.6       109.9      0.4     0.0       0.0      -0.1       0.3
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               16.159    109.9       110.1      0.3     0.1      -0.1      -0.1       0.2
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       3.370    108.3       108.2     -3.7    -0.2      -0.7      -0.5      -0.1
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and
               medical instruments                        2.824    107.9       107.8     -3.8    -0.3      -0.8      -0.3      -0.1
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.382    109.7       109.4     -3.7     0.5      -0.7      -1.4      -0.3
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.250    101.2       101.1      0.3    -0.1      -0.1      -0.1      -0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.272    100.4       100.6     -0.5     0.0      -0.1      -0.4       0.2
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    1.693    101.2       101.0      2.0     0.0      -0.1       0.2      -0.2
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.285    105.0       103.9     -6.6    -1.0      -0.4      -0.1      -1.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            have been revised to reflect the availability
            of late reports and corrections by respondents.
            All data are subject to revision in each of
            the three months after original publication.
        3  Product categories included in this group
            have been modified due to concordance
            or coverage limitations.
 
        NOTE:  Published categories may include price data not shown separately
 
 
Table 6       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, July 1995-July 1996
                 December 1992=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change
                                                        Relative
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly
Harmo-                                                   ance                           July    March     April     May       June
nized     Description                                                                   1995    1996      1996      1996      1996
System                                                  June       June        July     to      to        to        to        to
                                                        1996       1996        1996     July    April     May       June      July
                                                        1/         2/                   1996    1996      1996      1996      1996
 
 
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.943    114.0       116.4     -3.3    -1.0      -0.3       3.8       2.1
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      0.816    108.0       105.3     -3.9     1.9      -1.5       2.1      -2.5
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.789    121.6       128.2     -9.1    -3.4       1.0       4.1       5.4
03R          Other fish, crustaceans & aquatic
                invertebrates                             0.436    135.1       145.5    -13.9    -6.1       0.7       3.8       7.7
 
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             8.648    160.1       156.7     28.4     8.2       4.1      -3.1      -2.1
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and
               tubers                                     0.392    113.4       111.5     n.a.    -0.3       2.7       1.9      -1.7
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus
               fruit or melons                            0.935    129.2       127.3     -0.4     0.7      -2.5       2.0      -1.5
10          Cereals                                       5.503    184.9       178.7     39.8    11.0       6.5      -4.7      -3.4
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.508    134.9       138.4     27.6     6.6       0.7      -1.3       2.6
 
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.373    115.9       113.9     -5.4     2.2       6.3      -2.3      -1.7
 
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND
              TOBACCO                                     3.795    108.8       107.7      4.3    -0.1       1.9      -0.9      -1.0
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.342    116.0       114.5      4.6     1.1      -0.1       1.6      -1.3
21          Miscellaneous edible preparations             0.221    101.1       101.2      1.3     0.2       0.0       0.4       0.1
23          Residues and waste from the food
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.829    120.1       115.8     18.5    -1.2       8.1      -5.4      -3.6
 
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               4.334    115.8       114.4      4.6     3.3       0.0      -1.1      -1.2
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      3.590    116.4       116.4     10.0     3.9      -0.1      -1.4       0.0
 
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED
              INDUSTRIES                                  9.329    114.7       114.3     -3.7    -0.1       0.1      -0.3      -0.3
28          Inorganic chemicals                           1.314    122.8       121.0      3.0     0.0      -0.7       1.2      -1.5
29          Organic chemicals                             3.376    115.9       115.1    -12.9    -0.5       0.9      -1.4      -0.7
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.723    106.7       106.9      0.4    -0.6      -0.1       0.0       0.2
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.414    102.3       102.2      0.7     0.2       0.0      -0.1      -0.1
33          Essential oils and resinoids;
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.380    107.5       107.3     -0.1     0.7       0.0       0.1      -0.2
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.245    112.0       112.3      1.3     1.1      -0.5       0.3       0.3
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.503     98.2        98.1     -4.6    -2.8      -0.1       1.6      -0.1
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.359    112.7       113.5      2.6     1.1       0.0       0.1       0.7
 
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.103    115.5       116.2     -3.0     1.0       0.8       0.3       0.6
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.248    117.1       117.9     -3.8     1.4       1.0       0.3       0.7
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.855    110.0       109.9     -0.4    -0.5       0.2       0.5      -0.1
 
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.780    105.5       105.1     -2.8    -1.2       1.4       1.4      -0.4
41          Raw hides and skins (other than
               furskins) and leather                      0.578     96.8        96.7     -8.7    -1.5       1.7      -4.1      -0.1
 
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET
              AND WICKER                                  1.853    113.8       112.8     -7.2    -1.5      -1.0      -0.3      -0.9
 
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.378    109.2       110.1    -24.6    -4.7      -0.6       1.1       0.8
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic
               material; waste paper/paperboard           1.087    107.2       110.8    -44.0   -11.1      -1.4       5.6       3.4
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.442    112.6       111.7    -14.9    -2.3      -0.9      -1.6      -0.8
49          Printed material                              0.849    106.4       106.7      2.8     0.1       0.6       0.3       0.3
 
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.210    118.0       114.8     -8.0     0.5       0.2      -1.0      -2.7
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven
               fabrics thereof                            1.212    143.4       133.9    -17.7     0.7      -0.1      -2.8      -6.6
 
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                1.833    110.0       108.8     -0.5    -0.5      -0.5      -0.1      -1.1
 
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        5.130    118.4       116.4     -5.0     0.6       0.2      -1.0      -1.7
72          Iron and steel                                1.229    122.8       123.0     -3.2    -0.2      -0.6      -0.1       0.2
73          Articles of iron or steel                     0.979    110.7       110.5      0.6     2.1      -0.2      -1.9      -0.2
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.566    118.9       103.0    -18.1     1.1       0.3       0.2     -13.4
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 1.231    123.4       121.3    -11.8     0.7       1.0      -2.1      -1.7
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.328    109.1       108.7      0.0    -0.1      -3.2       2.2      -0.4
 
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      28.837     97.4        96.7     -0.9     0.0      -0.2       0.1      -0.7
84          Specialized machinery & computer
               equipment                                 17.753     96.5        95.9     -0.7    -0.1      -0.1       0.2      -0.6
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       11.084     99.0        98.0     -1.3     0.0      -0.2       0.0      -1.0
 
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             15.494    107.3       107.5      2.4     0.2       0.2       0.7       0.2
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                7.957    104.6       104.5      1.2    -0.1       0.1       0.1      -0.1
 
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; CLOCKS & WATCHES       4.698    104.8       104.7      1.1    -0.2       0.0       0.5      -0.1
 
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            1.250    103.0       103.2      0.6     0.3      -0.2       0.1       0.2
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings;
               lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;         0.588    104.3       104.7      1.2     0.1      -0.5       0.1       0.4
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts
               and accessories thereof                    0.490    100.0       100.0     -0.3     0.5       0.2       0.0       0.0
 
 
 
 
        1  Relative importance figures are based on
            1990 trade values.
        2  Data for April, May and June 1996
            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 Locality of Origin,July 1995-July 1996
        December  1990=100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change
                                                   Percentage
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly
                                                    US Imports                    July    March        April       May      June
    Description 1/                                                                1995    1996         1996        1996     1996
                                                    1990       June      July     to      to           to          to       to
                                                               1996      1996     July    April        May         June     July
                                                               2/                 1996    1996         1996        1996     1996
 
3/  Developed Countries                                59.3    110.0     109.8     -1.5     0.2         -0.5        -0.5     -0.2
       Manufactured Goods                              55.5    112.1     111.8     -2.1    -0.1         -0.5        -0.4     -0.3
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            3.5    105.3     105.4     10.5     4.5         -0.5        -2.9      0.1
 
3/  Developing Countries                               40.7     92.4      92.4      1.4     1.6         -0.7        -1.6      0.0
       Manufactured Goods                              30.2    103.1     102.5     -0.9     0.0          0.1        -0.4     -0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                           10.4     81.6      82.9     10.5     7.3         -3.7        -5.4      1.6
 
 
    Canada                                             18.1    103.7     103.2     -0.7     0.4         -1.2         0.0     -0.5
       Manufactured Goods                              15.7    105.6     105.0     -2.3    -0.3         -1.0         0.3     -0.6
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            2.2    105.8     106.5     15.0     6.2         -3.0        -2.5      0.7
 
4/  European Union                                     17.8    107.6     107.6      1.2     0.1         -0.1        -0.4      0.0
       Manufactured Goods                              17.3    108.6     108.4      0.8    -0.1         -0.2        -0.2     -0.2
       Nonmanufactured Goods                            0.5    107.5     111.2     15.4     4.8          3.4        -5.8      3.4
 
    Japan                                              18.5    115.8     115.3     -4.6    -0.3         -0.5        -0.6     -0.4
 
5/  Asian Newly Industrialized Countries               12.5     98.5      98.1     -2.0    -0.5         -0.1        -0.2     -0.4
 
     1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.
 
     2    Data for April, May and June 1996
          have been revised to reflect the availability
          of late reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     3    Defined according to the Standard Census Definition.
 
     4    Includes EU  15 countries
 
     5    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
 
 
 
Table  8    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1995-June 1996  1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1995    1995     1995        1995     1996
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1996      1996     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1996    1995     1995        1996     1996
 
    Air Freight (Inbound) (9/90 = 100)              3308       110.1     109.2     -7.6    -4.7      0.6        -2.8     -0.8
     Atlantic (9/90 =100)                           1025        96.4      94.6     -7.0    -0.9      0.7        -5.0     -1.9
     Pacific (9/90 = 100)                           2028       119.0     118.4     -7.8    -6.9      1.3        -1.7     -0.5
 
    Air Freight (Outbound) (9/92 = 100)             2694        97.6      97.9     -0.5     0.5     -0.8        -0.5      0.3
     Atlantic (9/92 = 100)                          920        103.1     104.0      0.1     2.5     -1.3        -1.9      0.9
     Pacific (9/92 = 100)                           1224        97.6      97.6      0.3    -0.8      0.8         0.3      0.0
 
    Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)              24233      120.0     127.4     -0.9    -1.6     -7.2         2.2      6.2
1/   Atlantic                                       10075      111.1     125.9      0.6     0.0    -12.4         1.3     13.3
1/   Pacific                                        7271       125.5     127.7     -6.8    -7.9     -4.6         4.2      1.8
1/   Latin American / Caribbean                     4492       129.9     129.8      4.5     3.3     -1.2         2.5     -0.1
     Canadian                                       1264       139.3     143.0     11.3     6.5      1.6         0.1      2.7
 
    Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)           22669      114.5     122.5     -2.2    -3.0     -5.0        -0.7      7.0
     Atlantic                                       13156      109.8     121.1      0.9    -0.6     -6.5        -1.6     10.3
     Pacific                                        5663       116.9     122.2    -12.1   -10.4     -5.9        -0.3      4.5
     Latin American / Caribbean                     2890       130.2     130.1      2.7     0.2      0.8         1.7     -0.1
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)              2153       129.3     125.7      3.9    -3.9     14.9        -3.2     -2.8
     Atlantic                                       572        122.8     120.5      9.3     9.3     -9.9        13.2     -1.9
     Gulf                                           1455       124.0     116.0     -0.4    -6.8     25.4        -9.0     -6.5
 
    Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                   8065       113.5     111.3     -0.8     1.2     -0.4         0.4     -1.9
     U.S. East Coast                                3769       117.8     117.1      2.0     1.1      0.3         1.1     -0.6
      from Atlantic                                 1889       125.6     125.6      5.5     0.8     -0.1         4.7      0.0
      from Pacific                                  1154       109.0     106.2     -4.8     1.9      0.0        -4.1     -2.6
     U.S. West Coast                                4296       109.8     106.2     -3.4     1.3     -1.1        -0.3     -3.3
      from Pacific                                  3943       111.4     107.5     -4.0     1.1     -1.1        -0.5     -3.5
 
 
 
  1 Detailed data available upon request.
 
 
Table  9     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.
        June 1995-June 1996  1990 = 100, unless otherwise noted
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change
 
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly
                                                    Trade                         June    June     Sept.       Dec.     March
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1995    1995     1995        1995     1996
                                                    of         March     June     to      to       to          to       to
                                                    Dollars)   1996      1996     June    Sept.    Dec.        March    June
                                                                                  1996    1995     1995        1996     1996
 
 
    IMPORT
 
    Air Freight (9/90 = 100)                        2001       118.0     116.4     -5.4    -4.9      2.0        -1.2     -1.4
     Atlantic (9/90 = 100)                          738         98.9      96.4     -4.4    -1.1      1.5        -2.3     -2.5
     Pacific (9/90 = 100)                           1102       135.2     134.0     -5.2    -7.3      3.9        -0.7     -0.9
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             10450      115.3     124.0      0.0    -2.0     -4.4        -0.8      7.5
     Atlantic                                       6577       110.7     122.3      0.7    -0.9     -6.5        -1.6     10.5
     Pacific                                        2051       115.7     122.4     -5.2    -7.0     -2.6        -1.0      5.8
     Latin American / Caribbean                     1678       132.2     132.3      3.1     0.2      0.7         2.2      0.1
 
    Crude Oil Tanker Freight                        1985       131.1     127.7      0.7    -3.2     17.9        -9.4     -2.6
     Atlantic                                       534        128.0     125.2     11.3    10.5     -9.1        13.3     -2.2
     Gulf                                           1328       124.8     117.0     -5.6    -6.0     29.5       -17.3     -6.3
 
    Ocean Liner Freight                             6017       113.7     110.8     -0.9     1.4     -0.6         0.9     -2.6
     U.S. East Coast                                2832       119.1     117.0      1.0     1.8     -0.2         1.2     -1.8
      from Atlantic                                 1336       129.0     126.1      4.6     1.8     -0.2         5.2     -2.2
      from Pacific                                  1094       112.8     110.3     -3.7     1.9      0.0        -3.3     -2.2
     U.S. West Coast                                3185       109.0     105.4     -2.7     1.1     -1.0         0.6     -3.3
      from Pacific                                  2840       111.0     107.1     -3.4     0.9     -1.1         0.3     -3.5
 
    EXPORT
 
    Air Passenger Fares                             11867      121.8     123.5     -5.0    -3.0     -4.9         1.6      1.4
1/   Atlantic                                       4159       119.2     126.1     -0.2     0.1     -7.5         2.0      5.8
1/   Pacific                                        4679       123.2     120.2    -12.6    -8.0     -4.9         2.3     -2.4
     Latin American / Caribbean                     1775       125.6     124.2      1.7     1.1      2.5        -0.8     -1.1
     Canadian                                       619        133.5     139.3     10.0     2.7     -1.2         4.0      4.3
 
 
 
  1 Detailed data available upon request.