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                U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
                            -MARCH 1998-
                                  
     The U.S. Import Price Index fell 1.0 percent in March, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today.  The index decreased for the fifth consecutive month, as both
petroleum and nonpetroleum import prices continued to decline.  The
U.S. Export Price Index, down 0.2 percent in March, fell for the
fourth month in a row.


            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

                                                                 
                                                                 
1997                                                             
March          -1.3      -8.7      -0.4        0.1       1.5      -0.1 
April          -1.1      -7.3      -0.5        0.0      -0.4       0.0 
May             0.0       1.1      -0.1       -0.3      -1.2       0.0 
June           -0.1      -2.0       0.1       -0.1      -2.0       0.1 
July           -0.2      -1.3      -0.2        0.0      -1.1       0.0 
August         -0.1       2.3      -0.3        0.0       0.1       0.0 
September      -0.1       0.2       0.0       -0.3      -0.1      -0.3 
October         0.2       5.6      -0.3       -0.4      -1.8      -0.2 
November       -0.4      -3.5      -0.2        0.0       0.7      -0.1 
December       -1.0      -6.8 r    -0.4       -0.4      -0.8      -0.4 
1998                                                             
January        -1.3 r    -9.9 r    -0.6       -0.7      -2.7      -0.4 
February       -0.8      -6.2 r    -0.4 r     -0.3 r    -1.5      -0.1 r
March          -1.0      -9.2      -0.2       -0.2      -0.6      -0.3 
                                                                 
March 1996-97  -1.6       0.7      -2.1       -0.9      -6.1      -0.2 
March 1997-98  -5.8     -32.2      -3.2       -2.7     -10.9      -1.7 

r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents.
                                  
                                  
                            Import Goods
                                  
     The March import price decline of 1.0 percent was similar to the
average monthly decline over the previous three months.  During the
past 12 months, the import price index decreased 5.8 percent.  The
March decline again was led by a continued sharp drop in petroleum
prices, down 9.2 percent.  Petroleum prices have declined on average
7.1 percent per month since November 1997, and were down 32.2 percent
for the year ended in March.  Nonpetroleum import prices also fell in
March, down 0.2 percent.  This decrease continued a long-term
downward trend for the index, which dropped 3.2 percent for the year
ended in March and 2.1 percent over the March 1996-97 period.
                                  
     The index for prices of imported capital goods led the drop in
nonpetroleum import prices.  The index has declined consistently
since the summer of 1995 and was down 0.5 percent in March and 6.7
percent over the past 12 months.  The index for industrial supplies
and materials excluding petroleum fell for the fourth consecutive
month, down 0.2 percent in March, after dropping 0.9, 1.6, and 1.4
percent in each of the previous three months, respectively.  Falling
chemical prices continued to lead the decline.  Import prices for
consumer goods also fell last month, dropping 0.4 percent, due to a
downturn in consumer nonmanufactured goods.  Import prices for
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines were unchanged for the third
consecutive month.
                                  
     In contrast, the index for foods, feeds, and beverages posted an
upturn in March, increasing 0.2 percent after falling 0.7 percent in
February and 0.4 percent in January.  Despite the increase the index
was down 4.1 percent over the past 12 months.
                                  
                            Export Goods
                                  
     Declines for both nonagricultural and agricultural prices
contributed to the 0.2 percent decrease in overall export prices in
March.  Export prices have either declined or been unchanged in each
of the last 12 months, and were down 2.7 percent for the year ended
in March.  The price index of agricultural exports fell 0.6 percent
in March, after posting somewhat larger declines in the three
previous months.  For the March 1997-98 period, the index was down
10.9 percent.  Prices of nonagricultural exports also fell in March,
down 0.3 percent.  The decline is the seventh consecutive drop in
this index, which is down 1.7 percent over the past 12 months.
                                  
     The decrease in nonagricultural exports was led by a 0.9 percent
drop in the index of nonagricultural industrial supplies and
materials.  Over the 12-month period ended in March, nonagricultural
supplies and materials prices fell 3.8 percent.  Capital goods export
prices also fell in March, down 0.1 percent due primarily to declines
in computer prices.  For the year ended in March, the capital goods
index was down 1.7 percent.
                                  
     Both of the other major finished goods areas, automotive
vehicles and consumer goods, remained unchanged in March.  Automotive
vehicles prices have been unchanged in each of the last four months
and were up 0.4 percent over the past year.  The export index of
consumer goods prices posted no change for the second consecutive month,
and was up 0.8 percent for the year ended in March.
                                  
                                                                
                                  
                    Imports by Locality of Origin
                                  
     Prices for imports from Japan rose 0.2 percent in March. (See
table 7.)  The increase matched a similar rise in June 1997, and was
only the second advance posted in this index since November 1995.
For the year ended in March, the index was down 4.6 percent.
                                  
     In contrast, the index of imports from the Asian Newly Industrialized
Countries continued a trend of falling prices,decreasing 0.8 percent in
March.  The index has declined 4.4 percent since October 1997, and was
down 6.9 percent over the March 1997-98 period.
                                  
     Import prices from Canada and the European Union also fell in
March, declining 0.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively.  Over the past 12
months, import prices from Canada were down 3.6 percent and import
prices from the EU fell 1.6 percent.
                                  
     The price index of imports from Latin America decreased 1.9 percent
in March.  The decrease followed declines of 0.6 percent in February
and 2.5 percent in January.
                                  
                     Import and Export Services
                                  
     The import air freight index decreased 7.0 percent from December
to March.  The decrease marked the third consecutive quarterly
decline, as the index dropped 2.3 percent and 2.0 percent in the
previous two quarters, respectively.  In contrast, the export air
freight index posted a 1.7 percent increase in March after declining
in the previous three quarters.
                                  
     The import air passenger fares index decreased 1.0 percent
during the first quarter of 1998, following declines of  6.5 percent
in the fourth quarter and 1.5 percent in the third quarter of last
year.  Despite the downturn, the index was up 2.8 percent for the
year.  Export air passenger fares, however, increased 2.4 percent
from December to March after decreasing in the previous two quarters.
For the year ended in March the index rose 5.0 percent.
                                  
     The import ocean liner freight index declined for the eighth
consecutive quarter, dropping 0.1 percent.  Both the U.S. east coast
and U.S. west coast indexes edged down last quarter.
                                  
                         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.....pages  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. Import and Export Price Indexes for Services.....page 15
Table 9   U.S. International Price Indexes for Services.....page  16
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Import and Export Price Index data for April are scheduled for release
on May 12 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

Table 1      U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                 1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                            
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
                                                         ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
END       Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
USE                                                     February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000     94.5        93.6     -5.8    -1.0      -1.3      -0.8      -1.0
          ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                92.986     94.9        94.7     -3.2    -0.4      -0.6      -0.4      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      4.809     97.0        97.2     -4.1     0.2      -0.4      -0.7       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,                                                                                 
                excluding distilled beverages             3.396     94.0        94.2     -7.5     0.5      -0.4      -1.4       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled                                                                                 
                beverages)                                1.413    104.7       105.1      5.0    -1.0      -0.2       0.8       0.4
                                                                                                                                   
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               25.610     92.2        89.8    -13.2    -3.1      -4.1      -2.5      -2.6
             INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS                                                                                       
                 EXCLUDING PETROLEUM                     18.596     94.6        94.4     -4.1    -1.4      -1.6      -0.9      -0.2
             INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                      
                 DURABLE                                  9.839     95.8        95.8     -3.9    -0.6      -1.5      -0.4       0.0
             INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                      
                 NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM           8.757     93.3        92.8     -4.1    -2.2      -1.8      -1.5      -0.5
                                                                                                                                   
10          Fuels & lubricants                            8.200     88.3        81.2    -29.0    -7.4      -8.9      -6.2      -8.0
                                                                                                                                   
100          Petroleum & petroleum products               7.015     84.9        77.1    -32.2    -6.8      -9.9      -6.2      -9.2
                                                                                                                                   
10000          Crude                                      5.371     81.9        73.5    -35.3    -8.4     -10.3      -7.2     -10.3
                                                                                                                                   
11          Paper & paper base stocks                     1.808     80.3        80.3      0.6    -1.3      -2.2      -1.5       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
12          Materials associated with nondurable                                                                                   
                supplies & materials                      5.974     92.1        91.7     -5.4    -0.5      -1.2      -0.6      -0.4
                                                                                                                                   
13          Selected building materials                   2.115    104.7       104.6     -8.8    -0.6      -2.4      -0.3      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
14          Unfinished metals associated with                                                                                      
                durable goods                             4.560     93.8        94.0     -1.6    -0.9      -1.6      -0.2       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
15          Finished metals associated with durable                                                                                
                goods                                     1.466     94.6        94.1     -3.2     0.2      -1.3      -0.5      -0.5
                                                                                                                                   
16          Nonmetals associated with durable goods       1.488     92.6        92.5     -4.3     0.0      -0.5      -1.2      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 28.422     87.6        87.2     -6.7    -0.4      -0.9      -0.7      -0.5
                                                                                                                                   
20          Electric & electrical generating                                                                                       
                equipment                                 3.415     95.7        95.7     -1.9    -0.6      -0.5       0.2       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      23.252     84.9        84.5     -7.9    -0.6      -0.9      -0.9      -0.5
                                                                                                                                   
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES          18.398    101.3       101.3      0.5    -0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING                                                                                               
               AUTOMOTIVES                               22.761     99.1        98.7     -0.9     0.1      -0.2       0.1      -0.4
                                                                                                                                   
40          Nondurables, manufactured                    11.257    100.9       100.9      0.4     0.2       0.0      -0.1       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
41          Durables, manufactured                       10.316     96.6        96.4     -2.1     0.1      -0.3      -0.3      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
42          Nonmanufactured consumer goods                1.189    105.8        98.1     -2.3    -0.7      -0.5       7.0      -7.3
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available         
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                 1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                            
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
                                                         ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
END       Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
USE                                                     February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000     97.2        97.0     -2.7    -0.4      -0.7      -0.3      -0.2
          AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                       10.071     94.2        93.6    -10.9    -0.8      -2.7      -1.5      -0.6
          NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES                    89.928     97.6        97.3     -1.7    -0.4      -0.4      -0.1      -0.3
                                                                                                                                   
0          FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES                      9.050     95.0        94.4    -11.0    -0.9      -2.3      -2.1      -0.6
                                                                                                                                   
00          Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages,                                                                                 
                excluding distilled beverages             8.376     96.2        95.3    -11.4    -0.7      -2.4      -1.4      -0.9
                                                                                                                                   
01          Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled                                                                                 
                beverages)                                0.674     83.8        86.3     -4.9    -1.7      -3.4      -7.8       3.0
                                                                                                                                   
1          INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS               24.970     92.1        91.4     -4.1    -0.8      -1.5      -0.2      -0.8
             INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                      
                 DURABLE                                  9.648     92.3        92.0     -4.5    -1.2      -1.1       0.1      -0.3
             INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS,                                                                                      
                 NONDURABLE                              15.321     91.9        91.0     -4.0    -0.6      -1.8      -0.5      -1.0
                                                                                                                                   
10          Agricultural industrial supplies &                                                                                     
                materials                                 1.695     87.1        87.9     -8.3    -1.4      -4.7      -1.4       0.9
                                                                                                                                   
            NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES &                                                                                  
              MATERIALS                                  23.274     92.5        91.7     -3.8    -0.8      -1.2      -0.2      -0.9
                                                                                                                                   
11          Fuels & lubricants                            2.380    106.2       103.4     -6.6    -0.5      -2.8      -0.8      -2.6
                                                                                                                                   
12          Nonagricultural supplies & materials                                                                                   
                excluding fuels & building materials     19.401     90.3        89.7     -3.0    -1.0      -1.1      -0.1      -0.7
                                                                                                                                   
13          Selected building materials                   1.493     88.7        88.1     -9.3     0.0      -0.1      -0.6      -0.7
                                                                                                                                   
2          CAPITAL GOODS                                 44.174     98.8        98.7     -1.7    -0.4      -0.1       0.0      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
20          Electric & electrical generating                                                                                       
                Equipment                                 4.453    101.1       101.3      0.8     0.0      -0.5      -0.6       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
21          Nonelectrical machinery                      34.245     95.8        95.7     -2.6    -0.5      -0.1       0.0      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
3          AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES           9.806    102.3       102.3      0.4     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
4          CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING                                                                                               
               AUTOMOTIVES                               12.000    102.5       102.5      0.8     0.1      -0.2       0.0       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
40          Nondurables, manufactured                     6.327    102.2       102.4      1.0     0.1       0.1       0.0       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
41          Durables, manufactured                        5.095    101.6       101.4      0.0    -0.1      -0.3      -0.1      -0.2
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available         
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                  1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                            
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
                                                         ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
SITC      Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
Rev. 3                                                  February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000     94.5        93.6     -5.8    -1.0      -1.3      -0.8      -1.0
                                                                                                                                   
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          4.106     97.9        98.8     -2.9     0.2      -0.4      -1.3       0.9
01          Meat and meat preparations                    0.359    101.3       101.2     -2.2     1.5      -2.8       0.0      -0.1
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates                                                                               
               and preparations thereof                   1.082    106.4       107.2      7.5    -1.6      -0.2       0.9       0.8
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,                                                                                            
               fresh or dried                             1.035     95.3        99.3    -10.6    -1.3       0.4      -7.4       4.2
07          Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and                                                                                         
               manufactures thereof                       0.701     97.1        94.0     -4.7     6.8       2.8       2.5      -3.2
       3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)          0.929     95.6        96.7     -3.1    -0.9      -2.4      -0.2       1.2
                                                                                                                                   
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          0.884    109.5       109.2      2.2     0.2       0.4       0.5      -0.3
11          Beverages                                     0.743    105.9       105.8      2.4     0.1       0.2       0.5      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        3.034     95.1        91.1     -8.0    -0.5      -2.2       4.0      -4.2
23          Crude rubber (including synthetic and                                                                                  
               reclaimed)                                 0.225     65.5        63.5    -28.1    -2.9      -9.6       4.8      -3.1
24          Cork and wood                                 1.036    110.0       110.7    -12.3    -0.8      -3.0       0.3       0.6
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.370     64.5        64.2     -1.1    -0.7      -0.6      -5.6      -0.5
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.631    100.0       100.5     -2.4    -0.2      -2.0      -0.3       0.5
29          Crude animal and vegetable materials,                                                                                  
               n.e.s. (9612=100)                          0.421    158.2       110.0      4.6     2.1       1.5      45.7     -30.5
       3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except                                                                                  
             fuels (9612=100)                             0.350     94.5        94.1     -3.7    -0.1      -0.9      -0.7      -0.4
                                                                                                                                   
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED                                                                                   
              MATERIALS                                   7.866     87.6        80.2    -29.6    -7.6      -9.3      -6.5      -8.4
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and                                                                                      
               related materials                          6.618     84.1        76.0    -32.8    -7.1     -10.3      -6.3      -9.6
34          Gas, natural and manufactured                 1.120    117.4       114.7     -8.9   -10.9      -4.3      -8.0      -2.3
                                                                                                                                   
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.         5.610     93.8        93.2     -4.7     0.0      -1.1      -0.4      -0.6
51          Organic chemicals                             1.579     92.4        91.1     -8.7     0.0      -1.7      -1.4      -1.4
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.662     94.0        94.6     -6.8    -1.7      -3.3      -0.1       0.6
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials        0.291     94.7        95.1     -1.9     0.6      -1.7      -0.6       0.4
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         0.933     95.8        95.8     -0.2     0.6      -0.4      -0.6       0.0
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing                                                                                
               preps                                      0.327     96.3        96.0     -2.2     0.9      -1.3       0.1      -0.3
57          Plastics in primary forms                     0.397     96.5        94.1      2.7     0.4       0.4       4.4      -2.5
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms                  0.539     82.4        81.3     -5.6    -0.1      -0.4      -0.1      -1.3
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       0.664    101.4       101.8     -2.7     0.3      -0.2      -1.5       0.4
                                                                                                                                   
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY                                                                                   
              BY MATERIAL                                12.718     94.6        94.5     -1.6    -0.6      -0.9      -0.5      -0.1
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.739     95.2        95.2     -2.3     0.1      -0.3       0.0       0.0
63          Cork and wood manufactures other than                                                                                  
               furniture                                  0.549     94.4        93.0     -6.3    -1.8      -1.8      -3.0      -1.5
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of                                                                                     
               paper pulp, paper or paper board           1.619     86.4        86.5      1.8    -1.3      -2.0      -0.3       0.1
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up                                                                                         
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.429     97.8        97.8     -2.7    -0.9      -0.4      -1.1       0.0
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,                                                                                      
               n.e.s.                                     2.170    100.7       100.6     -2.5    -0.5      -0.4      -0.6      -0.1
67          Iron and steel                                2.095     95.8        94.9     -1.4     0.0      -0.3      -0.2      -0.9
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.932     90.6        91.2      0.1    -1.4      -1.7       0.1       0.7
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                2.017     97.5        97.3     -2.2     0.2      -0.6      -0.4      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             47.463     93.3        93.1     -3.5    -0.3      -0.4      -0.3      -0.2
71          Power generating machinery and                                                                                         
               equipment (9612=100)                       3.099     99.8        99.9      0.4    -0.4       0.9      -0.1       0.1
72          Machinery specialized for particular                                                                                   
               industries                                 2.748     98.1        98.2     -1.5     0.1      -0.4      -0.6       0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.845     97.5        97.8      0.0     0.4      -0.5      -0.7       0.3
74          General industrial machinery and equip-                                                                                
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      3.478     96.3        96.3     -2.2     0.0      -0.4      -0.6       0.0
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.923     74.4        73.5    -12.9     0.1      -1.8      -1.3      -1.2
76          Telecommunications & sound recording                                                                                   
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        4.614     91.0        90.9     -3.7    -0.2      -0.3      -0.4      -0.1
77          Electrical machinery and equipment            9.568     86.1        85.9     -5.4    -1.3      -0.5      -0.1      -0.2
78          Road vehicles                                15.111    101.3       101.5      0.7    -0.1      -0.1      -0.1       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           17.893     99.3        99.2     -0.9     0.0      -0.1      -0.3      -0.1
81          Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat                                                                                
               & lighting fixtures, n.e.s.                0.393     95.4        95.8     -0.2     0.2      -0.3      -0.6       0.4
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   1.306    103.1       102.9      0.5     0.0       0.2      -0.2      -0.2
83          Travel goods, handbags and similar                                                                                     
               containers                                 0.518    100.8        99.5     -1.9    -0.3       0.9      -0.5      -1.3
84          Articles of apparel and clothing                                                                                       
               accessories                                6.034    103.0       102.8      1.1     0.0       0.2       0.0      -0.2
85          Footwear                                      1.828    101.1       100.7     -0.3     0.2       0.0      -0.1      -0.4
87          Professional, scientific and controlling                                                                               
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          1.617     95.5        95.1     -2.4    -0.1      -0.6      -0.2      -0.4
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and                                                                                  
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.;        1.357     92.1        91.8     -3.7     0.5      -0.9      -0.2      -0.3
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,                                                                                   
               n.e.s.                                     4.838     97.3        97.5     -2.3    -0.1      -0.3      -0.5       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available.        
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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 4       U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                  1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                            
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
                                                         ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
SITC      Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
Rev. 3                                                  February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
          ALL COMMODITIES                               100.000     97.2        97.0     -2.7    -0.4      -0.7      -0.3      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
0          FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS                          7.274     92.5        92.5    -10.5    -0.9      -1.9      -2.5       0.0
01          Meat and meat preparations                    1.098     90.9        92.1     -4.5    -1.6      -3.4      -0.5       1.3
03          Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates                                                                               
               and preparations thereof                   0.496     80.7        83.5     -6.3    -2.5      -3.8      -9.9       3.5
04          Cereals and cereal preparations               2.741     91.5        90.4    -13.8    -0.5      -5.8       2.9      -1.2
05          Vegetables, fruit and nuts,                                                                                            
               fresh or dried                             1.273     88.6        91.6     -9.5    -1.5       8.5     -11.2       3.4
08          Feeding stuff for animals (not                                                                                         
               including unmilled cereals)                0.743    104.9       101.1    -19.3    -1.0      -4.9      -2.8      -3.6
09          Miscellaneous edible products and                                                                                      
               preparations                               0.394    104.8       104.8      1.5     0.3       0.0      -0.1       0.0
       3/ Other food and live animals (9612=100)          0.528     98.3        95.5     -7.2     0.8       1.5      -4.4      -2.8
                                                                                                                                   
1          BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO                          1.509    100.2       100.0     -0.2    -0.3      -0.6       0.2      -0.2
12          Tobacco and tobacco manufactures              1.242     99.9       100.0     -0.1    -0.4      -0.7       0.2       0.1
                                                                                                                                   
2          CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS        5.571     85.1        84.1     -9.8    -1.2      -3.4       0.4      -1.2
21          Hides, skins and furskins, raw                0.275     83.3        90.1    -22.1    -1.0     -21.2       3.0       8.2
22          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits               1.244    113.1       108.4    -18.6    -1.4      -4.9       2.1      -4.2
24          Cork and wood                                 0.899     85.4        84.1    -12.4    -0.2       0.5      -0.7      -1.5
25          Pulp and waste paper                          0.755     64.8        65.1     11.1    -2.2      -4.2       1.2       0.5
26          Textile fibers and their waste                0.783     78.0        77.6     -8.9    -1.5      -2.2      -0.3      -0.5
27          Crude fertilizers and crude minerals          0.336     97.2        97.1      0.2    -0.4       0.1      -0.3      -0.1
28          Metalliferous ores and metal scrap            0.851     81.4        79.2    -11.7    -2.3      -2.1      -0.9      -2.7
       3/ Other crude materials, inedible, except                                                                                  
             fuels (9612=100)                             0.429    100.6       101.8     -0.8    -0.6       0.8      -1.4       1.2
                                                                                                                                   
3          MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED                                                                                   
              MATERIALS                                   2.120    108.6       106.4     -4.5     0.7      -3.0      -0.7      -2.0
32          Coal, coke and briquettes                     0.696    101.3       101.3     -0.9    -0.5      -0.3       0.3       0.0
33          Petroleum, petroleum products and                                                                                      
               related materials                          1.260    114.2       110.5     -7.5    -0.9      -2.6      -1.5      -3.2
                                                                                                                                   
4          ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND                                                                                     
              WAXES                                       0.481    101.3       100.7      4.4    -0.3      -1.9      -3.1      -0.6
                                                                                                                                   
5          CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.        10.799     94.5        93.6     -3.3    -0.3       0.0      -0.4      -1.0
51          Organic chemicals                             2.487     81.4        79.0     -8.2    -0.1      -1.8      -0.7      -2.9
52          Inorganic chemicals                           0.878    103.4       103.6      4.3     0.0       3.4       0.8       0.2
53          Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials        0.499    102.1       102.1     -0.3     0.0      -0.5      -0.1       0.0
54          Medicinal and pharmaceutical products         1.241    101.6       102.4      1.5     0.0       1.0      -0.3       0.8
55          Essential oils; polishing and cleansing                                                                                
               preps                                      0.756    102.0       101.5     -0.7    -0.2      -0.6       0.7      -0.5
56          Fertilizers (9612=100)                        0.539     90.8        91.6     -4.8     0.2      -0.4      -3.2       0.9
57          Plastics in primary forms                     1.821     92.5        91.8     -6.1    -0.5      -0.2      -0.4      -0.8
58          Plastics in nonprimary forms                  0.842    100.0        99.7      1.0     0.2       1.4      -0.1      -0.3
59          Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.       1.737    101.6        99.9     -3.5    -1.1       0.0      -0.3      -1.7
                                                                                                                                   
6          MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY                                                                                   
              BY MATERIAL                                 9.817     98.5        98.3      0.8    -0.4      -0.4       0.4      -0.2
62          Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.                   0.669    101.8       101.9     -0.8     0.0      -0.3       0.0       0.1
63          Cork and wood manufactures other than                                                                                  
               furniture                                  0.292     91.1        92.2     -0.5     0.9      -1.0       0.1       1.2
64          Paper, paperboard, and articles of                                                                                     
               paper pulp, paper or paperboard            1.546     85.0        84.8      2.0    -0.1      -0.5       0.4      -0.2
65          Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up                                                                                         
               articles, n.e.s., and related product      1.426    103.4       103.6      1.9     0.2       0.5      -0.2       0.2
66          Nonmetallic mineral manufactures,                                                                                      
               n.e.s.                                     1.343    107.3       107.0      2.9     0.8      -0.4       0.6      -0.3
67          Iron and steel                                1.105    102.1       100.4     -2.9    -0.5      -1.0       0.0      -1.7
68          Nonferrous metals                             1.281     91.3        91.3     -0.4    -2.6      -1.6       2.0       0.0
69          Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.                2.003    105.1       105.0      1.7    -0.4       0.4       0.3      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
7          MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             50.454     99.6        99.5     -1.0    -0.3      -0.2       0.0      -0.1
71          Power generating machinery and                                                                                         
               equipment                                  4.308    106.7       106.9      1.2    -0.1       0.6      -0.1       0.2
72          Machinery specialized for particular                                                                                   
               industries                                 4.728    105.1       105.0      1.3     0.4      -0.3       0.5      -0.1
73          Metalworking machinery                        0.987    107.4       107.8      2.9     0.3       0.8       0.8       0.4
74          General industrial machinery and equip-                                                                                
               ment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s      5.054    105.6       105.7      1.5     0.0       0.2       0.0       0.1
75          Computer equipment and office machines        6.382     80.5        79.8     -8.0    -1.3      -1.0      -0.4      -0.9
76          Telecommunications & sound recording                                                                                   
               & reproducing apparatus & equipment        3.780     98.4        98.8     -1.1    -0.7      -0.1      -0.2       0.4
77          Electrical machinery and equipment           11.607     93.6        93.6     -3.2    -0.5      -0.4      -0.4       0.0
78          Road vehicles                                 9.130    102.0       102.0      0.2     0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
8          MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES           11.260    101.4       101.4     -0.1     0.0      -0.5       0.1       0.0
82          Furniture and parts thereof                   0.641    104.3       104.1      1.5     0.0       0.1       0.4      -0.2
84          Articles of apparel and clothing                                                                                       
               accessories                                1.285    103.6       103.7      2.3     0.2       0.1       0.0       0.1
87          Professional, scientific and controlling                                                                               
               instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.          3.729    103.7       103.6     -0.2     0.2       0.0       0.2      -0.1
88          Photographic apparatus, equipment and                                                                                  
               supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.         0.906     94.1        95.5     -2.9    -0.2      -3.9      -0.1       1.5
89          Miscellaneous manufactured articles,                                                                                   
               n.e.s.                                     4.235     99.8        99.4     -0.7    -0.1      -0.3      -0.1      -0.4
       3/ Other miscellaneous manufactured                                                                                         
             articles (9612=100)                          0.463    102.1       102.0      1.3     0.1       0.0       0.7      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                     n.a.      Not available.          
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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 5       U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                 1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                             
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
Harmo-                                                   ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
nized     Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
System                                                  February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.629    102.8       103.6      4.0    -1.8      -0.3       0.5       0.8
02          Meat and edible meat offal                    0.281     97.5        97.6     -1.3     0.2      -2.9      -0.2       0.1
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and                                                                                     
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.958    107.7       107.7      7.4    -2.0       0.7       0.7       0.0
       3/ Other live animals and animal                                                                                            
             products (9612=100)                          0.390     97.9       101.2      0.5    -2.6      -0.8       0.2       3.4
                                                                                                                                   
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             1.643     92.7        90.4     -7.7    -0.1      -0.1       0.1      -2.5
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and                                                                                
               tubers                                     0.265     95.5       111.8    -10.4    -0.7      -4.7     -21.9      17.1
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus                                                                                  
               fruit or melons                            0.447     96.5        95.9    -10.4    -2.8       2.5       0.6      -0.6
09          Coffee, tea, mate and spices                  0.437     87.5        87.6     -2.3     3.1       1.2      -0.2       0.1
       3/   Other vegetable products                      0.494    110.6        91.9     -7.7     0.1      -0.2      17.9     -16.9
                                                                                                                                   
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND                                                                                     
              TOBACCO                                     2.121    101.0       100.6     -0.2    -0.1      -0.6      -0.2      -0.4
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,                                                                                     
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.273     88.4        87.3     -8.9     1.6       0.3      -1.0      -1.2
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.772    104.5       104.1      1.2     0.0       0.0       0.4      -0.4
       3/   Other prepared foodstuffs (9612=100)          1.076     99.8        99.6      1.4    -0.5      -1.3      -0.3      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               8.529     88.7        81.8    -27.9    -7.3      -8.6      -6.1      -7.8
26          Ores, slag and ash                            0.302    101.9       102.1      2.2     0.0      -0.5       0.0       0.2
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,                                                                                     
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      7.990     87.9        80.6    -29.3    -7.8      -9.1      -6.4      -8.3
                                                                                                                                   
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED                                                                                      
              INDUSTRIES                                  5.255     96.4        96.2     -4.7     0.1      -1.3      -0.8      -0.2
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.837     98.0        98.8     -6.4    -1.5      -3.3      -0.6       0.8
29          Organic chemicals                             2.009     93.2        92.4     -6.9     0.1      -1.5      -1.0      -0.9
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.566    101.1       101.2      0.1     1.1      -0.4      -1.9       0.1
32          Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye &                                                                                       
               pigments; varnish & paints; putty          0.288     92.9        93.4     -2.5     0.8      -2.1      -0.9       0.5
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.359     96.5        96.4     -2.5    -0.1      -1.2      -0.4      -0.1
38          Miscellaneous chemical products                                                                                        
               (9612=100)                                 0.421     96.5        96.1     -2.7     0.7       0.1      -2.1      -0.4
       3/   Other products of the chemical or                                                                                      
             allied industries (9612=100)                 0.775     96.2        96.5     -3.3     0.7       0.0       0.3       0.3
                                                                                                                                   
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER                                                                                   
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.828     90.2        89.2     -5.0    -0.3      -0.6       0.4      -1.1
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 1.770     93.6        92.6     -2.4    -0.1      -0.1       0.3      -1.1
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   1.058     85.3        84.1     -9.2    -0.8      -1.2       0.8      -1.4
                                                                                                                                   
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,                                                                                    
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC                           1.031    102.7       102.0     -1.7    -0.2       0.3      -0.4      -0.7
42          Articles of leather; travel goods, bags,                                                                               
               etc. of various materials                  0.829    100.8        99.9     -1.5    -0.2       0.4      -0.4      -0.9
                                                                                                                                   
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKET                                                                                
              AND WICKER                                  1.635    102.9       103.0    -10.2    -0.8      -2.8      -0.4       0.1
                                                                                                                                   
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER                                                                                 
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        2.372     83.0        83.3      0.7    -1.0      -1.4      -1.2       0.4
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic                                                                                  
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.371     65.1        64.8     -1.7    -0.4      -0.7      -5.7      -0.5
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper                                                                                
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.641     87.4        87.5      1.4    -1.4      -1.8      -0.2       0.1
49          Printed matter                                0.360     98.9       101.4      0.5     0.3      -1.1      -0.4       2.5
                                                                                                                                   
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   7.103    101.3       101.2      0.2    -0.2       0.1      -0.4      -0.1
61          Articles of apparel and clothing                                                                                       
               accessories, knitted or crocheted          2.111    101.9       101.9      1.1     0.0       0.4       0.0       0.0
62          Articles of apparel and clothing                                                                                       
               accessories, not knitted or crocheted      3.430    103.7       103.5      1.1     0.1       0.2      -0.3      -0.2
63          Made-up or worn textile articles and                                                                                   
               clothing; needlecraft sets; rags           0.340     93.8        93.5     -5.0    -3.9      -0.3      -0.6      -0.3
       3/   Other textile & textile                                                                                                
             articles (9612=100)                          1.222     98.8        98.6     -2.3    -0.2      -0.5      -1.3      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
XII        FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, WHIPS,                                                                                   
              ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC.                    2.140    101.2       100.9     -0.1     0.1       0.0      -0.2      -0.3
64          Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts                                                                                  
               of such articles                           1.843    100.9       100.4     -0.4     0.2      -0.1      -0.1      -0.5
       3/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas,                                                                                     
             whips, art. flowers, etc. (9612=100)         0.297    101.5       101.8      1.6    -0.1      -0.6       0.0       0.3
                                                                                                                                   
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,CERAMIC                                                                                
              GLASS ETC.                                  1.163    100.8       101.1     -2.5    -0.3      -0.2      -0.8       0.3
69          Ceramic products                              0.439     97.7        98.0     -3.7     0.2       0.0      -1.4       0.3
70          Glass and glassware                           0.450    100.6       100.8     -2.9    -1.1      -0.2      -0.3       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,                                                                                        
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                2.232     97.0        99.0      1.6    -1.5      -0.7       1.1       2.1
                                                                                                                                   
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL         5.890     92.3        91.5     -3.9    -0.1      -1.4      -0.5      -0.9
72          Iron and steel                                1.804     95.0        94.0     -1.4     0.0      -0.2      -0.1      -1.1
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.315     96.1        95.1     -3.6     0.2      -0.6      -0.3      -1.0
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.409     73.4        71.9    -15.7    -2.8      -3.6      -1.1      -2.0
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.974     90.3        89.8     -3.8     0.4      -2.4      -1.4      -0.6
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.422    100.8       101.8     -0.8     0.9      -1.8       0.0       1.0
       3/   Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and                                                                                    
             articles, including scrap (9612=100)         0.508     98.4        96.9     -7.4    -1.5      -4.2      -1.1      -1.5
                                                                                                                                   
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV                                                                                     
              IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.       30.371     87.2        87.0     -6.9    -0.6      -0.9      -0.7      -0.2
84          Specialized machinery & computer                                                                                       
               equipment                                 15.836     87.7        87.4     -7.9    -0.2      -1.2      -0.9      -0.3
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound                                                                                  
               and TV recorders & reproducers, parts     14.535     86.7        86.5     -5.7    -0.9      -0.5      -0.3      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND                                                                                         
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             16.374    101.4       101.5      0.5    -0.2      -0.1       0.0       0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts               15.465    101.1       101.2      0.5    -0.1      -0.2       0.0       0.1
                                                                                                                                   
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &                                                                                    
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES           3.618     92.9        92.7     -2.4     0.4      -0.5      -0.3      -0.2
90          Optical, photographic, measuring and                                                                                   
               medical instruments                        3.087     92.8        92.5     -2.6     0.2      -0.5      -0.3      -0.3
91          Clocks and watches and parts thereof          0.387     94.0        93.3     -1.7     2.6      -0.3       0.3      -0.7
                                                                                                                                   
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            3.817     99.4        99.3     -0.4     0.0      -0.2      -0.2      -0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps                                                                                  
               and lighting fittings nes;                 1.647    100.1       100.1      0.3     0.0       0.0      -0.2       0.0
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts                                                                                
               and accessories thereof                    1.878     99.9        99.7     -1.0     0.0      -0.2      -0.2      -0.2
96          Miscellaneous manufactured articles           0.292     93.1        93.2     -0.7     0.4      -0.7      -0.3       0.1
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available         
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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, March 1997-March 1998                                 
                  1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                            
                                                                            Index                    Percent Change                                         
                                                        Relative                                                                   
                                                         Import-                        Annual            Monthly                  
Harmo-                                                   ance                           March   Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb. 
nized     Description                                                                   1997    1997      1997      1998      1998 
System                                                  February   February    March    to      to        to        to        to   
                                                        1998       1998        1998     March   Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      March
                                                        1/         2/                   1998    1997      1998      1998      1998 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
I          LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS                  1.789     88.5        89.8     -6.4    -0.9      -3.2      -4.1       1.5
02          Meat & edible meat offal                      1.014     88.3        89.5     -5.1    -1.7      -3.9       0.0       1.4
03          Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and                                                                                     
               other aquatic invertebrates                0.430     76.8        80.5     -7.5    -0.9      -4.9     -12.2       4.8
       3/ Other live animals and animal                                                                                            
             products (9612=100)                          0.345     93.6        91.2     -8.9     1.5       1.1      -4.8      -2.6
                                                                                                                                   
II         VEGETABLE PRODUCTS                             5.179     95.8        95.0    -12.7    -0.7      -2.5      -0.6      -0.8
07          Edible vegetables and certain roots and                                                                                
               tubers                                     0.285     89.4        95.7     -3.7    -8.0      31.1     -29.3       7.0
08          Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus                                                                                  
               fruit or melons                            0.670     90.4        90.8     -7.4     5.5      -0.5      -3.0       0.4
10          Cereals                                       2.514     90.5        89.2    -14.7    -0.5      -6.2       3.2      -1.4
12          Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds,                                                                                      
               fruits, plants, straw and fodder           1.445    114.4       111.2    -15.0    -1.8      -3.8       1.6      -2.8
                                                                                                                                   
III        ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS              0.525    103.0       102.4      6.4     0.5      -1.9      -2.9      -0.6
                                                                                                                                   
IV         PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND                                                                                     
              TOBACCO                                     3.444     99.6        99.1     -6.1    -0.2      -1.0      -0.8      -0.5
20          Preparations of vegetables, fruit,                                                                                     
               nuts, or other parts of plants             0.331     91.7        94.9    -13.3     1.1       2.4      -1.0       3.5
21          Miscellaneous edible preparations             0.367    105.9       105.9      1.7     0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0
22          Beverages, spirits, and vinegar               0.334     99.6        98.0     -1.9    -0.2       0.0       0.0      -1.6
23          Residues and waste from the food                                                                                       
               industries; prepared animal feed           0.653     99.6        95.8    -21.9    -0.9      -4.9      -3.9      -3.8
24          Tobacco and manufactured tobacco                                                                                       
               substitutes                                1.249    100.0       100.1      0.0    -0.4      -0.6       0.2       0.1
       3/   Other prepared foods                          0.511    101.9       102.1      1.9     0.0      -0.2       0.0       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
V          MINERAL PRODUCTS                               2.697    105.0       103.0     -5.7    -0.1      -2.3      -1.0      -1.9
27          Mineral fuels, oils and residuals,                                                                                     
               bituminous substances and mineral wax      2.171    109.5       107.1     -5.6     0.4      -2.8      -0.8      -2.2
                                                                                                                                   
VI         PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED                                                                                      
              INDUSTRIES                                  8.720     94.7        93.9     -3.5    -0.4      -0.9      -0.3      -0.8
28          Inorganic chemicals                           0.946    102.8       102.8      1.6    -0.2      -0.4       1.1       0.0
29          Organic chemicals                             2.784     84.5        82.2     -8.1    -0.1      -2.0      -0.7      -2.7
30          Pharmaceutical products                       0.913    103.2       104.7      4.0     0.0       2.8       0.0       1.5
31          Fertilizers (9612=100)                        0.599     90.8        91.6     -4.8     0.2      -0.4      -3.2       0.9
32          Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes and                                                                                   
               pigments; paints & varnish; putty;ink      0.507    101.7       101.7     -0.5    -0.1      -0.5      -0.1       0.0
33          Essential oils and resinoids;                                                                                          
               perfumery, cosmetic or toilet              0.536    103.4       103.2      0.4    -0.3      -1.0       1.4      -0.2
34          Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or                                                                                  
               scouring products; candles, pastes         0.317    103.1       103.0      2.1     0.0       1.0      -1.0      -0.1
37          Photographic or cinematographic goods         0.392     86.4        87.0    -10.0    -0.4      -8.6      -0.2       0.7
38          Miscellaneous chemical products               1.503    100.4        99.1     -4.3    -1.5      -0.6       0.0      -1.3
                                                                                                                                   
VII        PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER                                                                                   
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        4.337     96.1        95.4     -3.3    -0.2       0.1      -0.2      -0.7
39          Plastics and articles thereof                 3.439     95.6        94.7     -3.5    -0.2       0.1      -0.2      -0.9
40          Rubber and articles thereof                   0.898     98.2        98.0     -2.9    -0.1       0.0       0.0      -0.2
                                                                                                                                   
VIII       RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS,                                                                                    
              TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.                          0.508     86.3        88.8    -15.4    -0.5     -11.7      -0.1       2.9
41          Raw hides and skins (other than                                                                                        
               furskins) and leather                      0.356     81.4        86.5    -16.1    -0.7     -15.9       0.0       6.3
                                                                                                                                   
IX         WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW,                                                                                       
              BASKET AND WICKER                           1.215     87.3        86.6     -9.7     0.0       0.1      -0.5      -0.8
                                                                                                                                   
X          WOOD PULP, WASTE AND SCRAP PAPER, PAPER                                                                                 
              AND ARTICLES THEREOF                        3.015     78.8        78.6      4.4    -0.5      -1.0       0.1      -0.3
47          Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic                                                                                  
               material; waste paper/paperboard           0.697     62.1        62.0      9.9    -2.0      -3.7      -1.0      -0.2
48          Paper and paperboard; articles of paper                                                                                
               pulp, paper or paperboard                  1.514     85.7        85.5      2.5     0.0      -0.2       0.4      -0.2
49          Printed material                              0.804    107.3       107.3      3.8     0.3      -0.3       0.6       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
XI         TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES                   3.242     92.7        92.7     -0.7    -0.2      -0.3      -0.2       0.0
52          Cotton, including yarns and woven                                                                                      
               fabrics thereof                            0.673     77.6        77.5     -8.3    -1.4      -2.0      -0.6      -0.1
                                                                                                                                   
XIII       STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS,                                                                                       
              CERAMIC, GLASS ETC.                         0.862    104.0       104.0      0.9    -0.1       0.4       1.0       0.0
70          Glass and glassware                           0.494    101.9       101.9      0.9     0.1       0.4       0.2       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
XIV        PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS,                                                                                        
              IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS                1.861     95.2        96.8      0.0    -3.1      -1.9       2.3       1.7
                                                                                                                                   
XV         BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS        4.573     94.4        93.5     -3.0    -1.1      -0.8       0.2      -1.0
72          Iron and steel                                0.942     90.0        88.1     -6.3    -1.2      -1.5      -0.4      -2.1
73          Articles of iron or steel                     1.278    108.9       108.8      2.6    -0.4       0.6       0.3      -0.1
74          Copper and articles thereof                   0.370     70.4        69.0    -21.2    -4.1      -4.7      -0.6      -2.0
76          Aluminum and articles thereof                 0.889     88.9        87.5     -1.7    -1.4      -1.3       0.9      -1.6
82          Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and                                                                                 
               forks, of base metal; parts thereof        0.417    103.9       104.1      0.5     0.2       0.7      -0.2       0.2
83          Miscellaneous articles of base metal          0.376    100.3       100.3      0.8    -1.4      -0.1       0.3       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
XVI        MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV                                                                                     
              IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC      36.785     95.7        95.5     -2.6    -0.4      -0.3      -0.1      -0.2
84          Specialized machinery & computer                                                                                       
               equipment                                 20.453     96.6        96.3     -2.1    -0.3      -0.4       0.1      -0.3
85          Electrical machinery and equip, sound                                                                                  
               & tv recorders & reproducers, parts       16.332     94.6        94.6     -3.0    -0.5      -0.3      -0.3       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
XVII       VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND                                                                                         
              ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT             13.814    105.0       105.1      1.3     0.0       0.1       0.0       0.1
87          Motor vehicles and their parts                9.557    102.1       102.1      0.2     0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
                                                                                                                                   
XVIII      OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL &                                                                                    
              MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES           5.423    102.3       102.5      0.2     0.2      -0.1       0.2       0.2
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
XX         MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES            1.791    102.6       102.5      0.8     0.0       0.0       0.2      -0.1
94          Furniture; stuffed furnishings;                                                                                        
               lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;         0.883    104.5       104.3      1.5    -0.1       0.1       0.6      -0.2
95          Toys, games and sports equipment; parts                                                                                
               and accessories thereof                    0.735    100.7       100.7      0.1     0.0       0.0      -0.3       0.0
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
        1  Relative importance figures are based on                                                       n.a.      Not available         
            1995 trade values.                                                                                                            
        2  Data for December 1997, January and February 1998                                                                              
            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,  March 1997-March 1998                                 
          1995=100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                                           
                                                                  Index                    Percent Change                    
                                                   Percentage                                                                                          
                                                      of                            Annual                  Monthly                                     
                                                    US Imports                    March   Nov.         Dec.        Jan.     Feb.   
    Description 1/                                                                1997    1997         1997        1998     1998   
                                                    1995       Feb.      March    to      to           to          to       to     
                                                               1998      1998     March   Dec.         Jan.        Feb.     March  
                                                               2/                 1998    1997         1998        1998     1998   
                                                                                                                                   
3/  Developed Countries                                55.6     95.5      95.5     -2.8    -0.4         -1.0        -0.5      0.0  
      Manufactured Goods                               52.2     95.9      96.1     -1.6    -0.1         -0.7        -0.2      0.2  
      Nonmanufactured Goods                             3.1     91.6      88.9    -20.3    -5.1         -6.4        -6.1     -2.9  
                                                                                                                                   
3/  Developing Countries                               42.7     96.2      94.6     -8.2    -1.7         -1.8        -1.0     -1.7  
      Manufactured Goods                               35.4     96.2      95.6     -4.7    -0.6         -0.7        -0.5     -0.6  
      Nonmanufactured Goods                             7.1     91.1      84.4    -24.5    -6.4         -7.3        -3.2     -7.4  
                                                                                                                                   
    Canada                                             18.9     96.6      96.1     -3.6    -1.1         -0.7        -1.1     -0.5  
      Manufactured Goods                               16.5     97.4      97.2     -1.5    -0.2          0.0        -0.6     -0.2  
      Nonmanufactured Goods                             2.2     93.7      91.6    -17.4    -7.1         -5.2        -6.1     -2.2  
                                                                                                                                   
4/  European Union                                     17.0    100.3     100.0     -1.6     0.2         -0.5        -0.4     -0.3  
      Manufactured Goods                               16.4    100.6     100.5     -0.5     0.2         -0.1        -0.3     -0.1  
      Nonmanufactured Goods                             0.5     93.5      87.0    -29.7    -0.1        -10.7        -3.7     -7.0  
                                                                                                                                   
5/  Latin America  (9712=100)                          14.1     96.9      95.1     n.a.    n.a.         -2.5        -0.6     -1.9  
      Manufactured Goods  (9712=100)                   10.4     98.2      97.6     n.a.    n.a.         -0.9        -0.9     -0.6  
      Nonmanufactured Goods (9712=100)                  3.5     93.0      87.6     n.a.    n.a.         -7.0         0.0     -5.8  
                                                                                                                                   
    Japan                                              16.6     89.7      89.9     -4.6    -0.7         -1.1        -0.3      0.2  
                                                                                                                                   
6/  Asian Newly Industrialized Countries               10.9     90.4      89.7     -6.9    -0.8         -1.2        -0.6     -0.8  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                      
1    Regions are not mutually exclusive.                                              
                                                                                      
2    Data for  December 1997, January and February 1998                               
     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 Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.              
                                                                                      
6    Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.                          
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
   Table  8     U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.                              
        March 1997-March 1998  1995 = 100, unless otherwise noted                                                                                                    
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change                    
                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly                                   
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.   
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1997    1997     1997        1997     1997   
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to     
                                                    Dollars)   1997      1998     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March  
                                                                                  1998    1997     1997        1997     1998   
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
    IMPORT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                               
     Air Freight                                    3188        86.6      80.5    -10.7     0.3     -2.0        -2.3     -7.0  
      Atlantic                                      1278        90.2      85.8     -5.9    -1.0     -4.3         4.4     -4.9  
      Pacific                                       1674        84.7      76.3    -15.7     1.4     -0.3        -7.4     -9.9  
                                                                                                                               
     Air Passenger Fares                            11127      104.3     103.3      2.8    12.6     -1.5        -6.5     -1.0  
1/    Atlantic                                      4922       100.4      98.9     -1.4    20.8      0.7       -17.8     -1.5  
1/    Pacific                                       2340       106.2      98.3      0.2    13.6     -9.8         5.7     -7.4  
1/    Latin American / Caribbean                    3021       105.2     106.9      1.7     1.0     -0.2        -0.7      1.6  
                                                                                                                               
1/   Crude Oil Tanker Freight                       1346        95.6      n.a.     n.a.     2.2     -9.7         3.9     n.a.  
                                                                                                                               
     Ocean Liner Freight                            9868        93.5      93.4     -4.7    -0.9     -1.9        -1.9     -0.1  
      U.S. East Coast                               4271        96.7      96.5     -4.0     0.1     -2.3        -1.6     -0.2  
       from Atlantic                                1952        96.7      97.2     -3.2    -0.5     -1.6        -1.6      0.5  
       from Pacific                                 1774        94.8      94.8     -5.4     0.6     -3.8        -2.3      0.0  
1/    U.S. West Coast                               5596        90.6      90.5     -5.1    -1.6     -1.6        -1.9     -0.1  
                                                                                                                               
    EXPORT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                               
     Air Freight (9612 = 100)                       2562        93.3      94.9     -3.7    -0.7     -1.2        -3.4      1.7  
                                                                                                                               
     Air Passenger Fares                            17272       92.1      94.3      5.0    14.7     -2.9        -7.9      2.4  
1/    Atlantic                                      4120       101.4     101.7      3.1    11.3     -0.2        -7.4      0.3  
1/    Pacific                                       10700       78.1      79.6      5.4    20.7     -5.2        -9.6      1.9  
      Latin American / Caribbean                    1392       106.5     107.3      5.4     5.0      0.6        -0.9      0.8  
      Canadian                                      1006       147.0     166.1      7.2     1.3      0.3        -6.7     13.0  
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                       1     Detailed data available upon reque          n.a.    Not available.                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
   Table  9    U.S. International Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services.                                   
        March 1997-March 1998    1995 = 100                                                                                                                          
                                                                 Index                             Percent Change                    
                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                  Annual          Quarterly                                   
                                                    Trade                         March   March    June        Sept.    Dec.   
    Description                                     (Mil.                         1997    1997     1997        1997     1997   
                                                    of         Dec.      March    to      to       to          to       to     
                                                    Dollars)   1997      1998     March   June     Sept.       Dec.     March  
                                                                                  1998    1997     1997        1997     1998   
                                                                                                                               
     Air Freight (Inbound)                          5495        86.5      82.9     -7.4     0.4     -1.6        -2.3     -4.2  
      Atlantic                                      1880        89.6      85.4     -4.8    -0.9     -3.7         4.7     -4.7  
      Pacific                                       3151        84.9      81.3     -9.5     1.4     -0.1        -6.7     -4.2  
                                                                                                                               
     Air Freight (Outbound)                         5835        97.7      97.2     -2.6    -0.6      0.4        -1.9     -0.5  
      Atlantic                                      2080       101.1     101.0      1.1    -0.5      1.7         0.0     -0.1  
      Pacific                                       3222        96.3      95.5     -4.8    -0.3     -0.3        -3.4     -0.8  
                                                                                                                               
     Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier)             30673       99.5      99.3      2.3    15.4     -2.6        -8.9     -0.2  
1/    Atlantic                                      8811        97.8      94.2     -3.4    21.3      0.6       -17.8     -3.7  
1/    Pacific                                       15900       90.2      89.9      4.1    18.2     -6.1        -5.9     -0.3  
1/    Latin American / Caribbean                    4542       109.2     110.8      3.7     2.6      0.8        -1.2      1.5  
      Canadian                                      1367       154.1     173.6     11.5     3.5      0.6        -5.0     12.7  
                                                                                                                               
     Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier)          31694       99.7      97.7     -0.8     7.7     -1.4        -4.7     -2.0  
1/    Atlantic                                      13572      100.5      98.8      1.8    13.5      1.3        -9.9     -1.7  
1/    Pacific                                       12570       89.2      84.9     -8.0     4.4     -5.6        -2.0     -4.8  
1/    Latin American / Caribbean                    4224       104.8     105.3      0.8     0.3     -0.4         0.4      0.5  
                                                                                                                               
1/   Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound)             1949       103.2      n.a.     n.a.     0.8     -9.6         5.5     n.a.  
                                                                                                                               
     Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound)                  12253       92.9      92.7     -5.0    -0.8     -2.0        -2.1     -0.2  
      U.S. East Coast                               5410        95.7      95.4     -4.4    -0.2     -2.6        -1.3     -0.3  
       from Atlantic                                2647        94.8      95.2     -4.2    -0.7     -2.7        -1.3      0.4  
       from Pacific                                 1874        93.1      93.1     -5.4     0.5     -3.7        -2.2      0.0  
1/    U.S. West Coast                               6844        90.2      90.2     -5.5    -1.4     -1.4        -2.8      0.0  
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
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                           TECHNICAL NOTE
   
Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use 
a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1995 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 1995=100 where possible.  Net transaction price
data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000
companies and secondary sources.  Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.  More
detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the
Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts
Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 606-7155.

Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 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.  

Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized 
Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.  The
prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory
or "free on board" (f.o.b.) 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
defined by locality 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 1995
weights and a base of 1995=100.

Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes are calculated
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 the 
publication of these indexes is lagged one quarter.  

Revision policy -- Data are revised for the previous three 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 U.S. 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 also can 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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