U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - August 2004

News Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 USDL-04-1763 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.D.T. Thursday, September 9, 2004 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - AUGUST 2004 The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.7 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the overall increase. In contrast, August export prices fell 0.5 percent as lower prices for agricultural exports more than offset an increase in nonagricultural export prices. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports Petroleum Imports Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports EXPORTS Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 2003 August September October November December 2004 January February March April May June July August August 2002-03 August 2003-04 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 -0.2 r 0.3 r 1.7 2.0 7.2 1.8 -5.8 1.6 2.1 5.1 7.3 0.5 5.1 -0.2 9.4 r -1.2 r 2.0 r 9.6 12.4 40.4 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 r 0.1 r 0.0 r 0.4 0.7 3.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 -0.8 r 0.5 r -0.5 0.9 3.9 -1.0 5.4 2.4 4.0 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.5 2.5 0.5 -4.7 r -1.0 -8.5 3.4 6.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.9 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 Import Goods Import prices increased 1.7 percent in August, the tenth increase in the past eleven months and the largest monthly rise for the index since February 2003. The increase was again led by higher petroleum prices, up 9.6 percent in August and 40.4 percent over the past year. The August price index for petroleum imports was at its highest level since publication began in 1982. Nonpetroleum prices also contributed to the overall increase in import prices, rising 0.4 percent last month and marking the largest gain for that index since rising the same amount in February. Prices for nonpetroleum imports had been unchanged in July and were up 3.2 percent for the year ended in August. Overall import prices rose 7.2 percent over the same period. The increase in nonpetroleum prices was primarily attributable to a 2.0 percent advance in the price index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials. Higher prices for lumber, metals, chemicals, and natural gas all contributed to the increase. Nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials prices have risen in each of the past ten months and were up 16.3 percent for the August 2003-2004 period. The price index for foods, feeds, and beverages rose a modest 0.1 percent in August and was up 5.9 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast, prices for each of the major finished goods categories posted no change in August. Capital goods prices remained unchanged as a drop in computer prices was offset by higher prices for capital goods excluding computers. Lower computer prices continued to put downward pressure on capital goods prices, which fell 1.5 percent over the past year. The price indexes for automotive vehicles and consumer goods were up over the past 12 months, rising 1.6 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. Export Goods Overall export prices fell 0.5 percent in August, the second decline in the past three months following an upward trend since September 2003. The August decline was driven by an 8.5 percent decrease in agricultural prices, the third consecutive decline for that index and the largest one-month decrease since monthly publication began in 1989. Sharp drops in soybean and corn prices were the largest contributors to the decline. Despite the recent decreases, the price index for agricultural prices was up 6.1 percent over the past 12 months. Nonagricultural prices were up 0.4 percent in August. Prices for nonagricultural exports and overall exports each rose 3.9 percent over the past year. Nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials prices increased 0.8 percent in August, continuing the upward trend for this index over the past year. Rising prices for chemicals, metals, and fuel all contributed to the upward movement in the index, which rose 13.1 percent for the year ended in August. The price indexes for each of the finished goods categories posted modest increases for the second consecutive month. Prices for capital goods and for automotive vehicles both were up 0.1 percent in August, the same as in July. Capital goods prices rose 0.3 percent over the past year, while prices for automotive vehicles were up 0.8 percent. Consumer goods prices increased 0.2 percent in August following a 0.5 percent rise in July and were up 1.7 percent over the past year. 3 Imports by Locality of Origin Prices for imports from Latin America and from the European Union were up in August, led by rising prices for petroleum products. Import prices from Latin America rose 2.5 percent, the largest monthly increase for the index since February 2003, and were up 11.2 percent for the year ended in August. The price index of imports from the European Union advanced 0.8 percent in August and 6.1 percent over the past 12 months. Import prices from Canada rose 2.2 percent in August, continuing the recent upward trend. The August increase was the largest since February, and the index was up 10.8 percent over the past year. Prices for imports from Japan rose a modest 0.1 percent last month after a 0.2 percent advance in July. Over the past 12 months, the price index of imports from Japan was up 1.3 percent. In contrast, import prices from the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries were unchanged in August and were down 0.7 percent over the past year. Import and Export Services Import air passenger fares declined 0.3 percent in August, following four consecutive monthly increases. The index was down 2.7 percent for the year ended in August. In contrast, export air passenger fares increased 7.7 percent in August, led by a 21.8 percent increase in Asian fares. The increase in export air passenger fares was the third consecutive monthly advance, and the index rose 9.3 percent for the year ended in August. CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 4 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 6-7 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 8-9 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 10-11 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 12-13 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 14 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 15 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on October 14 at 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). 4 Table 1 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 7.2 3.2 2.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 26.5 16.3 15.2 21.6 10.5 38.6 40.4 39.0 5.8 6.1 20.6 39.4 12.5 1.5 -1.5 1.2 -2.3 1.7 1.6 0.6 1.3 -0.3 2.4 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -1.2 5.1 1.8 1.5 2.2 1.2 8.6 9.4 7.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 3.7 0.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.3 2.6 -0.1 -1.2 -1.8 0.8 0.6 -2.5 -1.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.2 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.1 1.2 -2.5 1.4 1.0 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.6 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 -0.3 1.1 5.5 2.0 2.0 2.7 1.2 8.8 9.6 9.7 0.1 1.1 5.4 2.5 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 END USE Description July 2004 1/ ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM......................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)............................................................... 100.000 86.281 84.560 4.576 3.362 1.214 30.061 16.342 14.621 9.030 7.312 15.441 13.720 10.117 1.081 4.636 2.256 3.602 1.462 1.584 22.858 2.803 17.823 2.232 17.124 25.381 12.425 11.694 1.262 July 2004 August 2004 102.0 99.7 102.8 107.2 114.1 91.6 120.5 112.7 120.5 112.9 112.4 132.7 132.2 133.5 100.1 107.3 117.5 126.3 109.2 98.6 92.2 97.5 90.0 103.8 102.2 98.5 101.1 95.9 97.4 103.7 100.1 103.2 107.3 113.8 92.6 127.1 114.9 122.9 116.0 113.7 144.4 144.9 146.5 100.2 108.5 123.9 129.5 111.3 98.8 92.2 97.8 90.0 103.8 102.2 98.5 101.1 95.9 97.9 0 00 01 1 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM...................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING FUELS (200112=100)......................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM............ Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Petroleum & petroleum products............................. Crude............................................................... Paper & paper base stocks.......................................... Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................. Selected building materials.......................................... Unfinished metals related to durable goods................. Finished metals related to durable goods.................... Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. Electric generating equipment..................................... Nonelectrical machinery............................................... Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... Nondurables, manufactured......................................... Durables, manufactured............................................... Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................. 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 10 100 10000 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 20 21 22 3 4 40 41 42 NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 5 Table 2 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 3.9 6.1 3.9 6.6 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 -0.8 -4.7 -0.2 -4.7 0.5 -1.0 0.6 -0.8 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 -0.5 -8.5 0.4 -9.0 END USE Description July 2004 1/ ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES....................................... NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES............................... 100.000 9.538 90.462 8.783 July 2004 August 2004 103.8 126.1 102.1 128.2 103.3 115.4 102.5 116.6 0 00 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES..................................... Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS........................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE................................................................. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE......................................................... Agricultural industrial supplies & materials................... NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................................................... 8.038 0.745 26.784 10.240 16.543 1.500 129.9 111.6 111.6 114.4 110.1 108.7 117.0 112.0 112.5 114.8 111.2 108.0 6.8 2.3 12.5 14.9 10.8 2.4 0.7 -0.6 1.0 0.4 1.5 -1.0 -5.0 -1.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -2.6 -0.9 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.3 -1.8 -9.9 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 -0.6 01 1 10 25.284 2.881 111.9 117.8 112.8 119.5 13.1 19.0 1.2 7.2 -0.3 -2.9 1.9 3.2 0.8 1.4 11 12 Fuels & lubricants........................................................ Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials...................... Selected building materials.......................................... CAPITAL GOODS............................................................. Electrical generating equipment................................... Nonelectrical machinery............................................... Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)............................... AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES.............. CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES......................................................... Nondurables, manufactured......................................... Durables, manufactured............................................... Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100)...... 21.216 1.187 40.986 3.973 29.421 112.0 102.9 97.9 102.1 94.1 112.8 103.5 98.0 102.2 94.2 12.7 5.6 0.3 0.6 -0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 1.8 -0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 13 2 20 21 22 7.592 11.439 107.7 102.5 108.0 102.6 3.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 3 4 11.962 5.873 5.351 0.738 100.9 100.8 100.9 100.8 101.1 101.0 101.1 101.2 1.7 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 40 41 42 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 6 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 7.2 8.1 23.8 6.3 -3.9 6.5 14.9 1.4 1.9 33.3 50.1 17.1 55.6 0.8 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 1.5 -0.3 2.2 -1.2 -3.1 -1.2 2.1 0.1 0.2 3.6 8.8 2.6 -3.2 2.8 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 -0.2 0.7 3.5 0.0 -0.2 4.6 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -2.1 3.0 -2.2 -4.0 0.3 0.6 3.8 2.4 -3.4 -4.1 3.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -2.9 1.4 2.8 3.3 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 1.7 0.2 0.1 1.6 -0.9 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 6.7 12.8 -0.4 10.9 -3.6 SITC Rev. 3 Description July 2004 1/ ALL COMMODITIES.............................................................. 100.000 3.635 0.453 0.883 0.833 0.414 1.053 0.924 0.814 2.165 0.869 0.273 0.389 0.227 July 2004 August 2004 102.0 107.4 133.7 86.1 102.3 102.7 127.1 105.3 105.7 125.6 132.1 108.0 144.4 101.2 103.7 107.6 133.9 87.5 101.4 102.9 126.8 105.5 105.9 134.0 149.0 107.6 160.1 97.6 0 01 03 05 07 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS................................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................... Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof......................................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried........................ Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof..... 2/ Other food and live animals.................................................. BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO............................................ Beverages...................................................................... CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS............. Cork and wood............................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper..................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap................................. Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s.................. MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.... Gas, natural and manufactured...................................... CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S.............. Organic chemicals......................................................... Inorganic chemicals....................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products......................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps................. Plastics in primary forms................................................ Plastics in nonprimary forms.......................................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s......................... MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL........................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s........................................... Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.......... Paper and paperboard, cut to size.................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.............................. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s....................... Iron and steel................................................................. Nonferrous metals.......................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s........................................ 1 11 2 24 25 28 29 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 15.103 13.298 1.805 7.761 2.611 0.634 0.206 2.269 0.329 0.611 0.372 0.530 133.5 132.7 134.8 105.3 101.2 125.5 101.2 107.7 93.6 108.3 102.8 96.0 145.1 145.3 139.2 105.9 101.9 127.4 101.5 107.7 93.6 108.2 103.0 96.4 36.2 37.6 27.9 6.8 5.8 20.2 3.3 5.1 2.0 4.9 1.6 4.9 8.7 9.3 5.0 0.0 -0.2 1.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -1.1 8.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -1.1 -0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 -3.9 1.4 1.3 4.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 3.5 0.5 0.8 8.7 9.5 3.3 0.6 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.4 12.109 0.657 0.808 1.251 1.434 2.164 1.850 1.834 2.006 106.1 100.6 112.0 96.4 103.9 99.5 146.0 102.3 102.7 107.5 100.8 114.4 96.6 104.1 100.4 150.1 105.1 103.3 12.7 2.3 7.1 1.8 3.0 2.7 48.2 32.9 5.0 1.2 0.1 -1.0 0.7 -0.3 0.1 8.7 0.3 0.1 -0.7 0.5 -7.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.5 -4.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 -5.6 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 2.8 2.7 0.6 See footnotes at end of table 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 -0.7 1.4 5.1 3.1 3.9 -7.7 -5.3 -1.4 1.8 0.5 -1.4 1.8 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.2 -1.5 0.7 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.4 June 2004 to July 2004 -0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 -0.7 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.9 0.2 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2 SITC Rev. 3 Description July 2004 1/ MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s..................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s...................................... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Travel goods, handbags and similar containers......... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Footwear................................................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 41.024 2.893 1.627 0.446 3.124 5.536 4.977 6.643 14.258 16.840 0.445 1.860 0.382 5.379 1.300 1.771 0.950 4.754 July 2004 August 2004 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 95.0 101.4 107.2 107.0 104.1 74.9 84.4 94.6 102.5 100.0 93.5 102.2 103.4 100.8 100.4 99.9 98.1 98.7 94.9 101.4 107.7 107.6 104.3 74.4 84.1 94.7 102.5 100.1 93.5 102.2 103.4 100.8 100.3 99.7 98.1 98.9 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 8 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 3.9 8.8 15.9 1.9 4.1 14.4 9.8 0.5 6.7 4.2 4.3 12.7 7.5 9.0 16.6 -5.1 44.1 3.1 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 -1.2 3.5 0.8 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 1.0 0.6 1.6 -0.9 -3.2 0.6 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 -0.8 -2.1 -0.3 -0.5 -3.3 -1.9 -6.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 -5.2 -15.3 0.1 0.4 -5.4 -1.6 0.9 0.5 -2.9 -2.5 0.4 -9.3 -0.9 6.3 0.0 -2.3 0.3 0.4 3.2 9.5 0.7 -0.7 -5.3 4.9 0.8 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 -0.5 -2.7 1.7 0.4 -5.9 3.6 -16.9 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 0.0 -11.0 -36.4 0.1 -0.6 -1.4 -3.6 1.1 SITC Rev. 3 Description July 2004 1/ ALL COMMODITIES............................................................ 100.000 6.807 1.287 0.518 1.890 1.316 0.809 0.461 0.525 0.701 0.450 5.610 1.570 0.550 0.675 0.541 1.262 1.011 July 2004 August 2004 103.8 120.4 124.1 110.2 128.0 110.1 140.1 101.6 111.8 101.9 100.3 129.6 184.5 99.0 100.1 102.9 176.1 111.0 103.3 117.1 126.2 110.6 120.5 114.1 116.4 101.5 109.6 102.0 100.3 115.3 117.4 99.1 99.5 101.5 169.7 112.2 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS.............................................. Meat and meat preparations........................................ Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof....................................... Cereals and cereal preparations.................................. Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried..................... Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals).................................... Miscellaneous edible products and preparations.......... 2/ Other food and live animals............................................... BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO......................................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures............................ CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS.......... Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits.................................... Cork and wood............................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... Textile fibers and their waste....................................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap.............................. 2/ Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels..................... MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS............................................................ Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.. CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S............ Organic chemicals....................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials........................ Medicinal and pharmaceutical products....................... Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps............... Fertilizers..................................................................... Plastics in primary forms.............................................. Plastics in nonprimary forms........................................ Chemical materials and products, n.e.s....................... MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL......................................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s......................................... Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard............... Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s......... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s..................... Iron and steel............................................................... Nonferrous metals....................................................... Manufactures of metals, n.e.s...................................... 1 12 2 22 24 25 26 28 3 33 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 2.385 1.718 13.549 3.090 0.800 0.582 2.498 0.947 0.457 2.343 0.877 1.955 136.5 133.2 107.0 115.5 98.0 98.2 107.8 104.1 139.1 106.2 97.5 104.8 139.4 136.1 108.2 117.8 98.9 98.8 108.0 104.1 140.6 107.4 97.8 106.8 21.3 20.4 8.2 18.4 0.1 0.0 2.4 6.7 15.8 13.3 -0.6 4.8 9.7 12.7 0.1 0.6 -1.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 -2.0 0.7 -0.2 0.0 -3.6 -5.4 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -1.9 0.3 -0.3 0.0 4.8 4.3 1.1 0.8 -0.5 0.2 1.9 -0.2 1.2 2.9 1.1 0.0 2.1 2.2 1.1 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 10.393 0.774 1.529 1.635 1.471 1.260 1.095 2.196 108.6 111.9 101.7 105.7 100.1 154.4 95.5 110.9 109.9 112.1 101.9 105.7 100.3 165.1 96.9 111.5 9.9 2.4 3.7 3.0 0.1 56.6 19.8 6.7 0.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 7.0 -0.5 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.0 -2.3 0.6 1.5 0.6 2.4 0.3 0.1 6.2 0.1 2.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 6.9 1.5 0.5 See footnotes at end of table 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 6.1 0.4 1.5 2.6 -0.4 2.8 -1.9 -1.9 -1.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 -0.4 1.5 0.7 3.4 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -1.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 1.2 June 2004 to July 2004 -4.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 SITC Rev. 3 Description July 2004 1/ 2/ Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100).............................. 0.432 48.392 4.877 3.708 0.630 4.729 5.445 3.388 11.224 8.784 11.152 0.635 0.861 4.217 0.954 4.098 0.387 July 2004 August 2004 113.3 98.3 108.9 105.7 100.5 105.3 86.4 91.6 88.4 102.5 101.0 102.6 96.9 101.8 95.3 102.0 107.7 115.8 98.4 109.0 105.9 100.6 105.4 86.3 91.6 88.5 102.7 101.2 102.9 97.0 101.9 96.0 102.2 108.0 7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Power generating machinery and equipment............. Machinery specialized for particular industries.......... Metalworking machinery............................................ General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s................................... Computer equipment and office machines................ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............... Electrical machinery and equipment.......................... Road vehicles............................................................ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture and parts thereof........................................ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories.............. Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s....................... Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s....................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s............... 2/ Other miscellaneous manufactured articles..................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 10 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 17.9 25.9 4.4 33.9 -2.7 -14.5 0.2 4.7 -0.8 4.1 1.8 1.4 6.7 37.0 37.6 9.0 7.4 22.1 6.3 5.4 1.6 1.9 -0.5 -0.6 18.0 3.7 3.3 4.4 1.6 1.0 25.7 3.4 16.3 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 1.7 2.4 -1.9 6.7 -1.5 -7.8 -0.2 -1.2 2.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 8.3 8.5 0.2 0.0 1.7 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.3 0.6 2.5 0.6 -0.4 0.0 0.0 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 1.0 4.2 -0.2 0.3 0.1 2.1 -1.5 7.9 -5.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.1 0.8 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 -0.3 -0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -3.7 0.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.9 2.3 7.1 -3.9 -12.1 0.1 -8.4 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.6 1.5 0.5 1.5 5.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.3 3.0 0.9 1.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -3.9 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 0.5 0.4 1.3 -0.1 -1.8 -4.8 2.0 -0.8 -4.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 8.3 8.6 0.1 0.7 2.6 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.2 -0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 Description July 2004 1/ LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Meat and edible meat offal........................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... Other live animals; animal products............................. 2/ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers............................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices....................................... 2/ Other vegetable products............................................. PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................... 2/ Other prepared foodstuffs............................................ MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... Other mineral products (200112=100)......................... 2/ PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty.......................... Essential oils and resinoids (200112=100)................... Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ Other products of the chemical or allied industries....... 2/ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials........................................ WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard......................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard..................................... Printed matter.............................................................. TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 1.623 0.411 0.695 0.517 1.103 0.230 0.346 0.215 0.311 2.151 0.240 0.824 1.087 15.488 15.169 0.319 7.088 0.707 2.898 1.952 0.204 0.286 0.173 0.393 0.476 2.753 1.830 0.923 0.719 0.609 1.724 1.850 0.271 1.264 0.315 6.354 2.358 July 2004 August 2004 I 02 03 112.6 137.2 85.1 162.6 99.0 100.0 96.4 87.6 109.2 109.5 101.3 103.7 116.7 133.0 132.1 110.2 105.3 123.9 101.8 107.5 98.9 105.1 96.8 92.5 117.9 106.9 106.3 108.3 101.4 101.8 124.5 99.0 107.6 95.5 112.5 100.4 100.1 113.2 137.7 86.2 162.4 97.2 95.2 98.3 86.9 104.3 110.1 101.9 103.9 117.5 144.1 143.4 110.3 106.0 127.1 102.4 107.5 99.2 105.1 96.8 93.0 121.2 107.0 106.4 108.4 101.4 101.8 133.0 99.2 107.1 95.7 112.8 100.6 100.1 II 07 08 09 IV 20 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 42 IX X 47 48 49 XI 61 11 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 0.1 0.1 4.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.6 -1.2 4.5 1.1 9.0 26.7 57.9 15.7 28.1 13.1 5.4 6.1 49.0 -2.4 -1.8 -2.9 1.9 1.7 1.5 -0.4 -0.7 1.5 -0.1 1.3 -2.1 2.1 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -1.2 3.4 10.8 1.3 -1.9 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 -0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -0.8 -0.6 0.7 -3.6 -1.5 0.1 0.2 -3.6 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 June 2004 to July 2004 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.7 2.7 -2.5 0.2 0.2 4.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 2.8 5.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 4.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 Description July 2004 1/ Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................. Made-up or worn textile articles................................. Other textile & textile articles..................................... 2.567 0.459 0.970 1.520 1.292 0.228 1.021 0.311 0.351 0.359 2.391 5.600 1.601 1.379 0.465 0.838 0.407 0.455 0.454 24.954 12.919 12.035 15.898 14.460 1.315 3.297 2.907 0.279 4.249 2.268 1.743 0.238 July 2004 August 2004 62 63 2/ XII 64 100.0 94.2 105.6 99.8 100.2 97.3 103.8 99.2 107.8 103.5 94.0 120.0 156.9 110.8 122.2 107.7 103.7 107.3 108.2 90.5 90.8 90.3 102.9 102.4 102.6 99.0 98.0 107.5 97.5 99.6 94.8 98.2 99.9 94.0 106.6 99.7 100.0 97.4 103.9 99.2 107.8 103.7 95.2 123.4 165.0 113.0 124.6 109.5 103.7 108.0 112.8 90.4 90.6 90.2 102.9 102.4 102.6 99.0 98.0 107.6 97.6 99.7 95.1 98.3 HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................... Footwear and parts of such articles.......................... 2/ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc......................................... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100)........................ Ceramic products...................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL....... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... 2/ Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and articles, including scrap....................................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC....... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts............... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (200212=100)......................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg...................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles......................... XIII 68 69 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 88 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 12 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 7.8 -1.7 1.6 8.2 15.9 3.7 7.6 9.1 5.4 4.1 1.6 10.3 4.9 21.0 21.7 8.2 -0.3 18.1 3.6 16.2 0.4 7.7 3.6 2.0 4.6 6.6 7.0 4.4 5.5 2.7 8.5 5.1 16.7 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.3 -0.8 3.7 1.0 1.9 -1.4 1.0 0.9 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 6.4 9.5 0.1 -0.6 0.7 0.0 -2.0 0.3 -0.3 1.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 -1.4 -1.5 0.5 0.4 1.6 Monthly May June 2004 2004 to to June July 2004 2004 -0.7 -1.4 -1.9 -7.9 4.0 -3.6 -13.9 -8.3 -1.9 0.1 0.8 -7.5 0.3 -2.6 -3.7 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.1 -1.9 0.4 -0.5 1.1 -0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.3 -2.5 0.7 -6.1 -1.5 -1.8 -10.3 8.5 2.7 1.9 0.4 -0.1 7.7 -0.5 2.8 4.8 0.9 -0.5 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 0.0 2.0 2.2 1.1 1.6 1.8 -1.2 1.0 -0.6 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 0.0 0.3 -2.6 -13.7 1.3 -6.5 -32.7 -9.7 -5.0 4.0 0.0 -20.5 0.3 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.4 2.1 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.1 -0.8 Description July 2004 1/ LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS.............................. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates................................... 2/ Other live animals and animal products....................... VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons....................................................... Cereals........................................................................ Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder.............................. ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS..................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO............................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants................................. Miscellaneous edible preparations............................... Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed........................... 2/ Other prepared foods................................................... MINERAL PRODUCTS...................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax............... PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES........................................................... Inorganic chemicals..................................................... Organic chemicals....................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................. Fertilizers..................................................................... Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks................................. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet................................. Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes....................... Photographic or cinematographic goods...................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF..................................... Plastics and articles thereof......................................... Rubber and articles thereof.......................................... RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC........................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather............................................. WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK..................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS................................................... Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... See footnotes at end of table 1.930 0.445 0.318 4.584 0.676 1.621 1.739 0.377 2.789 0.321 0.419 0.753 0.846 2.891 2.343 10.896 0.886 3.517 2.039 0.438 0.592 0.685 0.373 0.426 1.638 5.395 4.358 1.037 0.508 0.457 0.835 2.891 0.673 July 2004 August 2004 I 03 118.7 107.1 114.1 138.2 107.2 128.6 174.7 173.1 112.8 106.2 102.4 149.0 107.7 132.0 132.1 108.6 101.9 116.4 107.6 134.8 98.5 106.1 103.7 98.8 104.5 107.7 105.9 113.9 110.2 106.6 102.6 99.2 96.0 118.7 107.4 111.1 119.2 108.6 120.3 117.6 156.3 107.2 110.5 102.4 118.4 108.0 135.0 135.3 109.8 102.3 118.8 107.8 136.3 99.4 106.1 103.7 99.3 106.1 108.4 106.6 114.5 111.0 107.4 103.3 99.3 95.2 II 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 23 V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Harmonized System Relative Importance Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 2.8 0.7 -0.5 2.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.3 12.4 24.9 61.6 18.3 29.7 15.6 1.2 2.3 -0.3 0.8 -1.6 1.9 1.4 0.2 -0.3 2.4 -3.7 Percent Change April 2004 to May 2004 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 1.3 4.0 3.3 -6.8 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 0.2 -1.6 -0.6 -2.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 -2.2 0.1 -1.7 1.9 2.4 -2.9 0.3 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 June 2004 to July 2004 2.1 0.6 -0.9 -4.6 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.0 10.7 4.1 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.4 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 0.1 0.7 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.3 3.0 1.8 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 0.2 Description July 2004 1/ Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................. Printed material......................................................... TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES................................ Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof..... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100)................................ Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted............... 2/ Other textile and textile articles (200112=100)........... STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC......................................... Glass and glassware................................................. PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS........................ BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS..... Iron and steel............................................................ Articles of iron or steel............................................... Copper and articles thereof....................................... Aluminum and articles thereof................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal......................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC.. Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof...................... VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.............. Motor vehicles and their parts.................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES............. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES......... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1.580 0.638 2.873 0.737 0.494 0.375 1.267 0.802 0.483 2.250 5.073 1.268 1.357 0.406 0.808 0.402 0.463 33.581 18.562 15.019 14.627 9.106 6.072 1.475 0.837 0.490 July 2004 August 2004 48 49 XI 52 61 62 XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 98.4 108.0 97.9 92.8 95.1 95.7 106.4 99.3 96.3 101.9 124.4 169.3 120.0 122.3 107.4 101.9 110.7 95.0 99.9 89.4 106.8 102.5 101.2 99.2 103.2 94.3 98.5 108.8 97.7 91.8 95.4 95.7 106.4 99.4 96.4 102.6 125.9 169.8 123.6 124.5 108.9 102.4 110.7 95.0 100.0 89.5 107.1 102.7 101.4 100.0 104.6 94.5 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 14 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Annual Description Percentage of U.S. Imports 1/ 2/ Percent Change Monthly April 2004 to May 2004 May 2004 to June 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 July 2004 August 2004 Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 Industrialized Countries................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 49.276 45.418 3.591 105.0 103.0 133.8 106.2 103.6 142.0 7.7 5.6 27.9 0.6 0.1 5.7 0.2 -0.1 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 6.1 3/ Other Countries............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 50.724 43.453 7.173 98.3 96.1 126.3 100.2 96.8 135.4 6.6 2.0 29.3 1.7 0.7 5.7 -0.5 -0.1 -2.1 0.4 -0.1 2.5 1.9 0.7 7.2 Canada......................................................... Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.463 14.664 2.611 112.2 108.0 138.0 114.7 109.6 144.9 10.8 7.2 26.1 1.0 0.4 4.8 0.4 -0.3 3.9 0.0 -0.2 0.1 2.2 1.5 5.0 4/ European Union............................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 19.312 18.793 0.460 108.5 108.4 134.6 109.4 109.0 144.7 6.1 5.5 28.4 0.0 -0.2 5.4 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.8 0.6 7.5 5/ Latin America................................................ Manufactured Goods............................... Nonmanufactured Goods........................ 17.761 14.150 3.575 110.1 110.0 129.9 112.8 111.1 138.6 11.2 6.5 26.5 1.8 0.5 5.9 -1.1 -0.3 -3.3 1.4 0.7 3.2 2.5 1.0 6.7 Japan............................................................ 10.651 95.3 95.4 1.3 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.1 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries............ 8.019 90.8 90.8 -0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.0 1 Percentage of trade figures are based on 2002 trade values. 2 Defined according to the BEA definition for Industrialized Countries which includes Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 3 Defined according to the BEA definition for Other Countries, which includes Eastern Europe, Latin America, OPEC countries, and other countries in Asia, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Regions are not mutually exclusive. n.a. Not available 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services June 2003-June 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Annual June 2003 to June 2004 Percent Change Quarterly Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ March 2004 June 2004 June 2003 to Sept. 2003 Dec. 2003 to March 2004 March 2004 to June 2004 IMPORT Air Freight............................................... Europe (200312=100)...................... Asia.................................................. 4168 1407 2329 117.1 106.0 110.0 117.4 107.6 108.6 5.3 n.a. 4.4 4.8 n.a. 10.8 -1.6 n.a. -4.2 1.9 6.0 -0.4 0.3 1.5 -1.3 EXPORT Air Freight............................................... 2836 97.1 99.1 4.1 -0.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 Percent Change Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ July 2004 August 2004 April 2004 to May 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 IMPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... 18253 11250 2626 1916 126.6 121.5 124.4 123.1 126.2 121.1 125.6 122.3 -2.7 -7.4 2.3 7.4 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.2 9.7 11.1 17.1 1.8 2.8 1.3 2.1 7.5 -0.3 -0.3 1.0 -0.6 EXPORT Air Passenger Fares............................... Europe............................................. Asia.................................................. Latin America / Caribbean............... 20319 5394 8936 3413 129.6 159.5 111.7 136.9 139.6 158.8 136.1 136.2 9.3 -1.0 19.4 10.7 -0.2 -2.0 3.3 -2.6 0.2 4.0 -3.3 1.2 4.7 5.8 4.4 4.9 7.7 -0.4 21.8 -0.5 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 16 Table 10 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services June 2003-June 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Annual June 2003 to June 2004 Percent Change Quarterly Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ March 2004 June 2004 June 2003 to Sept. 2003 Dec. 2003 to March 2004 March 2004 to June 2004 INBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... Ocean Liner Freight.................................................... U.S. East Coast..................................................... From Atlantic................................................... From Pacific.................................................... U.S. West Coast.................................................... 7483 2466 4180 17817 6938 3022 2817 10879 116.2 107.0 107.3 119.1 114.8 121.6 110.8 122.5 116.5 107.8 106.8 121.1 116.0 119.2 113.5 124.9 6.5 n.a. 5.7 4.3 7.0 13.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 n.a. 7.1 0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 n.a. -1.0 1.4 3.4 7.3 -0.6 0.2 2.9 7.0 0.2 1.1 3.8 7.5 1.1 -0.4 0.3 0.7 -0.5 1.7 1.0 -2.0 2.4 2.0 OUTBOUND Air Freight................................................................... Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia....................................................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised one quarter after original publication. n.a. Not available 5193 1998 2365 96.1 101.8 96.0 98.9 106.6 97.6 3.7 n.a. 2.4 0.1 n.a. 0.4 -0.6 n.a. -0.3 1.3 1.8 0.6 2.9 4.7 1.7 Table 11 U.S. Inbound and Outbound Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services August 2003-August 2004 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Annual Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2004 Percent Change Monthly May 2004 to June 2004 Description Trade (Mil. of Dollars) 1/ July 2004 August 2004 April 2004 to May 2004 June 2004 to July 2004 July 2004 to Aug. 2004 INBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... Crude Oil Tanker Freight............................................ 38589 15654 12401 5604 2905 3434 112.7 115.9 113.0 107.8 105.7 n.a. 117.0 116.6 126.6 106.5 105.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -0.6 -2.8 3.3 -1.8 -1.8 -5.8 1.3 4.4 -1.9 1.3 0.7 -8.9 6.2 6.6 6.8 5.6 3.0 n.a. 3.8 0.6 12.0 -1.2 0.1 n.a. OUTBOUND Air Passenger Fares (200312=100)............................ Europe (200312=100)............................................ Asia (200312=100)................................................ Latin America / Caribbean (200312=100).............. Canada (200312=100)........................................... 1 Trade dollar values are based on 2000 trade values. NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. n.a. Not available 43898 21857 7190 9206 2982 118.3 127.1 117.4 104.9 108.2 117.7 126.6 118.3 104.0 109.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.2 0.8 0.6 -0.5 4.4 7.0 9.8 8.0 1.9 -0.6 3.6 1.7 8.6 3.8 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.8 -0.9 1.0 17 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are not seasonally adjusted. Price indexes for merchandise goods are reweighted annually, with a two-year lag in the 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 represent transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represent transactions inbound to and outbound from the U.S.). Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/mxp, or by calling (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 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 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. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. Services Price Indexes -- The Air Passenger Fares Indexes are calculated from data collected from a commercial airline reservation system. These data exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. The Crude Oil Tanker Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy, and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. The Air Freight and Ocean Liner Freight Indexes are calculated from data collected directly from companies. The trade dollar figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Fact sheets specifying detailed information for each services industry are available at http://www.bls.gov/mxp under “Publications and Other Documentation”. Revision Policy -- To reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents, monthly data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication and quarterly data may be revised one quarter after original publication. 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. 18 The import and export news release contains monthly price indexes at the two-digit level of detail. 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