Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: August 2007 to August 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
import-
ance
July
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
July
2008		 Aug.
2008		 Annual Monthly
Aug.
2007
to
Aug.
2008		 Apr.
2008
to
May
2008		 May
2008
to
June
2008		 June
2008
to
July
2008		 July
2008
to
Aug.
2008

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.642 178.3 182.2 14.0 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.2

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

 0.896 148.8 155.6 19.8 3.4 2.4 2.3 4.6

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.416 149.8 148.8 15.2 -1.1 0.1 0.5 -0.7

Vegetable products

II

 5.973 261.0 220.5 33.4 -0.6 2.6 9.1 -15.5

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.656 121.2 123.9 3.7 -0.2 0.7 -1.5 2.2

Cereals

10

 2.756 322.8 246.3 37.1 -4.0 0.4 9.9 -23.7

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

 1.961 298.9 249.3 50.2 2.0 8.8 15.3 -16.6

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

 2.338 138.5 135.9 11.8 0.0 1.0 1.5 -1.9

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

 0.426 120.6 120.6 4.6 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

 0.625 217.0 197.7 35.6 0.2 3.2 6.4 -8.9

Mineral products

V

 6.205 382.5 340.0 43.0 6.0 7.8 6.1 -11.1

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

 5.644 387.0 339.4 51.5 6.8 8.8 6.9 -12.3

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 11.869 149.2 148.0 11.4 0.7 1.9 2.6 -0.8

Inorganic chemicals

28

 1.180 197.9 198.4 20.8 1.9 1.5 2.9 0.3

Organic chemicals

29

 3.838 173.6 167.8 12.4 1.1 3.4 4.2 -3.3

Pharmaceutical products

30

 2.469 119.4 119.6 4.2 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.2

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

 0.513 113.8 114.9 0.4 -1.7 0.3 -0.8 1.0

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

 0.648 123.1 125.7 6.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.1

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

 0.394 120.0 121.4 4.8 1.4 0.8 1.2 1.2

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 1.608 129.2 129.5 8.1 0.6 0.5 2.7 0.2

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 5.323 146.8 149.5 12.4 0.8 1.9 3.2 1.8

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 4.275 140.9 143.6 11.4 0.6 1.6 2.6 1.9

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 1.048 172.9 175.6 16.8 1.5 2.9 5.6 1.6

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc.

VIII

 0.381 116.7 116.4 -2.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork

IX

 0.614 112.1 112.1 -0.2 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 2.448 118.1 118.3 5.5 -0.8 0.4 0.5 0.2

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

 0.691 130.9 130.9 13.0 -2.2 1.0 2.0 0.0

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

 1.259 113.1 113.6 4.0 -0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4

Printed material

49

 0.498 119.2 118.8 0.3 -0.2 0.3 -1.8 -0.3

Textile and textile articles

XI

 2.176 109.8 109.7 5.6 -0.6 0.4 1.7 -0.1

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

 0.699 114.0 112.8 15.1 -2.3 0.9 3.9 -1.1

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

 0.762 111.3 111.3 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0

Glass and glassware

70

 0.410 98.9 98.9 0.1 0.0 -0.7 0.0 0.0

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

 3.898 185.9 186.4 18.9 -2.2 -1.7 1.5 0.3

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 5.914 183.2 182.6 10.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 -0.3

Iron and steel

72

 1.629 250.8 249.7 28.5 1.7 2.9 3.1 -0.4

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.405 158.9 161.2 9.4 0.9 2.9 1.5 1.4

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.680 262.3 258.8 4.1 -1.6 -2.2 0.4 -1.3

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.981 151.2 148.8 0.9 -0.5 -2.7 0.4 -1.6

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

 0.368 118.9 118.9 3.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.354 130.3 130.7 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.3

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

 29.238 95.2 95.3 1.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 16.303 104.1 104.3 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

 12.935 85.5 85.5 0.5 -0.5 0.7 -0.7 0.0

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 13.417 116.8 116.9 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 7.909 106.9 106.9 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

 5.824 107.1 107.4 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 1.377 108.8 108.9 3.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

 0.730 116.7 116.8 2.8 0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 0.501 95.4 95.5 4.9 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.1

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available

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