Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: August 2007 to August 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
July
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
May
2008		 June
2008		 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

Nonmanufactured articles

   7.733 156.6 160.2 (r)170.5 147.8 24.9 -0.6 2.3 (r)6.4 -13.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 6.340 176.2 180.4 (r)196.9 167.8 29.6 -1.7 2.4 9.1 -14.8

Crop production

111

 5.996 183.8 188.4 (r)206.4 174.3 32.2 -1.8 2.5 (r)9.6 -15.6

Oilseed and grain farming

1111

 4.252 229.4 238.1 268.1 207.0 41.3 -2.8 3.8 12.6 -22.8

Soybean farming

11111

 1.618 208.4 229.8 266.6 212.2 55.2 2.9 10.3 16.0 -20.4

Wheat farming

11114

 0.693 211.8 200.5 204.4 173.7 12.1 -16.7 -5.3 1.9 -15.0

Corn farming

11115

 1.617 248.2 256.2 297.4 209.2 39.1 -0.1 3.2 16.1 -29.7

Fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2006=100)

1113

 0.615 113.7 114.6 (r)112.7 114.3 8.0 -1.0 0.8 (r)-1.7 1.4

Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11133

 0.506 96.5 96.1 (r)94.2 94.6 - -1.1 -0.4 (r)-2.0 0.4

Other crop farming

1119

 0.899 166.7 168.8 178.6 176.5 26.6 -2.1 1.3 5.8 -1.2

Cotton farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11192

 0.531 108.0 107.4 111.5 109.8 - -3.0 -0.6 3.8 -1.5

Mining

21

 1.393 113.1 115.1 (r)110.2 102.7 9.8 3.9 1.8 (r)-4.3 -6.8

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

 0.833 100.0 99.1 (r)98.8 100.5 1.3 0.3 -0.9 (r)-0.3 1.7

Coal mining (Dec. 2007=100)

2121

 0.348 99.3 99.3 102.6 105.6 - 2.1 0.0 3.3 2.9

Manufactured articles

   89.401 112.1 113.3 114.5 113.9 7.3 0.5 1.1 1.1 -0.5

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 6.820 123.4 125.2 (r)126.9 126.7 13.6 1.3 1.5 (r)1.4 -0.2

Food manufacturing

311

 4.567 139.3 141.9 (r)144.4 143.8 20.2 2.1 1.9 (r)1.8 -0.4

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 1.215 184.2 (r)189.7 (r)197.4 187.5 52.3 4.8 (r)3.0 (r)4.1 -5.0

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.882 179.6 (r)184.7 (r)196.1 184.2 47.6 2.2 (r)2.8 (r)6.2 -6.1

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.386 132.9 131.8 131.6 131.1 8.2 -0.3 -0.8 -0.2 -0.4

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 1.337 136.9 140.3 144.8 148.5 16.5 2.5 2.5 3.2 2.6

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.416 125.7 125.8 126.3 126.7 20.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.554 120.9 121.6 121.3 122.2 8.7 0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.7

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.476 (r)106.6 106.8 (r)106.6 107.0 4.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 (r)-0.2 0.4

Apparel manufacturing

315

 0.447 101.0 101.1 100.9 101.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.4

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

3152

 0.348 101.2 101.4 101.1 101.6 0.9 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.5

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 24.130 124.3 127.8 (r)131.9 128.7 15.2 1.7 2.8 (r)3.2 -2.4

Wood product manufacturing

321

 0.496 112.1 112.0 111.4 111.4 0.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.0

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.863 115.2 115.6 (r)116.0 116.1 4.8 0.1 0.3 (r)0.3 0.1

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 1.085 121.5 122.1 122.4 123.2 6.9 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.7

Pulp mills

32211

 0.406 126.9 127.2 126.5 127.3 9.6 1.3 0.2 -0.6 0.6

Paper mills

32212

 0.672 118.6 119.4 120.3 120.8 5.2 -0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.778 107.7 107.7 (r)108.3 107.6 1.9 0.1 0.0 (r)0.6 -0.6

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 4.389 181.9 (r)200.6 (r)216.0 185.9 51.4 6.9 10.3 (r)7.7 -13.9

Chemical manufacturing

325

 14.430 (r)120.1 122.2 (r)125.8 126.0 13.0 (r)0.9 1.7 2.9 0.2

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 5.335 (r)128.8 (r)132.5 (r)137.2 134.3 15.6 (r)1.3 2.9 (r)3.5 -2.1

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 3.713 124.3 128.4 (r)134.4 130.4 14.2 1.2 3.3 (r)4.7 -3.0

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 2.973 112.1 115.1 (r)120.9 124.8 18.6 1.3 2.7 (r)5.0 3.2

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.239 111.9 111.9 (r)112.0 112.3 3.7 0.1 0.0 (r)0.1 0.3

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 0.944 111.0 111.1 (r)112.3 114.6 5.9 0.9 0.1 (r)1.1 2.0

Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing

32561

 0.446 (r)111.8 112.7 (r)114.1 115.5 4.7 (r)2.0 (r)0.8 (r)1.2 1.2

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.498 (r)110.2 (r)109.8 (r)110.7 113.8 7.1 (r)0.0 (r)-0.4 (r)0.8 2.8

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

3259

 0.747 111.9 111.8 113.5 114.3 5.2 0.4 -0.1 1.5 0.7

All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

32599

 0.691 113.1 113.0 114.9 115.8 5.9 0.5 -0.1 1.7 0.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 2.090 (r)108.2 (r)109.4 (r)110.5 111.0 5.4 (r)0.3 (r)1.1 (r)1.0 0.5

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 1.429 (r)105.5 (r)105.9 (r)106.6 106.9 3.6 (r)0.4 0.4 (r)0.7 0.3

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.332 106.1 106.8 107.2 109.1 4.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 1.8

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.822 (r)105.6 (r)106.1 (r)106.7 106.6 3.6 (r)0.1 (r)0.5 (r)0.6 -0.1

Rubber product manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3262

 0.661 108.9 111.7 (r)114.1 114.7 9.3 0.2 2.6 (r)2.1 0.5

Tire manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32621

 0.352 109.4 113.8 (r)116.6 117.2 10.6 0.7 4.0 (r)2.5 0.5

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 0.777 (r)108.5 (r)108.6 (r)108.9 109.0 2.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 0.1

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.378 (r)104.5 (r)103.7 (r)103.8 103.8 0.9 (r)0.0 -0.8 (r)0.1 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 58.451 106.7 (r)107.0 107.2 107.4 3.6 0.0 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.2

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 4.871 (r)151.1 (r)152.4 (r)154.5 155.2 24.1 (r)-0.5 (r)0.9 (r)1.4 0.5

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 0.646 139.8 144.4 (r)151.0 150.5 27.8 5.9 3.3 (r)4.6 -0.3

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.754 175.8 (r)175.0 175.6 174.5 29.2 -3.0 -0.5 (r)0.3 -0.6

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 1.205 (r)180.4 (r)176.5 (r)176.9 185.8 37.2 -5.3 -2.2 0.2 5.0

Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying (Dec. 2007=100)

33142

 0.410 114.8 111.6 112.7 111.5 - 1.4 -2.8 1.0 -1.1

Nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, extruding,

33149

 1.139 175.7 179.7 (r)180.4 168.7 31.1 -2.0 2.3 0.4 -6.5

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.616 115.4 116.2 (r)117.6 118.6 5.5 0.3 0.7 (r)1.2 0.9

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.313 (r)118.5 (r)118.9 (r)121.3 123.0 7.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 (r)2.0 1.4

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.721 119.3 119.5 (r)122.7 124.2 7.5 0.2 0.2 (r)2.7 1.2

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.592 117.8 (r)118.2 (r)119.7 121.7 6.6 0.1 (r)0.3 (r)1.3 1.7

Machinery manufacturing

333

 11.481 109.3 (r)109.5 (r)110.2 110.8 4.7 0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.6 0.5

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 3.063 (r)111.4 111.7 (r)112.3 112.5 3.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.3 (r)0.5 0.2

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.661 101.9 101.9 (r)102.7 102.7 - 0.0 0.0 (r)0.8 0.0

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 1.359 (r)113.6 (r)114.3 (r)115.0 115.4 4.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3

Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

33313

 1.042 111.9 112.0 112.3 112.5 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2

Industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3332

 1.624 102.6 (r)102.9 (r)103.5 103.6 - 0.1 (r)0.3 (r)0.6 0.1

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 1.174 104.7 104.7 104.2 104.4 3.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.2

Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

 0.652 (r)109.6 (r)109.5 (r)110.1 110.0 1.4 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 (r)0.5 -0.1

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.639 (r)107.9 (r)107.4 (r)107.0 106.3 3.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.4 -0.7

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 1.868 109.7 109.7 (r)112.5 115.0 9.2 0.1 0.0 (r)2.6 2.2

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 2.462 112.1 112.2 112.7 113.1 5.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.570 112.4 112.7 113.7 113.7 4.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.0

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.381 (r)110.9 (r)110.7 (r)112.0 111.0 3.4 (r)0.5 (r)-0.2 (r)1.2 -0.9

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 1.511 112.2 (r)112.3 (r)112.4 113.3 6.1 0.7 (r)0.1 0.1 0.8

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 15.766 (r)95.4 (r)95.8 (r)95.0 94.8 -1.4 (r)-0.2 0.4 (r)-0.8 -0.2

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.571 85.8 85.1 84.3 83.5 -8.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.9 -0.9

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 1.889 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 0.716 103.1 102.8 102.8 102.8 1.0 0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 5.909 (r)94.9 (r)96.7 (r)95.1 95.1 0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)1.9 (r)-1.7 0.0

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 3.547 (r)106.2 (r)106.2 (r)106.2 106.8 3.8 (r)0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.445 106.6 106.5 (r)106.9 107.2 2.4 -0.1 -0.1 (r)0.4 0.3

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.375 105.2 105.7 107.2 107.3 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.1

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.245 104.7 (r)104.7 (r)104.9 105.4 2.4 -0.2 (r)0.0 (r)0.2 0.5

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.644 (r)108.6 108.2 108.4 108.5 2.1 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.4 0.2 0.1

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.428 113.2 114.3 114.5 114.6 5.9 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.1

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.751 (r)103.7 (r)102.4 (r)102.7 102.4 -1.8 (r)-1.2 -1.3 0.3 -0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 15.740 106.7 106.9 (r)107.1 107.1 2.6 0.2 0.2 (r)0.2 0.0

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

 3.736 101.8 101.8 101.8 101.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing

33611

 2.619 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Heavy duty truck manufacturing

33612

 1.117 102.9 102.9 103.0 103.1 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

 4.421 (r)104.1 (r)103.9 (r)104.0 104.1 1.5 (r)0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing

33631

 0.592 101.5 101.0 101.1 101.1 0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.0

Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing

33635

 0.528 102.7 102.5 101.9 101.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 0.0

Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing

33639

 2.189 103.3 103.4 (r)103.7 103.9 2.1 0.0 0.1 (r)0.3 0.2

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3364

 6.869 112.3 112.8 (r)113.0 113.0 4.3 0.3 0.4 (r)0.2 0.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

 4.207 106.6 (r)106.9 107.8 107.9 3.5 0.4 (r)0.3 (r)0.8 0.1

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

3391

 1.756 (r)103.7 (r)103.8 (r)104.0 104.1 1.3 (r)0.6 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.1

All other miscellaneous manufacturing

33999

 0.449 110.5 111.3 112.0 112.4 4.4 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.4

Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers (Dec. 2007=100)

5111

 0.448 100.0 100.2 (r)98.3 97.9 - -0.1 0.2 (r)-1.9 -0.4

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

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

 

Last Modified Date: September 11, 2008