Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Aug. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2008 |
Sept. 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2008 |
May 2008 to June 2008 |
June 2008 to July 2008 |
July 2008 to Aug. 2008 |
Aug. 2008 to Sept. 2008 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.110 | 149.1 | 145.0 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -2.7 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.263 | 181.0 | 173.7 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | -4.0 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.522 | 109.3 | 106.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -2.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.293 | 164.6 | 163.0 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.316 | 219.8 | 216.7 | 9.1 | -2.7 | 5.6 | 2.7 | -1.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.390 | 115.0 | 116.6 | 15.4 | 5.5 | -4.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.242 | 173.3 | 173.0 | 17.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.062 | 142.7 | 140.7 | 11.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.173 | 114.8 | 111.8 | - | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.215 | 140.5 | 140.1 | 9.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.741 | 120.4 | 117.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
28.165 | 395.3 | 359.2 | 46.1 | 9.0 | 3.5 | -8.7 | -9.1 |
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100) |
25 |
0.191 | 103.4 | 103.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
27.591 | 397.6 | 360.6 | 46.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 | -8.9 | -9.3 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
6.990 | 142.3 | 143.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.947 | 272.2 | 295.4 | 33.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.270 | 134.7 | 134.4 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.061 | 114.2 | 113.8 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty |
32 |
0.149 | 107.1 | 109.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.372 | 126.0 | 124.4 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.378 | 102.1 | 99.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
2.694 | 137.9 | 137.4 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.776 | 135.0 | 135.2 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.918 | 143.5 | 141.8 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.524 | 113.3 | 112.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.482 | 113.8 | 113.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.088 | 121.4 | 122.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.327 | 118.2 | 117.8 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.923 | 114.9 | 114.0 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
Printed matter |
49 |
0.226 | 118.2 | 120.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
4.488 | 104.1 | 103.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.617 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.763 | 102.5 | 101.8 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.454 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.078 | 106.4 | 106.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
0.904 | 105.4 | 105.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.876 | 119.1 | 119.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.325 | 115.6 | 115.6 | 11.7 | -0.1 | 8.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.272 | 123.3 | 123.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.279 | 116.6 | 116.7 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.527 | 152.8 | 141.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -2.8 | -7.3 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
7.086 | 209.7 | 206.2 | 21.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
2.408 | 317.7 | 317.8 | 54.3 | 8.1 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.711 | 166.8 | 167.0 | 28.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.806 | 322.3 | 302.0 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -6.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.968 | 158.9 | 151.1 | 6.5 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -4.9 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.330 | 116.4 | 116.6 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.408 | 130.5 | 130.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
21.479 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
11.056 | 89.0 | 88.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
10.423 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
11.038 | 109.8 | 109.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
10.232 | 109.0 | 108.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
0.724 | 112.2 | 112.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
2.571 | 101.8 | 101.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.302 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.202 | 121.9 | 121.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
3.372 | 107.3 | 107.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
1.965 | 113.0 | 113.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.226 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.181 | 113.3 | 113.1 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
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