Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6 U.S. Export 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 |
1.704 | 181.9 | 184.0 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
0.953 | 155.4 | 156.8 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.421 | 149.1 | 148.8 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Vegetable products |
II |
5.146 | 221.1 | 223.7 | 25.4 | 2.6 | 9.2 | -15.4 | 1.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.683 | 124.0 | 119.2 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 2.3 | -3.9 |
Cereals |
10 |
2.139 | 246.3 | 267.5 | 33.0 | 0.4 | 9.9 | -23.7 | 8.6 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.664 | 249.3 | 238.7 | 36.7 | 8.8 | 15.3 | -16.6 | -4.3 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.334 | 135.9 | 136.6 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.433 | 120.5 | 120.7 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.582 | 198.9 | 204.3 | 33.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | -8.3 | 2.7 |
Mineral products |
V |
5.572 | 337.7 | 327.1 | 35.6 | 7.8 | 5.5 | -11.2 | -3.1 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
4.997 | 336.8 | 327.0 | 42.7 | 8.8 | 6.2 | -12.4 | -2.9 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.959 | 147.8 | 147.0 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.302 | 200.7 | 206.2 | 23.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
4.024 | 167.4 | 164.5 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -3.2 | -1.7 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.666 | 118.6 | 117.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.562 | 114.8 | 115.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.713 | 124.7 | 123.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.434 | 121.6 | 122.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.753 | 129.5 | 129.7 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.491 | 148.9 | 148.0 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.411 | 142.9 | 141.4 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.080 | 175.2 | 177.5 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.386 | 116.2 | 115.0 | -3.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.627 | 112.6 | 111.7 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.495 | 118.3 | 117.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.703 | 130.9 | 130.1 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.286 | 113.5 | 113.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.506 | 119.0 | 117.4 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
2.212 | 109.8 | 109.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.704 | 112.8 | 110.5 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.775 | 111.3 | 111.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.417 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.975 | 186.4 | 170.0 | 7.5 | -1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -8.8 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
6.001 | 182.8 | 176.7 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -3.3 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.651 | 249.9 | 234.2 | 22.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | -6.3 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.452 | 161.5 | 160.6 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.683 | 258.8 | 249.0 | 3.7 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -3.8 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.982 | 148.8 | 138.4 | -1.8 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -1.6 | -7.0 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.378 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.361 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.733 | 95.2 | 95.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.605 | 104.3 | 104.0 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
13.128 | 85.3 | 85.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.659 | 116.9 | 117.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.053 | 107.0 | 107.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.943 | 107.4 | 107.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.396 | 108.4 | 108.7 | 3.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.743 | 116.8 | 117.7 | 4.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.503 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -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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Last Modified Date: October 10, 2008
