Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Feb. 2009(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2009 |
Mar. 2009 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Mar. 2008 to Mar. 2009 |
Nov. 2008 to Dec. 2008 |
Dec. 2008 to Jan. 2009 |
Jan. 2009 to Feb. 2009 |
Feb. 2009 to Mar. 2009 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.523 | 155.6 | 154.7 | -4.9 | -3.8 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
0.765 | 121.0 | 122.0 | -7.1 | -4.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.411 | 148.3 | 144.8 | -5.4 | -2.3 | 1.1 | -2.3 | -2.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.611 | 184.1 | 174.6 | -28.8 | -8.6 | 11.4 | -3.7 | -5.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.594 | 103.8 | 100.4 | -17.2 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -3.3 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.980 | 197.0 | 186.7 | -40.4 | -12.8 | 18.7 | -6.6 | -5.2 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.393 | 198.5 | 183.7 | -29.9 | -8.4 | 13.1 | -1.6 | -7.5 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.485 | 136.8 | 135.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.393 | 124.8 | 124.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.2008=100) |
22 |
0.283 | 100.1 | 99.6 | - | - | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.517 | 189.6 | 174.9 | -11.6 | -4.2 | 7.6 | 4.2 | -7.8 |
Mineral products |
V |
3.481 | 184.7 | 173.0 | -43.2 | -13.7 | -4.5 | -4.4 | -6.3 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
3.011 | 179.5 | 166.6 | -44.3 | -15.4 | -2.1 | -4.7 | -7.2 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.742 | 134.3 | 134.0 | -4.4 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.382 | 205.5 | 205.5 | 11.6 | -2.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
3.046 | 126.3 | 127.0 | -18.8 | -5.4 | -3.5 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.776 | 118.1 | 116.7 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -1.2 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.545 | 113.0 | 113.0 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.721 | 120.3 | 119.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -5.4 | -0.7 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.424 | 116.7 | 116.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.808 | 129.8 | 129.2 | 5.1 | -1.1 | 2.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.382 | 132.3 | 130.2 | -5.3 | -4.0 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.6 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.337 | 126.3 | 123.7 | -7.2 | -4.1 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -2.1 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.045 | 159.3 | 159.6 | 2.9 | -3.9 | -1.7 | -2.9 | 0.2 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.284 | 83.6 | 81.2 | -30.6 | -14.4 | -11.2 | -0.4 | -2.9 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.598 | 106.9 | 105.3 | -6.1 | -0.7 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.396 | 106.8 | 106.5 | -8.7 | -2.5 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.491 | 88.5 | 89.6 | -30.6 | -8.4 | -4.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.368 | 113.6 | 113.0 | 2.0 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.537 | 115.6 | 114.3 | -5.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
2.019 | 103.6 | 102.4 | -6.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.543 | 91.1 | 86.1 | -24.9 | -2.8 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -5.5 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec.2008=100) |
XIII |
0.862 | 117.2 | 117.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.455 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.776 | 167.5 | 174.9 | -7.6 | -2.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.119 | 144.5 | 142.1 | -19.2 | -5.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.381 | 171.5 | 165.7 | -28.5 | -8.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -3.4 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.536 | 164.8 | 164.5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.331 | 119.8 | 119.4 | -54.8 | -29.1 | -8.3 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.670 | 96.1 | 95.6 | -36.4 | -6.4 | -4.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.407 | 121.8 | 121.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.360 | 127.7 | 116.8 | -8.8 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -8.5 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
31.579 | 95.0 | 94.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
18.236 | 105.1 | 104.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
13.343 | 84.0 | 83.8 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
15.862 | 118.9 | 119.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
9.197 | 107.5 | 107.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
6.319 | 107.1 | 107.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.572 | 105.8 | 105.8 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.762 | 114.4 | 114.4 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.688 | 93.0 | 93.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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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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