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: July 2008 to July 2009 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
June
2009(1)
Index Percent change
June
2009
July
2009
Annual Monthly
July
2008
to
July
2009
Mar.
2009
to
Apr.
2009
Apr.
2009
to
May
2009
May
2009
to
June
2009
June
2009
to
July
2009

Live animals; animal products

I

1.552 161.0 159.8 -10.2 0.4 0.8 2.4 -0.7

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

02

0.823 132.2 127.9 -14.0 0.2 3.1 4.2 -3.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.395 144.6 147.4 -1.7 1.5 -2.2 0.0 1.9

Vegetable products

II

5.075 205.7 187.9 -28.3 6.9 4.2 5.8 -8.7

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.577 102.4 104.0 -14.2 1.2 -1.5 2.7 1.6

Cereals

10

2.199 222.1 183.4 -43.2 8.6 1.3 8.1 -17.4

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

12

1.646 238.1 228.7 -24.1 9.3 9.9 8.0 -3.9

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.520 140.8 139.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 2.1 -0.9

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

0.367 118.2 117.5 -2.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.2008=100)

22

0.284 101.8 101.9 - -0.6 0.6 1.4 0.1

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.587 218.4 210.7 -2.9 4.2 6.1 9.3 -3.5

Mineral products

V

3.764 202.7 187.0 -50.6 7.3 2.7 8.8 -7.7

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

27

3.254 196.9 180.2 -52.9 8.3 3.1 9.8 -8.5

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.742 136.3 137.2 -7.7 -0.4 0.1 1.2 0.7

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.216 184.0 191.0 -5.7 -2.9 -2.7 -2.2 3.8

Organic chemicals

29

3.330 140.6 142.4 -17.6 0.1 1.5 3.2 1.3

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.679 116.1 115.5 -3.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.5

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

32

0.540 114.0 114.2 0.4 -1.8 0.4 1.5 0.2

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.737 125.2 124.9 2.4 0.2 1.4 1.4 -0.2

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

34

0.409 114.7 115.2 -4.0 -1.6 0.4 0.5 0.4

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.808 132.1 132.0 2.2 0.2 -0.9 2.6 -0.1

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.197 129.7 133.7 -8.8 -1.0 -0.1 0.6 3.1

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.234 125.2 129.2 -8.2 -0.1 0.1 1.1 3.2

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.963 148.9 152.7 -11.3 -4.8 -0.3 -1.6 2.6

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

VIII

0.266 79.2 86.4 -26.0 -4.0 -1.9 4.2 9.1

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

IX

0.565 102.4 99.6 -11.4 -0.8 -1.6 0.5 -2.7

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.371 107.3 107.1 -9.4 0.0 -0.5 1.4 -0.2

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.510 93.2 94.5 -27.8 1.1 -1.1 5.2 1.4

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

48

1.330 112.1 110.7 -2.2 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 -1.2

Printed material

49

0.532 116.1 117.3 -1.8 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

1.956 101.9 103.3 -6.0 -0.1 1.7 -0.9 1.4

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.536 91.3 95.5 -16.2 3.7 6.2 -3.5 4.6

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec.2008=100)

XIII

0.840 115.9 113.6 1.8 -0.4 0.1 0.1 -2.0

Glass and glassware

70

0.445 100.1 96.2 -2.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 -3.9

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

XIV

3.785 170.4 173.0 -6.9 -3.5 -1.0 2.2 1.5

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.030 144.1 145.1 -20.8 -0.6 1.8 0.0 0.7

Iron and steel

72

1.187 149.7 154.9 -38.2 -5.5 -2.6 -1.5 3.5

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.502 163.5 159.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -2.3

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.492 181.2 181.6 -30.8 16.6 25.4 2.9 0.2

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.691 100.5 104.1 -31.2 -1.7 5.5 1.2 3.6

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

82

0.401 121.9 122.6 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.339 122.0 122.0 -6.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0

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

XVI

31.245 95.4 95.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

17.974 105.1 105.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

13.271 84.8 85.1 -0.5 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.4

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

15.836 120.5 120.5 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

9.075 107.7 107.5 0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2

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

XVIII

6.261 107.7 108.1 0.9 -0.2 0.7 0.3 0.4

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.564 106.9 107.1 -1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.762 116.1 116.1 -0.5 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.680 93.3 93.4 -1.2 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2007 trade values.

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

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