Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2008 to March 2009 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2009(1)		 Index Percent change
Dec.
2008		 Jan.
2009		 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

Nonmanufactured articles

   6.097 114.1 (r)122.4 118.4 111.2 -32.3 -6.9 (r)7.3 (r)-3.3 -6.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 4.845 (r)128.8 (r)143.1 (r)138.1 129.2 -31.6 (r)-7.2 11.1 -3.5 -6.4

Crop production

111

 4.477 131.8 (r)147.3 141.7 132.0 -33.1 -7.6 (r)11.8 (r)-3.8 -6.8

Oilseed and grain farming

1111

 3.044 145.3 173.8 165.7 153.2 -39.4 -11.1 19.6 -4.7 -7.5

Soybean farming

11111

 1.128 140.6 168.1 165.2 146.0 -37.8 -9.3 19.6 -1.7 -11.6

Wheat farming

11114

 0.706 130.8 154.9 145.5 134.9 -56.4 -7.0 18.4 -6.1 -7.3

Corn farming

11115

 0.983 143.2 179.0 166.7 158.5 -32.6 -17.1 25.0 -6.9 -4.9

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

1113

 0.556 (r)100.0 (r)96.8 95.0 89.3 -22.6 (r)1.6 -3.2 (r)-1.9 -6.0

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

11133

 0.485 (r)80.8 (r)79.2 77.3 71.9 -28.9 (r)1.4 -2.0 (r)-2.4 -7.0

Other crop farming

1119

 0.572 138.3 137.2 133.8 125.5 -28.1 -2.5 -0.8 -2.5 -6.2

Cotton farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11192

 0.433 89.2 88.8 87.0 80.5 -30.5 -1.9 -0.4 -2.0 -7.5

Mining

21

 1.252 81.5 (r)76.7 (r)75.2 71.6 -33.8 -5.6 (r)-5.9 (r)-2.0 -4.8

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

 0.936 90.8 (r)84.6 (r)84.4 83.9 -17.8 -0.9 (r)-6.8 -0.2 -0.6

Coal mining (Dec. 2007=100)

2121

 0.451 105.8 106.7 108.8 108.3 8.0 -1.8 0.9 2.0 -0.5

Manufactured articles

   92.257 107.3 107.4 (r)107.2 106.9 -3.3 -1.6 0.1 (r)-0.2 -0.3

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 6.547 (r)117.0 (r)117.3 (r)117.7 117.3 -2.2 (r)-2.8 (r)0.3 (r)0.3 -0.3

Food manufacturing

311

 4.356 (r)129.0 (r)130.1 (r)130.6 129.9 -2.8 (r)-3.7 (r)0.9 (r)0.4 -0.5

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 1.076 (r)159.5 (r)161.3 (r)164.4 157.4 -7.9 (r)-5.3 (r)1.1 (r)1.9 -4.3

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.767 153.5 (r)156.8 (r)162.8 153.9 -11.7 -6.3 (r)2.1 (r)3.8 -5.5

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.409 131.4 (r)132.7 (r)134.4 136.8 4.5 -0.7 (r)1.0 (r)1.3 1.8

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 1.070 109.8 (r)110.4 (r)110.9 110.3 -15.7 -8.3 (r)0.5 0.5 -0.5

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.435 (r)140.2 (r)136.6 (r)132.9 129.7 4.7 (r)-1.0 (r)-2.6 (r)-2.7 -2.4

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.574 123.6 124.6 (r)124.8 124.8 4.8 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.0

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.510 103.4 103.5 (r)103.8 104.8 -0.8 0.0 0.1 (r)0.3 1.0

Apparel manufacturing

315

 0.392 101.6 101.6 101.6 101.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

3152

 0.319 101.6 101.6 101.5 101.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 21.692 109.8 109.2 (r)107.9 106.5 -11.5 -4.4 -0.5 (r)-1.2 -1.3

Wood product manufacturing

321

 0.475 110.4 (r)108.9 (r)108.8 108.2 -3.9 -0.5 -1.4 -0.1 -0.6

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.953 114.3 112.7 (r)112.5 111.9 -1.7 -1.2 -1.4 (r)-0.2 -0.5

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 1.145 120.5 117.7 (r)117.6 116.1 -2.5 -1.1 -2.3 (r)-0.1 -1.3

Pulp mills

32211

 0.378 117.5 113.2 109.6 107.3 -12.8 -2.3 -3.7 -3.2 -2.1

Paper mills

32212

 0.759 122.2 120.2 (r)122.0 121.1 3.5 -0.5 -1.6 (r)1.5 -0.7

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.808 106.9 106.8 106.5 106.9 -0.7 -1.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 1.990 97.4 (r)95.6 (r)88.4 81.8 -49.7 -18.6 (r)-1.8 (r)-7.5 -7.5

Chemical manufacturing

325

 14.191 (r)111.9 (r)111.3 110.9 110.1 -6.4 (r)-3.2 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.4 -0.7

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 4.682 (r)110.1 (r)107.6 (r)106.1 106.5 -14.8 (r)-5.2 (r)-2.3 (r)-1.4 0.4

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 3.022 (r)103.2 (r)99.3 (r)98.1 98.3 -18.6 (r)-6.2 (r)-3.8 (r)-1.2 0.2

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 2.861 (r)104.4 (r)102.6 (r)101.2 98.7 -9.9 (r)-6.8 -1.7 (r)-1.4 -2.5

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.688 (r)108.8 (r)111.8 (r)114.7 113.6 2.3 (r)-0.3 (r)2.8 (r)2.6 -1.0

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 1.036 114.5 (r)114.4 (r)109.7 109.1 0.2 0.7 (r)-0.1 (r)-4.1 -0.5

Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing

32561

 0.478 115.6 112.1 110.8 110.3 1.3 -0.1 -3.0 -1.2 -0.5

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.558 113.5 (r)116.2 (r)108.7 108.0 -0.8 1.5 (r)2.4 (r)-6.5 -0.6

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

3259

 0.834 117.2 118.3 118.4 117.8 8.4 -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.5

All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

32599

 0.771 119.2 120.4 120.5 119.8 9.4 -0.1 1.0 0.1 -0.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 2.218 109.3 (r)109.9 (r)108.7 107.9 0.5 -1.2 (r)0.5 (r)-1.1 -0.7

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 1.515 (r)106.8 (r)106.8 (r)105.3 103.9 -0.9 (r)-1.6 (r)0.0 (r)-1.4 -1.3

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.317 104.3 102.2 97.1 94.0 -11.4 -3.1 -2.0 -5.0 -3.2

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.894 (r)107.3 (r)108.1 (r)107.7 106.5 1.5 (r)-1.5 (r)0.7 (r)-0.4 -1.1

Rubber product manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3262

 0.703 109.4 111.4 (r)110.9 111.6 3.5 -0.5 1.8 (r)-0.4 0.6

Tire manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32621

 0.369 110.6 112.9 (r)112.3 113.6 6.0 -1.1 2.1 (r)-0.5 1.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 0.866 112.2 113.1 111.8 112.2 3.3 0.3 0.8 -1.1 0.4

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.410 103.8 104.3 104.3 104.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 64.018 105.3 105.6 (r)105.7 105.8 -0.3 -0.5 0.3 (r)0.1 0.1

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 4.209 119.6 119.7 (r)119.3 121.7 -17.4 -5.3 0.1 (r)-0.3 2.0

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 0.604 121.0 115.1 114.3 105.0 -17.8 -8.5 -4.9 -0.7 -8.1

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.430 124.1 130.1 (r)135.6 143.8 -18.2 -5.0 4.8 (r)4.2 6.0

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 1.580 155.8 168.5 176.2 190.9 4.4 -5.5 8.2 4.6 8.3

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

33142

 0.277 79.7 76.9 (r)79.3 78.6 -28.5 3.8 -3.5 (r)3.1 -0.9

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

33149

 0.574 94.1 94.8 (r)98.5 101.3 -42.4 -7.8 0.7 (r)3.9 2.8

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.895 (r)118.9 (r)121.8 (r)121.9 120.6 5.1 (r)0.2 (r)2.4 0.1 -1.1

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.469 123.4 (r)125.1 (r)125.1 124.8 5.9 0.0 (r)1.4 (r)0.0 -0.2

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.793 (r)124.1 124.7 (r)124.8 124.8 5.0 (r)0.0 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 0.0

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.676 122.8 (r)125.6 (r)125.7 125.0 7.0 0.1 (r)2.3 0.1 -0.6

Machinery manufacturing

333

 12.901 111.3 (r)111.9 (r)112.0 112.0 3.5 -0.1 (r)0.5 0.1 0.0

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 3.731 113.7 (r)114.6 (r)115.2 115.1 4.4 0.0 (r)0.8 (r)0.5 -0.1

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.797 105.4 (r)106.7 (r)107.2 107.2 7.0 0.0 (r)1.2 0.5 0.0

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 1.710 115.5 (r)117.0 (r)118.0 117.8 4.8 0.0 (r)1.3 (r)0.9 -0.2

Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

33313

 1.225 114.1 (r)113.9 (r)113.8 113.8 2.0 0.1 (r)-0.2 -0.1 0.0

Industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3332

 1.758 102.9 (r)103.1 (r)102.9 102.6 0.6 -0.1 (r)0.2 (r)-0.2 -0.3

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 1.204 (r)102.3 (r)102.8 (r)102.8 103.0 -0.2 (r)-0.6 (r)0.5 (r)0.0 0.2

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

3334

 0.668 113.3 114.2 114.2 114.2 4.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.628 (r)107.2 (r)108.8 (r)108.9 108.5 1.4 (r)0.4 (r)1.5 (r)0.1 -0.4

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 2.184 115.6 (r)116.3 (r)115.4 115.4 7.0 -0.1 (r)0.6 (r)-0.8 0.0

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 2.730 114.3 114.3 (r)114.7 115.1 3.7 -0.1 0.0 (r)0.3 0.3

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.641 118.9 (r)118.6 (r)118.7 120.1 7.5 -0.3 -0.3 (r)0.1 1.2

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.457 109.7 110.7 (r)110.7 110.7 0.4 -0.2 0.9 (r)0.0 0.0

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 1.632 113.6 113.5 114.2 114.2 3.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 0.0

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 16.574 92.9 (r)92.2 92.5 92.2 -3.7 -0.2 (r)-0.8 (r)0.3 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.614 (r)81.4 (r)80.5 (r)80.2 79.4 -8.4 (r)-1.0 -1.1 (r)-0.4 -1.0

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 2.324 98.0 (r)98.4 (r)98.5 98.8 0.2 0.2 (r)0.4 (r)0.1 0.3

Telephone apparatus manufacturing (Dec.2008=100)

33421

 0.661 100.0 101.0 101.0 101.0 - - 1.0 0.0 0.0

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 0.795 (r)104.8 (r)105.2 (r)105.3 105.3 1.3 (r)0.3 0.4 (r)0.1 0.0

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 5.617 91.8 (r)90.1 (r)91.4 91.1 -4.4 -0.1 (r)-1.9 (r)1.4 -0.3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 3.919 105.8 106.2 106.0 105.8 0.6 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.661 (r)106.8 (r)107.1 (r)107.0 107.1 0.1 (r)-0.3 (r)0.3 (r)-0.1 0.1

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.401 (r)106.8 (r)107.2 (r)107.1 107.2 3.6 (r)-0.3 (r)0.4 -0.1 0.1

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.405 (r)105.9 (r)106.6 (r)106.8 107.0 2.0 (r)0.2 0.7 (r)0.2 0.2

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.673 107.9 (r)108.2 (r)107.8 107.7 -1.7 -0.5 (r)0.3 (r)-0.4 -0.1

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.453 111.1 110.6 109.8 108.8 -2.9 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.9

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.752 (r)103.4 (r)104.6 (r)105.0 105.0 -1.4 (r)0.1 1.2 (r)0.4 0.0

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 18.394 (r)107.9 (r)109.0 (r)109.2 109.5 3.2 (r)0.1 1.0 0.2 0.3

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

 4.616 102.4 102.6 102.3 102.2 0.6 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.1

Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing

33611

 3.326 102.0 102.1 101.6 101.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.5 -0.1

Heavy duty truck manufacturing

33612

 1.290 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 1.4 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0

Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (Dec.2008=100)

3362

 0.323 100.0 99.9 98.3 98.5 - - -0.1 -1.6 0.2

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

 4.716 104.3 104.6 104.8 105.2 1.5 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4

Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing

33631

 0.673 101.4 101.5 101.5 101.5 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing (Dec.2008=100)

33632

 0.406 100.0 101.9 102.2 101.8 - - 1.9 0.3 -0.4

Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing

33635

 0.557 102.5 103.3 (r)103.4 103.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 (r)0.1 -0.2

Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing

33639

 2.339 103.9 (r)103.9 104.2 105.0 2.3 -0.2 (r)0.0 (r)0.3 0.8

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3364

 8.225 (r)114.7 (r)117.1 (r)117.6 118.2 6.2 (r)0.5 (r)2.1 0.4 0.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

 5.041 (r)111.5 111.3 (r)110.7 110.7 4.3 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.5 0.0

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

3391

 1.994 103.0 (r)105.4 (r)105.4 105.5 2.1 -0.1 (r)2.3 0.0 0.1

Doll, toy, and game manufacturing (Dec.2008=100)

33993

 0.371 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0

All other miscellaneous manufacturing

33999

 0.494 114.7 114.8 114.8 114.8 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

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

5111

 0.433 (r)96.1 96.1 96.2 95.0 -5.0 (r)-0.2 (r)0.0 0.1 -1.2

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

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 9, 2009