Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by NAICS

Table 3. U.S. import 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
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

  12.175 79.5 82.7 -48.8 -16.4 -5.1 0.8 4.0

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

1.811 131.0 127.2 -4.1 11.5 -0.6 -5.8 -2.9

Crop production

111

1.339 142.2 134.0 -2.3 19.6 -0.4 -7.3 -5.8

Mining

21

10.364 74.2 78.1 -52.5 -20.1 -5.7 1.9 5.3

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100)

212

0.469 127.2 129.4 17.7 -0.8 -1.2 0.6 1.7

Manufactured articles

  87.280 105.2 105.4 -5.2 -2.5 -0.7 -0.2 0.2

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

11.120 107.2 107.0 -0.8 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Food manufacturing

311

2.575 115.9 115.1 -7.0 -2.1 -0.8 -1.7 -0.7

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

0.996 106.7 107.1 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.4

Textile mills

313

0.482 113.3 113.0 2.4 -1.2 1.6 0.7 -0.3

Textile product mills

314

0.869 101.0 100.9 -0.7 -0.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

315

4.517 102.7 102.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

1.681 107.8 107.8 3.8 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

17.606 105.7 107.6 -13.0 -7.2 -1.9 0.2 1.8

Wood product manufacturing

321

1.028 90.2 89.8 -1.0 -1.0 -1.8 -1.0 -0.4

Paper manufacturing

322

1.388 106.6 104.4 -3.9 -1.3 -1.6 -1.4 -2.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

2.716 72.0 82.9 -45.1 -30.6 -1.8 4.3 15.1

Chemical manufacturing

325

9.144 119.9 119.5 -2.9 -2.4 -2.8 -0.5 -0.3

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

1.992 113.1 112.6 3.6 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

1.222 117.9 117.7 6.1 -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

58.554 104.6 104.2 -3.4 -1.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4

Primary metal manufacturing

331

4.257 123.8 121.9 -27.4 -10.8 -4.2 -0.7 -1.5

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

3.046 118.1 117.0 1.8 -1.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9

Machinery manufacturing

333

7.344 111.4 111.2 2.3 0.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

16.271 89.4 89.1 -4.7 -0.7 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

4.311 112.8 112.5 2.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

16.082 105.2 105.1 1.0 -0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337

1.701 110.4 110.6 4.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

5.542 110.3 110.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.6 -0.2

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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