Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Aug. 2012(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Sept. 2011 to Sept. 2012 |
May 2012 to June 2012 |
June 2012 to July 2012 |
July 2012 to Aug. 2012 |
Aug. 2012 to Sept. 2012 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.134 | 160.1 | 161.4 | -3.1 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.7 | 0.8 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.277 | 218.5 | 220.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.583 | 114.0 | 113.0 | -9.7 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.9 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.684 | 211.4 | 214.7 | 0.7 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.301 | 296.8 | 373.5 | 19.0 | 0.9 | -6.1 | -1.9 | 25.8 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.458 | 114.2 | 113.4 | -8.2 | -3.8 | -0.8 | -2.2 | -0.7 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.419 | 270.3 | 260.0 | -11.7 | -1.8 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -3.8 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.247 | 124.8 | 127.2 | -8.7 | -4.7 | -2.6 | -2.0 | 1.9 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.398 | 156.8 | 157.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.182 | 83.6 | 84.5 | -14.4 | -1.2 | -4.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.232 | 127.9 | 128.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.348 | 170.1 | 171.0 | 7.1 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.802 | 121.5 | 121.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Mineral products |
V |
22.729 | 331.3 | 345.8 | -1.1 | -8.3 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
22.419 | 327.6 | 342.1 | -1.0 | -8.4 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
8.392 | 150.2 | 150.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.995 | 395.1 | 397.7 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.476 | 139.0 | 138.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.055 | 116.9 | 117.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.438 | 136.4 | 136.4 | -9.5 | -2.6 | -12.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2011=100) |
32 |
0.182 | 103.3 | 103.2 | - | -0.8 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.418 | 124.5 | 123.5 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.475 | 101.9 | 102.1 | -4.4 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
3.112 | 151.2 | 151.0 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.888 | 142.5 | 142.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.224 | 167.9 | 166.9 | -4.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.594 | 126.3 | 126.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.546 | 127.1 | 127.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.677 | 143.8 | 145.8 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.205 | 113.7 | 113.5 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Pulp wood, waste paper, and paperboard (Dec. 2011=100) |
47 |
0.184 | 101.9 | 99.8 | - | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.803 | 108.2 | 108.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.259 | 114.9 | 114.6 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
2.036 | 105.7 | 104.9 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.935 | 117.4 | 117.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.636 | 108.4 | 108.8 | -3.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.353 | 119.0 | 119.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.150 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.766 | 132.1 | 132.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.247 | 125.7 | 126.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.230 | 142.1 | 142.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.290 | 126.8 | 127.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.217 | 195.5 | 199.4 | -7.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.820 | 185.1 | 183.9 | -7.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.087 | 231.8 | 227.2 | -13.1 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -2.0 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.428 | 160.6 | 159.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.440 | 339.6 | 342.9 | -13.3 | -4.0 | -4.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Nickel and articles thereof (Dec. 2009=100) |
75 |
0.128 | 97.4 | 95.0 | -24.9 | -3.3 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -2.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.684 | 133.4 | 132.6 | -12.0 | -2.1 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.368 | 128.5 | 129.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.417 | 136.0 | 136.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
24.999 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
12.613 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
12.386 | 81.7 | 81.8 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
10.386 | 116.2 | 116.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
9.575 | 115.3 | 115.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
0.716 | 118.7 | 118.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.237 | 103.9 | 104.0 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.979 | 101.4 | 101.4 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.197 | 129.9 | 129.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
3.736 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
1.991 | 116.2 | 116.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.539 | 105.0 | 104.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.206 | 136.6 | 136.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | -0.1 | -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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