Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Sept. 2008(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2008 |
Oct. 2008 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Oct. 2007 to Oct. 2008 |
June 2008 to July 2008 |
July 2008 to Aug. 2008 |
Aug. 2008 to Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2008 to Oct. 2008 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.700 | 180.2 | 177.9 | 14.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
0.935 | 151.5 | 147.6 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -2.6 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.420 | 147.8 | 148.5 | 12.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
Vegetable products |
II |
5.259 | 224.3 | 198.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | -15.4 | 1.1 | -11.6 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.661 | 119.2 | 111.9 | -11.4 | -1.5 | 2.3 | -3.9 | -6.1 |
Cereals |
10 |
2.341 | 267.5 | 227.5 | 2.8 | 9.9 | -23.7 | 8.6 | -15.0 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.618 | 240.7 | 203.0 | 9.3 | 16.3 | -16.5 | -4.4 | -15.7 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.366 | 136.8 | 132.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.437 | 120.9 | 122.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.598 | 202.6 | 170.6 | 5.0 | 6.4 | -8.3 | 1.9 | -15.8 |
Mineral products |
V |
5.390 | 324.4 | 294.7 | 18.9 | 5.1 | -11.4 | -3.4 | -9.2 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
4.823 | 322.8 | 289.7 | 22.7 | 5.8 | -12.6 | -3.5 | -10.3 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.956 | 146.7 | 145.8 | 10.5 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.280 | 210.2 | 212.7 | 28.3 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
3.786 | 167.6 | 166.0 | 13.6 | 3.9 | -2.1 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.481 | 117.5 | 116.9 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.531 | 115.4 | 115.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.661 | 122.9 | 122.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.413 | 123.1 | 123.2 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.643 | 129.2 | 129.9 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.529 | 148.8 | 148.7 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.427 | 142.4 | 141.7 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.102 | 177.6 | 180.5 | 19.9 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.385 | 115.1 | 114.1 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.629 | 112.2 | 112.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.505 | 117.9 | 116.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.703 | 130.1 | 121.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -6.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.299 | 113.8 | 114.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.503 | 117.4 | 117.3 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
2.220 | 109.4 | 107.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.9 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.694 | 110.5 | 102.7 | -1.0 | 3.9 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -7.1 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.788 | 112.4 | 113.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.420 | 98.9 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.793 | 176.6 | 173.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -6.9 | -1.6 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.835 | 176.5 | 166.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -3.4 | -5.9 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.550 | 232.9 | 207.4 | 7.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | -6.7 | -10.9 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.454 | 160.6 | 159.3 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.663 | 249.5 | 226.2 | -9.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -3.6 | -9.3 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.920 | 138.5 | 126.1 | -8.6 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -7.0 | -9.0 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.381 | 120.3 | 121.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.363 | 130.6 | 130.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
29.945 | 95.2 | 94.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
16.716 | 104.2 | 104.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
13.229 | 85.4 | 84.7 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
13.776 | 117.1 | 117.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
8.120 | 107.1 | 107.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
5.960 | 107.0 | 106.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.408 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.753 | 117.5 | 117.7 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.507 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
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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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Last Modified Date: November 14, 2008
