Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Nov. 2011(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2011 |
Dec. 2011 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Dec. 2010 to Dec. 2011 |
Aug. 2011 to Sept. 2011 |
Sept. 2011 to Oct. 2011 |
Oct. 2011 to Nov. 2011 |
Nov. 2011 to Dec. 2011 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.312 | 166.9 | 166.4 | 6.4 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.319 | 217.1 | 215.0 | 11.5 | -2.5 | -0.6 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.682 | 122.5 | 121.5 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -0.8 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.792 | 207.9 | 210.2 | 11.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.322 | 319.8 | 306.3 | -5.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -4.2 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.484 | 113.9 | 113.5 | -0.6 | -4.5 | -7.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.486 | 287.4 | 295.9 | 35.6 | 9.8 | -1.4 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100) |
III |
0.291 | 133.8 | 136.6 | 1.2 | -3.1 | -7.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.581 | 158.4 | 157.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100) |
18 |
0.208 | 96.5 | 84.9 | -11.7 | -0.6 | -4.4 | 2.2 | -12.0 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.253 | 125.7 | 125.5 | -5.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.390 | 170.1 | 174.3 | 17.8 | -1.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.861 | 122.6 | 122.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
26.747 | 360.7 | 359.0 | 25.4 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
26.400 | 356.7 | 355.0 | 25.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
8.806 | 150.1 | 149.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.149 | 391.4 | 389.7 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.773 | 137.0 | 136.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
3.179 | 116.3 | 116.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Fertilizers (Dec. 2009=100) |
31 |
0.303 | 151.0 | 145.5 | 29.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -3.6 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.422 | 127.4 | 127.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.475 | 104.5 | 104.8 | 4.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.3 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
2.908 | 152.6 | 151.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.791 | 142.0 | 142.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.117 | 173.0 | 169.1 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -2.3 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.533 | 123.2 | 123.2 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.489 | 123.6 | 123.7 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.664 | 129.5 | 129.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.254 | 114.9 | 114.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.848 | 109.9 | 109.6 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.206 | 115.7 | 115.5 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.987 | 106.4 | 106.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
1.953 | 117.1 | 116.9 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.649 | 113.0 | 113.6 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.230 | 116.0 | 116.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.053 | 115.4 | 116.0 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
0.704 | 130.4 | 130.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.243 | 124.2 | 124.2 | 4.0 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.202 | 141.1 | 141.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.258 | 124.6 | 124.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.097 | 201.9 | 204.7 | 16.2 | 5.0 | -4.0 | -2.1 | 1.4 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
4.842 | 190.0 | 189.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -0.3 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
0.902 | 247.8 | 246.6 | 6.7 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.541 | 161.4 | 161.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.492 | 338.5 | 343.9 | -9.5 | -5.7 | -9.5 | -5.5 | 1.6 |
Nickel and articles thereof (Dec. 2009=100) |
75 |
0.135 | 109.2 | 106.5 | -16.8 | -4.8 | -6.7 | -7.5 | -2.5 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.830 | 143.6 | 140.7 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -2.0 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.313 | 123.6 | 124.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.359 | 131.6 | 131.3 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
22.788 | 85.5 | 85.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
11.337 | 88.5 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
11.451 | 82.6 | 82.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
8.578 | 114.6 | 114.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
7.629 | 113.9 | 114.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
0.864 | 115.8 | 115.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.094 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.855 | 102.9 | 102.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.176 | 127.7 | 127.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
3.491 | 111.7 | 111.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
1.720 | 115.4 | 115.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.568 | 104.5 | 104.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.203 | 133.2 | 132.9 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
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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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