Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: October 2008 to October 2009 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Sept.
2009(1)
Index Percent change
Sept.
2009
Oct.
2009
Annual Monthly
Oct.
2008
to
Oct.
2009
June
2009
to
July
2009
July
2009
to
Aug.
2009
Aug.
2009
to
Sept.
2009
Sept.
2009
to
Oct.
2009

Live animals; animal products

I

1.477 153.3 149.5 -16.3 -1.6 -0.9 -1.6 -2.5

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

0.772 123.9 119.9 -18.4 -3.1 -0.9 -2.1 -3.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.366 134.2 130.5 -15.6 0.1 -1.5 -3.2 -2.8

Vegetable products

II

4.363 176.9 175.7 -11.4 -8.7 0.2 -5.8 -0.7

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.605 107.4 111.2 -0.6 1.5 3.2 1.3 3.5

Cereals

10

1.666 168.3 172.1 -24.4 -17.4 0.2 -8.4 2.3

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

1.461 211.4 198.7 -2.1 -3.9 0.0 -7.5 -6.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.517 140.6 140.4 4.6 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.1

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

0.366 118.1 119.7 -2.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 1.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.2008=100)

22

0.284 101.9 102.3 - -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.554 206.0 191.2 5.3 -3.5 -2.6 0.0 -7.2

Mineral products

V

3.707 199.7 206.1 -28.3 -7.1 10.3 -4.4 3.2

Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes

27

3.170 191.8 198.5 -29.9 -7.9 11.4 -5.7 3.5

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.731 136.2 136.0 -5.9 0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.167 176.6 165.7 -21.2 3.8 -1.0 -6.6 -6.2

Organic chemicals

29

3.347 141.3 143.1 -10.7 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.3

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.689 116.5 116.4 -0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.1

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

0.542 114.4 114.6 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.742 126.1 126.2 2.3 -0.2 0.9 0.2 0.1

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

0.414 116.1 114.4 -6.8 0.5 0.0 0.7 -1.5

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.820 133.0 133.1 2.0 0.5 -0.1 0.8 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.403 134.9 133.3 -9.9 2.5 0.5 1.0 -1.2

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.377 129.4 127.7 -9.3 2.6 0.2 0.5 -1.3

Rubber and articles thereof

40

1.026 158.7 158.1 -12.5 2.2 1.7 2.5 -0.4

Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc.

VIII

0.328 97.9 97.4 -14.0 8.7 8.6 4.8 -0.5

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork

IX

0.566 102.7 103.1 -7.9 -1.5 1.5 0.2 0.4

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.382 107.8 108.0 -7.1 -0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.544 99.5 102.8 -15.4 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.3

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

48

1.299 109.6 110.1 -4.1 -1.5 -0.3 -0.5 0.5

Printed material

49

0.538 117.5 113.0 -3.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 -3.8

Textile and textile articles

XI

1.983 103.3 105.2 -1.9 1.3 -0.4 0.5 1.8

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.564 96.1 101.9 -0.8 4.6 -0.6 1.3 6.0

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec.2008=100)

XIII

0.829 114.4 114.6 1.0 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2

Glass and glassware

70

0.434 97.5 97.6 -1.9 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.1

Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins

XIV

3.925 176.8 181.7 3.9 1.6 -0.1 1.7 2.8

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.309 152.2 152.2 -8.1 0.9 3.5 1.5 0.0

Iron and steel

72

1.384 174.5 175.0 -14.8 3.8 8.5 3.3 0.3

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.449 157.8 157.1 -1.6 -2.2 0.1 -1.4 -0.4

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.532 195.9 196.8 -13.0 0.9 7.6 4.9 0.5

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.775 112.9 112.5 -10.8 3.5 4.1 4.2 -0.4

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof

82

0.405 123.1 123.1 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.338 121.7 122.0 -6.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc.

XVI

31.339 95.7 95.9 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

18.087 105.8 106.1 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

13.252 84.7 84.8 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

15.798 120.3 120.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

9.059 107.5 107.8 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

6.309 108.6 108.5 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.583 108.2 108.4 -0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.779 118.8 119.2 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.3

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.680 93.3 93.3 -1.4 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0

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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