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Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2007 to April 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
Jan.
2008		 Feb.
2008		 Mar.
2008		 Apr.
2008		 Annual Monthly
Apr.
2007
to
Apr.
2008		 Dec.
2007
to
Jan.
2008		 Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008		 Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008		 Mar.
2008
to
Apr.
2008

All commodities

   100.000 129.2 (r)129.5 (r)133.2 135.6 15.4 1.5 0.2 (r)2.9 1.8

All imports excluding petroleum

   77.135 (r)109.7 110.4 111.6 112.8 6.2 (r)0.7 (r)0.6 1.1 1.1

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   74.936 112.2 112.8 (r)113.9 115.0 5.8 0.7 0.5 (r)1.0 1.0

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 4.340 (r)138.1 (r)137.7 (r)141.6 142.2 12.6 (r)2.8 (r)-0.3 (r)2.8 0.4

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 3.355 (r)153.1 (r)152.5 (r)156.9 157.5 14.5 (r)3.2 (r)-0.4 (r)2.9 0.4

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

 0.326 166.1 167.2 (r)187.5 172.5 17.7 2.5 0.7 (r)12.1 -8.0

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

 0.194 102.6 102.4 113.8 106.5 - 2.6 -0.2 11.1 -6.4

Other agricultural foods

001

 2.862 (r)148.9 (r)147.5 (r)150.1 151.9 13.0 (r)3.5 (r)-0.9 (r)1.8 1.2

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

 0.400 142.6 146.8 (r)149.3 147.7 6.9 0.1 2.9 (r)1.7 -1.1

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

 0.445 (r)103.4 (r)107.7 (r)108.3 116.9 24.2 (r)-1.8 (r)4.2 (r)0.6 7.9

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

 0.421 (r)230.5 (r)197.0 (r)204.9 201.2 6.4 (r)18.3 (r)-14.5 (r)4.0 -1.8

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

 0.215 (r)102.4 (r)106.6 (r)116.3 112.3 - (r)2.4 (r)4.1 (r)9.1 -3.4

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

 0.326 141.2 (r)141.8 (r)145.3 145.6 14.1 4.3 (r)0.4 (r)2.5 0.2

Other animal & vegetable preparations & products

00180

 0.423 (r)177.1 (r)177.4 (r)177.3 181.8 6.4 (r)0.2 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 2.5

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

 0.401 (r)113.3 (r)113.4 (r)112.9 113.7 4.1 (r)1.3 (r)0.1 (r)-0.4 0.7

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 0.985 (r)104.3 (r)104.4 (r)106.9 107.6 6.6 (r)1.3 0.1 (r)2.4 0.7

Fish & shellfish

01000

 0.712 (r)100.6 (r)100.7 (r)103.8 104.8 8.0 (r)1.7 (r)0.1 (r)3.1 1.0

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

 0.248 112.1 112.2 112.3 113.1 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 40.306 (r)218.2 (r)218.7 (r)233.2 242.2 37.3 (r)3.3 (r)0.2 6.6 3.9

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

   17.441 (r)150.5 (r)154.4 (r)159.6 164.8 17.0 (r)2.0 (r)2.6 (r)3.4 3.3

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   15.242 (r)158.7 (r)161.9 167.0 172.3 16.4 (r)2.1 (r)2.0 3.2 3.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   10.022 (r)149.4 (r)152.5 (r)159.1 165.8 15.5 (r)0.2 (r)2.1 (r)4.3 4.2

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

   5.220 (r)151.2 (r)156.1 (r)159.4 162.5 19.0 (r)4.6 (r)3.2 (r)2.1 1.9

Fuels & lubricants

10

 25.064 (r)301.9 (r)299.4 (r)325.8 339.8 53.0 (r)4.0 (r)-0.8 8.8 4.3

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

 22.864 (r)319.6 (r)314.8 (r)343.8 358.8 57.2 4.2 (r)-1.5 (r)9.2 4.4

Crude

10000

 17.062 (r)328.0 (r)330.2 (r)359.8 377.1 66.9 4.4 (r)0.7 (r)9.0 4.8

Fuel oil

10010

 2.006 326.2 (r)289.0 (r)340.2 345.5 50.8 5.5 (r)-11.4 (r)17.7 1.6

Other petroleum products

10020

 2.791 292.9 (r)272.0 (r)295.1 307.6 25.8 7.1 (r)-7.1 (r)8.5 4.2

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

 1.887 (r)187.5 (r)202.3 (r)214.7 226.6 28.8 (r)2.3 (r)7.9 (r)6.1 5.5

Gas-natural

10110

 1.731 (r)182.4 (r)198.6 (r)211.7 224.3 30.0 (r)2.2 (r)8.9 (r)6.6 6.0

Paper & paper base stocks

11

 0.727 (r)112.5 113.4 (r)114.1 116.2 5.1 (r)3.0 (r)0.8 (r)0.6 1.8

Newsprint & other paper products

111

 0.536 (r)104.0 104.6 (r)105.2 108.0 2.3 (r)3.7 (r)0.6 (r)0.6 2.7

Newsprint (Dec.2007=100)

11100

 0.115 109.0 110.6 (r)113.6 118.0 - 9.0 1.5 (r)2.7 3.9

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

 0.421 (r)110.4 110.7 (r)110.7 113.3 9.2 (r)2.5 (r)0.3 (r)0.0 2.3

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

 4.562 (r)143.6 (r)146.6 (r)148.0 149.7 20.2 (r)6.1 (r)2.1 1.0 1.1

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

 0.496 (r)188.1 (r)190.7 (r)193.6 196.2 20.0 (r)3.6 (r)1.4 (r)1.5 1.3

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

 0.310 (r)164.5 (r)165.8 (r)168.4 171.0 22.1 (r)3.3 (r)0.8 (r)1.6 1.5

Textile supplies & related materials

121

 0.672 114.7 115.9 (r)115.5 116.6 5.3 1.1 1.0 (r)-0.3 1.0

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

 0.284 114.5 116.4 (r)115.6 116.3 6.5 2.1 1.7 (r)-0.7 0.6

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 3.325 (r)147.0 (r)150.6 (r)152.4 154.1 24.3 (r)7.8 (r)2.4 (r)1.2 1.1

Plastic materials

12500

 0.716 139.0 (r)140.1 (r)140.5 141.8 11.0 2.9 (r)0.8 (r)0.3 0.9

Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)

12510

 0.683 (r)110.5 (r)124.3 (r)130.4 135.9 - (r)10.5 (r)12.5 (r)4.9 4.2

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.389 167.0 (r)171.4 (r)174.6 182.5 36.6 14.9 (r)2.6 (r)1.9 4.5

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 1.111 134.6 (r)133.2 (r)132.4 130.5 17.3 10.7 (r)-1.0 (r)-0.6 -1.4

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

 0.426 109.6 (r)110.5 (r)111.6 111.7 6.4 0.0 (r)0.8 (r)1.0 0.1

Selected building materials

13

 1.682 (r)115.9 (r)113.8 (r)114.0 114.2 2.5 (r)-0.1 (r)-1.8 (r)0.2 0.2

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

 0.890 (r)118.0 (r)116.1 (r)116.7 117.0 2.9 (r)-1.2 (r)-1.6 (r)0.5 0.3

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

 0.360 105.9 102.2 103.7 104.7 -4.1 -2.3 -3.5 1.5 1.0

Plywood and veneers (Dec. 2007=100)

13010

 0.168 (r)98.6 (r)96.2 (r)95.6 94.1 - (r)-1.4 (r)-2.4 (r)-0.6 -1.6

Stone, sand, cement and lime (Dec. 2001=100)

13020

 0.362 (r)124.3 (r)125.4 (r)125.5 125.8 7.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.9 0.1 0.2

Building materials, finished

131

 0.792 114.0 (r)111.6 (r)111.6 111.7 2.2 1.2 (r)-2.1 (r)0.0 0.1

Other finished building materials

13110

 0.573 111.7 (r)108.5 (r)108.4 108.5 1.7 1.4 (r)-2.9 (r)-0.1 0.1

Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of porch. or china (Dec. 2007=100)

13120

 0.154 100.9 101.2 101.2 101.4 - 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

 4.896 (r)215.3 (r)224.4 (r)241.9 259.1 23.7 (r)-0.9 (r)4.2 (r)7.8 7.1

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

 0.519 246.8 260.8 (r)275.4 335.9 56.0 8.8 5.7 (r)5.6 22.0

Iron & steel mill products

141

 1.433 (r)206.8 (r)213.8 (r)228.6 246.1 29.5 (r)2.7 (r)3.4 (r)6.9 7.7

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

 2.944 212.1 (r)221.4 (r)240.5 250.7 16.5 -4.1 (r)4.4 (r)8.6 4.2

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

 0.766 (r)153.3 (r)154.9 (r)167.2 180.4 12.0 (r)-1.2 1.0 (r)7.9 7.9

Copper (Dec. 2006=100)

14220

 0.455 96.3 100.4 107.9 113.9 18.9 -14.1 4.3 7.5 5.6

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

 0.203 86.2 90.1 92.0 101.1 - -13.8 4.5 2.1 9.9

Nonmonetary gold

14270

 0.433 288.9 319.9 331.7 348.3 48.5 -0.3 10.7 3.7 5.0

Other precious metals

14280

 0.742 165.3 (r)182.9 (r)217.7 212.6 41.6 1.0 (r)10.6 (r)19.0 -2.3

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

 1.863 (r)137.8 (r)140.7 (r)146.2 150.5 17.7 (r)2.1 (r)2.1 (r)3.9 2.9

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

 0.522 (r)147.2 (r)150.2 (r)158.9 163.9 24.4 (r)2.4 (r)2.0 (r)5.8 3.1

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

 0.429 123.5 (r)125.1 (r)126.6 130.8 17.2 3.1 (r)1.3 (r)1.2 3.3

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

 0.912 144.4 (r)148.2 (r)154.4 158.3 14.1 1.3 (r)2.6 (r)4.2 2.5

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

 1.512 105.4 (r)105.9 (r)105.1 106.0 4.3 1.5 (r)0.5 (r)-0.8 0.9

Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

161

 1.364 (r)103.4 103.7 (r)102.8 103.6 4.5 (r)1.8 (r)0.3 (r)-0.9 0.8

Audio and visual tapes and other media (Dec. 2004=100)

16110

 0.179 (r)79.4 (r)79.0 (r)73.0 72.9 -8.5 (r)-0.5 -0.5 (r)-7.6 -0.1

Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

16120

 1.185 (r)114.1 (r)114.7 (r)114.9 116.0 6.8 (r)2.1 0.5 0.2 1.0

Capital goods

2

 20.492 91.9 92.0 (r)92.1 92.8 2.1 -0.3 0.1 (r)0.1 0.8

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   14.760 (r)107.5 (r)107.9 (r)108.2 109.4 4.4 (r)0.4 (r)0.4 (r)0.3 1.1

Electric generating equipment

20

 2.618 (r)107.7 (r)108.7 (r)109.3 111.7 6.5 (r)-0.2 (r)0.9 (r)0.6 2.2

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 0.873 114.9 115.1 (r)115.4 117.0 5.9 0.9 0.2 (r)0.3 1.4

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

 1.745 (r)104.8 (r)106.1 (r)106.9 109.6 6.8 (r)-0.7 (r)1.2 (r)0.8 2.5

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 16.311 87.4 87.4 (r)87.5 87.9 1.2 -0.3 0.0 (r)0.1 0.5

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

   10.579 106.2 (r)106.5 (r)106.8 107.9 3.9 0.4 (r)0.3 0.3 1.0

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

 0.957 (r)133.6 (r)134.8 (r)135.3 136.0 4.3 0.8 (r)0.9 (r)0.4 0.5

Drilling & oil field equip (Dec. 2007=100)

21000

 0.307 (r)100.7 (r)101.2 (r)101.7 102.6 - (r)0.7 (r)0.5 (r)0.5 0.9

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 0.522 120.8 (r)122.5 (r)123.1 123.5 4.0 1.0 (r)1.4 (r)0.5 0.3

Industrial and service machinery

211

 5.568 116.3 (r)116.8 (r)117.0 118.6 5.0 0.3 (r)0.4 (r)0.2 1.4

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 0.738 (r)119.5 (r)120.0 (r)120.0 120.6 3.7 (r)0.4 (r)0.4 (r)0.0 0.5

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

 0.477 (r)120.0 120.6 120.6 120.7 2.8 (r)0.3 (r)0.5 0.0 0.1

Machinery for working wood, plastic, stone, rubber, & glass

21140

 0.335 (r)122.8 (r)123.1 (r)123.5 124.4 3.9 (r)-0.1 (r)0.2 (r)0.3 0.7

Pulp & paper machinery

21150

 0.287 120.3 121.2 121.4 132.0 11.4 -0.2 0.7 0.2 8.7

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 0.665 (r)100.0 (r)100.1 (r)100.3 100.4 1.9 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 0.2 0.1

Materials handling equipment

21170

 0.609 126.5 125.9 126.4 128.2 4.8 1.8 -0.5 0.4 1.4

Other industrial machines

21180

 1.521 118.1 118.9 118.9 119.6 4.9 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.6

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

 0.744 (r)105.0 105.9 (r)106.4 107.5 5.1 (r)0.2 (r)0.9 (r)0.5 1.0

Agricultural machinery and equipment

212

 0.334 124.1 124.2 124.9 127.9 7.3 2.4 0.1 0.6 2.4

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

 5.732 (r)64.8 (r)64.5 (r)64.2 64.0 -3.8 (r)-1.8 -0.5 (r)-0.5 -0.3

Computers

21300

 1.565 (r)49.0 (r)48.7 (r)48.8 48.6 -1.4 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.6 0.2 -0.4

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

 2.915 (r)58.7 (r)58.4 (r)58.1 57.9 -6.0 (r)-2.8 -0.5 (r)-0.5 -0.3

Semiconductors

21320

 1.252 80.9 (r)80.6 (r)79.8 79.2 -1.6 -1.1 (r)-0.4 (r)-1.0 -0.8

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)

   4.480 (r)57.7 (r)57.3 (r)57.2 57.0 -4.5 (r)-1.9 -0.7 -0.2 -0.3

Telecommunications equipment

214

 2.000 (r)81.7 (r)82.0 (r)82.3 82.3 2.4 (r)0.7 (r)0.4 (r)0.4 0.0

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

 0.427 95.2 (r)95.2 (r)95.2 95.6 0.4 -0.3 (r)0.0 0.0 0.4

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 1.293 99.7 99.2 (r)99.5 100.7 2.0 0.1 -0.5 (r)0.3 1.2

Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2007=100)

21600

 0.143 100.2 (r)100.6 (r)100.6 100.8 - 0.2 (r)0.4 0.0 0.2

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

 1.150 100.9 100.3 (r)100.6 101.9 2.1 0.1 -0.6 (r)0.3 1.3

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

 1.563 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 4.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1

Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2003=100)

22000

 0.517 109.1 109.2 109.4 109.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

 0.643 124.5 124.6 124.6 124.9 8.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 12.808 107.1 (r)107.3 (r)107.5 107.9 3.3 0.3 (r)0.2 0.2 0.4

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 6.790 107.0 (r)106.9 (r)106.9 107.1 2.8 0.3 (r)-0.1 0.0 0.2

Vehicles designed to transport goods

301

 1.215 108.8 108.8 (r)109.1 109.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 (r)0.3 0.1

Parts, engines, bodies and chassis

302

 4.803 106.9 (r)107.4 (r)107.9 108.8 4.4 0.3 (r)0.5 (r)0.5 0.8

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)

30200

 0.998 (r)102.8 (r)103.5 (r)104.1 105.3 3.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.7 (r)0.6 1.2

Automotive Parts & Accessories (Incl. Engines & Parts), Excluding Canadian

   5.961 (r)105.3 (r)105.8 (r)106.4 107.1 3.6 (r)0.5 (r)0.5 (r)0.6 0.7

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)

30220

 0.360 115.3 115.3 (r)115.7 115.6 2.1 0.1 0.0 (r)0.3 -0.1

Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)

30230

 3.445 107.7 108.2 (r)108.6 109.5 4.9 0.4 0.5 (r)0.4 0.8

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 22.054 103.1 103.5 (r)103.9 104.1 2.8 0.5 0.4 (r)0.4 0.2

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 10.221 106.5 (r)106.8 (r)107.4 107.5 3.3 0.9 (r)0.3 0.6 0.1

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 5.693 101.6 (r)101.6 (r)101.9 102.1 2.1 0.5 (r)0.0 0.3 0.2

Cotton apparel and household goods

40000

 2.406 (r)100.3 100.2 100.4 100.2 0.5 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 0.2 -0.2

Apparel and household goods, such as wool

40010

 0.171 102.0 (r)102.1 (r)102.1 102.2 -1.3 0.0 (r)0.1 0.0 0.1

Apparel and household goods for other textiles

40020

 1.560 (r)99.3 (r)99.4 (r)99.8 100.0 2.5 (r)0.6 0.1 (r)0.4 0.2

Nontextile apparel and household goods

40030

 0.422