U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods by End Use

Table 2. U.S. export 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
			Jan. 2008	Feb. 2008	Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	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	120.7	(r)121.9	(r)123.7	124.1	7.7	1.2	(r)1.0	1.5	0.3

Agricultural commodities		10.194	(r)177.5	(r)185.5	(r)193.2	189.0	32.3	(r)4.8	(r)4.5	(r)4.2	-2.2

Nonagricultural commodities		89.806	(r)116.6	(r)117.3	(r)118.8	119.5	5.6	(r)0.8	(r)0.6	(r)1.3	0.6

Foods, feeds, & beverages	0	9.296	(r)180.5	(r)188.6	(r)195.7	191.2	31.6	(r)5.5	(r)4.5	3.8	-2.3

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages	00	8.600	(r)185.0	(r)193.8	(r)201.3	196.4	33.8	(r)5.6	(r)4.8	3.9	-2.4
Wheat and rice	000	1.296	308.8	360.5	377.2	330.9	102.3	5.9	16.7	4.6	-12.3
Wheat	00000	1.092	349.8	417.1	(r)428.1	352.1	108.2	6.3	19.2	(r)2.6	-17.8
Soybeans & other oil seeds	001	1.805	242.7	(r)259.0	(r)283.8	254.0	69.1	11.0	(r)6.7	9.6	-10.5
Soybeans and soybean by-products, prior to the extraction of oil	00100	1.537	238.2	252.4	276.6	238.7	63.4	11.7	6.0	9.6	-13.7
Feedstuff	002	2.140	(r)211.4	(r)225.2	(r)240.0	248.2	53.5	(r)10.2	(r)6.5	(r)6.6	3.4
Corn	00200	1.491	220.4	238.0	(r)257.0	270.4	61.8	11.9	8.0	(r)8.0	5.2
Other animal feeds, n.e.s.	00220	0.522	(r)176.9	(r)182.7	(r)188.8	184.7	30.6	(r)5.1	(r)3.3	(r)3.3	-2.2
Other agricultural foods	003	3.360	137.3	(r)136.0	(r)135.0	137.7	1.0	1.0	(r)-0.9	(r)-0.7	2.0
Meat, poultry & other edible animal products (Dec. 2006=100)	00300	0.904	119.0	(r)119.6	(r)120.3	124.0	11.2	-1.7	(r)0.5	(r)0.6	3.1
Fruit and fruit preparations, including fruit juices	00320	0.654	(r)130.2	(r)130.9	(r)130.9	134.6	4.9	3.3	(r)0.5	(r)0.0	2.8
Vegetables and vegetable preparations and juices	00330	0.314	(r)138.2	(r)129.4	(r)122.5	128.2	-14.9	(r)8.8	-6.4	(r)-5.3	4.7
Nuts & preparations (Dec. 2007=100)	00340	0.289	97.5	97.9	97.3	97.7	-	-2.5	0.4	-0.6	0.4
Bakery & confectionery products (Dec. 2007=100)	00350	0.307	101.8	(r)102.8	(r)103.2	103.3	-	1.8	(r)1.0	(r)0.4	0.1
Other foods and food preparations (lard,soft bev, spices), n.e.s.	00360	0.687	(r)124.4	(r)124.9	(r)126.8	127.4	8.7	(r)1.2	(r)0.4	(r)1.5	0.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)	01	0.696	(r)142.0	(r)144.7	(r)148.2	146.3	9.3	(r)4.3	(r)1.9	(r)2.4	-1.3
Fish and shellfish	01000	0.505	(r)154.0	(r)157.9	(r)163.1	159.3	11.8	(r)6.3	(r)2.5	(r)3.3	-2.3

Industrial supplies & materials	1	30.775	157.1	(r)159.2	(r)165.5	167.5	13.8	1.9	(r)1.3	(r)4.0	1.2

Industrial supplies & materials, durable		11.990	159.9	(r)165.5	(r)172.6	174.2	8.2	0.4	(r)3.5	(r)4.3	0.9

Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable		18.786	156.3	(r)156.2	(r)162.0	164.3	17.4	2.9	(r)-0.1	(r)3.7	1.4

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials	10	1.594	146.0	(r)150.6	(r)159.3	158.0	24.5	0.9	3.2	(r)5.8	-0.8
Cotton, incl linters-raw (Dec. 2005=100)	100	0.546	116.8	119.8	(r)131.2	125.9	26.2	2.7	2.6	(r)9.5	-4.0
Other agricultural materials	101	1.048	157.1	(r)162.4	(r)168.8	170.3	23.7	0.1	3.4	(r)3.9	0.9

Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials		29.181	158.0	(r)159.9	(r)166.0	168.2	13.2	2.0	(r)1.2	(r)3.8	1.3

Fuels & lubricants	11	4.992	(r)232.1	(r)225.6	(r)249.2	256.8	29.3	4.2	(r)-2.8	(r)10.5	3.0
Coals & related fuels (Dec. 2007=100)	110	0.415	99.7	100.8	(r)100.7	96.7	-	-0.3	1.1	(r)-0.1	-4.0
Petroleum & petroleum products	111	4.070	246.4	(r)236.3	(r)264.5	275.5	34.8	4.3	(r)-4.1	(r)11.9	4.2
Fuel oil	11110	1.746	312.4	289.7	353.0	362.9	52.9	5.7	-7.3	21.9	2.8
Other petroleum products	11120	2.116	296.5	(r)293.5	(r)311.1	325.3	25.0	4.3	(r)-1.0	(r)6.0	4.6

Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials	12	23.180	150.9	(r)154.1	(r)158.2	159.8	10.7	1.6	(r)2.1	(r)2.7	1.0
Steelmaking & ferroalloying materials (Dec. 2005=100)	120	0.917	149.3	(r)161.1	(r)174.7	169.9	11.7	8.5	(r)7.9	(r)8.4	-2.7
Iron and steel products	121	1.302	173.3	(r)176.3	(r)182.2	186.2	11.2	0.8	1.7	(r)3.3	2.2
Iron & steel mill products	12100	0.745	192.0	(r)194.5	(r)202.5	210.4	11.3	0.6	(r)1.3	(r)4.1	3.9
Iron and steel products advance manufacturing	12110	0.557	149.2	152.7	(r)156.2	156.1	11.5	0.9	2.3	(r)2.3	-0.1
Nonferrous & other metals	122	4.573	242.4	(r)258.8	(r)280.9	286.8	13.3	-0.8	(r)6.8	(r)8.5	2.1
Aluminum & alumina	12200	0.717	146.8	149.1	161.6	168.5	5.8	-2.4	1.6	8.4	4.3
Nonmonetary gold	12260	1.234	281.5	311.5	322.8	334.5	46.3	0.4	10.7	3.6	3.6
Other precious metals (Dec. 2001=100)	12270	1.400	322.3	(r)343.4	(r)408.1	402.5	-6.7	-2.5	(r)6.5	(r)18.8	-1.4
Other nonferrous metals	12290	0.655	170.3	175.3	179.1	183.9	1.9	1.8	2.9	2.2	2.7
Finished metal shapes	123	1.362	139.0	140.5	142.5	143.3	3.4	0.1	1.1	1.4	0.6
Paper & paper base stocks	124	1.725	115.4	116.8	117.2	118.6	8.8	1.1	1.2	0.3	1.2
Woodpulp and recovered paper	12420	0.700	127.4	130.2	131.5	132.3	15.4	1.4	2.2	1.0	0.6
Linerboard, newsprint, and other paper/paperboard	12430	1.025	112.3	112.9	112.8	114.6	4.9	1.0	0.5	-0.1	1.6
Chemicals, excluding medicinals	125	9.257	154.3	(r)155.3	(r)157.0	158.6	14.8	3.3	(r)0.6	(r)1.1	1.0
Plastic materials	12500	2.776	(r)147.8	(r)147.1	(r)147.4	148.2	8.5	(r)1.3	(r)-0.5	(r)0.2	0.5
Industrial inorganic chemicals	12530	0.808	(r)192.0	(r)196.5	(r)201.1	204.5	23.3	(r)2.5	(r)2.3	(r)2.3	1.7
Industrial organic chemicals	12540	2.966	(r)162.6	(r)165.5	(r)169.3	171.8	14.8	(r)1.8	1.8	(r)2.3	1.5
Other chemicals, excluding medicinals	12550	1.857	122.1	(r)122.5	122.8	124.2	4.0	0.2	(r)0.3	(r)0.2	1.1
Manmade cloth and thread & cordage	12620	0.583	121.9	122.2	(r)122.9	123.9	3.8	1.6	0.2	(r)0.6	0.8
Other nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials	127	2.827	(r)122.0	(r)122.8	(r)122.9	123.1	2.7	(r)0.5	0.7	(r)0.1	0.2
Industrial rubber products (Dec. 2007=100)	12750	0.287	(r)100.8	(r)103.1	(r)104.2	105.3	-	(r)0.8	2.3	(r)1.1	1.1
Mineral supplies-manufactured	12760	0.441	104.0	103.9	(r)103.7	102.8	-0.3	0.5	-0.1	(r)-0.2	-0.9
Other goods manufactured and unmanufactured	12770	1.556	120.0	121.0	(r)120.9	120.9	2.7	0.3	0.8	(r)-0.1	0.0

Selected building materials	13	1.009	113.3	(r)113.8	(r)114.1	114.0	1.0	-0.4	(r)0.4	(r)0.3	-0.1
Lumber & other wood supplies	131	0.540	106.8	(r)107.6	(r)108.0	106.6	-2.0	-0.6	(r)0.7	(r)0.4	-1.3
Logs, lumber, plywood and veneers	13100	0.417	99.1	(r)99.4	(r)99.7	98.5	-3.8	-0.9	(r)0.3	(r)0.3	-1.2

Capital goods	2	38.628	100.9	101.3	(r)101.2	101.5	2.2	0.3	0.4	(r)-0.1	0.3

Capital goods, excluding computers peripherals & semiconductors		30.103	(r)113.6	(r)114.0	114.3	114.9	3.8	(r)0.7	(r)0.4	(r)0.3	0.5

Electrical generating equipment	20	3.661	107.7	(r)107.9	(r)108.2	108.2	1.6	0.2	(r)0.2	(r)0.3	0.0
Generators, transformers & access	20000	0.900	(r)105.8	(r)106.4	(r)106.6	106.9	2.2	(r)1.0	(r)0.6	0.2	0.3
Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.s.	20005	2.761	(r)108.3	(r)108.4	(r)108.6	108.6	1.4	(r)0.0	(r)0.1	(r)0.2	0.0

Nonelectrical machinery	21	27.328	93.7	(r)93.9	(r)93.7	94.0	1.4	0.1	(r)0.2	-0.2	0.3

Non-electrical machinery excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors		18.803	108.6	109.0	(r)109.2	109.8	3.4	0.5	0.4	(r)0.2	0.5
Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery, and equipment	210	2.264	137.6	(r)138.0	(r)137.8	138.8	5.4	0.4	(r)0.3	-0.1	0.7
Drilling & oil field equip.	21000	1.119	144.4	(r)145.2	(r)144.7	144.9	2.8	0.1	(r)0.6	-0.3	0.1
Excavating, paving & construction machinery	21030	0.969	134.4	134.5	134.5	135.7	8.3	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.9
Industrial and service machinery	211	10.225	(r)115.4	(r)116.0	(r)116.5	117.2	3.6	(r)0.6	0.5	(r)0.4	0.6
Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors	21100	1.588	118.3	(r)118.8	(r)119.4	120.8	4.5	0.7	(r)0.4	0.5	1.2
Metal working machine tools and rolling mill machines	21120	0.874	(r)105.6	(r)106.2	(r)106.7	107.3	3.7	(r)0.4	0.6	(r)0.5	0.6
Measuring, testing & control instruments	21160	1.803	109.4	109.7	(r)110.0	111.1	3.0	0.3	0.3	(r)0.3	1.0
Materials handling equipment	21170	0.972	124.5	124.7	(r)125.2	125.3	3.6	0.6	0.2	(r)0.4	0.1
Other industrial machinery	21180	3.202	(r)117.3	(r)118.4	(r)119.0	119.2	3.7	(r)0.8	0.9	(r)0.5	0.2
Photo and other service industry machines	21190	0.841	(r)123.3	(r)123.5	(r)124.2	124.1	3.9	(r)1.6	(r)0.2	(r)0.6	-0.1
Agricultural machinery & equipment	212	0.508	114.6	(r)114.7	114.7	116.6	4.8	0.1	(r)0.1	(r)0.0	1.7
Computers, peripherals, and semi- conductors	213	8.525	68.5	(r)68.4	(r)67.6	67.5	-2.9	-0.7	(r)-0.1	(r)-1.2	-0.1
Computers	21300	0.888	57.2	(r)56.4	55.3	55.3	-5.8	-5.5	(r)-1.4	(r)-2.0	0.0
Computer peripherals, accessories and parts	21301	2.913	72.2	(r)71.8	(r)70.9	70.7	-6.1	0.4	(r)-0.6	(r)-1.3	-0.3
Semiconductors	21320	4.724	68.1	68.6	(r)67.8	67.7	0.0	-0.6	0.7	(r)-1.2	-0.1

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)		3.801	68.6	(r)68.1	(r)67.2	67.0	-6.3	-1.2	(r)-0.7	(r)-1.3	-0.3
Telecommunications equipment	214	2.695	(r)88.6	(r)88.5	(r)88.3	88.4	1.1	(r)0.7	(r)-0.1	(r)-0.2	0.1
Business machinery and equipment except computers (Dec.2007=100)	215	0.249	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	-	-2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Scientific and medical machinery	216	2.862	102.7	(r)103.1	(r)103.2	103.8	3.3	0.1	(r)0.4	0.1	0.6
Laboratory testing & control instruments	21600	0.692	103.5	(r)103.9	(r)104.0	105.3	4.7	0.1	(r)0.4	0.1	1.2
Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment	21610	2.170	102.2	(r)102.7	(r)102.8	103.1	2.7	0.0	(r)0.5	0.1	0.3

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)	22	7.639	(r)126.9	127.7	128.1	128.7	5.7	(r)1.5	(r)0.6	0.3	0.5
Parts for civilian aircraft	22010	1.765	133.8	(r)134.2	133.8	134.1	6.0	2.3	(r)0.3	(r)-0.3	0.2
Engines for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2002=100)	22020	1.712	126.7	126.7	126.8	127.6	5.5	2.7	0.0	0.1	0.6

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	3	9.542	106.9	107.0	107.2	107.6	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4
Passenger cars, new and used	300	2.664	106.4	(r)106.6	(r)106.6	106.7	0.7	0.0	(r)0.2	(r)0.0	0.1
Vehicles designed to transport goods	301	1.399	112.4	112.4	(r)112.5	112.6	1.3	0.2	0.0	(r)0.1	0.1
Parts, engines, bodies & chassis	302	5.479	(r)106.2	106.4	106.6	107.2	1.9	(r)0.2	(r)0.2	0.2	0.6
Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles	30200	1.144	(r)106.6	(r)107.3	(r)108.0	108.8	2.3	(r)0.2	(r)0.7	(r)0.7	0.7
Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2007=100)	30220	0.248	99.8	100.1	(r)100.3	101.7	-	-0.2	0.3	(r)0.2	1.4
Nonengine parts & accessories	30230	4.088	(r)104.2	(r)104.3	(r)104.4	104.9	1.6	(r)0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5

Consumer goods, excluding automotives	4	11.759	(r)107.3	(r)107.4	(r)107.6	107.8	2.3	(r)0.0	(r)0.1	0.2	0.2

Nondurables, manufactured	40	5.496	(r)108.1	108.2	108.5	109.4	3.5	(r)-0.1	(r)0.1	0.3	0.8
Apparel, footwear, and household goods	400	0.695	(r)96.5	(r)96.6	(r)96.6	96.5	0.3	(r)0.4	(r)0.1	0.0	-0.1
Textile apparel and footwear	40000	0.470	94.2	(r)94.5	(r)94.5	94.4	0.2	0.0	(r)0.3	0.0	-0.1
Other consumer nondurables	401	4.801	111.0	111.0	111.4	112.5	4.0	-0.1	0.0	0.4	1.0
Medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical preparatory materials	40100	2.948	(r)109.7	(r)110.0	(r)110.3	111.8	4.6	(r)-0.3	0.3	0.3	1.4
Books, magazines & other printed material	40110	0.501	120.9	120.7	(r)121.4	121.3	3.8	-0.4	-0.2	(r)0.6	-0.1
Toiletries & cosmetics	40120	0.661	110.2	(r)111.1	(r)112.2	113.3	5.8	-0.1	(r)0.8	(r)1.0	1.0
Other products (notions & writing articles)	40140	0.567	111.1	109.0	109.0	109.3	-0.3	0.4	-1.9	0.0	0.3

Durables, manufactured	41	5.266	(r)105.2	(r)105.5	(r)105.3	104.8	0.9	(r)0.0	(r)0.3	(r)-0.2	-0.5
Household goods	410	2.517	110.2	(r)110.3	(r)110.6	110.6	2.3	0.6	(r)0.1	0.3	0.0
Furniture and household items (Dec. 2007=100)	41000	0.319	101.4	101.4	(r)101.7	102.2	-	1.4	0.0	(r)0.3	0.5
Household and kitchen appliances	41030	0.646	(r)114.5	(r)114.5	(r)114.5	114.7	2.2	(r)1.4	0.0	0.0	0.2
Miscellaneous household goods	41050	1.332	(r)102.9	(r)103.0	(r)103.2	103.1	1.6	(r)0.3	0.1	(r)0.2	-0.1
Recreational equip & materials	411	1.208	(r)107.9	(r)109.0	(r)108.7	109.2	2.6	(r)0.3	(r)1.0	(r)-0.3	0.5
Pleasure boats and parts including motors (Dec. 2007=100)	41110	0.283	102.2	104.7	104.7	104.7	-	2.2	2.4	0.0	0.0
Toys, shooting and sporting goods	41120	0.824	(r)101.4	(r)102.1	(r)101.7	102.4	1.9	(r)-0.6	(r)0.7	(r)-0.4	0.7
Footnotes (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values. (r) Revised
NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. Dash = Not available

Last Modified Date: May 13, 2008

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