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Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2007 to April 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system
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

Live animals; animal products

I

1.045 125.7 (r)128.6 (r)130.0 131.8 6.8 -0.2 (r)2.3 (r)1.1 1.4

Meat and edible meat offal

02

0.239 147.9 149.8 (r)152.3 150.5 5.0 0.4 1.3 (r)1.7 -1.2

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.535 (r)100.0 (r)100.2 (r)103.7 106.5 6.1 (r)0.9 0.2 3.5 2.7

Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked

0306

0.265 78.2 78.0 82.0 82.4 11.4 4.4 -0.3 5.1 0.5

Vegetable products

II

1.278 (r)153.1 (r)145.4 (r)150.6 152.1 16.2 (r)8.2 (r)-5.0 (r)3.6 1.0

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

0.330 (r)264.3 (r)203.9 (r)212.9 206.0 0.4 (r)29.5 (r)-22.9 (r)4.4 -3.2

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.348 92.1 96.7 (r)95.0 106.2 24.6 -1.9 5.0 (r)-1.8 11.8

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

0.258 157.8 157.6 171.2 162.4 19.9 3.5 -0.1 8.6 -5.1

Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)

0901

0.204 102.6 102.4 113.8 106.5 - 2.6 -0.2 11.1 -6.4

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

2.110 (r)132.4 (r)133.1 (r)135.2 135.7 10.5 3.0 (r)0.5 (r)1.6 0.4

Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)

16

0.193 (r)123.3 (r)124.4 (r)126.3 123.8 15.4 (r)2.0 (r)0.9 (r)1.5 -2.0

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100)

19

0.171 (r)100.7 (r)102.3 (r)105.1 107.0 - (r)0.7 (r)1.6 (r)2.7 1.8

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants

20

0.232 (r)135.7 (r)138.6 (r)140.6 141.8 16.4 (r)0.9 (r)2.1 (r)1.4 0.9

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

0.766 116.2 (r)115.8 (r)115.2 117.2 5.4 3.2 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.5 1.7

Beer, ale, porter, stout and the like (Dec. 2006=100)

2203

0.168 (r)104.5 (r)104.4 (r)103.4 103.4 2.9 (r)2.0 (r)-0.1 (r)-1.0 0.0

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine (Dec. 2005=100)

2204

0.199 108.1 (r)108.3 108.2 109.7 5.3 0.9 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 1.4

Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)

2208

0.229 108.8 108.9 109.0 109.8 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7

Mineral products

V

24.721 (r)297.6 (r)295.4 (r)321.4 335.7 53.3 (r)4.0 (r)-0.7 (r)8.8 4.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)

25

0.205 (r)100.4 (r)102.2 (r)102.8 102.6 - (r)0.4 (r)1.8 (r)0.6 -0.2

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

27

24.188 (r)298.6 (r)296.3 (r)322.9 337.3 54.4 (r)4.1 (r)-0.8 (r)9.0 4.5

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude

2709

17.278 (r)326.3 (r)328.4 (r)357.2 374.1 65.5 3.9 (r)0.6 (r)8.8 4.7

Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi

2710

4.424 319.1 (r)288.9 (r)325.5 335.8 37.1 6.5 (r)-9.5 (r)12.7 3.2

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

2711

2.063 (r)178.6 (r)191.0 (r)200.5 211.7 31.0 (r)0.4 (r)6.9 (r)5.0 5.6

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

7.299 (r)132.9 (r)135.4 (r)137.7 137.5 12.5 (r)3.5 (r)1.9 (r)1.7 -0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

0.987 (r)237.9 (r)254.6 (r)262.8 259.0 24.3 (r)12.2 (r)7.0 (r)3.2 -1.4

Organic chemicals

29

2.455 (r)131.8 (r)132.6 (r)134.9 132.7 8.9 3.9 (r)0.6 (r)1.7 -1.6

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.186 111.4 (r)111.3 (r)112.2 112.9 5.3 1.1 (r)-0.1 0.8 0.6

Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)

3004

1.782 110.1 (r)109.9 (r)110.6 111.4 5.3 2.3 (r)-0.2 0.6 0.7

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty

32

0.156 102.8 (r)103.1 (r)103.4 103.4 1.6 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.3 0.0

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100)

33

0.389 117.1 (r)121.1 (r)122.3 124.0 10.5 2.4 (r)3.4 (r)1.0 1.4

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

0.397 (r)97.5 (r)98.5 (r)99.3 99.5 5.5 (r)-1.1 (r)1.0 (r)0.8 0.2

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

2.732 128.1 (r)128.9 (r)129.5 131.2 8.3 2.1 (r)0.6 (r)0.5 1.3

Plastics and articles thereof

39

1.804 125.9 (r)126.7 (r)127.0 129.3 9.7 2.4 (r)0.6 0.2 1.8

Plates, sheets, film, foil, & strips of plastics (Dec. 2006=100)

3920

0.171 105.9 107.6 (r)108.0 109.2 9.2 1.4 1.6 (r)0.4 1.1

Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics (Dec. 2003=100)

3923

0.272 130.7 131.3 131.3 133.5 14.4 7.1 0.5 0.0 1.7

Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi

3926

0.289 113.2 (r)113.3 (r)114.1 115.0 4.9 1.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.7 0.8

Rubber and articles thereof

40

0.928 132.4 (r)133.3 (r)134.5 135.1 6.0 1.3 (r)0.7 (r)0.9 0.4

New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)

4011

0.436 (r)117.0 117.0 117.5 117.4 2.9 (r)0.3 (r)0.0 0.4 -0.1

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

VIII

0.555 110.9 (r)111.1 (r)111.2 111.9 5.1 0.4 (r)0.2 0.1 0.6

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials

42

0.510 111.5 111.6 111.7 112.4 5.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.6

Travel gds, handbags, etc. of various specified materials

4202

0.371 114.1 (r)114.1 (r)114.1 115.0 4.5 0.4 (r)0.0 0.0 0.8

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

IX

1.075 (r)114.1 110.6 (r)111.1 111.3 0.0 (r)-0.2 (r)-3.1 (r)0.5 0.2

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, over 6 mm (.236 in.) thick

4407

0.346 105.9 102.1 103.6 104.6 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 1.5 1.0

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

1.372 (r)112.3 113.1 (r)113.1 114.5 6.3 (r)4.2 (r)0.7 (r)0.0 1.2

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

48

0.937 (r)107.3 108.1 (r)108.0 110.0 5.8 (r)5.7 0.7 (r)-0.1 1.9

Paper and paperboard; uncoated, for writing, etc;, punch card stock

4802

0.198 103.1 104.6 (r)103.7 104.3 9.1 5.0 1.5 (r)-0.9 0.6

Printed matter

49

0.245 (r)118.5 (r)118.5 (r)118.6 118.5 3.0 (r)0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Textile and textile articles

XI

4.824 103.3 (r)103.4 (r)103.6 103.7 1.9 0.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

61

1.746 101.0 (r)100.8 (r)100.8 100.2 -0.2 0.3 (r)-0.2 (r)0.0 -0.6

T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments (Dec. 2002=100)

6109

0.219 (r)102.4 (r)101.9 (r)101.5 100.5 -1.3 (r)0.4 -0.5 (r)-0.4 -1.0

Knitted sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts vests and similar articles

6110

0.652 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

1.912 102.7 (r)102.7 (r)103.0 103.2 2.4 0.0 (r)0.0 0.3 0.2

Men's or boy's suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers

6203

0.409 (r)93.4 (r)93.4 94.0 94.0 -0.3 (r)0.0 0.0 (r)0.6 0.0

Women's or girls' suits, suit jackets, dresses, skirts, not knitted

6204

0.690 (r)110.8 (r)110.7 (r)110.9 110.9 4.5 (r)-0.2 -0.1 (r)0.2 0.0

Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or crocheted

6205

0.160 101.4 (r)101.3 (r)101.2 101.0 -0.2 0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 -0.2

Made-up or worn textile articles

63

0.489 93.3 93.6 95.3 95.9 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.6

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.

XII

1.143 104.1 104.3 104.4 104.8 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

0.954 102.7 (r)102.9 103.1 103.4 1.9 0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.2 0.3

Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (Dec. 2001=100)

6402

0.208 97.7 97.7 98.2 98.2 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Footwear with uppers of leathers

6403

0.615 104.3 104.7 104.7 105.2 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc.

XIII

0.913 113.9 114.8 115.0 115.3 5.1 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.3

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100)

68

0.323 106.1 106.5 (r)106.5 107.0 4.2 0.3 0.4 (r)0.0 0.5

Ceramic products

69

0.296 121.6 (r)124.0 (r)124.3 124.9 8.9 0.4 (r)2.0 0.2 0.5

Glass and glassware

70

0.294 113.5 113.4 113.7 113.3 2.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.4

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

XIV

2.794 143.1 (r)149.7 (r)156.5 158.0 19.8 0.5 (r)4.6 (r)4.5 1.0

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set

7102

0.870 102.2 102.2 102.3 102.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4

Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr

7108

0.395 286.9 317.7 329.4 345.9 47.9 -0.3 10.7 3.7 5.0

Platinum, unwrought, semi-mfg or powder (Dec. 2001=100)

7110

0.535 (r)281.3 (r)310.4 (r)377.1 356.3 39.8 2.0 (r)10.3 (r)21.5 -5.5

Jewelry of precious metal (Dec. 2001=100)

7113

0.580 201.6 (r)210.3 (r)210.0 215.1 19.0 1.7 (r)4.3 (r)-0.1 2.4

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

6.693 (r)171.9 (r)175.4 (r)183.5 195.0 15.5 (r)0.4 (r)2.0 (r)4.6 6.3

Iron and steel

72

1.982 (r)219.6 (r)227.6 (r)242.2 271.0 36.1 (r)4.6 (r)3.6 (r)6.4 11.9

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel prdts 600 mm or >, not clad, (Dec. 2007=100)

7210

0.185 (r)100.8 (r)103.8 (r)104.6 105.5 - (r)0.8 (r)3.0 (r)0.8 0.9

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.604 (r)139.3 (r)141.2 (r)144.8 148.7 16.7 (r)4.0 (r)1.4 (r)2.5 2.7

Tubes, pipes and hollows, seamless iron (not cast) steel (Dec. 2007=100)

7304

0.136 100.0 99.4 99.6 100.0 - 0.0 -0.6 0.2 0.4

Screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, washers, etc. (Dec. 2006=100)

7318

0.167 110.8 112.7 (r)114.4 120.2 18.7 1.7 1.7 (r)1.5 5.1

Articles of iron or steel, nesoi (Dec. 2007=100)

7326

0.144 104.1 104.2 104.2 105.4 - 4.1 0.1 0.0 1.2

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.831 269.0 283.3 307.6 323.9 22.0 -8.9 5.3 8.6 5.3

Refined copper and copper alloys except master alloys, unwrought (Dec. 2006=100)

7403

0.369 96.2 100.2 107.6 113.6 17.6 -14.3 4.2 7.4 5.6

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.984 140.4 141.4 149.6 158.2 8.4 -0.4 0.7 5.8 5.7

Aluminum, unwrought

7601

0.482 158.4 160.7 176.2 192.4 14.2 -2.2 1.5 9.6 9.2

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

82

0.346 112.0 (r)112.9 (r)113.1 114.0 5.6 0.8 (r)0.8 (r)0.2 0.8

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.429 126.6 126.5 (r)127.0 127.5 2.6 -0.2 -0.1 (r)0.4 0.4

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

XVI

23.111 88.3 (r)88.4 (r)88.3 88.6 1.1 -0.2 (r)0.1 -0.1 0.3

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

11.893 88.6 (r)88.6 (r)88.6 89.2 1.2 -0.6 (r)0.0 0.0 0.7

Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2004=100)

8407

0.383 99.0 99.0 (r)99.1 99.9 -0.4 -1.5 0.0 (r)0.1 0.8

Diesel & semi-diesel internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2006=100)

8408

0.231 107.2 (r)109.5 (r)111.7 115.0 10.2 2.0 (r)2.1 (r)2.0 3.0

Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines

8409

0.404 (r)105.8 (r)105.7 (r)105.7 105.8 3.3 (r)1.3 (r)-0.1 0.0 0.1

Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof

8411

0.672 123.7 124.1 124.2 124.9 9.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.6

Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof

8413

0.299 115.3 (r)117.2 (r)118.2 118.9 7.9 1.5 (r)1.6 0.9 0.6

Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts

8414

0.375 (r)127.8 (r)126.8 (r)126.0 125.1 0.6 (r)0.9 (r)-0.8 (r)-0.6 -0.7

Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2006=100)

8415

0.177 101.7 (r)101.8 (r)101.7 103.9 4.2 0.1 (r)0.1 (r)-0.1 2.2

Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts (Dec. 2006=100)

8418

0.225 100.7 101.5 101.7 103.2 1.7 0.4 0.8 0.2 1.5

Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2005=100)

8429

0.266 103.3 (r)104.7 (r)105.1 105.1 1.2 0.1 (r)1.4 (r)0.4 0.0

Parts for materials handling & construc- tion machines

8431

0.369 133.8 133.2 133.2 134.1 2.4 2.5 -0.4 0.0 0.7

Powered hand tools, nonelectric, and parts thereof (Dec. 2005=100)

8467

0.207 104.9 105.6 (r)105.6 106.0 4.4 0.7 0.7 (r)0.0 0.4

Computer equipment

8471

3.036 (r)50.2 (r)49.8 (r)49.8 49.4 -2.4 (r)0.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8

Office machines, n.e.s. (Dec. 2005=100)

8472

0.146 96.9 96.9 96.9 97.2 -1.9 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines

8473

1.470 71.9 71.7 71.4 71.8 -8.3 -5.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.6

Machines & appliances having individual functions, n.e.s.o.i.; parts thereof

8479

0.241 103.4 103.7 104.0 104.8 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8

Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof

8481

0.488 122.8 123.0 122.8 123.2 5.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.3

Parts for transmitting power (clutches, shafts, gears & boxes, pulleys, etc)

8483

0.271 111.7 112.3 112.9 114.5 6.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.4

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

85

11.218 (r)88.0 (r)88.1 (r)88.1 88.1 1.0 (r)0.0 0.1 (r)0.0 0.0

Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)

8501

0.300 (r)115.8 (r)115.9 115.9 117.8 5.9 (r)1.4 0.1 (r)0.0 1.6

Electrical transformers, inductors & static converters (rectifiers); parts

8504

0.485 104.6 104.8 (r)105.1 105.7 2.2 0.2 0.2 (r)0.3 0.6

Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors

8516

0.287 103.8 103.9 103.4 104.6 2.6 0.2 0.1 -0.5 1.2

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts

8517

1.058 78.7 78.7 78.7 78.8 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Microphones & stands; audio/sound amps; speakers; headphones; parts

8518

0.181 (r)90.9 (r)91.0 (r)91.3 91.2 1.7 (r)0.4 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 -0.1

Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording apparatus (Dec. 2006=100)

8520

0.169 100.1 100.2 (r)100.1 100.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 (r)-0.1 0.1

Video recording or reproducing apparatus

8521

0.209 68.4 68.3 68.7 68.9 -4.3 -1.6 -0.1 0.6 0.3

Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)

8523

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

Radio & TV transmission apparatus; video cameras & camera recorders; TV cameras

8525

1.779 73.6 73.5 73.4 73.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4

Radio receivers whether or not w/ clock, player or recorder in the same housing

8527

0.298 88.5 (r)88.7 (r)88.7 88.7 -0.3 0.1 (r)0.2 0.0 0.0

TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors

8528

1.283 67.8 67.8 (r)67.8 66.1 -4.3 0.0 0.0 (r)0.0 -2.5

Parts suitable for use with apparatus of HS 8525 to 8528

8529

0.327 81.4 81.4 81.4 81.4 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Electrical circuit switching, protecting or connection app. not > 1000 volt

8536

0.379 (r)113.1 (r)113.8 113.9 115.9 0.9 -1.7 0.6 (r)0.1 1.8

Semiconductor devices; L.E.D.s; mounted piezoelectric crystals; parts thereof

8541

0.219 80.7 80.8 (r)78.7 78.6 -2.5 0.0 0.1 (r)-2.6 -0.1

Electronic integrated circuits and micro assemblies; parts thereof

8542

1.038 81.0 (r)80.6 (r)80.0 79.3 -1.5 -1.2 (r)-0.5 -0.7 -0.9

Insulated conductors; optical fiber cables w/individually sheathed fibers

8544

0.660 127.9 (r)129.4 (r)130.4 132.5 7.0 -0.2 (r)1.2 (r)0.8 1.6

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

11.811 108.6 (r)108.7 (r)108.8 109.3 3.5 0.3 (r)0.1 0.1 0.5

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

10.953 107.8 (r)107.9 108.1 108.5 3.6 0.4 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.4

Tractors (other than works trucks of heading 8709)

8701

0.315 115.2 115.2 (r)115.9 117.0 3.4 1.1 0.0 (r)0.6 0.9

Motor vehicles designed to transport people

8703

6.875 107.0 (r)106.9 107.0 107.1 2.8 0.3 (r)-0.1 (r)0.1 0.1

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

8704

0.959 106.3 106.3 (r)106.6 106.7 1.4 0.3 0.0 (r)0.3 0.1

Parts of tractors, buses, automobiles, trucks, spec. vehicles

8708

2.258 111.1 111.6 (r)112.0 113.4 7.0 0.6 0.5 (r)0.4 1.2

Motorcycles, mopeds and cycles with an auxiliary motor (Dec. 2006=100)

8711

0.184 (r)100.7 (r)100.5 (r)100.3 101.2 1.8 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.2 0.9

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100)

88

0.771 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.7 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Other aircraft, nesoi; spacecraft & launch vehicles (Dec. 2003=100)

8802

0.500 109.1 109.2 109.4 109.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2

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

XVIII

2.725 99.8 (r)99.6 (r)100.0 101.1 1.8 0.0 (r)-0.2 (r)0.4 1.1

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

2.440 98.0 (r)97.7 (r)98.0 99.2 1.6 0.0 (r)-0.3 (r)0.3 1.2

Instruments/appliances used in medical, surgical, dental, veternarian science

9018

0.622 97.1 97.0 97.0 97.3