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Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2007 to April 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS 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

Nonmanufactured articles

   21.325 (r)146.8 (r)148.1 (r)159.9 166.9 55.3 (r)3.9 (r)0.9 (r)8.0 4.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 1.620 (r)129.4 (r)125.2 (r)132.4 130.9 15.3 (r)8.6 (r)-3.2 (r)5.8 -1.1

Crop production

111

 1.166 (r)135.4 (r)127.8 (r)137.2 134.0 18.7 (r)10.7 (r)-5.6 (r)7.4 -2.3

Vegetable and melon farming

1112

 0.283 (r)150.5 (r)114.8 (r)121.6 118.1 -4.6 (r)28.9 (r)-23.7 (r)5.9 -2.9

Fruit and tree nut farming

1113

 0.595 127.1 130.4 (r)141.6 138.8 28.6 2.5 2.6 (r)8.6 -2.0

Mining

21

 19.705 (r)148.4 (r)150.3 (r)162.6 170.4 59.3 (r)3.5 (r)1.3 (r)8.2 4.8

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100)

212

 0.343 109.2 (r)108.8 (r)110.0 114.2 12.2 2.2 (r)-0.4 (r)1.1 3.8

Manufactured articles

   78.083 109.3 109.4 (r)111.1 112.2 7.4 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.0

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 9.497 (r)106.7 (r)107.2 (r)107.8 108.2 5.3 (r)0.6 0.5 (r)0.6 0.4

Food manufacturing

311

 2.374 (r)118.7 (r)120.7 (r)123.7 124.5 15.6 (r)1.4 1.7 (r)2.5 0.6

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 0.310 (r)139.6 (r)146.4 (r)157.4 156.3 39.2 (r)0.4 (r)4.9 (r)7.5 -0.7

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.257 (r)148.5 (r)155.4 (r)167.5 163.8 43.7 (r)1.9 (r)4.6 (r)7.8 -2.2

Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing

3113

 0.275 (r)115.0 (r)116.9 (r)119.9 119.7 12.0 (r)6.0 (r)1.7 (r)2.6 -0.2

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.327 (r)125.9 (r)128.3 (r)130.2 131.2 17.4 (r)1.1 (r)1.9 (r)1.5 0.8

Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying

31142

 0.234 (r)129.1 (r)132.6 (r)134.9 136.3 23.5 (r)2.1 2.7 (r)1.7 1.0

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 0.311 106.0 108.0 (r)110.6 109.5 7.8 0.6 1.9 (r)2.4 -1.0

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.565 (r)110.6 (r)111.4 (r)113.6 115.0 9.5 (r)0.1 (r)0.7 (r)2.0 1.2

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.259 120.3 (r)120.6 (r)122.9 124.4 7.6 1.1 (r)0.2 (r)1.9 1.2

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.782 (r)105.1 104.9 (r)104.5 105.3 2.6 (r)0.7 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.4 0.8

Breweries (Dec. 2006=100)

31212

 0.182 (r)104.5 (r)104.4 (r)103.4 103.4 2.8 (r)2.0 (r)-0.1 (r)-1.0 0.0

Wineries

31213

 0.256 107.1 107.4 (r)107.4 108.7 4.7 0.8 0.3 (r)0.0 1.2

Distilleries

31214

 0.209 103.5 103.6 103.7 104.5 2.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.8

Textile mills

313

 0.423 110.2 (r)111.4 (r)110.3 111.7 5.8 1.0 (r)1.1 (r)-1.0 1.3

Fabric mills

3132

 0.224 107.9 (r)109.3 (r)109.4 110.6 5.6 0.7 (r)1.3 (r)0.1 1.1

Textile product mills

314

 0.719 (r)101.0 (r)101.3 (r)101.5 102.2 1.8 (r)0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7

Textile furnishings mills

3141

 0.522 (r)100.4 (r)100.8 (r)101.0 101.6 0.7 (r)0.3 (r)0.4 (r)0.2 0.6

Curtain and linen mills

31412

 0.414 (r)99.2 (r)99.6 (r)99.8 100.3 -0.4 (r)0.3 (r)0.4 (r)0.2 0.5

Other textile product mills (Dec. 2006=100)

3149

 0.197 104.0 (r)104.0 (r)104.3 105.4 5.1 0.9 (r)0.0 (r)0.3 1.1

Apparel manufacturing

315

 3.830 (r)102.3 (r)102.3 (r)102.4 102.3 1.6 (r)0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31522

 1.237 (r)99.4 (r)99.3 (r)99.5 99.5 -0.3 (r)0.1 (r)-0.1 0.2 0.0

Women's and girls' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31523

 1.987 (r)103.6 (r)103.5 (r)103.5 103.3 2.1 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 0.0 -0.2

Other cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31529

 0.334 104.0 104.0 104.5 103.7 2.7 -0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.8

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

3159

 0.201 105.3 105.7 106.1 107.2 7.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

 1.369 103.5 103.8 103.9 104.3 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4

Footwear manufacturing

3162

 0.935 102.1 102.3 (r)102.4 102.8 2.1 0.3 0.2 (r)0.1 0.4

Other leather and allied product manufacturing

3169

 0.391 (r)107.2 (r)107.3 (r)107.3 108.1 4.3 (r)0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 17.724 (r)121.1 (r)119.1 (r)123.5 124.9 16.6 (r)3.8 (r)-1.7 (r)3.7 1.1

Wood product manufacturing

321

 1.036 (r)92.9 (r)90.1 (r)90.6 90.8 0.7 (r)-0.4 (r)-3.0 (r)0.6 0.2

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

 0.377 82.3 (r)79.6 (r)80.7 81.4 -3.3 -2.5 (r)-3.3 1.4 0.9

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing

3212

 0.373 (r)92.8 (r)88.7 (r)88.3 87.8 1.7 (r)0.4 (r)-4.4 (r)-0.5 -0.6

Other wood product manufacturing

3219

 0.286 (r)112.4 (r)111.8 (r)112.6 112.9 5.0 (r)1.3 (r)-0.5 0.7 0.3

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.217 (r)107.4 108.3 (r)108.6 110.3 6.6 (r)3.9 (r)0.8 (r)0.3 1.6

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 0.806 (r)105.8 106.9 (r)107.3 109.0 5.9 (r)3.8 (r)1.0 (r)0.4 1.6

Paper mills

32212

 0.616 (r)99.2 100.1 (r)100.4 102.6 3.7 (r)4.6 (r)0.9 (r)0.3 2.2

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.411 111.0 111.5 111.6 113.3 8.3 4.0 0.5 0.1 1.5

Paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32222

 0.189 101.7 102.1 101.9 103.0 4.0 0.5 0.4 -0.2 1.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 4.719 146.7 (r)133.5 (r)150.1 154.7 36.4 6.5 (r)-9.0 (r)12.4 3.1

Chemical manufacturing

325

 8.000 (r)119.6 (r)121.7 (r)123.3 123.4 13.5 (r)3.6 (r)1.8 (r)1.3 0.1

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 2.749 (r)147.4 (r)151.0 (r)153.1 152.2 22.3 (r)6.8 (r)2.4 (r)1.4 -0.6

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 1.442 123.7 (r)122.4 (r)121.7 120.1 11.7 7.8 (r)-1.1 (r)-0.6 -1.3

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 0.748 105.3 (r)106.1 (r)106.3 107.3 10.3 3.1 (r)0.8 (r)0.2 0.9

Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing

32521

 0.656 104.4 (r)105.2 (r)105.6 106.6 10.8 3.0 (r)0.8 (r)0.4 0.9

Pesticide, fertilizer, other agricult. chemical manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3253

 0.418 (r)109.9 (r)121.8 (r)127.2 129.9 - (r)9.9 (r)10.8 (r)4.4 2.1

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.437 105.7 106.2 107.6 107.4 5.0 1.1 0.5 1.3 -0.2

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 0.332 104.2 (r)106.9 (r)107.5 108.2 6.2 2.0 (r)2.6 (r)0.6 0.7

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.222 102.9 (r)106.8 (r)107.4 108.0 7.4 2.8 (r)3.8 (r)0.6 0.6

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3259

 0.251 110.9 (r)111.7 (r)113.0 116.8 15.3 0.7 (r)0.7 (r)1.2 3.4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 1.601 107.8 108.2 108.6 109.6 6.2 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.9

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 0.955 107.6 108.2 108.6 110.3 8.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 1.6

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.176 107.5 (r)109.0 (r)109.5 110.7 9.2 1.5 (r)1.4 0.5 1.1

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.677 107.1 (r)107.3 107.7 109.5 8.2 3.6 (r)0.2 (r)0.4 1.7

Rubber product manufacturing

3262

 0.646 108.1 108.1 108.6 108.7 3.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.1

Tire manufacturing

32621

 0.452 111.7 111.8 112.2 112.3 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 1.057 109.8 110.8 (r)110.9 110.9 5.7 0.3 0.9 (r)0.1 0.0

Clay product and refractory manufacturing

3271

 0.317 110.5 112.6 112.8 113.3 8.4 -0.1 1.9 0.2 0.4

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

32711

 0.185 110.5 114.2 114.6 115.3 11.6 -1.0 3.3 0.4 0.6

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.252 107.6 (r)108.0 (r)108.0 106.8 1.2 0.2 (r)0.4 0.0 -1.1

Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

3279

 0.313 104.0 (r)104.3 (r)104.1 104.6 4.1 0.7 (r)0.3 -0.2 0.5

All other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

32799

 0.248 104.1 104.4 (r)104.2 104.3 4.5 1.1 0.3 (r)-0.2 0.1

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 50.863 106.0 (r)106.7 (r)107.8 109.0 4.7 0.0 (r)0.7 1.0 1.1

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 5.794 (r)148.2 (r)155.4 (r)168.3 177.1 23.4 (r)-0.9 (r)4.9 (r)8.3 5.2

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 1.393 (r)143.8 (r)151.4 (r)162.8 182.5 44.5 (r)3.4 (r)5.3 (r)7.5 12.1

Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel

3312

 1.014 (r)125.3 (r)127.8 (r)132.9 138.1 16.5 (r)1.6 (r)2.0 (r)4.0 3.9

Iron and steel pipe and tube manufact. from purchased steel (Dec. 2007=100)

33121

 0.436 (r)101.4 (r)103.1 (r)107.4 109.5 - (r)1.4 (r)1.7 (r)4.2 2.0

Rolling and drawing of purchased steel (Dec. 2006=100)

33122

 0.578 (r)109.9 (r)112.4 (r)116.8 123.1 17.2 (r)1.8 (r)2.3 (r)3.9 5.4

Alumina and aluminum production and processing

3313

 0.816 119.4 120.3 128.5 136.9 9.7 -1.0 0.8 6.8 6.5

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.533 176.8 (r)189.6 (r)210.6 214.0 21.3 -4.3 7.2 (r)11.1 1.6

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 0.813 169.2 (r)187.7 (r)202.7 207.7 47.6 0.5 10.9 (r)8.0 2.5

Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying

33142

 0.698 153.3 161.5 175.4 184.9 22.2 -10.0 5.3 8.6 5.4

Nonferr. metal (except copper and alum.) rolling, drawing, extruding, & alloying

33149

 1.022 207.5 219.1 (r)253.3 248.9 6.1 -3.6 5.6 (r)15.6 -1.7

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.470 113.8 (r)114.2 (r)114.9 116.3 8.7 2.0 (r)0.4 (r)0.6 1.2

Cutlery and handtool manufacturing

3322

 0.342 104.9 (r)105.4 (r)105.6 106.5 5.3 1.8 (r)0.5 (r)0.2 0.9

Hardware manufacturing

3325

 0.283 110.5 110.4 (r)110.6 111.1 2.7 -0.7 -0.1 (r)0.2 0.5

Spring and wire product manufacturing

3326

 0.190 118.6 (r)120.3 (r)122.7 127.0 20.0 2.7 (r)1.4 (r)2.0 3.5

Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

3327

 0.211 113.4 115.3 (r)117.0 123.0 18.7 1.8 1.7 (r)1.5 5.1

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.071 (r)114.2 (r)114.4 (r)114.5 115.3 6.4 (r)1.5 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 0.7

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.590 (r)116.2 (r)116.4 (r)116.3 117.3 7.3 (r)0.8 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 0.9

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.481 112.1 112.2 (r)112.6 113.1 5.2 2.4 0.1 (r)0.4 0.4

Machinery manufacturing

333

 6.345 (r)107.6 108.2 (r)108.4 109.9 4.9 0.7 (r)0.6 (r)0.2 1.4

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 1.315 107.3 (r)107.9 (r)108.2 109.1 3.8 1.2 (r)0.6 0.3 0.8

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.296 100.4 100.4 101.0 103.1 - 0.4 0.0 0.6 2.1

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 0.860 107.5 108.1 (r)108.2 108.5 3.1 1.5 0.6 (r)0.1 0.3

Industrial machinery manufacturing

3332

 0.762 108.9 (r)110.2 (r)110.4 114.8 9.8 0.0 (r)1.2 (r)0.2 4.0

Other industrial machinery manufacturing

33329

 0.570 110.1 111.6 111.8 117.4 11.2 0.0 1.4 0.2 5.0

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 0.846 (r)101.4 101.7 (r)101.9 102.5 1.7 (r)-0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.6

Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

 0.445 (r)111.2 111.9 112.1 112.7 4.6 (r)3.0 (r)0.6 0.2 0.5

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.519 103.0 (r)103.3 103.4 103.4 1.5 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.1 0.0

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 0.988 (r)109.6 (r)110.7 (r)111.3 113.3 7.7 (r)1.3 (r)1.0 (r)0.5 1.8

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 1.471 (r)110.8 (r)110.6 (r)110.8 112.4 4.8 (r)0.3 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 1.4

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.280 (r)108.9 (r)108.6 (r)108.0 106.7 0.6 (r)-0.8 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.6 -1.2

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.274 122.8 120.1 120.5 122.3 3.2 2.2 -2.2 0.3 1.5

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 0.917 108.0 108.7 109.0 111.4 6.6 0.0 0.6 0.3 2.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 13.418 93.9 93.6 (r)93.5 93.2 -1.9 -0.6 -0.3 (r)-0.1 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.813 (r)90.8 (r)90.2 (r)90.1 89.6 -2.3 (r)-0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 2.465 97.9 97.8 97.8 97.5 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3

Telephone apparatus manufacturing

33421

 0.684 99.0 98.9 98.9 99.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.2

Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment

33422

 1.717 97.3 (r)97.3 97.2 96.9 -0.7 -0.2 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 -0.3

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 2.173 (r)92.2 (r)92.2 (r)92.2 90.8 -3.2 (r)-0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.5

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 3.083 (r)91.6 91.4 (r)90.9 91.0 -4.5 (r)-3.4 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.5 0.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 1.706 (r)102.5 (r)102.4 (r)103.4 104.7 4.5 (r)1.4 (r)-0.1 (r)1.0 1.3

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

3346

 0.178 (r)84.0 (r)83.6 (r)77.3 77.2 -8.4 (r)-0.6 -0.5 (r)-7.5 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.531 (r)108.8 (r)109.6 (r)110.1 112.0 6.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.7 (r)0.5 1.7

Electric lighting equipment manufacturing

3351

 0.434 105.5 (r)106.5 (r)107.2 107.6 3.6 0.1 (r)0.9 (r)0.7 0.4

Lighting fixture manufacturing

33512

 0.336 106.6 (r)108.0 (r)108.8 109.4 4.2 0.0 (r)1.3 (r)0.7 0.6

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.863 106.5 106.7 (r)106.7 107.6 2.9 0.4 0.2 (r)0.0 0.8

Small electrical appliance manufacturing

33521

 0.445 107.5 (r)107.6 (r)107.5 108.6 3.5 0.6 (r)0.1 -0.1 1.0

Major appliance manufacturing

33522

 0.418 105.4 105.7 105.7 106.3 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.6

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.041 (r)110.3 (r)111.5 (r)112.2 115.2 6.6 (r)0.5 (r)1.1 (r)0.6 2.7

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.192 110.5 (r)111.2 (r)111.9 114.4 9.6 -0.2 (r)0.6 (r)0.6 2.2

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.335 (r)115.0 (r)117.0 (r)119.0 125.0 15.4 (r)-0.9 (r)1.7 (r)1.7 5.0

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.543 108.0 108.2 108.6 109.1 6.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 13.495 103.8 (r)103.9 104.1 104.5 3.5 0.3</