U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
MXP MXP Program Links

Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: March 2023 to March 2024 [2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
importance
Feb.
2024(1)		 Index Percent change
Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Annual Monthly
Mar.
2023
to
Mar.
2024		 Nov.
2023
to
Dec.
2023		 Dec.
2023
to
Jan.
2024		 Jan.
2024
to
Feb.
2024		 Feb.
2024
to
Mar.
2024

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.481 237.4 239.5 1.0 -0.5 1.7 5.1 0.9

Meat and edible meat offal

02

 0.426 338.4 351.8 17.0 1.4 2.2 4.0 4.0

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.705 149.0 147.9 -10.3 -2.6 3.2 6.4 -0.7

Vegetable products

II

 2.225 266.8 263.6 5.1 0.2 3.3 -1.4 -1.2

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

 0.509 506.1 553.9 18.5 -0.5 9.4 -14.5 9.4

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.790 132.6 130.1 4.1 -0.6 6.1 -5.4 -1.9

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

 0.376 294.4 297.2 -2.8 3.6 -5.6 1.3 1.0

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)

III

 0.442 145.7 150.0 2.4 0.8 -2.4 0.5 3.0

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared (Dec. 2023=100)

15

 0.442 98.1 101.0 - - -2.4 0.5 3.0

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 3.497 200.9 203.4 4.3 0.3 -0.2 1.3 1.2

Sugars and sugar confectionary (Dec. 2021=100)

17

 0.243 126.2 128.4 13.9 0.7 2.6 1.1 1.7

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Dec. 2009=100)

18

 0.313 161.5 182.5 57.7 3.6 4.4 14.1 13.0

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2023=100)

19

 0.495 100.0 99.9 - - 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous edible preparations (Dec. 2022=100)

21

 0.420 99.2 99.1 -1.4 0.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.1

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

 1.113 154.4 155.2 1.4 0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.5

Mineral products

V

 8.024 278.4 290.8 4.2 -7.9 1.4 1.1 4.5

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

27

 7.729 271.9 284.2 4.8 -8.2 1.7 1.1 4.5

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 10.880 174.1 174.3 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.1

Organic chemicals

29

 2.272 137.8 138.5 -5.4 -0.7 -3.6 0.2 0.5

Pharmaceutical products

30

 5.724 155.4 155.6 5.2 0.1 4.6 0.5 0.1

Fertilizers (Dec. 2022=100)

31

 0.221 62.2 63.7 -14.7 2.4 0.3 -1.4 2.4

Tanning extracts; dye, pigments, varnish, paints & putty (Dec. 2022=100)

32

 0.199 100.9 100.8 -1.3 0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.1

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 0.935 116.7 116.4 -4.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 3.772 153.7 153.3 -2.9 -0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 2.518 151.0 150.3 -5.2 -0.8 0.3 0.1 -0.5

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 1.254 162.1 162.2 1.4 0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.1

Printed matter (Dec. 2023=100)

49

 0.169 100.0 99.8 - - 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Textile and textile articles

XI

 4.560 120.7 120.6 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (Dec. 2023=100)

61

 1.955 100.4 100.3 - - 0.4 0.0 -0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

 1.420 126.8 126.8 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0

Made-up or worn textile articles (Dec. 2023=100)

63

 0.622 99.6 99.6 - - -0.4 0.0 0.0

Headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.

XII

 1.458 126.7 126.8 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

 1.192 123.7 123.8 0.9 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1

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

XIII

 0.947 137.6 136.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 -0.7

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2020=100)

68

 0.329 101.1 100.2 -2.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.9

Glass and glassware (Dec. 2021=100)

70

 0.343 109.6 109.5 5.0 0.2 1.7 0.0 -0.1

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

XIV

 3.029 223.8 227.7 -0.2 0.7 0.2 -0.8 1.7

Pearls, precious stones, precious metals jewelry, coin (Dec. 2023=100)

71

 3.029 99.4 101.2 - - 0.2 -0.8 1.8

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 5.822 226.1 227.9 -4.9 0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.8

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.760 193.3 191.3 -7.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -1.0

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.496 377.7 389.1 -1.3 2.6 1.6 -1.0 3.0

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 1.039 181.5 191.3 -1.0 1.1 -2.1 -1.0 5.4

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

82

 0.419 133.7 133.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.5 -0.4

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.516 142.7 142.6 -5.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

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

XVI

 30.707 82.5 82.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.4

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 15.409 89.9 90.0 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1

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

85

 15.298 75.6 75.0 -1.7 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.8

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 11.833 123.5 123.6 1.8 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 11.070 122.6 122.8 1.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2020=100)

88

 0.621 107.0 107.6 -0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.3 0.6

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

XVIII

 4.193 110.3 110.5 3.1 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.2

Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments

90

 3.880 105.6 106.0 2.9 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.4

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 4.588 120.2 120.4 0.2 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2

Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs

94

 2.549 126.9 126.8 -0.6 -0.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 1.727 106.9 107.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

96

 0.313 151.4 152.6 4.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.8

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2022 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Dash = Not available
Table of Contents
Last Modified Date: April 12, 2024