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General Overview:
The International Price Program (IPP) produces Import Price Indexes (MPI) and Export Price Indexes (XPI) containing data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world. June 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are scheduled to be released on July 11, 2008 at 8:30 am Eastern Time. General Overview Economic News Releases Get Detailed Import and Export Price Statistics Tables Created by BLS Special Notices Publications and Other Documentation Related Links Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us
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Economic News Releases:

Current U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (Current Month) (HTML) (PDF) Subscribe to the BLS News Service--Receive the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes news release by e-mail. Upcoming Release Dates for the rest of this calendar year. Archived Archived News Releases
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Get Detailed Import and Export Price Statistics:

Most Requested Statistics--Select from lists of the most popular MXP statistics. Create Customized Tables (one screen)--This application requires a Java-enabled browser. Choose the data you want from BLS databases on a simple, one-screen form. Create Customized Tables (multiple screens)--A form-based query application which allows you to obtain BLS time series data based on choices you make. Series Report--Already know the series identifier for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data. Flat files (FTP)--For those who want it all. Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database.
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Tables Created by BLS: History Tables: Complete historical index information Index and Percent Change Tables: Indexes and percent changes for the four most recent months Percent Change Analysis Tables: Historical percent changes for one-month, three-month, and five separate 12-month periods U.S. Import Price Indexes: All Imports and All Imports Excluding Petroleum, 12-month changes
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Special Notices:

NEW Discontinuation of Selected Services Indexes
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Publications and Other Documentation:

BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 15, International Price Indexes Technical Note Addendum Explanation of Import/Export Series Codes Import/Export Services Fact Sheets Air Freight (HTML) (PDF) Air Passenger Fares (HTML) (PDF) Crude Oil Tanker Freight (HTML) (PDF) Ocean Liner Freight (HTML) (PDF) Postsecondary Education (HTML) (PDF) Travel and Tourism (HTML) (PDF) Publications Using International Price Program Data "Price and Expenditure Measures of Petroleum Products: A Comparison" by Abby Duly, Jeffrey Harris, Ara Khatchadourian, Rozi Ulics, and Melissa Wolter "Import Price Rise in 2005 Due to Continued High Energy Prices" by Jeffrey Bogen "IPP Introduces Additional Locality of Origin Import Price Indexes" by Helen McCulley and Melissa Schwartz "U.S. Import and Export Prices in 2004" by Kristen Locatelli "U.S. Import and Export Prices in 2003" by Melissa Schwartz "International Price Comparisons Based on Purchasing Power Parity" by Michelle Vachris and James Thomas "Using Dissaggregated Data to Dissect the U.S. Trade Deficit" by William Alterman "Coping with the Rising Yen: Japan's Recent Export Experience" by Thomas Klitgaard "Are Producer Prices Good Proxies for Export Prices?" by Bill Alterman "Exchange Rate Pass-Through into Import Prices: A Macro or Micro Phenomenon?" by Jose Manuel Campa and Linda S. Goldberg "Imputation and Price Indexes: Theory and Evidence from the International Price Program" by Robert C. Feenstra and Erwin W. Diewert "Explaining Tranquility in the Midst of Turbulence: U.S. Multinationals' Intrafirm Trade, 1966-1997" by Subramanian Rangan "Transfer Pricing, Intrafirm Trade and the BLS International Price Program" by Lorraine Eden "The Behavior of Intrafirm Trade Prices in U.S. International Price Data" by Kimberly A. Clausing "Exchange Rates and the Prices of Manufacturing Products Imported into the United States" by Giovanni P. Olivei
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Related Links:

Other BLS Programs Foreign Labor Statistics--Comparative information by country on productivity and unit labor costs; compensation; labor force, employment, and unemployment; and consumer prices. What BLS Does Not Have Foreign Exchange Rates St. Louis Federal Reserve New York Federal Reserve Harmonized Manuals Schedule B TSUSA Other Useful Links, Statistical Agencies & Organizations

Latest Numbers

Imports

All Commodities:
+2.3% in May 2008

Petroleum & Petroleum Products:
+7.8% in May 2008

All Imports Excluding Petroleum:
+0.5% in May 2008

Exports

All Commodities:
+0.3% in May 2008

Agricultural Commodities:
+0.3% in May 2008

Nonagricultural Commodities:
+0.4% in May 2008

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