Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: July 2007 to July 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 Relative
import-
ance
June
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
June
2008		 July
2008		 Annual Monthly
July
2007
to
July
2008		 Mar.
2008
to
Apr.
2008		 Apr.
2008
to
May
2008		 May
2008
to
June
2008		 June
2008
to
July
2008

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.633 174.5 178.3 13.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.2

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

 0.890 145.4 148.8 17.2 4.6 3.4 2.4 2.3

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.420 149.1 149.8 18.3 -1.5 -1.1 0.1 0.5

Vegetable products

II

 5.564 239.2 260.8 59.7 -4.3 -0.6 2.5 9.0

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.677 123.0 120.8 5.0 1.0 -0.2 0.7 -1.8

Cereals

10

 2.548 293.6 322.8 84.8 -2.8 -4.0 0.4 9.9

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

 1.729 259.3 298.9 78.7 -10.9 2.0 8.8 15.3

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

 2.335 136.2 139.4 15.9 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.3

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

 0.431 120.3 120.6 8.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

 0.597 204.0 223.7 55.3 -0.3 0.2 3.2 9.7

Mineral products

V

 5.946 360.7 379.9 55.3 3.5 6.0 7.9 5.3

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

27

 5.372 362.5 383.7 65.4 4.1 6.8 9.0 5.8

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 11.770 145.5 149.2 13.5 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.5

Inorganic chemicals

28

 1.164 192.6 195.1 21.3 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3

Organic chemicals

29

 3.742 167.0 174.3 19.1 1.9 1.2 3.6 4.4

Pharmaceutical products

30

 2.512 119.9 119.5 4.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

 0.524 114.7 113.8 -2.1 -0.1 -1.7 0.3 -0.8

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

 0.649 121.7 122.6 4.5 1.4 -0.2 0.1 0.7

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

 0.395 118.5 120.6 7.8 0.4 1.5 0.6 1.8

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 1.587 125.8 129.3 8.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 2.8

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 5.239 142.2 146.0 10.5 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.7

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 4.231 137.2 140.8 10.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.6

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 1.008 163.7 168.5 12.5 1.0 1.5 2.9 2.9

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

VIII

 0.393 118.4 118.1 -0.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 -0.3

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

IX

 0.625 112.3 112.1 -0.9 -0.9 1.2 -0.2 -0.2

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 2.477 117.5 118.2 5.7 1.0 -0.8 0.5 0.6

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

 0.688 128.3 130.9 13.1 0.6 -2.2 1.0 2.0

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

48

 1.273 112.5 113.2 3.9 1.5 -0.3 0.3 0.6

Printed material

49

 0.515 121.4 119.3 1.0 0.2 -0.2 0.3 -1.7

Textile and textile articles

XI

 2.174 108.0 109.9 5.6 -0.7 -0.6 0.4 1.8

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

 0.684 109.7 114.0 14.6 -2.9 -2.3 0.9 3.9

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

XIII

 0.770 110.7 110.7 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0

Glass and glassware

70

 0.416 98.7 98.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 0.0

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

XIV

 3.902 183.1 185.9 21.5 0.6 -2.2 -1.7 1.5

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 5.945 181.2 183.8 10.7 1.9 0.4 0.7 1.4

Iron and steel

72

 1.606 243.3 253.3 27.0 0.3 1.7 2.9 4.1

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.409 156.9 159.2 7.4 0.1 0.8 3.2 1.5

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.689 261.2 262.3 7.1 2.8 -1.6 -2.2 0.4

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.993 150.6 151.2 3.1 3.5 -0.5 -2.7 0.4

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

82

 0.374 119.0 119.0 3.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.359 130.0 130.9 2.3 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.7

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

XVI

 29.720 95.2 95.0 0.6 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 16.491 103.7 103.9 1.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

 13.229 86.0 85.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.8

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

 13.604 116.5 116.6 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

 8.019 106.6 106.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2

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

XVIII

 5.912 107.0 106.9 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

 1.400 108.8 108.9 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

 0.744 117.0 117.0 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

 0.507 95.0 95.4 5.4 1.7 0.4 -0.1 0.4

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available

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