Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Aug. 2009(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2009 |
Sept. 2009 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Sept. 2008 to Sept. 2009 |
May 2009 to June 2009 |
June 2009 to July 2009 |
July 2009 to Aug. 2009 |
Aug. 2009 to Sept. 2009 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.507 | 156.7 | 154.5 | -14.5 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100) |
02 |
0.787 | 126.6 | 124.2 | -18.0 | 3.6 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.384 | 141.0 | 137.0 | -8.7 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
Vegetable products |
II |
4.623 | 187.8 | 176.6 | -21.3 | 5.6 | -8.7 | 0.2 | -6.0 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.596 | 106.0 | 107.4 | -9.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
Cereals |
10 |
1.815 | 183.7 | 168.3 | -37.1 | 8.1 | -17.4 | 0.2 | -8.4 |
Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder |
12 |
1.577 | 228.6 | 210.6 | -12.5 | 8.0 | -3.9 | 0.0 | -7.9 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco |
IV |
2.485 | 139.1 | 139.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
21 |
0.364 | 117.6 | 118.0 | -2.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec.2008=100) |
22 |
0.283 | 101.9 | 101.7 | - | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
23 |
0.551 | 205.4 | 205.3 | 1.3 | 9.7 | -3.5 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
Mineral products |
V |
3.867 | 208.7 | 197.8 | -38.9 | 9.4 | -7.1 | 10.2 | -5.2 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
3.349 | 203.1 | 189.8 | -41.1 | 10.6 | -7.9 | 11.2 | -6.5 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
11.735 | 136.5 | 135.7 | -7.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
1.243 | 188.4 | 172.1 | -18.0 | -2.2 | 3.6 | -1.2 | -8.7 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
3.332 | 140.9 | 140.6 | -15.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.673 | 116.1 | 116.5 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks |
32 |
0.540 | 114.2 | 114.4 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations |
33 |
0.740 | 126.1 | 126.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes |
34 |
0.409 | 114.8 | 115.7 | -5.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
1.798 | 131.6 | 132.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
5.349 | 133.8 | 134.9 | -9.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
4.353 | 128.9 | 129.6 | -9.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
0.996 | 154.5 | 157.9 | -11.1 | -1.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc. |
VIII |
0.312 | 93.3 | 98.1 | -14.8 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 5.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
0.564 | 102.5 | 102.8 | -8.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
2.368 | 107.4 | 107.7 | -8.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Woodpulp and recovered paper |
47 |
0.529 | 96.9 | 99.2 | -23.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
1.304 | 110.1 | 109.6 | -3.7 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Printed material |
49 |
0.535 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
1.969 | 102.8 | 103.4 | -5.5 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof |
52 |
0.555 | 94.9 | 96.1 | -13.0 | -3.5 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec.2008=100) |
XIII |
0.822 | 113.6 | 113.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.427 | 96.2 | 96.1 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -3.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
3.853 | 173.8 | 176.8 | -0.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.214 | 149.7 | 151.7 | -13.9 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.329 | 167.9 | 172.7 | -25.4 | -1.4 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.466 | 160.0 | 157.6 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.507 | 186.8 | 195.8 | -21.5 | -2.3 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.745 | 108.6 | 113.2 | -18.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.402 | 122.3 | 122.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.337 | 121.8 | 122.3 | -6.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
31.254 | 95.6 | 95.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
17.970 | 105.3 | 105.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof |
85 |
13.284 | 85.0 | 85.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
15.796 | 120.5 | 120.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
9.042 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
6.302 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
1.564 | 107.1 | 108.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi; |
94 |
0.761 | 116.1 | 118.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
0.679 | 93.4 | 93.4 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
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