Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: September 2008 to September 2009 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
Aug.
2009(1)		 Index Percent change
June
2009		 July
2009		 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

All commodities

   100.000 120.0 119.2 (r)121.1 121.2 -12.0 2.7 -0.7 (r)1.6 0.1

All imports excluding petroleum

   82.141 (r)107.4 107.2 (r)107.5 107.9 -5.4 (r)0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)0.3 0.4

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   80.819 111.2 111.0 (r)111.3 112.0 -4.1 0.2 -0.2 (r)0.3 0.6

All commodities, excluding computers semiconductors, & petrol (Dec. 2001=100)

   75.982 117.6 117.3 (r)117.6 118.1 -5.4 0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.4

All commodities, excluding computers, semiconductors & fuels (Mar. 2003=100)

   74.660 115.6 115.5 (r)115.8 116.5 -4.2 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.6

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 4.673 139.8 (r)138.2 (r)140.0 140.5 -5.0 0.4 (r)-1.1 (r)1.3 0.4

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 3.617 155.5 (r)153.2 (r)155.7 156.8 -5.0 0.3 (r)-1.5 (r)1.6 0.7

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

 0.284 (r)175.0 159.7 176.1 171.0 -7.3 (r)4.7 (r)-8.7 10.3 -2.9

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

 0.185 102.9 90.1 (r)100.7 93.7 -13.9 6.1 -12.4 (r)11.8 -7.0

Other agricultural foods

001

 3.161 151.5 (r)150.1 (r)151.4 152.8 -3.8 0.1 (r)-0.9 (r)0.9 0.9

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

 0.457 145.8 (r)148.1 (r)152.3 154.1 -14.4 2.3 (r)1.6 (r)2.8 1.2

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

 0.509 109.7 (r)103.8 (r)106.1 105.8 -12.9 -0.4 (r)-5.4 (r)2.2 -0.3

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

 0.496 250.8 243.8 (r)241.6 250.7 18.4 -5.0 -2.8 (r)-0.9 3.8

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

 0.161 78.8 75.6 75.7 74.9 -25.8 0.9 -4.1 0.1 -1.1

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

 0.372 (r)149.4 (r)151.4 (r)152.0 152.3 1.8 (r)2.2 (r)1.3 (r)0.4 0.2

Other animal & vegetable preparations & products

00180

 0.459 174.3 175.5 175.5 176.2 -3.5 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.4

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

 0.460 114.2 114.4 114.4 114.7 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 1.056 104.4 (r)104.2 (r)104.4 103.7 -4.9 0.8 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 -0.7

Fish & shellfish

01000

 0.720 99.2 (r)98.7 (r)99.0 97.9 -7.5 1.1 (r)-0.5 (r)0.3 -1.1

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

 0.307 115.7 116.3 116.4 116.5 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 32.871 (r)177.3 (r)174.3 (r)182.3 182.6 -26.6 8.8 (r)-1.7 (r)4.6 0.2

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

   15.012 (r)132.1 (r)131.1 (r)132.6 134.6 -19.6 (r)0.6 (r)-0.8 (r)1.1 1.5

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   13.690 146.5 (r)146.0 148.0 152.2 -15.2 0.3 -0.3 (r)1.4 2.8

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   8.678 136.0 138.5 140.8 145.9 -14.0 1.3 1.8 1.7 3.6

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

   5.013 (r)127.4 (r)122.2 (r)122.8 121.1 -25.9 (r)-0.3 (r)-4.1 (r)0.5 -1.4

Fuels & lubricants

10

 19.180 222.1 (r)215.9 (r)231.3 227.1 -34.4 16.0 (r)-2.8 (r)7.1 -1.8

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

 17.858 (r)241.5 (r)235.4 (r)253.6 250.8 -32.5 17.2 (r)-2.5 (r)7.7 -1.1

Crude

10000

 12.892 (r)247.3 (r)241.8 (r)258.5 253.1 -34.2 (r)15.8 (r)-2.2 (r)6.9 -2.1

Fuel oil

10010

 1.881 267.3 (r)250.7 (r)281.2 279.9 -23.1 22.0 (r)-6.2 12.2 -0.5

Other petroleum products

10020

 2.456 (r)212.6 207.8 (r)233.6 238.7 -28.3 (r)17.7 (r)-2.3 (r)12.4 2.2

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

 1.131 112.6 (r)104.6 (r)104.6 90.2 -52.8 3.6 (r)-7.1 (r)0.0 -13.8

Gas-natural

10110

 0.928 (r)97.6 (r)89.4 (r)89.3 74.6 -59.3 (r)4.2 (r)-8.4 (r)-0.1 -16.5

Gaseous natural gas (Dec. 2001=100)

   0.694 (r)119.4 (r)111.5 (r)111.3 88.9 -63.3 (r)4.9 (r)-6.6 (r)-0.2 -20.1

Paper & paper base stocks

11

 0.666 101.8 99.0 (r)98.6 99.7 -16.8 -1.5 -2.8 (r)-0.4 1.1

Newsprint & other paper products

111

 0.512 102.1 98.1 97.0 96.4 -14.2 -2.1 -3.9 -1.1 -0.6

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

 0.435 110.1 108.4 108.2 107.6 -7.4 -0.7 -1.5 -0.2 -0.6

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

 4.423 (r)137.5 132.3 (r)133.4 135.4 -16.6 (r)-1.2 (r)-3.8 (r)0.8 1.5

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

 0.478 172.5 172.4 (r)173.1 178.8 -14.7 -1.7 -0.1 (r)0.4 3.3

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

 0.323 166.3 166.7 (r)166.0 169.8 -7.5 -2.2 0.2 (r)-0.4 2.3

Textile supplies & related materials

121

 0.724 112.9 114.6 (r)115.7 115.2 -4.1 0.4 1.5 (r)1.0 -0.4

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

 0.310 109.4 112.1 114.1 112.2 -7.7 0.9 2.5 1.8 -1.7

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 3.145 (r)140.5 132.8 (r)134.0 136.3 -19.6 (r)-1.5 (r)-5.5 (r)0.9 1.7

Plastic materials

12500

 0.682 146.2 (r)131.2 (r)131.2 131.3 -13.0 2.2 (r)-10.3 0.0 0.1

Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)

12510

 0.678 (r)130.5 (r)114.6 (r)114.7 120.6 -36.4 (r)-8.6 (r)-12.2 0.1 5.1

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.364 152.2 147.9 (r)154.8 154.7 -14.0 0.9 -2.8 (r)4.7 -0.1

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 0.966 106.3 106.4 (r)107.5 109.2 -16.8 0.5 0.1 (r)1.0 1.6

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

 0.455 109.4 (r)108.9 109.2 110.5 -2.7 -0.2 -0.5 (r)0.3 1.2

Selected building materials

13

 1.667 116.0 118.2 119.5 119.4 -2.7 1.3 1.9 1.1 -0.1

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

 0.874 115.4 (r)119.0 (r)120.5 120.0 -4.9 2.0 (r)3.1 (r)1.3 -0.4

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

 0.342 93.7 101.9 105.5 104.3 -11.0 4.3 8.8 3.5 -1.1

Stone, sand, cement and lime (Dec. 2001=100)

13020

 0.366 131.6 131.5 131.2 131.5 -0.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.2

Building materials, finished

131

 0.793 117.1 117.6 (r)118.8 119.1 -0.2 0.6 0.4 (r)1.0 0.3

Other finished building materials

13110

 0.558 111.8 113.0 (r)114.6 115.0 -3.1 0.8 1.1 (r)1.4 0.3

Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of porch. or china (Dec. 2007=100)

13120

 0.173 115.4 (r)114.1 (r)114.1 114.1 11.6 0.3 (r)-1.1 0.0 0.0

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

 3.569 178.3 184.7 (r)190.2 205.0 -19.7 3.2 3.6 (r)3.0 7.8

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

 0.410 204.8 212.3 (r)221.3 229.7 -38.8 4.4 3.7 (r)4.2 3.8

Iron & steel mill products

141

 0.863 (r)165.0 (r)166.6 (r)169.1 180.8 -38.2 (r)-2.3 (r)1.0 (r)1.5 6.9

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

 2.296 174.8 182.9 (r)189.0 205.6 -4.2 5.4 4.6 (r)3.3 8.8

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

 0.546 104.6 110.1 118.6 130.5 -23.4 0.6 5.3 7.7 10.0

Copper (Dec. 2006=100)

14220

 0.402 85.0 90.6 96.9 112.2 4.4 7.2 6.6 7.0 15.8

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

 0.121 43.5 51.2 55.2 66.2 2.2 13.0 17.7 7.8 19.9

Zinc (Dec.2008=100)

14260

 0.072 126.8 132.8 134.6 154.6 - 7.2 4.7 1.4 14.9

Nonmonetary gold

14270

 0.352 333.6 338.6 334.0 339.3 13.2 4.8 1.5 -1.4 1.6

Other precious metals

14280

 0.520 125.7 127.2 (r)128.5 134.8 -8.7 8.8 1.2 (r)1.0 4.9

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

 1.837 133.2 (r)133.5 (r)134.6 136.7 -14.5 -0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.8 1.6

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

 0.475 132.8 (r)131.9 (r)133.2 132.0 -27.4 -3.2 (r)-0.7 (r)1.0 -0.9

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

 0.453 (r)125.7 (r)125.4 (r)124.7 125.5 -14.7 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.6 0.6

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

 0.909 (r)141.7 143.1 (r)145.1 149.8 -6.0 (r)1.4 (r)1.0 (r)1.4 3.2

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

 1.528 103.0 (r)102.8 103.2 104.1 -6.6 -0.4 (r)-0.2 (r)0.4 0.9

Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

161

 1.369 100.1 (r)100.0 100.4 101.0 -5.1 -0.2 (r)-0.1 (r)0.4 0.6

Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

16120

 1.286 114.6 114.7 115.1 115.9 -4.5 -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7

Capital goods

2

 23.450 91.9 91.9 (r)91.9 92.0 -1.4 0.0 0.0 (r)0.0 0.1

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   17.291 110.7 (r)110.8 110.8 110.8 -0.6 0.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.0 0.0

Electric generating equipment

20

 3.024 (r)110.0 (r)110.3 110.3 110.4 -2.2 (r)0.2 0.3 (r)0.0 0.1

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 1.089 118.3 (r)118.2 (r)118.4 118.2 -1.0 -0.2 (r)-0.1 (r)0.2 -0.2

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

 1.935 (r)106.4 106.9 (r)106.9 107.1 -2.8 (r)0.3 (r)0.5 (r)0.0 0.2

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 18.321 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.6 -1.8 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

   12.162 109.1 109.1 109.0 109.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

 1.031 142.1 138.0 135.2 134.6 -11.4 -3.2 -2.9 -2.0 -0.4

Drilling & oil field equip (Dec. 2007=100)

21000

 0.414 (r)113.1 105.9 (r)100.8 99.2 -25.9 (r)-7.1 (r)-6.4 (r)-4.8 -1.6

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 0.474 128.1 128.0 128.0 128.6 2.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.5

Industrial and service machinery

211

 6.388 119.4 (r)120.0 (r)120.3 120.4 0.1 0.3 (r)0.5 (r)0.3 0.1

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 0.869 121.9 122.0 122.4 122.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.1

Food & tobacco processing machines (Dec.2008=100)

21110

 0.139 96.0 (r)98.4 (r)100.0 99.8 - 1.4 (r)2.5 (r)1.6 -0.2

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

 0.498 129.6 (r)130.3 (r)129.8 129.8 1.1 0.2 (r)0.5 -0.4 0.0

Machinery for working wood, plastic, stone, rubber, & glass

21140

 0.379 136.2 135.9 136.0 136.0 2.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0

Pulp & paper machinery

21150

 0.294 124.1 (r)125.5 (r)126.6 127.2 -1.2 1.5 (r)1.1 0.9 0.5

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 0.799 (r)102.3 (r)102.4 (r)102.7 102.7 1.5 (r)0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0

Materials handling equipment

21170

 0.629 128.0 128.4 (r)128.8 129.4 -0.1 0.5 0.3 (r)0.3 0.5

Other industrial machines

21180

 1.915 118.8 119.7 119.9 120.2 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.3

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

 0.786 107.3 (r)107.7 (r)108.1 108.1 -2.7 0.2 (r)0.4 (r)0.4 0.0

Agricultural machinery and equipment

212

 0.405 136.8 136.9 (r)137.0 137.2 3.8 0.4 0.1 (r)0.1 0.1

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

 6.158 59.8 59.7 59.8 59.9 -3.7 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2

Computers

21300

 1.981 45.9 (r)45.8 (r)45.8 45.7 -2.6 -0.2 (r)-0.2 0.0 -0.2

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

 2.889 53.0 53.4 53.5 53.8 -4.1 -0.6 0.8 0.2 0.6

Semiconductors

21320

 1.287 76.7 (r)75.1 (r)75.5 75.5 -3.6 0.0 (r)-2.1 0.5 0.0

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)

   4.870 52.7 53.0 53.0 53.1 -3.8 -0.6 0.6 0.0 0.2

Telecommunications equipment

214

 2.356 81.7 81.6 81.4 81.5 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

 0.434 97.4 97.8 (r)97.7 97.8 1.1 -0.1 0.4 (r)-0.1 0.1

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 1.548 102.0 102.1 102.1 102.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2007=100)

21600

 0.198 102.4 102.6 102.7 102.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

 1.350 103.2 103.3 103.3 103.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

 2.105 (r)122.4 123.1 123.3 123.2 4.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.6 0.2 -0.1

Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2003=100)

22000

 0.743 116.3 116.3 116.8 116.8 4.7 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

 0.826 (r)136.5 (r)138.2 (r)138.2 138.1 6.6 1.3 1.2 0.0 -0.1

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 13.913 108.0 (r)108.2 (r)108.4 108.5 0.4 0.1 (r)0.2 0.2 0.1

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 7.201 106.8 106.9 107.2 107.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2

Vehicles designed to transport goods

301

 1.258 110.3 110.3 110.4 110.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Parts, engines, bodies and chassis

302

 5.454 109.2 (r)109.5 (r)109.6 109.6 0.5 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)0.1 0.0

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)

30200

 1.143 106.9 (r)106.9 (r)106.8 107.3 2.2 0.8 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 0.5

Automotive Parts & Accessories (Incl. Engines & Parts), Excluding Canadian

   5.454 (r)108.5 (r)108.7 (r)108.8 108.9 1.4 (r)0.3 0.2 (r)0.1 0.1

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)

30220

 0.424 120.8 (r)120.8 (r)120.8 120.9 2.3 -0.1 (r)0.0 0.0 0.1

Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)

30230

 3.887 (r)109.2 (r)109.5 (r)109.7 109.6 -0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 -0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 25.093 104.3 (r)104.0 103.9 104.0 -1.0 0.1 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.1 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 11.575 108.1 (r)107.8 (r)107.8 107.7 -0.5 0.0 (r)-0.3 0.0 -0.1

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 6.289 102.3 (r)102.0 (r)102.1 102.0 -0.4 -0.1 (r)-0.3 0.1 -0.1

Cotton apparel and household goods

40000

 2.652 98.7 (r)98.7 98.8 98.7 -0.6 -0.1 (r)0.0 (r)0.1 -0.1

Apparel and household goods for other textiles

40020

 1.699 100.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 -1.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Nontextile apparel and household goods

40030

 0.462 118.9 116.9 117.1 117.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.7 0.2 -0.1

Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials

40040

 0.844 106.8 (r)106.5 106.6 106.5 1.3 -0.1 (r)-0.3 (r)0.1 -0.1

Sporting/camping apparel and footwear

40050

 0.434 109.9 109.1 109.1 109.1 2.4 0.5 -0.7 0.0 0.0

Other consumer nondurables

401

 5.286 117.0 116.6 116.5 116.5 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0

Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparatory materials

40100

 3.983 118.3 118.3 118.4 118.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Books, magazines and other printed materials

40110

 0.256 122.0 122.4 122.4 121.8 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.5

Toiletries and cosmetics

40120

 0.339 110.2 111.6 111.7 111.4 -5.4 0.6 1.3 0.1 -0.3

Other products (notions, writing supplies, tobacco products, etc.)

40140

 0.708 108.2 105.0 103.9 103.6 -4.5 0.0 -3.0 -1.0 -0.3

Durables, manufactured

41

 12.318 (r)100.6 (r)100.5 100.4 100.4 -1.4 (r)0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.0

Household goods

410

 6.043 (r)104.1 (r)103.9 (r)103.8 104.0 -1.6 (r)-0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.2

Furniture, household items

41000

 1.428 (r)122.7 (r)122.5 (r)122.2 123.3 -1.0 (r)-1.0 (r)-0.2 -0.2 0.9

Glassware and ceramics (Dec. 2007=100)

41010

 0.138 108.8 106.7 (r)106.3 106.3 5.7 0.1 -1.9 (r)-0.4 0.0

Cookware, chinaware, cutlery for the house and garden

41020

 0.379 111.7 (r)110.9 (r)110.3 110.3 1.3 -0.1 (r)-0.7 -0.5 0.0

Household and kitchen appliances

41030

 1.072 108.2 107.6 107.6 107.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0

Other Household Goods, nes

41050

 2.911 91.9 (r)91.9 (r)91.9 91.9 -3.3 0.0 (r)0.0 0.0 0.0

Recreational equipment and materials

411

 2.818 103.4 (r)104.0 (r)104.1 104.0 1.6 0.2 (r)0.6 (r)0.1 -0.1

Motorcycles & parts (Dec. 2001=100)

41100

 0.236 113.4 (r)114.6 (r)114.6 115.7 4.1 1.7 1.1 0.0 1.0

Pleasure boats & motors (Dec. 2007=100)

41110

 0.171 (r)101.9 (r)104.8 (r)106.7 108.6 5.8 (r)0.3 (r)2.8 (r)1.8 1.8

Toys, shooting & sporting goods

41120

 1.919 102.2 102.7 102.7 102.3 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.4

Home entertainment equipment

412

 2.511 71.9 (r)71.5 71.3 71.1 -5.2 0.3 (r)-0.6 (r)-0.3 -0.3

Television and video receivers

41200

 1.889 65.9 65.1 (r)64.8 64.6 -7.8 -0.2 -1.2 (r)-0.5 -0.3

Radios, phonographs, and tape decks

41210

 0.434 88.7 (r)89.1 (r)89.5 89.4 0.8 0.2 (r)0.5 (r)0.4 -0.1

Coins, gems, jewelry, and collectibles

413

 0.946 181.6 179.5 (r)178.7 180.0 4.2 2.1 -1.2 (r)-0.4 0.7

Jewelry (watches, rings, etc)

41310

 0.799 180.2 178.3 (r)177.3 179.0 3.1 1.8 -1.1 (r)-0.6 1.0

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

42

 1.200 101.4 101.5 (r)100.9 101.3 -5.0 0.1 0.1 (r)-0.6 0.4

Unmanufactured consumer durables

421

 1.146 102.8 (r)102.8 (r)102.8 102.8 -2.8 0.0 (r)0.0 0.0 0.0

Gem diamonds-uncut or unset (Dec. 2007=100)

42100

 0.989 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.8 -3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2007 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: October 14, 2009