Table 1. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: October 2007 to October 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description End
Use		 Relative
import-
ance
Sept.
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
July
2008		 Aug.
2008		 Sept.
2008		 Oct.
2008		 Annual Monthly
Oct.
2007
to
Oct.
2008		 June
2008
to
July
2008		 July
2008
to
Aug.
2008		 Aug.
2008
to
Sept.
2008		 Sept.
2008
to
Oct.
2008

All commodities

   100.000 (r)147.5 (r)143.1 (r)138.4 131.9 6.7 1.4 (r)-3.0 (r)-3.3 -4.7

All imports excluding petroleum

   75.865 (r)115.6 115.1 114.1 113.1 5.0 (r)0.6 (r)-0.4 -0.9 -0.9

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

   74.015 117.2 117.4 (r)116.9 116.0 4.9 0.6 0.2 (r)-0.4 -0.8

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 4.369 (r)149.7 (r)150.4 (r)148.1 145.7 9.4 (r)1.4 (r)0.5 (r)-1.5 -1.6

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 3.396 (r)167.6 (r)167.9 (r)165.1 162.1 10.6 (r)1.5 (r)0.2 (r)-1.7 -1.8

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

 0.309 (r)192.3 (r)190.5 (r)184.7 166.8 3.5 (r)8.6 -0.9 (r)-3.0 -9.7

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

 0.178 110.7 110.3 (r)108.8 95.2 - 5.5 -0.4 (r)-1.4 -12.5

Other agricultural foods

001

 2.916 (r)159.8 (r)161.1 (r)158.9 157.4 10.7 (r)0.8 (r)0.8 (r)-1.4 -0.9

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

 0.461 (r)178.0 (r)184.0 (r)179.1 175.6 21.8 (r)3.6 (r)3.4 (r)-2.7 -2.0

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

 0.480 (r)116.5 (r)120.5 (r)121.3 117.1 2.8 (r)-3.4 (r)3.4 (r)0.7 -3.5

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

 0.418 209.2 (r)212.0 (r)211.3 227.3 22.2 3.6 (r)1.3 -0.3 7.6

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

 0.180 120.4 (r)110.6 (r)101.3 92.6 - 1.1 (r)-8.1 (r)-8.4 -8.6

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

 0.323 (r)150.0 (r)151.6 (r)149.3 146.0 10.9 (r)2.8 (r)1.1 (r)-1.5 -2.2

Other animal & vegetable preparations & products

00180

 0.418 (r)185.4 (r)185.1 (r)182.1 180.3 2.9 (r)0.2 (r)-0.2 (r)-1.6 -1.0

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

 0.388 (r)113.6 (r)113.9 (r)113.6 113.4 2.9 (r)-0.7 (r)0.3 -0.3 -0.2

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 0.973 109.1 (r)110.9 109.6 108.7 5.3 0.6 (r)1.6 (r)-1.2 -0.8

Fish & shellfish

01000

 0.703 106.0 (r)108.3 106.6 105.1 5.5 0.3 (r)2.2 (r)-1.6 -1.4

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

 0.245 115.2 115.2 115.5 115.7 3.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.2

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 41.779 (r)290.7 (r)270.8 (r)251.1 223.6 13.4 (r)2.7 (r)-6.8 (r)-7.3 -11.0

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

   17.644 (r)177.0 (r)172.8 (r)167.6 162.2 13.3 (r)1.9 (r)-2.4 (r)-3.0 -3.2

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

   15.794 (r)181.8 (r)182.1 (r)179.8 174.2 13.9 1.7 (r)0.2 (r)-1.3 -3.1

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   10.313 (r)175.5 (r)174.9 (r)170.2 162.3 10.4 (r)1.2 -0.3 (r)-2.7 -4.6

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

   5.481 (r)178.2 (r)169.0 (r)163.2 161.3 17.4 (r)3.0 (r)-5.2 (r)-3.4 -1.2

Fuels & lubricants

10

 25.985 (r)437.6 (r)392.4 (r)350.9 295.6 12.7 (r)3.3 (r)-10.3 (r)-10.6 -15.8

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

 24.136 (r)465.0 (r)420.0 (r)377.1 314.2 13.1 (r)3.3 (r)-9.7 (r)-10.2 -16.7

Crude

10000

 17.893 (r)491.0 (r)444.0 (r)392.1 320.1 12.4 (r)3.6 (r)-9.6 (r)-11.7 -18.4

Fuel oil

10010

 2.068 (r)449.4 (r)388.5 (r)364.4 339.2 21.4 (r)0.7 -13.6 (r)-6.2 -6.9

Other petroleum products

10020

 3.030 382.0 (r)346.2 (r)332.8 288.4 16.1 1.4 (r)-9.4 (r)-3.9 -13.3

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

101

 1.607 (r)282.5 (r)228.6 (r)189.9 182.1 15.1 (r)4.5 (r)-19.1 (r)-16.9 -4.1

Gas-natural

10110

 1.436 (r)284.1 (r)225.3 (r)182.3 173.4 14.5 (r)4.7 (r)-20.7 (r)-19.1 -4.9

Paper & paper base stocks

11

 0.735 (r)118.9 (r)119.7 119.8 119.9 6.9 1.4 (r)0.7 (r)0.1 0.1

Newsprint & other paper products

111

 0.550 (r)110.8 (r)111.8 (r)112.3 113.0 7.4 (r)1.6 0.9 (r)0.4 0.6

Newsprint (Dec.2007=100)

11100

 0.125 123.4 126.9 (r)128.9 131.6 - 2.9 2.8 (r)1.6 2.1

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

 0.425 (r)115.7 (r)116.1 (r)116.1 116.4 10.1 (r)1.3 (r)0.3 (r)0.0 0.3

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

 4.813 (r)157.4 (r)159.5 (r)162.3 161.8 23.1 (r)2.9 1.3 (r)1.8 -0.3

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

 0.517 (r)210.7 (r)211.6 (r)209.4 208.4 16.6 (r)1.6 (r)0.4 (r)-1.0 -0.5

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

 0.326 (r)182.6 (r)183.8 (r)183.6 181.6 14.9 1.8 (r)0.7 (r)-0.1 -1.1

Textile supplies & related materials

121

 0.672 118.9 120.5 120.1 119.7 5.9 1.1 1.3 -0.3 -0.3

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

 0.288 119.1 122.2 (r)121.5 121.1 8.3 2.1 2.6 (r)-0.6 -0.3

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 3.557 (r)162.7 (r)165.2 (r)169.4 169.0 28.6 (r)3.6 (r)1.5 (r)2.5 -0.2

Plastic materials

12500

 0.740 (r)148.5 (r)150.9 (r)150.9 152.9 15.6 4.1 (r)1.6 0.0 1.3

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

12510

 0.956 (r)159.2 (r)165.9 (r)189.7 191.0 - (r)8.4 (r)4.2 (r)14.3 0.7

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.385 183.3 182.8 (r)179.8 180.2 26.1 1.6 -0.3 (r)-1.6 0.2

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 1.058 133.0 (r)133.7 (r)131.1 128.4 9.6 1.6 (r)0.5 (r)-1.9 -2.1

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

 0.417 113.7 (r)114.4 (r)113.3 112.1 1.5 0.8 (r)0.6 (r)-1.0 -1.1

Selected building materials

13

 1.738 121.3 122.1 122.5 120.4 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.3 -1.7

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

 0.923 124.0 (r)125.1 (r)125.8 121.7 2.4 2.6 (r)0.9 (r)0.6 -3.3

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

 0.392 112.9 115.6 (r)117.2 106.5 -1.4 1.0 2.4 (r)1.4 -9.1

Plywood and veneers (Dec. 2007=100)

13010

 0.163 (r)97.6 (r)97.2 (r)96.8 96.1 - (r)0.6 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.4 -0.7

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

13020

 0.368 (r)132.5 132.2 (r)132.4 134.9 9.6 (r)5.3 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 1.9

Building materials, finished

131

 0.815 118.7 (r)119.3 (r)119.4 119.4 5.9 0.8 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 0.0

Other finished building materials

13110

 0.604 117.9 (r)118.7 (r)118.8 114.9 4.2 1.3 (r)0.7 (r)0.1 -3.3

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

13120

 0.150 102.2 102.3 102.2 115.4 - -0.8 0.1 -0.1 12.9

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

 5.005 (r)273.4 (r)270.2 (r)257.0 238.2 12.9 (r)0.1 (r)-1.2 (r)-4.9 -7.3

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

 0.688 (r)418.0 (r)412.1 (r)379.4 330.9 48.5 (r)-0.8 (r)-1.4 (r)-7.9 -12.8

Iron & steel mill products

141

 1.794 (r)284.1 (r)282.8 (r)297.3 277.5 39.5 (r)3.7 (r)-0.5 (r)5.1 -6.7

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

 2.523 242.3 (r)238.6 (r)214.2 200.8 -5.8 -1.7 (r)-1.5 (r)-10.2 -6.3

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

 0.751 177.1 (r)179.9 (r)170.3 159.1 5.1 0.5 1.6 (r)-5.3 -6.6

Copper (Dec. 2006=100)

14220

 0.431 113.3 113.8 106.1 96.9 -11.8 -2.7 0.4 -6.8 -8.7

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

 0.138 76.3 69.6 64.8 62.7 - -14.4 -8.8 -6.9 -3.2

Nonmonetary gold

14270

 0.376 319.9 335.0 (r)299.8 298.3 16.4 0.1 4.7 (r)-10.5 -0.5

Other precious metals

14280

 0.485 211.3 (r)192.0 (r)147.8 128.8 -15.4 -0.5 (r)-9.1 (r)-23.0 -12.9

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

 1.960 (r)162.0 (r)162.2 (r)159.9 154.1 13.1 (r)2.1 (r)0.1 (r)-1.4 -3.6

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

 0.578 (r)185.5 (r)183.8 (r)183.0 175.4 24.0 (r)2.0 (r)-0.9 (r)-0.4 -4.2

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

 0.481 (r)147.7 (r)147.7 (r)147.3 142.2 20.8 (r)3.9 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 -3.5

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

 0.901 (r)161.6 (r)162.9 (r)158.6 153.1 3.5 (r)1.3 (r)0.8 (r)-2.6 -3.5

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

 1.543 (r)110.7 (r)111.8 (r)111.4 110.6 7.4 (r)2.9 1.0 (r)-0.4 -0.7

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

161

 1.357 (r)106.4 (r)107.0 (r)106.3 105.3 4.7 (r)2.1 0.6 (r)-0.7 -0.9

Audio and visual tapes and other media (Dec. 2004=100)

16110

 0.151 68.8 68.3 (r)64.2 61.5 -21.7 -0.4 -0.7 (r)-6.0 -4.2

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

16120

 1.206 120.6 (r)121.4 (r)121.4 120.8 9.1 2.6 0.7 (r)0.0 -0.5

Capital goods

2

 19.982 (r)93.4 93.4 (r)93.4 93.2 1.3 (r)0.2 (r)0.0 (r)0.0 -0.2

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   14.647 (r)111.2 (r)111.4 (r)111.6 111.5 4.6 (r)0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1

Electric generating equipment

20

 2.599 112.7 113.0 (r)112.8 112.0 4.9 0.6 0.3 (r)-0.2 -0.7

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 0.869 (r)119.0 (r)119.6 (r)119.3 118.2 4.9 (r)1.5 0.5 -0.3 -0.9

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

 1.730 110.2 110.2 (r)110.1 109.5 4.9 0.2 0.0 (r)-0.1 -0.5

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 15.843 88.4 88.3 (r)88.3 88.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1 (r)0.0 -0.2

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

   10.507 109.8 (r)110.0 (r)110.3 110.3 4.7 0.7 (r)0.2 (r)0.3 0.0

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

 1.033 145.6 (r)149.0 (r)151.7 154.0 16.5 2.5 (r)2.3 (r)1.8 1.5

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

21000

 0.387 119.3 (r)127.0 (r)133.2 138.4 - 6.0 (r)6.5 (r)4.9 3.9

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 0.515 125.9 (r)125.9 (r)126.0 126.2 5.4 0.9 (r)0.0 (r)0.1 0.2

Industrial and service machinery

211

 5.511 (r)120.4 (r)120.4 (r)120.3 119.8 4.0 (r)0.6 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 -0.4

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 0.720 121.7 121.7 (r)121.5 120.9 2.9 0.7 0.0 (r)-0.2 -0.5

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

 0.489 (r)128.4 (r)128.5 128.5 128.9 8.1 (r)2.1 0.1 (r)0.0 0.3

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

21140

 0.348 (r)129.8 130.0 (r)133.1 133.4 9.3 0.5 (r)0.2 (r)2.4 0.2

Pulp & paper machinery

21150

 0.295 (r)131.4 (r)132.4 (r)129.5 126.5 5.9 (r)0.2 0.8 -2.2 -2.3

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 0.646 (r)100.8 (r)100.9 (r)101.2 100.5 0.9 (r)0.3 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 -0.7

Materials handling equipment

21170

 0.600 (r)130.8 129.5 129.3 129.5 1.8 (r)0.2 (r)-1.0 -0.2 0.2

Other industrial machines

21180

 1.469 (r)119.9 (r)120.0 (r)119.3 118.8 1.5 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 (r)-0.6 -0.4

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

 0.749 (r)110.1 (r)110.4 (r)111.2 110.8 7.5 (r)0.9 0.3 0.7 -0.4

Agricultural machinery and equipment

212

 0.347 132.9 133.1 (r)134.8 136.6 13.6 2.7 0.2 (r)1.3 1.3

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

 5.337 62.9 (r)62.6 (r)62.1 61.8 -6.8 -0.8 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.8 -0.5

Computers

21300

 1.448 47.1 (r)47.0 (r)46.9 46.9 -5.3 -0.8 (r)-0.2 -0.2 0.0

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

 2.705 57.5 (r)56.8 (r)56.0 55.7 -8.4 -0.5 (r)-1.2 (r)-1.4 -0.5

Semiconductors

21320

 1.184 77.8 (r)78.3 (r)78.4 77.8 -4.8 -1.6 (r)0.6 (r)0.1 -0.8

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

   4.153 56.1 (r)55.6 (r)55.1 54.8 -7.4 -0.5 (r)-0.9 (r)-0.9 -0.5

Telecommunications equipment

214

 1.923 82.2 82.1 82.3 82.5 1.9 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

 0.420 96.6 96.7 97.2 97.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.2

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 1.273 102.0 101.9 (r)101.8 102.0 2.6 0.8 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.2

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

21600

 0.138 100.9 100.9 100.8 101.0 - 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.2

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

 1.135 103.4 103.3 (r)103.2 103.4 2.7 0.8 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.2

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

22

 1.541 (r)118.0 (r)118.1 (r)118.2 118.3 3.3 (r)0.3 (r)0.1 0.1 0.1

Civilian aircraft, complete (Dec. 2003=100)

22000

 0.507 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.8 3.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

 0.643 (r)129.3 (r)129.4 (r)129.6 129.8 5.4 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.2

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 12.409 (r)108.1 (r)108.3 (r)108.2 108.3 2.6 (r)0.2