Table 2. U.S. export 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

   100.000 117.8 117.4 118.2 117.9 -5.6 1.0 -0.3 0.7 -0.3

Agricultural commodities

   8.788 (r)169.7 161.3 161.7 157.1 -16.6 4.2 -4.9 0.2 -2.8

Nonagricultural commodities

   91.213 114.1 (r)114.3 115.1 115.1 -4.4 0.6 (r)0.2 (r)0.7 0.0

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

   92.145 128.9 (r)128.4 129.3 128.8 -6.1 1.1 (r)-0.4 (r)0.7 -0.4

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

 8.134 (r)174.8 165.0 (r)164.7 158.3 -16.9 (r)4.5 -5.6 (r)-0.2 -3.9

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

 7.479 (r)178.6 167.6 167.3 160.5 -17.9 (r)4.9 (r)-6.2 -0.2 -4.1

Wheat and rice

000

 0.820 230.5 199.3 190.2 171.6 -34.2 8.7 -13.5 -4.6 -9.8

Wheat

00000

 0.623 229.4 190.6 178.8 157.2 -38.5 11.1 -16.9 -6.2 -12.1

Soybeans & other oil seeds

001

 1.553 241.7 233.9 233.1 211.6 -17.0 8.5 -3.2 -0.3 -9.2

Soybeans and soybean by-products, prior to the extraction of oil

00100

 1.308 237.2 228.9 228.1 203.4 -14.8 9.3 -3.5 -0.3 -10.8

Feedstuff

002

 1.665 (r)217.3 (r)184.4 (r)187.2 178.6 -26.9 (r)8.3 (r)-15.1 1.5 -4.6

Corn

00200

 0.979 210.9 169.6 173.8 161.0 -37.0 7.8 -19.6 2.5 -7.4

Other animal feeds, n.e.s.

00220

 0.589 (r)224.3 (r)213.1 (r)210.2 210.1 1.6 (r)9.4 (r)-5.0 (r)-1.4 0.0

Other agricultural foods

003

 3.441 135.0 (r)134.6 (r)134.8 134.7 -8.5 0.4 (r)-0.3 0.1 -0.1

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products (Dec. 2006=100)

00300

 0.949 125.4 122.3 (r)121.2 119.9 -17.7 3.5 -2.5 (r)-0.9 -1.1

Fruit and fruit preparations, including fruit juices

00320

 0.557 115.2 114.8 (r)119.5 123.8 -8.6 0.6 -0.3 (r)4.1 3.6

Vegetables and vegetable preparations and juices

00330

 0.427 148.3 148.2 146.0 143.9 1.9 -7.0 -0.1 -1.5 -1.4

Nuts & preparations (Dec. 2007=100)

00340

 0.320 89.9 94.9 95.2 92.2 -6.7 1.9 5.6 0.3 -3.2

Bakery & confectionery products (Dec. 2007=100)

00350

 0.359 109.2 109.1 109.0 109.5 2.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.5

Other foods and food preparations (lard,soft bev, spices), n.e.s.

00360

 0.708 124.7 (r)124.3 (r)124.1 124.7 -2.1 -0.2 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.2 0.5

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

 0.655 (r)141.5 (r)143.1 (r)142.8 140.0 -3.8 (r)0.1 1.1 (r)-0.2 -2.0

Fish and shellfish

01000

 0.436 (r)150.4 (r)152.6 (r)151.5 146.9 -6.4 (r)-1.5 1.5 (r)-0.7 -3.0

Industrial supplies & materials

1

 27.526 140.4 (r)140.5 143.6 143.5 -15.3 2.0 (r)0.1 (r)2.2 -0.1

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

   10.720 144.0 (r)145.1 (r)147.8 150.2 -10.1 0.6 (r)0.8 1.9 1.6

Industrial supplies & materials, nondurable

   16.807 (r)139.0 (r)138.5 (r)141.8 140.2 -18.3 (r)2.9 -0.4 (r)2.4 -1.1

Agricultural industrial supplies & materials

10

 1.309 131.0 134.9 (r)138.5 144.3 -8.3 0.6 3.0 (r)2.7 4.2

Cotton, incl linters-raw (Dec. 2005=100)

100

 0.404 97.5 103.9 103.0 104.8 -13.6 -5.0 6.6 -0.9 1.7

Other agricultural materials

101

 0.905 145.8 147.8 (r)154.2 162.3 -5.9 3.3 1.4 4.3 5.3

Agr materials for farming (Dec.2008=100)

10140

 0.218 101.8 101.5 103.3 103.3 - 0.7 -0.3 1.8 0.0

Nonagricultural industrial supplies & materials

   26.218 (r)141.2 (r)141.1 144.1 143.8 -15.6 2.0 -0.1 (r)2.1 -0.2

Fuels & lubricants

11

 3.999 (r)175.2 (r)166.0 (r)181.4 169.1 -36.7 (r)9.4 -5.3 (r)9.3 -6.8

Coals & related fuels (Dec. 2007=100)

110

 0.446 105.5 102.6 (r)102.8 103.2 -3.4 -0.2 -2.7 (r)0.2 0.4

Metallurgical grade coal (Dec.2008=100)

11010

 0.278 97.1 94.0 (r)94.3 94.3 - -0.4 -3.2 (r)0.3 0.0

Petroleum & petroleum products

111

 3.115 181.7 (r)167.8 (r)188.2 178.2 -39.2 12.5 (r)-7.6 (r)12.2 -5.3

Fuel oil

11110

 1.329 204.1 189.8 224.7 204.2 -43.2 22.7 -7.0 18.4 -9.1

Other petroleum products

11120

 1.629 243.8 (r)222.7 (r)236.8 228.9 -38.6 5.8 (r)-8.7 6.3 -3.3

Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials

12

 21.193 138.5 (r)139.8 141.1 142.5 -11.4 0.9 0.9 (r)0.9 1.0

Steelmaking & ferroalloying materials (Dec. 2005=100)

120

 0.679 84.0 (r)90.9 (r)107.1 113.2 -23.4 -1.8 (r)8.2 (r)17.8 5.7

Iron and steel products

121

 1.254 (r)163.4 (r)160.1 (r)160.9 161.3 -21.7 -0.5 (r)-2.0 (r)0.5 0.2

Iron & steel mill products

12100

 0.740 176.6 173.8 175.0 176.7 -26.4 -0.7 -1.6 0.7 1.0

Iron and steel products advance manufacturing

12110

 0.514 (r)146.3 (r)142.5 (r)142.8 141.6 -14.2 (r)-0.1 (r)-2.6 (r)0.2 -0.8

Nonferrous & other metals

122

 3.383 203.3 206.2 210.0 215.9 -11.4 2.7 1.4 1.8 2.8

Aluminum & alumina

12200

 0.462 97.0 101.0 107.2 113.3 -22.9 1.3 4.1 6.1 5.7

Copper (Dec.2008=100)

12210

 0.335 170.9 172.1 184.1 192.5 - -4.0 0.7 7.0 4.6

Nonmonetary gold

12260

 1.528 324.5 330.1 326.4 331.7 13.6 4.3 1.7 -1.1 1.6

Other precious metals (Dec. 2001=100)

12270

 0.447 216.5 215.3 222.7 238.6 -20.3 5.5 -0.6 3.4 7.1

Other nonferrous metals

12290

 0.610 155.2 156.2 (r)160.0 159.3 -8.6 1.4 0.6 2.4 -0.4

Finished metal shapes

123

 1.406 141.0 141.0 142.6 144.4 -1.2 0.1 0.0 1.1 1.3

Paper & paper base stocks

124

 1.608 106.2 105.3 105.9 106.5 -11.3 1.8 -0.8 0.6 0.6

Woodpulp and recovered paper

12420

 0.549 98.1 99.4 101.7 104.3 -21.4 4.9 1.3 2.3 2.6

Linerboard, newsprint, and other paper/paperboard

12430

 1.059 114.5 112.3 112.0 111.5 -4.5 0.4 -1.9 -0.3 -0.4

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

 8.758 144.9 (r)146.8 (r)146.9 147.1 -12.8 1.0 (r)1.3 (r)0.1 0.1

Plastic materials

12500

 2.637 132.4 (r)139.4 (r)139.7 141.2 -13.1 2.2 (r)5.3 (r)0.2 1.1

Industrial inorganic chemicals

12530

 0.623 183.4 (r)173.7 (r)167.9 162.1 -32.6 -7.3 (r)-5.3 (r)-3.3 -3.5

Industrial organic chemicals

12540

 2.794 146.2 (r)147.4 (r)149.8 149.0 -16.5 1.8 (r)0.8 (r)1.6 -0.5

Other chemicals, excluding medicinals

12550

 1.975 128.2 128.5 128.4 129.4 1.1 2.6 0.2 -0.1 0.8

Industrial textile fibers, yarn, and fabric (Dec.2008=100)

126

 1.133 95.3 95.8 (r)96.2 97.0 - 0.2 0.5 (r)0.4 0.8

Manmade cloth and thread & cordage

12620

 0.573 130.5 129.9 129.2 129.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.3

Finished textile supplies (Dec.2008=100)

12640

 0.220 94.2 (r)93.7 (r)93.7 93.8 - 0.0 (r)-0.5 0.0 0.1

Other nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials

127

 2.972 120.7 (r)121.3 (r)121.3 122.1 -5.6 -0.2 (r)0.5 (r)0.0 0.7

Synthetic rubber-primary (Dec.2008=100)

12700

 0.304 70.8 (r)75.2 (r)78.4 83.1 - -1.7 (r)6.2 (r)4.3 6.0

Industrial rubber products (Dec. 2007=100)

12750

 0.314 108.1 108.0 108.0 108.4 -1.7 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.4

Mineral supplies-manufactured

12760

 0.455 108.1 106.6 106.6 107.4 2.8 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.8

Other goods manufactured and unmanufactured

12770

 1.815 122.5 (r)122.8 (r)122.0 121.7 -2.6 -0.2 0.2 (r)-0.7 -0.2

Selected building materials

13

 1.026 113.0 (r)112.9 (r)113.8 114.1 -1.1 0.4 (r)-0.1 (r)0.8 0.3

Lumber & other wood supplies

131

 0.486 96.6 (r)96.1 (r)97.6 98.2 -7.8 0.6 (r)-0.5 (r)1.6 0.6

Logs, lumber, plywood and veneers

13100

 0.371 88.3 (r)87.4 (r)88.8 89.4 -9.0 0.9 (r)-1.0 (r)1.6 0.7

Capital goods

2

 41.190 103.1 103.4 103.5 103.6 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Capital goods, excluding computers peripherals & semiconductors

   33.335 118.4 118.7 118.8 118.8 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0

Electrical generating equipment

20

 3.712 (r)107.2 (r)107.1 (r)107.2 107.3 -2.0 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 0.1 0.1

Generators, transformers & access

20000

 1.018 113.9 113.9 (r)113.8 113.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 (r)-0.1 0.0

Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.s.

20005

 2.694 (r)104.8 (r)104.7 (r)105.0 105.0 -3.8 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 (r)0.3 0.0

Nonelectrical machinery

21

 28.539 94.4 94.7 (r)94.8 95.1 1.3 0.0 0.3 (r)0.1 0.3

Non-electrical machinery excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

   20.685 112.5 (r)112.9 112.9 113.0 1.8 0.2 (r)0.4 (r)0.0 0.1

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery, and equipment

210

 2.661 142.7 144.4 144.4 144.3 2.5 -0.2 1.2 0.0 -0.1

Drilling & oil field equip.

21000

 1.165 146.5 146.5 146.5 146.3 0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

 1.187 141.1 144.8 144.9 144.9 4.4 0.1 2.6 0.1 0.0

Industrial and service machinery

211

 11.024 120.2 120.5 120.5 120.7 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

 1.907 128.7 (r)129.3 (r)129.4 129.4 1.6 -0.1 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 0.0

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

21110

 0.266 101.2 106.5 106.5 106.5 - 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0

Metal working machine tools and rolling mill machines

21120

 0.613 (r)112.1 (r)112.3 112.3 112.4 4.9 (r)0.4 0.2 (r)0.0 0.1

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

 1.940 113.5 113.6 113.9 114.0 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1

Materials handling equipment

21170

 1.109 125.8 125.8 (r)125.8 125.9 -0.1 0.0 0.0 (r)0.0 0.1

Other industrial machinery

21180

 3.579 120.4 120.3 120.1 120.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1

Photo and other service industry machines

21190

 0.901 129.0 129.5 129.6 130.4 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6

Agricultural machinery & equipment

212

 0.609 123.9 124.0 124.0 124.0 4.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Computers, peripherals, and semi- conductors

213

 7.854 64.8 (r)65.1 65.2 65.8 0.3 -0.3 (r)0.5 (r)0.2 0.9

Computers

21300

 0.896 (r)44.9 (r)44.5 44.3 44.8 -12.2 (r)-1.3 -0.9 (r)-0.4 1.1

Computer peripherals, accessories and parts

21301

 2.387 67.3 67.0 (r)67.4 68.9 0.4 0.1 -0.4 (r)0.6 2.2

Semiconductors

21320

 4.571 67.5 68.3 68.4 68.5 3.0 -0.3 1.2 0.1 0.1

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

   3.283 61.2 (r)60.9 61.1 62.3 -3.1 -0.3 (r)-0.5 (r)0.3 2.0

Telecommunications equipment

214

 2.916 90.6 90.8 (r)90.5 90.5 2.0 0.3 0.2 (r)-0.3 0.0

Business machinery and equipment except computers (Dec.2007=100)

215

 0.468 95.9 95.5 94.9 95.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.6 0.3

Scientific and medical machinery

216

 3.007 105.1 105.5 (r)106.4 106.6 2.7 0.5 0.4 (r)0.9 0.2

Laboratory testing & control instruments

21600

 0.750 103.2 104.4 (r)104.4 104.5 0.8 0.4 1.2 (r)0.0 0.1

Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment

21610

 2.257 105.5 (r)105.7 (r)106.9 107.1 3.4 0.4 (r)0.2 1.1 0.2

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

22

 8.938 (r)137.3 (r)137.4 (r)137.4 137.1 4.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Parts for civilian aircraft

22010

 1.966 (r)148.7 (r)148.5 (r)148.4 148.4 8.5 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 0.0

Engines for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2002=100)

22020

 1.929 133.2 133.3 133.3 133.3 4.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

 10.290 108.0 107.8 107.9 107.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0

Passenger cars, new and used

300

 3.228 107.0 106.9 107.0 107.0 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Vehicles designed to transport goods

301

 1.531 114.3 114.2 (r)114.3 114.3 0.4 0.0 -0.1 (r)0.1 0.0

Parts, engines, bodies & chassis

302

 5.531 (r)107.5 107.2 107.3 107.4 -0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.3 0.1 0.1

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles

30200

 1.249 111.3 111.3 111.3 111.3 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2007=100)

30220

 0.265 106.3 106.7 106.8 107.1 -1.8 -3.0 0.4 0.1 0.3

Nonengine parts & accessories

30230

 4.017 104.3 103.9 103.9 104.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

 12.860 (r)108.4 (r)108.9 (r)109.1 109.2 -0.1 (r)0.5 (r)0.5 (r)0.2 0.1

Nondurables, manufactured

40

 5.720 (r)108.5 (r)108.6 (r)109.1 109.4 0.4 0.6 (r)0.1 0.5 0.3

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

 0.655 (r)97.4 (r)97.7 (r)97.7 97.8 0.7 (r)0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1

Textile apparel and footwear

40000

 0.423 (r)94.7 (r)95.1 (r)95.2 95.3 1.0 (r)0.3 0.4 (r)0.1 0.1

Nontextile apparel and footwear (Dec.2008=100)

40030

 0.181 99.9 100.0 100.0 99.8 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Other consumer nondurables

401

 5.065 (r)111.3 (r)111.3 (r)111.9 112.2 0.3 (r)0.8 (r)0.0 0.5 0.3

Medicinal, dental, and pharmaceutical preparatory materials

40100

 3.145 (r)109.9 (r)109.6 (r)109.8 110.2 -0.6 (r)0.8 (r)-0.3 (r)0.2 0.4

Books, magazines & other printed material

40110

 0.502 116.9 117.8 117.9 118.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.3

Toiletries & cosmetics

40120

 0.721 113.2 113.4 114.4 114.7 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.3

Other products (notions & writing articles)

40140

 0.584 110.5 111.9 (r)114.6 114.6 3.0 0.0 1.3 (r)2.4 0.0

Durables, manufactured

41

 6.045 108.1 109.5 109.6 109.5 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.1 -0.1

Household goods

410

 2.606 110.6 110.8 (r)110.8 110.6 -0.6 0.2 0.2 (r)0.0 -0.2

Furniture and household items (Dec. 2007=100)

41000

 0.350 103.6 103.8 103.8 105.3 1.4 -0.7 0.2 0.0 1.4

Household and kitchen appliances

41030

 0.657 119.1 118.5 118.4 118.4 1.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Miscellaneous household goods

41050

 1.403 100.6 101.0 101.0 100.2 -2.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.8

Recreational equip & materials

411

 1.560 110.6 110.9 (r)111.1 111.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 (r)0.2 -0.1

Pleasure boats and parts including motors (Dec. 2007=100)

41110

 0.318 108.7 109.7 110.1 110.0 2.4 0.2 0.9 0.4 -0.1

Toys, shooting and sporting goods

41120

 1.046 102.7 (r)102.8 (r)103.0 102.9 -0.1 0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 -0.1

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