Table 5. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: October 2007 to October 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Harmo-
nized
system		 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

Live animals; animal products

I

 1.099 (r)143.1 (r)148.0 (r)142.0 139.5 10.5 (r)1.1 (r)3.4 (r)-4.1 -1.8

Meat and edible meat offal

02

 0.262 (r)171.9 (r)176.6 (r)173.3 170.8 13.8 (r)3.9 (r)2.7 (r)-1.9 -1.4

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

 0.529 (r)106.7 (r)109.2 106.7 104.8 5.0 (r)0.4 2.3 (r)-2.3 -1.8

Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, etc; in shell or not; cooked or uncooked

0306

 0.244 77.7 81.7 (r)78.4 75.7 -0.4 -1.1 5.1 (r)-4.0 -3.4

Vegetable products

II

 1.330 162.2 164.6 163.0 158.5 9.7 1.7 1.5 -1.0 -2.8

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers

07

 0.323 214.0 219.8 216.7 240.2 25.4 5.6 2.7 -1.4 10.8

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

 0.412 108.3 115.0 (r)116.8 109.0 0.4 -4.0 6.2 (r)1.6 -6.7

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

09

 0.251 173.7 173.3 (r)172.8 159.2 5.2 4.1 -0.2 (r)-0.3 -7.9

Coffee, roasted or unroasted, decaf; coffee husks and skins (Dec. 2007=100)

0901

 0.188 110.7 110.3 (r)108.7 96.1 - 5.5 -0.4 (r)-1.5 -11.6

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco

IV

 2.109 (r)142.4 (r)142.5 (r)140.5 137.5 8.5 (r)1.7 0.1 -1.4 -2.1

Edible preps of meat, of fish, or of aquatic invertebrates (Dec. 2004=100)

16

 0.212 (r)140.8 (r)142.2 (r)143.7 142.5 18.7 (r)1.1 (r)1.0 1.1 -0.8

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100)

19

 0.176 (r)113.6 (r)114.5 (r)112.2 108.6 - (r)4.5 0.8 (r)-2.0 -3.2

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants

20

 0.222 (r)141.2 (r)140.2 (r)139.8 139.0 7.1 -0.6 (r)-0.7 -0.3 -0.6

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar

22

 0.750 (r)119.8 (r)119.9 (r)117.3 115.1 3.3 (r)0.8 0.1 -2.2 -1.9

Beer, ale, porter, stout and the like (Dec. 2006=100)

2203

 0.158 (r)101.2 (r)101.1 (r)101.1 101.1 -0.7 (r)-2.0 (r)-0.1 0.0 0.0

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine (Dec. 2005=100)

2204

 0.197 111.4 111.9 111.3 110.9 5.8 0.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.4

Ethyl alcohol undenatured less than 80% alcohol (Dec. 2001=100)

2208

 0.226 111.8 111.8 112.1 112.3 3.7 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.2

Mineral products

V

 25.735 (r)432.4 (r)388.2 (r)347.7 294.1 13.6 (r)3.3 (r)-10.2 (r)-10.4 -15.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plaster materials, lime & cement (Dec.2007=100)

25

 0.198 103.2 103.4 103.1 103.1 - 0.3 0.2 -0.3 0.0

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

27

 25.141 (r)435.8 (r)390.4 (r)348.8 293.7 13.4 (r)3.4 (r)-10.4 (r)-10.7 -15.8

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude

2709

 18.137 (r)488.0 (r)441.3 (r)389.7 317.8 11.7 (r)3.7 (r)-9.6 (r)-11.7 -18.5

Petroleum oils (not crude), bituminous oils, & products thereof, nesoi

2710

 4.680 (r)427.4 (r)376.9 (r)357.9 318.8 18.0 (r)1.1 (r)-11.8 (r)-5.0 -10.9

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

2711

 1.800 (r)268.3 (r)219.7 (r)181.8 173.3 14.5 (r)5.3 (r)-18.1 (r)-17.3 -4.7

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

 7.402 (r)140.8 (r)142.5 (r)145.1 145.0 15.4 (r)1.1 (r)1.2 (r)1.8 -0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

 1.065 (r)261.8 (r)275.0 (r)294.7 295.1 44.5 (r)2.6 (r)5.0 (r)7.2 0.1

Organic chemicals

29

 2.354 133.5 (r)134.4 134.4 134.1 7.8 0.5 (r)0.7 (r)0.0 -0.2

Pharmaceutical products

30

 2.130 114.0 (r)114.3 (r)113.6 113.4 3.8 -0.1 (r)0.3 (r)-0.6 -0.2

Medicaments (except vaccines, band., pharmaceuticals) (Dec. 2001=100)

3004

 1.737 (r)112.4 (r)112.6 (r)112.1 111.9 4.8 -0.4 0.2 (r)-0.4 -0.2

Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty

32

 0.158 106.4 107.1 (r)109.3 105.0 2.5 1.1 0.7 (r)2.1 -3.9

Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100)

33

 0.380 (r)125.5 (r)126.1 (r)124.2 125.1 9.9 (r)0.2 0.5 (r)-1.5 0.7

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

 0.386 101.5 (r)102.3 (r)100.4 100.8 1.8 0.4 (r)0.8 (r)-1.9 0.4

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

 2.799 (r)136.6 (r)137.8 (r)137.9 138.0 11.4 2.6 0.9 (r)0.1 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof

39

 1.846 133.4 (r)134.9 (r)135.1 134.6 11.1 2.6 (r)1.1 0.1 -0.4

Plates, sheets, film, foil, & strips of plastics (Dec. 2006=100)

3920

 0.187 119.2 123.0 (r)122.5 112.4 9.0 5.6 3.2 (r)-0.4 -8.2

Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics (Dec. 2003=100)

3923

 0.281 139.5 (r)139.5 (r)140.7 140.8 17.1 2.5 (r)0.0 (r)0.9 0.1

Articles of plastic, polymers & resins of heading 3901 to 3914, nesoi

3926

 0.285 116.4 (r)116.5 116.8 117.0 5.0 0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 0.2

Rubber and articles thereof

40

 0.953 (r)142.8 (r)143.6 (r)143.5 144.6 11.6 (r)2.2 (r)0.6 (r)-0.1 0.8

New pneumatic tires of rubber (Dec. 2004=100)

4011

 0.438 (r)121.8 (r)121.9 (r)122.5 123.7 6.7 (r)1.8 0.1 (r)0.5 1.0

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

VIII

 0.542 113.2 113.3 112.9 114.0 3.7 0.7 0.1 -0.4 1.0

Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials

42

 0.498 113.8 113.8 113.4 114.6 3.9 0.8 0.0 -0.4 1.1

Travel gds, handbags, etc. of various specified materials

4202

 0.364 116.2 (r)116.3 116.4 117.4 3.4 1.1 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 0.9

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

IX

 1.135 120.0 121.4 (r)121.9 115.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 (r)0.4 -5.0

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, over 6 mm (.236 in.) thick

4407

 0.379 113.2 (r)116.0 (r)117.7 107.0 -1.4 1.1 (r)2.5 (r)1.5 -9.1

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

 1.371 116.3 (r)117.6 (r)117.6 117.6 7.7 0.9 (r)1.1 (r)0.0 0.0

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

48

 0.951 (r)112.2 (r)114.2 114.0 114.5 10.0 (r)1.2 (r)1.8 (r)-0.2 0.4

Paper and paperboard; uncoated, for writing, etc;, punch card stock

4802

 0.200 (r)108.3 (r)110.3 (r)109.2 109.6 12.0 (r)1.2 1.8 (r)-1.0 0.4

Printed matter

49

 0.237 118.2 118.2 (r)119.3 119.3 1.7 -0.3 0.0 (r)0.9 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

 4.650 103.8 104.1 (r)103.8 103.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 (r)-0.3 0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

61

 1.679 100.8 100.7 100.7 100.8 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1

T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments (Dec. 2002=100)

6109

 0.209 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Knitted sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts vests and similar articles

6110

 0.636 99.6 (r)99.6 (r)99.5 99.4 1.5 0.1 (r)0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

62

 1.822 102.5 102.5 (r)102.0 102.1 -0.7 0.1 0.0 (r)-0.5 0.1

Men's or boy's suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers & trousers

6203

 0.395 93.8 93.8 94.2 94.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1

Women's or girls' suits, suit jackets, dresses, skirts, not knitted

6204

 0.636 108.1 (r)108.3 (r)106.3 106.4 -4.5 0.0 (r)0.2 (r)-1.8 0.1

Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or crocheted

6205

 0.156 102.0 102.0 (r)102.2 102.9 1.6 0.3 0.0 (r)0.2 0.7

Made-up or worn textile articles

63

 0.474 (r)95.4 95.5 (r)96.0 95.8 3.6 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 (r)0.5 -0.2

Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc.

XII

 1.117 106.3 106.4 (r)106.1 106.4 4.1 0.5 0.1 (r)-0.3 0.3

Footwear and parts of such articles

64

 0.936 105.3 105.4 (r)105.1 105.5 3.4 0.6 0.1 (r)-0.3 0.4

Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (Dec. 2001=100)

6402

 0.203 99.3 (r)99.3 (r)99.4 99.7 2.3 1.1 (r)0.0 (r)0.1 0.3

Footwear with uppers of leathers

6403

 0.601 106.7 106.9 (r)106.4 106.9 3.5 0.5 0.2 (r)-0.5 0.5

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

XIII

 0.908 119.9 119.1 (r)118.9 124.1 10.1 3.9 -0.7 (r)-0.2 4.4

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100)

68

 0.338 (r)115.8 115.6 (r)115.9 121.3 15.7 (r)8.3 (r)-0.2 (r)0.3 4.7

Ceramic products

69

 0.282 125.7 (r)123.4 (r)123.1 133.7 11.0 -0.1 (r)-1.8 -0.2 8.6

Glass and glassware

70

 0.288 116.5 116.6 (r)115.8 115.8 3.2 2.9 0.1 (r)-0.7 0.0

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

XIV

 2.447 157.2 (r)154.1 (r)142.5 139.3 1.8 0.1 (r)-2.0 (r)-7.5 -2.2

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set

7102

 0.854 104.4 104.4 104.4 104.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Gold (incl plated with platinum), unwrght, semi-mfg or pwdr

7108

 0.346 317.7 335.6 299.7 296.4 16.5 0.1 5.6 -10.7 -1.1

Platinum, unwrought, semi-mfg or powder (Dec. 2001=100)

7110

 0.321 366.5 (r)317.4 (r)235.3 203.7 -21.6 -0.6 (r)-13.4 (r)-25.9 -13.4

Jewelry of precious metal (Dec. 2001=100)

7113

 0.551 214.7 212.0 (r)207.4 208.8 7.9 0.3 -1.3 (r)-2.2 0.7

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

 7.165 (r)208.6 (r)208.3 (r)204.2 193.1 13.3 (r)0.8 (r)-0.1 (r)-2.0 -5.4

Iron and steel

72

 2.435 (r)314.6 (r)311.5 (r)309.3 281.3 36.2 (r)1.9 (r)-1.0 (r)-0.7 -9.1

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel prdts 600 mm or >, not clad, (Dec. 2007=100)

7210

 0.202 (r)121.2 (r)121.1 (r)118.7 118.6 - (r)4.5 (r)-0.1 (r)-2.0 -0.1

Articles of iron or steel

73

 1.771 (r)165.6 (r)166.5 (r)166.2 161.7 22.4 (r)3.7 (r)0.5 (r)-0.2 -2.7

Tubes, pipes and hollows, seamless iron (not cast) steel (Dec. 2007=100)

7304

 0.172 113.3 124.2 (r)131.3 138.3 - 3.9 9.6 (r)5.7 5.3

Screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, washers, etc. (Dec. 2006=100)

7318

 0.194 136.0 137.3 138.0 135.3 26.8 2.6 1.0 0.5 -2.0

Articles of iron or steel, nesoi (Dec. 2007=100)

7326

 0.155 (r)115.2 (r)115.2 (r)116.6 111.9 - (r)4.0 (r)0.0 1.2 -4.0

Copper and articles thereof

74

 0.784 320.5 322.3 302.0 277.4 -9.5 -1.7 0.6 -6.3 -8.1

Refined copper and copper alloys except master alloys, unwrought (Dec. 2006=100)

7403

 0.351 113.4 115.3 106.7 97.4 -11.5 -2.3 1.7 -7.5 -8.7

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

 0.961 156.5 (r)158.4 (r)151.9 143.7 3.5 0.4 (r)1.2 (r)-4.1 -5.4

Aluminum, unwrought

7601

 0.475 188.7 193.2 180.4 166.8 6.6 0.2 2.4 -6.6 -7.5

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

82

 0.343 (r)115.8 116.4 116.6 117.5 7.4 (r)0.7 (r)0.5 0.2 0.8

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

 0.423 130.3 130.5 130.3 131.1 4.0 0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.6

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

XVI

 22.328 88.8 (r)88.8 (r)88.7 88.5 0.2 -0.1 (r)0.0 (r)-0.1 -0.2

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

 11.479 89.3 (r)89.1 (r)88.9 88.7 -0.3 0.0 (r)-0.2 -0.2 -0.2

Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2004=100)

8407

 0.369 (r)99.1 (r)99.2 (r)99.4 100.1 -0.3 (r)-0.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.7

Diesel & semi-diesel internal combustion piston engines (Dec. 2006=100)

8408

 0.220 111.5 110.4 (r)110.4 110.0 5.2 0.8 -1.0 (r)0.0 -0.4

Parts for spark-ignition and diesel internal combustion piston engines

8409

 0.405 (r)110.2 (r)110.3 (r)110.3 112.8 9.3 (r)2.5 0.1 0.0 2.3

Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines, and parts thereof

8411

 0.673 (r)129.0 (r)129.3 (r)129.3 129.4 5.6 (r)0.2 0.2 (r)0.0 0.1

Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts thereof

8413

 0.292 117.9 119.9 (r)120.2 120.5 7.0 -0.6 1.7 0.3 0.2

Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans; vent & recycling hoods; parts

8414

 0.360 (r)124.9 (r)125.6 (r)125.6 124.6 -0.9 (r)-0.3 0.6 0.0 -0.8

Air conditioning machines and parts thereof (Dec. 2006=100)

8415

 0.178 104.2 104.2 (r)106.1 106.1 4.5 0.0 0.0 (r)1.8 0.0

Refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps; and parts (Dec. 2006=100)

8418

 0.217 102.2 101.9 102.0 103.2 3.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 1.2

Self-propelled earth-moving, tamping, & road roller machines (Dec. 2005=100)

8429

 0.256 105.7 (r)105.4 (r)105.3 105.3 1.1 0.0 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.1 0.0

Parts for materials handling & construc- tion machines

8431

 0.387 (r)140.7 (r)140.7 (r)145.1 144.5 6.3 (r)1.7 0.0 (r)3.1 -0.4

Powered hand tools, nonelectric, and parts thereof (Dec. 2005=100)

8467

 0.202 (r)107.2 107.5 107.3 107.1 3.6 (r)0.2 (r)0.3 -0.2 -0.2

Computer equipment

8471

 2.762 48.4 (r)47.6 (r)47.1 46.7 -7.3 -0.8 (r)-1.7 (r)-1.1 -0.8

Office machines, n.e.s. (Dec. 2005=100)

8472

 0.141 97.0 (r)96.9 96.7 96.8 -1.7 -0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.2 0.1

Parts and accessories, n.e.s.o.i., for computers and other office machines

8473

 1.409 (r)70.7 (r)71.5 (r)71.2 70.9 -8.0 (r)-0.3 (r)1.1 (r)-0.4 -0.4

Machines & appliances having individual functions, n.e.s.o.i.; parts thereof

8479

 0.232 104.6 (r)104.8 (r)103.9 103.5 0.1 0.0 (r)0.2 (r)-0.9 -0.4

Taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances; parts thereof

8481

 0.470 (r)124.1 (r)123.9 (r)122.7 122.4 1.1 (r)0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)-1.0 -0.2

Parts for transmitting power (clutches, shafts, gears & boxes, pulleys, etc)

8483

 0.267 114.8 (r)115.6 (r)115.3 114.8 5.0 0.3 (r)0.7 -0.3 -0.4

Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts

85

 10.849 88.3 (r)88.5 (r)88.5 88.4 0.8 -0.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.0 -0.1

Electric motors and generators (excludes generating sets)

8501

 0.297 118.8 (r)119.7 (r)119.6 120.3 5.1 -0.3 0.8 -0.1 0.6

Electrical transformers, inductors & static converters (rectifiers); parts

8504

 0.487 110.3 109.7 (r)109.8 109.7 5.3 2.4 -0.5 (r)0.1 -0.1

Electrothermic domestic appliances; water & space heaters; resistors

8516

 0.286 106.5 (r)106.6 (r)107.2 109.2 5.7 1.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.6 1.9

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy; videophones; parts

8517

 1.018 78.7 (r)78.7 (r)78.7 78.7 0.0 0.1 (r)0.0 0.0 0.0

Microphones & stands; audio/sound amps; speakers; headphones; parts

8518

 0.177 (r)92.5 92.6 (r)92.8 93.0 8.6 (r)0.4 (r)0.1 (r)0.2 0.2

Magnetic tape recorders and other sound recording apparatus (Dec. 2006=100)

8520

 0.162 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

Video recording or reproducing apparatus

8521

 0.223 72.4 72.6 76.2 76.0 9.2 -1.8 0.3 5.0 -0.3

Prepared unrecorded media for sound or similar recording (Dec. 2004=100)

8523

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

Radio & TV transmission apparatus; video cameras & camera recorders; TV cameras

8525

 1.714 73.6 73.6 (r)73.5 73.5 -0.5 -0.8 0.0 (r)-0.1 0.0

Radio receivers whether or not w/ clock, player or recorder in the same housing

8527

 0.286 (r)88.4 (r)88.4 (r)88.4 88.4 0.6 (r)-0.2 (r)0.0 0.0 0.0

TV reception apparatus; video monitors & video projectors

8528

 1.190 65.7 65.4 65.4 65.0 -5.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.0