Table 3. U.S. import price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: October 2007 to October 2008 December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted
Description NAICS 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

Nonmanufactured articles

   22.097 (r)213.9 (r)193.8 (r)172.1 144.7 12.8 (r)3.8 (r)-9.4 (r)-11.2 -15.9

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 1.645 (r)141.1 (r)143.5 (r)139.6 135.5 14.2 2.8 (r)1.7 (r)-2.7 -2.9

Crop production

111

 1.174 144.0 (r)146.1 (r)143.4 136.3 11.9 3.4 (r)1.5 (r)-1.8 -5.0

Vegetable and melon farming

1112

 0.274 122.3 124.8 122.1 136.2 16.6 5.9 2.0 -2.2 11.5

Fruit and tree nut farming

1113

 0.614 149.4 153.2 (r)151.8 135.5 8.1 2.4 2.5 (r)-0.9 -10.7

Mining

21

 20.452 (r)221.1 (r)198.7 (r)175.2 145.5 12.5 (r)3.9 (r)-10.1 (r)-11.8 -17.0

Mining (except oil and gas) (Dec. 2006=100)

212

 0.386 124.0 (r)126.3 (r)128.8 129.8 24.6 1.0 1.9 (r)2.0 0.8

Manufactured articles

   77.272 115.9 (r)115.0 (r)114.2 112.7 5.5 0.5 (r)-0.8 (r)-0.7 -1.3

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 9.285 (r)110.1 (r)110.2 (r)109.5 109.1 3.5 (r)0.5 0.1 (r)-0.6 -0.4

Food manufacturing

311

 2.396 (r)131.6 (r)131.7 (r)129.7 127.0 10.2 (r)1.3 (r)0.1 (r)-1.5 -2.1

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 0.295 172.1 (r)160.1 (r)153.0 145.2 15.4 1.1 (r)-7.0 (r)-4.4 -5.1

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.225 171.3 (r)159.0 (r)149.8 141.1 8.8 0.6 (r)-7.2 (r)-5.8 -5.8

Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing

3113

 0.286 (r)125.7 (r)127.2 (r)127.0 124.3 14.0 (r)2.8 (r)1.2 (r)-0.2 -2.1

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.320 (r)130.9 (r)130.2 (r)130.0 129.6 6.6 (r)-0.7 -0.5 (r)-0.2 -0.3

Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying

31142

 0.228 (r)136.3 (r)135.1 (r)134.0 133.0 6.7 (r)-0.7 (r)-0.9 (r)-0.8 -0.7

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 0.361 (r)129.6 (r)133.0 (r)130.9 128.5 20.3 (r)3.8 (r)2.6 (r)-1.6 -1.8

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.575 (r)117.4 (r)120.1 117.9 116.2 5.4 (r)0.2 2.3 (r)-1.8 -1.4

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.265 127.9 127.6 127.9 127.2 6.4 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.765 (r)106.1 (r)106.2 (r)106.2 106.1 2.5 (r)0.2 0.1 (r)0.0 -0.1

Breweries (Dec. 2006=100)

31212

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

Wineries

31213

 0.254 110.4 110.8 110.6 110.4 5.8 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2

Distilleries

31214

 0.206 (r)106.4 106.5 106.4 106.5 3.3 (r)1.7 (r)0.1 -0.1 0.1

Textile mills

313

 0.419 113.8 (r)114.4 (r)113.6 112.8 4.3 0.8 (r)0.5 -0.7 -0.7

Fabric mills

3132

 0.221 112.6 112.9 111.9 111.3 4.4 0.4 0.3 -0.9 -0.5

Textile product mills

314

 0.698 (r)101.7 (r)101.8 (r)102.2 102.3 2.1 (r)0.0 0.1 (r)0.4 0.1

Textile furnishings mills

3141

 0.504 (r)100.7 (r)100.7 (r)101.3 101.6 1.6 (r)-0.1 0.0 (r)0.6 0.3

Curtain and linen mills

31412

 0.397 (r)98.9 (r)98.9 (r)99.5 99.7 0.8 (r)-0.2 0.0 (r)0.6 0.2

Other textile product mills (Dec. 2006=100)

3149

 0.194 106.0 (r)106.3 (r)106.3 105.5 3.2 0.5 (r)0.3 0.0 -0.8

Apparel manufacturing

315

 3.665 102.2 102.2 101.7 102.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.3

Men's and boys' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31522

 1.196 99.8 99.8 99.9 100.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Women's and girls' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31523

 1.888 102.9 (r)103.0 102.1 102.2 -1.2 0.2 (r)0.1 (r)-0.9 0.1

Other cut and sew apparel manufacturing

31529

 0.320 104.1 104.1 104.0 104.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.4

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

3159

 0.191 107.3 107.0 (r)104.9 107.1 4.8 -0.1 -0.3 (r)-2.0 2.1

Leather and allied product manufacturing

316

 1.343 105.9 (r)106.0 (r)105.8 106.3 3.3 0.8 (r)0.1 -0.2 0.5

Footwear manufacturing

3162

 0.917 104.5 104.6 (r)104.2 104.7 3.4 0.7 0.1 (r)-0.4 0.5

Other leather and allied product manufacturing

3169

 0.384 109.4 109.4 109.6 110.4 3.5 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.7

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 18.227 137.1 (r)133.0 (r)131.9 127.9 13.8 1.4 (r)-3.0 (r)-0.8 -3.0

Wood product manufacturing

321

 1.096 (r)98.0 (r)99.1 (r)99.6 94.8 1.6 (r)1.2 1.1 0.5 -4.8

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

 0.409 (r)87.7 89.7 (r)90.9 83.2 -1.2 (r)1.0 (r)2.3 (r)1.3 -8.5

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing

3212

 0.401 97.6 98.5 98.5 93.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.0 -4.7

Other wood product manufacturing

3219

 0.286 117.3 (r)117.2 (r)117.1 117.3 6.1 1.5 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 0.2

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.233 112.9 (r)114.1 114.2 114.3 9.1 1.3 (r)1.1 (r)0.1 0.1

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 0.814 111.6 (r)112.7 (r)112.5 112.4 7.6 1.3 (r)1.0 (r)-0.2 -0.1

Paper mills

32212

 0.631 (r)105.3 (r)106.7 (r)106.6 107.1 8.3 (r)1.4 1.3 (r)-0.1 0.5

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.419 115.8 (r)117.4 (r)118.1 118.4 12.4 1.2 (r)1.4 (r)0.6 0.3

Paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32222

 0.193 106.8 (r)106.7 (r)108.0 107.7 8.0 1.4 (r)-0.1 (r)1.2 -0.3

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 5.015 (r)196.2 (r)174.1 (r)165.6 147.9 18.6 (r)1.0 (r)-11.3 (r)-4.9 -10.7

Chemical manufacturing

325

 8.113 (r)127.1 (r)128.3 (r)129.9 129.9 15.2 (r)1.4 0.9 (r)1.2 0.0

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 2.756 (r)154.5 (r)154.9 (r)159.4 158.7 18.6 (r)0.5 0.3 (r)2.9 -0.4

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 1.383 122.5 (r)123.4 (r)121.3 118.7 6.5 1.6 (r)0.7 (r)-1.7 -2.1

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 0.808 (r)115.3 (r)118.7 (r)119.3 120.9 20.4 (r)5.7 (r)2.9 (r)0.5 1.3

Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing

32521

 0.710 (r)114.9 (r)117.9 (r)118.7 120.5 21.1 (r)5.8 (r)2.6 (r)0.7 1.5

Pesticide, fertilizer, other agricult. chemical manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3253

 0.565 (r)161.0 (r)169.8 (r)178.8 176.8 - (r)11.9 (r)5.5 (r)5.3 -1.1

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.325 (r)108.3 108.5 (r)108.1 108.0 4.1 (r)0.0 (r)0.2 (r)-0.4 -0.1

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 0.328 (r)110.6 (r)110.7 (r)110.3 110.3 8.0 (r)0.3 0.1 (r)-0.4 0.0

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.214 (r)107.9 (r)107.9 (r)107.4 107.0 7.1 (r)-0.3 0.0 (r)-0.5 -0.4

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3259

 0.268 (r)121.2 (r)123.7 (r)125.0 133.5 22.7 (r)1.0 (r)2.1 (r)1.1 6.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 1.620 (r)113.2 (r)113.8 (r)114.1 113.5 8.0 (r)1.8 0.5 (r)0.3 -0.5

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 0.973 113.8 114.8 (r)114.9 113.4 9.1 2.0 0.9 (r)0.1 -1.3

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.191 120.5 124.0 (r)123.4 112.3 7.4 5.5 2.9 (r)-0.5 -9.0

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.681 111.9 112.0 (r)112.4 112.8 9.4 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.4

Rubber product manufacturing

3262

 0.647 (r)112.3 (r)112.4 (r)113.1 113.7 6.3 (r)1.4 0.1 (r)0.6 0.5

Tire manufacturing

32621

 0.454 (r)116.5 (r)116.6 (r)117.2 118.5 7.2 (r)1.8 0.1 (r)0.5 1.1

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 1.060 116.2 115.4 115.4 119.0 9.6 3.7 -0.7 0.0 3.1

Clay product and refractory manufacturing

3271

 0.301 114.1 111.6 (r)111.3 119.8 9.3 0.0 -2.2 (r)-0.3 7.6

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

32711

 0.171 115.3 110.9 (r)110.5 111.3 0.7 0.0 -3.8 (r)-0.4 0.7

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.246 109.9 109.9 (r)109.6 110.3 3.6 2.9 0.0 (r)-0.3 0.6

Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

3279

 0.321 110.4 (r)110.3 (r)110.8 114.0 11.9 2.5 (r)-0.1 (r)0.5 2.9

All other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

32799

 0.249 108.2 (r)108.0 (r)108.6 112.7 11.4 0.2 (r)-0.2 (r)0.6 3.8

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 49.760 (r)110.4 (r)110.3 109.6 108.6 3.2 (r)0.2 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.6 -0.9

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 5.838 (r)186.8 (r)184.2 (r)176.1 164.1 12.5 (r)0.3 (r)-1.4 (r)-4.4 -6.8

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 1.843 (r)217.2 (r)215.8 (r)223.6 204.9 49.0 (r)1.3 (r)-0.6 (r)3.6 -8.4

Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel

3312

 1.137 (r)153.2 (r)155.2 (r)154.8 151.8 24.8 (r)3.6 (r)1.3 (r)-0.3 -1.9

Iron and steel pipe and tube manufact. from purchased steel (Dec. 2007=100)

33121

 0.525 (r)127.7 (r)132.3 (r)134.1 135.7 - (r)3.9 (r)3.6 (r)1.4 1.2

Rolling and drawing of purchased steel (Dec. 2006=100)

33122

 0.612 131.5 (r)130.8 (r)128.6 122.7 15.3 3.3 (r)-0.5 (r)-1.7 -4.6

Alumina and aluminum production and processing

3313

 0.801 136.5 138.7 131.0 123.4 4.5 0.9 1.6 -5.6 -5.8

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.018 207.6 (r)198.6 (r)174.3 159.1 -10.6 -2.0 (r)-4.3 (r)-12.2 -8.7

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 0.654 195.1 (r)193.9 (r)169.2 155.3 2.6 -0.7 (r)-0.6 (r)-12.7 -8.2

Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying

33142

 0.660 182.5 185.4 172.3 157.4 -10.7 -1.5 1.6 -7.1 -8.6

Nonferr. metal (except copper and alum.) rolling, drawing, extruding, & alloying

33149

 0.704 244.8 216.1 (r)181.2 164.5 -20.6 -3.4 -11.7 -16.1 -9.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.520 (r)121.8 (r)122.0 121.7 121.5 10.1 (r)1.7 (r)0.2 (r)-0.2 -0.2

Cutlery and handtool manufacturing

3322

 0.338 (r)107.7 (r)108.1 108.2 109.0 6.9 (r)1.0 (r)0.4 (r)0.1 0.7

Hardware manufacturing

3325

 0.279 113.0 113.3 113.1 114.1 3.4 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.9

Spring and wire product manufacturing

3326

 0.204 140.0 (r)137.2 (r)136.7 136.0 22.7 4.2 (r)-2.0 (r)-0.4 -0.5

Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

3327

 0.245 139.1 140.4 141.2 138.3 26.6 2.6 0.9 0.6 -2.1

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.076 (r)120.0 (r)120.0 (r)119.6 118.9 6.1 (r)1.3 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 -0.6

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.582 (r)120.1 (r)120.0 (r)119.1 118.8 3.8 (r)0.4 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.8 -0.3

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.494 (r)120.1 (r)120.3 (r)120.4 119.4 9.1 (r)2.2 0.2 (r)0.1 -0.8

Machinery manufacturing

333

 6.280 111.3 111.4 (r)111.5 111.1 4.2 0.5 0.1 (r)0.1 -0.4

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 1.318 111.0 (r)111.1 (r)112.7 113.2 7.0 0.8 (r)0.1 1.4 0.4

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.303 105.9 106.5 107.6 109.1 - 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.4

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 0.843 110.0 (r)110.1 (r)110.2 110.4 4.2 0.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 0.2

Industrial machinery manufacturing

3332

 0.780 117.3 (r)118.0 117.5 117.3 9.2 0.3 (r)0.6 (r)-0.4 -0.2

Other industrial machinery manufacturing

33329

 0.586 120.4 121.4 119.6 118.8 9.7 0.3 0.8 -1.5 -0.7

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 0.815 102.6 102.5 102.0 101.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4

Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

 0.435 113.1 113.1 113.8 113.4 5.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 -0.4

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.527 109.0 109.1 109.0 109.3 6.5 1.6 0.1 -0.1 0.3

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 0.972 (r)113.5 (r)113.9 (r)113.8 114.6 7.7 (r)1.0 0.4 (r)-0.1 0.7

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 1.433 (r)113.1 112.5 (r)112.1 109.9 -1.9 (r)0.0 (r)-0.5 -0.4 -2.0

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.264 (r)105.7 (r)105.8 (r)105.9 103.9 -4.5 (r)-0.4 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 -1.9

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.271 (r)128.6 (r)124.7 (r)123.6 121.8 -7.9 (r)-0.2 (r)-3.0 (r)-0.9 -1.5

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 0.898 (r)111.1 (r)111.2 110.8 108.5 1.2 (r)0.1 0.1 -0.4 -2.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 12.731 92.6 (r)92.4 (r)92.1 91.8 -3.1 -0.5 (r)-0.2 -0.3 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.519 88.2 86.9 (r)86.4 85.9 -5.8 -0.6 -1.5 (r)-0.6 -0.6

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 2.384 98.3 98.3 (r)98.2 98.3 0.2 -0.4 0.0 (r)-0.1 0.1

Telephone apparatus manufacturing

33421

 0.660 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment

33422

 1.661 97.9 97.8 (r)97.7 97.8 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 (r)-0.1 0.1

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 2.073 91.0 90.9 (r)91.3 91.0 -1.4 -0.4 -0.1 (r)0.4 -0.3

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 2.938 (r)89.7 (r)90.3 (r)89.9 89.5 -5.8 (r)-1.0 (r)0.7 (r)-0.4 -0.4

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 1.667 (r)104.7 (r