Table 4. U.S. export 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

   6.831 (r)171.3 (r)148.5 (r)147.0 131.3 -1.7 (r)6.9 -13.3 (r)-1.0 -10.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 5.556 (r)197.2 (r)168.1 (r)168.4 147.7 -1.1 (r)9.3 -14.8 0.2 -12.3

Crop production

111

 5.216 (r)206.8 (r)174.7 (r)175.2 152.5 -0.9 (r)9.8 (r)-15.5 0.3 -13.0

Oilseed and grain farming

1111

 3.521 268.1 207.0 216.6 179.0 1.0 12.6 -22.8 4.6 -17.4

Soybean farming

11111

 1.270 266.6 212.2 204.3 164.1 3.9 16.0 -20.4 -3.7 -19.7

Wheat farming

11114

 0.642 204.4 173.7 184.9 157.0 -30.2 1.9 -15.0 6.4 -15.1

Corn farming

11115

 1.306 297.4 209.2 234.4 193.1 20.5 16.1 -29.7 12.0 -17.6

Fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2006=100)

1113

 0.607 112.7 114.3 108.5 100.4 -11.2 -1.7 1.4 -5.1 -7.5

Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11133

 0.484 94.2 94.7 87.9 81.1 - -2.0 0.5 -7.2 -7.7

Other crop farming

1119

 0.836 (r)180.5 (r)178.5 (r)162.2 150.5 -1.4 (r)6.9 (r)-1.1 (r)-9.1 -7.2

Cotton farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11192

 0.533 (r)113.4 (r)111.7 (r)109.3 99.9 - (r)5.6 -1.5 (r)-2.1 -8.6

Mining

21

 1.275 112.2 (r)104.7 (r)98.4 94.7 -4.1 -2.5 (r)-6.7 (r)-6.0 -3.8

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

 0.859 100.2 (r)101.7 (r)99.3 97.6 -2.8 1.1 (r)1.5 (r)-2.4 -1.7

Coal mining (Dec. 2007=100)

2121

 0.373 106.0 108.2 107.3 102.6 - 6.7 2.1 -0.8 -4.4

Manufactured articles

   90.547 114.4 (r)113.8 (r)113.2 112.1 5.2 1.0 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.5 -1.0

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 6.943 127.1 126.9 (r)126.1 123.8 10.1 1.5 -0.2 -0.6 -1.8

Food manufacturing

311

 4.635 (r)144.7 (r)144.4 143.0 139.3 15.1 (r)2.0 (r)-0.2 (r)-1.0 -2.6

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 1.154 197.4 (r)188.9 183.0 168.0 25.9 4.1 (r)-4.3 (r)-3.1 -8.2

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.841 196.1 (r)186.1 (r)182.6 161.3 17.1 6.2 (r)-5.1 (r)-1.9 -11.7

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.394 131.3 130.6 131.1 131.9 8.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 0.6

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 1.385 144.9 (r)148.2 (r)146.4 141.8 12.9 3.3 (r)2.3 (r)-1.2 -3.1

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

 0.441 (r)127.8 (r)129.7 (r)130.6 131.3 21.9 1.3 (r)1.5 (r)0.7 0.5

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.574 (r)121.6 122.5 (r)122.7 123.7 7.7 (r)0.0 0.7 (r)0.2 0.8

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.478 106.6 (r)105.7 (r)104.4 104.0 0.3 -0.2 (r)-0.8 (r)-1.2 -0.4

Apparel manufacturing

315

 0.460 100.9 (r)101.2 (r)101.2 101.3 0.8 -0.2 (r)0.3 0.0 0.1

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

3152

 0.358 101.1 101.6 101.6 101.6 0.9 -0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 23.888 (r)131.4 (r)128.4 (r)127.4 124.4 11.0 (r)2.9 (r)-2.3 (r)-0.8 -2.4

Wood product manufacturing

321

 0.514 (r)111.7 (r)112.2 (r)112.5 113.2 2.1 (r)-0.3 (r)0.4 (r)0.3 0.6

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.918 (r)116.1 (r)116.3 (r)116.5 116.2 4.6 (r)0.4 (r)0.2 0.2 -0.3

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 1.118 122.5 123.0 123.1 122.5 6.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 -0.5

Pulp mills

32211

 0.415 126.5 127.3 126.3 123.2 4.6 -0.6 0.6 -0.8 -2.5

Paper mills

32212

 0.695 120.5 120.6 121.3 122.2 7.1 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.7

Converted paper product manufacturing

3222

 0.800 (r)108.4 (r)108.2 (r)108.6 108.6 2.4 0.6 (r)-0.2 (r)0.4 0.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 3.749 (r)215.0 (r)186.0 (r)180.0 156.9 22.2 (r)7.2 (r)-13.5 (r)-3.2 -12.8

Chemical manufacturing

325

 14.648 125.1 125.3 (r)124.6 123.6 11.2 2.5 0.2 (r)-0.6 -0.8

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 5.348 (r)137.0 (r)135.3 (r)134.3 132.9 15.2 (r)3.5 (r)-1.2 (r)-0.7 -1.0

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 3.700 (r)134.0 (r)131.4 (r)130.7 129.0 14.7 (r)4.4 (r)-1.9 (r)-0.5 -1.3

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 3.101 (r)120.6 (r)124.1 (r)123.1 122.4 15.6 (r)4.8 2.9 (r)-0.8 -0.6

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.286 112.0 (r)111.4 (r)110.9 111.7 2.8 0.1 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.4 0.7

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 0.980 (r)111.7 (r)113.6 113.7 113.3 8.0 (r)0.5 1.7 (r)0.1 -0.4

Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing

32561

 0.470 114.1 115.8 (r)117.2 117.3 12.0 1.2 1.5 (r)1.2 0.1

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.510 (r)109.6 (r)111.7 (r)110.6 109.8 4.5 (r)-0.1 (r)1.9 (r)-1.0 -0.7

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

3259

 0.774 (r)112.9 (r)113.8 (r)114.8 117.6 9.0 (r)1.0 (r)0.8 0.9 2.4

All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

32599

 0.692 (r)114.3 (r)115.3 (r)116.4 119.6 10.3 (r)1.2 (r)0.9 (r)1.0 2.7

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 2.167 110.4 (r)111.1 (r)111.9 112.4 6.3 0.9 (r)0.6 0.7 0.4

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 1.488 106.4 (r)107.1 (r)108.3 109.2 5.5 0.4 (r)0.7 (r)1.1 0.8

Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing

32611

 0.362 107.1 (r)110.4 (r)114.0 115.1 9.6 0.3 (r)3.1 (r)3.3 1.0

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.844 106.7 (r)106.5 (r)107.0 108.0 4.5 0.6 (r)-0.2 0.5 0.9

Rubber product manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3262

 0.679 114.1 114.7 (r)114.5 114.2 8.5 2.1 0.5 (r)-0.2 -0.3

Tire manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32621

 0.365 116.6 117.2 (r)118.0 117.2 10.8 2.5 0.5 (r)0.7 -0.7

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 0.805 108.9 (r)109.1 (r)110.1 111.8 4.9 0.3 (r)0.2 (r)0.9 1.5

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.387 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 59.716 (r)107.3 (r)107.5 (r)106.9 106.6 2.5 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 (r)-0.6 -0.3

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 4.667 (r)154.9 (r)155.4 (r)144.4 137.2 9.1 (r)1.6 0.3 (r)-7.1 -5.0

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 0.656 151.0 150.5 (r)149.6 146.4 27.6 4.6 -0.3 (r)-0.6 -2.1

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 2.489 (r)176.8 (r)175.8 (r)154.9 144.2 3.2 (r)1.0 -0.6 (r)-11.9 -6.9

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 1.191 (r)179.6 (r)188.5 (r)170.5 169.1 17.3 (r)1.8 5.0 (r)-9.5 -0.8

Copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying (Dec. 2007=100)

33142

 0.397 112.7 (r)111.7 (r)106.5 99.7 - 1.0 (r)-0.9 (r)-4.7 -6.4

Nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, extruding,

33149

 0.901 180.4 168.7 139.3 118.2 -8.5 0.4 -6.5 -17.4 -15.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.701 117.9 (r)118.8 (r)118.5 119.4 5.9 1.5 0.8 -0.3 0.8

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.365 (r)121.2 (r)122.8 (r)123.1 123.5 7.8 (r)1.9 (r)1.3 0.2 0.3

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.748 (r)122.7 (r)124.1 124.2 124.4 7.5 (r)2.6 1.1 (r)0.1 0.2

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.617 (r)119.6 (r)121.3 (r)121.8 122.6 8.2 (r)1.2 (r)1.4 0.4 0.7

Machinery manufacturing

333

 11.834 110.2 (r)110.8 (r)110.9 111.3 4.9 0.7 0.5 (r)0.1 0.4

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 3.152 112.3 (r)112.6 112.8 113.7 3.9 0.4 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.8

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.682 102.7 (r)102.9 (r)103.4 104.9 - 0.7 (r)0.2 0.5 1.5

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 1.398 115.1 (r)115.5 (r)115.3 115.8 4.1 0.6 (r)0.3 -0.2 0.4

Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

33313

 1.072 112.3 112.6 112.8 113.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.0

Industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3332

 1.664 102.6 (r)102.9 (r)103.5 103.4 - 0.1 (r)0.3 (r)0.6 -0.1

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 1.200 104.2 104.4 (r)104.1 103.3 2.1 -0.5 0.2 (r)-0.3 -0.8

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

3334

 0.673 (r)110.6 (r)110.8 (r)110.9 113.5 4.3 (r)1.0 0.2 0.1 2.3

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.646 (r)107.0 (r)106.5 (r)105.5 105.6 2.3 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.9 0.1

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 1.952 112.8 (r)114.9 (r)114.7 115.1 9.0 2.8 (r)1.9 -0.2 0.3

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 2.547 (r)112.9 (r)113.4 (r)113.8 114.2 6.1 (r)0.5 0.4 (r)0.4 0.4

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.594 (r)114.4 (r)114.6 (r)115.5 117.8 8.4 (r)1.5 (r)0.2 (r)0.8 2.0

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.389 (r)111.6 (r)111.1 (r)111.5 110.2 1.9 (r)0.5 (r)-0.4 (r)0.4 -1.2

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 1.564 112.6 113.5 (r)113.6 113.7 6.4 0.2 0.8 (r)0.1 0.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 16.055 95.0 (r)94.6 (r)94.4 93.5 -2.7 -0.8 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.2 -1.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.607 (r)84.6 (r)83.5 (r)83.1 81.7 -9.8 (r)-0.7 (r)-1.3 (r)-0.5 -1.7

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 1.934 98.2 98.1 98.1 97.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.7

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 0.751 103.6 (r)104.4 (r)105.3 105.1 1.5 0.8 (r)0.8 (r)0.9 -0.2

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 5.998 (r)94.7 (r)94.3 (r)94.2 92.8 -2.0 (r)-2.1 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.1 -1.5

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 3.639 106.3 (r)106.7 (r)106.4 106.6 2.5 0.1 (r)0.4 -0.3 0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.552 (r)107.2 (r)107.3 (r)107.5 107.5 2.1 (r)0.4 0.1 (r)0.2 0.0

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.380 (r)106.4 (r)105.8 (r)106.2 105.9 2.3 (r)0.8 (r)-0.6 (r)0.4 -0.3

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.288 (r)104.9 (r)105.3 (r)105.9 105.6 0.8 (r)0.2 (r)0.4 (r)0.6 -0.3

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.695 (r)109.4 (r)109.1 (r)109.1 109.4 2.5 (r)0.6 (r)-0.3 (r)0.0 0.3

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.443 (r)116.1 (r)115.9 (r)115.7 115.1 6.6 (r)1.6 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.2 -0.5

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.773 (r)103.7 (r)103.3 (r)103.1 103.3 -1.1 (r)0.2 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.2 0.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 16.158 (r)107.0 107.1 107.2 107.8 2.9 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 0.1 0.6

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

 3.830 101.8 101.8 (r)101.9 102.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 (r)0.1 0.6

Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing

33611

 2.686 101.3 101.3 (r)101.4 102.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 (r)0.1 0.7

Heavy duty truck manufacturing

33612

 1.144 103.0 (r)103.0 (r)102.9 103.5 1.5 0.1 (r)0.0 -0.1 0.6

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

 4.539 104.0 (r)104.1 (r)104.2 104.5 1.8 0.2 (r)0.1 0.1 0.3

Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing

33631

 0.608 (r)100.6 (r)100.7 (r)101.2 101.2 1.1 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.5 0.0

Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing

33635

 0.541 101.9 101.9 101.8 102.1 0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.3

Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing

33639

 2.254 103.7 103.9 (r)104.2 104.2 2.4 0.3 0.2 (r)0.3 0.0

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3364

 7.051 113.0 (r)113.0 113.2 113.9 4.5 0.2 (r)0.0 (r)0.2 0.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

 4.417 107.7 (r)109.1 (r)110.5 112.1 6.9 0.8 (r)1.3 (r)1.3 1.4

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

3391

 1.794 104.0 (r)104.0 (r)103.7 103.5 0.4 0.2 (r)0.0 (r)-0.3 -0.2

All other miscellaneous manufacturing

33999

 0.464 (r)112.1 (r)112.6 (r)112.9 114.5 5.4 (r)0.7 0.4 (r)0.3 1.4

Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers (Dec. 2007=100)

5111

 0.454 98.5 98.0 97.2 97.2 - -1.7 -0.5 -0.8 0.0

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2006 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: November 14, 2008