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Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System

Table 6. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: May 2012 to May 2013
[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Apr.
2013(1)
Index Percent change
Apr.
2013
May
2013
Annual Monthly
May
2012
to
May
2013
Jan.
2013
to
Feb.
2013
Feb.
2013
to
Mar.
2013
Mar.
2013
to
Apr.
2013
Apr.
2013
to
May
2013

Live animals; animal products

I

2.077 219.6 214.8 5.9 1.9 -1.8 0.7 -2.2

Meat & edible meat offal (Dec. 2006=100)

02

1.186 168.9 167.0 -0.5 1.1 0.1 -0.2 -1.1

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.403 202.7 188.9 -8.5 -0.7 0.6 -0.3 -6.8

Vegetable products

II

5.173 260.6 267.4 5.0 1.4 -1.8 -4.7 2.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.944 147.9 155.1 13.3 1.7 -4.8 -4.9 4.9

Cereals

10

2.020 297.4 305.5 8.9 4.1 -2.8 -5.1 2.7

Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder

12

1.643 280.2 287.0 -1.1 3.1 -0.1 -5.4 2.4

Animal or vegetable fats and oils (Dec. 2009=100)

III

0.311 136.4 135.9 -13.4 2.6 -0.8 1.0 -0.4

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.995 166.8 165.6 5.5 0.8 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (Dec. 2009=100)

20

0.346 113.0 113.4 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4

Beverages, spirits, and vinegar (Dec. 2008=100)

22

0.633 113.3 113.3 3.1 1.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.775 267.3 256.3 10.5 0.3 -2.2 0.4 -4.1

Mineral products

V

9.149 299.1 292.0 -9.0 3.5 -0.3 -3.2 -2.4

Ores, slag and ash (Dec. 2012=100)

26

0.464 95.4 91.7 - 1.9 -2.2 -2.4 -3.9

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

27

8.504 296.0 289.0 -8.9 3.7 -0.1 -3.3 -2.4

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

11.470 154.2 154.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.030 186.5 189.5 3.0 -0.2 0.2 0.9 1.6

Organic chemicals

29

3.259 166.7 164.7 -1.8 0.8 -0.4 -0.8 -1.2

Pharmaceutical products

30

2.663 122.4 122.8 -1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -1.0 0.3

Fertilizers (Dec. 2012=100)

31

0.387 98.2 96.3 - -2.5 1.7 1.1 -1.9

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.722 138.6 138.5 2.3 0.0 1.2 -0.1 -0.1

Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes

34

0.447 119.7 119.4 -3.1 0.0 -1.6 0.3 -0.3

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.733 152.3 155.6 1.6 0.8 -1.5 -0.1 2.2

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.294 150.4 149.7 -2.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 -0.5

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.262 143.2 142.3 -0.4 1.4 0.4 0.2 -0.6

Rubber and articles thereof

40

1.032 183.4 183.3 -8.8 -1.2 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1

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

VIII

0.403 146.0 146.4 9.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.3

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

IX

0.583 113.6 114.2 4.5 0.5 1.4 1.2 0.5

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.233 120.4 120.3 2.0 0.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.604 125.6 124.4 -1.3 -2.4 2.2 -0.5 -1.0

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

48

1.188 118.6 119.0 2.1 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.3

Printed material

49

0.441 128.9 128.9 7.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

1.819 130.2 131.0 1.6 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.6

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.538 144.6 144.4 -2.8 7.1 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1

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

XIII

0.758 118.2 118.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0

Glass and glassware

70

0.388 97.5 97.5 -1.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0

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

XIV

5.153 273.7 261.4 -7.2 -0.1 -1.9 -1.2 -4.5

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.361 168.5 165.5 -7.6 1.1 -1.8 -0.6 -1.8

Iron and steel

72

1.510 192.4 186.5 -17.0 2.2 -3.9 -1.3 -3.1

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.329 170.5 169.5 -2.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.6

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.620 245.4 231.6 -11.4 2.1 -3.6 -2.2 -5.6

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.847 124.0 123.0 -3.7 0.0 -1.5 -0.7 -0.8

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

82

0.403 132.4 132.4 2.5 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.323 146.3 147.1 0.9 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.5

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

XVI

27.873 97.2 97.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

16.679 111.4 111.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

11.194 81.9 81.8 -1.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

11.972 128.0 128.0 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

8.118 113.9 113.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1

Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces

XVIII

5.884 107.2 107.0 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.340 110.9 110.7 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.722 121.3 121.1 1.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.511 90.9 90.6 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.3

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2011 trade values.

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

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Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013
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