Export Price Indexes--Selected Commodities statistics

[1995=100. Indexes are weighted by 1995 export values according to the Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Census Bureau. Prices used in these indexes were collected from a sample of U.S. manufacturers of exports and are factory transaction prices, except as noted. F.a.s. = free alongside ship. N.e.s. = not elsewhere specified. F.o.b. = free on board]



Commodity	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995 ¹	1996	1997	1998	1999


All commodities	81.2	80.1	82.8	88.7	91.6	91.5	92.5	92.8	93.2	94.8	100.5	101.4	99.3	96.1	94.5

Food and live animals	82.2	79.4	73.5	84.6	94.5	89.0	86.0	87.8	83.5	88.7	97.4	122.0	98.5	90.9	89.2
Meat	67.8	72.2	83.2	89.9	88.0	84.9	87.9	91.5	96.2	92.5	99.9	101.6	95.3	97.8	91.5
Fish	66.7	71.5	82.9	95.6	104.7	83.6	80.4	83.3	82.0	83.3	103.2	89.4	85.3	80.7	118.5

Cereals and cereal preparations	91.2	79.2	63.1	77.5	94.7	90.6	80.7	87.4	75.7	84.9	95.4	145.6	92.3	82.6	75.9
Wheat	82.8	66.9	55.4	72.9	96.3	80.4	65.4	77.7	67.4	65.4	91.1	129.3	87.1	75.4	69.7
Maize	96.9	88.7	67.3	78.0	94.5	97.6	87.8	91.8	78.8	94.9	98.0	165.3	90.4	80.9	73.3

Fruits and vegetables	72.6	78.8	81.5	75.7	82.4	83.6	99.5	82.0	84.4	89.8	96.2	105.7	101.6	98.4	98.5
Feeding stuff for animals	71.6	90.4	97.5	124.5	113.5	93.2	95.5	97.6	96.2	101.4	98.3	122.5	127.2	95.0	86.7
Miscellaneous food products	91.0	88.4	91.6	93.6	98.3	100.4	100.9	100.6	100.8	98.3	101.3	103.2	103.5	105.0	107.0

Beverages and tobacco	69.5	67.6	72.9	76.8	81.6	86.4	92.0	95.5	98.4	98.7	99.9	100.6	100.8	99.9	101.2
Tobacco and tobacco manufactures	69.4	67.3	72.8	76.8	81.8	86.6	92.1	95.5	98.3	98.6	100.0	100.6	100.9	99.7	101.2

Crude materials	59.5	59.8	67.0	81.9	83.7	80.4	76.3	74.7	79.6	86.4	104.1	90.3	93.4	82.0	74.9
Raw hides and skins	63.2	76.0	97.1	108.3	97.3	105.1	81.5	80.8	79.1	94.3	103.4	95.7	100.8	84.8	79.0
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits	92.7	86.3	89.3	125.7	114.1	97.0	99.2	98.3	97.8	112.7	96.6	127.0	134.6	102.6	79.2
Cork and wood	36.6	37.5	43.1	55.5	63.3	66.4	63.7	71.7	105.1	97.3	102.1	94.7	93.2	82.0	82.0
Pulp and waste paper	37.3	43.2	55.7	66.7	71.9	64.7	56.0	53.4	45.4	61.1	111.6	56.8	65.9	64.0	66.0

Textile fibers	68.1	64.4	73.9	72.3	76.0	81.8	85.3	68.6	66.6	83.7	106.9	91.1	83.4	79.3	68.6
Cotton textile fibers	70.2	64.9	77.7	73.9	75.4	83.4	86.7	64.1	62.2	81.4	107.9	90.2	80.6	78.7	65.6
Crude fertilizers and minerals	102.6	100.6	96.1	96.3	101.4	101.9	102.9	101.5	96.7	97.3	99.4	96.8	97.8	97.0	93.5

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	59.1	57.3	62.6	85.4	91.9	83.4	74.4	71.1	70.1	76.2	104.2	89.3	91.7	76.6	70.7
Ferrous waste and scrap	62.3	59.7	59.6	91.8	96.0	85.2	79.7	70.2	84.5	81.6	99.6	93.3	93.5	74.2	63.2
Nonferrous base metal waste and scrap	48.5	49.7	62.2	91.0	96.6	85.3	72.3	73.8	62.0	79.6	100.2	86.8	89.2	70.1	66.3

Mineral fuels and related materials	114.9	86.7	93.4	92.7	97.1	100.1	98.7	95.0	96.6	96.0	102.0	109.1	110.9	103.2	102.0
Coal, coke and briquettes	106.3	99.4	93.3	97.4	99.8	103.2	101.7	99.8	96.8	96.8	100.3	103.1	102.0	100.1	98.3
Crude petroleum and petroleum products	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	89.4	96.9	99.9	95.3	92.0	96.0	95.7	103.6	113.7	119.4	106.8	107.6

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	103.8	62.0	72.1	89.1	79.9	86.6	78.9	79.7	82.7	92.5	96.5	95.4	94.7	107.9	76.6

Chemicals and related products	74.2	72.6	79.0	90.1	90.4	85.6	87.5	85.5	84.4	86.9	102.6	97.1	96.5	92.6	91.2
Organic chemicals	69.3	64.1	81.5	99.6	99.9	81.7	81.4	78.8	77.9	79.8	106.8	87.8	84.9	77.1	75.2
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s. and derivatives, f.a.s.	65.7	55.9	92.4	109.4	102.0	82.9	67.7	69.1	71.2	82.0	115.7	90.8	95.0	75.0	78.4
Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols, & deriv., f.a.s.	63.3	61.4	65.1	91.1	118.3	77.4	81.9	74.9	75.0	71.8	105.9	88.0	81.5	80.2	73.6
Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.	75.5	76.9	73.8	76.8	82.6	85.9	90.0	89.5	91.9	94.6	100.0	102.0	103.9	100.6	99.6

Intermediate manufactured products	70.8	72.4	76.2	83.2	87.0	86.9	87.1	87.6	87.7	90.9	100.8	97.9	98.2	97.9	96.8
Rubber manufactures	74.3	74.2	76.0	80.7	83.8	84.9	90.1	90.6	93.1	93.7	99.8	102.8	103.2	101.9	105.5
Paper and paperboard products	62.5	65.2	72.8	80.3	83.2	81.1	81.1	80.2	76.5	78.4	103.3	87.3	83.5	83.8	83.4
Textiles	75.9	78.0	78.6	81.8	87.4	89.7	93.7	95.1	96.2	96.1	101.1	103.8	103.3	103.2	99.2
Nonmetallic mineral manufactures	(NA)	73.5	78.0	81.9	87.8	91.1	92.5	94.6	96.4	98.1	100.1	101.2	104.3	106.7	106.3
Nonferrous metals	68.0	68.7	75.3	95.7	97.2	88.4	77.7	77.5	71.7	81.6	99.7	93.4	93.4	88.1	85.0
Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.	74.9	75.7	76.1	80.9	85.6	88.0	90.6	91.4	92.7	94.7	100.1	101.5	104.4	107.0	108.7

Machinery and transport equipment ²	86.6	87.2	88.2	90.1	92.8	95.3	98.3	99.7	99.8	99.4	100.0	100.9	100.6	98.7	97.6
Power generating machinery ³	73.8	75.5	76.5	79.9	83.2	86.5	90.7	94.9	95.9	97.7	99.4	104.3	106.0	107.1	109.6
Rotating electric plant and parts thereof, n.e.s.	68.8	70.3	73.3	80.3	85.0	89.2	91.2	93.7	95.0	96.2	100.4	102.4	103.1	103.1	102.7

Machinery specialized for particular industries	77.7	78.0	77.8	80.5	84.6	88.0	91.6	93.5	95.8	97.3	99.9	102.7	104.2	105.2	106.1
Agricultural machinery and parts ⁴	80.7	81.3	81.9	82.7	85.0	90.3	92.2	94.6	96.8	98.7	100.3	102.0	102.8	103.1	103.8
Civil engineering and contractors, plant and equip.	80.4	78.8	76.9	78.9	84.3	87.6	92.1	90.4	93.5	97.1	100.2	101.5	103.1	105.8	107.5

Metalworking machinery	73.3	74.9	78.4	81.4	86.2	89.0	95.1	97.4	99.1	98.8	100.0	102.3	104.3	108.4	108.8
General industrial machines, parts, n.e.s.	75.5	76.6	78.9	81.5	85.5	89.2	92.7	94.9	96.8	98.4	99.4	102.5	105.2	106.1	107.3
Computer equipment and office machines	139.3	138.1	134.1	133.5	132.3	132.0	129.4	124.5	115.3	106.5	100.8	93.7	84.7	76.5	71.6
Computer equipment	166.8	164.9	157.2	155.1	150.2	148.1	144.4	138.7	123.2	111.0	101.5	90.1	79.1	73.8	67.0

Telecommunications ⁵	84.2	83.7	85.8	88.5	91.0	94.1	100.0	101.8	102.9	100.9	100.3	101.1	99.6	98.7	96.9
Electrical machinery and equipment	90.9	89.4	92.0	93.1	95.9	96.8	97.4	100.3	100.2	99.9	100.7	99.1	96.5	92.1	88.6
Electronic valves, diodes, transistors & integr. cir.	107.5	101.7	108.2	104.5	101.1	101.6	99.5	104.7	103.3	101.0	101.7	97.9	91.8	84.4	79.1
Road vehicles	83.1	84.4	85.9	87.1	89.5	92.1	94.7	96.2	97.3	98.4	99.8	101.0	101.8	101.9	102.5

Miscellaneous manufactured articles	79.1	81.5	82.9	85.1	88.9	91.7	96.5	98.3	99.0	99.1	99.9	100.8	101.7	100.8	101.0

NA Not available
1 June 1995 may not equal 100 because indexes were reweighted to an "average" trade value in 1995.
2 Excludes military and commercial aircraft
3 Includes equipment
4 Excludes tractors
5 Includes sound recording and reproducing equipment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, News, quarterly.

http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.toc.htm Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 1995 trade weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or exporters, regardless of nationality). Published series use a base year of 1995=100 where possible. Net transaction price data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000 companies and secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 691-7101.

Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 1995 Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/784_export_price_indexes_selected_commodities.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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