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: December 2010 to December 2011
[2000=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description Harmo-
nized
system
Relative
import-
ance
Nov.
2011(1)
Index Percent change
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Annual Monthly
Dec.
2010
to
Dec.
2011
Aug.
2011
to
Sept.
2011
Sept.
2011
to
Oct.
2011
Oct.
2011
to
Nov.
2011
Nov.
2011
to
Dec.
2011

Live animals; animal products

I

2.083 208.7 207.3 16.1 0.4 1.6 0.0 -0.7

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

02

1.284 171.2 169.8 17.3 2.4 1.7 0.4 -0.8

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03

0.427 196.0 199.9 15.3 -0.5 -0.6 -0.9 2.0

Vegetable products

II

5.821 237.9 231.6 2.7 3.3 -11.5 4.8 -2.6

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

08

0.957 130.0 137.0 6.3 -7.7 1.2 4.8 5.4

Cereals

10

2.330 291.7 271.0 5.8 8.0 -15.7 6.3 -7.1

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

12

1.962 239.1 231.3 -7.8 3.1 -15.6 4.1 -3.3

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

III

0.503 147.9 146.9 4.8 0.7 -7.0 -1.5 -0.7

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages,and tobacco

IV

2.657 150.5 147.4 0.1 1.3 0.0 -1.4 -2.1

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

20

0.350 110.2 109.6 4.9 -0.1 0.6 0.3 -0.5

Miscellaneous edible preparations

21

0.435 117.1 113.0 -5.3 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 -3.5

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

22

0.331 104.6 104.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 -0.6

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed

23

0.675 210.9 199.6 -9.2 3.2 -2.1 -4.7 -5.4

Mineral products

V

8.818 327.5 318.8 14.6 0.0 -5.6 3.0 -2.7

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

27

8.231 324.4 314.9 16.2 0.1 -6.0 3.3 -2.9

Products of the chemical or allied industries

VI

13.005 155.0 155.2 4.8 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 0.1

Inorganic chemicals

28

1.015 196.0 199.9 3.1 -1.0 0.2 0.4 2.0

Organic chemicals

29

3.338 166.5 167.2 8.3 -0.7 -2.3 1.1 0.4

Pharmaceutical products

30

3.861 124.2 123.8 -1.7 -0.2 -1.2 -0.2 -0.3

Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks

32

0.684 152.2 152.2 28.9 4.5 4.7 4.5 0.0

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery cosmetic or toilet preparations

33

0.767 133.3 133.1 5.4 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2

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

34

0.478 124.8 124.7 3.1 0.1 0.2 1.3 -0.1

Miscellaneous chemical products

38

1.836 149.9 150.3 4.7 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.3

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

VII

5.161 147.3 147.5 5.1 -0.1 -1.6 -2.4 0.1

Plastics and articles thereof

39

4.112 137.7 138.2 3.2 0.0 -2.0 -2.1 0.4

Rubber and articles thereof

40

1.049 192.8 192.0 13.7 -0.4 -0.1 -4.0 -0.4

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

VIII

0.394 123.9 120.5 -2.8 -1.9 -2.3 -4.9 -2.7

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

IX

0.507 109.5 107.4 -2.1 0.7 -0.1 0.2 -1.9

Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products

X

2.554 119.7 116.7 -5.7 -0.9 -1.8 -3.9 -2.5

Woodpulp and recovered paper

47

0.805 130.1 120.9 -17.5 -2.3 -4.2 -10.6 -7.1

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

48

1.260 118.1 117.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7

Printed material

49

0.489 119.3 119.3 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

Textile and textile articles

XI

2.084 134.1 131.8 -8.1 -1.5 -1.7 -1.0 -1.7

Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof

52

0.794 177.7 170.1 -24.4 -3.3 -4.3 -2.6 -4.3

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. (Dec. 2008=100)

XIII

0.685 116.8 116.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.3

Glass and glassware

70

0.381 99.3 98.7 0.5 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.6

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

XIV

5.665 291.4 296.0 25.1 5.7 -2.9 -1.5 1.6

Base metals and articles of base metals

XV

5.568 174.3 173.5 3.3 -0.4 -4.0 -1.1 -0.5

Iron and steel

72

1.734 212.6 211.0 6.1 1.2 -3.9 -5.1 -0.8

Articles of iron or steel

73

1.288 172.8 172.8 8.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.0

Copper and articles thereof

74

0.654 247.6 249.1 -3.7 -3.2 -17.1 6.0 0.6

Aluminum and articles thereof

76

0.898 128.5 125.6 -2.6 -1.7 -4.4 -0.9 -2.3

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

82

0.341 128.4 128.4 2.4 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

83

0.308 135.7 136.3 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

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

XVI

26.427 96.3 96.3 0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

84

15.550 108.6 108.6 1.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof

85

10.877 82.9 82.9 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.0

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

XVII

10.747 124.4 124.6 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

Motor vehicles and their parts

87

6.047 111.2 111.2 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0

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

XVIII

5.794 105.5 105.6 -1.6 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

XX

1.378 108.5 108.5 1.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;

94

0.657 119.3 119.2 0.7 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1

Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof

95

0.595 90.0 90.0 -1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Relative importance figures are based on 2009 trade values.

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

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