Table 4. U.S. export price indexes and percent changes for selected categories of goods: April 2011 to April 2012
[December 2005=100, unless otherwise noted]
Description NAICS Relative
import-
ance
Mar.
2012(1)		 Index Percent change
Jan.
2012		 Feb.
2012		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012		 Annual Monthly
Apr.
2011
to
Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2011
to
Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2012
to
Feb.
2012		 Feb.
2012
to
Mar.
2012		 Mar.
2012
to
Apr.
2012

Nonmanufactured articles

   8.240 166.4 (r)164.2 (r)165.5 168.1 -9.1 0.2 (r)-1.3 (r)0.8 1.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

11

 6.187 190.6 (r)189.8 (r)195.1 201.5 -6.3 2.1 (r)-0.4 (r)2.8 3.3

Crop production

111

 5.771 197.9 (r)196.6 (r)202.5 208.7 -7.1 2.5 (r)-0.7 (r)3.0 3.1

Oilseed and grain farming

1111

 3.950 220.2 220.4 231.1 239.6 -3.5 5.1 0.1 4.9 3.7

Soybean farming

11111

 1.817 202.0 202.8 219.5 235.7 3.2 6.3 0.4 8.2 7.4

Wheat farming

11114

 0.698 175.5 179.2 181.8 181.6 -11.6 1.1 2.1 1.5 -0.1

Corn farming

11115

 1.183 270.6 269.5 276.5 277.2 -9.2 7.2 -0.4 2.6 0.3

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

1113

 0.728 117.4 (r)113.9 (r)118.6 122.2 6.2 -2.7 (r)-3.0 (r)4.1 3.0

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

11133

 0.660 96.0 (r)93.4 97.6 99.2 5.5 -2.8 (r)-2.7 (r)4.5 1.6

Other crop farming

1119

 0.724 271.9 (r)269.8 (r)258.6 254.7 -31.5 1.0 (r)-0.8 (r)-4.2 -1.5

Cotton farming (Dec. 2007=100)

11192

 0.509 172.4 (r)170.1 (r)160.3 158.4 -42.3 2.3 (r)-1.3 (r)-5.8 -1.2

Mining

21

 2.053 114.0 (r)109.7 (r)104.5 100.9 -16.7 -4.6 (r)-3.8 -4.7 -3.4

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

 1.487 138.1 (r)139.1 (r)132.0 126.6 -8.9 -2.3 (r)0.7 (r)-5.1 -4.1

Coal mining (Dec. 2007=100)

2121

 0.829 (r)187.3 (r)181.9 164.6 152.1 -14.8 (r)-2.1 -2.9 (r)-9.5 -7.6

Manufactured articles

   88.650 (r)120.3 (r)120.9 (r)121.8 122.2 2.1 (r)0.3 0.5 0.7 0.3

Manufactured goods, part 1

31

 7.039 (r)142.7 (r)143.6 (r)145.5 146.5 2.4 (r)-0.6 0.6 1.3 0.7

Food manufacturing

311

 4.895 (r)162.7 (r)163.6 (r)166.1 167.7 5.3 (r)-0.1 (r)0.6 (r)1.5 1.0

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

 1.104 (r)178.4 (r)179.2 (r)186.9 193.7 1.8 (r)-1.1 (r)0.4 (r)4.3 3.6

Starch and vegetable fats and oils manufacturing

31122

 0.886 (r)186.0 (r)187.8 (r)196.3 205.0 1.5 (r)0.1 (r)1.0 (r)4.5 4.4

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

 0.407 150.7 151.4 (r)152.2 152.4 3.9 0.3 0.5 (r)0.5 0.1

Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying (Dec. 2009=100)

31142

 0.271 107.9 108.3 (r)109.2 109.3 2.9 0.1 0.4 (r)0.8 0.1

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

 1.546 158.4 (r)159.0 (r)160.2 159.1 2.4 -0.3 0.4 (r)0.8 -0.7

Seafood product preparation and packaging (Dec. 2011=100)

3117

 0.354 (r)100.3 (r)99.2 (r)97.8 98.1 - (r)0.3 (r)-1.1 (r)-1.4 0.3

Other food manufacturing

3119

 0.552 (r)123.1 (r)125.6 (r)129.7 130.9 6.5 (r)-0.6 (r)2.0 (r)3.3 0.9

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312

 0.560 (r)114.2 (r)115.8 (r)118.8 119.1 2.7 (r)-0.7 (r)1.4 (r)2.6 0.3

Beverage manufacturing (Dec. 2009=100)

3121

 0.443 (r)109.0 (r)110.9 (r)114.5 114.9 2.8 (r)-1.0 (r)1.7 (r)3.2 0.3

Apparel manufacturing

315

 0.415 119.8 119.8 119.8 119.8 8.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

3152

 0.354 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 8.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Manufactured goods, part 2

32

 26.801 133.4 (r)134.7 (r)136.7 138.3 2.1 0.7 (r)1.0 1.5 1.2

Wood product manufacturing

321

 0.400 114.2 114.6 114.1 115.3 -2.9 0.0 0.4 -0.4 1.1

Paper manufacturing

322

 1.809 118.8 118.7 118.3 119.9 -5.7 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 1.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

 1.071 128.3 128.3 (r)127.4 130.1 -8.3 -1.2 0.0 (r)-0.7 2.1

Pulp mills

32211

 0.404 134.2 135.8 134.0 137.0 -16.5 -3.9 1.2 -1.3 2.2

Paper mills

32212

 0.667 125.9 125.2 124.7 127.2 -1.5 0.6 -0.6 -0.4 2.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324

 6.569 167.6 (r)171.0 (r)178.3 183.7 2.6 2.4 2.0 (r)4.3 3.0

Chemical manufacturing

325

 15.113 131.1 (r)132.3 (r)133.3 134.1 2.4 0.2 (r)0.9 0.8 0.6

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

 5.464 (r)140.9 (r)142.6 (r)144.6 145.3 4.7 (r)0.2 (r)1.2 (r)1.4 0.5

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

32519

 3.658 (r)131.4 (r)134.3 (r)135.6 136.8 2.3 (r)0.0 (r)2.2 1.0 0.9

Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments

3252

 2.941 116.0 (r)119.1 (r)120.5 123.0 0.7 0.6 (r)2.7 (r)1.2 2.1

Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing (Dec. 2009=100)

32521

 2.770 111.8 (r)114.8 (r)116.3 118.8 0.5 0.5 (r)2.7 (r)1.3 2.1

Fertilizer manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100)

32531

 0.377 (r)92.0 (r)90.7 (r)89.3 90.4 - (r)-8.0 (r)-1.4 -1.5 1.2

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

 3.851 (r)123.8 (r)123.9 (r)124.3 124.4 0.9 (r)0.2 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 0.1

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

 1.081 119.0 118.8 119.1 119.2 2.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.1

Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing

32561

 0.520 118.5 117.7 (r)117.8 117.9 1.4 -0.5 -0.7 (r)0.1 0.1

Toilet preparation manufacturing

32562

 0.561 119.3 119.8 (r)120.2 120.4 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2

Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

3259

 0.860 134.7 (r)134.8 133.9 133.1 6.1 1.7 0.1 -0.7 -0.6

All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing

32599

 0.749 (r)139.5 (r)139.7 138.6 137.5 7.1 (r)1.9 0.1 (r)-0.8 -0.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

 2.162 116.7 116.9 (r)117.1 117.6 6.9 0.6 0.2 (r)0.2 0.4

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

 1.440 110.6 110.6 (r)110.8 110.5 5.5 0.7 0.0 (r)0.2 -0.3

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

 0.833 112.7 112.8 112.9 113.1 6.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2

Rubber product manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

3262

 0.722 124.7 (r)125.2 (r)125.3 127.7 9.7 0.5 (r)0.4 (r)0.1 1.9

Tire manufacturing (Dec. 2006=100)

32621

 0.411 135.2 135.8 (r)136.2 140.7 14.5 0.2 0.4 (r)0.3 3.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

 0.749 111.1 111.1 (r)111.7 111.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 -0.3

Glass and glass product manufacturing

3272

 0.338 100.3 (r)100.1 (r)100.4 100.0 -1.7 -0.3 (r)-0.2 (r)0.3 -0.4

Manufactured goods, part 3

33

 54.810 (r)113.0 (r)113.3 (r)113.7 113.6 2.1 (r)0.3 (r)0.3 0.4 -0.1

Primary metal manufacturing

331

 4.981 (r)172.9 (r)175.4 (r)179.6 176.4 0.7 (r)-3.8 (r)1.4 (r)2.4 -1.8

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

3311

 0.684 (r)132.7 (r)132.8 (r)132.5 132.9 -3.0 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 (r)-0.2 0.3

Alumina and aluminum production and processing (Dec. 2009=100)

3313

 0.508 110.2 112.1 (r)113.3 113.2 -4.6 -0.5 1.7 (r)1.1 -0.1

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

3314

 3.060 (r)226.6 (r)231.6 240.6 233.9 3.7 (r)-5.9 2.2 (r)3.9 -2.8

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining

33141

 1.964 (r)307.5 (r)310.9 (r)325.5 313.4 12.9 (r)-7.6 1.1 (r)4.7 -3.7

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

33149

 0.734 157.6 163.4 (r)167.3 164.9 -13.0 -3.4 3.7 2.4 -1.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

 2.591 129.5 (r)128.3 (r)129.0 129.3 1.4 0.4 (r)-0.9 (r)0.5 0.2

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

 1.339 (r)132.0 (r)130.8 (r)131.0 131.4 1.5 0.5 -0.9 (r)0.2 0.3

Metal valve manufacturing

33291

 0.793 (r)137.7 (r)137.9 (r)138.1 138.6 2.9 0.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.1 0.4

All other fabricated metal product manufacturing

33299

 0.546 124.6 121.7 121.7 122.0 -0.5 0.2 -2.3 0.0 0.2

Machinery manufacturing

333

 10.986 119.8 (r)119.8 (r)120.2 120.4 3.6 1.7 (r)0.0 0.3 0.2

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

 3.019 (r)131.9 (r)131.9 (r)132.3 132.4 7.6 (r)6.0 0.0 0.3 0.1

Agricultural implement manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

33311

 0.832 (r)138.4 (r)138.4 (r)138.4 138.5 26.6 (r)24.7 (r)0.0 0.0 0.1

Construction machinery manufacturing

33312

 1.312 (r)125.3 125.3 125.8 126.0 2.2 (r)0.2 (r)0.0 0.4 0.2

Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

33313

 0.875 130.5 (r)130.4 (r)131.0 131.1 1.5 0.4 (r)-0.1 0.5 0.1

Industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2007=100)

3332

 1.660 105.2 105.1 104.7 104.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.2

Other industrial machinery manufacturing (Dec. 2009=100)

33329

 1.527 99.9 99.8 (r)99.5 99.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 (r)-0.3 0.2

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

 0.928 (r)99.7 (r)99.9 (r)99.9 100.3 0.3 (r)0.3 (r)0.2 0.0 0.4

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

3334

 0.553 119.1 119.1 119.2 119.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

 0.501 114.1 113.5 (r)114.4 114.4 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 (r)0.8 0.0

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

 2.056 (r)123.3 (r)122.9 (r)122.7 122.5 3.7 (r)0.1 (r)-0.3 (r)-0.2 -0.2

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

3339

 2.268 120.7 (r)121.1 (r)122.8 123.4 3.6 0.4 (r)0.3 (r)1.4 0.5

Pump and compressor manufacturing

33391

 0.643 (r)124.9 (r)125.0 (r)125.4 126.3 3.3 (r)0.7 (r)0.1 (r)0.3 0.7

Material handling equipment manufacturing

33392

 0.342 (r)114.1 (r)114.6 (r)114.6 114.8 2.0 (r)0.6 (r)0.4 0.0 0.2

All other general purpose machinery manufacturing

33399

 1.283 120.8 (r)121.2 (r)124.0 124.7 4.3 0.2 (r)0.3 (r)2.3 0.6

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

 14.392 (r)90.6 (r)90.5 (r)90.5 90.2 0.3 (r)1.1 (r)-0.1 0.0 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

3341

 3.252 (r)75.9 (r)76.0 (r)75.8 75.6 0.8 (r)4.8 (r)0.1 -0.3 -0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

 2.105 92.5 92.3 (r)91.9 91.8 -2.2 0.9 -0.2 (r)-0.4 -0.1

Telephone apparatus manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)

33421

 0.443 96.4 96.2 (r)95.9 95.9 -1.4 0.8 -0.2 (r)-0.3 0.0

Radio and TV broadcasting and wireless equipment (Dec. 2009=100)

33422

 1.580 95.0 94.8 (r)94.2 94.2 -2.7 0.8 -0.2 (r)-0.6 0.0

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

3343

 0.627 (r)88.8 (r)88.8 88.9 88.6 -4.5 (r)-1.8 0.0 (r)0.1 -0.3

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

 4.661 91.5 91.0 (r)91.2 90.6 2.0 0.4 -0.5 (r)0.2 -0.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

3345

 3.478 109.5 109.7 (r)109.9 110.0 0.7 -0.4 0.2 (r)0.2 0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

 3.176 (r)111.0 (r)111.6 (r)112.0 112.4 1.3 (r)0.0 (r)0.5 (r)0.4 0.4

Household appliance manufacturing

3352

 0.309 111.4 111.6 111.6 112.3 4.9 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.6

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

 1.128 109.1 (r)109.1 (r)109.2 109.2 -0.6 0.8 (r)0.0 0.1 0.0

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

 1.569 (r)113.2 (r)114.5 (r)115.3 115.9 2.0 (r)-0.9 (r)1.1 (r)0.7 0.5

Communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing

33592

 0.437 120.7 (r)121.1 121.1 121.1 -3.3 -1.9 (r)0.3 (r)0.0 0.0

All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

33599

 0.661 (r)105.8 (r)107.2 (r)108.7 109.9 1.9 (r)-0.7 (r)1.3 (r)1.4 1.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

 13.284 115.6 116.2 116.5 117.0 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

 3.482 106.3 106.4 106.4 106.8 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4

Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing

33611

 2.370 104.9 (r)105.0 105.0 105.3 2.3 0.0 (r)0.1 (r)0.0 0.3

Heavy duty truck manufacturing

33612

 1.112 109.8 109.8 110.1 110.7 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

 3.755 106.9 (r)107.3 (r)107.7 108.1 2.3 0.1 (r)0.4 0.4 0.4

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing (Dec. 2008=100)

33632

 0.385 107.4 107.5 (r)108.7 108.8 4.8 0.5 0.1 (r)1.1 0.1

Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing

33635

 0.443 111.2 (r)111.5 (r)112.7 112.7 7.5 2.3 (r)0.3 1.1 0.0

Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing

33639

 1.885 104.0 104.8 105.0 105.6 1.5 -0.5 0.8 0.2 0.6

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3364

 5.434 128.2 (r)129.7 (r)130.1 130.5 3.4 0.9 (r)1.2 (r)0.3 0.3

Furniture and related product manufacturing (Dec. 2011=100)

337

 0.293 100.0 101.5 101.7 102.6 - 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

 5.108 122.5 (r)122.2 (r)122.1 121.6 3.4 -0.9 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.1 -0.4

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

3391

 1.978 94.0 (r)94.4 (r)94.4 94.6 -1.6 -0.8 (r)0.4 0.0 0.2

All other miscellaneous manufacturing

33999

 0.428 115.0 115.3 115.3 118.2 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.5

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

5111

 0.382 (r)99.2 (r)99.2 99.1 99.8 1.8 (r)0.3 0.0 (r)-0.1 0.7

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures are based on 2010 trade values.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: May 10, 2012