Focus on Prices and Spending, Import and Export Prices, Volume 1, Issue 13

Focus on Prices and Spending | Import and Export Prices | Volume 1, Number 13

Chart 1. U.S. Export price index for agricultural food and U.S trade surplus for agricultural food, January 2007–November 2010
Index Jan 2007 Feb 2007 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007

Agricultural Food Exports

 5602 5630 5502 6033 6021 6066 6362 6868 7766 7161 7474 7375

Import Agricultural Foods

 4901 4995 5192 5040 5103 5098 5265 5327 5361 5321 5384 5200

Seasonally Adjusted Trade Surplus

 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.2

Agricultural Foods Export Price Index

 140.8 145.6 149.2 146.8 147.0 151.0 151.5 153.7 160.8 167.6 169.8 175.2
Index Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2008

Agricultural Food Exports

 8015 8667 8993 9335 9087 9818 9749 9587 8452 7640 7045 6334

Import Agricultural Foods

 5514 5586 5578 5773 5955 5715 5847 6048 5833 5891 5595 5459

Seasonally Adjusted Trade Surplus

 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 2.6 1.7 1.4 0.9

Agricultural Foods Export Price Index

 185.0 193.8 202.6 198.2 198.9 204.0 218.9 194.7 195.6 178.3 166.9 156.6
Index Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009

Agricultural Food Exports

 6445 6835 6871 7062 7351 7553 7175 7317 6921 7096 8426 8276

Import Agricultural Foods

 5255 5168 5258 5158 5151 5267 5278 5215 5177 5364 5228 5429

Seasonally Adjusted Trade Surplus

 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 3.2 2.8

Agricultural Foods Export Price Index

 167.6 164.1 158.3 165.0 170.3 178.6 167.6 167.3 160.7 159.0 164.6 167.9
Index Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun 2010 Jul 2010 Aug 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Dec 2010

Agricultural Food Exports

 8220 7808 7982 7281 7170 6957 6948 8110 8486 9296 9809

Import Agricultural Foods

 5591 5465 5842 5784 5965 5994 5881 6031 6109 5899 6040

Seasonally Adjusted Trade Surplus

 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 2.1 2.4 3.4 3.8

Agricultural Foods Export Price Index

 170.6 162.9 165.7 164.6 167.4 166.7 166.1 173.9 177.6 181.9 193.4 194.2

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