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

All commodities

  100.000 141.3 (r)141.2 (r)140.2 139.3 -1.9 0.9 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.7 -0.6

All imports excluding food and fuels (Dec. 2010=100)

  73.781 103.6 103.4 103.2 102.8 -1.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4

All imports excluding petroleum

  79.798 116.6 116.5 116.4 116.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3

All imports excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

  78.799 120.7 120.6 (r)120.3 119.9 -1.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3

All commodities, excluding computers semiconductors, & petrol (Dec. 2001=100)

  72.627 (r)129.7 (r)129.6 129.4 128.9 -0.5 (r)0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.2 -0.4

All commodities, excluding computers, semiconductors & fuels (Mar. 2003=100)

  71.628 127.6 127.5 127.2 126.7 -1.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4

Foods, feeds, & beverages

0

5.018 170.9 173.7 (r)172.8 173.5 0.2 1.2 1.6 -0.5 0.4

Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages

00

3.859 191.9 194.5 (r)192.0 192.7 -1.3 1.1 1.4 (r)-1.3 0.4

Green coffee, cocoa beans, sugar

000

0.411 238.4 (r)239.4 (r)229.1 228.8 -16.3 2.2 0.4 -4.3 -0.1

Green coffee (Dec. 2007=100)

00000

0.260 151.8 153.8 145.7 145.8 -16.3 4.5 1.3 -5.3 0.1

Other agricultural foods

001

3.210 183.8 186.7 (r)184.5 185.3 0.2 1.0 1.6 (r)-1.2 0.4

Meat, poultry & other edible animal products

00100

0.391 229.1 226.5 227.4 224.5 2.6 -0.3 -1.1 0.4 -1.3

Dairy products & eggs (Dec. 2010=100)

00110

0.072 (r)104.0 (r)104.7 (r)104.7 105.6 6.0 (r)1.0 (r)0.7 (r)0.0 0.9

Fruit and fruit preparations including frozen juices

00120

0.569 (r)132.7 (r)133.8 (r)136.1 137.2 -1.8 (r)2.6 0.8 1.7 0.8

Vegetables and vegetable preparations

00130

0.450 277.8 309.8 (r)284.1 295.8 4.0 3.3 11.5 (r)-8.3 4.1

Food oils & oilseeds (Dec. 2007=100)

00150

0.247 97.9 96.7 95.6 94.7 -11.8 1.7 -1.2 -1.1 -0.9

Bakery & confectionery products

00160

0.412 177.2 177.0 175.3 174.6 0.7 -1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.4

Wine, beer, & related products

00190

0.404 119.8 120.0 (r)119.8 119.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 (r)-0.2 0.1

Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)

01

1.159 123.2 126.5 129.1 130.1 5.8 1.5 2.7 2.1 0.8

Fish & shellfish

01000

0.820 122.5 127.3 130.9 132.2 7.7 2.3 3.9 2.8 1.0

Distilled alcoholic beverages

01010

0.306 122.0 122.3 122.5 122.6 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Industrial supplies & materials

1

34.645 (r)258.2 (r)258.0 (r)253.3 249.0 -4.6 2.3 (r)-0.1 (r)-1.8 -1.7

Industrial supplies & materials excluding petroleum

  14.443 167.7 (r)167.0 (r)166.5 164.3 -1.7 -0.1 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.3 -1.3

Industrial supplies & materials excluding fuels (Dec. 2001=100)

  13.444 189.4 (r)188.6 (r)187.2 184.5 -4.8 0.1 (r)-0.4 -0.7 -1.4

Industrial supplies & materials, durable

  7.990 178.2 (r)178.0 (r)176.2 172.4 -4.2 -0.1 (r)-0.1 -1.0 -2.2

Industrial supplies & materials nondurable excluding petroleum

  5.455 155.0 (r)153.9 (r)154.6 154.3 1.5 -0.1 (r)-0.7 (r)0.5 -0.2

Fuels & lubricants

10

21.201 (r)346.5 (r)347.1 (r)338.3 332.0 -4.4 (r)3.6 (r)0.2 (r)-2.5 -1.9

Petroleum & petroleum products

100

20.202 (r)385.7 (r)386.3 (r)375.3 367.9 -6.2 (r)3.9 (r)0.2 (r)-2.8 -2.0

Crude

10000

15.321 (r)398.7 (r)397.5 (r)385.2 383.1 -5.8 (r)4.2 (r)-0.3 (r)-3.1 -0.5

Fuel oil

10010

2.220 389.2 384.4 375.3 347.4 -6.9 6.3 -1.2 -2.4 -7.4

Other petroleum products

10020

2.188 328.9 341.9 (r)335.3 315.6 -10.5 -0.7 4.0 (r)-1.9 -5.9

Fuels, n.e.s.-coals & gas

101

0.790 123.7 (r)123.9 (r)131.7 132.5 76.0 -2.1 (r)0.2 (r)6.3 0.6

Gas-natural

10110

0.662 109.7 (r)109.5 (r)118.2 119.6 97.0 -2.1 (r)-0.2 (r)7.9 1.2

Gaseous natural gas (Dec. 2001=100)

  0.550 140.6 (r)140.3 (r)154.0 157.6 102.3 1.4 (r)-0.2 (r)9.8 2.3

Nuclear fuel materials (Dec. 2011=100)

103

0.209 85.6 85.6 84.4 84.4 -11.4 0.0 0.0 -1.4 0.0

Paper & paper base stocks

11

0.557 113.0 112.7 112.7 113.5 -0.8 1.0 -0.3 0.0 0.7

Woodpulp (Dec. 2009=100)

110

0.177 115.1 115.7 116.5 119.2 1.1 2.8 0.5 0.7 2.3

Newsprint & other paper products

111

0.380 105.4 104.9 (r)104.5 104.5 -1.7 0.0 -0.5 (r)-0.4 0.0

Coated and uncoated paper/paperboard

11110

0.315 112.3 112.0 (r)111.8 112.0 -0.7 0.1 -0.3 (r)-0.2 0.2

Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials

12

4.976 176.6 (r)174.9 (r)174.3 173.5 -6.1 0.2 (r)-1.0 -0.3 -0.5

Agricultural products used for industrial supplies and materials

120

0.645 (r)250.1 (r)239.3 (r)237.5 243.5 -20.5 (r)-2.9 (r)-4.3 (r)-0.8 2.5

Other agricultural products (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils)

12070

0.397 236.1 (r)221.2 (r)222.8 230.7 -26.6 -4.7 (r)-6.3 0.7 3.5

Textile supplies & related materials

121

0.648 139.1 (r)139.3 (r)139.0 138.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.1

Synthetic cloth, fabric, and thread

12135

0.275 134.7 135.0 (r)134.7 134.5 -0.4 0.5 0.2 (r)-0.2 -0.1

Finished textile industrial supplies (Dec. 2011=100)

12150

0.204 105.6 105.7 106.0 106.0 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0

Chemicals, excluding medicinals

125

3.605 178.1 (r)177.2 176.6 174.7 -4.3 0.7 (r)-0.5 (r)-0.3 -1.1

Plastic materials

12500

0.743 187.3 (r)184.2 (r)186.4 180.8 3.8 2.0 (r)-1.7 (r)1.2 -3.0

Fertilizers, pesticides & insecticides (Dec. 2007=100)

12510

0.733 199.1 198.8 (r)194.7 188.0 -14.7 -0.6 -0.2 (r)-2.1 -3.4

Industrial organic chemicals (Dec. 2012=100)

12540

1.236 100.6 (r)101.3 (r)101.0 101.6 - 1.5 (r)0.7 -0.3 0.6

Other chemicals (coloring agents)

12550

0.515 121.3 121.3 120.8 120.9 -3.1 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.1

Selected building materials

13

1.063 (r)147.6 148.9 (r)151.0 148.3 8.6 (r)0.5 (r)0.9 (r)1.4 -1.8

Lumber and other unfinished building materials

130

0.508 156.0 (r)157.8 (r)161.4 156.2 8.3 -0.3 1.2 2.3 -3.2

Lumber & wood in the rough

13000

0.227 172.2 (r)175.6 (r)184.4 170.0 18.2 -0.7 2.0 (r)5.0 -7.8

Stone, sand, cement and lime (Dec. 2001=100)

13020

0.181 (r)139.2 (r)139.9 139.3 139.6 0.0 -0.6 0.5 (r)-0.4 0.2

Building materials, finished

131

0.555 139.8 (r)140.6 (r)141.5 140.8 8.9 1.3 (r)0.6 (r)0.6 -0.5

Other finished building materials

13110

0.384 141.8 142.8 (r)144.2 143.4 12.8 2.0 0.7 (r)1.0 -0.6

Nontextile floor & wall coverings; mach. parts of china (Dec. 2007=100)

13120

0.113 115.9 116.1 116.1 115.8 1.5 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.3

Unfinished metals related to durable goods

14

3.733 (r)264.7 (r)263.7 (r)258.1 248.0 -9.3 0.1 -0.4 (r)-2.1 -3.9

Steelmaking & ferroalloying matls

140

0.353 271.1 275.0 273.1 268.2 -14.9 1.0 1.4 -0.7 -1.8

Iron & steel mill products

141

0.786 (r)198.9 (r)199.2 (r)198.4 197.3 -12.2 (r)1.2 0.2 (r)-0.4 -0.6

Major nonferrous metals-crude

142

2.594 284.8 (r)282.7 (r)274.6 260.3 -7.7 -0.3 (r)-0.7 -2.9 -5.2

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and products thereof

14200

0.461 147.2 148.1 (r)144.3 141.7 -5.4 -0.5 0.6 -2.6 -1.8

Copper (Dec. 2006=100)

14220

0.269 145.7 143.7 135.2 130.4 -10.7 -2.0 -1.4 -5.9 -3.6

Nickel (Dec. 2007=100)

14240

0.127 59.0 60.2 57.5 55.0 -8.3 0.0 2.0 -4.5 -4.3

Tin (Dec. 2010=100)

14250

0.040 96.7 95.4 91.5 85.0 -1.8 8.0 -1.3 -4.1 -7.1

Zinc (Dec. 2008=100)

14260

0.075 173.5 181.4 165.9 159.3 -6.2 -0.1 4.6 -8.5 -4.0

Nonmonetary gold

14270

0.792 607.3 590.6 578.8 539.2 -10.1 -1.0 -2.7 -2.0 -6.8

Other precious metals

14280

0.627 213.9 (r)212.9 (r)207.9 190.6 -9.9 0.3 (r)-0.5 (r)-2.3 -8.3

Finished metals related to durable goods

15

1.585 (r)160.9 (r)160.5 (r)159.5 158.9 -2.8 (r)-0.8 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.6 -0.4

Iron & steel products, except advanced manufacturing

150

0.399 154.8 (r)155.2 (r)155.2 155.4 -4.7 -1.1 (r)0.3 0.0 0.1

Iron & steel advanced manufacturing

151

0.399 (r)149.8 (r)149.5 (r)149.3 149.3 -3.1 (r)0.0 (r)-0.2 (r)-0.1 0.0

Finished metals shapes and advanced manufacturing

152

0.787 175.9 174.9 (r)172.9 171.4 -1.8 -1.0 -0.6 (r)-1.1 -0.9

Nonmetals related to durable goods

16

1.530 114.5 114.4 114.2 113.8 -1.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4

Unfinished, nonmetals asso. with durable goods output (Dec. 2011=100)

160

0.207 92.4 92.1 (r)91.8 91.0 -10.0 -1.7 -0.3 (r)-0.3 -0.9

Finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

161

1.323 108.4 108.4 108.3 108.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.3

Other finished nonmetals (boxes, belting, glass, etc.)

16120

1.271 126.0 126.0 125.8 125.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Capital goods

2

23.939 93.1 93.0 92.8 92.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0

Capital goods, excluding computers, peripherals & semiconductors

  16.768 117.4 117.2 117.0 116.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2

Electric generating equipment

20

2.986 119.6 (r)119.4 (r)119.4 119.1 -0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.2 0.0 -0.3

Generators, transformers & access

20000

0.997 125.8 (r)125.5 (r)125.7 125.2 0.8 -0.2 (r)-0.2 0.2 -0.4

Electric apparatus & parts, n.e.s.

20005

1.989 117.3 117.1 117.0 116.8 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Nonelectrical machinery

21

19.098 85.9 85.8 85.5 85.5 -0.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.0

Non-electrical machinery excluding comp., peripherals & semiconductors

  11.927 114.2 114.0 113.6 113.4 -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2

Oil drilling, mining, and construction machinery and equipment

210

1.014 (r)152.9 (r)151.9 (r)150.5 149.9 -4.5 (r)-1.6 (r)-0.7 (r)-0.9 -0.4

Excavating, paving & construction machinery

21030

0.478 142.9 141.6 (r)140.4 140.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.9 (r)-0.8 -0.3

Industrial and service machinery

211

6.454 129.7 129.4 128.9 129.2 0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.2

Industrial engines, pumps, & compressors

21100

1.010 129.9 129.6 (r)129.2 132.4 1.5 0.2 -0.2 (r)-0.3 2.5

Metal working machine tools and rolling mills

21120

0.460 (r)142.8 (r)142.2 (r)141.3 140.4 -2.3 (r)-0.6 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.6 -0.6

Machinery for working wood, plastic, stone, rubber, & glass

21140

0.268 (r)155.7 (r)155.8 (r)155.8 155.8 3.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Pulp & paper machinery

21150

0.193 129.5 129.6 129.0 129.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.5 0.2

Measuring, testing & control instruments

21160

0.853 106.3 106.4 106.2 106.2 0.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0

Materials handling equipment

21170

0.541 138.8 138.7 138.8 139.3 2.9 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.4

Other industrial machines

21180

2.157 128.9 (r)128.4 127.7 127.2 -0.6 -0.1 (r)-0.4 (r)-0.5 -0.4

Photo & other service industry machinery

21190

0.730 117.3 117.2 (r)116.7 116.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 (r)-0.4 0.0

Agricultural machinery and equipment

212

0.368 145.7 (r)145.6 (r)146.3 146.2 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.1

Computers, peripherals and semiconductors

213

7.171 54.1 54.0 53.9 54.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.4

Computers

21300

2.917 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Computer accessories, peripherals, and parts

21301

2.606 (r)49.9 50.0 50.0 50.5 0.4 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 0.0 1.0

Semiconductors

21320

1.648 (r)65.8 (r)65.1 (r)64.5 64.6 -4.0 (r)-0.6 (r)-1.1 -0.9 0.2

Computers, peripherals, accessories and parts (excludes end use 21320)

  5.523 48.4 48.4 48.4 48.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

Telecommunications equipment

214

2.234 79.1 79.0 (r)78.8 77.7 -2.6 0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.3 -1.4

Business machinery and equipment, except computers

215

0.222 98.5 98.8 98.9 99.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Scientific and medical machinery

216

1.635 102.4 102.5 (r)102.3 102.3 -2.8 0.0 0.1 (r)-0.2 0.0

Laboratory testing and control instruments (Dec. 2007=100)

21600

0.256 103.0 103.0 102.7 102.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0

Other scientific, medical, and hospital equipment

21610

1.379 103.5 (r)103.7 103.4 103.4 -3.3 -0.1 (r)0.2 (r)-0.3 0.0

Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (Dec. 2001=100)

22

1.855 135.2 (r)135.7 (r)135.8 135.8 1.6 0.1 (r)0.4 0.1 0.0

Parts for civilian aircraft (Dec. 2012=100)

22010

0.545 100.0 100.8 100.8 100.6 - 0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.2

Engines for civilian aircraft

22020

0.761 165.9 166.3 (r)166.6 166.6 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Automotive vehicles, parts & engines

3

12.165 115.0 (r)114.8 (r)114.4 114.2 -0.2 0.0 (r)-0.2 -0.3 -0.2

Passenger cars, new and used

300

5.844 112.4 112.2 111.7 111.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 0.0

Parts, engines, bodies and chassis

302

5.373 119.0 118.9 (r)118.6 117.9 -0.7 0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.3 -0.6

Engines and engine parts for automotive vehicles (Dec. 2004=100)

30200

1.151 112.7 112.4 111.9 111.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2

Automotive Parts & Accessories (Incl. Engines & Parts), Excluding Canadian

  5.373 118.6 (r)118.5 (r)118.2 117.5 -0.7 0.1 (r)-0.1 -0.3 -0.6

Automotive tires & tubes (Dec. 2004=100)

30220

0.511 148.4 (r)147.6 (r)146.0 145.6 -5.3 -0.1 (r)-0.5 (r)-1.1 -0.3

Non-engine parts & accessories (Dec. 2003=100)

30230

3.711 117.8 (r)117.8 117.8 117.0 -0.3 0.2 (r)0.0 (r)0.0 -0.7

Consumer goods, excluding automotives

4

24.233 107.9 107.7 108.0 107.7 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.3

Nondurables, manufactured

40

11.828 (r)116.2 (r)115.8 (r)116.6 116.1 1.0 (r)0.3 (r)-0.3 0.7 -0.4

Apparel, footwear, and household goods

400

6.048 (r)112.4 112.4 112.4 112.3 -0.5 (r)0.2 (r)0.0 0.0 -0.1

Cotton apparel and household goods

40000

2.352 108.3 108.3 (r)108.1 107.9 -2.7 0.3 0.0 (r)-0.2 -0.2

Apparel and household goods for other textiles

40020

1.782 (r)109.3 (r)109.3 (r)109.3 109.6 0.6 (r)0.3 (r)0.0 (r)0.0 0.3

Nontextile apparel and household goods

40030

0.389 126.1 125.9 (r)125.5 123.6 -1.2 -0.2 -0.2 (r)-0.3 -1.5

Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials

40040

0.907 116.1 116.2 116.5 116.4 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1

Sporting/camping apparel and footwear

40050

0.459 132.9 133.0 133.4 133.6 4.4 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1

Other consumer nondurables

401

5.780 123.1 122.5 (r)124.1 123.0 2.8 0.3 -0.5 (r)1.3 -0.9

Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparatory materials

40100

4.593 124.9 124.0 126.2 124.7 3.4 0.6 -0.7 1.8 -1.2

Books, magazines and other printed materials

40110

0.175 128.6 128.6 128.7 128.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Toiletries and cosmetics

40120

0.376 (r)117.0 (r)117.0 (r)116.8 116.9 -1.0 (r)-0.5 (r)0.0 (r)-0.2 0.1

Other products (notions, writing supplies, tobacco products, etc.)

40140

0.636 112.9 112.8 112.9 113.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1

Durables, manufactured

41

11.088 99.4 99.2 99.1 99.0 -0.8 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Household goods

410

6.310 (r)103.8 104.0 104.0 103.9 -0.1 (r)-0.2 (r)0.2 0.0 -0.1

Furniture, household items

41000

1.155 (r)128.9 129.5 (r)129.6 129.7 1.2 0.2 (r)0.5 (r)0.1 0.1

Glassware and ceramics (Dec. 2007=100)

41010

0.097 107.3 106.9 (r)107.0 107.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 (r)0.1 0.0

Cookware, chinaware, cutlery for the house and garden

41020

0.362 118.8 119.5 119.3 119.2 0.8 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.1

Household and kitchen appliances

41030

1.032 114.1 115.0 113.8 113.7 2.1 0.0 0.8 -1.0 -0.1

Other Household Goods, nes

41050

3.572 87.8 87.6 (r)88.0 87.8 -1.2 -0.2 -0.2 (r)0.5 -0.2

Recreational equipment and materials

411

2.148 (r)108.7 (r)108.7 (r)108.8 108.7 0.3 (r)-0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Motorcycles & parts (Dec. 2001=100)

41100

0.123 122.5 122.7 122.7 122.6 1.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Toys, shooting & sporting goods

41120

1.596 108.1 (r)108.0 (r)107.9 107.9 -0.1 -0.1 (r)-0.1 (r)-0.1 0.0

Photo & optical equipment (Dec. 2011=100)

41130

0.247 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Musical instruments and parts (Dec. 2010=100)

41140

0.072 100.0 99.9 99.8 99.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Home entertainment equipment

412

1.823 58.4 (r)57.7 (r)57.6 57.9 -3.8 -0.8 (r)-1.2 -0.2 0.5

Television and video receivers

41200

1.429 51.9 51.1 51.1 50.9 -5.0 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 -0.4

Radios, phonographs, and tape decks (Dec. 2012=100)

41210

0.296 100.4 100.5 99.8 98.8 - 0.7 0.1 -0.7 -1.0

Records, tapes & disks (Dec. 2009=100)

41220

0.098 56.0 56.0 56.0 65.1 -2.3 -12.8 0.0 0.0 16.3

Coins, gems, jewelry, and collectibles

413

0.808 231.6 229.2 225.8 221.0 -2.0 -0.1 -1.0 -1.5 -2.1

Jewelry (watches, rings, etc)

41310

0.600 232.9 232.8 228.1 226.1 0.6 -0.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.9

Nonmanufactured consumer goods

42

1.318 115.7 116.4 116.6 116.9 -2.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3

Unmanufactured consumer durables

421

1.243 115.5 116.3 116.3 116.3 -2.8 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0

Gem diamonds-uncut or unset (Dec. 2007=100)

42100

1.055 107.8 108.6 108.6 108.6 -3.0 -0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0

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

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013