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BLS Says Import-Export Prices on Glass are
Relatively Unchanged for September
October 15, 2010
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. import prices
fell 0.3 percent in September following a 0.6-percent increase the
previous month. In contrast, the price index for U.S. exports rose
0.6 percent in September after a 0.8-percent rise in August.
Looking at glass and glassware specifically, the import price index
increased 0.1 percent from 115.7 in August 2010 to 115.8 in September
2010. Exports of glass and glassware also increased 0.1 percent
from 97.1 to 97.2 for the same period. See the charts below for
details and specifics.
U.S. Import Prices Indexes and Percent Changes
for September
|
Description
|
Relative Importance Aug.
2010
|
Index
|
Annual % Change
|
Monthly % Change
|
|
Aug. 2010
|
Sept. 2010
|
Sept. 2009 to Sept. 2010
|
May 2010 to June 2010
|
June 2010 to July 2010
|
July 2010 to Aug. 2010
|
Aug. 2010 to Sept. 2010
|
| Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
ceramics, glass etc. |
0.884
|
124.0
|
124.5
|
-0.1
|
-0.2
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
| Ceramic products |
0.275
|
138.0
|
139.3
|
-0.1
|
-0.5
|
-0.4
|
-0.4
|
0.9
|
| Glass and glassware* |
0.294
|
115.7
|
115.8
|
-0.8
|
-0.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
| Primary metal manufacturing |
4.859
|
157.7
|
161.6
|
19.3
|
-3.5
|
-2.2
|
0.2
|
2.5
|
| Fabricated metal
product manufacturing |
2.738
|
118.8
|
118.7
|
2.6
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
-0.1
|
| Base metals and articles of
base metals |
6.075
|
179.0
|
182.4
|
12.5
|
-2.8
|
-1.4
|
0.7
|
1.9
|
| Iron and steel |
1.395
|
228.4
|
230.8
|
20.3
|
0.2
|
-2.2
|
-2.2
|
1.1
|
| Articles of iron or steel |
1.897
|
152.4
|
154.3
|
13.2
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
| Copper and articles thereof |
0.655
|
315.3
|
333.1
|
14.1
|
-9.2
|
-1.9
|
2.4
|
5.6
|
| Aluminum and articles thereof |
0.815
|
133.2
|
135.4
|
9.8
|
-6.3
|
-2.3
|
2.7
|
1.7
|
| Miscellaneous articles of base
metal |
0.412
|
127.1
|
127.1
|
-1.2
|
-0.2
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
* The glass and glassware category includes all types of glass
products, including flat glass.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Export Prices Indexes and Percent Changes
for September
|
Description
|
Relative Importance Aug.
2010
|
Index
|
Annual % Change
|
Monthly % Change
|
|
Aug. 2010
|
Sept. 2010
|
Sept. 2009 to Sept. 2010
|
May 2010 to June 2010
|
June 2010 to July 2010
|
July 2010 to Aug. 2010
|
Aug. 2010 to Sept. 2010
|
| Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
ceramics, glass etc. |
0.784
|
115.5
|
115.5
|
1.0
|
-0.3
|
-0.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Glass and glassware* |
0.414
|
97.1
|
97.2
|
-0.4
|
-0.5
|
-0.2
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
| Primary metal manufacturing |
4.859
|
157.7
|
161.6
|
19.3
|
-3.5
|
-2.2
|
0.2
|
2.5
|
| Fabricated metal
product manufacturing |
2.738
|
118.8
|
118.7
|
2.6
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
-0.1
|
| Base metals and articles of
base metals |
6.075
|
179.0
|
182.4
|
12.5
|
-2.8
|
-1.4
|
0.7
|
1.9
|
| Iron and steel |
1.395
|
228.4
|
230.8
|
20.3
|
0.2
|
-2.2
|
-2.2
|
1.1
|
| Articles of iron or steel |
1.897
|
152.4
|
154.3
|
13.2
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
| Copper and articles thereof |
0.655
|
315.3
|
333.1
|
14.1
|
-9.2
|
-1.9
|
2.4
|
5.6
|
| Aluminum and articles thereof |
0.815
|
133.2
|
135.4
|
9.8
|
-6.3
|
-2.3
|
2.7
|
1.7
|
| Miscellaneous articles of base
metal |
0.412
|
127.1
|
127.1
|
-1.2
|
-0.2
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
* The glass and glassware category includes all types of glass
products, including flat glass.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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