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 Bureau
of Labor Statistics Releases April Import-Export Price Index
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.8 percent in April, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor has reported.
The rise followed a 2.9 percent increase in March. Export prices
also increased in April, rising 0.3 percent after increasing at
least 1.0 percent in each of the previous three months.
The report showed a -0.4 percent change for glass imports in the
last month, and a 2.3 percent change since this time last year.
For exports, glass has seen only a 0.3 percent change since March,
and a 3.2 percent increase since April 2007.
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U.S. Import Prices Indexes and Percent Changes for April
|
Description
|
Relative Importance
|
Index
|
Annual % Change
|
Monthly % Change
|
| Mar. '08 |
Mar. '08 |
Apr. '08 |
Apr. '07 - Apr. '08 |
Dec. '07 - Jan. '08 |
Jan. '08 - Feb. '08 |
Feb. '08 - Mar. '08 |
Mar. '08 - Apr. '08 |
| Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
ceramics, glass etc. |
0.913 |
115.0 |
115.0 |
115.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Ceramic products |
0.296 |
124.3 |
124.9 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Glass and glassware* |
0.294 |
113.7 |
113.3 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
| Primary metal manufacturing |
5.794 |
168.3 |
117.1 |
23.4 |
-0.9 |
4.9 |
8.3 |
5.2 |
|
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
|
2.470 |
114.9 |
116.3 |
8.7 |
2.0 |
0..4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
|
Base metals and articles of
base metals
|
6.693 |
183.5 |
195.0 |
15.5 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
| Iron and steel |
1.982 |
242.2 |
271.0 |
36.1 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
11.9 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
1.604 |
114.8 |
148.7 |
16.7 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| Copper and articles thereof |
0.831 |
307.6 |
323.9 |
22.0 |
-8.9 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
5.3 |
| Aluminum and articles thereof |
0.984 |
149.6 |
158.2 |
8.4 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
| Miscellaneous articles of base
metal |
0.429 |
127.0 |
127.5 |
2.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
U.S. Export Prices Indexes and Percent Changes for April
|
Description
|
Relative Importance
|
Index
|
Annual % Change
|
Monthly % Change
|
| Mar. '08 |
Mar. '08 |
Apr. '08 |
Apr. '07 - Apr. '08 |
Dec. '07 - Jan. '08 |
Jan. '08 - Feb. '08 |
Feb. '08 - Mar. '08 |
Mar. '08 - Apr. '08 |
| Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
ceramics, glass etc. |
0.792 |
118.8 |
111.3 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
| Glass and glassware* |
0.428 |
99.7 |
100.0 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Primary metal manufacturing |
4.804 |
147.3 |
151.7 |
22.9 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
|
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
|
2.631 |
114.4 |
114.7 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Base metals and articles of
base metals
|
5.865 |
175.4 |
178.6 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
| Iron and steel |
1.553 |
230.7 |
231.2 |
15.9 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
1.380 |
150.7 |
150.8 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| Copper and articles thereof |
0.710 |
264.3 |
271.6 |
13.2 |
-1.7 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
| Aluminum and articles thereof |
1.009 |
150.2 |
155.5 |
4.6 |
-1.7 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
3.5 |
| Miscellaneous articles of base
metal |
0.351 |
124.7 |
124.7 |
-1.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
-3.7 |
0.0 |
* The glass and glassware category includes all types of glass
products, including flat glass.
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