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Glass
Import-Export Price Index Slightly Increases Slightly in November
The United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
has released its November 2007 import and export price index update.
Overall, the U.S. Import Price Index increased 2.7 percent in November.
The growth was the largest monthly increase since October 1990.
Export prices also increased in November, rising 0.9 percent in
November after a 0.8 percent increase in October.
The import price index for glass and glassware increased a meager
0.6 percent from October to November, while the export price index
increased a slight 0.1 percent. Import prices for aluminum and aluminum
products increased 0.2 percent; export prices of aluminum and its
products increased 1.1 percent.
U.S. Import Prices Indexes and Percent Changes for November
| Description |
Relative Importance |
Index |
Annual
% Change |
Monthly
% Change |
| Oct. '07 |
Oct. '07 |
Nov. '07 |
Nov. '06 - Nov. '07 |
July '07 - Aug '07 |
Aug. '07 - Sept. '07 |
Sept. '07 - Oct '07 |
Oct. '07 - Nov. '07 |
| Primary Metals |
5.358 |
145.8 |
148.9 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
-2.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
| Fabricated Metal Products |
2.507 |
110.3 |
110.8 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| Ceramic Products |
0.304 |
120.5 |
121.1 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
| Glass and Glassware |
0.16 |
112.2 |
112.9 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Aluminum and Articles Thereof |
1.023 |
138.8 |
139.1 |
-2.2 |
1.3 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
0.2 |
U.S. Export Prices Indexes and Percent Changes for November
| Description |
Relative Importance |
Index |
Annual
% Change |
Monthly
% Change |
| Oct. '07 |
Oct. '07 |
Nov. '07 |
Nov. '06 - Nov. '07 |
July '07 - Aug '07 |
Aug. '07 - Sept. '07 |
Sept. '07 - Oct '07 |
Oct. '07 - Nov. '07 |
| Primary Metals |
4.181 |
125.7 |
128.7 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
-1.4
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1.9 |
2.4 |
| Fabricated Metal Products |
2.772 |
112.6 |
112.7 |
5.0 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Glass and Glassware |
0.432 |
99.1 |
99.2 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| Aluminum and Articles Thereof |
0.954 |
137.9 |
139.4 |
-2.6 |
0.6 |
-4.4 |
-2.2 |
1.1 |
* The glass and glassware category includes all types of glass
products, including flat glass.
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