US Data: Import Price Indexes By Country>

Release for:  October 2018

Source: U.S. Labor Department

Index 2000=100, not seasonally adjusted

                         % of    Index      Percent change:

                      Imports  Sep-18 Oct-18 yr/yr  Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18

Industrialized         100.000  124.5  125.0    3.7    0.1   -0.5   -0.7    0.4

 Nonmanufactured Goods   8.948  156.8  163.7   18.2    2.5   -2.9   -5.1    4.4

 Manufactured Goods     90.555  121.3  121.4    2.4   -0.2   -0.2   -0.2    0.1

Canada                 100.000  133.5  135.2    6.8   -0.1   -1.2   -1.8    1.3

 Nonmanufactured Goods  23.929  149.1  156.1   18.5    2.7   -2.9   -5.6    4.7

 Manufactured Goods     75.233  133.0  133.2    3.1   -1.0   -0.5   -0.4    0.2

European Union         100.000  137.0  137.3    2.5    0.0    0.0   -0.2    0.2

 Manufactured Goods     98.992  133.5  133.8    2.5    0.0    0.0   -0.1    0.2

France*                100.000  128.4  128.8    2.4   -0.1    0.0   -0.2    0.3

Germany*               100.000  111.9  111.9   -2.9   -0.2    0.1   -0.1    0.0

U.K.*                  100.000  121.4  122.2    3.0   -0.4   -0.3   -0.2    0.7

Latin America          100.000  152.5  153.4    4.4    0.1   -0.7    1.1    0.6

 Nonmanufactured Goods  20.240  287.6  295.6   21.8    0.8   -1.6    5.7    2.8

 Manufactured Goods     79.491  122.2  122.3    0.7   -0.1   -0.4   -0.1    0.1

Mexico*                100.000  129.7  130.2    1.0   -0.4    0.1    0.9    0.4

 Nonmanufactured Goods  10.234  157.6  163.6   19.4    2.2    1.0   11.3    3.8

 Manufactured Goods     89.514   88.1   88.1   -0.7   -0.6   -0.1   -0.1    0.0

Pacific Rim*           100.000   99.1   99.0    0.7   -0.1   -0.1   -0.1   -0.1

China*                 100.000  100.2  100.1    0.3   -0.1   -0.2    0.0   -0.1

Japan                  100.000   96.6   96.7    1.3    0.2    0.0   -0.1    0.1

Asian NICS             100.000   88.7   88.9    1.6   -0.2   -0.3   -0.3    0.2

ASEAN*                 100.000   98.8   98.3    0.2   -0.1    0.0    0.0   -0.5

Asia Near East*        100.000  197.1  202.4   24.6    0.3   -0.3    2.7    2.7

* Dec. 2003 = 100

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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