TABLE B.2. QUARTERLY INDICES ON VALUE, PRICE AND QUANTITY FOR IMPORTS
BY COMMODITY SECTION: 3rd Quarter 1997 to 3rd Quarter 2000 (Base Year is 1995)
All Commodities
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 142.48 105.00 136.20
Q4 137.95 115.00 120.69
1998 Q1 121.14 113.00 108.02
Q2 110.67 111.00 100.13
Q3 111.97 106.00 106.92
Q4 103.29 112.00 92.56
1999 Q1 110.11 106.00 105.79
Q2 117.60 100.00 118.88
Q3 120.60 100.00 121.17
Q4 114.82 105.00 109.82
2000 Q1 118.72 102.00 116.76
Q2 112.45 95.00 118.68
Q3 124.98 96.00 130.35
Section 0 - Food and Live Animals
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 123.64 105.00 117.66
Q4 114.36 106.00 108.05
1998 Q1 101.52 100.00 101.61
Q2 122.89 99.00 124.77
Q3 137.70 92.00 149.67
Q4 116.48 89.00 131.27
1999 Q1 118.83 87.00 137.05
Q2 116.27 89.00 131.01
Q3 106.23 85.00 126.22
Q4 98.25 83.00 118.78
2000 Q1 102.26 83.00 122.59
Q2 102.14 80.00 127.50
Q3 120.64 80.00 150.58
Section 1 - Beverages and Tobacco
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 145.05 150.00 96.90
Q4 126.07 122.00 103.32
1998 Q1 55.49 117.00 47.49
Q2 71.53 110.00 64.93
Q3 95.55 110.00 92.77
Q4 124.25 115.00 107.98
1999 Q1 100.12 109.00 91.94
Q2 123.52 98.00 125.58
Q3 74.41 112.00 66.68
Q4 133.30 98.00 136.26
2000 Q1 82.58 91.00 94.30
Q2 107.24 91.00 117.31
Q3 107.38 91.00 117.82
Section 2 - Crude Materials, Inedible except Fuels
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE   PRICE  QUANTITY
1997 Q3 97.54 96.00 102.06
Q4 79.20 90.00 87.96
1998 Q1 73.85 94.00 78.99
Q2 67.19 93.00 72.14
Q3 72.07 92.00 80.37
Q4 68.49 84.00 81.90
1999 Q1 79.00 89.00 91.79
Q2 99.99 90.00 119.12
Q3 104.98 85.00 124.38
Q4 88.17 88.00 100.13
2000 Q1 75.97 83.00 91.27
Q2 64.40 82.00 78.57
Q3 83.01 82.00 101.26
Section 3 - Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 118.94 104.00 114.32
Q4 131.08 111.00 117.84
1998 Q1 93.74 88.00 107.42
Q2 85.07 84.00 101.87
Q3 79.07 75.00 105.39
Q4 70.33 77.00 90.81
1999 Q1 69.18 67.00 102.71
Q2 85.78 87.00 99.10
Q3 112.69 108.00 103.65
Q4 125.61 134.00 93.83
2000 Q1 138.68 142.00 97.49
Q2 146.68 144.00 101.71
Q3 172.10 157.00 109.45
Section 4 - Animal and Vegetable Oils, Fats and Waxes
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 153.73 92.00 167.14
Q4 121.72 91.00 134.11
1998 Q1 146.48 96.00 153.08
Q2 154.40 95.00 162.83
Q3 157.70 95.00 166.32
Q4 154.08 89.00 173.39
1999 Q1 174.95 88.00 198.38
Q2 382.67 66.00 577.00
Q3 276.17 63.00 439.95
Q4 215.72 73.00 297.24
2000 Q1 216.35 83.00 262.26
Q2 221.79 93.00 241.28
Q3 121.48 82.00 148.13
Section 5 - Chemicals and Related Products, n.e.s.
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 127.74 87.00 146.83
Q4 106.68 87.00 123.07
1998 Q1 93.46 93.00 101.30
Q2 88.11 90.00 98.43
Q3 96.56 85.00 114.24
Q4 88.61 79.00 113.14
1999 Q1 91.91 80.00 116.99
Q2 106.85 76.00 142.65
Q3 109.12 77.00 141.90
Q4 108.48 80.00 137.75
2000 Q1 105.13 74.00 141.77
Q2 107.33 72.00 149.66
Q3 114.54 74.00 156.08
Section 6 - Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 120.07 93.00 129.22
Q4 92.16 94.00 99.00
1998 Q1 85.18 93.00 92.20
Q2 83.86 92.00 92.98
Q3 82.06 85.00 98.18
Q4 63.25 84.00 76.38
1999 Q1 74.34 76.00 98.84
Q2 101.60 76.00 135.00
Q3 93.09 77.00 122.20
Q4 86.49 79.00 110.22
2000 Q1 87.47 80.00 109.36
Q2 89.39 79.00 114.06
Q3 90.61 77.00 117.98
Section 7 - Machinery and Transport Equipment
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 180.00 112.00 161.76
Q4 177.21 129.00 138.52
1998 Q1 155.78 126.00 124.62
Q2 132.40 130.00 101.99
Q3 139.21 128.00 109.60
Q4 125.39 145.00 87.74
1999 Q1 130.29 133.00 101.82
Q2 127.74 117.00 109.78
Q3 141.03 117.00 120.68
Q4 142.57 126.00 113.64
2000 Q1 149.28 115.00 130.23
Q2 133.27 103.00 130.45
Q3 144.72 100.00 146.28
Section 8 - Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 149.61 101.00 150.35
Q4 147.84 111.00 136.99
1998 Q1 112.93 112.00 102.66
Q2 115.94 110.00 106.11
Q3 113.44 102.00 113.97
Q4 104.96 92.00 115.04
1999 Q1 103.34 94.00 111.19
Q2 125.65 103.00 122.85
Q3 126.57 97.00 131.22
Q4 124.12 89.00 139.68
2000 Q1 110.73 89.00 125.10
Q2 104.46 78.00 134.83
Q3 111.43 74.00 150.63
Section 9 - Commodities and Transactions, nec, in the PSCC
YEAR QUARTER IMPORT INDICES
VALUE PRICE QUANTITY
1997 Q3 127.47 110.00 115.88
Q4 140.31 122.00 114.60
1998 Q1 133.18 126.00 105.25
Q2 119.58 121.00 98.75
Q3 108.46 115.00 94.92
Q4 117.01  135.00  86.53 
1999 Q1 132.55 129.00 103.15
Q2 131.95 116.00 113.37
Q3 121.71 105.00 115.41
Q4 94.13 105.00 89.77
2000 Q1 102.31 104.00 98.42
Q2 94.09 97.00 97.65
Q3 111.29 105.00 106.15


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