Table H.—Percent Changes in Foreign Currency Cost of U.S. Exports of Goods

[Based on index numbers (1996=100)]

	1997	1998	1999/p/
Exports	4.9	1.7	–3.1
Agricultural products	.7	–4.7	–9.1
Nonagricultural products	5.3	2.3	–2.7
Foods, feeds, and beverages	–.2	–4.5	–6.4
Industrial supplies and materials	7.4	–.7	–3.3
Capital goods, except automotive	2.5	2.1	–3.3
Computers, peripherals, and parts	–7.3	–7.7	–10.9
Civilian aircraft, engines, and parts	11.5	6.4	.2
Other capital goods	3.4	3.6	–2.6
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines	8.7	5.2	–1.3
Consumer goods (nonfood), except automotive	8.6	5.1	–2.2
Exports, n.e.c.	6.7	2.6	–3.1

p Preliminary.

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

NOTE.—Chain-weighted price indexes multiplied by trade-weighted exchange rate index of the currencies of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.