서울--(뉴스와이어)--Ⅰ. Export Price Trends

Export price index (won basis) increased by 2.8% month-on-month in July 2005.

This was mainly attributable to a rise in prices of industrial goods, including Petroleum, chemical and rubber products, General machinery and equipments, and Textile, apparel and leather products, in response to price rises in international raw materials such as crude oil and the appreciation of the won against the dollar.

※ Changes in Major Items
Figures in parentheses refer to the degree of contribution (%p)

Agricultural and fisheries products 3.6%(0.04)
Tuna: 6.1%(0.03)

Industrial products 2.8%(2.80)

<rise> Diesel oil: 5.1%(0.23), naphtha: 9.4%(0.15), passenger cars, medium: 2.0%(0.12), xylene: 12.9%(0.12), polypropylene resin: 11.4%(0.10), polyethylene resin: 8.2%(0.10), bunker C oil: 4.3%(0.08), polyester fabrics: 3.5%(0.08), computer parts: 2.6%(0.07), terephthalic acid: 7.9%(0.07), jet fuel: 4.3%(0.07), ethylene: 36.9%(0.07), copper wire: 10.8%(0.07), gasoline: 11.6%(0.06), styrene monomer: 9.5%(0.06), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin: 6.6%(0.05), polyester resin: 5.8 %(0.05), monitors: 4.0%(0.05)

<fall> Microcomponents: -6.9%(-0.05), cold-rolled steel coil: -2.4%(-0.04), hot-rolled steel coil: -2.1%(-0.03), wireless telephone sets: -2.3%(-0.03), stainless steel plate: -2.3%(-0.03), steel pipe: -3.3%(-0.03), shape steel: -3.8%(-0.02), storage batteries: -4.1 %(-0.02), heavy plate: -5.1%(-0.02)

Year-on-year, export price index fell by 6.6%.

Meanwhile, foreign currency-denominated export prices (contract currency basis), impervious to exchange rate fluctuations, increased by 0.5% month-on-month during July.

Ⅱ. Import Price Trends

Import price index (won basis) increased by 3.4% month-on-month in July 2005.

The import prices of raw materials(3.7%), capital goods(1.1%) and consumer goods(2.3%) all rose, due to price rises in international raw materials such as crude oil and the appreciation of the won against the dollar.

※ Changes in Major Items
Figures in parentheses refer to the degree of contribution (%p)

Raw materials 3.7%(3.19)

<rise> Crude oil: 5.9%(1.49), liquefied natural gas: 10.8%(0.34), naphtha: 9.4%(0.26), iron & steel scrap: 12.5%(0.11), bituminous coal: 2.6%(0.07), xylene: 6.5%(0.07), copper: 6.9%(0.06), copper scrap: 16.4%(0.05), propylene: 20.4%(0.04), natural rubber: 14.1%(0.04), automobile tires: 18.2%(0.04), copper ores: 5.6%(0.04)

<fall> Nickel: -7.4%(-0.06), integrated circuits: -1.4%(-0.06), billet: -9.3%(-0.03)

Capital goods 1.1%(0.11)
Presses: 2.6%(0.03), welding machinery: 2.6%(0.01), testing machines and instruments: 2.3%(0.01), wireless transceivers: -1.4%(-0.01)

Consumer goods 2.3%(0.11)
Beef: 4.7%(0.03), kerosene: 2.8%(0.01), gasoline: 11.5%(0.03), fruits: 5.1%(0.01)

Year-on-year, import price index rose by 3.6%.

Meanwhile, foreign currency-denominated import prices (contract currency basis), impervious to exchange rate fluctuations, were up 1.2% month-on-month during July.

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