Distributional Consequences of Trade for U.S. Consumers: Estimating Group-Specific Import Price Inflation, Accessible Data
Figure 1: Core Imports (ex. Food and Fuel)
| U.S. Income Decile |
Percent of total import expenditure |
| 1 |
69.7535 |
| 2 |
66.4351 |
| 4 |
68.8887 |
| 5 |
72.9894 |
| 6 |
76.6155 |
| 8 |
75.2853 |
| 9 |
77.2795 |
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Figure 2: Washing Machines (HS4 8450)
| U.S. Income Decile |
Percent of total import expenditure |
| 1 |
1.7961 |
| 2 |
1.5327 |
| 4 |
1.2820 |
| 5 |
1.1638 |
| 6 |
0.9631 |
| 8 |
0.8461 |
| 9 |
0.8279 |
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Figure 3: Sports Equipment (HS4 9506)
| U.S. Income Decile |
Percent of total import expenditure |
| 1 |
0.6987 |
| 2 |
0.3541 |
| 4 |
0.8337 |
| 5 |
1.4923 |
| 6 |
2.0704 |
| 8 |
2.0305 |
| 9 |
2.1921 |
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Figure 4: Import Price Indexes by Income Decile
Index
| Year |
1st Income Decile |
5th Income Decile |
9th Income Decile |
| 1998 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 1999 |
0.9991 |
1.0031 |
0.9962 |
| 2000 |
0.9161 |
0.9703 |
0.9589 |
| 2001 |
0.9563 |
0.9789 |
0.962 |
| 2002 |
0.9161 |
0.9311 |
0.9164 |
| 2003 |
0.9383 |
0.9222 |
0.895 |
| 2004 |
0.9478 |
0.9452 |
0.8972 |
| 2005 |
0.943 |
0.9099 |
0.8787 |
| 2006 |
0.9532 |
0.9552 |
0.9237 |
| 2007 |
1.0184 |
0.9969 |
0.976 |
| 2008 |
1.111 |
1.1025 |
1.0762 |
| 2009 |
1.0693 |
1.106 |
1.0628 |
| 2010 |
1.1367 |
1.1276 |
1.057 |
| 2011 |
1.2477 |
1.2092 |
1.147 |
| 2012 |
1.2665 |
1.2332 |
1.1673 |
| 2013 |
1.2622 |
1.2136 |
1.15 |
| 2014 |
1.2363 |
1.2183 |
1.1547 |
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Last Update:
April 03, 2018