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U.S. export prices up 10.8 percent over the year ended August 2022
September 22, 2022
U.S. export prices increased 10.8 percent from August 2021 to August 2022. Export agricultural prices advanced 12.1 percent over the past year, the smallest 12-month increase since January 2021. Higher soybeans prices were the largest contributor to the rise in agricultural prices over the past year.
U.S. export price indexes for selected categories, 12-month percent change
Month
All exports
Agricultural exports
Nonagricultural exports
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Industrial supplies and materials
Capital goods
Automotive vehicles, parts and engines
Consumer goods, excluding automotives
Aug 2017
2.3%
1.7%
2.4%
2.2%
6.3%
1.1%
0.7%
-1.1%
Sep 2017
2.8
2.1
2.8
2.5
7.8
1.1
0.6
-1.3
Oct 2017
2.7
3.6
2.6
4.2
5.9
1.7
0.5
-0.8
Nov 2017
3.1
2.1
3.3
2.3
8.0
1.7
0.4
-0.5
Dec 2017
2.8
1.9
2.8
2.3
6.0
1.7
0.6
0.6
Jan 2018
3.3
1.5
3.5
1.5
7.6
1.7
0.5
1.7
Feb 2018
3.1
0.7
3.4
0.7
7.3
1.6
0.7
1.9
Mar 2018
3.4
2.8
3.5
2.9
7.5
1.4
0.8
1.8
Apr 2018
3.7
1.6
3.9
1.0
8.3
2.0
0.8
1.6
May 2018
5.0
4.8
4.9
4.3
11.9
2.0
0.9
1.5
Jun 2018
5.3
5.3
5.3
4.8
12.9
1.9
0.9
1.2
Jul 2018
4.3
-1.9
5.0
-2.2
12.1
1.9
0.8
0.8
Aug 2018
3.6
-1.5
4.1
-1.7
9.5
1.9
0.6
0.5
Sep 2018
2.7
-2.1
3.3
-2.4
6.9
1.9
0.7
0.5
Oct 2018
3.1
-4.1
3.9
-4.3
9.4
1.4
0.6
0.5
Nov 2018
1.8
-1.7
2.2
-1.6
4.1
1.4
0.6
0.5
Dec 2018
1.1
2.3
1.0
2.6
0.9
1.3
0.7
0.3
Jan 2019
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.8
-2.8
1.5
0.4
0.1
Feb 2019
0.2
-0.3
0.3
0.3
-1.4
1.6
0.7
0.2
Mar 2019
0.6
-2.4
0.9
-1.7
0.4
1.6
0.6
0.2
Apr 2019
0.2
-2.7
0.5
-2.2
-0.3
1.0
0.6
0.4
May 2019
-0.9
-5.3
-0.3
-4.3
-2.7
0.9
0.4
0.4
Jun 2019
-1.6
-2.0
-1.5
-0.6
-6.1
0.9
0.5
0.6
Jul 2019
-0.9
3.5
-1.5
4.5
-5.5
0.7
0.4
0.9
Aug 2019
-1.4
0.6
-1.6
1.8
-6.1
0.6
0.3
0.8
Sep 2019
-1.7
0.2
-1.9
1.6
-6.7
0.6
0.0
0.6
Oct 2019
-2.2
2.0
-2.7
3.1
-8.3
0.5
-0.1
0.5
Nov 2019
-1.3
2.7
-1.7
3.5
-5.7
0.5
0.0
0.5
Dec 2019
-0.9
-1.2
-0.8
-0.4
-3.1
0.5
-0.3
0.5
Jan 2020
0.4
3.1
0.2
3.9
-0.6
0.5
0.2
0.7
Feb 2020
-1.4
-0.1
-1.6
0.7
-5.4
0.5
-0.3
0.5
Mar 2020
-3.5
-2.4
-3.7
-2.0
-10.7
0.7
-0.3
-0.2
Apr 2020
-7.0
-4.3
-7.2
-3.4
-20.2
0.7
-0.5
-0.7
May 2020
-6.7
-3.7
-7.0
-2.7
-19.4
0.6
-0.5
-1.0
Jun 2020
-4.5
-4.5
-4.5
-4.4
-12.5
0.5
-0.6
-1.3
Jul 2020
-3.7
-3.1
-3.8
-3.0
-10.7
0.8
-0.6
-1.3
Aug 2020
-2.7
-2.9
-2.6
-3.0
-7.7
0.7
-0.4
-0.9
Sep 2020
-1.8
1.4
-2.2
1.2
-6.6
0.6
-0.3
0.0
Oct 2020
-1.7
3.2
-2.1
3.2
-6.8
0.7
0.2
0.4
Nov 2020
-1.0
4.3
-1.6
4.3
-4.8
0.6
0.4
-0.3
Dec 2020
0.4
5.4
-0.1
5.2
-1.0
0.5
0.7
0.1
Jan 2021
2.5
9.6
1.6
8.7
4.1
0.6
0.5
-0.5
Feb 2021
5.4
15.9
4.3
14.9
11.7
0.7
0.5
-0.5
Mar 2021
9.6
20.4
8.4
20.0
23.2
0.7
0.6
0.9
Apr 2021
15.0
25.5
13.7
24.8
40.8
1.1
1.0
1.3
May 2021
17.6
33.7
15.8
33.1
46.6
1.3
0.8
2.3
Jun 2021
16.9
33.4
15.1
33.7
41.2
1.8
1.0
3.3
Jul 2021
17.0
29.1
15.6
29.1
41.8
2.0
1.7
2.8
Aug 2021
16.6
33.2
14.8
33.1
39.0
2.2
1.8
2.4
Sep 2021
16.3
27.6
15.1
27.3
39.5
2.6
1.8
1.4
Oct 2021
18.3
24.7
17.6
24.0
46.0
3.1
1.9
1.4
Nov 2021
18.1
21.9
17.7
20.5
45.0
3.5
1.8
2.5
Dec 2021
14.9
21.5
14.1
20.2
33.9
3.8
2.0
2.6
Jan 2022
15.0
18.0
14.6
17.3
32.3
4.2
2.3
4.3
Feb 2022
16.8
18.2
16.6
17.7
35.7
4.3
2.7
4.8
Mar 2022
18.4
20.6
18.1
20.1
37.2
4.5
3.5
4.9
Apr 2022
18.2
21.2
17.8
20.3
35.7
4.8
4.0
5.3
May 2022
18.6
16.9
18.9
15.7
36.8
4.9
4.6
4.3
Jun 2022
18.5
15.3
19.0
13.3
37.4
4.4
4.6
3.4
Jul 2022
12.9
13.5
12.9
11.9
23.1
4.7
4.7
3.6
Aug 2022
10.8
12.1
10.7
10.4
18.6
4.4
4.6
4.0
Prices for nonagricultural exports increased 10.7 percent for the year ended in August. Consumer goods prices rose 4.0 percent from August 2021 to August 2022.
United States Department of Labor
