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Import/Export Price Indexes

Import/Export Price Indexes

The International Price Program (IPP) produces Import/Export Price Indexes (MXP) containing data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Notices

  • BLS updates historic (2017–24) research import and export price indexes using administrative trade data and superlative index methodology Read More »
  • Removal of Supplemental Tables Read More »
  • Publication Status of Select Import and Export Price Indexes Read More »

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Latest Numbers

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Imports News Release

All Commodities: -0.4% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

Fuels & Lubricants: -7.0% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

Exports News Release

All Commodities: -0.7% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

Agricultural Commodities: +0.6% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

Nonagricultural Commodities: -0.9% in Sep 2024 Historical Data

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News Release

U.S. import prices decrease 0.4% in September; export prices drop 0.7%

10/16/2024

Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.4 percent in September, after decreasing 0.2 percent in August. U.S. export prices fell 0.7 percent in September following a 0.9-percent drop the previous month. Over the past year, import prices declined 0.1 percent and export prices fell 2.1 percent.
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Next Release

October 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are scheduled to be released on November 15, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »

Publications

The Economics Daily

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Import prices down 0.1 percent, export prices down 2.1 percent, September 2023 to September 2024

U.S. import prices decreased 0.1 percent over the year ended September 2024. Prices for U.S. exports decreased 2.1 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month decrease since January 2024. Over the month, from August to September 2024, import prices decreased 0.4 percent, while export prices decreased 0.7 percent. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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Historic coffee prices percolated after a bitter global supply crisis

Americans drink more coffee each day than any other beverage—including tap water. Since January 2021, U.S. coffee importers have faced an escalating cost for the hot commodity. Import prices increased just over 65 percent in less than 2 years. The following Beyond the Numbers article explains the reasons import prices for coffee have increased and discusses global supply issues that have arisen in the top coffee-supplying countries to the U.S. read more »