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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: -0.3% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

Fuels & Lubricants: -3.0% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

All Imports Excluding Fuels: -0.1% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

Exports News Release

All Commodities: -0.7% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

Agricultural Commodities: -2.0% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

Nonagricultural Commodities: -0.6% in Aug 2024 Historical Data

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News Release

U.S. import prices decrease 0.3% in August; export prices drop 0.7%

09/13/2024

Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.3 percent in August, after advancing 0.1 percent in July. U.S. export prices fell 0.7 percent in August following a 0.5-percent increase the previous month. Over the past year, import prices rose 0.8 percent and export prices decreased 0.7 percent.
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Next Release

September 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are scheduled to be released on October 16, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »

Publications

The Economics Daily

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U.S. import prices up 1.6 percent from July 2023 to July 2024

Prices for U.S. imports rose 1.6 percent from July 2023 to July 2024, the largest over-the-year increase since the index advanced 3.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. 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 »