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Import/Export Price Indexes
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California: Price Movements of Top Exports and Other Highlights

July 2025

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In 2024, California ranked second among U.S. states and territories in total exports. The 2024 export trade dollar value from California totaled $183.3 billion, an increase of 2.6 percent from 2023. The price index for the top export industry in California, computer and electronic product manufacturing, decreased in June. Export prices for chemical manufacturing and machinery manufacturing advanced over the same period, while export prices for transportation equipment manufacturing recorded no change.

Top Six California Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2024

  • California exports represented 8.9 percent of the U.S. total export trade dollar value in 2024.
  • California accounted for 18.5 percent of total U.S. exports of computer and electronic product manufacturing by trade dollar value in 2024, ranking second among all states.
  • The top 6 export industries from California accounted for 68.8 percent of the state's total 2024 export trade dollar value.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing export prices edged down 0.1 percent in June.
  • The monthly decrease in export prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing was driven by a 0.8-percent decline in prices for export communications equipment manufacturing.
  • Export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices advanced 0.6 percent for the 12 months ended June 2025.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Machinery Manufacturing

  • The price index for export machinery manufacturing advanced 0.5 percent in June.
  • Export machinery manufacturing prices increased 1.5 percent from June 2024 to June 2025.
  • A 3.9-percent advance in prices for industrial machinery manufacturing contributed to the 12-month increase in prices for export machinery manufacturing.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

  • The price index for export transportation equipment manufacturing recorded no change in June.
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing export prices rose 2.8 percent for the 12 months ended June 2025.
  • A 3.7-percent rise in prices for motor vehicle parts manufacturing contributed to the 12-month advance in prices for export transportation equipment manufacturing.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Chemical Manufacturing

  • Export chemical manufacturing prices increased 0.5 percent in June.
  • A 1.6-percent rise in prices for basic chemical manufacturing contributed to the advance in prices for export chemical manufacturing in June.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports advanced 3.9 percent over the past year.
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Last Modified Date: July 28, 2025