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Import/Export Price Indexes

Mid-Atlantic: Price Movements of Top Exports and Other Highlights

April 2025

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The Mid-Atlantic region, composed of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, exported a total trade dollar value of $100.2 billion in 2024, a decrease of 0.3 percent from 2023. Export prices for chemical manufacturing, the largest export industry for the region, increased in March. Prices for export transportation equipment manufacturing, computer and electronic product manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing also advanced over the same period.

Top Six Mid-Atlantic Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2024

  • Overall exports from the Mid-Atlantic represented 4.9 percent of the U.S. total export trade dollar value in 2024.
  • Mid-Atlantic chemical manufacturing exports accounted for 7.3 percent of the industry's total U.S. exports by trade dollar value in 2024.
  • The top 6 export industries from the Mid-Atlantic accounted for 63.7 percent of the region's total 2024 export trade dollar value.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Chemical Manufacturing

  • Export chemical manufacturing prices ticked up 0.1 percent in March.
  • A 0.8-percent increase in prices for basic chemical manufacturing led the rise in prices for chemical manufacturing in March.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports advanced 2.7 percent over the past year.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

  • The price index for export transportation equipment manufacturing increased 0.2 percent in March.
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing export prices rose 2.8 percent for the 12 months ended March 2025.
  • A 3.1-percent rise in prices for motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing contributed to the 12-month advance in prices for transportation equipment manufacturing.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing export prices advanced 0.2 percent in March.
  • A 0.7-percent rise in prices for computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing contributed to the 1-month increase in prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing.
  • Export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices ticked up 0.1 percent for the 12 months ended March 2025.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Machinery Manufacturing

  • The price index for export machinery manufacturing increased 0.5 percent in March.
  • Export machinery manufacturing prices increased 2.4 percent from March 2024 to March 2025.
  • A 3.4-percent advance in prices for industrial machinery manufacturing contributed to the 12-month increase in prices for machinery manufacturing.

 

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Last Modified Date: April 29, 2025