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Import/Export Price Indexes

New Jersey and New York: Price Movements of Top Exports and Other Highlights

July 2026

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Combined exports from New Jersey and New York totaled $197.3 billion in 2025, up 43.8 percent from 2024. New Jersey exports totaled $44.2 billion in 2025 and the export value from New York was $153.1 billion. Prices for primary metal manufacturing, the largest export industry for the two states, decreased in June. Export prices for miscellaneous manufacturing also declined over the same period. In contrast, export prices for chemical manufacturing as well as computer and electronic product manufacturing advanced in June.

Top Six New Jersey and New York Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2025

  • New Jersey and New York exports represented 9.1 percent of the total trade dollar value of U.S. exports in 2025.
  • New Jersey and New York exported 58.2 percent of the 2025 U.S. total trade dollar value of $151.7 billion for primary metal manufacturing.
  • The top 6 exports from New Jersey and New York accounted for 79.2 percent of the region's total export trade dollar value in 2025.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Primary Metal Manufacturing

  • Prices for export primary metal manufacturing fell 3.2 percent in June.
  • The export price index for primary metal manufacturing increased 24.6 percent from June 2025 to June 2026.
  • The over-the-year advance in export primary metal manufacturing prices was driven by a 28.0-percent rise in prices for nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing exports.

Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Miscellaneous Manufacturing

  • Export miscellaneous manufacturing prices decreased 0.3 percent in June.
  • A 0.5-percent decline in jewelry and silverware manufacturing export prices contributed to the June drop in prices for export miscellaneous manufacturing.
  • The price index for export miscellaneous manufacturing increased 1.8 percent over the past year.

Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Chemical Manufacturing

  • Export chemical manufacturing prices advanced 0.3 percent in June.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports increased 7.1 percent over the past year.
  • A 17.4-percent rise in prices for resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers manufacturing contributed to the advance in prices for export chemical manufacturing in June.

Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

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

  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing export prices increased 0.6 percent in June.
  • Export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices advanced 3.9 percent for the 12 months ended June 2026.
  • The 12-month rise in export prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing was driven by a 6.2-percent increase in prices for export computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

 

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Last Modified Date: July 30, 2026