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Import/Export Price Indexes
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New Jersey and New York: Price Movements of Top Exports and Other Highlights

October 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 September. In contrast, export prices for miscellaneous manufacturing, chemical manufacturing as well as computer and electronic product manufacturing advanced over the same period.

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.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Primary Metal Manufacturing

  • Prices for export primary metal manufacturing fell 1.2 percent in September.
  • Despite the monthly decline, the export price index for primary metal manufacturing increased 19.1 percent from September 2025 to September 2026.
  • The over-the-year advance in export primary metal manufacturing prices was driven by a 24.3-percent rise in prices for alumina and aluminum production and processing exports.
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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 increased 1.7 percent in September.
  • A 5.8-percent rise in export surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing prices contributed to the September advance in prices for export miscellaneous manufacturing.
  • The price index for export miscellaneous manufacturing advanced 3.6 percent over the past year.
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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 0.6 percent in September.
  • A 1.6-percent rise in prices for resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers manufacturing contributed to the advance in prices for export chemical manufacturing in September.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports increased 6.3 percent over the past year.
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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 1.3 percent in September.
  • Export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices advanced 6.2 percent for the 12 months ended September 2026.
  • The 12-month rise in export prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing was driven by a 13.8-percent increase in prices for export computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing.
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Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

 

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Last Modified Date: October 28, 2026