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

April 2025

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Exports from the Pacific Northwest—composed of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska—totaled $97.8 billion in 2024, up 3.9 percent from 2023. The price index for the top export industry in the Pacific Northwest, transportation equipment manufacturing, increased in March. Export prices for crop production, computer and electronic product manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing also rose over the same period.

Top Six Pacific Northwest Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2024

  • Exports from the Pacific Northwest represented 4.7 percent of U.S. exports by trade dollar value in 2024.
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing was the largest 2024 export industry in the Pacific Northwest, with the region representing 8.4 percent of total U.S. exports by trade dollar value for the industry.
  • The top 6 export industries from the Pacific Northwest accounted for 75.5 percent of the region's total 2024 export trade dollar value.
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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.
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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.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Crop Production

  • Crop production export prices advanced 0.2 percent in March.
  • Export prices for crop production rose 0.3 percent over the past 12 months.
  • The over-the-year increase in crop production export prices was driven by a 19.7-percent advance in export prices for fruit and tree nut farming.
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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