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

April 2026

Photo of a fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Total exports for Puerto Rico amounted to $21.7 billion in 2025, a 12.3-percent decrease from 2024. Prices for the largest export industry in Puerto Rico, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, advanced in March. In contrast, export prices for medical equipment and supplies manufacturing declined over the same period.

Top Puerto Rico Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2025

  • Puerto Rico was second in U.S. exports of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing in 2025 behind Indiana, accounting for 13.1 percent of the total U.S. trade dollar value.
  • Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing was Puerto Rico's second largest export in 2025, representing 8.3 percent of total exports for the island.
  • Combined, the top 2 export industries from Puerto Rico accounted for approximately 85.3 percent of the territory's total exports in 2025.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

  • Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing export prices advanced 0.3 percent in March.
  • The export price index for pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing increased 1.1 percent over the past year.
  • A 9.6-percent advance in prices for pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing led the 12-month rise in prices for pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing.
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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: Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

  • Export prices for medical equipment and supplies manufacturing fell 0.8 percent in March.
  • The monthly decrease in export prices for medical equipment and supplies manufacturing was driven by a 2.2-percent decline in prices for export surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing.
  • The price index for export medical equipment and supplies manufacturing rose 0.5 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. 

Top States and Territories in Exports for Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, 2025

  • The United States exported $127.6 billion of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing products in 2025.
  • Puerto Rico ranked second in terms of U.S. export value for pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing in 2025, accounting for 13.1 percent of U.S. exports.
  • Indiana and North Carolina accounted for 24.6 percent and 11.2 percent of 2025 U.S. exports of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing by trade dollar value, ranking first and third among all states and territories, respectively.
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Last Modified Date: April 30, 2026