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Import/Export Price Indexes

Texas: Price Movements of Top Nonenergy Exports and Other Highlights

June 2025

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Texas remained the top exporting state in 2024, with a total export trade dollar value of $455.0 billion, 2.0 percent higher than 2023. The export price index for computer and electronic product manufacturing, the largest nonenergy export industry from Texas, decreased in May. Export prices for chemical manufacturing also declined in May, while prices for export transportation equipment manufacturing and export machinery manufacturing increased over the same period.

Top Six Texas Nonenergy Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2024

  • The combined value of exports from Texas represented 22.0 percent of the 2024 U.S. total export trade dollar value.
  • Texas accounted for 22.0 percent of the total U.S. export trade dollar value for computer and electronic product manufacturing in 2024, ranking first among U.S. states in exports for the industry.
  • The top 6 nonenergy exports from Texas accounted for 80.4 percent of the total trade dollar value of Texas nonenergy exports in 2024.

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

  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing export prices edged down 0.1 percent in May.
  • The monthly decrease in export prices for computer and electronic product manufacturing was driven by a 0.3-percent decline in prices for computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing.
  • Export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices advanced 0.2 percent for the 12 months ended May 2025.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Chemical Manufacturing

  • Export chemical manufacturing prices declined 0.3 percent in May.
  • A 1.3-percent decrease in prices for resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers manufacturing contributed to the decline in prices for chemical manufacturing in May.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports advanced 3.4 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 May.
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing export prices rose 2.9 percent for the 12 months ended May 2025.
  • A 3.8-percent rise in prices for motor vehicle parts manufacturing contributed to the 12-month advance in prices for transportation equipment manufacturing.

U.S. Export Price Indexes: Machinery Manufacturing

  • The price index for export machinery manufacturing advanced 0.3 percent in May.
  • Export machinery manufacturing prices increased 0.9 percent from May 2024 to May 2025.
  • A 2.6-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: June 27, 2025