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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Louisiana and Texas: Price Movements of Top Energy Exports and Other Highlights

October 2026

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Louisiana and Texas accounted for $259.6 billion in energy export trade dollar value in 2025. U.S. energy exports declined 3.3 percent in trade dollar value from 2024 to 2025. The price index for export fuels and lubricants increased 8.7 percent in September and rose 37.2 percent over the past 12 months. Export prices for crude petroleum, light oils and other petroleum products as well as fuel oil also advanced in September.

Louisiana & Texas Energy Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2025

  • With a combined value of $259.6 billion, energy exports from Louisiana and Texas represented 84.0 percent of U.S. energy exports in 2025, up from 83.1 percent in 2024.
  • The trade dollar value of crude petroleum—the largest energy export for Louisiana and Texas—decreased 16.1 percent from 2024 to 2025, accounting for 37.7 percent of 2025 energy exports from the region.
  • Louisiana and Texas exported $49.7 billion of fuel oil in 2025, accounting for 77.8 percent of total U.S. fuel oil exports by trade dollar value.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Crude Petroleum

  • Export crude petroleum prices increased 13.0 percent in September.
  • The September advance in export crude petroleum prices was the largest monthly rise since the index increased 22.2 percent in April.
  • The price index for export crude petroleum rose 47.1 percent from September 2025 to September 2026.
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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: Fuel Oil

  • Prices for export fuel oil advanced 6.2 percent in September.
  • Fuel oil export prices rose 57.7 percent over the past 12 months.
  • The 12-month rise in export fuel oil prices was the largest over-the-year increase since the index advanced 58.4 percent for the year ended October 2022.
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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: Light Oils and Other Petroleum Products

  • In September, export prices for light oils and other petroleum products increased 9.0 percent.
  • The export price index for light oils and other petroleum products advanced 44.5 percent from September 2025 to September 2026.
  • The over-the-year advance in export prices for light oils and other petroleum products was the largest 12-month rise since the index increased 56.3 percent for the year ended July 2022.
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Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 

Top Six States Exporting Energy by Trade Dollar Value, 2025

  • Texas was the largest energy exporting state in 2025, accounting for 66.1 percent of U.S. energy exports by trade dollar value. Louisiana ranked second, exporting 18.0 percent of the U.S. total trade dollar value.
  • The dollar value of 2025 energy exports from Louisiana was more than three times the value of the next three states combined.
  • California and North Dakota—the third and fourth largest exporting states—accounted for 1.9 and 1.7 percent, respectively, of total U.S. energy exports in 2025.
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Last Modified Date: October 28, 2026