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

July 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 decreased 4.9 percent in June and rose 27.9 percent over the past 12 months. Export prices for crude petroleum as well as light oils and other petroleum products also declined in June. In contrast, export fuel oil prices recorded no change over the same period .

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 decreased 10.3 percent in June.
  • The June decrease in export crude petroleum prices was the largest monthly decline since the index fell 12.9 percent in July 2022.
  • The price index for export crude petroleum rose 46.4 percent from June 2025 to June 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 were unchanged in June.
  • Fuel oil export prices rose 36.4 percent over the past 12 months.
  • The index for export fuel oil prices has not declined on a 12-month basis since February 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: Light Oils and Other Petroleum Products

  • In June, export prices for light oils and other petroleum products declined 4.3 percent.
  • The June decrease in export prices for light oils and other petroleum products was the largest monthly drop since the index declined 8.3 percent in September 2024.
  • The export price index for light oils and other petroleum products advanced 28.8 percent from June 2025 to June 2026.
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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: July 30, 2026