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

April 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 9.3 percent in March and rose 6.2 percent over the past 12 months. Export prices for crude petroleum, fuel oil, and light oils and other petroleum products also advanced in March.

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 advanced 26.5 percent in March.
  • The March increase in export crude petroleum prices was the largest monthly advance since the index was first published in January 2022.
  • The price index for export crude petroleum rose 15.0 percent from March 2025 to March 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 17.2 percent in March.
  • The March increase in export fuel oil prices was the largest monthly advance since the index rose 22.6 percent in August 2023.
  • Fuel oil export prices rose 12.7 percent over the past 12 months.
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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 March, export prices for light oils and other petroleum products increased 11.5 percent.
  • The March increase in export prices for light oils and other petroleum products was the largest monthly advance since the index rose 12.2 percent in May 2022.
  • The export price index for light oils and other petroleum products advanced 7.9 percent from March 2025 to March 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: April 30, 2026