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U.S. export prices up 0.6 percent over the year ended March 2019
April 18, 2019
U.S. export prices rose 0.6 percent from March 2018 to March 2019. Prices for capital goods, which accounted for 36 percent of total exports, increased 1.5 percent over this period.
12-month percent change in U.S. export prices, selected categories of goods, March 2019
Category
Percent change, March 2018 to March 2019
Relative importance, February 2019
All commodities
0.6%
100.000%
Foods, feeds, & beverages
-1.5
8.920
Industrial supplies & materials
0.7
32.328
Capital goods
1.5
36.056
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
0.4
10.197
Consumer goods, excluding automotives
0.4
12.499
Prices for industrial supplies and materials (which include petroleum and petroleum products) increased 0.7 percent over the year. Industrial supplies and materials had a relative importance of 32 percent.
The price index for consumer goods, excluding automotives, and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines, were little changed (+0.4 percent) over the year. Consumer goods, excluding automotives, made up 12 percent of exports, while automotive vehicles, parts, and engines accounted for 10 percent.
Prices for exports of foods, feeds, and beverages, which made up about 9 percent of U.S. exports, decreased 1.5 percent over the March 2018–March 2019 period.
United States Department of Labor
