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U.S. export prices increased 18.9 percent from May 2021 to May 2022, the largest over-the-year rise since 12-month percent changes were first published in September 1984.
Month | All exports | Foods, feeds, and beverages | Industrial supplies and materials | Capital goods | Automotive vehicles, parts and engines | Consumer goods, excluding automotives |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2012 |
-0.2% | 2.3% | -3.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
Jun 2012 |
-2.1 | -2.3 | -7.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Jul 2012 |
-1.3 | 7.9 | -7.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
Aug 2012 |
-0.9 | 9.7 | -6.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
Sep 2012 |
-0.6 | 8.3 | -4.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
Oct 2012 |
1.5 | 14.7 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Nov 2012 |
0.8 | 13.1 | -2.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
Dec 2012 |
1.1 | 15.2 | -2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
Jan 2013 |
1.2 | 12.1 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
Feb 2013 |
1.5 | 14.7 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
Mar 2013 |
0.2 | 9.5 | -2.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
Apr 2013 |
-0.8 | 4.5 | -4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
May 2013 |
-0.8 | 4.6 | -3.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
Jun 2013 |
0.8 | 8.7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
Jul 2013 |
0.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
Aug 2013 |
-1.1 | -6.8 | -1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
Sep 2013 |
-1.6 | -7.1 | -2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
Oct 2013 |
-2.2 | -6.9 | -4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
Nov 2013 |
-1.5 | -7.6 | -2.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
Dec 2013 |
-1.0 | -7.0 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
Jan 2014 |
-1.0 | -6.0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
Feb 2014 |
-1.0 | -6.4 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
Mar 2014 |
0.4 | -2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
Apr 2014 |
-0.1 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
May 2014 |
0.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
Jun 2014 |
0.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Jul 2014 |
0.4 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Aug 2014 |
0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Sep 2014 |
-0.4 | -2.4 | -1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Oct 2014 |
-0.7 | -3.3 | -2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Nov 2014 |
-1.7 | -3.1 | -5.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Dec 2014 |
-3.0 | -4.3 | -8.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
Jan 2015 |
-5.0 | -5.6 | -13.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
Feb 2015 |
-5.8 | -8.9 | -15.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
Mar 2015 |
-6.7 | -12.4 | -16.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
Apr 2015 |
-6.3 | -14.9 | -14.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
May 2015 |
-6.0 | -16.4 | -12.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.1 |
Jun 2015 |
-5.8 | -17.0 | -12.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
Jul 2015 |
-6.2 | -14.5 | -13.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
Aug 2015 |
-7.1 | -14.6 | -16.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
Sep 2015 |
-7.3 | -14.5 | -16.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
Oct 2015 |
-6.7 | -12.2 | -15.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
Nov 2015 |
-6.5 | -12.8 | -15.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
Dec 2015 |
-6.6 | -13.2 | -15.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
Jan 2016 |
-5.9 | -12.9 | -13.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
Feb 2016 |
-6.1 | -10.1 | -15.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
Mar 2016 |
-6.2 | -10.8 | -14.8 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -2.2 |
Apr 2016 |
-5.1 | -9.0 | -12.4 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -2.0 |
May 2016 |
-4.5 | -5.0 | -11.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
Jun 2016 |
-3.5 | -0.3 | -9.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.6 |
Jul 2016 |
-3.0 | -2.3 | -7.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
Aug 2016 |
-2.4 | -3.1 | -5.3 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
Sep 2016 |
-1.5 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
Oct 2016 |
-1.1 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
Nov 2016 |
-0.2 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
Dec 2016 |
1.3 | -0.4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -2.4 |
Jan 2017 |
2.4 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
Feb 2017 |
3.2 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.4 |
Mar 2017 |
3.4 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
Apr 2017 |
3.1 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
May 2017 |
1.4 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
Jun 2017 |
0.6 | -4.1 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
Jul 2017 |
0.9 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
Aug 2017 |
2.3 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
Sep 2017 |
2.8 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
Oct 2017 |
2.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
Nov 2017 |
3.1 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
Dec 2017 |
2.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Jan 2018 |
3.3 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Feb 2018 |
3.1 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
Mar 2018 |
3.4 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
Apr 2018 |
3.7 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
May 2018 |
5.0 | 4.3 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Jun 2018 |
5.3 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Jul 2018 |
4.3 | -2.2 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Aug 2018 |
3.6 | -1.7 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Sep 2018 |
2.7 | -2.4 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Oct 2018 |
3.1 | -4.3 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Nov 2018 |
1.8 | -1.6 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Dec 2018 |
1.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Jan 2019 |
-0.2 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Feb 2019 |
0.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Mar 2019 |
0.6 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Apr 2019 |
0.2 | -2.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
May 2019 |
-0.9 | -4.3 | -2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Jun 2019 |
-1.6 | -0.6 | -6.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Jul 2019 |
-0.9 | 4.5 | -5.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Aug 2019 |
-1.4 | 1.8 | -6.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Sep 2019 |
-1.7 | 1.6 | -6.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Oct 2019 |
-2.2 | 3.1 | -8.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Nov 2019 |
-1.3 | 3.5 | -5.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Dec 2019 |
-0.9 | -0.4 | -3.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
Jan 2020 |
0.4 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Feb 2020 |
-1.4 | 0.7 | -5.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
Mar 2020 |
-3.5 | -2.0 | -10.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Apr 2020 |
-7.0 | -3.4 | -20.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
May 2020 |
-6.7 | -2.7 | -19.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
Jun 2020 |
-4.5 | -4.4 | -12.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
Jul 2020 |
-3.7 | -3.0 | -10.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
Aug 2020 |
-2.7 | -3.0 | -7.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
Sep 2020 |
-1.8 | 1.2 | -6.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Oct 2020 |
-1.7 | 3.2 | -6.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Nov 2020 |
-1.0 | 4.3 | -4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
Dec 2020 |
0.4 | 5.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Jan 2021 |
2.5 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
Feb 2021 |
5.4 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
Mar 2021 |
9.6 | 20.0 | 23.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Apr 2021 |
15.0 | 24.8 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
May 2021 |
17.6 | 33.1 | 46.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
Jun 2021 |
16.9 | 33.7 | 41.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
Jul 2021 |
17.0 | 29.1 | 41.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
Aug 2021 |
16.6 | 33.1 | 39.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
Sep 2021 |
16.3 | 27.3 | 39.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Oct 2021 |
18.3 | 24.0 | 46.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Nov 2021 |
18.1 | 20.5 | 45.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
Dec 2021 |
14.9 | 20.2 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Jan 2022 |
15.0 | 17.3 | 32.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Feb 2022 |
16.8 | 17.7 | 35.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
Mar 2022 |
18.8 | 20.2 | 38.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
Apr 2022 |
18.3 | 20.5 | 36.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
May 2022 |
18.9 | 15.9 | 37.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Price for export capital goods increased 4.9 percent from May 2021 to May 2022, the largest 12-month advance since September 1982. Prices for export automotive vehicles, parts, and engines rose 4.2 percent over the past year, the largest over-the-year increase since March 1984.
These data are from the International Price program and are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — May 2022." Also see more charts on U.S. import and export prices. Export price changes may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, U.S. export prices up 18.9 percent over the year ended May 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/u-s-export-prices-up-18-9-percent-over-the-year-ended-may-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).