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U.S. export prices increased 2.1 percent from February 2024 to February 2025
March 27, 2025
Prices for U.S. exports increased 2.1 percent from February 2024 to February 2025 and ticked up 0.1 percent over the past month. Export prices have not declined on a 1-month basis since September 2024. Import prices advanced 0.4 percent for the second consecutive month in February 2025, and the index rose 2.0 percent over the past year.
Percent change and relative importance weight, U.S. import and export price indexes for end use categories of goods, February 2025
Category
Imports
Exports
1-month percent change, January 2025–February 2025
12-month percent change, February 2024–February 2025
Relative importance weight (percent), January 2025
1-month percent change, January 2025–February 2025
12-month percent change, February 2024–February 2025
Relative importance weight (percent), January 2025
All commodities
0.4
2.0
100.000
0.1
2.1
100.000
Foods, feeds, & beverages
0.0
8.2
7.467
0.9
2.3
8.060
Industrial supplies & materials
1.7
6.2
22.812
0.0
2.9
38.549
Capital goods
-0.2
-0.4
28.699
0.1
1.5
31.483
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
0.0
1.4
15.772
0.2
2.3
9.185
Consumer goods, excluding automotives
0.4
-0.1
25.250
0.6
1.3
12.723
For foods, feeds, and beverages, both import and export prices rose over the past year, up 8.2 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively. Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines also experienced a 2.3-percent increase in export prices over the past year, while prices for imports in this category rose 1.4 percent.
Capital goods had a 1.5-percent increase in export prices from February 2024 to February 2025 and a 0.4-percent decline in import prices over the period. Consumer goods, excluding automotives, followed a similar trend, with prices for exports advancing 1.3 percent and prices for imports decreasing 0.1 percent.
United States Department of Labor
