An official website of the United States government

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

PRINT:

U.S. import nonmonetary gold prices up 37.3 percent over year ended May 2026

July 14, 2026

Import prices for nonmonetary gold rose 37.3 percent from May 2025 to May 2026. The most recent year-over-year decline occurred in March 2023, when prices were down 4.9 percent.

Chart Image
Chart Data

U.S. import price indexes for nonmonetary gold and other precious metals, 12-month percent changes, January 2016 to May 2026
Date	Nonmonetary gold	Other precious metals
Jan 2016	-10.0	-25.2
Feb 2016	-10.0	-25.2
Mar 2016	3.3	-20.7
Apr 2016	2.2	-17.7
May 2016	8.0	-8.5
Jun 2016	2.9	-15.6
Jul 2016	16.3	5.8
Aug 2016	24.5	23.4
Sep 2016	18.0	17.8
Oct 2016	11.5	8.5
Nov 2016	16.2	8.4
Dec 2016	10.0	18.8
Jan 2017	7.0	19.6
Feb 2017	6.5	25.3
Mar 2017	0.0	23.2
Apr 2017	1.7	20.5
May 2017	-3.5	3.9
Jun 2017	4.8	17.7
Jul 2017	-9.7	-3.2
Aug 2017	-6.6	-5.8
Sep 2017	0.2	6.8
Oct 2017	-0.4	4.7
Nov 2017	-1.4	11.9
Dec 2017	8.1	11.2
Jan 2018	12.7	18.6
Feb 2018	9.4	10.7
Mar 2018	6.6	7.0
Apr 2018	6.3	4.0
May 2018	5.5	10.2
Jun 2018	1.4	8.9
Jul 2018	2.4	8.5
Aug 2018	-3.8	1.5
Sep 2018	-10.3	-7.0
Oct 2018	-5.6	3.4
Nov 2018	-3.7	0.8
Dec 2018	-1.9	5.2
Jan 2019	-2.2	2.2
Feb 2019	-0.8	5.4
Mar 2019	-2.6	12.2
Apr 2019	-3.2	11.6
May 2019	-2.4	8.7
Jun 2019	2.4	5.3
Jul 2019	11.8	18.7
Aug 2019	21.9	22.0
Sep 2019	27.5	39.5
Oct 2019	24.4	35.3
Nov 2019	21.3	38.3
Dec 2019	18.6	37.7
Jan 2020	19.1	41.1
Feb 2020	19.1	67.4
Mar 2020	27.0	65.7
Apr 2020	24.6	34.9
May 2020	33.1	27.1
Jun 2020	28.8	43.8
Jul 2020	26.4	34.4
Aug 2020	35.6	57.6
Sep 2020	27.1	57.5
Oct 2020	27.4	51.6
Nov 2020	28.6	47.5
Dec 2020	23.4	54.9
Jan 2021	25.4	57.6
Feb 2021	16.6	35.7
Mar 2021	4.7	52.6
Apr 2021	8.6	97.1
May 2021	6.2	124.7
Jun 2021	10.3	78.5
Jul 2021	1.8	59.7
Aug 2021	-10.5	35.7
Sep 2021	-6.7	10.4
Oct 2021	-7.5	-3.3
Nov 2021	-6.5	0.6
Dec 2021	-1.7	-11.8
Jan 2022	-5.9	-16.4
Feb 2022	-1.4	-10.4
Mar 2022	12.3	-14.0
Apr 2022	10.9	-20.9
May 2022	3.8	-31.5
Jun 2022	-2.4	-28.2
Jul 2022	-2.2	-25.8
Aug 2022	-1.6	-22.1
Sep 2022	-6.0	-19.9
Oct 2022	-3.6	-0.1
Nov 2022	-8.0	-11.3
Dec 2022	0.1	-2.6
Jan 2023	2.2	-4.3
Feb 2023	6.5	-15.6
Mar 2023	-4.9	-34.7
Apr 2023	3.7	-30.5
May 2023	7.3	-20.7
Jun 2023	6.3	-21.6
Jul 2023	9.0	-29.1
Aug 2023	9.8	-29.8
Sep 2023	12.8	-26.3
Oct 2023	7.3	-34.0
Nov 2023	20.9	-28.7
Dec 2023	13.8	-30.9
Jan 2024	11.3	-29.9
Feb 2024	6.1	-30.8
Mar 2024	16.6	-18.4
Apr 2024	13.8	-15.3
May 2024	14.6	-20.6
Jun 2024	19.1	-10.1
Jul 2024	22.4	9.8
Aug 2024	23.7	0.6
Sep 2024	29.6	5.2
Oct 2024	45.7	14.9
Nov 2024	36.1	14.3
Dec 2024	30.2	8.4
Jan 2025	29.6	5.2
Feb 2025	43.1	12.9
Mar 2025	41.2	11.0
Apr 2025	41.3	11.3
May 2025	43.9	14.4
Jun 2025	45.9	12.8
Jul 2025	42.8	19.5
Aug 2025	42.3	25.9
Sep 2025	48.0	31.6
Oct 2025	52.0	37.9
Nov 2025	51.9	45.4
Dec 2025	65.6	68.1
Jan 2026	65.3	93.0
Feb 2026	65.0	98.7
Mar 2026	59.1	102.9
Apr 2026	40.0	90.6
May 2026	37.3	62.1

Other precious metals import prices also advanced over the past 12 months, rising 62.1 percent following 12-month increases of 90.6 percent and 102.9 percent in April 2026 and March 2026, respectively. The last year-over-year price decrease was 10.1 percent in June 2024.

These data are from the International Price program. To learn more, see “U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — May 2026." We also have more charts on U.S. import and export prices. Import and export price changes may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, U.S. import nonmonetary gold prices up 37.3 percent over year ended May 2026 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/u-s-import-nonmonetary-gold-prices-up-37-3-percent-over-year-ended-may-2026.htm (visited July 14, 2026).

OF INTEREST