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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Import/Export Price Indexes
The International Price Program (IPP) produces Import/Export Price Indexes (MXP) containing data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Notices
- Redesign of MXP webpages Read More »
- Error in the Export Air Freight Indexes Read More »
- 2021 Publication Changes Read More »
Charts
read more »Latest Numbers
Imports 
All Commodities:
-0.3% in Aug 2021
Fuels & Lubricants:
-2.3% in Aug 2021
All Imports Excluding Fuels:
-0.1% in Aug 2021
Exports
All Commodities:
+0.4% in Aug 2021
Agricultural Commodities:
+1.1% in Aug 2021
Nonagricultural Commodities:
+0.2% in Aug 2021
Historical Data
News Release
Respondents homepageNews Release
Import prices decrease 0.3% in August on lower fuel prices; export prices rise 0.4%
09/15/2021
Prices for U.S. imports decreased 0.3 percent in August following a 0.4-percent advance
in July. Export prices rose 0.4 percent in August, after increasing 1.1 percent the previous
month. Over the past year, import prices advanced 9.0 percent and export prices rose 16.8
percent.
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Next Release
September 2021 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are scheduled to be released on October 15, 2021, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »Publications
The Economics Daily
Import prices up 10.2 percent, export prices up 17.2 percent for the year ended July 2021
U.S. import prices rose 10.2 percent for the year ended July 2021, following an increase of 11.3 percent from June 2020 to June 2021. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
This article details price movements for petroleum products in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
How tariffs relate to BLS import and export price indexes
Curious Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data users may find themselves asking a number of questions. What are tariffs? How do they work? Do tariffs have an impact on prices published by BLS? This Beyond the Numbers article describes the basics on tariffs and how they relate to a particular BLS data series: the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. read more »