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Import/Export Price Indexes
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Texas: Price Movements of Top Nonenergy Exports and Other Highlights

April 2024

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Texas remained the top exporting state in 2023, with a total export trade dollar value of $444.6 billion, 8.8 percent lower than 2022. Export prices for chemical manufacturing, the largest nonenergy export industry from Texas, advanced in March. The export price indexes for computer and electronic product manufacturing and machinery manufacturing also increased in March. The price index for export transportation equipment manufacturing was unchanged over the same period.

Top Six Texas Nonenergy Exports by Trade Dollar Value, 2023

  • The combined value of exports from Texas represented 22.0 percent of the 2023 U.S. total export trade dollar value.
  • Texas accounted for 20.7 percent of the total U.S. export trade dollar value for chemical manufacturing in 2023, ranking first among U.S. states in exports for the industry.
  • The top 6 nonenergy exports from Texas accounted for 80.6 percent of the total trade dollar value of Texas nonenergy exports in 2023.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Chemical Manufacturing

  • Export chemical manufacturing prices increased 0.5 percent in March.
  • The price index for chemical manufacturing exports declined 2.8 percent over the past year.
  • A 10.0-percent decrease in prices for other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing led the 12-month decline in prices for chemical manufacturing.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing export prices increased 0.2 percent in March.
  • Despite the monthly advance, export computer and electronic product manufacturing prices decreased 0.2 percent for the 12 months ended March 2024.
  • A 2.5-percent decline in prices for semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing drove the 12-month drop in the price index for computer and electronic product manufacturing.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

  • The price index for export transportation equipment manufacturing was unchanged in March.
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing export prices rose 4.8 percent for the 12 months ended March 2024.
  • An 8.1-percent increase in prices for aerospace product and parts manufacturing led the 12-month advance in prices for transportation equipment manufacturing.
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U.S. Export Price Indexes: Machinery Manufacturing

  • The price index for export machinery manufacturing rose 0.1 percent in March.
  • Export machinery manufacturing prices increased 2.2 percent over the past year.
  • A 3.9-percent increase in prices for agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing contributed to the 12-month advance in prices for machinery manufacturing.
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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024