Tracks price changes of U.S. export goods. The figure is used to determine whether a change in the headline Export figure is representative of an increase of goods sold to foreign nations or just an increase in the price of export goods. United States exports account for approximately a tenth of the nation's GDP. The headline figure is the percentage change in the index from either the previous month or year.

Relevance: Rarely affects markets
Release schedule : 8:30 AM (EST); monthly, released monthly around the middle of the month
Revisions schedule : Monthly revision to the previous three months
Source of report : Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (U.S.)
Web Address : http://www.bls.gov
Address of release : http://www.bls.gov/mxp/home.htm#publications
AKA : Import/Export Price Index