BLS International Price Program (EIUID7110) · Export price index, Harmonized 7110, platinum unwrought or semimanufactured, not seasonally adjusted

How much have the prices of exported platinum changed?

The export price index for platinum was 70.7 in the month ended , up 27.4% from a year earlier.

Export price index, platinum, not seasonally adjusted, each month

December 2020 to September 2026Not seasonally adjusted, as published

Export price index, platinum, not seasonally adjusted, each month (December 2020 to September 2026)
Export price index, platinum, not seasonally adjusted, each month (September 2024 to September 2026)

Export price index, platinum, change from a year earlier, each month (ours)

December 2020 to September 2026Ours, from the published values

Export price index, platinum, change from a year earlier, each month (ours) (December 2020 to September 2026)
Export price index, platinum, change from a year earlier, each month (ours) (September 2024 to September 2026)

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Export price index, platinum: the newest month beside earlier ones
MeasureLatestThe month beforeA year earlierFive years earlier
Month
Export price index, platinum70.768.155.5125.5
Change over a year+27.4%+27.1%+28.8%n/a

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Observed .

Right now

The export price index for platinum was 70.7 in September 2026, the highest since May 2026.

Over a year it is up 27.4% (ours).

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ChangeOurs

The export price index for platinum at the start of each period, and the change since then (ours)
PeriodThenChange
One month68.1 in +3.8%
Three months68.8 in +2.8%
Twelve months55.5 in +27.4%
Five years125.5 in −43.7%
Ten yearsThe series begins in

In historyOurs

The export price index for platinum of 70.7 in was higher than in 34 of the 69 other months since , the same in 0 and lower in 35.

Highest since : 149.8 in . Lowest since : 41.7 in .

AverageOurs

Average since : 79.38 (ours, a plain mean of the 70 months).

ComparedOurs

Over a year the export price index for platinum is up 27.4%, which ranks 7 of the 12 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.

The table sets the export price index for platinum beside the metals price indexes, by the change over a year in each one's newest month.

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Understanding the export price index for platinum

Where it stands today

The export price index for platinum was 70.7 in September 2026.

What does the export price index for platinum measure?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures the change in the prices of goods that the United States exports, and publishes its export price indexes each month, about two weeks after the month ends. The index covers platinum that the United States exports unwrought, in semimanufactured forms or as powder (Harmonized code 7110). BLS builds it from the prices that a sample of US exporters report.

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What 500metrics adds: the change over one month, three months, a year and five years, the highest and lowest value since the series begins, and how the change over a year compares with the other lines of the metals prices page.

The numbers behind the chart

What was the export price index for platinum in each month?70 months, newest first
Export price index, platinum, not seasonally adjusted, by month, newest first (Index, base period set by BLS; the change ours)
MonthValueChange over a year
70.7+27.4%
68.1+27.1%
66.7+26.8%
68.8+44.8%
75.8+64.4%
78.6+68.3%
84.9+91.6%
86.5+101.2%
82.2+93.4%
68.9+58.0%
65.3+43.8%
63.8+41.5%
55.5+28.8%
53.6+26.4%
52.6+22.6%
47.5+11.0%
46.1+5.3%
46.7+6.4%
44.3+6.2%
43.0+2.4%
42.5−6.0%
43.6−0.9%
45.4−2.8%
45.1−5.3%
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Export price index, platinum, not seasonally adjusted, by month, newest first (Index, base period set by BLS; the change ours) (continued)
MonthValueChange over a year
43.1−13.3%
42.4−15.4%
42.9−25.8%
42.8−35.6%
43.8−38.9%
43.9−39.9%
41.7−49.5%
42.0−53.2%
45.2−51.4%
44.0−55.3%
46.7−54.3%
47.6−56.1%
49.7−53.6%
50.1−53.0%
57.8−44.3%
66.5−40.8%
71.7−43.1%
73.1−45.3%
82.5−34.7%
89.8−22.0%
93.0−8.3%
98.5−7.4%
102.1−3.2%
108.4−0.5%
107.0−14.7%
106.7−20.8%
103.8−22.8%
112.3−19.3%
126.0−15.9%
133.7−7.3%
126.3−2.2%
115.1−0.9%
101.4−11.4%
106.4+6.4%
105.5n/a
108.9n/a
125.5n/a
134.8n/a
134.5n/a
139.2n/a
149.8n/a
144.2n/a
129.2n/a
116.1n/a
114.4n/a
100.0n/a
How does it compare with the metals price indexes?Ranked by the change over a year
Export price index, platinum beside the metals price indexes, newest month of each, by the change over a year (ours); equal changes share a rank
SeriesMonthValueChange over a yearRank
Silver, imports254.4+44.7%1
Copper, imports604.7+37.9%2
Copper, exports415.5+35.7%3
Zinc, imports313.4+33.8%4
Aluminum, imports282.7+31.3%5
Platinum, imports117.7+28.2%6
Platinum, exports (this page)70.7+27.4%7
Aluminum, exports206.0+21.8%8
Gold, exports163.1+20.2%9
Gold bullion (Harmonized 7108), exports163.6+17.0%10
Gold, imports160.1+14.4%11
Gold bullion (Harmonized 7108), imports160.2+14.0%12

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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite

What this number cannot tell you

  • The index follows the prices that exporters report for the platinum they export. It is a price index, not a price per ounce, and it is not the price of platinum on any market.
  • BLS has published this index for fewer years than the gold and copper indexes, so the page shows a shorter history.
  • The index is not adjusted for the season. A month-to-month change can include the usual swings of the calendar year.
  • The index has no unit. BLS sets a base period for each series and gives it the value 100 there, so the values of two series cannot be compared with each other; only their changes can.
  • BLS revises an index in the months after it first publishes it, and this page shows the newest values. A month with no value shows as a gap in the chart.
  • The index is shown to one decimal. The changes, the ranks and the highest and lowest values are ours, worked out from the values BLS publishes; a change is in percent.

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How to cite this

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Import/Export Price Indexes, Export price index, Harmonized 7110, platinum unwrought or semimanufactured, not seasonally adjusted, through September 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "How much have the prices of exported platinum changed?", https://500metrics.com/metals-prices/platinum-exports.

Can the data be downloaded?metals-prices-platinum-exports.csv

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