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BLS International Price Program (EIUIP7106) · Import price index, Harmonized 7106, silver unwrought or semimanufactured, not seasonally adjusted

How much have the prices of imported silver changed?

The import price index for silver was 254.4 in the month ended , up 44.7% from a year earlier.

Import price index, silver, not seasonally adjusted, each month

December 2021 to September 2026Not seasonally adjusted, as published

Import price index, silver, not seasonally adjusted, each month (December 2021 to September 2026)
Import price index, silver, not seasonally adjusted, each month (September 2024 to September 2026)

Import price index, silver, change from a year earlier, each month (ours)

December 2021 to September 2026Ours, from the published values

Import price index, silver, change from a year earlier, each month (ours) (December 2021 to September 2026)
Import price index, silver, change from a year earlier, each month (ours) (September 2024 to September 2026)

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MeasureLatestThe month beforeA year earlier
Month
Import price index, silver254.4267.8175.8
Change over a year+44.7%+74.1%+40.4%

Observed .

Right now

The import price index for silver was 254.4 in September 2026, the lowest since July 2026.

Over a year it is up 44.7% (ours).

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ChangeOurs

PeriodThenChange
One month267.8 in −5.0%
Three months292.3 in −13.0%
Twelve months175.8 in +44.7%
Five yearsThe series begins in
Ten yearsThe series begins in

In historyOurs

The import price index for silver of 254.4 in was higher than in 50 of the 57 other months since , the same in 0 and lower in 7.

Highest since : 298.7 in . Lowest since : 81.0 in .

AverageOurs

Average since : 146.03 (ours, a plain mean of the 58 months).

ComparedOurs

Over a year the import price index for silver is up 44.7%, which ranks 1 of the 12 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.

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

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Understanding the import price index for silver

Where it stands today

The import price index for silver was 254.4 in September 2026.

What does the import price index for silver measure?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures the change in the prices of goods that the United States imports, and publishes its import price indexes each month, about two weeks after the month ends. The index covers silver that the United States imports unwrought, in semimanufactured forms or as powder (Harmonized code 7106). BLS builds it from the prices that a sample of US importers 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 import price index for silver in each month?58 months, newest first
Import price index, silver, not seasonally adjusted, by month, newest first (Index, base period set by BLS; the change ours)
MonthValueChange over a year
254.4+44.7%
267.8+74.1%
246.1+46.2%
292.3+86.9%
298.7+108.4%
281.9+98.8%
296.9+111.0%
298.6+117.2%
275.6+104.9%
245.7+79.3%
204.7+45.0%
196.4+40.7%
175.8+40.4%
153.8+28.1%
168.3+26.8%
156.4+17.6%
143.3+21.6%
141.8+21.4%
140.7+32.6%
137.5+38.7%
134.5+31.0%
137.0+28.9%
141.2+39.3%
139.6+49.1%
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MonthValueChange over a year
125.2+21.7%
120.1+13.1%
132.7+31.0%
133.0+26.5%
117.8+4.7%
116.8+7.6%
106.1+15.1%
99.1−4.5%
102.7−2.4%
106.3+5.8%
101.4+16.8%
93.6+3.4%
102.9+27.0%
106.2+19.5%
101.3+18.8%
105.1+9.3%
112.5+12.8%
108.60.0%
92.2−16.7%
103.8+4.1%
105.2+5.1%
100.5+0.5%
86.8n/a
90.5n/a
81.0n/a
88.9n/a
85.3n/a
96.2n/a
99.7n/a
108.6n/a
110.7n/a
99.7n/a
100.1n/a
100.0n/a
How does it compare with the metals price indexes?Ranked by the change over a year
Import price index, silver 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, exports70.7+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 importers report for the silver they import. It is a price index, not a price per ounce, and it is not the price of silver 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, Import price index, Harmonized 7106, silver unwrought or semimanufactured, not seasonally adjusted, through September 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "How much have the prices of imported silver changed?", https://500metrics.com/metals-prices/silver-imports.

Can the data be downloaded?metals-prices-silver-imports.csv

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