Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in United States of America
United States of America: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.8838 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in United States of America, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in United States of America stood at 0.8838.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in United States of America peaked at 0.9492 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7771, in 1979.
United States of America ranks 86th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8302 | — |
| 1964 | 0.874 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.858 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8436 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8754 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8365 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8245 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8807 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8658 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8613 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8795 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8695 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8114 | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8437 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8045 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7911 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7771 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7964 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7945 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8207 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7947 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8045 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8449 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7883 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7985 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8359 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8379 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8008 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8298 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7907 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8643 | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8626 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.841 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8418 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8781 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8268 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8873 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9492 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9201 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9209 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.868 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8676 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8632 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8804 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8568 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8691 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8296 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8437 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8477 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9007 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9016 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8838 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8489 | 0.8245 | 0.8754 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8385 | 0.7771 | 0.8807 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8116 | 0.7883 | 0.8449 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8423 | 0.7907 | 0.8873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8825 | 0.8296 | 0.9492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8755 | 0.8437 | 0.9016 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in United States of America?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in United States of America was 0.8838 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9492 in 2000.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7771 in 1979.
- How does United States of America rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- United States of America ranks 86th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.