US import unit value, unmanufactured averaged $6,775/t in July 2026, -4% over twelve months and +39% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $7,054/t in August 2025; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $18,553/t in January 1960. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.
Converted from USD at the latest available monthly average rate (Federal Reserve via FRED); the chart and tables below stay in USD.
US import unit value, unmanufactured
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Derived price statistics per series
Series
Latest
1 month
12 months
5 years
10 years
20 years
All-time high (nominal)
All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
US import unit value, unmanufactured $/t, since 1960
6,775 July 2026
+1%
-4%
+66%
+39%
+129%
7,054 August 2025
18,553 January 1960
Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.
Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how tobacco is priced.
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US import unit value, unmanufactured ($/t)
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 1960s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1960
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1,737
1961
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1,563
1962
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1,405
1963
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1,344
1964
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1,488
1965
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1,265
1966
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1,581
1967
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1,299
1968
1,254
1,249
1,235
1,210
1,201
1,205
1,174
1,181
1,229
1,184
1,167
1,166
1,205
1969
1,136
1,098
1,099
1,111
1,115
1,126
1,150
1,121
1,097
1,139
1,096
1,062
1,113
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 1970s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1970
1,078
1,114
1,112
1,120
1,075
1,047
1,065
1,083
1,072
1,026
1,057
1,063
1,076
1971
1,046
1,019
1,021
1,013
1,039
1,035
1,012
1,001
1,043
1,082
1,102
1,101
1,043
1972
1,107
1,115
1,089
1,066
1,061
1,072
1,062
1,082
1,063
1,062
1,049
1,056
1,074
1973
1,042
1,039
1,047
1,067
1,087
1,116
1,136
1,150
1,179
1,203
1,222
1,248
1,128
1974
1,281
1,311
1,342
1,401
1,427
1,502
1,530
1,555
1,577
1,591
1,625
1,644
1,482
1975
1,678
1,733
1,810
1,844
1,860
1,853
1,865
1,886
1,880
1,899
1,894
1,905
1,842
1976
1,978
2,052
2,110
2,107
2,174
2,199
2,213
2,231
2,280
2,276
2,293
2,327
2,187
1977
2,323
2,270
2,241
2,261
2,265
2,247
2,222
2,207
2,224
2,256
2,262
2,269
2,254
1978
2,212
2,231
2,207
2,232
2,212
2,235
2,287
2,311
2,309
2,305
2,329
2,346
2,268
1979
2,381
2,364
2,399
2,351
2,362
2,342
2,335
2,340
2,340
2,328
2,295
2,295
2,344
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 1980s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1980
2,286
2,300
2,292
2,324
2,306
2,298
2,298
2,263
2,227
2,224
2,258
2,234
2,276
1981
2,271
2,289
2,286
2,292
2,296
2,298
2,283
2,314
2,309
2,378
2,405
2,437
2,322
1982
2,471
2,536
2,566
2,611
2,653
2,636
2,597
2,555
2,586
2,516
2,485
2,556
2,564
1983
2,572
2,599
2,602
2,620
2,613
2,638
2,668
2,693
2,678
2,741
2,746
2,709
2,657
1984
2,676
2,630
2,633
2,628
2,687
2,760
2,840
2,908
2,954
2,932
2,933
2,855
2,786
1985
2,797
2,730
2,690
2,675
2,635
2,611
2,583
2,569
2,533
2,503
2,466
2,551
2,612
1986
2,646
2,681
2,695
2,656
2,639
2,605
2,599
2,569
2,607
2,654
2,753
2,806
2,659
1987
2,778
2,769
2,776
2,797
2,737
2,767
2,744
2,765
2,744
2,727
2,712
2,631
2,746
1988
2,609
2,536
2,453
2,360
2,380
2,340
2,374
2,410
2,438
2,510
2,563
2,642
2,468
1989
2,724
2,871
3,033
3,162
3,182
3,238
3,257
3,229
3,305
3,340
3,334
3,338
3,168
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 1990s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1990
3,343
3,385
3,361
3,354
3,407
3,420
3,446
3,484
3,430
3,287
3,400
3,388
3,392
1991
3,430
3,375
3,400
3,397
3,439
3,466
3,490
3,531
3,541
3,681
3,585
3,665
3,500
1992
3,633
3,635
3,612
3,631
3,598
3,566
3,513
3,427
3,368
3,245
3,098
2,951
3,440
1993
2,861
2,847
2,805
2,775
2,695
2,665
2,648
2,626
2,606
2,592
2,629
2,595
2,695
1994
2,634
2,554
2,595
2,652
2,674
2,641
2,632
2,608
2,635
2,700
2,694
2,681
2,642
1995
2,595
2,673
2,587
2,501
2,519
2,587
2,643
2,692
2,689
2,689
2,745
2,801
2,643
1996
2,870
2,891
2,965
2,981
2,988
2,996
3,050
3,141
3,150
3,158
3,213
3,262
3,055
1997
3,334
3,353
3,402
3,452
3,557
3,605
3,582
3,576
3,635
3,622
3,629
3,632
3,532
1998
3,583
3,498
3,452
3,493
3,391
3,330
3,283
3,238
3,209
3,269
3,183
3,104
3,336
1999
3,111
3,173
3,059
3,006
3,042
3,042
3,044
3,008
3,034
2,930
2,962
3,084
3,041
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 2000s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2000
3,039
2,985
3,030
3,048
2,985
2,970
2,935
2,970
2,938
2,971
2,949
2,894
2,976
2001
2,910
2,975
3,033
3,033
3,061
3,050
3,065
3,048
3,050
2,992
2,965
2,873
3,005
2002
2,841
2,786
2,756
2,734
2,766
2,775
2,771
2,722
2,671
2,688
2,706
2,718
2,745
2003
2,656
2,651
2,661
2,618
2,590
2,590
2,625
2,675
2,687
2,686
2,642
2,674
2,646
2004
2,768
2,780
2,774
2,765
2,770
2,769
2,732
2,724
2,675
2,706
2,712
2,708
2,740
2005
2,696
2,734
2,769
2,787
2,796
2,818
2,792
2,747
2,761
2,771
2,860
2,946
2,790
2006
2,917
2,895
2,828
2,825
2,831
2,855
2,955
3,038
3,120
3,153
3,149
3,064
2,969
2007
3,096
3,183
3,298
3,361
3,397
3,409
3,364
3,308
3,303
3,280
3,348
3,433
3,315
2008
3,439
3,388
3,348
3,411
3,486
3,565
3,655
3,704
3,749
3,804
3,741
3,775
3,589
2009
3,829
4,098
4,204
4,191
4,227
4,245
4,239
4,273
4,300
4,329
4,427
4,461
4,235
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 2010s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2010
4,466
4,389
4,207
4,180
4,245
4,338
4,382
4,350
4,358
4,357
4,372
4,355
4,333
2011
4,371
4,317
4,538
4,607
4,431
4,390
4,459
4,569
4,595
4,583
4,523
4,439
4,485
2012
4,415
4,418
4,379
4,354
4,355
4,283
4,191
4,208
4,191
4,224
4,269
4,341
4,302
2013
4,417
4,391
4,377
4,367
4,343
4,493
4,635
4,676
4,710
4,770
5,052
4,835
4,589
2014
4,924
5,052
5,084
5,089
5,118
4,996
4,991
4,920
4,924
4,943
4,922
4,926
4,991
2015
4,923
4,911
4,962
4,987
5,018
4,947
4,878
4,926
4,887
4,858
4,813
4,790
4,908
2016
4,731
4,670
4,570
4,625
4,680
4,810
4,857
4,890
4,957
4,906
4,878
4,912
4,791
2017
4,905
4,870
4,865
4,709
4,582
4,517
4,515
4,432
4,395
4,513
4,594
4,630
4,627
2018
4,649
4,628
4,741
4,842
4,907
4,933
4,928
4,984
4,974
4,940
4,941
4,924
4,866
2019
4,806
4,783
4,733
4,673
4,651
4,607
4,543
4,523
4,545
4,447
4,321
4,321
4,579
US import unit value, unmanufactured monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2020
4,424
4,443
4,402
4,345
4,393
4,402
4,384
4,353
4,220
4,245
4,222
4,200
4,336
2021
4,157
4,185
4,202
4,219
4,168
4,139
4,078
3,973
4,089
4,242
4,222
4,182
4,155
2022
4,185
4,220
4,258
4,263
4,277
4,206
4,268
4,357
4,147
4,325
4,333
4,399
4,270
2023
4,476
4,492
4,526
4,587
4,787
5,065
5,098
5,296
5,437
5,488
5,475
5,462
5,016
2024
5,534
5,535
5,608
5,674
5,630
5,755
6,016
5,999
6,079
6,166
6,339
6,458
5,899
2025
6,519
6,736
6,813
6,871
6,924
6,987
7,025
7,054
6,949
6,930
6,839
6,924
6,881
2026
6,955
6,783
6,770
6,800
6,754
6,723
6,775
6,794
Method
Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.
Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Tobacco price history (1960–2026)", https://commodityorigins.com/prices/tobacco/, data 2026-10-02. Data updated 22 October 2026.
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