U.S. Primary Battery Price Soars 21% to $297 per Thousand Units
Mar 29, 2023
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This article provides data on the primary battery import prices and imports in the United States in January 2023. The primary battery price stood at $297 per thousand units (CIF, US), rising by 21% against the previous month, and the most prominent rate of growth was recorded in February 2022 when the average import price increased by 25% against the previous month. In terms of primary battery imports, approximately 374M units of primary batteries were imported into the United States; increasing by 9.4% against the month before. China constituted the largest primary battery supplier to the United States, with a 53% share of total imports in January 2023. The largest primary battery suppliers to the United States were China ($32M), Singapore ($31M) and Japan ($8.7M), together accounting for 64% of total imports.
