Machinery Imports Rocket to $102.2 billion

Machinery Imports rocket 14.1% in September 2026 to $102.2 billion and up 94.4% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

• September 2026: $102.2 billion
• on the month: +14.1%
• on the year: +94.4%

The print sits 100% of the way up the archived range of $51.2 billion (April 2025) to $102.2 billion (September 2026), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against September 2025, which printed $52.6 billion. Source: Census International Trade. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.