Observations

• Total value has not fallen as much as Units because Average Unit Value has increased.
• Even without the spike in 2022, the market overall appears to have fallen since pre-pandemic levels.
• Two years ago the substantial drop in units was mostly from China, suggesting a possible shift in manufacturing or market trends. Imports from China have recovered, with units in 2025 being higher than the five year average prior to the pandemic.

Outliers & Data Issues

• There were no very low value outliers, but like the other Brass, Wind & Strings Categories there are of course small imports (one, or a few, unit/s) with a high AUV.
• In general nothing is removed from this category.