U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1999-02-17

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A turnaround in the price index for petroleum led the increase; the price index for imports had declined 0.8 percent and 0.5 percent in December and November, respectively. The U.S. Export Price Index was unchanged in January, after falling 0.1 percent in December. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted - Month Non- Agri- Nonagri- All Petroleum petroleum All cultural cultural Imports Imports Imports Exports Exports Exports 1998 January -1.3 -10.0 -0.6 -0.7 -2.7 -0.4 February -0.9 -6.5 -0.4 -0.3 -1.5 -0.2 March -0.8 -9.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 April -0.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -1.6 -0.2 May -0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.1 1.0 -0.1 June -0.6 -4.4 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 July -0.9 -5.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 -0.4 August -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.5 -4.1 -0.1 September 0.2 6.4 -0.2