U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2007-04-12

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.7 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 0.1 percent rise in February and was led by an increase in petroleum prices. The price index for exports increased for the fifth consecutive month, advancing 0.7 percent in March. 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 2006 March -0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2 April 2.1 11.3 0.1 0.7 -0.4 0.7 May 1.8 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 June 0.1 -1.1 0.4 0.7 2.6 0.6 July 0.8 3.6 0.0 0.4 1.9 0.2 August 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.5 September -2.2 -11.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 October -2.5 -10.4 -0.6 -0.3 1.0 -0.5 November 0.4 -1.6 1.0 0.4 4.4 0.1 December 1.1 4.0 r 0.5 0.6 2.4 r