April 2015 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2015-05-13

U.S. import prices declined 0.3 percent in April, after decreasing 0.2 percent in March and 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Falling nonfuel prices in April more than offset higher fuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.7 percent in April following a 0.1-percent rise the previous month. All Imports: Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.3 percent in March, and have not recorded a monthly advance since the index rose 0.3 percent in June 2014. Overall, import prices fell 11.2 percent between June 2014 and April 2015, and the index decreased 10.7 percent over the past year. Most of the decline since June 2014 resulted from lower fuel prices, as nonfuel prices declined 2.2 percent over the period. Fuel Imports: The price index for import fuel increased 0.7 percent in April, after rising 1.2 percent the previous month.