April 2025 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2025-05-16

U.S. import prices increased 0.1 percent in April following a 0.4-percent decrease in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher prices for nonfuel imports more than offset lower prices for fuel imports in April. Prices for U.S. exports advanced 0.1 percent in April, after rising 0.1 percent the previous month. Import prices rose 0.1 percent in April following a decrease of 0.4 percent in March and an advance of 0.2 percent in February. Prices for U.S. imports rose 0.1 percent from April 2024 to April 2025. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel declined 2.6 percent in April following a decrease of 3.4 percent in March and an increase of 1.6 percent in February. Lower prices for petroleum and natural gas drove the overall decline in import fuel prices. In April, prices for import petroleum and natural gas declined 2.0 percent and 17.5 percent, respectively.