May 2018 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2018-06-14

(NOTE: A problem occurred with the calculation of the U.S. export air passenger fares indexes that were released with the June 14, 2018 release of the May U.S Import and Export Price Indexes. The data have been temporarily removed from the BLS website and table 8 in the release and corrected data will be issued with the June release on July 13, 2018.) Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.6 percent for the second consecutive month in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Rising fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the advances in both months. U.S. export prices rose 0.6 percent for the second consecutive month in May. All Imports: Import prices increased 0.6 percent in May, continuing the upward trend that began in August 2017. The May advance followed a 0.6-percent rise the previous month.