June 2015 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2015-07-14

The price index for U.S. imports edged down 0.1 percent in June following a 1.2-percent increase the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The June drop was led by lower nonfuel prices, which more than offset an increase in fuel prices. U.S. export prices fell 0.2 percent in June, after rising 0.6 percent in May. All Imports: Overall import prices declined 0.1 percent in June, resuming a downward trend over the past year, after the index rose 1.2 percent in May. Prices for U.S imports also decreased over the past 12 months, falling 10.0 percent from June 2014 to June 2015. Overall import prices have not recorded a year-over-year advance since the index rose 0.9 percent for the year ended in July 2014. All Imports Excluding Fuel: Nonfuel import prices led the overall decrease in import prices in June, declining 0.2 percent.