U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1997-03-21

Note: Beginning with the release of January 1997 indexes, there were several changes in the construction of the import and export price indexes. See page 4 for more details. U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES -FEBRUARY 1997- The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.7 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed a 0.2 percent decrease in January and was attributable to a sharp drop in petroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index edged up 0.1 percent in February after advancing 0.2 percent in the previous month. 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 1996 February -0.2 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 March 0.6 8.6 -0.2 -0.2 1.4 -0.3 April 0.9 8.5 -0.1 0.6 4.8 0.0 May -0.7 -3.7 -0.3 0.4 3.1 -0.1