U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2006-07-14

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.1 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was led by a 0.4 percent advance in nonpetroleum prices which more than offset a 1.4 percent downturn in petroleum prices. Export prices increased 0.8 percent in June after rising 0.6 percent 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 2006 January 1.2 5.8 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.7 February -0.8 -1.0 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 0.2 March -0.1 0.6 r -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2 April 2.0 r 11.0 r 0.1 0.7 r -0.5 r 0.7 May 1.7 r 6.1 r 0.7 r 0.6 r 0.6 r 0.7 r June 0.1 -1.4 0.4 0.8 2.4 0.6 Import prices rose for the third consecutive month, although the 0.1 percent advance in June