U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2001-02-15

The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.4 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed a 0.8 percent decrease in the previous month and was largely attributable to a drop in petroleum prices. The Export Price Index gained 0.2 percent in January, after dipping 0.1 percent in December. 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 2000 January 0.4 3.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 February 2.1 14.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.4 March 0.1 -0.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 April -1.4 -11.3 0.1 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 May 0.4 4.5 -0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 June 1.3 10.6 0.1 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 July 0.1 -1.4 0.2 -0.1 -2.1 0.2 August 0.2 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -2.1 -0.1 September 1.1 10.4 -0.2 0.6 3.2 0.3 October -0.4 -2.8 r 0.0 -0.1