U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1997-04-22

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 -MARCH 1997- The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.4 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed decreases of 0.8 percent and 0.3 percent in February and January, respectively, and was led by a further sharp drop in petroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index was unchanged in March after gaining 0.2 percent in the previous month.