April 2021 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2021-05-14

U.S. import prices advanced 0.7 percent in April following a 1.4-percent increase in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher prices for fuel and nonfuel imports contributed to both the April and March advances. Prices for U.S. exports increased 0.8 percent in April, after rising 2.4 percent the previous month. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on April 2021 Import and Export Price Index Data The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not make changes to either the collection method or estimation methodology for the April 2021 release of U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. Survey response rates for April 2021 were 2.3-percentage points lower than those in April 2020. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/import-export-price-indexes-covid19-impacts-april-2021.htm. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The price index for U.S. imports continued to rise in April, advancing 0.7 percent. The April increase followed advances of 1.4 percent in March, 1.2 percent in February, and 1.5 percent in January.