August 2026 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2026-09-16

U.S. import prices increased 0.7 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.3-percent decrease in July. Higher prices for nonfuel imports more than offset lower prices for fuel imports in August. Prices for U.S. exports advanced 0.6 percent in August after falling 1.4 percent the previous month. Import prices rose 0.7 percent in August following consecutive declines of 0.3 percent in July and June. Prices for U.S. imports advanced 7.0 percent from August 2025 to August 2026, the largest over-the-year increase since the index rose 7.7 percent for the 12-month period ended August 2022. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Fuel prices edged down 0.1 percent in August following a decrease of 6.6 percent in July and a decline of 3.7 percent in June.