U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1994-03-29

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.4 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was primarily attributable to higher fuel prices. In contrast, the U.S. Export Price Index was unchanged last month after posting a 0.7 percent increase in January. 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 1993 February 0.0 1.8 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 0.4 March 0.5 3.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 April 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 May 0.3 -0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.3 June -0.5 -4.4 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 0.1 July -0.6 -6.1 0.1 0.2 5.2 -0.5 August 0.0 -1.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 September 0.0 -1.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 October 0.5 1.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 November -0.5 r -5.1 r -0.1 0.2 2.4 -0.1 December -1.0 r