U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2007-10-11

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.0 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following a 0.3 percent drop in August. The September rise was led by a 5.4 percent increase in petroleum prices. Export prices also advanced in September, rising 0.3 percent after a 0.2 percent increase in August. 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 2007 January -1.2 -6.6 -0.1 0.4 0.6 0.5 February 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.8 2.8 0.6 March 1.6 8.5 0.3 0.7 2.1 0.6 April 1.4 6.8 0.3 0.4 -1.4 0.5 May 0.9 2.7 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 June 1.2 r 4.8 r 0.3 0.4 2.7 0.2 July 1.2 r 6.0 r 0.1 0.1 r 1.6 r -0.1 r August -0.3 -1.1 r -0.1 0.2 1.1 r 0.1 September 1.0 5.4 -0.2