U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1997-01-23

-------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Beginning with next month�s release, there will be several changes in the construction of the import and export price indexes. See page 4 for more details. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.1 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The advance followed a decline of 0.2 percent in November. The U.S. Export Price Index was unchanged in December after declining in each of the six preceding months. 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 1995 December 0.4 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.2 1996 January 0.2 4.8 -0.3 0.5 1.7 0.3 February -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 March 0.7 8.5 -0.3 -0.2 1.4 -0.3 April 0.8 8.5 0.0 0.6 4.8 0.0 May -0.7 -3.8 -0.4 0.4 3.1 -0.1 June -1.0 -5.9