U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1997-02-25

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Beginning with this month�s release, there are several changes in the construction of the import and export price indexes. See page 4 for more details. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed a slight gain of 0.1 percent in December and was attributable to a drop in nonpetroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index rose 0.2 percent in January after posting no change in the previous month. 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 1996 January 0.2 4.8 -0.2 r 0.5 1.7 0.3 February -0.2 -1.4 r -0.1 r -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 r March 0.6 r 8.6 r -0.2 r -0.2 1.4 -0.3 April 0.9 r 8.5 -0.1 r 0.6 4.8 0.0