U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2007-07-13

The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.0 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, after a similar 1.1 percent increase the previous month. Higher petroleum prices drove the June rise. Export prices also continued to trend upward in June, increasing 0.3 percent following a 0.2 percent advance in May. 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 r 0.3 0.7 2.1 0.6 r April 1.4 6.8 r 0.3 0.4 r -1.4 0.5 May 1.1 r 3.7 r 0.5 0.2 r 0.1 r 0.2 June 1.0 4.7 0.2 0.3 2.9 0.1 Import prices rose 1.0 percent in June, the fifth consecutive increase for the index.