U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2003-03-13

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.3 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The rise in the index, which had advanced 1.6 percent in January, was again led by higher petroleum prices. The Export Price Index also was up in February, rising 0.4 percent for the second consecutive month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category -not seasonally adjusted- Month Non- Agri- Nonagri- All Petroleum petroleum All cultura cultura Imports Imports Imports Exports Exports Exports 2002 February 0.0 4.3 -0.4 -0.2 -2.6 0.0 March 1.3 17.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.3 April 1.6 12.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 May 0.1 2.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 June -0.3 -3.5 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 July 0.4 3.8 0.0 0.3 2.7 0.1 August 0.3 3.7 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.0 September 0.7 5.8 0.1 0.3 3.2 0.1 October 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -1.8 0.1 November -0.9 -8.2 -0.1 0.1 2.0