U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1996-11-22

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.4 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 1.1 percent advance in September and was attributable to a continuing rise in petroleum prices. In contrast, prices for nonpetroleum imports resumed a downward trend last month. The U.S. Export Price Index, led by an ongoing decline in agricultural prices, fell 0.3 percent in October, marking its fifth consecutive monthly decrease. 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 October -0.5 -2.1 -0.3 0.1 1.9 -0.2 November 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.1 2.2 -0.3 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