U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 1994-02-25

The U.S. Import Price Index edged down 0.1 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed larger decreases in the 2 preceding months. In contrast, the U.S. Export Price Index rose 0.7 percent in January, the largest 1-month increase in this series in nearly 2 years. 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 1993 January -0.2 -2.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0 February 0.0 1.8 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 0.4 March 0.5 3.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 April 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 May 0.3 -0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.3 June -0.5 -4.4 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 0.1 July -0.6 -6.1 0.1 0.2 5.2 -0.5 August 0.0 -1.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 September 0.0 -1.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 October 0.5 r 1.4 0.4 r