March 2026 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2026-04-15

U.S. import prices increased 0.8 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.9-percent rise in February. Higher prices for nonfuel imports and fuel imports drove the advance in March. Prices for U.S. exports rose 1.6 percent in March, after increasing 1.9 percent the previous month. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Changes to source data for import natural gas prices U.S. import prices rose 0.8 percent in March, following increases of 0.9 percent in February and 0.6 percent in January. Prices for U.S. imports advanced 2.1 percent from March 2025 to March 2026. The 12-month increase in U.S. import prices was the largest over-the-year advance since the index rose 2.2 percent in December 2024. (See All commodities in table 1.) Fuel Imports: Import prices for fuels and lubricants increased 2.9 percent in March, following an advance of 2.4 percent in February.