U.S. Import And Export Price Indexes — 2005-07-13

Prices for U.S. imports increased 1.0 percent in June after declining 1.0 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Higher petroleum prices more than offset a second consecutive monthly decrease in nonpetroleum prices. The price index for U.S. exports was unchanged in June after declining 0.2 percent 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 2005 January 0.6 2.2 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.8 February 0.9 5.1 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.1 March 2.2 13.4 r 0.3 0.7 3.8 0.4 April 0.9 r 3.6 r 0.4 0.5 r 0.3 0.6 r May -1.0 r -4.8 r -0.2 r -0.2 r 1.9 r -0.5 r June 1.0 7.6 -0.4 0.0 1.2 -0.1 Following a 1.0 percent decline in May, import prices resumed moving up in June.