June 2026 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2026-07-17

U.S. import prices increased 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 1.7-percent advance in May. Higher prices for nonfuel imports more than offset lower prices for fuel imports in June. Prices for U.S. exports decreased 0.6 percent in June, after rising 1.2 percent the previous month. Prices for U.S. imports rose 0.3 percent in June following increases of 1.7 percent in May and 2.1 percent in April. U.S. import prices advanced 7.1 percent from June 2025 to June 2026, the largest over-the-year increase since the index rose 7.7 percent in August 2022. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Fuels and lubricants import prices decreased 0.4 percent in June following an increase of 12.6 percent in May. The June decline for import fuels and lubricants prices was the first monthly drop since the index fell 1.2 percent in January.