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Nonfuel import prices up 6.9 percent for year ended January 2022
February 23, 2022
Prices for U.S. imports increased 10.8 percent for the year ended in January 2022. Prices for nonfuel imports rose 6.9 percent over the year and 1.4 percent from December 2021 to January 2022. These increases in nonfuel import prices were the largest since data were first published in December 2002.
Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials
32.5
2.3
Selected building materials
15.3
14.8
Unfinished metals related to durable goods
18.3
1.6
Finished metals related to durable goods
27.3
1.6
Nonmetals related to durable goods
9.5
1.3
Electric generating equipment
2.9
1.3
Nonelectrical machinery
3.0
0.7
Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles
3.6
2.0
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
2.3
0.1
Nondurables, manufactured
1.2
0.3
Durables, manufactured
4.1
0.7
Nonmanufactured consumer goods
10.2
2.8
For the year ended January 2022, import prices for materials associated with nondurable supplies and materials rose 32.5 percent, while prices for finished metals related to durable goods increased 27.3 percent.
Import prices for nonelectrical machinery rose 3.0 percent for the 12 months ended January 2022. Prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines increased 2.3 percent, and agricultural foods, feeds, and beverages prices increased 15.8 percent.
United States Department of Labor
