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Import prices up 4.1 percent for the year ended in April
May 16, 2017
Prices for U.S. imports rose 4.1 percent for the year ended in April 2017. The price index for import fuel increased 42.7 percent over the past year, in contrast to a 31.7-percent decline for the previous 12-month period ended in April 2016.
Import prices 12-month percentage change in April, selected categories, 2007 to 2017
Year
All commodities
Fuels & lubricants
All imports excluding fuels
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
Consumer goods, excluding automotives
Household goods
Foods, feeds, & beverages
Computers
2007
2.1
0.5
2.7
0.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
-5.2
2008
16.9
59.7
6.0
3.2
3.3
3.8
13.8
-1.6
2009
-16.4
-50.8
-3.8
-0.1
-0.5
-0.4
-3.3
-5.4
2010
11.2
54.4
3.2
0.7
0.4
-1.5
7.3
-1.5
2011
11.9
37.3
4.6
3.0
0.8
0.0
20.3
-3.1
2012
0.8
-0.5
1.3
2.4
2.3
1.3
-2.6
-7.1
2013
-2.7
-8.1
-0.7
0.0
0.3
0.1
-0.7
0.2
2014
-0.4
0.8
-0.6
-1.0
0.3
-0.8
4.4
-1.2
2015
-10.5
-45.3
-2.2
-1.9
-0.8
-2.2
-2.4
2.0
2016
-5.3
-31.7
-2.0
-0.8
-0.5
-1.4
-2.1
-1.9
2017
4.1
42.7
1.1
0.4
0.2
-1.1
3.3
-2.2
Prices for nonfuel imports increased 1.1 percent for the year ended in April 2017, compared with a decrease of 2.0 percent for the year ended in April 2016
Foods, feeds, and beverages prices increased 3.3 and prices for consumer goods increased 0.2 percent over the year ended in April 2017.
United States Department of Labor
