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U.S. import prices up 2.7 percent over the year ending September 2017
October 20, 2017
U.S. import prices rose 2.7 percent from September 2016 to September 2017. Import prices have risen over each 12-month period since November 2015–16. Before that, import prices mostly fell on a 12-month basis going back to the period from May 2011 to May 2012.
Over-the-year percent change in U.S. import price for selected categories of goods, September 2007 to September 2017
Month
All imports
Foods, feeds,
and beverages
Industrial supplies
and materials
Capital goods
Automotive vehicles,
parts, and engines
Consumer goods,
excluding automotives
Sep 2007
4.8%
9.0%
10.7%
0.7%
1.1%
1.6%
Oct 2007
9.1
10.0
22.9
0.8
1.2
1.6
Nov 2007
12.0
9.7
31.2
0.8
1.8
1.7
Dec 2007
10.6
9.6
26.8
0.8
2.4
1.6
Jan 2008
13.6
10.9
36.0
0.4
2.7
1.9
Feb 2008
13.5
10.4
35.2
0.9
2.7
2.3
Mar 2008
15.2
13.8
38.1
1.2
2.9
2.7
Apr 2008
16.9
13.8
41.0
2.3
3.2
3.3
May 2008
19.1
13.8
46.8
2.4
3.1
3.5
Jun 2008
21.3
15.6
52.5
2.1
3.1
3.5
Jul 2008
21.4
15.7
52.3
2.0
3.1
3.3
Aug 2008
18.1
15.6
43.6
1.7
3.1
3.1
Sep 2008
13.1
12.2
30.5
1.5
2.8
2.9
Oct 2008
4.9
9.6
8.3
1.4
2.6
2.8
Nov 2008
-5.9
4.6
-18.0
0.9
1.6
2.1
Dec 2008
-10.1
5.9
-28.8
0.5
0.9
1.8
Jan 2009
-12.5
3.0
-34.1
0.9
0.8
1.3
Feb 2009
-12.7
0.0
-33.8
0.3
0.7
0.9
Mar 2009
-14.9
-3.4
-36.3
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
Apr 2009
-16.4
-3.3
-38.0
-1.2
-0.1
-0.5
May 2009
-17.3
-4.0
-38.5
-1.5
0.1
-0.6
Jun 2009
-17.5
-5.3
-37.3
-1.4
0.1
-0.6
Jul 2009
-19.1
-7.7
-40.0
-1.6
0.1
-1.0
Aug 2009
-15.3
-6.9
-32.6
-1.6
0.1
-1.0
Sep 2009
-12.0
-4.9
-26.5
-1.5
0.5
-1.0
Oct 2009
-5.6
-3.3
-12.3
-1.5
0.5
-0.8
Nov 2009
3.4
2.2
11.7
-1.1
0.9
-0.3
Dec 2009
8.6
1.0
30.5
-0.9
0.9
-0.1
Jan 2010
11.4
2.3
41.1
-0.9
0.4
0.0
Feb 2010
11.3
5.4
40.0
-0.7
0.4
-0.1
Mar 2010
11.2
7.6
37.3
-0.4
0.5
0.6
Apr 2010
11.2
7.3
36.6
-0.4
0.7
0.4
May 2010
8.5
8.5
26.1
-0.3
0.6
0.4
Jun 2010
4.3
6.4
12.5
-0.4
0.5
0.1
Jul 2010
4.9
8.0
14.5
-0.5
0.6
0.1
Aug 2010
3.8
8.9
10.2
-0.3
0.6
0.0
Sep 2010
3.6
9.0
9.3
-0.1
0.6
0.1
Oct 2010
3.9
10.8
10.4
0.0
0.6
-0.6
Nov 2010
4.1
12.6
10.0
0.0
0.6
-0.2
Dec 2010
5.3
13.2
13.5
0.1
0.6
-0.1
Jan 2011
5.6
14.5
13.5
0.1
1.1
0.1
Feb 2011
7.6
15.4
18.0
0.8
1.4
0.6
Mar 2011
10.3
18.7
25.0
1.3
2.0
0.2
Apr 2011
11.9
20.3
28.4
1.2
3.0
0.8
May 2011
12.9
17.7
31.7
1.2
4.0
0.9
Jun 2011
13.6
17.6
33.4
1.3
4.4
1.3
Jul 2011
13.7
17.8
33.6
1.5
3.8
1.8
Aug 2011
12.9
14.4
31.2
1.4
3.8
2.2
Sep 2011
12.7
14.0
31.2
1.2
3.6
2.3
Oct 2011
11.1
10.9
25.9
0.9
3.5
3.4
Nov 2011
10.1
7.9
23.3
1.0
3.4
3.1
Dec 2011
8.5
6.0
18.4
1.2
3.3
3.4
Jan 2012
6.9
5.8
14.0
1.6
3.4
2.9
Feb 2012
5.1
2.2
9.9
1.2
3.3
2.6
Mar 2012
3.5
-0.3
6.1
1.0
3.0
2.8
Apr 2012
0.8
-2.6
0.1
0.9
2.4
2.3
May 2012
-0.8
-2.7
-3.5
0.6
1.4
2.1
Jun 2012
-2.5
-1.7
-7.7
0.5
1.0
1.7
Jul 2012
-3.3
-3.3
-9.7
0.5
1.3
1.3
Aug 2012
-1.8
-3.0
-5.4
0.3
1.2
0.8
Sep 2012
-0.6
-1.8
-2.6
0.5
1.4
0.7
Oct 2012
0.0
-1.2
-1.2
0.6
1.6
0.6
Nov 2012
-1.4
-2.1
-4.4
0.4
1.5
0.4
Dec 2012
-2.0
-1.9
-5.4
0.1
1.7
-0.1
Jan 2013
-1.5
-4.3
-3.8
-0.3
1.5
0.3
Feb 2013
-0.6
-0.3
-1.9
-0.4
1.4
0.3
Mar 2013
-2.1
-0.4
-5.3
-0.5
1.1
0.1
Apr 2013
-2.7
-0.7
-6.6
-0.6
0.0
0.3
May 2013
-1.8
0.6
-4.6
-0.6
-0.2
-0.1
Jun 2013
0.1
0.2
0.7
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
Jul 2013
0.9
1.9
3.0
-0.8
-0.8
-0.1
Aug 2013
0.0
2.7
0.6
-0.8
-1.0
0.1
Sep 2013
-0.7
1.9
-1.0
-1.1
-1.2
0.0
Oct 2013
-1.6
2.6
-3.4
-1.0
-1.4
-0.5
Nov 2013
-1.8
3.2
-4.4
-0.6
-1.4
-0.3
Dec 2013
-1.1
4.0
-2.8
-0.8
-1.4
-0.4
Jan 2014
-1.3
4.9
-3.5
-0.8
-1.6
0.2
Feb 2014
-1.1
2.9
-2.2
-0.9
-1.7
0.2
Mar 2014
-0.5
4.8
-1.1
-0.8
-1.5
0.4
Apr 2014
-0.4
4.4
-0.9
-0.6
-1.0
0.3
May 2014
0.5
3.1
1.4
-0.2
-0.7
0.7
Jun 2014
1.2
2.6
3.0
0.0
-0.5
0.7
Jul 2014
0.9
3.1
2.0
0.0
-0.8
0.8
Aug 2014
-0.3
3.5
-1.7
0.0
-0.6
0.8
Sep 2014
-1.4
3.0
-4.7
0.0
-0.7
0.9
Oct 2014
-2.1
3.4
-6.9
-0.1
-0.7
0.7
Nov 2014
-3.1
3.4
-9.8
-0.4
-0.7
0.6
Dec 2014
-5.6
3.5
-17.7
-0.4
-0.6
0.7
Jan 2015
-8.9
1.1
-26.7
-0.8
-1.2
-0.5
Feb 2015
-10.2
1.9
-30.3
-0.9
-1.5
-0.3
Mar 2015
-10.8
-2.3
-31.0
-1.0
-1.7
-0.6
Apr 2015
-10.5
-2.4
-29.7
-1.2
-1.9
-0.8
May 2015
-9.7
-1.6
-26.8
-1.6
-1.9
-0.8
Jun 2015
-9.9
-0.6
-27.0
-1.8
-2.0
-0.9
Jul 2015
-10.5
-1.8
-28.9
-2.2
-1.3
-1.0
Aug 2015
-11.4
-2.2
-32.3
-2.2
-1.5
-1.1
Sep 2015
-11.6
-3.0
-33.6
-2.2
-1.4
-1.0
Oct 2015
-10.7
-5.0
-31.1
-2.3
-1.7
-0.8
Nov 2015
-9.5
-4.6
-28.6
-2.4
-1.8
-0.7
Dec 2015
-8.3
-5.3
-25.7
-2.5
-1.9
-0.6
Jan 2016
-6.5
-2.9
-22.2
-2.4
-1.4
-0.2
Feb 2016
-6.6
-4.6
-22.9
-2.2
-1.2
-0.2
Mar 2016
-6.1
-4.3
-20.5
-2.2
-1.0
-0.3
Apr 2016
-5.3
-2.1
-17.9
-2.1
-0.8
-0.5
May 2016
-5.2
-1.9
-17.4
-2.0
-0.5
-0.3
Jun 2016
-4.7
-1.8
-15.0
-2.1
-0.5
-0.5
Jul 2016
-3.7
1.3
-11.8
-1.9
-0.7
-0.4
Aug 2016
-2.2
2.3
-6.4
-1.8
-0.7
-0.5
Sep 2016
-1.1
3.5
-2.2
-1.5
-0.5
-0.6
Oct 2016
-0.2
3.9
0.6
-1.4
0.0
-0.3
Nov 2016
0.2
5.6
2.4
-1.4
0.1
-0.6
Dec 2016
1.9
4.0
10.4
-1.2
0.0
-0.7
Jan 2017
3.8
1.8
21.1
-1.1
-0.1
-0.4
Feb 2017
4.7
4.2
25.1
-0.9
0.0
-0.5
Mar 2017
4.1
4.4
20.9
-0.8
-0.1
-0.3
Apr 2017
3.6
3.4
17.3
-0.6
0.3
0.1
May 2017
2.3
4.0
10.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
Jun 2017
1.4
5.7
5.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
Jul 2017
1.2
2.5
4.6
0.2
-0.2
0.1
Aug 2017
2.1
1.3
8.3
0.3
0.0
0.3
Sep 2017
2.7
2.7
10.8
0.3
0.0
0.2
Prices for imported industrial supplies and materials rose 10.8 percent from September 2016 to September 2017. Prices for imported foods, feeds, and beverages were up 2.7 percent during that period. Import prices showed little or no change over the year for capital goods; automotive vehicles, parts, and engines; and consumer goods, excluding automotives.
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