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U.S. import prices up 4.2 percent over year ended October 2022
November 23, 2022
U.S. import prices increased 4.2 percent from October 2021 to October 2022. The 12-month rise was the smallest over-the-year advance since U.S. import prices rose 3.0 percent over the year ended February 2021.
U.S. import price indexes for selected categories, 12-month percent change
Month
All imports
Fuel imports
Petroleum
Natural gas
Nonfuel imports
Nonfuel industrial supplies and materials
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Capital goods
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
Consumer goods, excluding automotives
Oct 2017
2.4%
12.4%
13.9%
-16.1%
1.4%
7.9%
2.8%
0.6%
-0.4%
-0.1%
Nov 2017
3.5
24.8
26.8
-4.9
1.5
8.8
0.3
0.7
-0.5
0.2
Dec 2017
3.2
21.8
23.1
7.5
1.3
7.8
0.9
0.7
-0.3
0.2
Jan 2018
3.4
18.5
19.6
9.2
1.9
9.1
3.0
0.8
0.5
-0.1
Feb 2018
3.3
16.0
17.3
2.7
2.0
8.5
3.5
1.0
0.6
0.2
Mar 2018
3.3
16.4
17.5
6.5
1.9
8.0
2.7
1.1
0.5
0.4
Apr 2018
3.5
21.5
23.5
-3.2
1.7
7.6
2.1
1.1
0.0
0.4
May 2018
4.5
30.1
33.7
-23.8
1.8
8.9
1.5
0.9
-0.1
0.7
Jun 2018
4.7
38.5
42.9
-27.3
1.5
9.1
-2.3
0.4
0.0
0.4
Jul 2018
4.8
41.0
44.6
-8.8
1.4
8.4
-3.6
0.3
0.3
0.7
Aug 2018
3.8
32.7
35.4
-7.9
0.9
6.3
-3.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
Sep 2018
3.1
25.6
27.2
0.3
0.6
4.2
-3.1
0.0
0.2
0.6
Oct 2018
3.4
29.3
30.4
21.1
0.6
3.4
-0.8
-0.1
0.2
0.5
Nov 2018
0.7
3.5
1.2
56.5
0.4
2.2
-1.4
-0.1
0.2
0.5
Dec 2018
-0.9
-13.1
-16.6
54.4
0.6
2.4
-0.4
-0.2
0.3
0.7
Jan 2019
-1.5
-12.0
-12.5
-10.0
-0.2
-0.1
-1.5
-0.2
-0.5
0.3
Feb 2019
-0.7
-1.2
-2.6
20.4
-0.5
-0.7
-2.6
-0.6
-0.6
0.1
Mar 2019
0.1
8.7
6.3
66.2
-0.8
-1.6
-2.0
-0.9
-0.5
-0.2
Apr 2019
-0.2
6.5
6.5
-10.5
-0.9
-2.3
1.0
-1.3
-0.7
-0.5
May 2019
-0.9
3.9
2.9
16.5
-1.4
-4.2
-0.2
-1.2
-0.6
-0.7
Jun 2019
-2.0
-6.6
-7.4
-4.0
-1.4
-5.0
1.1
-1.2
-0.5
-0.5
Jul 2019
-2.0
-7.2
-7.6
-23.9
-1.2
-3.8
2.2
-1.3
-0.6
-0.6
Aug 2019
-2.1
-9.2
-9.9
-14.8
-1.1
-3.1
1.1
-1.3
-0.6
-0.5
Sep 2019
-2.1
-8.3
-9.0
-12.1
-1.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.6
-0.8
-0.5
Oct 2019
-3.0
-12.7
-13.7
-1.6
-1.5
-2.7
-3.7
-1.8
-0.8
-0.5
Nov 2019
-1.2
1.6
2.3
-12.6
-1.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.0
-0.6
-0.6
Dec 2019
0.5
18.6
21.8
-15.6
-1.4
-2.3
-1.4
-1.8
-0.7
-0.6
Jan 2020
0.5
13.2
13.4
11.4
-0.9
-1.4
-0.6
-1.7
0.0
-0.3
Feb 2020
-1.3
-6.6
-6.2
-15.2
-0.8
-0.8
0.6
-1.6
0.1
-0.6
Mar 2020
-4.2
-36.0
-35.8
-42.6
-0.6
-0.6
-0.1
-1.2
0.4
-0.6
Apr 2020
-6.8
-56.6
-58.5
5.0
-1.0
-3.8
-4.3
-0.6
0.9
-0.5
May 2020
-6.3
-52.3
-54.2
13.8
-0.7
-3.3
-1.9
-0.5
0.8
-0.4
Jun 2020
-4.0
-37.5
-39.7
53.8
-0.2
-1.3
-0.7
-0.1
0.7
-0.2
Jul 2020
-2.8
-28.2
-30.0
47.6
0.0
-0.2
-1.2
0.0
0.8
-0.2
Aug 2020
-1.4
-22.3
-24.3
56.8
0.8
3.6
-0.1
0.2
0.9
0.0
Sep 2020
-1.3
-26.7
-29.5
90.7
1.4
5.7
1.8
0.6
1.3
0.0
Oct 2020
-1.0
-26.2
-28.0
23.3
1.6
6.7
2.0
0.8
1.3
0.1
Nov 2020
-1.0
-24.6
-26.8
23.3
1.6
6.5
0.2
1.1
1.1
0.2
Dec 2020
-0.3
-20.1
-21.1
-0.2
1.9
9.0
-0.8
1.0
1.1
0.2
Jan 2021
1.0
-12.8
-13.6
12.3
2.6
13.4
0.4
1.1
1.1
0.2
Feb 2021
3.0
6.4
5.0
53.5
2.8
14.2
0.6
1.1
1.2
0.2
Mar 2021
7.1
56.4
56.7
79.9
3.8
18.9
3.8
1.3
1.1
0.6
Apr 2021
10.9
130.7
137.5
66.8
5.2
26.4
8.0
1.3
0.9
0.8
May 2021
11.6
113.1
118.0
69.4
6.1
33.3
5.9
1.2
1.2
1.0
Jun 2021
11.3
85.3
87.7
74.5
6.5
33.4
8.2
1.5
1.4
1.1
Jul 2021
10.2
65.6
64.6
120.1
6.3
29.9
9.9
1.8
1.9
1.1
Aug 2021
9.0
56.1
55.5
93.6
5.6
23.9
9.9
1.9
2.1
1.1
Sep 2021
9.3
69.8
71.5
66.8
5.1
20.1
10.2
1.8
1.9
1.4
Oct 2021
11.0
90.6
89.8
136.2
5.6
21.3
11.2
2.0
2.3
1.6
Nov 2021
11.8
87.0
87.3
100.6
6.4
24.0
13.6
2.3
2.6
1.9
Dec 2021
10.3
60.9
59.4
93.9
6.4
23.3
13.7
2.5
2.6
2.2
Jan 2022
10.8
58.4
55.3
125.7
7.0
22.2
15.4
3.2
2.8
2.6
Feb 2022
11.4
57.9
56.8
83.9
7.4
23.0
15.7
3.5
3.0
3.0
Mar 2022
13.0
72.3
72.9
69.8
7.7
23.3
13.6
3.7
3.0
3.2
Apr 2022
12.5
70.6
69.3
114.0
7.2
20.6
11.9
3.9
3.1
3.1
May 2022
11.6
72.0
69.7
143.5
5.9
13.2
11.5
4.1
3.5
2.7
Jun 2022
10.7
73.2
70.6
149.5
4.6
8.9
8.7
3.8
3.5
2.0
Jul 2022
8.8
56.6
56.6
70.2
4.1
7.4
7.3
3.6
3.5
2.0
Aug 2022
7.7
46.7
45.6
77.3
3.9
8.4
5.0
3.2
3.0
1.9
Sep 2022
6.0
31.6
30.6
52.5
3.5
7.5
3.9
3.1
3.0
1.6
Oct 2022
4.2
16.9
16.8
20.8
2.9
5.9
2.2
3.0
3.2
1.1
Import fuel prices rose 16.9 percent from October 2021 to October 2022. A 16.8-percent advance in import petroleum prices and a 20.8-percent advance in import natural gas prices contributed to this increase.
Nonfuel import prices increased 2.9 percent from October 2021 to October 2022 led by higher prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials (5.9 percent). Other increases among nonfuel imports occurred in foods, feed, and beverages (2.2 percent), capital goods (3.0 percent), automotive vehicles, parts, and engines (3.2 percent), and consumer goods, excluding automotives (1.1 percent).
United States Department of Labor
