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Import prices up 4.2 percent, export prices up 8.8 percent, over the year ended April 2026

May 22, 2026

From April 2025 to April 2026, import prices increased 4.2 percent, the largest 12-month increase for U.S. import prices since October 2022. Export prices rose 8.8 percent over the year, the largest increase since September 2022.

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U.S. import and export price indexes, 12-month percent change
Date	All imports	Fuel imports	Nonfuel imports	All exports	Agricultural exports	Nonagricultural exports
Apr 2016	-5.3	-31.7	-2.0	-5.1	-9.1	-4.7
May 2016	-5.2	-30.6	-1.8	-4.5	-5.2	-4.4
Jun 2016	-4.7	-24.5	-1.8	-3.5	-1.3	-3.8
Jul 2016	-3.7	-21.3	-1.2	-3.0	-2.6	-3.0
Aug 2016	-2.2	-12.9	-0.9	-2.4	-3.5	-2.3
Sep 2016	-1.1	-3.7	-0.6	-1.5	-3.1	-1.3
Oct 2016	-0.2	3.1	-0.3	-1.1	-2.7	-0.8
Nov 2016	0.2	6.1	-0.2	-0.2	-1.1	-0.2
Dec 2016	1.9	24.7	0.2	1.3	-0.3	1.4
Jan 2017	3.8	56.9	0.2	2.4	1.3	2.4
Feb 2017	4.7	68.9	0.6	3.2	2.1	3.3
Mar 2017	4.1	50.9	0.9	3.4	5.4	3.2
Apr 2017	3.6	36.9	1.0	3.1	4.6	3.0
May 2017	2.3	20.4	0.9	1.4	-0.1	1.6
Jun 2017	1.4	5.1	1.1	0.6	-3.8	1.0
Jul 2017	1.2	6.3	0.7	0.9	-1.8	1.1
Aug 2017	2.0	14.4	1.0	2.3	1.7	2.4
Sep 2017	2.7	19.4	1.3	2.8	2.1	2.8
Oct 2017	2.4	12.4	1.4	2.7	3.6	2.6
Nov 2017	3.5	24.8	1.5	3.1	2.1	3.3
Dec 2017	3.2	21.8	1.3	2.8	1.9	2.8
Jan 2018	3.4	18.5	1.9	3.3	1.5	3.5
Feb 2018	3.3	16.0	2.0	3.1	0.7	3.4
Mar 2018	3.3	16.4	1.9	3.4	2.8	3.5
Apr 2018	3.5	21.5	1.7	3.7	1.6	3.9
May 2018	4.5	30.1	1.8	5.0	4.8	4.9
Jun 2018	4.7	38.5	1.5	5.3	5.3	5.3
Jul 2018	4.8	41.0	1.4	4.3	-1.9	5.0
Aug 2018	3.8	32.7	0.9	3.6	-1.5	4.1
Sep 2018	3.1	25.6	0.6	2.7	-2.1	3.3
Oct 2018	3.4	29.3	0.6	3.1	-4.1	3.9
Nov 2018	0.7	3.5	0.4	1.8	-1.7	2.2
Dec 2018	-0.9	-13.1	0.6	1.1	2.3	1.0
Jan 2019	-1.5	-12.0	-0.2	-0.2	0.1	-0.2
Feb 2019	-0.7	-1.2	-0.5	0.2	-0.3	0.3
Mar 2019	0.1	8.7	-0.8	0.6	-2.4	0.9
Apr 2019	-0.2	6.5	-0.9	0.2	-2.7	0.5
May 2019	-0.9	3.9	-1.4	-0.9	-5.3	-0.3
Jun 2019	-2.0	-6.6	-1.4	-1.6	-2.0	-1.5
Jul 2019	-2.0	-7.2	-1.2	-0.9	3.5	-1.5
Aug 2019	-2.1	-9.2	-1.1	-1.4	0.6	-1.6
Sep 2019	-2.1	-8.3	-1.2	-1.7	0.2	-1.9
Oct 2019	-3.0	-12.7	-1.5	-2.2	2.0	-2.7
Nov 2019	-1.2	1.6	-1.4	-1.3	2.7	-1.7
Dec 2019	0.5	18.6	-1.4	-0.9	-1.2	-0.8
Jan 2020	0.5	13.2	-0.9	0.4	3.1	0.2
Feb 2020	-1.3	-6.6	-0.8	-1.4	-0.1	-1.6
Mar 2020	-4.2	-36.0	-0.6	-3.5	-2.4	-3.7
Apr 2020	-6.8	-56.6	-1.0	-7.0	-4.3	-7.2
May 2020	-6.3	-52.3	-0.7	-6.7	-3.7	-7.0
Jun 2020	-4.0	-37.5	-0.2	-4.5	-4.5	-4.5
Jul 2020	-2.8	-28.2	0.0	-3.7	-3.1	-3.8
Aug 2020	-1.4	-22.3	0.8	-2.7	-2.9	-2.6
Sep 2020	-1.3	-26.7	1.4	-1.8	1.4	-2.2
Oct 2020	-1.0	-26.2	1.6	-1.7	3.2	-2.1
Nov 2020	-1.0	-24.6	1.6	-1.0	4.3	-1.6
Dec 2020	-0.3	-20.1	1.9	0.4	5.4	-0.1
Jan 2021	1.0	-12.8	2.6	2.5	9.6	1.6
Feb 2021	3.0	6.4	2.8	5.4	15.9	4.3
Mar 2021	7.1	56.4	3.8	9.6	20.4	8.4
Apr 2021	10.9	130.7	5.2	15.0	25.5	13.7
May 2021	11.6	113.1	6.1	17.6	33.7	15.8
Jun 2021	11.3	85.3	6.5	16.9	33.4	15.1
Jul 2021	10.2	65.6	6.3	17.0	29.1	15.6
Aug 2021	9.0	56.1	5.6	16.6	33.2	14.8
Sep 2021	9.3	69.8	5.1	16.3	27.6	15.1
Oct 2021	11.0	90.6	5.6	18.3	24.7	17.6
Nov 2021	11.8	87.0	6.4	18.1	21.9	17.7
Dec 2021	10.3	60.9	6.4	14.9	21.5	14.1
Jan 2022	10.8	58.4	7.0	15.0	18.0	14.6
Feb 2022	11.4	57.9	7.4	16.8	18.2	16.6
Mar 2022	13.0	72.3	7.7	18.4	20.6	18.1
Apr 2022	12.5	70.6	7.2	18.2	21.2	17.8
May 2022	11.6	72.0	5.9	18.6	16.9	18.9
Jun 2022	10.7	73.2	4.6	18.6	15.3	19.0
Jul 2022	8.8	56.6	4.1	12.9	13.6	12.9
Aug 2022	7.7	46.4	3.9	11.2	12.0	11.1
Sep 2022	6.1	32.5	3.5	9.8	12.7	9.5
Oct 2022	4.2	16.7	2.9	7.2	10.9	6.8
Nov 2022	2.7	9.4	2.0	6.1	12.8	5.2
Dec 2022	3.2	15.9	1.9	4.6	9.3	3.9
Jan 2023	0.9	2.7	0.6	2.0	5.3	1.5
Feb 2023	-1.1	-12.3	0.2	-0.8	3.1	-1.4
Mar 2023	-4.7	-28.8	-1.5	-5.0	-3.1	-5.2
Apr 2023	-4.9	-26.2	-1.9	-6.0	-3.9	-6.3
May 2023	-5.7	-33.9	-1.6	-10.3	-8.3	-10.7
Jun 2023	-6.1	-36.8	-1.3	-11.8	-9.6	-12.2
Jul 2023	-4.8	-31.3	-0.9	-8.1	-6.1	-8.4
Aug 2023	-3.0	-18.2	-0.9	-5.7	-7.4	-5.6
Sep 2023	-1.5	-7.1	-0.8	-4.3	-7.7	-4.1
Oct 2023	-1.8	-8.8	-0.9	-4.7	-8.1	-4.4
Nov 2023	-1.6	-11.1	-0.5	-5.1	-10.7	-4.4
Dec 2023	-2.4	-16.3	-0.8	-2.9	-8.7	-2.1
Jan 2024	-1.3	-10.6	-0.3	-2.4	-9.3	-1.5
Feb 2024	-0.9	-4.3	-0.6	-2.0	-9.3	-1.2
Mar 2024	0.4	5.1	0.1	-1.5	-8.5	-0.7
Apr 2024	1.0	4.4	0.8	-0.8	-9.2	0.2
May 2024	1.3	10.2	0.5	0.6	-6.7	1.6
Jun 2024	1.6	7.2	1.1	1.0	-4.4	1.6
Jul 2024	1.7	5.9	1.3	1.2	-6.8	2.1
Aug 2024	0.8	-5.8	1.5	-0.7	-6.7	-0.1
Sep 2024	-0.1	-17.9	2.0	-1.8	-4.9	-1.5
Oct 2024	0.7	-15.4	2.4	0.1	-1.9	0.4
Nov 2024	1.4	-8.7	2.4	0.9	-1.7	1.2
Dec 2024	2.2	0.4	2.3	2.0	-0.7	2.4
Jan 2025	1.7	1.7	1.6	2.8	0.5	3.0
Feb 2025	1.7	2.1	1.7	2.7	0.3	2.9
Mar 2025	0.8	-6.0	1.4	2.5	1.1	2.6
Apr 2025	0.0	-11.9	1.1	1.9	1.8	1.8
May 2025	-0.4	-16.5	1.2	1.9	1.6	1.8
Jun 2025	-0.6	-14.5	0.7	2.6	1.4	2.8
Jul 2025	-0.4	-12.2	0.7	2.4	3.2	2.2
Aug 2025	-0.3	-9.8	0.5	3.2	5.0	3.1
Sep 2025	-0.1	-4.2	0.3	3.9	3.7	3.9
Oct 2025	—	—	—	—	2.0	—
Nov 2025	-0.1	-6.7	0.5	3.3	2.6	3.3
Dec 2025	0.0	-8.8	0.8	3.4	1.7	3.6
Jan 2026	0.2	-12.5	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.5
Feb 2026	1.0	-11.8	2.2	3.8	2.2	4.0
Mar 2026	2.3	0.4	2.4	5.4	3.0	5.7
Apr 2026	4.2	20.0	2.9	8.8	4.3	9.3
Notes: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after initially published. Some Oct and Nov 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Import fuels and lubricants prices increased 20.0 percent over the past 12 months. During the same period, prices for import petroleum and petroleum products rose 22.0 percent while the price of import natural gas ticked up 0.1 percent. Nonfuel import prices increased 2.9 percent on a 12-month basis, the largest over-the-year increase since October 2022. Higher prices for capital goods; nonfuel industrial supplies and materials; and consumer goods, excluding automotives more than offset lower prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines as well as for foods, feeds, and beverages from April 2025 to April 2026.

Prices for agricultural exports increased 4.3 percent over the past 12 months, as higher prices for soybeans and meat drove the over-the-year increase. Prices for nonagricultural exports increased 9.3 percent from April 2025 to April 2026. Higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials; capital goods; and consumer goods, excluding automotives led the 12-month increase.

These data are from the International Price program and are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — April 2026." Also see charts on U.S. import and export prices. Import price data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Import prices up 4.2 percent, export prices up 8.8 percent, over the year ended April 2026 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/import-prices-up-4-2-percent-export-prices-up-8-8-percent-over-the-year-ended-april-2026.htm (visited May 22, 2026).

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