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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes: September 2022
U.S. import prices decreased 1.2 percent in September, after declining 1.1 percent the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower fuel and nonfuel prices in September contributed to the drop in U.S. import prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.8 percent in September following a 1.7-percent decline in August. Imports The price index for U.S. imports decreased 1.2 percent in September and 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 2022. The quarterly drop was the largest 3-month decline since the index fell 4.3 percent for the 3 months ended May 2020. Prices for U.S. imports rose 6.0 percent ... (full story)