U.S. import prices decreased 0.6 percent in March following a 0.2-percent decline in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower prices for fuel and nonfuel imports each contributed to the March drop in U.S. import prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.3 percent in March, after increasing 0.4 percent in February and 0.3 percent in January. Prices for U.S. imports fell 0.6 percent in March, the largest 1-month decline since November 2022. The price index for U.S. imports decreased 4.6 percent over the past year, the largest 12-month drop since the index declined 6.3 percent in May 2020. (See ... (full story)