Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.1 percent in December, the first monthly decline for the index since a 0.1-percent decrease in June. The December drop was led by falling agricultural prices; the price index for nonagricultural prices recorded no change. Export prices rose 2.6 percent in 2017 following a 1.3-percent rise in 2016. The 2017 advance was the largest calendar-year increase since 2011 when the index rose 3.6 percent.
US import prices increased by 0.1%
- Thursday, Jan 11 2018
Import prices rose 0.1 percent in December following 0.8-percent advances in 2 of the previous 3 months. The index has not recorded a monthly decline since falling 0.2 percent in July. Prices for U.S imports increased 3.0 percent in 2017, after advancing 1.9 percent the previous year. The advance in 2017 was the largest calendar-year increase since import prices rose 8.5 percent in 2011.