U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
03/17/2021 | 12:43am EDT
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Required fields Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Technical information: (202) 691-7101 •MXPinfo@bls.gov•www.bls.gov/mxpMedia contact: (202) 691-5902 •PressOffice@bls.gov USDL-21-0436 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2021 U.S. import prices advanced 1.3 percent in February following a 1.4-percent increase in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the advances in each of the past 2 months. Prices for U.S. exports also rose in February, increasing 1.6 percent, after advancing 2.5 percent the previous month.