United States Import Price Index in United States

Oficina de Estadisticas Laborales (BLS) · Monthly · Importance 77

-0.40% (Jul-26) MOM · % · Mensual · CSV
5.95% (Jul-26) YOY · % · Mensual · CSV
Recessions COVID recession
Period%
Jul 2026 -0.40%
Jun 2026 -0.27%
May 2026 1.69%
Apr 2026 2.28%
Mar 2026 0.91%
Feb 2026 0.99%
Jan 2026 0.50%
Dec 2025 0.14%
Nov 2025 0.28%
Sep 2025 -0.14%
Aug 2025 -0.14%
Jul 2025 0.28%
Jun 2025 -0.14%
May 2025 -0.49%
Apr 2025 0.07%
Mar 2025 -0.35%
Feb 2025 0.21%
Jan 2025 0.28%
Dec 2024 0.07%
Nov 2024 0.14%
Oct 2024 0.14%
Sep 2024 -0.35%
Aug 2024 -0.28%
Jul 2024 0.14%
Jun 2024 0.07%
May 2024 -0.14%
Apr 2024 0.85%
Mar 2024 0.57%
Feb 2024 0.22%
Jan 2024 0.72%
Dec 2023 -0.72%
Nov 2023 -0.50%
Oct 2023 -0.64%
Sep 2023 0.50%
Aug 2023 0.65%
Jul 2023 0.00%
Jun 2023 -0.21%
May 2023 -0.43%
Apr 2023 0.29%
Mar 2023 -0.78%
Feb 2023 -0.21%
Jan 2023 -0.35%
Dec 2022 0.14%
Nov 2022 -0.77%
Oct 2022 -0.28%
Sep 2022 -1.04%
Aug 2022 -1.23%
Jul 2022 -1.41%
Jun 2022 0.20%
May 2022 0.47%
Apr 2022 0.48%
Mar 2022 2.95%
Feb 2022 1.78%
Jan 2022 1.97%
Dec 2021 -0.36%
Nov 2021 0.73%
Oct 2021 1.48%
Sep 2021 0.45%
Aug 2021 -0.22%
Jul 2021 0.30%
Period%
Jul 2026 5.95%
Jun 2026 6.68%
May 2026 6.81%
Apr 2026 4.52%
Mar 2026 2.26%
Feb 2026 0.99%
Jan 2026 0.21%
Dec 2025 0.00%
Nov 2025 -0.07%
Sep 2025 -0.07%
Aug 2025 -0.28%
Jul 2025 -0.42%
Jun 2025 -0.56%
May 2025 -0.35%
Apr 2025 0.00%
Mar 2025 0.78%
Feb 2025 1.72%
Jan 2025 1.72%
Dec 2024 2.17%
Nov 2024 1.36%
Oct 2024 0.71%
Sep 2024 -0.07%
Aug 2024 0.78%
Jul 2024 1.72%
Jun 2024 1.58%
May 2024 1.29%
Apr 2024 1.00%
Mar 2024 0.43%
Feb 2024 -0.92%
Jan 2024 -1.34%
Dec 2023 -2.40%
Nov 2023 -1.55%
Oct 2023 -1.82%
Sep 2023 -1.47%
Aug 2023 -2.97%
Jul 2023 -4.78%
Jun 2023 -6.13%
May 2023 -5.74%
Apr 2023 -4.88%
Mar 2023 -4.70%
Feb 2023 -1.12%
Jan 2023 0.86%
Dec 2022 3.20%
Nov 2022 2.68%
Oct 2022 4.24%
Sep 2022 6.08%
Aug 2022 7.67%
Jul 2022 8.77%
Jun 2022 10.66%
May 2022 11.60%
Apr 2022 12.51%
Mar 2022 13.01%
Feb 2022 11.41%
Jan 2022 10.75%
Dec 2021 10.27%
Nov 2021 11.75%
Oct 2021 11.03%
Sep 2021 9.32%
Aug 2021 9.01%
Jul 2021 10.24%

About this indicator

SourceUnited States Department of Labor
FrequencyMonthly
Release A mediados de mes. (12:30 GMT)
What it isImport prices are a measure of the change in prices of a basket of goods and services traded with the US from one period to another. Import prices are those prices of products purchased by resident individuals / companies from another country.
How it's calculatedIt is calculated monthly based on information extracted from a series of questions that is performed on a sample of about 600 people about prices of about 20,000 products each month. The index is calculated as (P1 / P0) * 100, ie price compared divided between price base year and all multiplied by 100, but more significantly the use of the percentage change in an index with respect to other.
Market implicationsThis indicator is mainly used as a deflator to convert data value at current prices in constant price data on foreign trade statistics and national accounts. It is also used as an indicator for short-term analysis of economic activity linked to foreign trade. It is also a useful tool for researchers or companies to analyze certain products or markets tool.
LimitationsData can be reviewed in the following publication three months, therefore caution should be exercised when interpreting them.