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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2014 [11 December 2014]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

 

 

U.S. import prices declined 1.5 percent in November, after falling 1.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau

of Labor Statistics reported today. Both decreases were driven by declining fuel prices. The price index for

U.S. exports fell 1.0 percent in November following a 0.9-percent drop the previous month.

 

Imports

 

All Imports: Prices for U.S. imports fell 1.5 percent in November, the largest monthly drop in import prices

since a 2.3-percent decrease in June 2012. Led by lower fuel prices, overall import prices declined in each

of the past 5 months, falling 4.2 percent over that period. The price index for imports fell 2.3 percent over

the past 12 months, the largest year-over-year decline since a 2.7-percent decrease between April 2012 and

April 2013.        

 

Fuel Imports: Fuel prices decreased 6.7 percent in November, after declining 6.0 percent in October. Those

drops were the largest monthly decreases since the index fell 8.5 percent in June 2012. Both monthly

declines were driven by lower petroleum prices, which fell 6.9 percent in November and 6.4 percent in

October. In November, a 4.6-percent decrease in natural gas prices also contributed to the overall drop in

fuel prices, and followed a 0.4-percent advance the previous month. Fuel prices fell 11.5 percent for the year

ended November, the largest 12-month drop since the index fell 13.4 percent in July 2012. The November

2014 decrease was led by a 12.3-percent drop in petroleum prices, which more than offset a 10.6-percent

increase in natural gas prices over the same period.   

 

All Imports Excluding Fuel: The price index for nonfuel imports decreased 0.2 percent for the third

consecutive month in November. Prior to the last 3 months, the last time the index fell by more than 0.2

percent was a 0.4-percent decline in July 2013. Lower prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials;

foods, feeds, and beverages; and each of the major finished goods categories contributed to the overall

decline. Nonfuel import prices were unchanged over the past 12 months as higher prices for consumer

goods and foods, feeds, and beverages offset falling prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials,

automotive vehicles, and capital goods.       

 

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