Import prices in the US jumped 1.4 percent month-over-month in January of 2021, following a revised 1.0 percent rise in December and above market forecasts of 1.0 percent. It was the biggest increase since March of 2012, mainly due to an increase in both fuel and nonfuel prices. Year-on-year, import prices advanced 0.9 percent, the first yearly gain since January of 2020 and the largest since October of 2017, following a 0.3 percent drop in the prior month. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Import Prices in the United States averaged 109.57 points from 1982 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 147.50 points in July of 2008 and a record low of 75 points in March of 1986. This page provides - United States Import Prices - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Import Prices - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2021.
Import Prices in the United States is expected to be 125.74 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Import Prices in the United States to stand at 128.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Import Prices is projected to trend around 128.00 points in 2022 and 128.74 points in 2023, according to our econometric models.