US import prices increased by 0.8% month-over-month in March 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.9% rise in February and missing market forecasts of a 2% surge. Fuel and lubricant prices jumped 2.9%, the largest increase since January 2025, driven by higher petroleum costs that outweighed lower natural gas prices. Nonfuel import prices also climbed 0.6% in March, after a 0.8% rise in February, supported by increases in nonfuel industrial supplies, capital goods, consumer goods (excluding autos), and foods, feeds, and beverages. On an annual basis, US import prices advanced 2.1% in March, marking the strongest year-over-year gain since December 2024. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Import Prices MoM in the United States decreased to 0.80 percent in March from 0.90 percent in February of 2026. Import Prices MoM in the United States averaged 0.11 percent from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.40 percent in September of 1990 and a record low of -7.40 percent in November of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Import Prices MoM. United States Import Prices MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-25 12:30 PM
Import Prices MoM
Feb 1.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
2026-04-15 12:30 PM
Import Prices MoM
Mar 0.8% 0.9% 2% 1.9%
2026-05-14 12:30 PM
Import Prices MoM
Apr 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 330.21 326.79 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 334.17 333.51 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.50 percent Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.20 percent Mar 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.60 2.40 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 355.10 353.74 points Mar 2026
CPI s.a 330.29 327.46 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 283.43 269.61 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 161.00 158.40 points Mar 2026
Export Prices MoM 1.60 1.90 percent Mar 2026
Export Prices YoY 5.60 3.80 percent Mar 2026
Food Inflation 2.70 3.10 percent Mar 2026
Import Prices 144.60 143.50 points Mar 2026
Import Prices MoM 0.80 0.90 percent Mar 2026
Import Prices YoY 2.10 1.00 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.30 2.40 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.90 0.30 percent Mar 2026
PPI MoM 0.50 0.50 percent Mar 2026
PPI 154.01 153.22 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 4.00 3.40 percent Mar 2026


United States Import Prices MoM
In the United States, Import Prices correspond to the rate of change in the prices of goods and services purchased by residents of that country from, and supplied by, foreign sellers. Import Prices are heavily affected by exchange rates.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.90 3.40 -7.40 1989 - 2026 percent Monthly
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US Import Price Growth Falls Short of Expectations
US import prices increased by 0.8% month-over-month in March 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.9% rise in February and missing market forecasts of a 2% surge. Fuel and lubricant prices jumped 2.9%, the largest increase since January 2025, driven by higher petroleum costs that outweighed lower natural gas prices. Nonfuel import prices also climbed 0.6% in March, after a 0.8% rise in February, supported by increases in nonfuel industrial supplies, capital goods, consumer goods (excluding autos), and foods, feeds, and beverages. On an annual basis, US import prices advanced 2.1% in March, marking the strongest year-over-year gain since December 2024.
2026-04-15
US Import Prices Rise the Most since 2022
US import prices rose 1.3 percent in February 2026, the most since March 2022 and more than market expectations of 0.5%. Fuel and lubricant import prices climbed 3.8 percent after falling 1.2 percent in January, led by a 2.5 percent rise in petroleum products and a 24.7 percent jump in natural gas. Nonfuel imports increased 1.1 percent, up from 0.8 percent in January, supported by higher costs for capital goods, nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, consumer goods excluding autos, foods, feeds, beverages, and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines. On an annual basis, US import prices rose 1.3 percent, the largest year-on-year gain since February 2025.
2026-03-25
US Import Prices Rise 0.2% for 2nd Month
US import prices rose 0.2% from the previous month in January 2026, following a similar advance in December, as increases in non-fuel goods offset a decline in energy prices. Excluding fuels, import prices rose 0.5%, while prices excluding petroleum increased 0.5%. Gains were seen across several categories, including foods, feeds and beverages up 0.2%, industrial supplies and materials up 0.9%, automotive vehicles up 0.2%, and consumer goods up 0.1%. These increases were partly offset by a 2.2% fall in fuels, driven by a 2.7% drop in petroleum. Year-on-year, import prices decreased 0.1% in January, after remaining unchanged in December.
2026-03-05