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U.S. import prices down 4.8 percent over year ended April 2023
May 25, 2023
Prices for commodity imports into the United States declined over the year ended April 2023, decreasing 4.8 percent over these 12 months, which was the largest over-the-year decrease since May 2020.
12-month percent changes in Import Price Indexes, selected categories, April, 2018–23
12 months ended
All commodities
Foods, feeds, & beverages
Industrial supplies & material
Capital goods
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines
Consumer goods, excluding automotive
Apr 2018
3.5
2.1
13.2
1.1
0.0
0.4
Apr 2019
-0.2
1.0
1.2
-1.3
-0.7
-0.5
Apr 2020
-6.8
-4.3
-26.5
-0.6
0.9
-0.5
Apr 2021
10.9
8.0
52.4
1.3
0.9
0.8
Apr 2022
12.5
11.9
36.8
3.9
3.1
3.1
Apr 2023
-4.8
0.2
-17.0
1.1
1.9
-0.2
Note: Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after initially published.
Prices for imported industrial supplies and materials decreased 17.0 percent over the past 12 months, after increasing 36.8 percent over the year ended April 2022 and 52.4 percent over the year ended April 2021. Within this category, import petroleum prices declined 25.7 percent and import natural gas prices decreased 45.7 percent from April 2022 to April 2023. The decrease in natural gas prices was the largest 12-month decrease since April 2015.
Prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines imports increased 1.9 percent over the past year after increasing 3.1 percent over the year ended April 2022.
United States Department of Labor
