September 2026 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — 2026-10-16

U.S. import prices increased 1.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.5-percent rise in August. Higher prices for nonfuel imports and fuel imports drove the advance in September. Prices for U.S. exports increased 2.2 percent in September after rising 1.2 percent the previous month. Import prices advanced 1.1 percent in September following an increase of 0.5 percent in August. Prices for U.S. imports rose 8.1 percent from September 2025 to September 2026, the largest 12-month advance since the index increased 8.8 percent for the year ended July 2022. (See table 1.) Fuel Imports: Prices for import fuel increased 4.8 percent in September following decreases of 0.2 percent in August and 6.8 percent in July. In September, higher prices for petroleum and petroleum products as well as natural gas drove the advance. Import prices for petroleum and petroleum products increased 4.6 percent, and prices for import natural gas rose 1.6 percent.