US import prices advanced 4.2% year-over-year in April 2026, matching the strongest yearly increase since October 2022. Import Prices YoY in the United States averaged 1.46 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.40 percent in July of 2008 and a record low of -19.10 percent in July of 2009. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Import Prices YoY in the United States increased to 4.20 percent in April from 2.30 percent in March of 2026.

Import Prices YoY in the United States increased to 4.20 percent in April from 2.30 percent in March of 2026. Import Prices YoY in the United States is expected to be 5.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Import Prices YoY is projected to trend around 1.70 percent in 2027 and 1.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-15 12:30 PM
Import Prices YoY
Mar 2.1% 1.0% 2% 3.6%
2026-05-14 12:30 PM
Import Prices YoY
Apr 4.2% 2.3% 2.9%
2026-06-16 12:30 PM
Import Prices YoY
May 4.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 333.02 330.21 points Apr 2026
Core Consumer Prices 335.42 334.17 points Apr 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 2.60 percent Apr 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.20 percent Apr 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.60 2.60 percent Apr 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 357.35 355.10 points Apr 2026
CPI s.a 332.41 330.29 points Apr 2026
CPI Transportation 291.75 283.43 points Apr 2026
Export Prices 166.10 160.80 points Apr 2026
Export Prices MoM 3.30 1.50 percent Apr 2026
Export Prices YoY 8.80 5.40 percent Apr 2026
Food Inflation 3.20 2.70 percent Apr 2026
Import Prices 147.60 144.80 points Apr 2026
Import Prices MoM 1.90 0.90 percent Apr 2026
Import Prices YoY 4.20 2.30 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 3.30 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.60 0.90 percent Apr 2026
PPI MoM 1.40 0.70 percent Apr 2026
PPI 156.50 154.37 points Apr 2026
PPI YoY 6.00 4.30 percent Apr 2026


United States Import Prices YoY
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
4.20 2.30 21.40 -19.10 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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