US import prices advanced 2.1% year-over-year in March 2026, accelerating from a revised 1.0% rise in February and marking the strongest year-over-year gain since December 2024. 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 2.10 percent in March from 1.30 percent in February of 2026.

Import Prices YoY in the United States increased to 2.10 percent in March from 1.30 percent in February 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
2026-03-25 12:30 PM
Import Prices YoY
Feb 1.3% 0.3% 0.3%
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 2.1%


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 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
2.10 1.00 21.40 -19.10 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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