The US import price index rose 1.3 percent year-on-year in February 2026, marking the largest annual increase since February 2025. Nonfuel import prices climbed 2.5 percent over the year, the biggest year-on-year rise since October 2022. Increases in nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, and consumer goods excluding autos outweighed declines in foods, feeds, beverages, and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines. In contrast, import fuel and lubricant prices fell 10.6 percent over the same period, with petroleum products down 14.8 percent while natural gas surged 57.9 percent. On a monthly basis, import prices rose 1.3 percent in February, following a 0.6 percent increase in January, marking the largest monthly jump since March 2022. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Import Prices YoY in the United States increased to 1.30 percent in February from 0.30 percent in January of 2026. 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. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Import Prices YoY. United States Import Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Import Prices YoY in the United States increased to 1.30 percent in February from 0.30 percent in January of 2026. Import Prices YoY in the United States is expected to be 0.80 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, according to our econometric models.