August US Import Prices, Export Prices Both Rebound from July Declines

08:46 AM EDT, 09/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US import prices rose by 0.7% in August, above the 0.5% increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 6:00 am ET and following a 0.3% decrease in July. Excluding a 0.1% gain in petroleum prices, import prices increased by 0.8% in August after a 0.3% July increase. A 0.3% increase was expected for August. Excluding all fuels, import prices were up 0.8% in August. Export prices rebounded by 0.6% in August, as expected and following a 1.4% decline in July. Export prices were up 0.7% excluding a 0.5% rise in agricultural commodity prices.