U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - August 2012

U.S. import prices rose 0.7 percent in August,the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after declining 0.7 percent the previous month. The August increase was the first advance in overall import prices since a 1.4 percent rise in March. Export prices also increased in August, rising 0.9 percent following a 0.4 percent advance in July.