In the 12 months through May, import prices plunged 5.9%. That was the biggest year-on-year decline since May 2020 and followed a 4.9% fall in April. Annual import prices have now decreased for ...

The flat reading in import prices followed a 0.2% drop in May. Economists polled by Reuters had expected import prices, which exclude tariffs, to dip 0.1%.

U.S. retailers and other importers that had largely halted shipments in May due to tariffs, resumed imports from China in June, amid truce.

Overall prices for foreign goods shipped to the U.S. dropped more than expected in May, another sign of faltering inflation. Import prices decreased 0.3% in May from a month earlier, the steepest ...

In the 12 months through May, import prices increased 1.1%, matching April's rise. Imported fuel prices dropped 2.0% in May after advancing 4.1% in April. There were sharp decreases in the prices ...

Prices for foreign-made goods imported to the U.S. fell in May in another sign of softening inflation. Import prices fell 0.3% from the previous month, the Labor Department said. The number was in ...

Data for May was revised to show import prices declining 0.4% instead of 0.6% as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast import prices, which exclude tariffs, dipping 0.1%.

Prices for Chinese imports fell 0.2% after dipping 0.1% in February. They decreased 0.9% year-on-year. But imports from Japan cost 0.5% more and prices increased 1.7% from a year ago.

Imported fuel prices fell 2.6% in April after decreasing by 3.4% in March. Food prices were unchanged after dipping 0.1% in the prior month. Excluding fuels and food, import prices shot up 0.5%.