BLS: U.S. Import Prices Rise in Dec., Export Values Edge Up


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Analyst

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) --U.S. import prices rose 0.1% in December, the U.S. 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Tuesday (2/10). Prices for U.S. 
exports advanced 0.3% in December. Over the past year, import prices were 
unchanged and export prices increased 3.1%.

   The BLS reported that due to the lapse in appropriations during the 
government shutdown from October 1 through November 12, 2025, some U.S. Import 
and Export Price Index (MXP) values for October 2025 are permanently 
unavailable for publication, the BLS said.  However, the subsequent lapse in 
appropriations from January 31 through February 3, 2026, did not affect data 
collection for price indexes. 

   "Due to the compressed release schedule following the 2025 lapse in 
appropriations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will update the Import and 
Export Price Indexes (MXP) website and database with December 2025 data but 
will forgo a detailed news release. The MXP database can be found at 
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/data/. Associated charts and supplemental tables for 
December 2025 can be found at www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.toc.htm," the BLS 
stated.

   Additionally, U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for January 2026 are 
scheduled for release on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

   Revised MXP release dates will be posted at 
http://www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lapse-revised-release-dates.htm as they become 
available.

   The effects of the 2025 government shutdown will continue to delay 
publication of MXP data releases, according to the BLS.




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