Details from the September 2016 US import and export prices data report 13 October 2016
Prior -0.2%
-1.1% vs -1.0% exp y/y. Prior -2.2%
Export prices 0.3% vs 0.0% exp m/m. Prior -0.8%
Prices higher on the month due to petroleum and food costs. Import costs are still negative year on year which keeps the longer-term picture soft for inflation. Prices ex-petrol were flat.
US import prices y/y