U.S. import prices increase 0.4% in February; export prices advance 0.1%

Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.4 percent in February, after rising 0.4 percent in January. U.S. export prices rose 0.1 percent in February following a 1.3-percent increase the previous month. Over the past year, import prices increased 2.0 percent and export prices rose 2.1 percent.