Import Prices Rise 0.1% in September

The price of goods imported to the United States edged up 0.1% in September, marking the fifth increase in six months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The increase followed a revised 1.6% increase in August that was smaller than originally estimated, Labor said.

Prices excluding fuels rose 0.6%, the most in more than a year. Export prices fell 0.3%.

Economists had forecast import prices would rise 0.2%, Bloomberg reported.