prices of imported goods to the us fell in september for the third consecutive month due to lower fuel prices a sign of easing inflation pressures import prices decreased 12 in september compared with the previous month following a revised 11 monthly decline in august according to data from the labor department released friday economists polled by the wall street journal expected import prices to fall 11 the decline in import prices was driven by a 75 fall in fuel prices with a 75 decrease in petroleum prices and a 105 drop in natural gas prices prices for nonfuel imports declined 04 in september us import prices rose 60 in september compared with the same month last year easing from the 87 onyear increase registered in august this is the smallest 12month advance since the index rose 30 for the year ended february 2021 the labor department said