 The U.S. import price index was flat in June, held down by drop in fuel import prices, and that was according to the Labor Department. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal were expecting a 0.2 percent decline in June import prices, excluding fuel. Import prices were up 0.2 percent last month. Over the past year, import prices were up 1.6 percent year over year, which is up from 1.4 percent in May. That is the largest year over year gain since December of 2022.