WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices rose in March on strong petroleum prices, a government report showed on Tuesday, but underlying import cost pressures were more subdued as the dollar strengthened.
Import prices rose 0.7 percent after falling a revised 0.2 percent in February, the Labor Department said. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast import prices would rise 0.9 percent in March from a previously reported 0.3 percent fall.
In the 12 months to March, import prices rose 11.4 percent.
March's monthly rise reflected a 4.0 percent increase in the price of imported petroleum and petroleum products after a 1.4 percent decline in February. Excluding petroleum, import prices fell 0.2 percent following a 0.2 percent gain in February. (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)