The latest U. S. Import and Export Price Indexes news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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The price index for U.S. imports increased 1.5 percent in January, as higher prices for fuel
and nonfuel imports each contributed to the advance. U.S. export prices rose 1.2 percent
in January, following increases of 1.5 percent in November and 0.6 percent in December.