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U.S. import prices record no change in April; export prices advance 0.6%

Prices for U.S. imports recorded no change in April, after advancing 2.9 percent in March. Export prices rose 0.6 percent in April following a 4.1-percent increase the previous month. Over the past year, import prices advanced 12.0 percent and export prices rose 18.0 percent.

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05/12/2022 PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in April; goods rise 1.3%, services are unchanged

05/11/2022 CPI for all items rises 0.3% in April; shelter, food, airfare indexes rise

05/11/2022 Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.1% in April

05/06/2022 Payroll employment increases by 428,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6%

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.3% in Apr 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.6% in Apr 2022

Payroll Employment:
+428,000(p) in Apr 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Apr 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.5%(p) in Apr 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.4% in 1st Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
-7.5% in 1st Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
unchanged in Apr 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.6% in Apr 2022

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