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Import prices down 0.1% in October on lower fuel prices; export prices increase 0.2%

U.S. import prices declined 0.1 percent in October following a 0.2-percent increase in September. Prices for exports advanced 0.2 percent in October, after rising 0.6 percent the previous month. Over the past year, import prices declined 1.0 percent and export prices fell 1.6 percent.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate:
6.9% in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment:
+638,000(p) in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 3rd Qtr of 2020 News Release Historical Data

Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2020 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.1% in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data