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Beyond the Numbers Articles

Beyond the Numbers is a BLS publication that strives to bring interesting data stories to you. News releases typically focus on the headline numbers, but this publication delves deeper and gives you a peek at what goes on beyond the numbers.

How currency appreciation can impact prices: the rise of the U.S. dollar (March 2023)
Exploring price increases in 2021 and previous periods of inflation (October 2022)
Inbound air freight prices go sky high in the midst of pandemic (June 2021) (PDF)
How tariffs relate to BLS import and export price indexes (May 2020) (PDF)
The relationship between crude oil prices and export prices of major agricultural commodities (April 2019) (PDF)
The rise and fall of almond prices: Asia, drought, and consumer preference (October 2017) (PDF)
Impact of the 2015 U.S. dollar rise on export prices and on the agricultural industry (December 2016) (PDF)
Impact of the strengthening dollar on U.S. import prices in 2015 (August 2016) (PDF)
The 2014 plunge in import petroleum prices: what happened? (May 2015) (PDF)
Analyzing alternatives to export price indexes (November 2015) (PDF)
Shrimp disease in Asia resulting in high U.S. import prices (June 2014) (PDF)
The impact of the falling yen on U.S. import prices (April 2014) (PDF)
Forty years of the BLS export and import price indexes: trends and competition (December 2013) (PDF)
The reemergence of the United States as a global petroleum producer (August 2013) (PDF)
Growing demand for fertilizer keeps prices high (May 2013) (PDF)
Coal: a key player in expanded U.S. energy exports (February 2013) (PDF)
Impact of the drought on corn exports: paying the price (November 2012) (PDF)
Bureau of Labor Statistics introduces new locality of origin import price indexes by industry sector (August 2012) (PDF)
International air passenger fares shrug off the recession (May 2012) (PDF)
The impact of the earthquake in Japan on U.S. imports (November 2011) (PDF)
The impact of soaring cotton prices on consumer apparel prices (August 2011) (PDF)
U.S. import and export price indexes and the terms of trade (May 2011) (PDF)
U.S. export prices up as world grain stockpiles decline (February 2011) (PDF)
The impact of the European debt crisis on U.S. import prices (November 2010) (PDF)
China’s exchange rate policy reflected in U.S. import prices; quarterly price highlights (August 2010)(PDF)
The price competitiveness of U.S. exports; quarterly price highlights (May 2010) (PDF)
Employment growth among sectors in the United States, Japan, and Europe based upon educational attainment (July 1998) (PDF)

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Last Modified Date: December 11, 2020