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Import prices from Canada down 10.3 percent over year ended February 2023 

March 23, 2023
U.S. import prices declined 1.1 percent from February 2022 to February 2023, the first 12-month decrease since the index fell 0.3 percent in December 2020 and the largest over-the-year drop since a 1.3-percent decline in September 2020. Prices for imports from China declined 0.4 percent over the past 12 months, the largest over-the-year decrease since July 2020. Full Text »

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