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May 1983

U.S. foreign trade prices in 1982: import index falls, export indexes mixed

Mark Johnson

Import-export prices were affected by the appreciation of the dollar and the worldwide recession; crude oil led the import price decrease, export prices of nonferrous metals, grain, and intermediate manufactured goods recorded decreases.

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