August 17, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Import prices turn down in July 2009

Over-the-month percent change in price index for imports, July 2008�July 2009 (not seasonally adjusted) (1)
Month	Percent change
Jul 2008	1.4
Aug 2008	-3.1
Sep 2008	-3.6
Oct 2008	-6.0
Nov 2008	-7.4
Dec 2008	-4.6
Jan 2009	-1.3
Feb 2009	0.0
Mar 2009	0.5
Apr 2009	1.1
May 2009	1.7
Jun 2009	2.6
Jul 2009	-0.7
Footnotes: (1) Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.

These data featured in the TED article, Import prices turn down in July 2009.

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