September 14, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Export prices increase in August 2009
One-month percent change in export price indexes, August 2008–August 2009
| Month |
Exports |
| All exports |
Agricultural exports |
Nonagricultural exports |
Aug 2008 |
-1.6 |
-9.6 |
-0.7 |
Sep 2008 |
-0.8 |
0.1 |
-0.9 |
Oct 2008 |
-2.1 |
-8.4 |
-1.4 |
Nov 2008 |
-3.2 |
-6.9 |
-2.8 |
Dec 2008 |
-2.2 |
-6.1 |
-1.9 |
Jan 2009 |
0.7 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
Feb 2009 |
-0.3 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
Mar 2009 |
-0.7 |
-3.4 |
-0.4 |
Apr 2009 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
May 2009 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
Jun 2009 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
Jul 2009 |
-0.3 |
-4.9 |
0.1 |
Aug 2009 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
These data featured in the TED article, Export prices increase in August 2009.
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