August 17, 2010

U.S. import prices increase in July

1-month percent change in Import Price Indexes, July 2009—July 2010
Month	All imports	Fuel imports	Nonfuel imports
Jul 09	−0.6	−2.6	−0.2
Aug 09	1.5	7.0	0.4
Sep 09	0.2	−1.3	0.4
Oct 09	0.8	3.0	0.4
Nov 09	1.5	6.3	0.3
Dec 09	0.2	−0.2	0.4
Jan 10	1.2	4.4	0.4
Feb 10	−0.1	−0.7	0.1
Mar 10	0.4	1.4	0.2
Apr 10	1.1	2.6	0.6
May 10	−0.8	−5.1	0.5
Jun 10	−1.3	−4.9	−0.5
Jul 10	0.2	2.1	−0.3

These data featured in the TED article, U.S. import prices increase in July.

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