March 15, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Import and export prices in February 2012

12-month percent changes in U.S. import price and export price indexes, selected categories of goods, February 2011–February 2012
Product	Import	Export
All commodities	5.5%	1.5%
All commodities excluding food & fuels	2.4	1.4
Fuels & lubricants	15.2	7.9
Consumer goods, excluding autos	2.3	3.7
Foods, feeds & beverages	2	-1.8
Base metals & articles of base metals	-1.9	-2.8
Pearls, stones, precious metals	13.7	20
Plastics and articles thereof	5.2	2.5
Vegetable products	4.8	-6.6
Live animals; animal products	3.3	10.9
Automotive vehicles, parts & engines	3.6	2.8
Capital goods	1.1	1.1
Industrial supplies & materials	11	1.9
Woodpulp & paper products	-0.4	-7.5

These data are featured in the TED article, Import and export prices in February 2012.

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