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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