July 13, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Import prices decrease in June 2012
1-month percent change in U.S. import price indexes, June 2008–June 2012
| Year |
All import prices |
Fuel import prices |
Nonfuel import prices |
Jun 2008 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
Jul 2008 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
Aug 2008 |
-3.1 |
-10.4 |
0.2 |
Sep 2008 |
-3.6 |
-11.7 |
-0.5 |
Oct 2008 |
-6.0 |
-20.8 |
-0.8 |
Nov 2008 |
-7.4 |
-27.8 |
-1.7 |
Dec 2008 |
-4.6 |
-22.2 |
-1.1 |
Jan 2009 |
-1.3 |
-4.7 |
-0.7 |
Feb 2009 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
-0.4 |
Mar 2009 |
0.5 |
7.8 |
-0.6 |
Apr 2009 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
May 2009 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
Jun 2009 |
2.7 |
16.0 |
0.2 |
Jul 2009 |
-0.6 |
-2.6 |
-0.2 |
Aug 2009 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
Sep 2009 |
0.2 |
-1.3 |
0.4 |
Oct 2009 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
Nov 2009 |
1.5 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
Dec 2009 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
Jan 2010 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
Feb 2010 |
-0.1 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
Mar 2010 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
Apr 2010 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
May 2010 |
-0.8 |
-5.1 |
0.4 |
Jun 2010 |
-1.2 |
-3.8 |
-0.4 |
Jul 2010 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
-0.3 |
Aug 2010 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
Sep 2010 |
0.0 |
-1.5 |
0.3 |
Oct 2010 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Nov 2010 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
Dec 2010 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
Jan 2011 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
Feb 2011 |
1.7 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
Mar 2011 |
3.0 |
9.7 |
0.8 |
Apr 2011 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
May 2011 |
0.1 |
-0.6 |
0.3 |
Jun 2011 |
-0.6 |
-2.3 |
0.0 |
Jul 2011 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Aug 2011 |
-0.4 |
-2.1 |
0.2 |
Sep 2011 |
-0.1 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
Oct 2011 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
Nov 2011 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
-0.2 |
Dec 2011 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
Jan 2012 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
Feb 2012 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
Mar 2012 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
Apr 2012 |
-0.1 |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
May 2012 |
-1.2 |
-4.6 |
-0.1 |
Jun 2012 |
-2.7 |
-10.1 |
-0.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Import prices decrease in June 2012.
1-month percent change in U.S. export price indexes, June 2008–June 2012
| Year |
All export prices |
Agricultural export prices |
Nonagricultural export prices |
Jun 2008 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
Jul 2008 |
1.5 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
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 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Sep 2009 |
-0.2 |
-2.9 |
0.1 |
Oct 2009 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
Nov 2009 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Dec 2009 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
Jan 2010 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
Feb 2010 |
-0.3 |
-4.0 |
0.1 |
Mar 2010 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
Apr 2010 |
1.1 |
-0.4 |
1.3 |
May 2010 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
Jun 2010 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
Jul 2010 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
Aug 2010 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Sep 2010 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
Oct 2010 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
Nov 2010 |
1.5 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
Dec 2010 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
Jan 2011 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
Feb 2011 |
1.3 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
Mar 2011 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
Apr 2011 |
0.8 |
-0.5 |
0.9 |
May 2011 |
0.4 |
-1.1 |
0.5 |
Jun 2011 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
Jul 2011 |
-0.4 |
-4.0 |
0.1 |
Aug 2011 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
Sep 2011 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
Oct 2011 |
-2.0 |
-6.5 |
-1.4 |
Nov 2011 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
-0.2 |
Dec 2011 |
-0.5 |
-2.3 |
-0.2 |
Jan 2012 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
Feb 2012 |
0.5 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
Mar 2012 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Apr 2012 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
May 2012 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
-0.6 |
Jun 2012 |
-1.7 |
-4.0 |
-1.4 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Import prices decrease in June 2012.
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