- The advance was driven by an 11.5%
jump in petroleum prices which followed a comparatively modest 0.5%
rise the previous month. The April increase in petroleum prices was
the largest for the index since a 13.4% rise in March 2005. Petroleum
prices rose 32.5% over the past 12 months.
- For the year ended in April,
nonpetroleum prices increased 0.8% while overall import prices
advanced 5.9%.
- Nonpetroleum industrial supplies and
materials prices increased 6.1% for the year ended in April.
- Import prices for foods, feeds, and
beverages and for consumer goods declined in April, falling 0.9% and
0.1%, respectively.
- The import price index for capital
goods was unchanged in April and down 1.5% over the past year.
- Prices for imports from Japan fell
0.2% and from China declined 0.1% in April.
- Import air passenger fares rose 5.7%
in April, the largest monthly increase for the index since a 10.2%
jump in June 2005.
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
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