March 18, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Import and export prices fall in February
1-month percent change in the Import and Export Price Indexes, February 2009–February 2010
| Month |
Imports |
Exports |
| All imports |
Fuel imports |
Nonfuel imports |
All exports |
Agricultural
exports |
Nonagricultural
exports |
Feb 2009 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
Mar 2009 |
0.5 |
7.8 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-3.4 |
-0.4 |
Apr 2009 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
May 2009 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
Jun 2009 |
2.7 |
16.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
Jul 2009 |
-0.6 |
-2.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-4.9 |
0.1 |
Aug 2009 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Sep 2009 |
0.2 |
-1.3 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
-2.9 |
0.1 |
Oct 2009 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
Nov 2009 |
1.5 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Dec 2009 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
Jan 2010 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
Feb 2010 |
-0.3 |
-1.9 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
-3.8 |
-0.2 |
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