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U.S. import prices up 0.3% in February on higher nonfuel prices; export prices rise 0.8%

Prices for U.S. imports advanced 0.3 percent in February following an increase of 0.8 percent in January. U.S. export prices rose 0.8 percent in February, after a 0.9-percent advance the previous month. Over the past year, import prices fell 0.8 percent and export prices declined 1.8 percent.

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