May 12, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Import and export prices increase from April 2010 to April 2011
12-month percent change in the Import and Export Price Indexes, July 2008-April 2011
| Month |
All imports |
All exports |
Jul 2008 |
21.4 |
10.2 |
Aug 2008 |
18.1 |
8.3 |
Sep 2008 |
13.1 |
7.0 |
Oct 2008 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
Nov 2008 |
-5.9 |
-0.3 |
Dec 2008 |
-10.1 |
-2.9 |
Jan 2009 |
-12.5 |
-3.4 |
Feb 2009 |
-12.7 |
-4.5 |
Mar 2009 |
-14.9 |
-6.7 |
Apr 2009 |
-16.4 |
-6.7 |
May 2009 |
-17.3 |
-6.6 |
Jun 2009 |
-17.5 |
-6.6 |
Jul 2009 |
-19.1 |
-8.3 |
Aug 2009 |
-15.3 |
-6.2 |
Sep 2009 |
-12.0 |
-5.6 |
Oct 2009 |
-5.6 |
-3.6 |
Nov 2009 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
Dec 2009 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
Jan 2010 |
11.4 |
3.5 |
Feb 2010 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
Mar 2010 |
11.2 |
4.9 |
Apr 2010 |
11.2 |
5.5 |
May 2010 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
Jun 2010 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
Jul 2010 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
Aug 2010 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
Sep 2010 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
Oct 2010 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
Nov 2010 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
Dec 2010 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
Jan 2011 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
Feb 2011 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
Mar 2011 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
Apr 2011 |
11.1 |
9.6 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Import and export prices increase from April 2010 to April 2011.
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