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Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:38 AM Jan 2022

Import prices fall 0.2% in December on lower fuel prices; export prices decrease 1.8%

Import prices fall 0.2% in December on lower fuel prices; export prices decrease 1.8%

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes summary USDL-22-0021
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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2021

U.S. import prices declined 0.2 percent in December, after rising 0.7 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In December, lower fuel prices more than offset higher prices for nonfuel imports. Prices for U.S. exports fell 1.8 percent in December following a 0.8-percent advance in November.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Index data for January 2022 are scheduled for release on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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