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Producer Price Index

January 15, 2009
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 1.9 percent in December, seasonally adjusted. This decrease followed a 2.2-percent decline in November and a 2.8-percent drop in October. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy rose 0.2 percent in December compared with a 0.1-percent increase in the preceding month. Full Text »

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

January 14, 2009
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December following decreases in each of the previous four months. Export prices also fell for the fifth consecutive month, declining 2.3 percent in December after a 3.4 percent drop the previous month. Full Text »

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Import prices in December 2008

January 15, 2009
Import prices fell 4.2 percent in December and have fallen 21.7 percent overall since July. Overall, import prices fell 9.3 percent in 2008, the first year the index declined since a 9.1-percent drop in 2001. The 2008 decrease was also the largest calendar year decline since the index was first published in 1982. Full Text »

Spending on Cell Phone Services...

...Has Exceeded Spending on Residential Phone Services

Spending on Cell Phone Services Cellular phone expenditures of consumers surpassed spending on residential landline phone services beginning in 2007. Read more ยป

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