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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 »

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