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Feb
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Import prices up 0.4% in January due to higher fuel prices; export prices advance 0.1%

U.S. import prices advanced 0.4 percent in January following a 0.5-percent increase in December. For both months, a rise in fuel prices more than offset declining nonfuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports advanced 0.1 percent in January, after rising 0.4 percent the previous month.

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Payroll Employment:
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Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
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Employment Cost Index (ECI):
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U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.4% in Jan 2017 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.1% in Jan 2017 News Release Historical Data