Posted on 06/12/2003 8:35:12 AM PDT by Starwind
U.S. May import prices fell 0.3 pct
Thursday June 12, 8:30 am ET
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Labor Department report on U.S. import and export price changes by percent (unadjusted). . May April (Prev) May03/02 ALL IMPORTS -0.3 -3.0 -2.7 1.5 Petroleum -1.1 -18.0 -16.2 8.8 Nonpetroleum -0.2 -1.0 -0.9 0.7 Food, Feed, Drink -1.0 -0.2 -0.5 4.1 Industrial Supplies -0.7 -10.7 -9.7 -7.2 Capital Goods -0.4 0.1 unch -1.7 Motor Vehicles,Parts 0.1 unch unch 0.7 Consumer Goods ExAutos unch unch unch -0.3 . May April (Prev) May03/02 ALL EXPORTS 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.7 Agricultural 2.4 0.4 0.3 11.1 Non-Agricultural -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 Food, Feed, Drink 3.1 0.4 0.5 11.6 Industrial Supplies -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 6.0 Capital Goods 0.1 unch 0.1 -0.9 Motor Vehicles,Parts -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 Consumer Goods ExAutos unch -0.2 -0.3 0.2 The department reported May price indices (2000 base year equals 100) of 95.8 for imports and 99.7 for exports. FORECAST: Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast: U.S. May import prices -0.2 pct HISTORICALS: US MAY NONFUEL IMPORTS -0.3 PCT,LARGEST MONTHLY DROP SINCE SERIES BEGAN IN DEC01
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