U.S. May import prices fell 0.3 pct

Biz.Yahoo/Reuters ^ | June 12, 2003

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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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The BLS full report is at: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MAY 2003

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[Steven W.]

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