Posted on 07/10/2003 6:21:09 AM PDT by Starwind
U.S. June import prices rose 0.8 pct Thursday July 10, 8:33 am ET
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Labor Department report on U.S. import and export price changes by percent (unadjusted). . June May (Prev) June03/02 ALL IMPORTS 0.8 -0.8 -0.3 2.0 Petroleum 4.7 -5.4 -1.1 12.0 Nonpetroleum 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 1.1 Food, Feed, Drink 0.4 -1.1 -1.0 5.8 Industrial Supplies 2.6 -2.5 -0.7 8.8 Capital Goods 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -1.6 Motor Vehicles,Parts 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 Consumer Goods ExAutos 0.2 unch unch unch . June May (Prev) June03/02 ALL EXPORTS -0.2 0.1 0.1 1.5 Agricultural -0.8 2.6 2.4 9.0 Non-Agricultural -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.9 Food, Feed, Drink -1.1 3.1 3.1 9.1 Industrial Supplies 0.5 -0.7 -0.7 5.6 Capital Goods -0.6 unch 0.1 -1.0 Motor Vehicles,Parts 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 Consumer Goods ExAutos 0.4 0.1 unch 0.7 The department reported June price indices (2000 base year equals 100) of 96.0 for imports and 99.5 for exports. FORECAST: Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast: U.S. June import prices +0.5 pct HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES: US JUNE CAPITAL GOODS IMPORT PRICES +0.2 PCT, LARGEST SINCE MATCHING SEPT'99 US JUNE NONFUEL IMPORT PRICES +0.4 PCT, LARGEST RISE ON RECORD

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.