- U.S. import price index dropped by 2.8 percent in January, driven by falling fuel prices
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13 febrero 2015
U.S. import price index dropped by 2.8 percent in January, driven by falling fuel prices
The U.S. Labor Department released its import and export prices data on Friday. The U.S. import price index dropped by 2.8 percent in January, beating expectations for a 3.1% fall, after a 1.9% decline in December. That was the biggest drop since December 2008.
December's figure was revised up from a 2.5% decrease.
The decline was driven by falling fuel prices.
U.S. export prices plunged by 2.0% in January, after a 1.0% decrease in December.
For 2014 as a whole, import prices dropped by 8.0%.
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