U.S. Import Prices Slump Amid Steep Drop In Fuel Prices
2019年7月16日 - 6:36PM
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Partly reflecting a steep drop in fuel prices, the Labor
Department released a report on Tuesday showing U.S. import prices
fell by more than expected in the month of June.
The Labor Department said import prices tumbled by 0.9 percent
in June, while revised data showed prices were unchanged in
May.
Import prices had been expected to drop by 0.7 percent compared
to the 0.3 percent decrease originally reported for the previous
month.
The bigger than expected decrease in import prices in June was
partly due to a 6.5 percent nosedive in prices for fuel imports,
which jumped by 2.3 percent in May.
Excluding fuel imports, import prices fell by 0.3 percent for
the second consecutive month amid lower prices for foods, feeds,
and beverages, non-fuel industrial supplies and materials, capital
goods and consumer goods
The report also showed a continued decrease in export prices,
which slumped by 0.7 percent in June after dipping by 0.2 percent
in May. Economists had expected another 0.2 percent drop.
The continued decline in export prices came as prices for
non-agricultural exports plunged by 1.1 percent, as lower prices
for non-agricultural industrial supplies and materials more than
offset higher prices for capital goods and consumer goods.
On the other hand, prices for agricultural exports spiked by 2.7
percent, led by skyrocketing prices for corn and soybeans.
The Labor Department said import prices in June were down by 2.0
percent compared to the same month a year ago, reflecting the
largest annual drop since August of 2016.
Export prices also showed their largest annual drop since August
of 2016, tumbling by 1.6 percent year-over-year in June.
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