US : Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

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U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES
- DECEMBER 2008 -

The U.S. Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following decreases in each of the previous four months.
Export prices also fell for the fifth consecutive month, declining 2.3 percent in December after a 3.4
percent drop the previous month.U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

January 14, 2009
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December following decreases in each of the previous four months. Export prices also fell for the fifth consecutive month, declining 2.3 percent in December after a 3.4 percent drop the previous month.

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