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Apr
12
U.S. import prices increase 0.4% in March on higher fuel prices; export prices rise 0.3%

Prices for U.S. imports advanced 0.4 percent in March following an increase of 0.3 percent in February. U.S. export prices rose 0.3 percent in March, after a 0.7-percent advance the previous month. Over the past year, import prices rose 0.4 percent and export prices declined 1.4 percent.

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