U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in March following a 0.6 percent climb in
February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
Import prices for February were revised from a previously reported 1.1 percent
climb.
The data for March are in line with expectations.
Fuel import prices fell 1.9 percent in last month after a climb of 2.8 percent
in February and 1.8 percent in January, both revised figures.
Fuel prices have dropped in three of the past five months and in seven of the
past 12 months. From March 2012 to March 2013, fuel prices have dropped 9.1
percent, the report said.
Prices for non-fuel imports were down 0.2 percent in March. Non-fuel prices have
also dropped in three of the past five months and in seven of the past 12.
For exports, prices fell 0.4 percent in March with agricultural export prices
off 1.8 percent and non-agricultural export prices down 0.2 percent.
