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Mar
11

Import prices drop 0.3% in February led by lower fuel prices; export prices fall 0.4%

U.S. import prices fell 0.3 percent in February, following a 1.0-percent drop in January. The February decrease was mostly led by declining fuel prices. The price index for U.S. exports decreased 0.4 percent in February, after falling 0.8 percent the previous month.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
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Unemployment Rate:
4.9% in Feb 2016 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment:
+242,000(p) in Feb 2016 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings:
-$0.03(p) in Feb 2016 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.1%(p) in Jan 2016 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.6% in 4th Qtr of 2015 News Release Historical Data

Productivity:
-2.2%(r) in 4th Qtr of 2015 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.3% in Feb 2016 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.4% in Feb 2016 News Release Historical Data