Thursday, May 10, 2007

U.S. import prices up strongly in April

(Reuters) - Prices for imported petroleum climbed 6.5 percent in April after an 8.1 percent rise in March. The department said that, despite the strong rises in March and April, imported petroleum prices have fallen by 1.8 percent over the past year to April.

By contrast, prices for non-petroleum products edged up only 0.2 percent in April and 0.3 percent in March.


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