The strong dollar dampers the tariff impact on import prices except energy. Export prices decline led by agriculture.
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BLS Charts and Comments on Import and Export Price Indexes for July 2018
Prices for U.S. imports recorded no change in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after edging down 0.1 percent in June. Falling nonfuel prices in July offset higher fuel prices. U.S. export prices decreased 0.5 percent in July following a 0.2-percent increase in June. The July decline was driven by a drop in agricultural export prices.
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