U.S. import, export prices up in May

HOUSTON, June 12 (Xinhua)雪光 -- U.S. import and export price志大s both rose in May, the 紙但U.S. Department of Labor reported on F生短riday.

The price index for U.S. imports 家體rose 1 percent in May, the largest 在林one-month advance since the i筆事ndex increased 1 percent in Febr海站uary 2019. Import prices fell劇亮 on a 12-month basis, 上愛declining 6 percent from May 2019 to算問 May 2020.

Import prices from China were unchange兵話d in May following a 0.路在1-percent advance in Apri月身l. The price index for imports from C劇美hina declined 1 pe們上rcent from May 2019 to信年 May 2020, the small場大est 12-month drop since the 作綠index fell 1 percent for the 通件year ended March 2019.

Meanwhile, prices for U.S. exp錯拍orts increased 0.5 percent in 問飛May, after falling 3.3 percent in水雪 April, 1.4 percent in March, and 1坐日.2 percent in February. U.S. exp外問ort prices fell 6 percent from May 20朋鐘19 to May 2020.

Prices for exports t喝舞o China increased 2.7 percent in May年她 following consecutive 2吃少.1-percent declines in April and March.煙飛 The May advance was th人書e largest one-month rise since 年區the index was first pu土謝blished in December 2017. Despite這白 the May increase, the price女來 index for exports to 舊通China fell 3.7 percent又女 over the past 12 months. Enditem看行

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