May Import Prices Show No Change Amid Lower Fuel Costs, Tariff Headwinds

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May Import Prices Show No Change Amid Lower Fuel Costs, Tariff Headwinds

Containers are being unloaded in the Port of Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 31, 2024. Mihut Savu/The Epoch Times

Andrew Moran

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Prices of imports into the United States remained flat in May, led by a decline in energy costs, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday.

Import prices came in at zero percent last month following a 0.1 percent jump in April. The consensus estimate had signaled a 0.2 percent drop.

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