14.12.201708:50:00UTC+00U.S. Import Prices Climb 0.7% In November

A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed U.S. import prices increased in line with economist estimates in the month of November, while export prices rose by much more than anticipated.

The Labor Department said its import price index climbed by 0.7 percent in November after inching up by 0.1 percent in October.

Export prices rose by 0.5 percent in November after ticking up by 0.1 percent in the previous month. Economists had expected export prices to edge up by 0.2 percent.

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