🇺🇸 U.S. Trade Price Data (August)

Stronger Across the Board

📦 Import Price Index (MoM): +0.3%
➡️ (Est: -0.2%, Prev: +0.4%)

🛢️ Ex-Petroleum (MoM): +0.2%
➡️ (Est: +0.1%, Prev: +0.3%)

📉 Import Price Index (YoY): 0.0%
➡️ (Est: 0.0%, Prev: -0.2%)

🚢 Export Price Index (MoM): +0.3%
➡️ (Est: +0.1%, Prev: +0.1%)

📈 Export Price Index (YoY): +3.4%
➡️ (Est: +2.5%, Prev: +2.2%)

💬 Summary
Both import and export prices surprised to the upside, a sign of persistent global pricing pressures. Could add fuel to the Fed’s cautious stance.

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