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Separately, the import/export price indices show a favorable shift in the terms of trade and import prices fell and export prices rose.
Import prices fell 0.6%, about half what the consensus expected and follows a 1.1% increase in April. Most of this reflected a 5% decline in petroleum prices, the biggest drop in a couple years. Excluding petroleum and other fuels, import prices would have risen by 0.5%. Capital goods import prices rose 0.2%. Export prices in contrast were up 0.7% in May after a 1.2% increase in April. Excluding agricultural goods, export prices were up 0.6% following a 1.3% rise in April.
On balance, the data points to some upside risk for the upcoming PPI and CPI reports.
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