Washington, DC, January 12, 2006--Prices of goods imported into the United States fell for the second consecutive month in December as petroleum prices dropped again, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Import prices fell 0.2% in December after a revised 1.8% decline in November. Economists were expecting import prices to rise 0.1%. Excluding petroleum, import prices were unchanged in December. Excluding all fuels, prices increased 0.2%. Export prices, meanwhile, increased 0.1% in December. Excluding agricultural goods, export prices increased 0.1%.
