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Dec import price index -1.0% vs -1.3% after.>

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US DATA: Dec import price index -1.0% vs -1.3% expected after -1.9% in 
Nov. Import prices ex petro +0.3% and ex all fuels flat. 
- Overall import prices -0.6% y/y vs +0.7% in Nov. Non-fuel imports 
+0.5% y/y.
- Fuel prices -9.2%, with petro -11.6% 
- Import prices ex fuels flat on +0.1% in foods and feeds and -3.9% 
in industrial supplies and materials ex fuels, as well -0.1% capital 
goods prices. Import prices of autos +0.1%, and consumer goods +0.1%. 
- Export prices -0.6% and -1.1% ex. agriculture. Agricultural export 
prices +3.9%. Overall export prices +1.1% y/y, down from +1.8% 
in Nov. Exports ex. agriculture +1.0% y/y.
- Import prices from Canada -1.5%, while prices from China were flat, 
from Mexico -0.5% and from EU -0.1%.

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