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  1. Ferdy_S 14 oktober 2004 14:35
    WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Prices of imported goods rose at a much slower pace last month than they did in August, suggesting the oil-price surge this year hasn't created a serious inflationary hazard for the U.S. economy

    Overall import prices rose 0.2% in September, down from a 1.4% rate in August, the Labor Department said Thursday. The moderation reflected slower growth in prices of both petroleum and non-petroleum imports.

    The increase was smaller than the 0.4% gain that Wall Street had been expecting. Prices of petroleum imports rose 0.6% after an 8.3% increase in August, the Labor Department said. Prices of non-petroleum imports rose just 0.1%, a third of the rate recorded in August.

    The numbers validated the Federal Reserve's view that inflation will stay sufficiently tame in the next few months to permit the central bank to raise interest rates at a "measured" pace. Wall Street widely expects the Fed to raise its key federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 2% when its top policymakers next meet on Nov. 10.

    Since the start of the year, crude-oil prices have risen more than 30%, reaching a record $53 a barrel last week. Fed policymakers, however, have remained optimistic about the outlook for economic growth and inflation. "Despite the rise in energy prices, inflation and inflation expectations have eased in recent months," they said in a Sept. 21. statement.

    In its report Thursday, the Labor Department said prices of imported petroleum have risen 48.7% in year-on-year terms. But that hasn't sparked a broader price surge: prices of non-petroleum imports were up just 2.9% in the year through September.

    Prices of capital goods were unchanged in September after rising 0.1% in August, the report showed. Prices of imported consumer goods also were unchanged for a fourth consecutive month. But prices of imported automobiles rose 0.3%, marking the biggest increase since October 2003.

    The report showed that prices of goods imported from Latin America registered the biggest increase in September -- a gain of 1.2% that was smaller than the 1.8% increase recorded in August. Prices of imports from the European Union rose 0.1%, moderating after a 0.7% increase in August.

    Prices of Canadian imports fell 0.2% after a 2% increase in August. Prices of imports from Japan declined for the first time since June, falling 0.1%. Prices of imports from Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan rose for a third month in a row, climbing 0.1%.

    Export prices rose 0.4%, rebounding after a 0.5% decline in August. Prices of agricultural exports rose 1.6% after an 8.5% decline in August. Prices of non-agricultural exports rose 0.2%, half the rate in August.

  2. [verwijderd] 14 oktober 2004 14:43
    U.S. trade gap widens sharply in Aug. on oil imports By Greg Robb

    WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The U.S. trade deficit widened by 6.9 percent in August to $54.0 billion, the Commerce Department said. This is the second highest trade gap on record and was above the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists of a deficit of $51.6 billion. Imports rose faster than exports in August. Much of the increase in the deficit came from a larger amount and higher cost of imported oil. The U.S. trade deficit with China widened to a record $15.4 billion in August compared with $11.7 billion in the same month last year.
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