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U.S. Jan imported capital goods prices fall 0.1%
U.S. Jan. imported petroleum prices fall 7.3%
U.S import prices up 0.1% year-over-year
U.S. Jan. export prices rise 0.3%
U.S. Jan. import prices ex-fuels up 0.3%
U.S. Jan. import prices fall 1.2% vs. -1.1% expected

ECONOMIC REPORT: Import prices fall 1.2% on drop in oil prices; Excluding fuels, import prices rise 0.3%
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb 15, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Prices paid for goods imported into the United States fell 1.2% in January on large declines in petroleum and natural gas prices, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Imported petroleum prices fell 7.3%. Imported natural gas prices plunged 12% after rising 11% in December and 43% in November.
Excluding fuels such as crude oil and natural gas, however, prices rose 0.3%, the third straight increase. Excluding only petroleum, import prices were unchanged.
Over the past year, import prices are up just 0.1%, as the price of petroleum has fallen 7.3%. Import prices excluding fuels are up 2.8% in the past 12 months.
The 1.2% drop in import prices was in line with the 1.1% drop expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. Import prices had risen 1.1% in December.
The figures show modest inflationary pressures from imports, especially for supplies such as agricultural products, metals, chemicals, and building materials. The declines in fuel prices in January are expected to reverse in February, as colder weather increased demand.
Meanwhile, prices received for exports from the United States rose 0.3% in January and are up 4.1% in the past 12 months. Agricultural export prices rose 0.7% and are up 13.5% in the past year. Export prices excluding agriculture rose 0.3% in January and are up 3.3% year-on-year.
All things equal, the weaker dollar should increase prices of imports in dollar terms, while making exports cheaper in terms of other currencies. A weaker dollar could allow U.S. producers to raise prices without losing competitiveness.
Prices of imported capital goods fell 0.1% in January, the first decline since April 2006. Prices of imported consumer goods rose 0.3%, the ninth consecutive increase. Imported auto prices rose 0.1%.
Prices of imported industrial materials fell 4.1%. Excluding fuels, imported industrial materials prices rose 0.4%.
Prices rose for imports from Europe and Japan and fell for imports from most other regions.
Canadian import prices fell 1.6%. Mexican import prices fell 0.4%. European Union import prices rose 0.5%. Import prices for Japanese goods rose 0.1%, the first increase since June. Prices of Chinese imports were unchanged. Prices of goods from Southeast Asia fell 1.4%, the largest drop in at least three years.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said first-time jobless claims jumped by 44,000 to 357,000 last week, the highest in three months.


U.S. continuing jobless claims at 1-year high of 2.56mln
'Small portion' of jobless claims increase due to weather
U.S. 4-wk avg. jobless claims up 17,500 to 326,250
U.S. weekly jobless claims up 44,000 to 357,000

ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims jump 44,000 to 357,000; Continuing claims rise to highest level in a year
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb 15, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The unemployment lines grew longer last week, in part because of bad weather in the Midwest and Northeast, the government reported Thursday. The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in a year.
Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims increased by 44,000 to 357,000 in the week ending Feb. 10, the Labor Department said. It's the highest level since late November. And it's the largest weekly increase since September 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
A "small portion," less than a quarter, of the increase was due to inclement weather in the Midwest and Northeast, a Labor Department spokesman said.
The four-week average of new claims - which smoothes out one-time events such as holidays or weather - rose by 17,500 to 326,250, the highest since December.
Meanwhile, the number of people collecting unemployment benefits in the week ending Feb. 3 rose by 71,000 to 2.56 million, the most in 13 months. The four-week average of continuing claims rose by 18,000 to 2.52 million, the most in 12 months.
The insured unemployment rate - the portion of all workers who are covered by unemployment insurance who are collecting benefits - rose to 2% from 1.9%.
Compared with the same time last year, initial claims are up about 11% while continuing claims are down about 1%.
Initial claims represent job destruction, while the level of continuing claims indicates how hard or easy it is for displaced workers to find new jobs.
Long-term unemployment has been stubbornly high during this expansion, despite the decrease in the unemployment rate to 4.5%. In January, about 30% of the 7 million official unemployed people had been out of work longer than 15 weeks, while 16%, or 1.1 million, had been out of work longer than 27 weeks.
Typically, unemployment benefits run out after 26 weeks for those who are eligible. Those who exhaust their unemployment benefits are still counted as unemployed if they are looking for work.


ECONOMIC REPORT: New York factory activity rebounds sharply in Feb.
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb 15, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Manufacturing activity in the New York area in February rebounded after two straight soft months, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Thursday.
The bank's Empire State general business conditions index rose to 24.4 in February from 9.1 in January. The index has slipped in December and January after peaking at 25 in November.
The increase was unexpected. Economists were forecasting the index to slip to 8.7, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch. See Economic Calendar.
In February, new orders and shipments increased and unfilled orders moved out of negative territory.
The prices paid index moderated. The employment indexes increased.
In February, 41% of the businesses surveyed reported that conditions had improved, while 17% said conditions had deteriorated.
The news orders index rose to 18.9 from 10.3 in January.
Shipments rose to 27.1 in February from 16.1 in the previous month.
The inventory index improved to -7.5 from -19.2 in the previous month.
The employment index rose to 12.7 in February from 6.9 in the previous month. The workweek index rose to 5.4 from -1.1.
The prices paid index fell to 26.9 from 35.1in January. The prices received index fell to 12.9 from 19.2.
The Empire State index is of interest to traders primarily because it is seen as an early forecast of the national Institute for Supply Management factory survey for February due out in two weeks.