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U.S. March agricultural export prices up 2.1%
U.S. March capital goods import prices fall 0.1%
U.S. March imported petroleum prices up 9%
U.S. March export prices up 0.7%
U.S. March nonfuel import prices up 0.2%
U.S. March import prices up 1.7% vs. 0.6% expected
ECONOMIC REPORT: Import prices surge 1.7% on fuels; Outside of energy, imported inflation remains modest
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:30 AM ET Apr 12, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Led by higher prices for petroleum and natural gas, prices of imported goods rose by 1.7% in March, the biggest gain in 10 months, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The gain was far above the 0.6% expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
Imported petroleum prices jumped 9%, the most since April 2006. Natural gas prices rose 4.7%.
But outside of fuels, imported inflation was modest, rising 0.2%. Agricultural import prices fell after big gains in prior months.
Import prices were up 2.8% in the past 12 months, compared with a 1% gain in the 12 months ending in February.
Meanwhile, prices of U.S. exports rose 0.7% in March for the second month in a row, led by a 2.1% gain in agricultural goods prices. Excluding agricultural goods, export prices rose 0.6% after gaining 0.5% in each of the previous three months.
The increase in export prices indicates that the weaker dollar could be helping U.S. producer raise their prices without losing market share.
All things equal, the weaker dollar should increase prices of imports in dollar terms, while making exports cheaper in terms of other currencies. It could make inflation worse by raising import prices, but boost U.S. output and employment.
Inflation remains the Federal Reserve's chief worry, despite increasing concerns about weak growth.
The Labor Department will report on two other measures of inflation for March this week and next: The producer price index on Friday and the consumer price index next Tuesday.
Economists expect a hefty 0.8% in the PPI, driven largely by higher energy prices. However, the core PPI, which excludes food and energy, is expected to show a tamer 0.2% gain.
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Nonfuel industrial materials prices rose 0.8%, the biggest gain in six months. Unfinished metals prices rose 2.4%. Prices of building materials fell 0.4%.
Imported capital goods prices fell 0.1%, as did imported foods and feeds, which had seen sharp gains in December and January followed by a smaller increase in February.
Imported auto prices rose 0.1%.
Imported consumer goods prices rose 0.2%.
Prices of exports of U.S. manufactured goods were flat. Capital equipment prices were unchanged, as were consumer goods. Prices of nonagricultural and nonfuel industrial supplies rose 1.7%.
Regionally, prices rose for goods imported from Europe and from oil-exporting nations. Prices were flat from Pacific Rim countries.
Prices of goods from Canada rose 1.6%, while Mexican imports cost 1.4% more.
European Union import prices rose 0.4%.
Chinese import prices rose 0.2%, the largest gain in 17 months. Imports from Japan cost 0.1% more, the first increase in eight months.
U.S. continuing jobless claims up 38,000 to 2.527mln
U.S. 4-wk avg. jobless claims up 7,000 to 323,250
U.S. weekly jobless claims up 19,000 to 342,000
ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims rise 19,000 to 342,000
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Apr 12, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - First-time filings for state unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 in the week ending April 7 to 342,000, the highest in eight weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Initial jobless claims have swung wildly this winter and spring, driven by seasonal layoffs, severe weather and the timing of holidays. Few economists believe the underlying fundamentals of the labor market have changed significantly.
The more-reliable four-week average of new claims - which smoothes out distortions from events such as weather or holidays -- rose by 7,000 to 323,250, the highest in three weeks.
A Labor Department spokesman said the timing of spring breaks around the nation could be a factor in the recent increases in jobless claims. The seasonal adjustment techniques don't always adequately compensate for the timing of holidays, especially ones like Easter that come at a different time each year.
Meanwhile, the number of people collecting unemployment checks rose by 38,000 to 2.527 million in the week ending March 31, the highest in four weeks. The four-week average of continuing claims fell by 13,500 to 2.51 million, the lowest in seven weeks.
The insured unemployment rate - the portion of all workers covered by unemployment insurance who are collecting benefits - stayed at 1.9%.
Jobless claims can be very volatile in the winter months. Storms, holidays and the timing of mass layoffs of seasonal workers can play havoc with the seasonally adjusted figures.
Some economists have been watching the rise in jobless claims with some concern. However, slower growth has not yet had much impact on unemployment; the jobless rate dropped back to a cyclical low of 4.4% in March.
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.
Compared with the same time last year, initial claims are up about 6% while continuing claims are up about 2%.
Long-term unemployment has been stubbornly high during this expansion, despite the decrease in the unemployment rate to 4.4%. In March, about 33% of the 6.7 million officially unemployed people had been out of work longer than 15 weeks, while 18%, or 1.2 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.
U.S. March agricultural export prices up 2.1%
U.S. March capital goods import prices fall 0.1%
U.S. March imported petroleum prices up 9%
U.S. March export prices up 0.7%
U.S. March nonfuel import prices up 0.2%
U.S. March import prices up 1.7% vs. 0.6% expected
ECONOMIC REPORT: Import prices surge 1.7% on fuels; Outside of energy, imported inflation remains modest
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:30 AM ET Apr 12, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Led by higher prices for petroleum and natural gas, prices of imported goods rose by 1.7% in March, the biggest gain in 10 months, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The gain was far above the 0.6% expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
Imported petroleum prices jumped 9%, the most since April 2006. Natural gas prices rose 4.7%.
But outside of fuels, imported inflation was modest, rising 0.2%. Agricultural import prices fell after big gains in prior months.
Import prices were up 2.8% in the past 12 months, compared with a 1% gain in the 12 months ending in February.
Meanwhile, prices of U.S. exports rose 0.7% in March for the second month in a row, led by a 2.1% gain in agricultural goods prices. Excluding agricultural goods, export prices rose 0.6% after gaining 0.5% in each of the previous three months.
The increase in export prices indicates that the weaker dollar could be helping U.S. producer raise their prices without losing market share.
All things equal, the weaker dollar should increase prices of imports in dollar terms, while making exports cheaper in terms of other currencies. It could make inflation worse by raising import prices, but boost U.S. output and employment.
Inflation remains the Federal Reserve's chief worry, despite increasing concerns about weak growth.
The Labor Department will report on two other measures of inflation for March this week and next: The producer price index on Friday and the consumer price index next Tuesday.
Economists expect a hefty 0.8% in the PPI, driven largely by higher energy prices. However, the core PPI, which excludes food and energy, is expected to show a tamer 0.2% gain.
Details
Nonfuel industrial materials prices rose 0.8%, the biggest gain in six months. Unfinished metals prices rose 2.4%. Prices of building materials fell 0.4%.
Imported capital goods prices fell 0.1%, as did imported foods and feeds, which had seen sharp gains in December and January followed by a smaller increase in February.
Imported auto prices rose 0.1%.
Imported consumer goods prices rose 0.2%.
Prices of exports of U.S. manufactured goods were flat. Capital equipment prices were unchanged, as were consumer goods. Prices of nonagricultural and nonfuel industrial supplies rose 1.7%.
Regionally, prices rose for goods imported from Europe and from oil-exporting nations. Prices were flat from Pacific Rim countries.
Prices of goods from Canada rose 1.6%, while Mexican imports cost 1.4% more.
European Union import prices rose 0.4%.
Chinese import prices rose 0.2%, the largest gain in 17 months. Imports from Japan cost 0.1% more, the first increase in eight months.
U.S. continuing jobless claims up 38,000 to 2.527mln
U.S. 4-wk avg. jobless claims up 7,000 to 323,250
U.S. weekly jobless claims up 19,000 to 342,000
ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims rise 19,000 to 342,000
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Apr 12, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - First-time filings for state unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 in the week ending April 7 to 342,000, the highest in eight weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Initial jobless claims have swung wildly this winter and spring, driven by seasonal layoffs, severe weather and the timing of holidays. Few economists believe the underlying fundamentals of the labor market have changed significantly.
The more-reliable four-week average of new claims - which smoothes out distortions from events such as weather or holidays -- rose by 7,000 to 323,250, the highest in three weeks.
A Labor Department spokesman said the timing of spring breaks around the nation could be a factor in the recent increases in jobless claims. The seasonal adjustment techniques don't always adequately compensate for the timing of holidays, especially ones like Easter that come at a different time each year.
Meanwhile, the number of people collecting unemployment checks rose by 38,000 to 2.527 million in the week ending March 31, the highest in four weeks. The four-week average of continuing claims fell by 13,500 to 2.51 million, the lowest in seven weeks.
The insured unemployment rate - the portion of all workers covered by unemployment insurance who are collecting benefits - stayed at 1.9%.
Jobless claims can be very volatile in the winter months. Storms, holidays and the timing of mass layoffs of seasonal workers can play havoc with the seasonally adjusted figures.
Some economists have been watching the rise in jobless claims with some concern. However, slower growth has not yet had much impact on unemployment; the jobless rate dropped back to a cyclical low of 4.4% in March.
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.
Compared with the same time last year, initial claims are up about 6% while continuing claims are up about 2%.
Long-term unemployment has been stubbornly high during this expansion, despite the decrease in the unemployment rate to 4.4%. In March, about 33% of the 6.7 million officially unemployed people had been out of work longer than 15 weeks, while 18%, or 1.2 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.
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