The numbers: The U.S. import price index rose 0.4% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday. This is the biggest gain since May 2022.
Economists surveyed by the Wall Street were expecting a 0.2% gain.
Fuel import costs rose 3.6% in July. Higher prices for petroleum and natural gas contributed to the gain.
Excluding…
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