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Written by Steven Hansen In April 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 11 of the last 12 months . Export price price are also deflating this month: with imports down 0.5% month-over-month, down 2.6% year-over-year and exports … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen In March 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 10 of the last 11 months . Export price price inflation grew marginally year-over-year but fell month-over-month: with imports down 0.5% month-over-month, down 2.7% year-over-year … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen In February 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 9 of the last 10 months – although the amount of deflation is now microscopic. Export price price inflation grew marginally: with imports up 1.1% … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen In January 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 8 of the last 9 months. Export price price inflation grew marginally: with imports up 0.6% month-over-month, down 1.3% year-over-year and exports up 0.3% month-over-month, … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen In December 2012, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 7 of the last 8 months. Export price price inflation grew marginally: with imports down 0.1% month-over-month, down 1.5% year-over-year and exports down 0.1% month-over-month, … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen In November 2012, the price deflation continues in import prices for the seventh month (last month’s inflation was wiped away with backward revision).  Export price price inflation moderated: with imports down 0.9% month-over-month, down 1.6% year-over-year … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen October 2012 broke the 5 month string of import and export price deflation with imports rising 0.4% year-over-year and exports rising 1.4% year-over-year. There was general price inflation across most imports, while export price inflation was … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen September 2012 is the fifth month of the unusual event of both import and export prices showing year-over-year deflation. Export / Import prices have deflated several times without a recession occurring – however, deflation is a … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen August 2012 is the fourth month of the unusual event of both import and export prices showing year-over-year deflation. Export / Import prices have deflated several times without a recession occurring – however, deflation is a … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen July 2012 is the third month of the unusual event of both import and export prices showing year-over-year deflation. Export / Import prices have deflated several times without a recession occurring – however, deflation is a … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen There is only marginal correlation between economic activity, recessions and export / import prices. Prices can be rising or falling going into a recession. Econintersect follows this data series to adjust economic activity for the effects … Continue reading →