The Labor Department released a report on Friday showing U.S. import prices inched up by much less than expected in the month of September, although the report also showed a bigger than expected increase in U.S. export prices.
The report said import prices crept up by 0.1 percent in September after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.6 percent in August.
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