US import prices rose 0.2% in Feb vs. 0.1% increase expected

Published Thu, Mar 9 20178:55 AM ESTUpdated Thu, Mar 9 20178:55 AM EST

Containers are unloaded from the Eimskip ship Bruarfoss in Portland, Maine.

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U.S. import rose more than expected last month, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Imports rose 0.2 percent in February, above the expected gain of 0.1 percent, after climbing 0.4 percent a month earlier.

Export prices, meanwhile, rose 0.3 percent.