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To: GST who wrote (159795)	1/9/2004 10:11:38 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Here's what import prices have been doing over the last year or two, GST. Show me the inflation. Percent changes in import price indexes -not seasonally adjusted- IMPORTS Month All Petroleum Non-petroleum Imports Imports Imports 2002 November -0.9 -8.2 -0.1 December 0.6 5.6 0.2 2003 January 1.8 14.6 0.3 February 1.7 11.3 0.3 March 0.6 -1.1 1.0 April -3.1 -18.8 -1.0 May -0.7 -5.0 -0.2 June 0.9 5.4 0.4 July 0.5 5.2 0.0 August 0.0 1.8 -0.3 September -0.5 r -5.9 r 0.2 October 0.0 r 1.4 r -0.1 November 0.4 1.1 0.3 Nov 01-02 2.5 39.5 -0.3 Nov 02-03 2.1 11.9 1.1 bls.gov; Oh, you might also be interested in knowing that US export prices (all) grew by 1.2% over the latest 3 months reported (1.8% ttm) and agricultural export prices rose by 12.8% over the trailing 12 months after gaining 9.6% the year before, all while the dollar was experiencing its "first demise". PS: You still haven't explained how a trade deficit equates to indebtedness.