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Here's Vinny del Drudice with the import price index.

Yes, Michael, the first of three government inflation reports this week.

The Labor Department says the import price index rose 0.2% in March.

That's the first increase since June. The increase less than forecast, what happened, fuel

costs up, food costs down. Again, a 0.2% month over month increase year over year,

down, though, down 6.2%, illustrating the conundrum faced by the Federal Reserve regarding

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