PCE Deflator, (Personal Consumption Expenditure ... - Morningbull

useful in determining whether a change in import volume has actually sprung from a higher
foreign demand or from a real increase in prices for foreign goods.
The US is a net importer nation, where imports a significant part of the nation's GDP. Accordingly,
a major price swing in foreign goods can have significant impact on the US inflation.
The headline figure is the percentage change in the index from either the previous month or for
the year. Import Price Index Excluding Petroleum gives a better overall assessment to the import
price change in the United States since petroleum price is highly volatile.
Relevance: Rarely affects markets
Release schedule : 8:30 AM (EST); monthly, released monthly around the middle of the month
Revisions schedule : Monthly revision to the previous three months
Source of report : Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (U.S.)
Web Address : http://www.bls.gov
Address of release : http://www.bls.gov/mxp/home.htm#publications
AKA : Import/Export Price Index, Import Price Index Excluding Petroleum
Export Price Index - United States
Tracks price changes of U.S. export goods. The figure is used to determine whether a change in
the headline Export figure is representative of an increase of goods sold to foreign nations or just
an increase in the price of export goods. United States exports account for approximately a tenth
of the nation's GDP. The headline figure is the percentage change in the index from either the
previous month or year.
Relevance: Rarely affects markets
Release schedule : 8:30 AM (EST); monthly, released monthly around the middle of the month
Revisions schedule : Monthly revision to the previous three months
Source of report : Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (U.S.)
Web Address : http://www.bls.gov
Address of release : http://www.bls.gov/mxp/home.htm#publications
AKA : Import/Export Price Index