date:Apr 11, 2014
U.S. import prices rose more than expected in March as food prices recorded their largest increase in three years, but there was little sign of a broader pickup in imported inflation.
The Labor Department said on Thursday import prices increased 0.6 percent last month after an unrevised 0.9 percent rise in February.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast import prices rising 0.2 percent in March.
In the 12 months through March, import prices fell 0.6 percent, pointing to still weak importe