Wholesale prices were down 0.6 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Finished goods prices rose 0.7 percent in February and 0.2 percent in January. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods fell 0.9 percent in March, and the crude goods index declined 2.5 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods increased 1.1 percent for the 12 months ended March 2013, the smallest year-over-year advance since a 0.5-percent rise in July 2012.

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