WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A jump in petroleum import prices pushed October U.S. import prices to the biggest gain since April, but the rise was less than forecast, a government report showed on Wednesday.
Import prices climbed 0.9 percent last month as muted capital and consumer goods prices partly offset a 3.3 percent increase in petroleum prices, the Labor Department said. Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting import prices to rise 1.2 percent.
Export prices increased a greater than expected 0.8 percent. Export prices had been forecast to expand 0.5 percent (Reporting by Mark Felsenthal, Editing by Andrea Ricci & Theodore d'Afflisio)