WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices rose for the third straight month in October, pushed up by a jump in the cost of fuel imports and the depreciating dollar, a government report showed on Friday.
The Labor Department said import prices advanced 0.7 percent after a revised 0.2 percent increase in September that was previously reported as a 0.1 percent gain. However, the increase in import prices was below market expectations for a 1.0 percent rise.
The price of fuel imports jumped 1.8 percent after declining 1.5 percent in September, while the cost of non-fuel imports rose 0.4 percent last month, reflecting the U.S. dollar's sharp depreciation. (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)