By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Import prices made a surprise rise in September, the Labor Department reported Friday. Prices rose 0.3% in September, while economists polled by MarketWatch had anticipated a 0.4% drop. In addition, August prices were revised to show a 0.2% drop against an initially reported 0.4% decline. Compared to September 2010, import prices are up 13.4%, as fuel prices are up 43.4% and the prices of nonfuel imports have gained 5.5%.
