U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in April as a surge in the cost of capital goods offset cheaper energy products.

Prices paid to US producers unexpectedly declined in April by the most in five years, largely reflecting a slump in margins, suggesting companies are absorbing some of the hit from higher tariffs.

US wholesale prices fell the most in five years in April, with a historic drop in gauges measuring profit margins suggesting businesses have so far refrained from passing along the cost of higher tariffs.