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

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.

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.