Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen-
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit
and of all of all per hour per hour labor
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2013 I 3.8 5.6 1.7 3.3 1.8 -0.5
2012 ANNUAL 1.9 r 4.2 r 2.3 2.2 0.1 r 0.3 r
2012 IV 2.2 r 2.6 r 0.4 0.4 r -1.8 r -1.8 r
III -0.3 r 0.1 r 0.4 0.6 -1.5 0.8 r
II 1.0 r 2.1 r 1.1 9.1 8.1 r 8.1 r
I 4.3 r 8.4 r 3.9 7.3 4.8 r 2.8 r
2011 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.5 r 2.1 2.8 -0.4 1.4 r
2011 IV 0.4 r 5.4 r 4.9 -6.1 -7.4 r -6.5 r
III 5.4 r 5.1 r -0.3 0.5 -2.4 r -4.7 r
II -3.1 r -0.3 r 2.9 -2.5 -6.8 r 0.6 r
I 1.3 r 3.7 r 2.4 12.2 7.4 r 10.7 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2013 I 1.7 2.6 0.9 3.3 1.6 1.6
2012 ANNUAL 1.9 r 4.2 r 2.3 2.2 0.1 r 0.3 r
2012 IV 1.8 3.2 r 1.4 4.3 r 2.3 2.4 r
III 1.3 r 3.9 r 2.6 2.5 0.8 r 1.2 r
II 2.7 r 5.2 r 2.4 2.5 0.6 -0.2 r
I 1.7 r 4.6 r 2.8 -0.3 -3.1 r -2.0 r
2011 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.5 r 2.1 2.8 -0.4 1.4 r
2011 IV 0.9 r 3.4 r 2.5 0.8 -2.5 -0.2 r
III 1.3 r 2.6 r 1.2 2.8 -1.0 1.4 r
II 0.3 r 2.6 r 2.3 3.0 -0.4 2.6 r
I 3.1 r 5.6 r 2.4 4.7 2.5 1.6 r
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Indexes 2005=100
2013 I 116.3 101.1 87.0 123.2 103.6 106.0
2012 ANNUAL 114.7 r 99.2 r 86.4 121.4 r 103.2 r 105.8 r
2012 IV 115.2 r 99.8 r 86.6 r 122.2 r 103.2 r 106.1 r
III 114.6 r 99.1 r 86.5 122.1 103.6 r 106.6 r
II 114.7 r 99.1 r 86.4 121.9 104.0 r 106.4 r
I 114.4 r 98.6 r 86.2 119.3 102.0 r 104.3 r
2011 ANNUAL 112.6 r 95.1 r 84.5 118.7 103.1 105.5 r
2011 IV 113.2 r 96.6 r 85.4 117.2 100.8 r 103.6 r
III 113.1 r 95.4 r 84.4 119.1 102.8 r 105.3 r
II 111.6 r 94.2 r 84.4 119.0 103.4 r 106.6 r
I 112.5 r 94.3 r 83.8 119.7 105.3 r 106.4 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. May 2, 2013
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics