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Appendix table 1. Business sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted. Real Hourly hourly Unit Implicit Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5) 2017 ANNUAL 1.3 r 2.7 r 1.4 3.6 r 1.4 r 2.3 r 1.1 r 1.7 2017 IV 0.6 r 4.6 r 4.0 4.6 r 1.5 r 4.1 r 0.6 r 2.5 r III 3.0 r 3.6 r 0.6 5.7 r 3.5 r 2.7 r 0.9 r 1.9 r II -0.2 r 1.9 r 2.1 2.4 r 2.0 r 2.6 r -1.0 r 1.0 r I 0.6 r 2.5 r 1.9 3.3 r 0.4 r 2.7 r 1.1 r 2.0 r 2016 ANNUAL 0.4 r 1.9 r 1.5 1.1 -0.2 0.7 r 0.9 r 0.8 2016 IV 3.0 r 3.2 r 0.2 5.2 2.6 2.1 r 1.3 r 1.7 r III 1.6 2.5 r 0.9 2.1 r 0.2 0.5 2.0 r 1.2 r II -0.3 r 1.2 r 1.5 0.8 r -2.1 r 1.1 r 5.7 r 3.1 r I 0.9 r 2.6 r 1.7 0.0 r 0.1 r -0.8 r -0.6 r -0.7 r 2015 ANNUAL 1.5 r 3.8 r 2.3 2.9 2.8 r 1.4 r -0.8 0.4 r 2015 IV -2.3 r 0.4 r 2.8 -0.4 r -0.5 r 1.9 r -3.5 r -0.5 III 1.2 r 1.4 r 0.3 1.7 r 0.1 r 0.5 r 1.7 r 1.0 r II 1.7 r 3.3 r 1.5 r 3.5 0.7 1.8 r 2.5 r 2.1 I 3.6 r 4.8 r 1.2 5.0 r 7.6 1.3 r -4.7 r -1.4 r ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year 2017 ANNUAL 1.3 r 2.7 r 1.4 3.6 r 1.4 r 2.3 r 1.1 r 1.7 2017 IV 1.0 r 3.2 r 2.2 4.0 r 1.9 r 3.0 r 0.4 r 1.9 III 1.6 r 2.8 r 1.2 4.2 r 2.1 r 2.5 r 0.6 r 1.7 r II 1.3 2.5 r 1.3 3.2 r 1.3 2.0 0.8 r 1.5 r I 1.2 r 2.4 r 1.1 2.8 r 0.3 r 1.6 r 2.5 r 2.0 r 2016 ANNUAL 0.4 r 1.9 r 1.5 1.1 -0.2 0.7 r 0.9 r 0.8 2016 IV 1.3 2.4 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.7 r 2.1 r 1.3 r III 0.0 r 1.7 1.7 0.6 r -0.6 r 0.7 0.9 r 0.7 II -0.2 1.4 r 1.6 0.5 -0.6 0.7 0.8 r 0.7 I 0.3 r 1.9 r 1.6 1.2 r 0.1 r 0.8 r 0.0 r 0.5 2015 ANNUAL 1.5 r 3.8 r 2.3 2.9 2.8 r 1.4 r -0.8 0.4 r 2015 IV 1.0 r 2.5 r 1.4 2.4 2.0 r 1.4 r -1.1 0.3 r III 1.1 r 3.1 r 2.0 3.5 r 3.3 r 2.4 r -2.0 r 0.4 r II 1.6 r 4.3 r 2.7 3.6 r 3.5 r 2.0 r -1.3 0.5 r I 2.2 r 5.3 r 3.0 2.2 2.3 r 0.0 r 1.3 r 0.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indexes 2012=100 2017 ANNUAL 104.8 r 114.7 r 109.4 r 112.2 r 104.9 r 107.1 r 105.2 r 106.3 r 2017 IV 105.3 r 116.3 r 110.5 r 114.1 r 105.8 r 108.4 r 105.4 r 107.1 r III 105.1 r 115.0 r 109.4 r 112.8 r 105.4 r 107.3 r 105.2 r 106.4 r II 104.4 r 114.0 r 109.2 r 111.3 r 104.5 r 106.6 r 105.0 r 105.9 r I 104.4 r 113.4 r 108.7 r 110.6 r 104.0 r 105.9 r 105.2 r 105.6 r 2016 ANNUAL 103.5 r 111.6 r 107.9 r 108.3 r 103.5 r 104.7 r 104.1 r 104.4 r 2016 IV 104.3 r 112.8 r 108.1 r 109.7 r 103.9 r 105.2 r 105.0 r 105.1 r III 103.5 r 111.9 r 108.1 r 108.3 r 103.2 r 104.7 r 104.6 r 104.7 r II 103.1 r 111.2 r 107.8 r 107.8 r 103.2 r 104.6 r 104.1 r 104.4 r I 103.1 r 110.8 r 107.4 r 107.6 r 103.7 r 104.3 r 102.7 r 103.6 r 2015 ANNUAL 103.1 r 109.6 r 106.3 r 107.2 r 103.7 r 104.0 r 103.1 r 103.6 r 2015 IV 102.9 r 110.1 r 107.0 r 107.6 r 103.7 r 104.5 r 102.8 r 103.8 r III 103.5 r 110.0 r 106.3 r 107.7 r 103.8 r 104.0 r 103.7 r 103.9 r II 103.2 r 109.6 r 106.2 r 107.2 r 103.8 r 103.9 r 103.3 r 103.6 r I 102.8 r 108.7 r 105.8 r 106.3 r 103.6 r 103.4 r 102.7 r 103.1 r --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes following Table 6. August 14, 2020 r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics