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Appendix table 3. Manufacturing sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted. Real Year Labor Hourly hourly Unit and produc- Hours compensa- compensa- labor quarter tivity Output worked tion (1) tion (2) costs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5) 2017 ANNUAL -0.4 0.6 1.0 3.2 r 1.1 r 3.6 r 2017 IV 3.1 r 5.0 r 1.8 5.0 r 1.8 r 1.8 r III -5.3 -2.7 2.8 2.5 r 0.3 r 8.3 r II 1.9 r 1.7 -0.1 4.5 r 4.1 r 2.6 r I -1.3 r 0.6 r 1.9 3.0 r 0.1 r 4.3 r 2016 ANNUAL -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.8 0.7 2016 IV 1.0 r 1.1 r 0.1 4.4 r 1.8 r 3.3 r III 0.0 r 0.9 r 0.9 1.2 r -0.7 r 1.2 r II -1.3 r -1.7 -0.4 1.1 r -1.8 r 2.4 r I 2.1 r 1.4 r -0.7 -1.7 r -1.6 r -3.7 r 2015 ANNUAL -1.8 -0.9 1.0 2.5 2.3 4.4 2015 IV -3.6 -1.7 2.0 -1.4 r -1.5 r 2.3 r III 1.8 0.4 -1.3 3.9 r 2.3 r 2.1 r II -1.3 -1.6 -0.3 1.8 r -1.0 r 3.2 r I -2.6 -3.8 -1.1 4.1 r 6.7 r 6.9 r ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year 2017 ANNUAL -0.4 0.6 1.0 3.2 r 1.1 r 3.6 r 2017 IV -0.5 1.1 1.6 3.7 1.6 4.2 r III -1.0 r 0.2 r 1.2 3.6 r 1.6 r 4.6 r II 0.4 r 1.1 r 0.7 3.2 r 1.3 r 2.8 r I -0.4 r 0.2 r 0.6 2.4 r -0.2 r 2.8 r 2016 ANNUAL -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.8 0.7 2016 IV 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.2 r -0.6 r 0.8 r III -0.7 -0.3 0.4 -0.2 -1.4 0.5 r II -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 r -0.6 r 0.7 r I -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.6 r -0.4 r 0.9 r 2015 ANNUAL -1.8 -0.9 1.0 2.5 2.3 4.4 2015 IV -1.5 -1.7 -0.2 2.1 r 1.6 r 3.6 r III -1.7 -1.2 0.5 3.3 3.1 5.1 II -2.3 -1.0 1.3 2.9 2.8 5.3 r I -1.9 0.4 2.3 1.9 r 1.9 3.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indexes 2012=100 2017 ANNUAL 98.3 r 102.7 r 104.5 109.9 r 102.8 r 111.8 r 2017 IV 98.3 r 103.4 r 105.2 111.6 r 103.4 r 113.5 r III 97.5 r 102.1 r 104.7 110.2 r 103.0 r 113.0 r II 98.9 r 102.8 r 104.0 109.5 r 102.9 r 110.8 r I 98.4 r 102.4 r 104.0 108.3 r 101.8 r 110.1 r 2016 ANNUAL 98.7 r 102.0 r 103.4 106.5 r 101.7 r 107.9 r 2016 IV 98.8 r 102.2 r 103.5 107.6 r 101.8 r 108.9 r III 98.5 r 102.0 r 103.5 106.4 r 101.4 r 108.0 r II 98.5 r 101.7 r 103.3 106.1 r 101.6 r 107.7 r I 98.8 r 102.2 r 103.4 105.8 r 102.0 r 107.1 r 2015 ANNUAL 98.9 r 102.2 r 103.4 105.9 r 102.5 r 107.1 r 2015 IV 98.3 r 101.8 r 103.5 106.3 r 102.4 r 108.1 r III 99.2 r 102.3 r 103.0 106.7 r 102.8 r 107.5 r II 98.8 r 102.1 r 103.4 105.6 r 102.2 r 106.9 r I 99.1 102.6 103.5 105.2 r 102.5 r 106.1 r --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes following Table 6. August 14, 2020 r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics