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Appendix table 5.
Nondurable 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
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2017 ANNUAL -1.5 r 0.2 r 1.7 1.8 r -0.3 r 3.3 r
2017 IV 1.8 r 4.4 r 2.5 1.7 r -1.4 r -0.2 r
III -6.9 r -3.4 r 3.7 2.6 r 0.4 r 10.2 r
II -0.6 2.3 2.9 -1.2 r -1.6 r -0.7 r
I -1.0 r -0.3 r 0.6 3.6 r 0.7 r 4.6 r
2016 ANNUAL 0.3 1.1 0.8 0.0 -1.3 -0.4 r
2016 IV 1.4 r 1.2 r -0.2 3.5 r 1.0 r 2.1 r
III -3.0 r -0.7 r 2.5 0.2 r -1.7 r 3.3 r
II -3.9 -1.7 r 2.2 0.5 r -2.3 r 4.6 r
I 5.5 r 3.7 r -1.7 -2.7 r -2.6 r -7.8 r
2015 ANNUAL -1.3 0.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 r 2.9 r
2015 IV -0.8 r 2.0 r 2.8 -1.2 r -1.3 r -0.5 r
III 2.0 r 1.6 -0.4 3.9 2.4 r 1.9 r
II -1.2 -0.3 0.9 0.9 r -1.9 r 2.1 r
I -1.0 -1.3 -0.3 2.4 r 5.0 r 3.5 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2017 ANNUAL -1.5 r 0.2 r 1.7 1.8 r -0.3 r 3.3 r
2017 IV -1.7 r 0.7 r 2.4 1.6 r -0.5 r 3.4 r
III -1.8 r -0.1 r 1.8 2.1 r 0.1 r 4.0 r
II -0.8 r 0.6 r 1.4 1.5 r -0.4 r 2.3 r
I -1.6 r -0.4 r 1.3 2.0 r -0.6 r 3.7 r
2016 ANNUAL 0.3 1.1 0.8 0.0 -1.3 -0.4 r
2016 IV -0.1 r 0.6 r 0.7 0.4 r -1.4 r 0.4 r
III -0.6 r 0.8 1.4 -0.8 -2.0 r -0.2 r
II 0.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 r -1.0 r -0.5 r
I 1.3 r 1.7 r 0.4 0.2 r -0.9 r -1.1 r
2015 ANNUAL -1.3 0.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 r 2.9 r
2015 IV -0.3 r 0.5 0.7 1.5 r 1.0 r 1.7 r
III -1.8 0.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 3.8
II -2.0 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.5 3.6
I -1.1 r 0.7 r 1.8 1.2 r 1.2 2.2
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Indexes 2012=100
2017 ANNUAL 98.8 r 103.8 r 105.0 109.0 r 101.9 r 110.4 r
2017 IV 98.2 r 104.3 r 106.2 109.6 r 101.6 r 111.6 r
III 97.8 r 103.2 r 105.5 109.2 r 102.0 r 111.7 r
II 99.5 r 104.1 r 104.6 108.5 r 101.9 r 109.0 r
I 99.7 r 103.5 r 103.8 108.8 r 102.3 r 109.2 r
2016 ANNUAL 100.3 r 103.5 r 103.2 107.1 r 102.3 r 106.8 r
2016 IV 99.9 r 103.6 r 103.7 107.9 r 102.1 r 107.9 r
III 99.6 r 103.2 r 103.7 106.9 r 101.9 r 107.4 r
II 100.3 r 103.4 r 103.1 106.9 r 102.3 r 106.5 r
I 101.3 r 103.9 r 102.5 106.7 r 102.9 r 105.3 r
2015 ANNUAL 100.0 r 102.4 r 102.4 107.1 r 103.6 r 107.2 r
2015 IV 100.0 r 102.9 r 102.9 107.5 r 103.6 r 107.5 r
III 100.2 r 102.4 r 102.2 107.8 r 103.9 r 107.6 r
II 99.7 r 102.0 r 102.3 106.8 r 103.3 r 107.1 r
I 100.0 r 102.1 r 102.1 106.5 r 103.8 r 106.5 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. August 14, 2020
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics