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• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 08/12/2022
• Producer Price Index 08/11/2022
• Consumer Price Index 08/10/2022
• Real Earnings 08/10/2022

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In July, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was unchanged, seasonally adjusted, and rose 8.5 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in July (SA); up 5.9 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs increased 1.3 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from March 2022 to June 2022. Over the year, total compensation rose 5.1 percent, wages and salaries rose 5.3 percent, and benefit costs rose 4.8 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate have returned to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.5 percent in July. Prices for final demand goods declined 1.8 percent, and the index for final demand services advanced 0.1 percent. Final demand prices moved up 9.8 percent for the 12 months ended in July.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity decreased 4.6 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the second quarter of 2022; unit labor costs increased 10.8 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 5.5 percent and unit labor costs decreased 0.5 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.5 percent in July, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.5 percent, and CPI-U was unchanged. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.5 percent.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

Prices for U.S. imports decreased 1.4 percent in July, after increasing 0.3 percent in June. Export prices fell 3.3 percent in July following a 0.7-percent rise the previous month. Over the past year, import prices increased 8.8 percent and export prices rose 13.1 percent.

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Employment & Unemployment

Monthly

• Employment Situation (PDF) (Charts)
• Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (PDF)
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover (PDF) (Charts)
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
• Real Earnings (PDF)
• State Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
• State Job Openings and Labor Turnover (PDF) (Charts)

Quarterly, annual, and other

• American Time Use Survey (PDF) (Charts)
• Business Employment Dynamics (PDF) (Charts)
• College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (PDF)
• Computer and Internet Use at Work (PDF)
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (PDF)
• County Employment and Wages (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Tenure (PDF)
• Employment Characteristics of Families (PDF)
• Employment Situation of Veterans (PDF)
• Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
• Employment Experience of Youths: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
• Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
• Occupational Employment and Wages (PDF)
• Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
• Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (PDF)
• Summer Employment and Unemployment among Youth (PDF)
• Union Members (PDF)
• Unpaid Eldercare in the United States (PDF)
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (PDF) (Charts)
• Volunteering in the United States (PDF)
• Work At Home (PDF)
• Work Experience of the Population (PDF)
• Worker Displacement (PDF)
• Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (PDF)

Inflation and Prices

• Consumer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
• Producer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (PDF) (Charts)
• Consumer Expenditures Survey (Annual) (PDF)

Pay and Benefits and Workplace Injuries

• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (PDF) (Charts)
• Employment Cost Index (PDF) (Charts)
• Major Work Stoppages (PDF)
• Occupational Requirements Survey (PDF)

Productivity and Technology

• Productivity and Costs (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity by State (PDF) (Charts)
• Total Factor Productivity (PDF)
• Total Factor Productivity in Major Industries (PDF)
• Total Factor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (PDF)

Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook (PDF)

Regional News Releases

• New England (Boston, MA)
• New York-New Jersey (New York, NY)
• Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA)
• Southeast (Atlanta, GA)
• Midwest (Chicago, IL)
• Southwest (Dallas, TX)
• Mountain-Plains (Kansas City, MO)
• Western (San Francisco, CA)

 

Last Modified Date: August 11, 2022