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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS
Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages 2010, Revised
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.6 percent
annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. The gain in productivity reflects a 4.0 percent
increase in output and a 1.4 percent increase in hours worked. (All
quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual
rates.) From the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010,
productivity increased 1.9 percent as output rose faster than hours (table
A). Annual average productivity increased 3.9 percent from 2009 to 2010
(table C).
Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index
of real output by an index of hours of all persons, including employees,
proprietors, and unpaid family workers. The measures released today were
based on more recent source data than were available for the preliminary
report.
Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses fell 0.6 percent in the fourth
quarter of 2010, due to productivity increasing faster than hourly
compensation. Unit labor costs edged down 0.1 percent from the same
quarter a year ago (table A). The annual average index of unit labor costs
declined 1.5 percent from 2009 to 2010 (table C).
BLS defines unit labor costs as the ratio of hourly compensation to labor
productivity; increases in hourly compensation tend to increase unit labor
costs and increases in output per hour tend to reduce them.
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Data in this release reflect the annual benchmark revision of BLS Current
Employment Statistics program data on nonfarm employee hours, and revised
seasonal adjustment of those data. More detail can be found in tables 1
through 6 and appendix tables 1 through 6. See Revised measures.
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Manufacturing sector productivity rose 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter
of 2010, as output increased 4.4 percent and hours decreased 1.4 percent.
Over the last four quarters, manufacturing productivity increased 4.2
percent as output increased faster than hours worked (table A). Unit labor
costs in manufacturing declined at a 2.7 percent annual rate in the fourth
quarter of 2010 and decreased by 2.7 percent over the last four quarters
(table A). Annual average productivity grew 6.7 percent from 2009 to 2010
(table C).
The data sources and methods used in the preparation of the manufacturing
output series differ from those used in preparing the business and nonfarm
business output series, and these measures are not directly comparable.
See Technical Notes for further information on data sources.
Revised measures
Quarterly and annual measures for all sectors were revised back to 2006 to
incorporate the annual benchmark adjustment and updated information on
seasonal trends from the BLS nonfarm payroll series. Revised and previous
measures for the third and fourth quarters of 2010 are shown in table B
for the business, nonfarm business and manufacturing sectors. Revised
third quarter measures for the nonfinancial corporate sector are shown in
table D. Quarterly and annual data for all sectors appear in tables 1-6
for 2008 through 2010, and in appendix tables 1-6 for 2006 and 2007. Full
historical annual and quarterly measures can be found on the labor
productivity and costs home page http://www.bls.gov/lpc/#data.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, changes in nonfarm business productivity
and unit labor costs were unrevised; underlying output and hours growth
were both revised downward. In manufacturing, productivity was revised up
to 5.9 percent reflecting an upward revision to output and a smaller
decline in hours than previously reported (table B).
In the third quarter of 2010, nonfarm business productivity growth was
revised down to 2.3 percent; unit labor costs rose 0.1 percent rather than
declining 0.1 percent as reported February 3. In manufacturing,
productivity growth was revised down slightly to 1.3 percent. An upward
revision in unit labor costs to 1.1 percent was due primarily to an upward
revision to hourly compensation (table B). In the nonfinancial corporate
sector productivity fell less than previously reported, the result of an
upward revision in output (table D).
Annual Average measures of hours, hourly compensation, and productivity
were revised for 2009 and 2010, as a result of the benchmark adjustment
(table C). Downward revisions to hours in nonfarm business and
manufacturing in both years contributed to annual productivity growth of
3.9 percent and 6.7 percent respectively for 2010, and 3.7 percent and 2.4
percent for 2009.
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The preliminary Productivity and Costs press release for first-quarter
2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
(EDT).
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Table A. Revised fourth-quarter 2010 measures: percent change from previous quarter, annual rate
(Q to Q) and from same quarter a year ago (Y to Y)
Sector Nonfarm Durable Nondurable
Business Business Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing
Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y
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Productivity 2.6 1.9 2.3 1.8 5.9 4.2 4.8 5.5 8.0 3.4
Output 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.4 6.5 4.7 8.9 4.0 3.9
Hours 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7 -1.4 2.2 0.0 3.3 -3.7 0.5
Hourly
compensation 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.6 2.9 1.0
Real hourly
compensation -0.6 0.6 -0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.2
Unit labor
costs -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -2.7 -2.7 -1.7 -3.7 -4.8 -2.3
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Table B. Revised and previous measures: fourth quarter and third quarter 2010
Sector Nonfarm Durable Nondurable
Business Business Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing
Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous
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Percent change annual rate, fourth quarter 2010
Productivity 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 6.0 8.0 5.8
Output 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.3 4.4 3.7 4.7 4.1 4.0 3.2
Hours 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.8 -1.4 -2.0 0.0 -1.7 -3.7 -2.4
Hourly
compensation 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.5
Real hourly
compensation -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Unit labor
costs -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 -2.7 -2.9 -1.7 -2.9 -4.8 -3.1
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Percent change annual rate, third quarter 2010
Productivity 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 4.1 4.2
Output 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.7 5.0 6.5 6.7 2.7 3.1
Hours 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 3.4 3.6 6.5 6.6 -1.3 -1.0
Hourly
compensation 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.7 6.3 2.2
Real hourly
compensation 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.0 -1.4 -0.8 4.8 0.7
Unit labor
costs 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.6 2.1 -1.9
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Table C. Annual average changes in productivity and related measures, 2006-2010
Sector Nonfarm Business Manufacturing
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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|
Productivity 0.9 1.6 1.0 3.7 3.9 | 0.8 4.2 -0.4 2.4 6.7
Output 3.1 2.1 -1.1 -3.8 3.7 | 1.5 2.4 -4.4 -10.8 6.6
Hours 2.2 0.6 -2.1 -7.2 -0.2 | 0.7 -1.7 -4.0 -13.0 -0.1
Hourly |
compensation 3.8 4.0 3.3 2.0 2.4 | 2.0 3.2 3.9 5.7 2.0
Real hourly |
compensation 0.5 1.1 -0.6 2.4 0.7 | -1.2 0.4 0.1 6.1 0.3
Unit labor |
costs 2.8 2.4 2.2 -1.6 -1.5 | 1.2 -0.9 4.3 3.1 -4.4
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Table D. Nonfinancial corporations: revised third-quarter 2010 productivity and cost measures
Real
Hourly hourly Unit Implicit
Produc- compen- compen- labor Unit price
tivity Output Hours sation sation costs profits deflator
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Percent change, annual rate
Revised -3.2 -1.0 2.3 3.0 1.5 6.3 1.1 4.7
Previous -3.5 -1.4 2.2 2.3 0.8 6.0 1.6 4.7
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TECHNICAL NOTES
Labor Hours: Hours data for the labor productivity and cost measures
include hours for all persons working in the sector--wage and salary
workers, the self-employed and unpaid family workers. The primary source
of hours and employment data is the BLS Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program, which provides monthly survey data on the number of jobs
held by wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments. The CES also
provides average weekly paid hours of production and nonsupervisory
workers in these establishments. Weekly paid hours are adjusted to hours
at work using data from the National Compensation Survey (NCS). The BLS
Hours at Work survey, conducted for this purpose, was used for earlier
years. The Office of Productivity and Technology estimates average weekly
hours at work for nonproduction and supervisory workers using information
from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the CES, and the NCS.
Data from the CPS are used for farm labor, nonfarm proprietors, and
nonfarm unpaid family workers. Estimates of labor input for government
enterprises are derived from the CPS, the CES, and the National Income and
Product Accounts (NIPA) prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
of the Department of Commerce.
The CES measures jobs, counting a person who is employed by two or
more establishments at each place of employment. In contrast, the CPS
features measures of employment that count each person only once and
classify each person according to his or her primary job; hours worked at
all jobs by that person accrue to his or her primary job. However, the CPS
also collects more detailed information on employment and hours worked at
primary jobs and all other jobs, separately. The BLS productivity measures
use the more detailed information on employment and hours to assign all
hours worked to the correct industrial sector and avoid duplicating hours
data from the CES.
Output: Business sector output is a chain-type, current-weighted index
constructed after excluding from gross domestic product (GDP) the
following outputs: general government, nonprofit institutions, and private
households (including owner-occupied housing). Corresponding exclusions
also are made in labor inputs. Business output accounted for about 75
percent of the value of GDP in 2009. Nonfarm business, which excludes
farming, accounted for about 74 percent of GDP in 2009.
Annual indexes for manufacturing and its durable and nondurable goods
components are constructed by deflating current-dollar industry value of
production data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census with deflators from the
BLS. These deflators are based on data from the BLS producer price program
and other sources. The industry shipments are aggregated using annual
weights, and intrasector transactions are removed. Quarterly manufacturing
output measures are based on the index of industrial production prepared
monthly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, adjusted
to be consistent with annual indexes of manufacturing sector output
prepared by BLS. Durables include the following 3-digit NAICS industries:
wood product manufacturing; nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing;
primary metal manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing;
machinery manufacturing; computer and electronic product manufacturing;
electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing; transportation equipment
manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and
miscellaneous manufacturing. Nondurables include: food manufacturing;
beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; textile mills; textile product
mills; apparel manufacturing; leather and allied product manufacturing;
paper manufacturing; printing and related support activities; petroleum
and coal products manufacturing; chemical manufacturing; and plastics and
rubber products manufacturing.
Nonfinancial corporate output is a chain-type, current-weighted index
calculated on the basis of the costs incurred and the incomes earned from
production. The output measure excludes the following outputs from GDP:
general government; nonprofit institutions; private households;
unincorporated business; and those corporations classified as offices of
bank holding companies, offices of other holding companies, or offices in
the finance and insurance sector. Nonfinancial corporations accounted for
about 47 percent of the value of GDP in 2009.
Productivity: These productivity measures describe the relationship
between real output and the labor time involved in its production. They
show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and services
produced per hour. Although these measures relate output to hours at work
of all persons engaged in a sector, they do not measure the specific
contribution of labor, capital, or any other factor of production. Rather,
they reflect the joint effects of many influences, including changes in
technology; capital investment; level of output; utilization of capacity,
energy, and materials; the organization of production; managerial skill;
and the characteristics and effort of the work force.
Labor Compensation: The measure includes accrued wages and salaries,
supplements, employer contributions to employee benefit plans, and taxes.
Estimates of labor compensation by major sector, required for measures of
hourly compensation and unit labor costs, are based primarily on employee
compensation data from the NIPA, prepared by the BEA. The compensation of
employees in general government, nonprofit institutions and private
households are subtracted from compensation of domestic employees to
derive employee compensation for the business sector. The labor
compensation of proprietors cannot be explicitly identified and must be
estimated. This is done by assuming that proprietors have the same hourly
compensation as employees in the same sector. The quarterly labor
productivity and cost measures do not contain estimates of compensation
for unpaid family workers.
Unit Labor Costs: The measures of unit labor costs in this release
describe the relationship between compensation per hour and productivity,
or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary
pressure on producers. Increases in hourly compensation increase unit
labor costs; labor productivity increases offset compensation increases
and lower unit labor costs.
Presentation of the data: The quarterly data in this release are presented
in three ways: as percent changes from the previous quarter presented at a
compound annual rate, as percent changes from the corresponding quarter of
the previous year, and as index number series where 2005=100. Annual data
are presented both as index number series and percent changes from the
previous year.
The index numbers and rates of change reported in the productivity
and costs news release are rounded to one decimal place. All percent
changes in this release and on the BLS web site are calculated using index
numbers to three decimal places. These index numbers are available at the
BLS web site, www.bls.gov/data/home.htm, or by contacting the BLS Division
of Major Sector Productivity. (Telephone 202-691-5606 or email
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Table 1. Business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price
and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2010 ANNUAL 3.8 r 3.7 -0.2 r 2.3 r 0.7 r -1.5 4.6 r 1.0
2010 IV 2.3 r 3.8 r 1.4 r 1.8 -0.7 r -0.5 r 0.1 -0.2 r
III 2.6 3.8 1.2 r 2.7 r 1.2 r 0.1 r 5.3 r 2.3
II -1.7 r 1.8 3.5 r 2.9 r 3.7 r 4.7 r -0.5 r 2.5
I 4.2 r 5.0 0.7 r -0.4 r -1.8 r -4.4 r 9.5 r 1.2
2009 ANNUAL 3.7 r -3.7 -7.1 r 2.0 r 2.4 r -1.6 3.8 0.5
2009 IV 6.8 r 6.5 -0.3 r 2.2 r -0.5 r -4.3 r 5.1 r -0.5
III 6.8 r 1.6 -4.9 r 3.3 r -0.4 r -3.3 r 7.4 0.9
II 8.8 r -0.3 -8.4 r 9.6 r 7.7 r 0.7 r -3.0 r -0.8
I 3.9 r -6.2 -9.7 r -3.2 r -1.1 r -6.9 13.5 r 0.8
2008 ANNUAL 1.1 -0.9 -2.0 3.2 -0.6 2.1 1.4 1.8
2008 IV -0.2 r -9.3 -9.2 r 0.9 r 11.2 r 1.1 -7.9 -2.6
III -1.6 r -6.1 -4.5 r 3.0 r -3.1 r 4.7 r 5.8 r 5.1
II 1.4 r -0.6 -1.9 r 0.3 r -4.6 r -1.1 12.3 4.0
I -0.9 -2.0 -1.1 4.5 -0.2 r 5.4 -5.7 0.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 ANNUAL 3.8 r 3.7 -0.2 r 2.3 r 0.7 r -1.5 4.6 r 1.0
2010 IV 1.8 r 3.6 r 1.7 r 1.8 r 0.6 r -0.1 r 3.5 r 1.4
III 2.9 r 4.3 1.3 r 1.9 r 0.6 r -1.1 4.8 r 1.3
II 4.0 r 3.7 -0.3 r 2.0 r 0.2 r -1.9 5.3 r 1.0
I 6.6 r 3.2 -3.3 r 3.6 r 1.2 r -2.9 4.7 0.2
2009 ANNUAL 3.7 r -3.7 -7.1 r 2.0 r 2.4 r -1.6 3.8 0.5
2009 IV 6.6 r 0.3 -5.9 r 2.9 r 1.3 r -3.5 5.6 0.1
III 4.8 r -3.7 -8.0 r 2.5 r 4.2 r -2.1 r 2.2 -0.4
II 2.7 r -5.5 -8.0 r 2.5 r 3.5 r -0.2 1.8 0.6
I 0.8 -5.6 -6.4 r 0.2 0.4 r -0.6 5.5 r 1.8
2008 ANNUAL 1.1 -0.9 -2.0 3.2 -0.6 2.1 1.4 1.8
2008 IV -0.3 -4.5 -4.2 r 2.2 0.6 2.5 0.8 1.8
III 0.5 -1.5 -2.0 3.3 r -1.8 2.8 1.9 2.5
II 1.9 0.6 -1.2 3.3 -0.9 1.4 1.8 1.6
I 2.4 1.7 -0.6 3.9 -0.3 1.5 1.3 1.4
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 ANNUAL 111.6 r 104.1 r 93.3 r 116.4 r 104.2 r 104.3 r 116.6 r 109.2 r
2010 IV 112.3 r 105.4 r 93.9 r 117.4 r 104.4 r 104.5 r 117.4 r 109.6 r
III 111.6 r 104.4 93.5 r 116.8 r 104.6 r 104.7 r 117.3 r 109.7
II 110.9 r 103.4 93.3 r 116.1 r 104.3 r 104.6 r 115.9 r 109.1
I 111.4 r 103.0 92.4 r 115.2 r 103.4 r 103.4 r 116.0 r 108.4
2009 ANNUAL 107.4 r 100.4 93.4 r 113.7 r 103.5 r 105.9 r 111.5 r 108.1
2009 IV 110.2 r 101.7 92.3 r 115.3 r 103.8 r 104.6 r 113.4 r 108.1
III 108.4 r 100.1 92.3 r 114.7 r 104.0 r 105.8 r 112.0 r 108.2
II 106.7 r 99.8 93.5 r 113.8 r 104.1 r 106.7 r 110.0 r 108.0
I 104.4 r 99.8 95.6 r 111.2 r 102.2 r 106.5 r 110.8 r 108.2
2008 ANNUAL 103.6 r 104.2 100.5 r 111.5 r 101.1 r 107.6 r 107.5 r 107.6
2008 IV 103.5 r 101.4 98.0 r 112.1 r 102.5 r 108.4 r 107.4 r 108.0
III 103.5 r 103.9 100.4 r 111.9 r 99.8 r 108.1 r 109.6 r 108.7
II 103.9 r 105.6 101.6 r 111.0 r 100.6 r 106.9 r 108.1 r 107.3
I 103.6 r 105.7 102.1 r 111.0 r 101.8 r 107.1 105.0 r 106.3
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price
and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2010 ANNUAL 3.9 r 3.7 -0.2 r 2.4 r 0.7 r -1.5 4.2 0.8
2010 IV 2.6 4.0 r 1.4 r 2.0 r -0.6 -0.6 -1.2 r -0.8 r
III 2.3 r 3.8 1.4 2.5 r 1.0 r 0.1 r 4.3 r 1.9
II -1.7 r 1.6 3.3 r 3.1 r 3.8 r 4.9 -0.4 2.6
I 4.6 r 5.0 0.4 r -0.2 r -1.6 r -4.6 9.7 r 1.2
2009 ANNUAL 3.7 r -3.8 -7.2 r 2.0 r 2.4 r -1.6 4.6 0.8
2009 IV 6.7 r 6.7 0.1 r 2.3 r -0.5 r -4.1 r 3.4 r -1.1
III 6.5 r 1.4 -4.8 r 2.9 r -0.8 r -3.4 r 8.1 1.1
II 8.9 r -0.2 -8.4 r 9.7 r 7.8 r 0.7 r -2.9 -0.8
I 3.8 r -6.4 -9.8 r -3.3 r -1.2 r -6.8 r 15.4 1.4
2008 ANNUAL 1.0 -1.1 -2.1 3.3 -0.6 r 2.2 1.2 1.8
2008 IV 0.1 r -9.5 -9.6 r 1.3 r 11.5 r 1.2 -6.5 -1.9
III -1.8 r -6.2 -4.5 r 3.1 r -3.1 r 5.0 6.1 r 5.4
II 1.4 r -0.3 -1.7 r 0.0 r -4.9 r -1.4 13.5 r 4.2
I -1.3 r -2.5 -1.2 4.8 r 0.0 6.2 -7.0 0.8
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 ANNUAL 3.9 r 3.7 -0.2 r 2.4 r 0.7 r -1.5 4.2 0.8
2010 IV 1.9 r 3.6 r 1.6 r 1.8 r 0.6 r -0.1 r 3.0 r 1.2
III 2.9 r 4.3 1.3 r 1.9 r 0.7 r -1.0 r 4.2 r 1.1
II 4.0 r 3.7 -0.3 r 2.0 r 0.2 r -1.9 5.1 r 0.9
I 6.7 r 3.2 -3.2 r 3.6 r 1.2 r -2.9 4.5 0.1
2009 ANNUAL 3.7 r -3.8 -7.2 r 2.0 r 2.4 r -1.6 4.6 0.8
2009 IV 6.5 r 0.3 -5.8 r 2.8 r 1.3 r -3.5 5.8 0.2
III 4.8 r -3.8 -8.2 r 2.5 r 4.2 r -2.1 r 3.2 0.0
II 2.7 r -5.6 -8.1 r 2.6 r 3.6 r -0.1 2.7 1.0
I 0.8 -5.7 -6.5 r 0.2 0.4 r -0.6 6.8 2.2
2008 ANNUAL 1.0 -1.1 -2.1 3.3 -0.6 r 2.2 1.2 1.8
2008 IV -0.4 -4.7 -4.3 2.3 0.7 2.7 1.2 2.1
III 0.5 -1.7 -2.1 r 3.6 -1.6 3.1 1.6 2.5
II 1.9 0.5 -1.3 3.5 -0.8 1.6 1.4 1.5
I 2.2 1.6 -0.6 3.8 -0.4 r 1.6 0.7 1.2
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 ANNUAL 111.5 r 104.0 r 93.2 r 116.4 r 104.2 r 104.4 r 116.6 r 109.2 r
2010 IV 112.2 r 105.3 r 93.8 r 117.4 r 104.4 r 104.6 r 116.9 r 109.5 r
III 111.5 r 104.3 93.5 r 116.8 r 104.6 r 104.7 r 117.3 r 109.7
II 110.9 r 103.3 93.2 r 116.1 r 104.3 r 104.7 r 116.0 r 109.2
I 111.4 r 102.9 92.4 r 115.2 r 103.4 r 103.5 r 116.2 r 108.5
2009 ANNUAL 107.4 r 100.3 93.4 r 113.7 r 103.5 r 105.9 r 111.9 r 108.3
2009 IV 110.1 r 101.7 92.3 r 115.3 r 103.8 r 104.7 r 113.5 r 108.2
III 108.4 r 100.0 92.3 r 114.6 r 103.9 r 105.8 r 112.6 r 108.5
II 106.7 r 99.7 93.5 r 113.8 r 104.1 r 106.7 r 110.4 r 108.2
I 104.4 r 99.7 95.5 r 111.2 r 102.2 r 106.5 r 111.2 r 108.4
2008 ANNUAL 103.6 r 104.2 100.6 r 111.4 r 101.0 r 107.6 r 107.0 r 107.4
2008 IV 103.4 r 101.4 98.0 r 112.1 r 102.5 r 108.4 r 107.3 r 108.0
III 103.4 r 104.0 100.5 r 111.8 r 99.7 r 108.1 r 109.1 r 108.5
II 103.9 r 105.6 101.7 r 110.9 r 100.5 r 106.8 r 107.5 r 107.1
I 103.5 r 105.7 102.1 r 110.9 r 101.8 r 107.2 104.2 r 106.0
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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)
2010 ANNUAL 6.7 r 6.6 -0.1 r 2.0 r 0.3 r -4.4 r
2010 IV 5.9 r 4.4 r -1.4 r 3.1 r 0.5 r -2.7 r
III 1.3 r 4.7 r 3.4 r 2.5 r 1.0 r 1.1 r
II 5.8 r 9.9 3.8 r 4.9 r 5.7 r -0.9 r
I 4.0 r 7.1 3.0 r -4.4 r -5.8 r -8.0 r
2009 ANNUAL 2.4 r -10.8 -13.0 r 5.7 r 6.1 r 3.1
2009 IV 8.0 r 7.2 -0.8 4.3 r 1.5 r -3.5
III 16.7 r 10.9 -4.9 r 3.2 r -0.5 r -11.6
II 8.3 r -8.5 -15.4 r 8.6 r 6.7 r 0.3
I -1.1 r -20.9 -20.0 r 4.7 r 7.1 r 5.9
2008 ANNUAL -0.4 r -4.4 -4.0 3.9 r 0.1 4.3
2008 IV -2.8 r -18.3 -15.9 r 6.8 r 17.6 r 9.8
III -1.9 r -10.3 -8.5 r 5.7 r -0.6 r 7.7 r
II -6.4 r -7.7 -1.5 r 3.5 r -1.6 r 10.5
I -0.3 r -2.6 -2.4 r 2.7 r -2.0 r 2.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 ANNUAL 6.7 r 6.6 -0.1 r 2.0 r 0.3 r -4.4 r
2010 IV 4.2 r 6.5 r 2.2 r 1.5 r 0.3 r -2.7 r
III 4.8 r 7.2 r 2.3 r 1.8 r 0.5 r -2.9 r
II 8.5 r 8.8 0.2 r 1.9 r 0.1 r -6.1
I 9.1 r 3.9 -4.8 r 2.8 r 0.4 r -5.8
2009 ANNUAL 2.4 r -10.8 -13.0 r 5.7 r 6.1 r 3.1
2009 IV 7.8 r -3.7 -10.6 r 5.2 r 3.6 r -2.4
III 5.0 r -10.0 -14.2 r 5.8 r 7.5 r 0.8
II 0.5 r -14.6 -15.1 r 6.4 r 7.5 r 5.9
I -3.1 -14.5 -11.8 5.2 5.3 8.5
2008 ANNUAL -0.4 r -4.4 -4.0 3.9 r 0.1 4.3
2008 IV -2.8 -9.9 -7.3 4.6 r 3.0 r 7.7
III -1.2 -5.4 -4.3 5.1 -0.2 6.4
II -0.1 r -2.6 -2.6 r 3.7 r -0.6 r 3.8
I 2.6 0.6 -2.0 2.4 r -1.7 -0.2
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 ANNUAL 114.3 r 94.5 r 82.7 r 118.0 r 105.6 r 103.2 r
2010 IV 116.1 r 96.4 r 83.0 r 119.4 r 106.2 r 102.8 r
III 114.5 r 95.4 r 83.3 r 118.5 r 106.1 r 103.5 r
II 114.1 r 94.3 82.6 r 117.7 r 105.8 r 103.2 r
I 112.5 r 92.1 81.8 r 116.3 r 104.4 r 103.4 r
2009 ANNUAL 107.2 r 88.7 82.7 r 115.6 r 105.3 r 107.9 r
2009 IV 111.4 r 90.5 81.2 r 117.6 r 105.9 r 105.6 r
III 109.3 r 88.9 81.4 r 116.4 r 105.5 r 106.5 r
II 105.1 r 86.7 82.4 r 115.5 r 105.7 r 109.9 r
I 103.1 r 88.6 86.0 r 113.2 r 104.0 r 109.8 r
2008 ANNUAL 104.6 r 99.4 95.1 r 109.4 r 99.2 r 104.6 r
2008 IV 103.4 r 93.9 90.9 r 111.8 r 102.2 r 108.2 r
III 104.1 r 98.8 94.9 r 110.0 r 98.1 r 105.7 r
II 104.6 r 101.5 97.1 r 108.5 r 98.3 r 103.8 r
I 106.3 r 103.6 97.4 r 107.6 r 98.7 r 101.2
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 4. Durable 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2010 ANNUAL 9.0 r 8.8 -0.1 r 2.6 r 0.9 r -5.8
2010 IV 4.8 r 4.7 r 0.0 r 3.0 r 0.4 r -1.7 r
III 0.1 6.5 r 6.5 r 0.0 r -1.4 r -0.1 r
II 12.2 r 15.4 2.8 r 8.9 r 9.7 r -2.9
I 5.2 r 9.3 3.8 r -5.2 r -6.5 r -9.9 r
2009 ANNUAL 0.2 r -15.3 -15.5 r 6.2 r 6.6 r 6.0
2009 IV 8.4 r 8.0 -0.4 r 5.0 r 2.2 r -3.1
III 25.5 r 17.2 -6.6 r 2.7 r -1.0 r -18.2
II 7.8 r -14.3 -20.5 r 14.3 r 12.3 r 6.0
I -6.8 r -28.8 -23.6 r 2.8 r 5.1 r 10.4
2008 ANNUAL -1.6 -5.7 -4.2 3.5 -0.3 5.2
2008 IV -10.7 r -24.7 -15.7 r 6.4 r 17.2 r 19.1
III 0.4 r -11.5 -11.9 r 6.3 r -0.1 r 5.9
II -9.8 r -10.8 -1.1 r 4.2 r -0.9 r 15.5
I -2.9 r -3.5 -0.6 r 0.4 r -4.1 r 3.4
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 ANNUAL 9.0 r 8.8 -0.1 r 2.6 r 0.9 r -5.8
2010 IV 5.5 r 8.9 r 3.3 r 1.6 r 0.4 r -3.7 r
III 6.4 r 9.7 r 3.2 r 2.1 r 0.8 r -4.1 r
II 12.6 r 12.4 -0.2 r 2.7 r 0.9 r -8.8
I 11.5 r 4.3 -6.4 r 4.0 r 1.5 r -6.7
2009 ANNUAL 0.2 r -15.3 -15.5 r 6.2 r 6.6 r 6.0
2009 IV 8.1 r -6.3 -13.3 r 6.1 r 4.5 r -1.9
III 3.0 r -14.3 -16.8 r 6.5 r 8.2 r 3.4 r
II -2.6 r -20.2 -18.0 r 7.4 r 8.4 r 10.2
I -6.8 -19.4 -13.4 r 4.9 5.1 12.6
2008 ANNUAL -1.6 -5.7 -4.2 3.5 -0.3 5.2
2008 IV -5.9 -13.0 -7.6 4.3 2.7 10.8
III -1.8 -6.8 -5.1 4.9 -0.4 6.8
II -1.5 r -3.9 -2.4 r 3.5 -0.8 r 5.0
I 2.9 1.0 -1.8 r 1.6 -2.5 -1.2
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 ANNUAL 115.8 r 92.8 r 80.1 r 119.7 r 107.2 r 103.4 r
2010 IV 117.7 r 95.1 r 80.9 r 121.0 r 107.7 r 102.8 r
III 116.3 r 94.0 r 80.9 r 120.1 r 107.5 r 103.3 r
II 116.3 r 92.6 79.6 r 120.1 r 107.9 r 103.3 r
I 113.0 r 89.3 79.0 r 117.6 r 105.5 r 104.1 r
2009 ANNUAL 106.3 r 85.3 80.2 r 116.7 r 106.2 r 109.7 r
2009 IV 111.6 r 87.4 78.3 r 119.1 r 107.3 r 106.8 r
III 109.3 r 85.7 78.4 r 117.7 r 106.7 r 107.7 r
II 103.3 r 82.4 79.7 r 116.9 r 107.0 r 113.2 r
I 101.4 r 85.6 84.4 r 113.1 r 103.9 r 111.5
2008 ANNUAL 106.1 r 100.6 94.9 r 109.8 r 99.6 r 103.5 r
2008 IV 103.2 r 93.2 90.3 r 112.3 r 102.6 r 108.8 r
III 106.1 r 100.0 94.3 r 110.6 r 98.6 r 104.2 r
II 106.0 r 103.2 97.3 r 108.9 r 98.6 r 102.7 r
I 108.8 r 106.2 97.6 r 107.8 r 98.9 r 99.0
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 5. Nondurable 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2010 ANNUAL 4.1 r 4.1 0.0 r 0.9 r -0.7 r -3.0 r
2010 IV 8.0 r 4.0 r -3.7 r 2.9 r 0.3 r -4.8 r
III 4.1 r 2.7 r -1.3 r 6.3 r 4.8 r 2.1 r
II -1.3 4.0 5.4 r -1.7 -1.0 -0.4
I 3.0 r 4.8 1.7 r -3.1 r -4.5 r -5.9
2009 ANNUAL 3.4 r -5.5 -8.7 r 5.2 r 5.6 r 1.8 r
2009 IV 7.8 r 6.3 -1.4 r 2.9 r 0.2 r -4.5
III 6.6 r 4.3 -2.2 4.5 0.7 r -2.0
II 5.4 r -1.5 -6.5 r 0.1 r -1.6 r -5.0
I 3.4 r -10.7 -13.6 r 9.3 r 11.7 r 5.8 r
2008 ANNUAL 0.3 r -3.3 -3.6 r 4.8 r 0.9 r 4.4
2008 IV 7.4 r -10.0 -16.3 r 7.4 r 18.3 r 0.0
III -6.9 r -9.2 -2.5 r 5.4 r -0.9 r 13.2
II -2.7 r -4.6 -2.0 r 2.0 r -3.0 r 4.8
I 2.9 r -2.7 -5.5 6.8 r 2.0 r 3.8
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 ANNUAL 4.1 r 4.1 0.0 r 0.9 r -0.7 r -3.0 r
2010 IV 3.4 r 3.9 r 0.5 r 1.0 r -0.2 r -2.3 r
III 3.3 r 4.4 r 1.1 r 1.0 r -0.2 r -2.2 r
II 4.0 r 4.8 0.8 r 0.6 r -1.2 r -3.2
I 5.7 r 3.4 -2.1 r 1.1 r -1.3 r -4.4
2009 ANNUAL 3.4 r -5.5 -8.7 r 5.2 r 5.6 r 1.8 r
2009 IV 5.8 r -0.6 -6.0 r 4.1 r 2.6 r -1.5 r
III 5.7 r -4.7 -9.8 r 5.3 r 7.0 r -0.4
II 2.2 r -7.9 -9.9 r 5.5 r 6.5 r 3.3 r
I 0.2 r -8.7 -8.8 r 6.0 r 6.2 r 5.8
2008 ANNUAL 0.3 r -3.3 -3.6 r 4.8 r 0.9 r 4.4
2008 IV 0.1 r -6.7 -6.7 r 5.4 r 3.8 r 5.3
III -1.7 -4.4 -2.8 5.7 0.4 7.5
II 1.1 r -1.8 -2.9 r 4.1 r -0.2 r 3.0
I 1.9 -0.3 -2.2 4.1 -0.1 2.1 r
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 ANNUAL 110.4 r 96.3 r 87.2 r 115.6 r 103.5 r 104.7 r
2010 IV 112.4 r 97.5 r 86.7 r 116.9 r 104.1 r 104.0 r
III 110.3 r 96.6 r 87.6 r 116.1 r 104.0 r 105.3 r
II 109.2 r 95.9 87.9 r 114.4 r 102.8 r 104.7 r
I 109.6 r 95.0 86.7 r 114.9 r 103.0 r 104.8 r
2009 ANNUAL 106.0 r 92.4 87.2 r 114.5 r 104.2 r 108.0 r
2009 IV 108.7 r 93.9 86.3 r 115.8 r 104.2 r 106.4 r
III 106.7 r 92.5 86.6 r 114.9 r 104.2 r 107.7 r
II 105.0 r 91.5 87.1 r 113.7 r 104.0 r 108.2 r
I 103.7 r 91.8 88.6 r 113.6 r 104.4 r 109.6 r
2008 ANNUAL 102.5 r 97.8 95.4 r 108.8 r 98.6 r 106.1 r
2008 IV 102.8 r 94.5 91.9 r 111.1 r 101.6 r 108.1 r
III 101.0 r 97.0 96.1 r 109.2 r 97.4 r 108.1 r
II 102.8 r 99.4 96.7 r 107.8 r 97.6 r 104.8 r
I 103.5 r 100.5 97.2 r 107.2 r 98.4 r 103.6 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
Real Unit
Output Hourly hourly non- Total Unit Implicit
Year per all- compen- compen- Unit labor unit pro- price
and employee Employee sation sation labor costs cost fits deflator
quarter hour Output hours (1) (2) costs (6) (7) (8) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2010 III -3.2 r -1.0 r 2.3 r 3.0 r 1.5 r 6.3 r 2.6 r 5.2 1.1 r 4.7
II 0.3 r 4.4 4.1 r 2.3 r 3.0 r 2.0 -3.4 0.4 19.6 2.6
I 9.7 r 10.9 1.2 r 0.0 r -1.4 r -8.8 -8.5 -8.7 64.4 -2.2
2009 ANNUAL 2.0 r -5.8 -7.7 r 2.4 r 2.8 r 0.4 2.5 1.0 -2.7 0.6
2009 IV 13.8 r 13.2 -0.6 r 2.3 r -0.5 r -10.2 -8.4 -9.6 37.8 -5.6
III 5.3 r 0.1 -4.9 r 3.7 r 0.0 r -1.5 -8.3 -3.6 20.5 -1.5
II 5.0 r -5.0 -9.5 r 7.7 r 5.8 r 2.5 -3.4 0.7 -22.0 -1.7
I -3.8 r -14.7 -11.3 r -3.1 r -1.0 r 0.7 7.8 2.8 -5.2 1.9
2008 ANNUAL 0.2 r -1.4 -1.7 3.5 -0.4 r 3.2 6.3 4.1 -12.2 2.1
2008 IV 1.3 r -7.5 -8.6 r 3.3 r 13.7 r 2.0 10.4 4.4 -36.9 -1.1
III 3.6 r -1.3 -4.8 r 3.9 r -2.4 r 0.2 3.9 1.3 89.7 8.2
II -1.4 r -3.6 -2.3 r 2.1 r -2.9 r 3.5 8.5 4.9 -6.2 3.7
I -3.0 r -3.4 -0.5 r 2.9 r -1.8 6.1 6.4 6.2 -32.9 1.1
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2010 III 4.9 r 6.8 r 1.7 r 1.9 r 0.6 r -2.9 r -4.5 r -3.4 28.7 r -0.2
II 7.2 r 7.1 -0.1 r 2.1 r 0.3 r -4.8 -7.2 -5.5 34.5 -1.7
I 8.4 r 4.5 -3.6 r 3.4 r 0.9 r -4.6 -7.1 -5.4 20.8 -2.8
2009 ANNUAL 2.0 r -5.8 -7.7 r 2.4 r 2.8 r 0.4 2.5 1.0 -2.7 0.6
2009 IV 4.9 r -2.1 -6.7 r 2.6 r 1.1 r -2.2 -3.3 -2.5 5.3 -1.8
III 1.9 r -6.9 -8.6 r 2.8 r 4.5 r 0.9 1.3 1.0 -13.4 -0.6
II 1.5 r -7.2 -8.6 r 2.8 r 3.9 r 1.3 4.6 2.3 -3.0 1.8
I -0.1 r -6.9 -6.8 1.5 r 1.6 1.6 7.6 3.3 1.6 3.1
2008 ANNUAL 0.2 r -1.4 -1.7 3.5 -0.4 r 3.2 6.3 4.1 -12.2 2.1
2008 IV 0.1 -4.0 -4.1 3.0 1.5 2.9 7.3 4.2 -6.8 2.9
III 1.7 r -0.3 -1.9 r 3.9 r -1.3 r 2.2 4.6 2.9 2.7 2.9
II -0.5 -1.3 -0.8 3.5 -0.7 4.0 7.0 4.9 -22.2 1.4
I -0.3 r -0.2 0.0 3.4 r -0.7 3.7 6.3 4.4 -20.1 1.3
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Indexes 2005=100
2010 III 109.5 r 102.9 r 94.0 r 115.8 r 103.7 r 105.8 r 112.5 r 107.6 r 108.3 r 107.7 r
II 110.4 r 103.2 93.5 r 114.9 r 103.3 r 104.1 111.8 106.3 108.0 106.5
I 110.3 r 102.0 92.5 r 114.3 r 102.5 r 103.6 112.7 106.2 103.3 105.8
2009 ANNUAL 104.2 r 97.4 93.5 r 112.7 r 102.6 r 108.2 118.7 111.1 85.3 107.9
2009 IV 107.8 r 99.4 92.3 r 114.3 r 102.9 r 106.0 115.3 108.6 91.2 106.4
III 104.3 r 96.4 92.4 r 113.6 r 103.0 r 108.9 117.8 111.4 84.2 107.9
II 103.0 r 96.4 93.6 r 112.6 r 103.0 r 109.3 120.4 112.4 80.3 108.4
I 101.7 r 97.6 95.9 r 110.5 r 101.6 r 108.7 121.4 112.2 85.5 108.8
2008 ANNUAL 102.1 r 103.5 101.3 r 110.1 r 99.8 r 107.8 115.8 110.0 87.7 107.2
2008 IV 102.7 r 101.6 98.9 r 111.4 r 101.8 r 108.5 119.2 111.4 86.6 108.3
III 102.4 r 103.5 101.1 r 110.5 r 98.6 r 108.0 116.2 110.3 97.2 108.6
II 101.5 r 103.9 102.4 r 109.5 r 99.2 r 107.9 115.1 109.9 82.8 106.5
I 101.8 r 104.8 103.0 r 108.9 r 99.9 r 107.0 112.8 108.6 84.1 105.5
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
SOURCES: Output data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the
Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce; the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Reserve Board.
Compensation and hours data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and
the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
RELIABILITY: Productivity and cost measures are regularly revised as
more complete information becomes available. The measures are first
published within 40 days of the close of the reference period; revisions
appear 30 days later, and second revisions after an additional 60 days.
In the business sector, the third publication (second revision) of a
quarterly index of output per hour of all persons has differed from the
initial value by between -1.7 and +1.5 index points approximately 95
percent of the time. This interval is based on the performance of this
measure between the fourth quarter of 1995 and the third quarter of 2010.
Footnotes, Tables 1-6
(1) Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for
social insurance and private benefit plans. Except for nonfinancial
corporations, where there are no self-employed, data also include an
estimate of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for the self-
employed.
(2) The change for recent quarters is based on the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers (CPI-U). The trend from 1978-2009 is based on the
Consumer Price Index research series (CPI-U-RS).
(3) Unit nonlabor payments include profits, consumption of fixed
capital, taxes on production and imports less subsidies, net interest and
miscellaneous payments, business current transfer payments, rental income
of persons, and the current surplus of government enterprises.
(4) Current dollar output divided by the output index.
(5) Quarterly changes: Percent change compounded at annual rate is
calculated using index numbers to three decimal places. Indexes published
in the news release are rounded to one decimal place for convenience.
Annual changes: Percent change is calculated using annual average indexes
to three decimal places.
(6) Unit nonlabor costs include consumption of fixed capital, taxes on
production and imports less subsidies, net interest and miscellaneous
payments, and business current transfer payments.
(7) Total unit costs are the sum of unit labor and nonlabor costs.
(8) Unit profits include corporate profits before tax with inventory
valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
Appendix table 1.
Business sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price
and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 ANNUAL 1.5 2.0 0.5 4.1 1.2 2.5 2.8 2.6
2007 IV 3.2 r 2.9 -0.3 r 5.6 r 0.7 r 2.3 -3.6 -0.1
III 3.8 r 2.2 -1.5 r 3.0 r 0.6 r -0.8 5.3 1.6
II 3.5 r 4.0 0.4 r 2.5 r -2.1 r -0.9 10.1 3.3
I 0.1 r 0.2 0.1 r 3.8 -0.1 r 3.8 4.7 r 4.2
2006 ANNUAL 0.9 3.1 2.1 3.8 0.5 2.8 3.1 2.9
2006 IV 2.6 r 4.0 1.4 r 9.3 r 11.2 r 6.6 -6.3 1.3
III -2.4 r -0.4 2.1 r 1.3 r -2.4 r 3.8 1.6 2.9
II 0.2 r 1.4 1.2 r 1.2 r -2.4 r 1.0 6.7 3.2
I 2.8 r 6.5 3.6 r 5.7 r 3.5 r 2.9 r 0.8 2.0
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 1.5 2.0 0.5 4.1 1.2 2.5 2.8 2.6
2007 IV 2.6 2.3 -0.3 3.7 -0.2 1.1 4.0 2.2
III 2.5 2.6 0.1 4.6 r 2.3 2.1 3.3 2.6
II 0.9 1.9 1.0 4.2 1.5 3.3 2.3 2.9
I 0.1 1.3 1.2 3.9 1.4 3.8 1.6 2.9
2006 ANNUAL 0.9 3.1 2.1 3.8 0.5 2.8 3.1 2.9
2006 IV 0.8 2.9 2.1 4.3 2.3 3.5 0.6 2.4
III 0.2 2.4 2.2 2.8 -0.6 r 2.6 3.4 2.9
II 1.6 3.4 1.8 4.0 0.0 2.3 4.8 3.3
I 1.2 r 3.5 2.3 4.1 0.4 r 2.9 3.6 3.2
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 102.5 r 105.2 102.6 r 108.1 r 101.8 r 105.4 106.0 105.7
2007 IV 103.8 r 106.3 102.4 r 109.8 r 101.8 r 105.7 r 106.5 r 106.1
III 103.0 r 105.5 102.4 r 108.3 r 101.7 r 105.1 r 107.5 r 106.1
II 102.0 r 104.9 102.8 r 107.5 r 101.5 r 105.3 r 106.1 r 105.7
I 101.1 r 103.9 102.7 r 106.8 r 102.1 r 105.6 r 103.6 r 104.8
2006 ANNUAL 100.9 r 103.1 102.1 r 103.8 r 100.5 r 102.8 103.1 102.9
2006 IV 101.1 r 103.9 102.7 r 105.8 r 102.1 r 104.6 r 102.4 r 103.7
III 100.5 r 102.8 102.3 r 103.5 r 99.4 r 103.0 r 104.1 r 103.4
II 101.1 r 102.9 101.8 r 103.1 r 100.0 r 102.0 r 103.7 r 102.7
I 101.0 r 102.6 101.5 r 102.8 r 100.6 r 101.7 r 102.0 r 101.9
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix table 2.
Nonfarm business sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price
and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 ANNUAL 1.6 2.1 0.6 r 4.0 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.4
2007 IV 3.6 2.5 -1.1 r 6.5 r 1.6 r 2.8 r -4.7 -0.3
III 3.8 r 2.5 -1.3 r 2.7 r 0.3 r -1.1 r 5.0 r 1.3
II 2.7 r 4.2 1.4 r 1.4 r -3.2 r -1.4 10.5 3.1
I 0.3 r 0.3 0.0 3.8 -0.1 r 3.5 4.2 3.8
2006 ANNUAL 0.9 3.1 2.2 3.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.0
2006 IV 3.0 r 4.2 1.2 r 9.7 r 11.6 r 6.6 -7.3 0.9
III -2.1 r -0.1 2.1 r 1.3 r -2.4 r 3.5 1.2 r 2.6
II 0.2 r 1.0 0.8 r 1.7 r -1.9 1.5 6.9 r 3.6
I 2.8 r 6.8 4.0 r 5.4 r 3.2 r 2.6 1.7 2.2
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 1.6 2.1 0.6 r 4.0 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.4
2007 IV 2.6 2.4 -0.3 3.6 -0.4 0.9 3.6 2.0
III 2.5 2.8 0.3 4.4 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.3
II 1.0 r 2.1 1.2 4.0 1.3 3.0 1.9 2.6
I 0.3 1.3 1.0 4.1 1.6 r 3.8 1.1 2.7
2006 ANNUAL 0.9 3.1 2.2 3.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.0
2006 IV 0.9 2.9 2.0 4.5 2.5 3.5 0.4 2.3
III 0.2 2.5 2.3 2.7 -0.6 2.5 3.7 3.0
II 1.4 3.4 2.0 3.8 -0.1 2.4 5.3 3.5
I 1.1 3.6 2.4 r 4.1 r 0.4 r 2.9 4.0 3.3
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 102.5 r 105.3 102.7 r 107.9 r 101.6 r 105.3 105.8 r 105.5
2007 IV 103.9 r 106.4 102.5 r 109.7 r 101.8 r 105.6 r 106.1 r 105.8
III 102.9 r 105.8 102.7 r 107.9 r 101.4 r 104.9 r 107.4 r 105.8
II 102.0 r 105.1 103.1 r 107.2 r 101.3 r 105.1 r 106.1 r 105.5
I 101.3 r 104.0 102.7 r 106.9 r 102.1 r 105.5 103.5 r 104.7
2006 ANNUAL 100.9 r 103.1 102.2 r 103.8 r 100.5 r 102.8 103.3 103.0
2006 IV 101.2 r 104.0 102.7 r 105.9 r 102.2 r 104.6 r 102.4 r 103.7
III 100.5 r 102.9 102.4 r 103.4 r 99.4 r 102.9 r 104.4 r 103.5
II 101.0 r 102.9 101.9 r 103.1 r 100.0 r 102.1 r 104.1 r 102.9
I 101.0 r 102.7 101.7 r 102.7 r 100.5 r 101.7 r 102.4 r 102.0
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix table 3.
Manufacturing sector: Revised 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)
2007 ANNUAL 4.2 2.4 -1.7 3.2 r 0.4 -0.9
2007 IV 4.0 -0.7 -4.5 8.5 r 3.5 4.4
III 2.8 r 0.7 -2.0 r 0.3 r -2.1 r -2.4
II 4.0 r 5.2 1.1 r -1.5 r -6.0 r -5.3
I 5.5 r 4.6 -0.9 r 3.7 r -0.2 r -1.7
2006 ANNUAL 0.8 1.5 0.7 r 2.0 -1.2 1.2
2006 IV 4.7 r 0.6 -3.9 r 10.7 r 12.6 r 5.8
III 4.7 r 1.4 -3.1 r 1.8 r -2.0 r -2.8
II 0.0 r 0.0 0.1 r -2.0 r -5.5 r -2.0
I -1.7 r 1.8 3.5 r 5.3 r 3.1 r 7.1
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 4.2 2.4 -1.7 3.2 r 0.4 -0.9
2007 IV 4.1 2.4 -1.6 2.7 r -1.2 -1.3
III 4.2 r 2.7 -1.4 r 3.2 r 0.9 r -1.0
II 4.7 2.9 -1.7 3.6 0.9 -1.1
I 3.7 1.6 -2.0 3.5 1.0 -0.2
2006 ANNUAL 0.8 1.5 0.7 r 2.0 -1.2 1.2
2006 IV 1.9 0.9 -0.9 r 3.8 r 1.8 r 1.9
III 0.7 1.9 1.3 0.2 -3.1 -0.5
II -0.3 r 1.4 1.6 r 1.1 r -2.7 r 1.4 r
I 0.9 r 1.8 1.0 3.0 -0.7 2.1
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 105.0 r 104.0 99.0 r 105.3 r 99.2 r 100.3
2007 IV 106.4 r 104.3 98.0 r 106.9 r 99.2 r 100.5 r
III 105.4 r 104.5 99.1 r 104.7 r 98.3 r 99.4 r
II 104.6 r 104.3 99.6 r 104.7 r 98.9 r 100.0 r
I 103.6 r 103.0 99.4 r 105.0 r 100.4 r 101.4
2006 ANNUAL 100.8 r 101.5 100.7 r 102.0 r 98.8 r 101.2 r
2006 IV 102.2 r 101.8 99.6 r 104.1 r 100.4 r 101.8 r
III 101.1 r 101.7 100.6 r 101.5 r 97.5 r 100.4
II 99.9 r 101.3 101.4 r 101.0 r 98.0 r 101.1 r
I 99.9 r 101.3 101.4 r 101.5 r 99.4 r 101.6 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix table 4.
Durable manufacturing sector: Revised 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 ANNUAL 5.7 3.5 -2.0 r 3.8 0.9 r -1.8
2007 IV 5.7 r -1.1 -6.4 r 8.8 r 3.8 2.9
III 1.7 r 0.2 -1.5 r 0.7 r -1.7 r -1.0
II 7.3 r 8.7 1.3 r -3.2 r -7.6 r -9.8
I 8.5 r 6.5 -1.8 r 5.9 r 1.8 r -2.4
2006 ANNUAL 2.0 3.1 1.1 2.2 -1.0 0.2
2006 IV 4.5 r 0.6 -3.7 r 12.9 r 14.9 r 8.0
III 6.2 r 1.1 -4.7 r 1.6 r -2.2 r -4.3
II 0.3 r 1.7 1.4 r -3.3 r -6.7 r -3.6
I -2.3 r 1.0 3.3 r 7.7 r 5.5 r 10.2
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 5.7 3.5 -2.0 r 3.8 0.9 r -1.8
2007 IV 5.8 r 3.5 -2.1 r 3.0 r -1.0 r -2.7
III 5.5 r 3.9 -1.5 r 3.9 r 1.5 r -1.5
II 6.6 4.2 -2.3 r 4.1 1.4 -2.3
I 4.8 2.5 -2.2 4.1 1.6 -0.7
2006 ANNUAL 2.0 3.1 1.1 2.2 -1.0 0.2
2006 IV 2.1 r 1.1 -1.0 4.5 r 2.5 r 2.4
III 2.2 3.4 1.2 0.1 -3.1 -2.0
II 1.2 r 3.8 2.5 r 1.3 r -2.6 r 0.0
I 2.5 r 4.1 1.6 r 3.1 r -0.6 0.6
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 107.8 r 106.7 99.0 r 106.1 r 99.9 r 98.4 r
2007 IV 109.6 r 107.1 97.7 r 107.7 r 99.9 r 98.2 r
III 108.1 r 107.4 99.3 r 105.4 r 99.0 r 97.5 r
II 107.7 r 107.4 99.7 r 105.2 r 99.4 r 97.7 r
I 105.8 r 105.1 99.4 r 106.1 r 101.4 r 100.3 r
2006 ANNUAL 102.0 r 103.1 101.1 r 102.2 r 99.0 r 100.2 r
2006 IV 103.6 r 103.5 99.9 r 104.6 r 100.9 r 100.9 r
III 102.5 r 103.3 100.8 r 101.4 r 97.5 r 99.0
II 101.0 r 103.0 102.0 r 101.1 r 98.0 r 100.1 r
I 100.9 r 102.6 101.7 r 101.9 r 99.7 r 101.0 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix table 5.
Nondurable manufacturing sector: Revised 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 ANNUAL 2.4 1.3 -1.1 2.3 -0.6 r -0.1
2007 IV 0.1 -0.9 -1.1 r 8.5 r 3.5 r 8.4
III 4.0 r 1.1 -2.9 r -0.7 r -3.1 r -4.5
II 0.4 r 1.2 0.8 r 1.8 r -2.8 r 1.4
I 2.0 2.9 0.8 -0.2 -4.0 -2.2
2006 ANNUAL -0.2 r -0.1 0.1 1.5 -1.7 1.8
2006 IV 5.4 r 0.8 -4.3 r 6.5 r 8.3 r 1.1
III 2.2 r 2.0 -0.2 r 2.5 r -1.3 r 0.3
II 0.5 r -1.7 -2.3 r 0.3 r -3.3 r -0.2
I -0.9 r 2.8 3.7 r 0.8 r -1.3 r 1.7
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 2.4 1.3 -1.1 2.3 -0.6 r -0.1
2007 IV 1.7 1.1 -0.6 2.3 -1.6 0.7
III 3.0 1.5 -1.4 r 1.8 r -0.5 r -1.1
II 2.5 1.7 -0.7 r 2.6 r 0.0 0.1
I 2.5 1.0 -1.5 2.2 r -0.2 -0.3
2006 ANNUAL -0.2 r -0.1 0.1 1.5 -1.7 1.8
2006 IV 1.8 0.9 -0.8 2.5 0.5 0.7
III -0.8 r 0.4 1.3 0.3 -2.9 r 1.2
II -1.3 r -1.2 0.1 r 0.6 r -3.2 r 1.9
I -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 2.8 -0.9 3.2
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 102.2 r 101.2 99.0 r 103.8 r 97.8 r 101.6
2007 IV 102.7 101.2 98.5 105.5 97.9 102.7
III 102.7 r 101.5 98.8 r 103.3 r 97.0 r 100.6 r
II 101.7 r 101.2 99.5 r 103.5 r 97.8 r 101.8 r
I 101.6 100.9 99.3 103.0 98.5 101.4
2006 ANNUAL 99.8 r 99.9 100.1 r 101.5 r 98.3 r 101.8 r
2006 IV 101.1 100.2 99.1 103.1 99.5 102.0
III 99.8 r 100.0 100.2 r 101.5 r 97.5 r 101.7 r
II 99.2 r 99.5 100.3 r 100.9 r 97.8 r 101.6 r
I 99.1 r 99.9 100.8 r 100.8 r 98.7 r 101.7 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix table 6.
Nonfinancial corporate sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
Real Unit
Output Hourly hourly non- Total Unit Implicit
Year per all- compen- compen- Unit labor unit pro- price
and employee Employee sation sation labor costs cost fits deflator
quarter hour Output hours (1) (2) costs (6) (7) (8) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 ANNUAL 0.3 r 1.1 0.8 3.5 0.6 3.1 5.8 3.9 -10.5 1.9
2007 IV 7.9 r 7.7 -0.2 r 6.8 r 1.9 r -1.0 0.0 -0.7 -6.8 -1.4
III -5.1 r -5.3 -0.2 r 2.3 r -0.2 r 7.7 13.6 9.4 -37.7 2.2
II -0.4 r 0.6 1.0 r 1.8 r -2.8 r 2.2 5.6 3.2 4.6 3.4
I -0.1 r 0.7 0.8 r 3.5 r -0.5 r 3.6 6.3 4.3 -12.6 2.0
2006 ANNUAL 1.5 3.8 2.3 2.8 -0.4 1.3 3.0 1.8 11.6 3.0
2006 IV 1.5 r 2.2 0.6 r 7.6 r 9.5 r 6.0 5.9 5.9 -29.1 0.2
III 4.2 r 6.0 1.7 r 0.9 r -2.8 r -3.1 0.0 -2.2 40.0 2.8
II -2.7 -1.2 1.6 r 0.5 -3.1 r 3.3 7.6 4.5 -1.9 3.6
I 2.2 r 5.5 3.2 r 5.3 r 3.1 r 3.0 0.6 2.3 6.8 2.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 ANNUAL 0.3 r 1.1 0.8 3.5 0.6 3.1 5.8 3.9 -10.5 1.9
2007 IV 0.5 0.8 0.4 r 3.6 -0.4 3.1 6.3 4.0 -14.6 1.5
III -1.0 -0.5 0.6 r 3.8 1.4 4.9 7.8 5.7 -20.3 1.9
II 1.3 2.3 1.0 r 3.4 0.7 2.1 4.4 2.8 -2.4 2.1
I 0.7 1.9 1.2 r 3.1 0.6 r 2.4 4.9 3.1 -4.0 2.1
2006 ANNUAL 1.5 3.8 2.3 2.8 -0.4 1.3 3.0 1.8 11.6 3.0
2006 IV 1.3 3.1 1.8 3.5 r 1.5 r 2.2 3.5 2.6 1.0 2.4
III 2.4 r 4.7 2.3 r 1.7 -1.6 -0.7 1.5 -0.1 23.9 2.8
II 0.4 2.8 2.4 2.9 r -1.0 r 2.4 4.0 2.9 8.1 3.6
I 1.9 r 4.6 2.7 r 3.3 r -0.4 r 1.4 2.9 1.8 15.2 3.4
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Indexes 2005=100
2007 ANNUAL 101.8 r 105.0 103.1 r 106.4 r 100.2 r 104.5 109.0 105.7 99.8 105.0
2007 IV 102.6 r 105.8 103.1 r 108.1 r 100.4 r 105.4 111.1 107.0 93.0 105.2
III 100.7 r 103.8 103.1 r 106.4 r 99.9 r 105.7 111.1 107.2 94.6 105.6
II 102.0 r 105.2 103.2 r 105.8 r 99.9 r 103.7 107.6 104.8 106.5 105.0
I 102.1 r 105.1 102.9 r 105.3 r 100.6 r 103.1 106.2 104.0 105.3 104.1
2006 ANNUAL 101.5 r 103.8 102.3 r 102.8 r 99.6 r 101.3 103.0 101.8 111.6 103.0
2006 IV 102.1 r 104.9 102.7 r 104.4 r 100.8 r 102.2 104.5 102.9 108.9 103.6
III 101.7 r 104.3 102.6 r 102.5 r 98.5 r 100.8 103.1 101.4 118.7 103.6
II 100.7 r 102.8 102.1 r 102.3 r 99.2 r 101.6 103.1 102.0 109.1 102.9
I 101.4 r 103.1 101.7 r 102.1 r 100.0 r 100.7 101.2 100.9 109.6 102.0
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 3, 2011
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
