3-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, private industry 
workers, seasonally adjusted, December 2001-September 2003 


				
	             		     Percent change 			
				
	      Compensation costs    Wages and salaries	Benefit costs
	
Dec. 2001	     1.1		  0.9		     1.3	
Mar. 2002	     0.9		  0.9		     1.1	
June 2002	     1.1		  0.9		     1.3	
Sep. 2002	     0.6		  0.4		     1.1	
Dec. 2002	     0.7		  0.5		     1.2	
Mar. 2003	     1.4		  1.0		     2.4	
June 2003	     0.8		  0.6		     1.3	
Sep. 2003	     1.0		  0.9		     1.4