- Q1'01 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY -0.1 PCT - parik, 08.05.2001, 14:40
Q1'01 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY -0.1 PCT
14:29 08May2001 U.S. Q1'01 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY -0.1 PCT VS REV Q4'00 +2.0 PCT (+2.2)
14:29 08May2001 U.S. Q1 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY DROP FIRST DECLINE SINCE -0.8 PCT IN Q1'95
14:29 08May2001 U.S. Q1'01 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS +5.2 PCT VS REV Q4'00 +4.5 PCT (+4.3)
14:29 08May2001 U.S. Q1'01 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS GAIN HIGHEST SINCE +5.5 PCT IN Q4'97
14:29 08May2001 TABLE-US Q1 non-farm productivity fell 0.1 pct
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Labor Department estimates of U.S. productivity/costs, seasonally adjusted annual percent changes from prior quarters (1992=100): Productivity Unit Labor Costs
Q1-P Q4-R Q4-PR Q1-P Q4-R Q4-PR
NonFarm -0.1 2.0 2.2 5.2 4.5 4.3
Manufacturing 0.3 5.5 5.3 4.4 2.8 3.0
Durable Goods -0.1 6.6 6.6 4.1 2.6 2.6
NonDurables 0.6 3.8 3.8 5.7 2.7 2.9
Total Business -0.4 2.9 3.1 5.6 4.5 4.3
Nonfin. Corps N/A N/A 0.3-P N/A N/A 7.1-P
P-Preliminary, PR-Previously reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not
Available
Hourly Compensation
Q1-P Q4-R Q4-PR
NonFarm 5.2 6.6 6.6
Manufacturing 4.7 8.4 8.4
Durable Goods 4.0 9.4 9.4
NonDurables 6.3 6.7 6.8
Total Business 5.2 7.5 7.5
Nonfin. Corps N/A N/A 7.4-P
P-Preliminary, PR-Previously reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not
Available
CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO:
Q1'01/00
Productivity 2.8
Output 2.8
Hours 0.1
Hourly Compensation 6.0
Real Hourly Compensation 2.5
Unit Labor Costs 3.1
FORECAST:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
U.S. Q1 non-farm productivity +1.2 pct
U.S. Q1 non-farm unit labor costs +4.4 pct
HISTORICAL NOTES/COMPARISONS:
U.S. Q1 MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY +0.3 PCT, WEAKEST SINCE
-0.6 PCT IN Q3'93
U.S. Q1 MANUFACTURING UNIT LABOR COSTS +4.4 PCT, HIGHEST
SINCE +7.2 PCT IN Q1'91
U.S. Q1 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY DROP FIRST DECLINE SINCE -0.8
PCT IN Q1'95
U.S. Q1'01 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS GAIN HIGHEST SINCE +5.5
PCT IN Q4'97
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