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Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted



Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
                                                           Real
   Year       Output per             Hours     Compensa-   compensa-   Unit     Unit non-   Implicit
   and        hour of                of all    tion per    tion per    labor    labor pay-  price
   quarter    all persons  Output    persons   hour (1)    hour (2)    costs    ments (3)   deflator (4)
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                                           Indexes 1992=100

2006       I     135.2      163.4     120.8     167.0       119.9      123.5       134.9      127.7
          II     135.7      164.4     121.2     167.0       118.8      123.1       138.8      128.9
         III     135.1      164.7     121.9     167.6       118.1      124.0       138.6      129.4
          IV     135.6      165.7     122.2     172.5       122.0      127.2       133.4      129.5

      ANNUAL     135.4      164.5     121.5     168.5       119.7      124.5       136.4      128.9

2007       I     136.1      165.9     121.9     175.2       122.8      128.8       133.8      130.6
          II     137.0      167.6     122.4     175.8       121.9      128.4       136.4      131.3
         III     139.0      169.9     122.3     177.2       122.0      127.5       137.9      131.3
          IV     139.6      170.0     121.8    r180.1      r122.5     r129.0      r136.8      131.9

      ANNUAL     137.9      168.4     122.1    r177.1      r122.3     r128.4      r136.2      131.3

2008       I    r140.5     r170.3    r121.2    r182.3      r122.7     r129.7      r137.5     r132.6
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                       Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2006       I       2.2        5.7       3.4       6.9         4.9        4.5         0.6        3.0
          II       1.3        2.4       1.1       0.0        -3.5       -1.3        12.1        3.7
         III      -1.6        0.8       2.4       1.5        -2.5        3.1        -0.5        1.6
          IV       1.4        2.6       1.1      12.3        14.0       10.7       -14.2        0.3

      ANNUAL       1.0        3.2       2.2       3.9         0.6        2.9         3.1        3.0

2007       I       1.3        0.3      -0.9       6.4         2.7        5.0         1.3        3.6
          II       2.7        4.2       1.5       1.3        -3.2       -1.3         7.9        2.1
         III       6.0        5.6      -0.4       3.3         0.6       -2.5         4.5        0.1
          IV       1.8        0.2      -1.6      r6.6        r1.5       r4.7       r-3.3        1.6

      ANNUAL       1.8        2.3       0.5      r5.1        r2.2       r3.2       r-0.2        1.9

2008       I      r2.6       r0.7      -1.8      r4.9        r0.6        2.2        r2.3       r2.3
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                      Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2006       I       1.4        3.8       2.4       4.2         0.4        2.8         4.1        3.3
          II       1.6        3.6       2.0       3.8        -0.1        2.2         5.7        3.5
         III       0.1        2.4       2.3       2.7        -0.6        2.6         3.6        3.0
          IV       0.8        2.8       2.0       5.0         3.0        4.2        -1.0        2.2

      ANNUAL       1.0        3.2       2.2       3.9         0.6        2.9         3.1        3.0

2007       I       0.6        1.5       0.9       4.9         2.4        4.3        -0.8        2.3
          II       1.0        2.0       1.0       5.3         2.5        4.3        -1.7        1.9
         III       2.8        3.2       0.3       5.8         3.3        2.8        -0.5        1.5
          IV       2.9        2.6      -0.4      r4.4        r0.4       r1.4        r2.5        1.8

      ANNUAL       1.8        2.3       0.5      r5.1        r2.2       r3.2       r-0.2        1.9

2008       I      r3.3       r2.7      -0.6      r4.0       r-0.1       r0.7        r2.8        1.5
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                       June 4, 2008
r=revised                                                              Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics


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