3-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, private industry 
workers, seasonally adjusted, September 2002-June 2004 


	                            Percent change 			
				
	     Compensation costs   Wages and salaries   Benefit costs
	
Sep. 2002	    0.6			 0.4		    1.1	
Dec. 2002	    0.8			 0.5		    1.4	
Mar. 2003	    1.4			 1.0		    2.1	
June 2003	    0.8			 0.6		    1.4	
Sep. 2003	    1.1			 0.9		    1.5	
Dec. 2003	    0.8			 0.5		    1.4	
Mar. 2004	    1.1			 0.6		    2.6	
June 2004	    1.0			 0.6		    1.7