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U.S. import prices down 0.5% in January on lower fuel prices; export prices fall 0.6%

U.S. import prices declined 0.5 percent in January following a 1.0-percent drop in December. Prices for U.S. exports fell 0.6 percent in both January and December. Import prices declined 1.7 percent over the past 12 months and export prices decreased 0.2 percent.

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02/14/2019

PPI for final demand declines 0.1% in January; goods decrease 0.8%, services rise 0.3%

02/13/2019

CPI for all items unchanged in January as energy declines offset shelter, food increases

02/13/2019

Real average hourly earnings increase 0.2% over the month in January

02/12/2019

Dec job openings reach a series high (7.3 million); hires and separations little changed

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Improving the CPI physicians’ services index

Improving the CPI physicians’ services index

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

Employment projections by education and training requirements

Employment projections by education and training requirements

This Spotlight looks at employment, projected growth, and wages for occupations by education and training requirements. read more »

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Nonresidential building construction overhead and profit

Nonresidential building construction overhead and profit markups

This article updates Producer Price Index research data on overhead and profit in nonresidential building construction. read more »

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

methods of accounting for quality changes to measure producer prices more accurately

A new approach for quality-adjusting PPI microprocessors

This article examines different methods of accounting for quality changes to measure producer prices more accurately. read more »

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Jan 2019

Unemployment Rate:
4.0% in Jan 2019

Payroll Employment:
+304,000(p) in Jan 2019

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.03(p) in Jan 2019

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Jan 2019

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2018

Productivity:
+2.2%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2018

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.5% in Jan 2019

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.6% in Jan 2019

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