Figure 10. Average weekly earnings and Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), 12-month percent change, March 2007–December 2015
| Year and month |
Average weekly earnings |
CPI-U |
|
2007
|
|
|
March
|
4.0 |
2.8 |
|
April
|
3.1 |
2.6 |
|
May
|
3.8 |
2.7 |
|
June
|
3.9 |
2.7 |
|
July
|
3.3 |
2.3 |
|
August
|
3.6 |
1.9 |
|
September
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
|
October
|
3.0 |
3.6 |
|
November
|
3.1 |
4.4 |
|
December
|
2.6 |
4.1 |
|
2008
|
|
|
January
|
3.2 |
4.3 |
|
February
|
3.2 |
4.1 |
|
March
|
3.0 |
4.0 |
|
April
|
2.6 |
3.9 |
|
May
|
3.1 |
4.1 |
|
June
|
2.4 |
4.9 |
|
July
|
2.8 |
5.5 |
|
August
|
3.0 |
5.3 |
|
September
|
2.7 |
5.0 |
|
October
|
3.0 |
3.7 |
|
November
|
2.6 |
1.1 |
|
December
|
2.1 |
.0 |
|
2009
|
|
|
January
|
2.4 |
-.1 |
|
February
|
2.5 |
.0 |
|
March
|
1.5 |
-.4 |
|
April
|
1.9 |
-.6 |
|
May
|
1.1 |
-1.0 |
|
June
|
.8 |
-1.2 |
|
July
|
1.2 |
-2.0 |
|
August
|
.9 |
-1.5 |
|
September
|
1.5 |
-1.4 |
|
October
|
1.3 |
-.2 |
|
November
|
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
December
|
2.0 |
2.8 |
|
2010
|
|
|
January
|
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
February
|
1.2 |
2.2 |
|
March
|
2.4 |
2.3 |
|
April
|
2.7 |
2.2 |
|
May
|
2.8 |
2.0 |
|
June
|
3.0 |
1.1 |
|
July
|
3.1 |
1.3 |
|
August
|
3.0 |
1.2 |
|
September
|
3.0 |
1.1 |
|
October
|
3.4 |
1.2 |
|
November
|
2.7 |
1.1 |
|
December
|
2.9 |
1.4 |
|
2011
|
|
|
January
|
2.5 |
1.7 |
|
February
|
3.3 |
2.1 |
|
March
|
2.7 |
2.6 |
|
April
|
2.8 |
3.1 |
|
May
|
2.9 |
3.5 |
|
June
|
2.7 |
3.5 |
|
July
|
2.9 |
3.6 |
|
August
|
2.2 |
3.7 |
|
September
|
2.2 |
3.8 |
|
October
|
2.4 |
3.6 |
|
November
|
2.6 |
3.4 |
|
December
|
2.4 |
3.0 |
|
2012
|
|
|
January
|
2.6 |
3.0 |
|
February
|
2.4 |
2.9 |
|
March
|
2.4 |
2.6 |
|
April
|
2.1 |
2.3 |
|
May
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
|
June
|
2.3 |
1.7 |
|
July
|
1.8 |
1.4 |
|
August
|
2.2 |
1.7 |
|
September
|
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
October
|
1.6 |
2.2 |
|
November
|
1.9 |
1.8 |
|
December
|
2.5 |
1.8 |
|
2013
|
|
|
January
|
1.9 |
1.6 |
|
February
|
2.1 |
2.0 |
|
March
|
2.2 |
1.5 |
|
April
|
2.1 |
1.1 |
|
May
|
2.4 |
1.4 |
|
June
|
2.5 |
1.7 |
|
July
|
2.0 |
1.9 |
|
August
|
2.6 |
1.5 |
|
September
|
2.1 |
1.2 |
|
October
|
2.2 |
.9 |
|
November
|
2.5 |
1.2 |
|
December
|
1.4 |
1.5 |
|
2014
|
|
|
January
|
2.0 |
1.6 |
|
February
|
1.7 |
1.1 |
|
March
|
2.5 |
1.5 |
|
April
|
2.3 |
2.0 |
|
May
|
2.1 |
2.1 |
|
June
|
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
July
|
2.4 |
2.0 |
|
August
|
2.2 |
1.7 |
|
September
|
2.3 |
1.6 |
|
October
|
2.3 |
1.6 |
|
November
|
2.4 |
1.3 |
|
December
|
2.6 |
.7 |
|
2015
|
|
|
January
|
2.8 |
-.2 |
|
February
|
2.8 |
-.1 |
|
March
|
1.9 |
.0 |
|
April
|
2.3 |
-.1 |
|
May
|
2.3 |
.0 |
|
June
|
2.0 |
.2 |
|
July
|
2.5 |
.2 |
|
August
|
2.6 |
.2 |
|
September
|
2.4 |
.0 |
|
October
|
2.6 |
.1 |
|
November
|
2.1 |
.4 |
|
December
|
2.3 |
.7 |