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Nonfarm payroll: 5-2-2008
9:28 am ET
"Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in
April (-20,000), following job losses that totaled 240,000 in the first 3 months
of the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. The unemployment rate, at 5.0 percent, also was little changed
in April. Employment continued to decline in construction, manufacturing, and
retail trade, while jobs were added in health care and in professional and
technical services.
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4-4-2008
9:34 am ET
The
unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 5.1 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll
employment continued to trend down by 80,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
"Over the past 3 months, payroll employment has
declined by 232,000. In March, employment continued to fall in construction,
manufacturing, and employment services, while health care, food services, and
mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over
the month.
3-7-2008
9:41 am ET
Nonfarm payroll employment moved lower
in February by 63,000 jobs; the unemployment rate was 4.8 percent, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
"Employment fell in manufacturing, construction, and
retail trade. Job growth continued in health care and in food services. Average
hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
PPI:
4-15-07 8:54 am ET;
The Producer Price Index
(PPI) for
finished goods increased 1.1 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The advance followed a 0.3-percent rise in February and a 1.0-percent
increase in January. At earlier stages of processing, prices received by
producers of intermediate goods rose 2.3 percent after increasing 0.8 percent a
month earlier, and the crude goods index advanced 8.0 percent following a
3.7-percent rise in February.
The index for finished goods less foods and energy (core PPI) advanced 0.2
percent after rising 0.5 percent in February.
"The rise in the index for pharmaceutical preparations
slowed to 0.4 percent in March from 1.3 percent in the prior month. Prices for
sanitary paper and health products, alcoholic beverages, civilian aircraft, and
pet food also increased less than in February. The indexes for light motor
trucks and passenger cars turned down in March after rising in the prior month.
By contrast, the index for soaps and synthetic detergents rose 2.0 percent
following a 0.1-percent advance in February.
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PPI report...
3-18-07 9:44 am ET;
The Producer Price Index (PPI), for finished goods, rose 0.3 percent in February,
seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.
This increase followed a 1.0-percent advance in January and a 0.3-percent
decline in December. At earlier stages of processing, prices received by
manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 0.8 percent in February subsequent
to a 1.4-percent advance in January, and the crude goods index rose 3.7 percent
after climbing 2.5 percent in the prior month.
The index for finished goods other than foods and energy (core PPI) moved up
0.5 percent in February after increasing 0.4 percent a month earlier.
2-26-07 8:58 am ET; The Producer Price Index (PPI) for finished goods rose 1-percent in January,
seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.
The increase followed a decline of 0.3 percent in December and a 2.6-percent
advance in November. At the earlier stage of processing, prices for intermediate
goods moved up 1.4 percent after falling 0.2 percent in the prior month; crude
goods index increased 2.5 percent following a 1.1-percent advance in December.
Prices for finished goods excluding food and energy (core PPI) advanced 0.4
percent following a 0.2-percent rise in the preceding month.
Productivity Report:
5-7-2008 9:10 am ET-
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today preliminary productivity data:
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1.9% |
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2.2% |
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productivity report...
CPI:
4/16/2008 8:53 am ET-
The Consumer Price Index CPI) advanced 0.3 percent in March, following virtually
no change in February.
"The energy index increased 1.9 percent in March after
declining 0.5 percent in February. Within energy, the index for petroleum based
energy increased 2.0 percent and the index for energy services rose 1.9 percent.
The food index, which rose 0.4 percent in February, increased 0.2 percent in
March. The index for food at home also rose 0.2 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy (core CPI) rose 0.2 percent in
March, following virtually no change in February. A larger increase in the index
for household furnishings and operations and an upturn in the index for airline
fares more than offset a larger decline in the apparel index.
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Consumer Price Index report...
Personal Income core inflation report
4/15/2008 9:41 pm ET-
Investor await consumer prices to see if inflation data indicates more worries
for marketers. Data is scheduled for release by the Government Wednesday
at 8:30 am, ET.
3/14/2008 8:45 am ET-
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was unchanged in February, that followed a 0.4
percent rise in January.
"Each of the three groups--food,
energy, and all items less food and energy--contributed to the deceleration. The
index for food at home, which rose 0.9 percent in January, increased 0.3
percent. The moderation reflected a downturn in the indexes for fruits and
vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages.
The index for energy turned down in February as a 1.9 percent decline in the
index for energy commodities more than offset a 1.7 percent increase in the
index for energy services.
The index for all items less food and energy (core CPI) was unchanged after
increasing 0.3 percent in January.
"The deceleration reflects smaller
increases in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, for recreation, for
education and communication, and for other goods and services, and a decline in
the index for apparel.
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