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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS

First Quarter 2011, Preliminary

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 

2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The gain in productivity reflects increases of 3.1 

percent in output and 1.4 percent in hours worked. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally 

adjusted annual rates.) From the first quarter of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011, output increased 3.2 percent 

while hours rose 1.9 percent, yielding an increase in productivity of 1.3 percent. (See chart 1, tables A and 2.) 

Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours 

worked of all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers. 

Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses rose 1.0 percent in the first quarter of 2011, as a 2.6 percent increase 

in hourly compensation outpaced the 1.6 percent gain in productivity. Unit labor costs rose 1.2 percent from the 

same quarter a year ago. (See chart 2, tables A and 2.) In the first quarter of 2011, the consumer price series 

increased at a 5.3 percent annual rate, resulting in a decline of 2.5 percent in real hourly compensation. 

BLS defines unit labor costs as the ratio of hourly compensation to labor productivity; increases in hourly 

compensation tend to increase unit labor costs and increases in output per hour tend to reduce them. Real 

hourly compensation is equal to hourly compensation divided by the consumer price series. 

Chart 1. Output per hour, nonfarm business, all persons, 

2006Q1 – 2011Q1

-9.0

-7.0

-5.0

-3.0

-1.0

1.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago

-9.0

-7.0

-5.0

-3.0

-1.0

1.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago

Percent change Percent change

Chart 2. Unit labor costs, nonfarm business, all persons, 

2006Q1 – 2011Q1
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Manufacturing sector productivity grew 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2011, as output and hours worked 

increased 9.7 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively. Over the last four quarters, manufacturing productivity 

increased 4.7 percent. Unit labor costs in manufacturing declined 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and 

1.4 percent over the last four quarters. 

Productivity increased 9.8 percent in the durable goods sector and 4.5 percent in the nondurable goods sector in 

the first quarter of 2011. In durable goods industries, a 16.4 percent jump in output outweighed a 6.1 percent 

increase in hours worked; this gain in output is the largest in the series. Nondurable goods production rose 3.3 

percent while hours fell 1.2 percent. (See tables A, 3, 4 and 5.) 

The data sources and methods used in the preparation of the manufacturing output series differ from those used 

in preparing the business and nonfarm business output series, and these measures are not directly comparable. 

See Technical Notes for further information on data sources. (See page 4.) 

Fourth quarter and annual 2010 measures of productivity and costs were announced for the nonfinancial 

corporate sector. Output per employee hour rose 2.6 percent for the fourth quarter of 2010 as output and hours 

rose 4.5 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively. Annual average productivity grew 5.7 percent in 2010. (See 

tables C and 6.) 

Revised measures

Revised measures of real hourly compensation for all sectors for 2006 onward reflect revisions in the consumer 

price series based on new and revised data from the BLS Office of Prices and Living Conditions. Output data 

for the manufacturing sectors reflects historically revised indexes of industrial production published by the 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on March 25. Accordingly, manufacturing output, 

productivity and unit labor costs were revised back to 1987 (See appendix tables 1-3). Full historical annual and 

quarterly measures are available on the productivity and costs home page: http://www.bls.gov/lpc/#data. 

Table B presents previous and revised productivity and related measures for the major sectors: business, 

nonfarm business and manufacturing, for the fourth quarter and annual averages of 2010. 

In the fourth quarter of 2010, nonfarm business productivity growth was revised up to 2.9 percent due to a 

small upward revision to output. After revision, unit labor costs fell 1.0 percent. In the manufacturing sector, 

fourth-quarter productivity growth was revised down to 5.1 percent. 

For the year 2010, nonfarm business sector productivity grew 3.9 percent and unit labor costs fell 1.5 percent, 

the same as the preliminary estimates published March 3. In the manufacturing sector, productivity grew 5.9 

percent and unit labor costs fell 3.7 percent, as revised. 

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The revised Productivity and Costs news release for first-quarter 2011 is scheduled to be released 

Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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Table A. Preliminary first-quarter 2011 measures: percent change from previous quarter, annual rate (Q to Q) and from same quarter a year 

ago (Y to Y)

Sector

 Nonfarm

 Business Business Manufacturing

 Durable

 Manufacturing

 Nondurable

 Manufacturing

Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y Q to Q Y to Y

Productivity 1.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 6.3 4.7 9.8 7.0 4.5 3.2

Output 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.1 9.7 7.1 16.4 11.2 3.3 3.0

Hours 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.0 3.3 2.3 6.1 3.9 -1.2 -0.1

Hourly compensation 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.4 3.4 2.2 2.3

Real hourly compensation -2.5 0.3 -2.7 0.3 -2.6 0.9 -2.7 1.2 -2.9 0.1

Unit labor costs 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.4 -3.5 -1.4 -6.7 -3.4 -2.2 -0.8

Table B. Revised and previous measures: fourth quarter and annual averages 2010 

Sector

 Nonfarm

 Business Business Manufacturing

 Durable

 Manufacturing

 Nondurable

 Manufacturing

Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous

Percent change, annual rate, fourth quarter 2010 

Productivity 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.3 5.1 5.9 5.5 4.8 5.4 8.0

Output 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.4 5.9 4.7 2.0 4.0

Hours 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 -1.0 -1.4 0.4 0.0 -3.2 -3.7

Hourly compensation 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.7 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.9

Real hourly compensation -0.8 -0.6 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.3

Unit labor costs -1.0 -0.6 -0.9 -0.5 -2.3 -2.7 -2.8 -1.7 -2.8 -4.8

Percent change, annual average 2010 

Productivity 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.9 6.7 8.1 9.0 3.6 4.1

Output 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.8 6.6 8.0 8.8 3.7 4.1

Hours -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Hourly compensation 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 0.9 0.9

Real hourly compensation 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 -0.7 -0.7

Unit labor costs -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -3.7 -4.4 -5.1 -5.8 -2.6 -3.0

Table C. Nonfinancial corporations: preliminary fourth-quarter and annual average 2010 productivity and cost measures

Productivity Output Hours

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs Unit profits

Implicit price 

deflator

Percent change, annual rate, fourth quarter 2010 

Q to Q 2.6 4.5 1.8 2.1 -0.6 -0.5 -8.6 -1.5

Y to Y 2.3 4.7 2.3 1.8 0.6 -0.4 16.1 0.8

Percent change, annual average 2010 

2010 5.7 5.7 0.1 2.3 0.6 -3.2 24.6 -1.0
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TECHNICAL NOTES

Labor Hours: Hours data for the labor productivity and cost measures include hours for all persons 

working in the sector—wage and salary workers, the self-employed and unpaid family workers. The 

primary source of hours and employment data is the BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, 

which provides monthly survey data on the number of jobs held by wage and salary workers in nonfarm 

establishments. The CES also provides average weekly paid hours of production and nonsupervisory 

workers in these establishments. Weekly paid hours are adjusted to hours at work using data from the 

National Compensation Survey (NCS). The BLS Hours at Work survey, conducted for this purpose, was 

used for earlier years. The Office of Productivity and Technology estimates average weekly hours at work 

for nonproduction and supervisory workers using information from the Current Population Survey (CPS), 

the CES, and the NCS. 

Data from the CPS are used for farm labor, nonfarm proprietors, and nonfarm unpaid family workers. 

Estimates of labor input for government enterprises are derived from the CPS, the CES, and the National 

Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the 

Department of Commerce.

The CES measures jobs, counting a person who is employed by two or more establishments at each 

place of employment. In contrast, the CPS features measures of employment that count each person only 

once and classify each person according to his or her primary job; hours worked at all jobs by that person 

accrue to his or her primary job. However, the CPS also collects more detailed information on employment 

and hours worked at primary jobs and all other jobs, separately. The BLS productivity measures use the 

more detailed information on employment and hours to assign all hours worked to the correct industrial 

sector and avoid duplicating hours data from the CES. 

Output: Business sector output is a chain-type, current-weighted index constructed after excluding from 

gross domestic product (GDP) the following outputs: general government, nonprofit institutions, and private 

households (including owner-occupied housing). Corresponding exclusions also are made in labor inputs. 

Business output accounted for about 75 percent of the value of GDP in 2009. Nonfarm business, which 

excludes farming, accounted for about 74 percent of GDP in 2009. 

Annual indexes for manufacturing and its durable and nondurable goods components are constructed 

by deflating current-dollar industry value of production data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census with 

deflators from the BLS. These deflators are based on data from the BLS producer price program and other 

sources. The industry shipments are aggregated using annual weights, and intrasector transactions are 

removed. Quarterly manufacturing output measures are based on the index of industrial production prepared 

monthly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, adjusted to be consistent with annual 

indexes of manufacturing sector output prepared by BLS. Durables include the following 3-digit NAICS 

industries: wood product manufacturing; nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing; primary metal 

manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; machinery manufacturing; computer and electronic 

product manufacturing; electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing; transportation equipment 

manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and miscellaneous manufacturing. 

Nondurables include: food manufacturing; beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; textile mills; 

textile product mills; apparel manufacturing; leather and allied product manufacturing; paper 

manufacturing; printing and related support activities; petroleum and coal products manufacturing; chemical 

manufacturing; and plastics and rubber products manufacturing.

Nonfinancial corporate output is a chain-type, current-weighted index calculated on the basis of the 

costs incurred and the incomes earned from production. The output measure excludes the following outputs 

from GDP: general government; nonprofit institutions; private households; unincorporated business; and 

those corporations classified as offices of bank holding companies, offices of other holding companies, or 

offices in the finance and insurance sector. Nonfinancial corporations accounted for about 47 percent of the 

value of GDP in 2009. 

Productivity: These productivity measures describe the relationship between real output and the labor time 

involved in its production. They show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and 

services produced per hour. Although these measures relate output to hours at work of all persons engaged 

in a sector, they do not measure the specific contribution of labor, capital, or any other factor of production. 
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Rather, they reflect the joint effects of many influences, including changes in technology; capital 

investment; level of output; utilization of capacity, energy, and materials; the organization of production; 

managerial skill; and the characteristics and effort of the work force.

Labor Compensation: The measure includes accrued wages and salaries, supplements, employer 

contributions to employee benefit plans, and taxes. Estimates of labor compensation by major sector, 

required for measures of hourly compensation and unit labor costs, are based primarily on employee 

compensation data from the NIPA, prepared by the BEA. The compensation of employees in general 

government, nonprofit institutions and private households are subtracted from compensation of domestic 

employees to derive employee compensation for the business sector. The labor compensation of proprietors 

cannot be explicitly identified and must be estimated. This is done by assuming that proprietors have the 

same hourly compensation as employees in the same sector. The quarterly labor productivity and cost 

measures do not contain estimates of compensation for unpaid family workers. 

Unit Labor Costs: The measures of unit labor costs in this release describe the relationship between 

compensation per hour and productivity, or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of 

inflationary pressure on producers. Increases in hourly compensation increase unit labor costs; labor 

productivity increases offset compensation increases and lower unit labor costs. 

Presentation of the data: The quarterly data in this release are presented in three ways: as percent changes 

from the previous quarter presented at a compound annual rate, as percent changes from the corresponding 

quarter of the previous year, and as index number series where 2005=100. Annual data are presented both as 

index number series and percent changes from the previous year. 

The index numbers and rates of change reported in the productivity and costs news release are 

rounded to one decimal place. All percent changes in this release and on the BLS web site are calculated 

using index numbers to three decimal places. These index numbers are available at the BLS web site, 

www.bls.gov/data/home.htm, or by contacting the BLS Division of Major Sector Productivity. (Telephone 

202-691-5606 or email DPRWEB@BLS.GOV) 

Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice 

phone: 202-691-5606; Federal Relay Service number: 1-800-877-8339.
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Table 1. Business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit

Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price

and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator

quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2011 I 0.7 2.4 1.7 2.4 -2.7 1.7 2.1 1.8 

2010 ANNUAL 3.9 r 3.7 -0.2 2.3 0.7 -1.5 4.6 1.0 

2010 IV 2.7 r 4.2 r 1.5 r 1.7 r -0.9 r -0.9 r 0.5 r -0.3 r

 III 2.6 3.8 1.2 2.7 1.3 r 0.1 5.3 2.3 

 II -1.7 1.8 3.5 2.9 3.5 r 4.7 -0.5 2.5 

 I 4.2 5.0 0.7 -0.4 -1.6 r -4.4 9.5 1.2 

2009 ANNUAL 3.7 -3.7 -7.1 2.0 2.4 -1.6 3.8 0.5 

2009 IV 6.8 6.5 -0.3 2.2 -0.5 -4.3 5.1 -0.5 

 III 6.8 1.6 -4.9 3.3 -0.4 -3.3 7.4 0.9 

 II 8.8 -0.3 -8.4 9.6 7.5 r 0.7 -3.0 -0.8 

 I 3.9 -6.2 -9.7 -3.2 -0.9 r -6.9 13.5 0.8 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2011 I 1.1 3.1 2.0 2.5 0.3 1.4 1.8 1.6 

2010 ANNUAL 3.9 r 3.7 -0.2 2.3 0.7 -1.5 4.6 1.0 

2010 IV 1.9 r 3.7 r 1.7 1.7 r 0.5 r -0.2 r 3.6 r 1.4 

 III 2.9 4.3 1.3 1.9 0.6 -1.1 4.8 1.3 

 II 4.0 3.7 -0.3 2.0 0.2 -1.9 5.3 1.0 

 I 6.6 3.2 -3.3 3.6 1.2 -2.9 4.7 0.2 

2009 ANNUAL 3.7 -3.7 -7.1 2.0 2.4 -1.6 3.8 0.5 

2009 IV 6.6 0.3 -5.9 2.9 1.4 r -3.5 5.6 0.1 

 III 4.8 -3.7 -8.0 2.5 4.2 -2.1 2.2 -0.4 

 II 2.7 -5.5 -8.0 2.5 3.5 -0.2 1.8 0.6 

 I 0.8 -5.6 -6.4 0.2 0.4 -0.6 5.5 1.8 

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 Indexes 2005=100

2011 I 112.6 106.1 94.3 118.1 103.7 104.9 118.1 110.1 

2010 ANNUAL 111.6 r 104.1 r 93.3 r 116.4 r 104.2 r 104.3 r 116.7 r 109.2 r

2010 IV 112.4 r 105.5 r 93.9 r 117.3 r 104.4 r 104.4 r 117.5 r 109.6 r

 III 111.6 104.4 93.5 116.8 104.6 r 104.7 117.3 109.7 

 II 110.9 103.4 93.3 116.1 104.3 r 104.6 115.9 109.1 

 I 111.4 103.0 92.4 115.2 103.4 r 103.4 116.0 108.4 

2009 ANNUAL 107.4 100.4 93.4 113.7 103.5 105.9 111.5 108.1 

2009 IV 110.2 101.7 92.3 115.3 103.8 r 104.6 113.4 108.1 

 III 108.4 100.1 92.3 114.7 104.0 105.8 112.0 108.2 

 II 106.7 99.8 93.5 113.8 104.1 r 106.7 110.0 108.0 

 I 104.4 99.8 95.6 111.2 102.2 r 106.5 110.8 108.2 

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compen- Unit Implicit

Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit nonlabor price

and of all of all per hour per hour labor payments deflator

quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs (3) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2011 I 1.6 3.1 1.4 2.6 -2.5 1.0 1.2 1.1 

2010 ANNUAL 3.9 3.7 -0.2 2.3 r 0.7 -1.5 4.2 0.8 

2010 IV 2.9 r 4.4 r 1.5 r 1.9 r -0.8 r -1.0 r -0.7 r -0.9 r

 III 2.3 3.8 1.4 2.5 1.0 0.1 4.3 1.9 

 II -1.7 1.6 3.3 3.1 3.7 r 4.9 -0.4 2.6 

 I 4.6 5.0 0.4 -0.2 -1.4 r -4.6 9.7 1.2 

2009 ANNUAL 3.7 -3.8 -7.2 2.0 2.4 -1.6 4.6 0.8 

2009 IV 6.7 6.7 0.1 2.3 -0.5 -4.1 3.4 -1.1 

 III 6.5 1.4 -4.8 2.9 -0.7 r -3.4 8.1 1.1 

 II 8.9 -0.2 -8.4 9.7 7.7 r 0.7 -2.9 -0.8 

 I 3.8 -6.4 -9.8 -3.3 -1.0 r -6.8 15.4 1.4 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2011 I 1.3 3.2 1.9 2.5 0.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 

2010 ANNUAL 3.9 3.7 -0.2 2.3 r 0.7 -1.5 4.2 0.8 

2010 IV 2.0 r 3.7 r 1.7 r 1.8 0.6 -0.2 r 3.1 r 1.2 

 III 2.9 4.3 1.3 1.9 0.7 -1.0 4.2 1.1 

 II 4.0 3.7 -0.3 2.0 0.2 -1.9 5.1 0.9 

 I 6.7 3.2 -3.2 3.6 1.2 -2.9 4.5 0.1 

2009 ANNUAL 3.7 -3.8 -7.2 2.0 2.4 -1.6 4.6 0.8 

2009 IV 6.5 0.3 -5.8 2.8 1.3 -3.5 5.8 0.2 

 III 4.8 -3.8 -8.2 2.5 4.2 -2.1 3.2 0.0 

 II 2.7 -5.6 -8.1 2.6 3.6 -0.1 2.7 1.0 

 I 0.8 -5.7 -6.5 0.2 0.4 -0.6 6.8 2.2 

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 Indexes 2005=100

2011 I 112.8 106.2 94.2 118.1 103.7 104.7 117.4 109.7 

2010 ANNUAL 111.5 r 104.0 r 93.3 r 116.4 r 104.2 r 104.4 r 116.6 r 109.2 r

2010 IV 112.3 r 105.4 r 93.9 r 117.4 r 104.4 r 104.5 r 117.0 r 109.4 r

 III 111.5 104.3 93.5 116.8 104.6 r 104.7 117.3 109.7 

 II 110.9 103.3 93.2 116.1 104.3 r 104.7 116.0 109.2 

 I 111.4 102.9 92.4 115.2 103.4 r 103.5 116.2 108.5 

2009 ANNUAL 107.4 100.3 93.4 113.7 103.5 105.9 111.9 108.3 

2009 IV 110.1 101.7 92.3 115.3 103.8 r 104.7 113.5 108.2 

 III 108.4 100.0 92.3 114.6 103.9 105.8 112.6 108.5 

 II 106.7 99.7 93.5 113.8 104.1 r 106.7 110.4 108.2 

 I 104.4 99.7 95.5 111.2 102.2 r 106.5 111.2 108.4 

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compenYear per hour Hours sation sation Unit

and of all of all per hour per hour labor

quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2011 I 6.3 9.7 3.3 2.6 -2.6 -3.5 

2010 ANNUAL 5.9 r 5.8 r 0.0 r 2.0 0.3 -3.7 r

2010 IV 5.1 r 4.0 r -1.0 r 2.7 r 0.0 r -2.3 r

 III 2.1 r 5.6 r 3.4 2.5 1.0 0.3 r

 II 5.2 r 9.2 r 3.8 4.9 5.5 r -0.2 r

 I 4.7 r 7.8 r 3.0 -4.4 -5.6 r -8.6 r

2009 ANNUAL -0.4 r -13.3 r -13.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 r

2009 IV 6.9 r 6.1 r -0.8 4.3 1.5 -2.5 r

 III 12.4 r 6.8 r -4.9 3.2 -0.5 -8.2 r

 II 5.3 r -11.0 r -15.4 8.6 6.6 r 3.1 r

 I -2.9 r -22.3 r -20.0 4.7 7.2 r 7.9 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2011 I 4.7 7.1 2.3 3.1 0.9 -1.4 

2010 ANNUAL 5.9 r 5.8 r 0.0 r 2.0 0.3 -3.7 r

2010 IV 4.3 r 6.6 r 2.3 r 1.4 r 0.2 r -2.8 r

 III 4.7 r 7.2 2.3 1.8 0.5 -2.8 r

 II 7.2 r 7.5 r 0.2 1.9 0.1 -5.0 r

 I 7.3 r 2.2 r -4.8 2.8 0.4 -4.2 r

2009 ANNUAL -0.4 r -13.3 r -13.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 r

2009 IV 5.3 r -5.9 r -10.6 5.2 3.6 -0.1 r

 III 1.7 r -12.8 r -14.2 5.8 7.5 4.0 r

 II -2.6 r -17.3 r -15.1 6.4 7.5 9.3 r

 I -5.5 r -16.6 r -11.8 5.2 5.3 11.3 r

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 Indexes 2005=100 

2011 I 113.7 95.2 83.8 120.0 105.4 105.6 

2010 ANNUAL 110.3 r 91.2 r 82.7 r 117.9 r 105.6 r 106.9 r

2010 IV 111.9 r 93.0 r 83.1 r 119.2 r 106.1 r 106.5 r

 III 110.6 r 92.1 r 83.3 118.5 106.1 r 107.1 r

 II 110.0 r 90.9 r 82.6 117.7 105.8 r 107.0 r

 I 108.6 r 88.9 r 81.8 116.3 104.4 r 107.1 r

2009 ANNUAL 104.2 r 86.2 r 82.7 115.6 105.3 111.0 r

2009 IV 107.4 r 87.2 r 81.2 117.6 105.9 r 109.6 r

 III 105.6 r 85.9 r 81.4 116.4 105.5 110.2 r

 II 102.6 r 84.5 r 82.4 115.5 105.6 r 112.6 r

 I 101.2 r 87.0 r 86.0 113.2 104.0 r 111.8 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compenYear per hour Hours sation sation Unit

and of all of all per hour per hour labor

quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2011 I 9.8 16.4 6.1 2.4 -2.7 -6.7 

2010 ANNUAL 8.1 r 8.0 r -0.1 2.6 0.9 -5.1 r

2010 IV 5.5 r 5.9 r 0.4 r 2.6 r -0.1 r -2.8 r

 III 1.7 r 8.3 r 6.5 0.0 -1.4 -1.7 r

 II 11.3 r 14.5 r 2.8 8.9 9.5 r -2.2 r

 I 6.2 r 10.2 r 3.8 -5.2 -6.3 r -10.7 r

2009 ANNUAL -3.5 r -18.4 r -15.5 6.2 6.6 10.0 r

2009 IV 6.8 r 6.4 r -0.4 5.0 2.1 r -1.7 r

 III 19.4 r 11.5 r -6.6 2.7 -1.0 -14.0 r

 II 3.7 r -17.5 r -20.5 14.3 12.2 r 10.2 r

 I -8.8 r -30.3 r -23.6 2.8 5.3 r 12.7 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2011 I 7.0 11.2 3.9 3.4 1.2 -3.4 

2010 ANNUAL 8.1 r 8.0 r -0.1 2.6 0.9 -5.1 r

2010 IV 6.1 r 9.7 r 3.4 r 1.5 r 0.3 r -4.4 r

 III 6.5 r 9.8 r 3.2 2.1 0.8 -4.1 

 II 10.8 r 10.6 r -0.2 2.7 0.9 -7.3 r

 I 8.9 r 1.9 r -6.4 4.0 1.5 -4.5 r

2009 ANNUAL -3.5 r -18.4 r -15.5 6.2 6.6 10.0 r

2009 IV 4.8 r -9.1 r -13.3 6.1 4.5 1.2 r

 III -1.2 r -17.8 r -16.8 6.5 8.2 7.7 r

 II -6.6 r -23.4 r -18.0 7.4 8.4 15.0 r

 I -9.7 r -21.9 r -13.4 4.9 5.1 16.2 r

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 Indexes 2005=100

2011 I 115.5 94.8 82.1 121.6 106.8 105.3 

2010 ANNUAL 110.7 r 88.7 r 80.1 r 119.7 r 107.2 r 108.1 r

2010 IV 112.8 r 91.3 r 80.9 r 120.9 r 107.5 r 107.2 r

 III 111.3 r 90.0 r 80.9 120.1 107.6 r 107.9 r

 II 110.8 r 88.2 r 79.6 120.1 107.9 r 108.4 r

 I 107.9 r 85.3 r 79.0 117.6 105.5 r 109.0 r

2009 ANNUAL 102.4 r 82.1 r 80.2 116.7 106.2 113.9 r

2009 IV 106.3 r 83.2 r 78.3 119.1 107.2 r 112.1 r

 III 104.5 r 81.9 r 78.4 117.7 106.7 112.6 r

 II 100.0 r 79.7 r 79.7 116.9 106.9 r 116.9 r

 I 99.1 r 83.7 r 84.4 113.1 103.9 r 114.1 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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Table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compenYear per hour Hours sation sation Unit

and of all of all per hour per hour labor

quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2011 I 4.5 3.3 -1.2 2.2 -2.9 -2.2 

2010 ANNUAL 3.6 r 3.7 r 0.1 r 0.9 -0.7 -2.6 r

2010 IV 5.4 r 2.0 r -3.2 r 2.5 r -0.2 r -2.8 r

 III 4.2 r 2.8 r -1.3 6.3 4.9 r 2.0 r

 II -1.4 r 4.0 5.4 -1.7 -1.2 r -0.4 

 I 3.6 r 5.4 r 1.7 -3.1 -4.3 r -6.5 r

2009 ANNUAL 1.3 r -7.5 r -8.7 5.2 5.6 3.9 r

2009 IV 7.3 r 5.8 r -1.4 2.9 0.1 r -4.1 r

 III 4.5 r 2.3 r -2.2 4.5 0.8 r -0.1 r

 II 3.2 r -3.6 r -6.5 0.1 -1.7 r -3.0 r

 I 1.2 r -12.6 r -13.6 9.3 11.9 r 8.1 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2011 I 3.2 3.0 -0.1 2.3 0.1 -0.8 

2010 ANNUAL 3.6 r 3.7 r 0.1 r 0.9 -0.7 -2.6 r

2010 IV 2.9 r 3.6 r 0.6 r 0.9 r -0.3 r -1.9 r

 III 3.4 r 4.5 r 1.1 1.0 -0.2 -2.3 r

 II 3.5 r 4.4 r 0.8 0.6 -1.2 -2.8 r

 I 4.6 r 2.4 r -2.1 1.1 -1.3 -3.4 r

2009 ANNUAL 1.3 r -7.5 r -8.7 5.2 5.6 3.9 r

2009 IV 4.0 r -2.3 r -6.0 4.1 2.6 0.1 r

 III 3.3 r -6.8 r -9.8 5.3 7.0 1.9 r

 II -0.1 r -10.0 r -9.9 5.5 6.5 5.6 r

 I -1.8 r -10.4 r -8.8 6.0 6.2 7.9 r

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 Indexes 2005=100

2011 I 110.4 95.6 86.6 117.5 103.2 106.4 

2010 ANNUAL 107.6 r 93.9 r 87.2 r 115.5 r 103.5 r 107.4 r

2010 IV 109.2 r 94.8 r 86.9 r 116.8 r 103.9 r 107.0 r

 III 107.7 r 94.3 r 87.6 116.1 104.0 r 107.8 r

 II 106.6 r 93.7 r 87.9 114.4 102.8 r 107.3 r

 I 107.0 r 92.8 r 86.7 114.9 103.1 r 107.3 r

2009 ANNUAL 103.9 r 90.5 r 87.2 114.5 104.2 110.2 r

2009 IV 106.0 r 91.5 r 86.3 115.8 104.2 r 109.2 r

 III 104.2 r 90.3 r 86.6 114.9 104.2 110.3 r

 II 103.0 r 89.8 r 87.1 113.7 104.0 r 110.3 r

 I 102.2 r 90.6 r 88.6 113.6 104.4 r 111.2 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits,

and prices, seasonally adjusted

 Real Unit

 Output Hourly hourly non- Total Unit Implicit

Year per all- compen- compen- Unit labor unit pro- price

and employee Employee sation sation labor costs cost fits deflator

quarter hour Output hours (1) (2) costs (6) (7) (8) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2010 ANNUAL 5.7 5.7 0.1 2.3 0.6 -3.2 -5.3 -3.8 24.6 -1.0 

2010 IV 2.6 4.5 1.8 2.1 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 -8.6 -1.5 

 III -3.2 -1.0 2.3 3.0 1.5 6.3 2.6 5.2 1.1 4.7 

 II 0.3 4.4 4.1 2.3 2.8 r 2.0 -3.4 0.4 19.6 2.6 

 I 9.7 10.9 1.2 0.0 -1.2 r -8.8 -8.5 -8.7 64.4 -2.2 

2009 ANNUAL 2.0 -5.8 -7.7 2.4 2.8 0.4 2.5 1.0 -2.7 0.6 

2009 IV 13.8 13.2 -0.6 2.3 -0.5 -10.2 -8.4 -9.6 37.8 -5.6 

 III 5.3 0.1 -4.9 3.7 0.1 r -1.5 -8.3 -3.6 20.5 -1.5 

 II 5.0 -5.0 -9.5 7.7 5.7 r 2.5 -3.4 0.7 -22.0 -1.7 

 I -3.8 -14.7 -11.3 -3.1 -0.8 r 0.7 7.8 2.8 -5.2 1.9 

2008 ANNUAL 0.2 -1.4 -1.7 3.5 -0.4 3.2 6.3 4.1 -12.2 2.1 

2008 IV 1.3 -7.5 -8.6 3.3 13.7 2.0 10.4 4.4 -36.9 -1.1 

 III 3.6 -1.3 -4.8 3.9 -2.4 0.2 3.9 1.3 89.7 8.2 

 II -1.4 -3.6 -2.3 2.1 -3.0 r 3.5 8.5 4.9 -6.2 3.7 

 I -3.0 -3.4 -0.5 2.9 -1.6 r 6.1 6.4 6.2 -32.9 1.1 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2010 ANNUAL 5.7 5.7 0.1 2.3 0.6 -3.2 -5.3 -3.8 24.6 -1.0 

2010 IV 2.3 4.7 2.3 1.8 0.6 -0.4 -2.5 -1.0 16.1 0.8 

 III 4.9 6.8 1.7 1.9 0.6 -2.9 -4.5 -3.4 28.7 -0.2 

 II 7.2 7.1 -0.1 2.1 0.3 -4.8 -7.2 -5.5 34.5 -1.7 

 I 8.4 4.5 -3.6 3.4 1.0 r -4.6 -7.1 -5.4 20.8 -2.8 

2009 ANNUAL 2.0 -5.8 -7.7 2.4 2.8 0.4 2.5 1.0 -2.7 0.6 

2009 IV 4.9 -2.1 -6.7 2.6 1.1 -2.2 -3.3 -2.5 5.3 -1.8 

 III 1.9 -6.9 -8.6 2.8 4.5 0.9 1.3 1.0 -13.4 -0.6 

 II 1.5 -7.2 -8.6 2.8 3.9 1.3 4.6 2.3 -3.0 1.8 

 I -0.1 -6.9 -6.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 7.6 3.3 1.6 3.1 

2008 ANNUAL 0.2 -1.4 -1.7 3.5 -0.4 3.2 6.3 4.1 -12.2 2.1 

2008 IV 0.1 -4.0 -4.1 3.0 1.4 r 2.9 7.3 4.2 -6.8 2.9 

 III 1.7 -0.3 -1.9 3.9 -1.3 2.2 4.6 2.9 2.7 2.9 

 II -0.5 -1.3 -0.8 3.5 -0.8 r 4.0 7.0 4.9 -22.2 1.4 

 I -0.3 -0.2 0.0 3.4 -0.7 3.7 6.3 4.4 -20.1 1.3 

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 Indexes 2005=100

2010 ANNUAL 110.1 103.0 93.6 115.4 103.3 104.8 112.4 106.9 106.4 106.8 

2010 IV 110.2 104.1 94.4 116.4 103.5 105.6 112.4 107.5 105.9 107.3 

 III 109.5 102.9 94.0 115.8 103.7 r 105.8 112.5 107.6 108.3 107.7 

 II 110.4 103.2 93.5 114.9 103.3 r 104.1 111.8 106.3 108.0 106.5 

 I 110.3 102.0 92.5 114.3 102.6 r 103.6 112.7 106.2 103.3 105.8 

2009 ANNUAL 104.2 97.4 93.5 112.7 102.6 108.2 118.7 111.1 85.3 107.9 

2009 IV 107.8 99.4 92.3 114.3 102.9 r 106.0 115.3 108.6 91.2 106.4 

 III 104.3 96.4 92.4 113.6 103.0 108.9 117.8 111.4 84.2 107.9 

 II 103.0 96.4 93.6 112.6 103.0 r 109.3 120.4 112.4 80.3 108.4 

 I 101.7 97.6 95.9 110.5 101.6 r 108.7 121.4 112.2 85.5 108.8 

2008 ANNUAL 102.1 103.5 101.3 110.1 99.8 107.8 115.8 110.0 87.7 107.2 

2008 IV 102.7 101.6 98.9 111.4 101.8 r 108.5 119.2 111.4 86.6 108.3 

 III 102.4 103.5 101.1 110.5 98.6 r 108.0 116.2 110.3 97.2 108.6 

 II 101.5 103.9 102.4 109.5 99.2 r 107.9 115.1 109.9 82.8 106.5 

 I 101.8 104.8 103.0 108.9 99.9 r 107.0 112.8 108.6 84.1 105.5 

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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SOURCES: Output data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau of the U.S. 

Department of Commerce; the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal 

Reserve Board. Compensation and hours data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis. 

RELIABILITY: Productivity and cost measures are regularly revised as more complete information 

becomes available. The measures are first published within 40 days of the close of the reference period; 

revisions appear 30 days later, and second revisions after an additional 60 days. In the business sector, the 

third publication (second revision) of a quarterly index of output per hour of all persons has differed from 

the initial value by between –1.6 and +1.5 index points approximately 95 percent of the time. This interval 

is based on the performance of this measure between the fourth quarter of 1995 and the fourth quarter of 

2010. 

Footnotes, Tables 1-6

(1) Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit 

plans. Except for nonfinancial corporations, where there are no self-employed, data also include an estimate 

of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for the self-employed.

(2) The change for recent quarters is based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 

(CPI-U). The trend from 1978-2010 is based on the Consumer Price Index research series (CPI-U-RS).

(3) Unit nonlabor payments include profits, consumption of fixed capital, taxes on production and imports 

less subsidies, net interest and miscellaneous payments, business current transfer payments, rental income of 

persons, and the current surplus of government enterprises. 

(4) Current dollar output divided by the output index. 

(5) Quarterly changes: Percent change compounded at annual rate is calculated using index numbers to 

three decimal places. Indexes published in the news release are rounded to one decimal place for 

convenience. Annual changes: Percent change is calculated using annual average indexes to three decimal 

places.

(6) Unit nonlabor costs include consumption of fixed capital, taxes on production and imports less 

subsidies, net interest and miscellaneous payments, and business current transfer payments. 

(7) Total unit costs are the sum of unit labor and nonlabor costs. 

(8) Unit profits include corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption 

adjustments.
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Appendix table 1.

Manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compen- 

 Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit

 and of all of all per hour per hour labor

 quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2008 ANNUAL -0.4 -4.4 -4.0 3.9 0.1 4.3 

2008 IV -6.8 r -21.7 r -15.9 6.8 17.6 14.6 r

 III -5.5 r -13.6 r -8.5 5.7 -0.7 r 11.9 r

 II -6.5 r -7.9 r -1.5 3.5 -1.7 r 10.7 r

 I 1.2 r -1.2 r -2.4 2.7 -1.9 r 1.4 r

2007 ANNUAL 4.2 2.4 -1.7 3.2 0.4 -0.9 

2007 IV 5.7 r 1.0 r -4.5 8.5 3.6 r 2.7 r

 III 3.2 r 1.2 r -2.0 0.3 -2.2 r -2.8 r

 II 3.9 r 5.1 r 1.1 -1.5 -6.0 -5.2 r

 I 5.5 4.6 -0.9 3.7 -0.1 r -1.7 

2006 ANNUAL 0.8 1.5 0.7 2.0 -1.2 1.2 

2006 IV 4.7 0.6 -3.9 10.7 12.6 5.7 r

 III 3.6 r 0.3 r -3.1 1.8 -2.1 r -1.7 r

 II -0.4 r -0.3 r 0.1 -2.0 -5.3 r -1.6 r

 I -0.7 r 2.7 r 3.5 5.3 3.0 r 6.1 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2008 ANNUAL -0.4 -4.4 -4.0 3.9 0.1 4.3 

2008 IV -4.5 r -11.4 r -7.3 4.6 3.0 9.5 r

 III -1.4 r -5.6 r -4.3 5.1 -0.2 6.6 r

 II 0.8 r -1.8 r -2.6 3.7 -0.6 2.9 r

 I 3.5 r 1.5 r -2.0 2.4 -1.7 -1.1 r

2007 ANNUAL 4.2 2.4 -1.7 3.2 0.4 -0.9 

2007 IV 4.6 r 2.9 r -1.6 2.7 -1.2 -1.8 r

 III 4.3 r 2.8 r -1.4 3.2 0.8 r -1.1 r

 II 4.4 r 2.6 r -1.7 3.6 0.9 -0.8 r

 I 3.3 r 1.3 r -2.0 3.5 1.0 0.1 r

2006 ANNUAL 0.8 1.5 0.7 2.0 -1.2 1.2 

2006 IV 1.8 r 0.8 r -0.9 3.8 1.8 2.0 r

 III 0.6 r 1.8 r 1.3 0.2 -3.1 -0.4 r

 II -0.2 r 1.5 r 1.6 1.1 -2.7 1.3 r

 I 1.0 r 2.0 r 1.0 3.0 -0.7 2.0 r

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 Indexes 2005=100

2008 ANNUAL 104.6 99.4 95.1 109.4 99.2 104.6 

2008 IV 102.0 r 92.7 r 90.9 111.8 102.2 r 109.7 r

 III 103.8 r 98.5 r 94.9 110.0 98.1 r 106.0 r

 II 105.3 r 102.2 r 97.1 108.5 98.3 r 103.0 r

 I 107.1 r 104.3 r 97.4 107.6 98.7 r 100.5 r

2007 ANNUAL 105.0 104.0 99.0 105.3 99.2 100.3 

2007 IV 106.8 r 104.6 r 98.0 106.9 99.2 r 100.1 r

 III 105.3 r 104.4 r 99.1 104.7 98.3 r 99.5 r

 II 104.5 r 104.1 r 99.6 104.7 98.9 100.2 r

 I 103.5 r 102.8 r 99.4 105.0 100.4 r 101.5 r

2006 ANNUAL 100.8 101.5 100.7 102.0 98.8 101.2 

2006 IV 102.1 r 101.7 r 99.6 104.1 100.4 r 102.0 r

 III 100.9 r 101.5 r 100.6 101.5 97.5 r 100.5 r

 II 100.0 r 101.4 r 101.4 101.0 98.0 r 101.0 r

 I 100.1 r 101.5 r 101.4 101.5 99.4 r 101.4 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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Appendix table 2.

Durable manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compen- 

 Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit

 and of all of all per hour per hour labor

 quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2008 ANNUAL -1.6 -5.7 -4.2 3.5 -0.3 5.2 

2008 IV -15.6 r -28.9 r -15.7 6.4 17.2 26.1 r

 III -4.7 r -16.0 r -11.9 6.3 -0.1 11.5 r

 II -9.6 r -10.6 r -1.1 4.2 -1.0 r 15.2 r

 I -1.3 r -1.9 r -0.6 0.4 -4.0 r 1.7 r

2007 ANNUAL 5.7 3.5 -2.0 3.8 0.9 -1.8 

2007 IV 8.2 r 1.3 r -6.4 8.8 3.8 0.6 r

 III 2.1 r 0.6 r -1.5 0.7 -1.8 r -1.4 r

 II 7.2 r 8.6 r 1.3 -3.2 -7.6 -9.7 r

 I 8.8 r 6.8 r -1.8 5.9 1.9 r -2.7 r

2006 ANNUAL 2.0 3.1 1.1 2.2 -1.0 0.2 

2006 IV 4.4 r 0.5 r -3.7 12.9 14.9 8.2 r

 III 4.6 r -0.3 r -4.7 1.6 -2.3 r -2.9 r

 II -0.2 r 1.2 r 1.4 -3.3 -6.6 r -3.1 r

 I -0.9 r 2.4 r 3.3 7.7 5.4 r 8.6 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2008 ANNUAL -1.6 -5.7 -4.2 3.5 -0.3 5.2 

2008 IV -8.0 r -14.9 r -7.6 4.3 2.7 13.3 r

 III -2.0 r -7.1 r -5.1 4.9 -0.4 7.1 r

 II -0.3 r -2.8 r -2.4 3.5 -0.8 3.8 r

 I 4.0 r 2.1 r -1.8 1.6 -2.5 -2.3 r

2007 ANNUAL 5.7 3.5 -2.0 3.8 0.9 -1.8 

2007 IV 6.5 r 4.3 r -2.1 3.0 -1.0 -3.4 r

 III 5.6 r 4.1 r -1.5 3.9 1.5 -1.6 r

 II 6.2 r 3.8 r -2.3 4.1 1.4 -2.0 r

 I 4.3 r 2.0 r -2.2 4.1 1.7 r -0.2 r

2006 ANNUAL 2.0 3.1 1.1 2.2 -1.0 0.2 

2006 IV 1.9 r 0.9 r -1.0 4.5 2.5 2.6 r

 III 2.0 r 3.3 r 1.2 0.1 -3.1 -1.9 r

 II 1.4 r 3.9 r 2.5 1.3 -2.6 -0.1 r

 I 2.7 r 4.3 r 1.6 3.1 -0.6 0.4 r

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 Indexes 2005=100

2008 ANNUAL 106.1 100.6 94.9 109.8 99.6 103.5 

2008 IV 101.4 r 91.6 r 90.3 112.3 102.6 r 110.7 r

 III 105.8 r 99.7 r 94.3 110.6 98.6 r 104.5 r

 II 107.1 r 104.2 r 97.3 108.9 98.6 r 101.7 r

 I 109.8 r 107.1 r 97.6 107.8 98.9 r 98.2 r

2007 ANNUAL 107.8 106.7 99.0 106.1 99.9 98.4 

2007 IV 110.2 r 107.6 r 97.7 107.7 99.9 r 97.7 r

 III 108.0 r 107.3 r 99.3 105.4 99.0 r 97.6 r

 II 107.4 r 107.1 r 99.7 105.2 99.4 98.0 r

 I 105.6 r 104.9 r 99.4 106.1 101.4 r 100.5 r

2006 ANNUAL 102.0 103.1 101.1 102.2 99.0 100.2 

2006 IV 103.4 r 103.2 r 99.9 104.6 100.9 r 101.2 r

 III 102.3 r 103.1 r 100.8 101.4 97.5 r 99.2 r

 II 101.1 r 103.2 r 102.0 101.1 98.0 r 99.9 r

 I 101.2 r 102.9 r 101.7 101.9 99.7 r 100.7 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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Appendix table 3.

Nondurable manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs

seasonally adjusted

 Real

 Output Compen- compen- 

 Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit

 and of all of all per hour per hour labor

 quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2008 ANNUAL 0.3 -3.3 -3.6 4.8 0.9 4.4 

2008 IV 4.5 r -12.4 r -16.3 7.4 18.3 2.7 r

 III -8.9 r -11.2 r -2.5 5.4 -1.0 r 15.7 r

 II -3.4 r -5.3 r -2.0 2.0 -3.1 r 5.5 r

 I 4.3 r -1.4 r -5.5 6.8 2.1 r 2.4 r

2007 ANNUAL 2.4 1.3 -1.1 2.3 -0.6 -0.1 

2007 IV 1.1 r 0.0 r -1.1 8.5 3.6 r 7.4 r

 III 4.5 r 1.6 r -2.9 -0.7 -3.1 -5.0 r

 II 0.5 r 1.3 r 0.8 1.8 -2.8 1.3 r

 I 1.7 r 2.5 r 0.8 -0.2 -3.9 r -1.8 r

2006 ANNUAL -0.2 -0.1 0.1 1.5 -1.7 1.8 

2006 IV 5.6 r 1.0 r -4.3 6.5 8.3 0.9 r

 III 1.6 r 1.4 r -0.2 2.5 -1.4 r 0.9 r

 II 0.4 r -1.8 r -2.3 0.3 -3.1 r -0.1 r

 I -0.5 r 3.1 r 3.7 0.8 -1.4 r 1.4 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2008 ANNUAL 0.3 -3.3 -3.6 4.8 0.9 4.4 

2008 IV -1.0 r -7.7 r -6.7 5.4 3.8 6.5 r

 III -1.8 r -4.6 r -2.8 5.7 0.4 7.6 r

 II 1.6 r -1.3 r -2.9 4.1 -0.2 2.5 r

 I 2.6 r 0.3 r -2.2 4.1 -0.1 1.4 r

2007 ANNUAL 2.4 1.3 -1.1 2.3 -0.6 -0.1 

2007 IV 1.9 r 1.3 r -0.6 2.3 -1.6 0.4 r

 III 3.0 1.6 r -1.4 1.8 -0.5 -1.2 r

 II 2.3 r 1.6 r -0.7 2.6 -0.1 r 0.3 r

 I 2.3 r 0.8 r -1.5 2.2 -0.2 -0.1 r

2006 ANNUAL -0.2 -0.1 0.1 1.5 -1.7 1.8 

2006 IV 1.7 r 0.9 -0.8 2.5 0.5 0.7 

 III -0.9 r 0.4 1.3 0.3 -3.0 r 1.2 

 II -1.2 r -1.1 r 0.1 0.6 -3.2 1.9 

 I -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 2.8 -0.9 3.2 

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 Indexes 2005=100

2008 ANNUAL 102.5 97.8 95.4 108.8 98.6 106.1 

2008 IV 101.9 r 93.7 r 91.9 111.1 101.5 r 109.0 r

 III 100.8 r 96.8 r 96.1 109.2 97.4 r 108.3 r

 II 103.2 r 99.7 r 96.7 107.8 97.6 r 104.4 r

 I 104.1 r 101.1 r 97.2 107.2 98.4 r 103.0 r

2007 ANNUAL 102.2 101.2 99.0 103.8 97.8 101.6 

2007 IV 103.0 r 101.5 r 98.5 105.5 97.9 r 102.4 r

 III 102.7 r 101.5 r 98.8 103.3 97.0 r 100.6 r

 II 101.6 r 101.1 r 99.5 103.5 97.8 101.9 r

 I 101.5 r 100.8 r 99.3 103.0 98.5 r 101.6 r

2006 ANNUAL 99.8 99.9 100.1 101.5 98.3 101.8 

2006 IV 101.0 r 100.1 r 99.1 103.1 99.5 r 102.0 r

 III 99.7 r 99.9 r 100.2 101.5 97.5 r 101.8 r

 II 99.3 r 99.5 r 100.3 100.9 97.9 r 101.6 r

 I 99.2 r 100.0 r 100.8 100.8 98.6 r 101.6 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. May 5, 2011

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