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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS

Second Quarter 2013, Revised

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.3 percent annual rate during the second

quarter of 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in productivity reflects 

increases of 3.7 percent in output and 1.4 percent in hours worked. (All quarterly percent changes in this 

release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) From the second quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 

2013, productivity increased 0.3 percent as output and hours worked rose 2.1 percent and 1.7 percent, 

respectively. (See chart 1 and table A.) 

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. The 

measures released today were based on more recent source data than were available for the preliminary 

report.

Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses were unchanged in the second quarter of 2013, as hourly 

compensation increased at the same 2.3 percent rate as productivity. Unit labor costs rose 1.5 percent 

over the last four quarters. (See chart 2 and table A.) 

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.

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

2009Q1 – 2013Q2

-14.0

-12.0

-10.0

-8.0

-6.0

-4.0

-2.0

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago

Percent change Percent change

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

2009Q1 – 2013Q2

-14.0

-12.0

-10.0

-8.0

-6.0

-4.0

-2.0

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago
Manufacturing sector productivity rose 1.9 percent in the second quarter of 2013, as output declined 

0.6 percent and hours worked declined 2.4 percent. Productivity increased 3.3 percent in the durable 

goods sector and 0.2 percent in the nondurable goods sector. Over the last four quarters, manufacturing 

productivity increased 1.9 percent, as output increased 1.9 percent and hours were unchanged. Unit 

labor costs in manufacturing rose 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013 and decreased 0.5 percent

from the same quarter a year ago. (See charts 3 and 4, and tables A and 3.) 

Preliminary second-quarter 2013 measures of productivity and costs were announced for the 

nonfinancial corporate sector. Productivity increased 3.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013, as 

output and hours rose 4.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. Unit labor costs fell 0.9 percent, as the 

2.3 percent gain in hourly compensation was less than the 3.2 percent gain in productivity. (See 

tables C and 6.) 

The concepts, sources, and methods used for the manufacturing and nonfinancial corporate output series

differ from those used in the business and nonfarm business output series; these output measures are not 

directly comparable. See Technical Notes for a more detailed explanation. (See page 5.) 

Revised measures

The measures released today are based on more recent source data than were available for the 

preliminary report. Tables B and C present previous and revised productivity and related measures for 

the major sectors: nonfarm business, business, and manufacturing, as well as nonfinancial corporations. 

In the second quarter of 2013, nonfarm business productivity increased 2.3 percent, rather than 0.9 

percent as reported August 16. The revised figure reflects both an upward revision to output and a 

downward revision to hours worked. Unit labor costs were revised down due solely to the upward 

revision to productivity. In the manufacturing sector, productivity growth was revised down due to a 

downward revision to output and an upward revision to hours. Due to the downward revision to 

productivity, unit labor costs increased more than previously reported, 2.3 percent. 

 

Chart 3. Output per hour, manufacturing, all persons, 

2009Q1 – 2013Q2

-14.0

-12.0

-10.0

-8.0

-6.0

-4.0

-2.0

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago

-14.0

-12.0

-10.0

-8.0

-6.0

-4.0

-2.0

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

From previous quarter, annual rate

From same quarter a year ago

Percent change Percent change

Chart 4. Unit labor costs, manufacturing, all persons, 

2009Q1 – 2013Q2

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In the first quarter of 2013, nonfarm business productivity was unrevised, and manufacturing 

productivity was revised down slightly from the August 16 release. In the nonfarm business sector,

hourly compensation and unit labor costs decreased less than previously reported. 

In the nonfinancial corporate sector, productivity, output, and unit labor costs were subject to revisions 

for the full period of these series, which begin in 1947. Measures of output and compensation for the 

nonfinancial corporate (NFC) sector now incorporate the revised National Income and Product Accounts 

(NIPA) data released on July 31 and corrected on August 15 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. Hours were also revised for the NFC sector for 2001 forward, to include 

revised NIPA data on the proportion of sector compensation paid to employees of corporations and of 

nonprofit institutions. Also, all index measures for the NFC sector have been converted to a base year of 

2009. A new base generally has little or no effect on percent changes. Historical revisions to measures 

for all other sectors due to the NIPA revision and BLS base year change were published with the August 

16, 2013 release of Productivity and Costs. 

In the first quarter of 2013, nonfinancial corporate sector productivity declined 4.1 percent, rather than 

increasing 0.3 percent as reported June 5. Unit labor costs declined 2.1 percent in the first quarter, 

compared to the 1.5 percent decrease published June 5. 

Annual Average productivity growth for 2012 in the nonfinancial corporate sector was revised to 1.4 

percent from 0.7 percent due to an upward revision to output. For the full series from 1947 to 2012, the 

average annual rate of growth is 2.4 percent, slightly higher than the 2.3 percent rate published June 5. 

Revised quarterly and annual series for recent years for all sectors appear in tables 1-6. Revised annual 

indexes for the NFC sector for all years appear in appendix table 1. Full historical annual and quarterly 

measures can be found on the productivity and costs home page http://www.bls.gov/lpc/#data. 

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The preliminary Productivity and Costs press release for third-quarter 2013 is scheduled to be 

released on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

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Table A. Revised second-quarter 2013 measures: percent change from previous quarter, at 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 2.3 0.3 2.1 0.7 1.9 1.9 3.3 2.6 0.2 1.1

Output 3.7 2.1 3.4 2.1 -0.6 1.9 0.5 2.6 -1.9 1.0

Hours 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.5 -2.4 0.0 -2.7 0.0 -2.1 -0.1

Hourly compensation 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.1 4.2 1.4 4.6 1.2 3.4 1.8

Real hourly compensation 2.3 0.3 2.5 0.6 4.2 0.0 4.7 -0.2 3.4 0.4

Unit labor costs 0.0 1.5 0.4 1.4 2.3 -0.5 1.3 -1.4 3.2 0.7

Table B. Revised and previous measures: second quarter and first quarter 2013 

Sector

 Nonfarm

 Business Business Manufacturing

 Durable

 Manufacturing

 Nondurable

 Manufacturing

Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous Revised Previous

Percent change, annual rate, second quarter 2013 

Productivity 2.3 0.9 2.1 0.7 1.9 2.7 3.3 4.5 0.2 0.7

Output 3.7 2.6 3.4 2.3 -0.6 0.1 0.5 1.5 -1.9 -1.5

Hours 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 -2.4 -2.6 -2.7 -2.9 -2.1 -2.1

Hourly compensation 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.6 3.4 3.5

Real hourly compensation 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.6 3.4 3.5

Unit labor costs 0.0 1.4 0.4 1.7 2.3 1.4 1.3 0.1 3.2 2.8

Percent change, annual rate, first quarter 2013

Productivity -1.7 -1.7 0.4 0.4 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.7

Output -0.3 -0.3 1.4 1.4 5.4 5.6 6.4 6.5 4.3 4.5

Hours 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 2.6 2.6 -0.2 -0.2

Hourly compensation -5.2 -5.9 -4.6 -5.3 -0.7 0.6 -1.2 0.9 0.2 -0.4

Real hourly compensation -6.6 -7.3 -6.0 -6.7 -2.1 -0.9 -2.7 -0.6 -1.3 -1.8

Unit labor costs -3.5 -4.2 -4.9 -5.6 -4.2 -3.2 -4.7 -2.8 -4.0 -4.8

Table C. Nonfinancial corporations: preliminary second quarter and revised first quarter 2013

Productivity Output Hours

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs Unit profits

Implicit price 

deflator

Percent change, annual rate, second quarter 2013

Q to Q 3.2 4.8 1.5 2.3 2.3 -0.9 12.7 -0.2

Y to Y 0.1 1.9 1.8 1.0 -0.4 0.9 3.5 1.2

Percent change, annual rate, first quarter 2013

Revised -4.1 -1.3 2.9 -6.1 -7.5 -2.1 0.3 1.3

Previous 0.3 3.3 3.0 -1.2 -2.7 -1.5 -6.3 -0.2

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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 2012. Nonfarm 

business, which excludes farming, accounted for about 74 percent of GDP in 2012. 

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 49 percent of the value of GDP in 2012. 

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. Rather, they reflect the joint effects of many influences, including changes in technology; 

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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 2009=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)

2013 II 2.1 r 3.4 r 1.3 r 2.4 2.5 r 0.4 r 0.8 r 0.5 

 I 0.4 1.4 1.0 -4.6 r -6.0 r -4.9 r 11.4 r 1.8 

2012 ANNUAL 1.4 3.6 2.2 2.6 0.5 1.2 2.6 1.8 

2012 IV -1.9 0.2 2.1 10.2 7.8 12.2 -11.5 1.2 

 III 2.1 3.6 1.4 0.8 -1.2 -1.3 7.4 2.5 

 II 1.3 1.6 0.3 1.9 0.9 0.6 3.9 2.0 

 I 1.3 4.9 3.5 8.8 6.3 7.4 -5.4 1.6 

2011 ANNUAL 0.4 2.4 2.0 2.4 -0.7 2.0 2.3 2.1 

2011 IV 3.3 6.4 2.9 -4.5 -5.9 -7.6 12.4 0.7 

 III -0.1 1.8 1.9 2.6 -0.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 

 II 1.6 4.1 2.4 -0.7 -5.1 -2.3 9.8 2.7 

 I -3.3 -1.9 1.4 6.3 1.8 10.0 -8.4 1.7 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 0.7 r 2.1 r 1.5 2.1 r 0.6 r 1.4 r 1.6 r 1.5 

 I 0.5 1.7 1.2 1.9 r 0.2 r 1.5 r 2.4 r 1.9 

2012 ANNUAL 1.4 3.6 2.2 2.6 0.5 1.2 2.6 1.8 

2012 IV 0.7 2.6 1.8 5.3 3.4 4.6 -1.7 1.8 

 III 2.0 4.1 2.0 1.6 -0.1 -0.4 4.4 1.7 

 II 1.4 3.6 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.6 3.3 1.8 

 I 1.5 4.3 2.7 1.4 -1.4 -0.1 4.7 2.0 

2011 ANNUAL 0.4 2.4 2.0 2.4 -0.7 2.0 2.3 2.1 

2011 IV 0.3 2.5 2.2 0.8 -2.4 0.5 3.9 2.0 

 III -0.1 1.9 1.9 2.5 -1.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 

 II 0.6 2.5 1.9 2.5 -0.9 1.8 2.6 2.2 

 I 0.6 2.7 2.1 3.8 1.7 3.2 0.1 1.9 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 105.7 r 111.4 r 105.3 r 108.7 r 100.5 r 102.8 r 111.5 r 106.5 r

 I 105.2 110.5 105.0 108.1 r 99.9 r 102.7 r 111.3 r 106.3 

2012 ANNUAL 105.1 109.4 104.1 107.2 100.1 102.0 109.6 105.2 

2012 IV 105.1 110.1 104.7 109.4 101.4 104.1 108.3 105.8 

 III 105.6 110.0 104.2 106.7 99.5 101.1 111.7 105.5 

 II 105.0 109.1 103.8 106.5 99.9 101.4 109.7 104.9 

 I 104.7 108.6 103.7 106.0 99.6 101.3 108.6 104.4 

2011 ANNUAL 103.6 105.6 101.9 104.4 99.6 100.8 106.8 103.3 

2011 IV 104.4 107.3 102.9 103.8 98.1 99.5 110.2 104.0 

 III 103.5 105.7 102.1 105.0 99.6 101.5 107.0 103.8 

 II 103.5 105.2 101.6 104.4 99.7 100.8 106.2 103.0 

 I 103.1 104.2 101.0 104.5 101.0 101.4 103.7 102.4 

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

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)

2013 II 2.3 r 3.7 r 1.4 r 2.3 2.3 0.0 r 2.4 r 1.0 

 I -1.7 -0.3 1.5 -5.2 r -6.6 r -3.5 r 6.8 r 0.7 

2012 ANNUAL 1.5 3.7 2.2 2.6 0.5 1.2 2.7 1.8 

2012 IV -1.7 0.7 2.4 9.9 7.5 11.8 -12.0 0.8 

 III 2.5 4.1 1.6 0.7 -1.3 -1.8 7.7 2.2 

 II 1.2 1.6 0.4 1.9 0.9 0.7 4.0 2.1 

 I 1.5 5.0 3.4 9.0 6.5 7.4 -5.5 1.6 

2011 ANNUAL 0.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 -0.7 2.0 1.4 1.7 

2011 IV 2.9 5.9 2.9 -4.6 -5.9 -7.3 13.3 1.1 

 III 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 0.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 

 II 1.9 4.7 2.8 -1.1 -5.4 -2.9 10.1 2.4 

 I -3.2 -2.1 1.2 6.6 2.1 10.2 -10.3 0.9 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 0.3 r 2.1 r 1.7 r 1.8 r 0.3 r 1.5 r 0.9 r 1.2 

 I 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 r 0.0 r 1.6 r 1.3 r 1.5 

2012 ANNUAL 1.5 3.7 2.2 2.6 0.5 1.2 2.7 1.8 

2012 IV 0.9 2.8 1.9 5.3 3.3 4.4 -1.8 1.7 

 III 2.0 4.1 2.1 1.6 0.0 -0.4 4.6 1.8 

 II 1.4 3.5 2.1 2.2 0.3 0.8 3.3 1.9 

 I 1.6 4.3 2.7 1.5 -1.3 -0.1 4.8 1.9 

2011 ANNUAL 0.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 -0.7 2.0 1.4 1.7 

2011 IV 0.4 2.5 2.1 0.9 -2.4 0.5 3.4 1.8 

 III 0.2 2.1 1.9 2.6 -1.1 2.4 1.4 2.0 

 II 0.7 2.7 1.9 2.4 -0.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 

 I 0.6 2.7 2.1 4.0 1.8 3.3 -0.9 1.5 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 105.5 r 111.4 r 105.6 r 108.7 r 100.4 r 103.0 r 109.4 r 105.6 r

 I 104.9 110.4 105.2 108.0 r 99.8 r 103.0 r 108.7 r 105.4 

2012 ANNUAL 105.3 109.7 104.1 107.4 100.3 102.0 108.3 104.6 

2012 IV 105.4 110.5 104.8 109.5 101.5 103.9 107.0 105.2 

 III 105.8 110.3 104.2 106.9 99.7 101.1 110.4 105.0 

 II 105.2 109.2 103.8 106.8 100.1 101.5 108.4 104.4 

 I 104.8 108.7 103.7 106.3 99.8 101.3 107.4 103.8 

2011 ANNUAL 103.8 105.7 101.9 104.6 99.7 100.8 105.5 102.7 

2011 IV 104.4 107.4 102.8 104.0 98.3 99.6 108.9 103.4 

 III 103.7 105.9 102.1 105.2 99.8 101.5 105.5 103.2 

 II 103.7 105.4 101.7 104.4 99.8 100.7 105.0 102.5 

 I 103.2 104.2 101.0 104.7 101.2 101.5 102.5 101.9 

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

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

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

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2013 II 1.9 r -0.6 r -2.4 r 4.2 4.2 2.3 r

 I 3.8 r 5.4 r 1.6 -0.7 r -2.1 r -4.2 r

2012 ANNUAL 1.8 4.1 2.3 1.9 -0.2 0.1 

2012 IV 2.3 2.7 0.4 4.1 1.9 1.8 

 III -0.3 0.1 0.4 -1.8 -3.8 -1.5 

 II 1.0 2.1 1.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.2 

 I 4.3 8.4 3.9 10.4 7.9 5.9 

2011 ANNUAL 1.0 3.1 2.1 1.3 -1.8 0.4 

2011 IV 0.2 5.2 4.9 -4.8 -6.1 -5.0 

 III 5.0 4.7 -0.3 2.2 -0.7 -2.7 

 II -3.5 -0.7 2.9 -2.3 -6.6 1.3 

 I 0.7 3.0 2.4 1.2 -3.0 0.6 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 1.9 r 1.9 r 0.0 r 1.4 r 0.0 r -0.5 r

 I 1.7 2.6 0.9 0.6 r -1.1 r -1.1 r

2012 ANNUAL 1.8 4.1 2.3 1.9 -0.2 0.1 

2012 IV 1.8 3.3 1.4 3.3 1.4 1.5 

 III 1.3 3.9 2.6 1.0 -0.7 -0.3 

 II 2.6 5.1 2.4 2.0 0.1 -0.6 

 I 1.4 4.3 2.8 1.2 -1.6 -0.2 

2011 ANNUAL 1.0 3.1 2.1 1.3 -1.8 0.4 

2011 IV 0.6 3.0 2.5 -0.9 -4.1 -1.5 

 III 0.8 2.1 1.2 1.4 -2.3 0.6 

 II -0.2 2.1 2.3 1.3 -2.0 1.4 

 I 2.6 5.1 2.4 3.6 1.5 1.0 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 111.3 r 116.1 r 104.4 r 107.2 r 99.1 r 96.4 r

 I 110.8 r 116.3 r 105.0 106.1 r 98.1 r 95.8 r

2012 ANNUAL 109.2 114.1 104.4 105.7 98.7 96.8 

2012 IV 109.7 114.8 104.6 106.3 98.6 96.9 

 III 109.1 114.0 104.5 105.3 98.2 96.5 

 II 109.2 114.0 104.4 105.7 99.1 96.8 

 I 108.9 113.4 104.1 105.5 99.1 96.9 

2011 ANNUAL 107.3 109.5 102.1 103.8 98.9 96.7 

2011 IV 107.8 111.2 103.1 102.9 97.3 95.5 

 III 107.7 109.8 101.9 104.2 98.8 96.7 

 II 106.4 108.5 102.0 103.6 99.0 97.4 

 I 107.4 108.7 101.2 104.2 100.7 97.1 

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

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

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

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2013 II 3.3 r 0.5 r -2.7 r 4.6 4.7 r 1.3 r

 I 3.7 r 6.4 r 2.6 -1.2 r -2.7 r -4.7 r

2012 ANNUAL 4.0 7.0 2.9 1.5 -0.5 -2.3 

2012 IV 3.2 3.8 0.5 4.1 1.9 0.9 

 III 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -2.4 -4.4 -2.7 

 II 3.7 5.0 1.3 -0.6 -1.5 -4.1 

 I 8.5 13.0 4.2 11.6 9.1 2.9 

2011 ANNUAL 2.4 6.3 3.8 0.9 -2.2 -1.5 

2011 IV 1.6 9.5 7.8 -6.3 -7.6 -7.8 

 III 8.1 7.5 -0.6 3.5 0.5 -4.3 

 II -4.9 -0.2 5.0 -4.2 -8.4 0.8 

 I 2.0 6.9 4.9 0.7 -3.6 -1.3 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 2.6 r 2.6 r 0.0 1.2 r -0.2 r -1.4 r

 I 2.7 r 3.8 1.0 -0.1 r -1.7 r -2.7 r

2012 ANNUAL 4.0 7.0 2.9 1.5 -0.5 -2.3 

2012 IV 3.9 5.3 1.4 3.0 1.1 -0.8 

 III 3.5 6.8 3.2 0.4 -1.3 -3.0 

 II 5.4 8.7 3.1 1.8 -0.1 -3.4 

 I 3.2 7.3 4.1 0.9 -1.9 -2.2 

2011 ANNUAL 2.4 6.3 3.8 0.9 -2.2 -1.5 

2011 IV 1.6 5.9 4.2 -1.7 -4.8 -3.2 

 III 1.8 4.5 2.6 1.2 -2.5 -0.6 

 II 0.5 5.1 4.5 0.1 -3.2 -0.5 

 I 5.7 9.9 3.9 4.1 1.9 -1.6 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 120.4 r 128.5 r 106.8 r 106.3 r 98.2 r 88.3 r

 I 119.4 r 128.4 r 107.5 105.1 r 97.1 r 88.0 r

2012 ANNUAL 117.3 125.1 106.7 105.0 98.1 89.5 

2012 IV 118.3 126.4 106.8 105.4 97.8 89.1 

 III 117.4 125.2 106.7 104.3 97.3 88.9 

 II 117.3 125.2 106.7 105.0 98.4 89.5 

 I 116.3 123.7 106.4 105.1 98.8 90.4 

2011 ANNUAL 112.8 116.9 103.6 103.4 98.6 91.6 

2011 IV 113.9 120.0 105.3 102.3 96.7 89.8 

 III 113.5 117.3 103.4 104.0 98.6 91.6 

 II 111.3 115.2 103.5 103.1 98.5 92.6 

 I 112.7 115.2 102.3 104.2 100.7 92.5 

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r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2013 II 0.2 r -1.9 r -2.1 3.4 r 3.4 r 3.2 r

 I 4.4 r 4.3 r -0.2 0.2 r -1.3 r -4.0 r

2012 ANNUAL -0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 2.5 

2012 IV 1.4 1.5 0.2 4.1 1.8 2.7 

 III -1.4 0.2 1.6 -0.4 -2.4 1.0 

 II -1.9 -1.1 0.8 3.6 2.6 5.5 

 I 0.0 3.4 3.4 8.1 5.6 8.1 

2011 ANNUAL 1.2 0.5 -0.6 1.7 -1.4 0.6 

2011 IV 0.5 0.8 0.3 -2.4 -3.8 -2.9 

 III 2.0 2.2 0.2 -0.1 -2.9 -2.1 

 II -0.4 -0.8 -0.4 0.9 -3.6 1.3 

 I 1.4 -0.2 -1.6 1.8 -2.5 0.4 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 1.1 r 1.0 r -0.1 1.8 r 0.4 r 0.7 r

 I 0.6 r 1.2 r 0.6 1.8 r 0.1 r 1.2 r

2012 ANNUAL -0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 2.5 

2012 IV -0.5 1.0 1.5 3.8 1.8 4.3 

 III -0.7 0.8 1.5 2.1 0.4 2.8 

 II 0.2 1.3 1.2 2.2 0.3 2.0 

 I 0.6 1.4 0.9 1.5 -1.2 1.0 

2011 ANNUAL 1.2 0.5 -0.6 1.7 -1.4 0.6 

2011 IV 0.9 0.5 -0.4 0.0 -3.2 -0.8 

 III 1.3 0.2 -1.0 1.5 -2.2 0.3 

 II 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 3.0 -0.4 1.8 

 I 1.4 1.4 0.1 2.5 0.3 1.1 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 105.3 r 105.8 r 100.5 r 108.5 r 100.3 r 103.1 r

 I 105.3 r 106.4 r 101.0 107.6 r 99.5 r 102.3 r

2012 ANNUAL 104.2 105.0 100.8 106.6 99.6 102.3 

2012 IV 104.1 105.2 101.1 107.6 99.8 103.3 

 III 103.8 104.8 101.0 106.5 99.3 102.6 

 II 104.1 104.8 100.6 106.6 99.9 102.4 

 I 104.6 105.1 100.4 105.7 99.3 101.0 

2011 ANNUAL 104.3 103.8 99.6 104.1 99.3 99.8 

2011 IV 104.6 104.2 99.6 103.7 98.0 99.1 

 III 104.5 104.0 99.5 104.3 98.9 99.8 

 II 103.9 103.4 99.5 104.3 99.6 100.4 

 I 104.0 103.6 99.6 104.1 100.6 100.0 

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

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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)

2013 II 3.2 4.8 1.5 2.3 2.3 -0.9 -5.1 -2.3 12.7 -0.2 

 I -4.1 r -1.3 r 2.9 r -6.1 r -7.5 r -2.1 r 9.1 r 1.5 r 0.3 r 1.3 r

2012 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.7 r 2.3 2.8 r 0.7 r 1.4 r 0.2 r 1.0 r 3.8 r 1.4 r

2012 IV 4.5 r 6.4 r 1.8 7.6 r 5.2 r 3.0 r -4.2 r 0.6 r 9.6 r 1.8 r

 III -2.9 r -2.0 r 1.0 0.6 r -1.4 r 3.7 r 3.0 r 3.5 r -7.4 r 1.8 r

 II 0.9 r 1.6 r 0.7 r 1.2 r 0.3 r 0.3 r 1.1 r 0.6 r 5.8 r 1.3 r

 I 5.1 r 8.9 r 3.5 11.5 r 9.0 r 6.1 r -0.6 r 3.8 r -2.2 r 2.9 r

2011 ANNUAL 0.3 r 3.0 r 2.8 2.1 r -1.0 r 1.9 r 0.7 r 1.5 r 7.7 r 2.3 

2011 IV 1.8 r 4.5 r 2.7 r -4.3 r -5.6 r -6.0 r -1.3 r -4.5 r 0.8 r -3.7 r

 III -3.5 r -0.7 r 2.8 1.4 r -1.5 r 5.1 r 3.2 r 4.5 r 7.6 r 4.9 r

 II 2.4 r 6.4 r 3.9 -1.8 r -6.1 r -4.1 -1.8 r -3.3 r 54.1 r 3.1 r

 I 4.2 r 6.1 r 1.8 8.9 r 4.3 r 4.5 r -0.3 r 2.9 r -16.9 r 0.0 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 II 0.1 1.9 1.8 1.0 -0.4 0.9 0.5 0.8 3.5 1.2 

 I -0.5 r 1.1 r 1.6 0.7 r -1.0 r 1.2 r 2.1 r 1.5 r 1.9 r 1.6 r

2012 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.7 r 2.3 2.8 r 0.7 r 1.4 r 0.2 r 1.0 r 3.8 r 1.4 r

2012 IV 1.8 r 3.6 r 1.7 5.1 r 3.2 r 3.2 r -0.2 r 2.1 r 1.2 r 2.0 r

 III 1.2 r 3.2 r 2.0 r 2.1 r 0.4 r 0.9 r 0.5 r 0.8 r -0.9 r 0.5 r

 II 1.0 r 3.5 r 2.4 2.3 r 0.4 r 1.3 r 0.6 r 1.0 r 2.9 r 1.3 r

 I 1.4 r 4.7 r 3.2 1.6 r -1.2 r 0.1 r -0.2 r 0.0 r 13.1 r 1.7 r

2011 ANNUAL 0.3 r 3.0 r 2.8 2.1 r -1.0 r 1.9 r 0.7 r 1.5 r 7.7 r 2.3 

2011 IV 1.2 r 4.0 r 2.8 0.9 r -2.3 r -0.3 r -0.1 r -0.2 r 8.5 r 1.0 r

 III -0.7 r 2.1 r 2.7 2.2 r -1.5 r 2.9 r 1.7 r 2.5 5.4 r 2.9 r

 II 0.7 r 3.5 r 2.8 2.1 r -1.2 r 1.4 r 0.4 r 1.0 r 12.8 r 2.6 

 I -0.2 r 2.6 r 2.8 3.3 1.1 3.5 r 0.9 r 2.6 r 4.1 r 2.8 r

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 Indexes 2009=100

2013 II 107.4 114.9 107.1 107.3 99.2 100.0 98.0 99.3 150.3 104.7 

 I 106.5 r 113.6 r 106.7 r 106.7 r 98.6 r 100.2 r 99.3 r 99.9 r 145.9 r 104.7 r

2012 ANNUAL 107.1 r 112.9 r 105.4 r 106.8 r 99.8 r 99.7 r 97.5 r 99.0 r 144.2 r 103.7 r

2012 IV 107.6 r 114.0 r 105.9 r 108.4 r 100.6 r 100.7 r 97.2 r 99.5 r 145.8 r 104.4 r

 III 106.5 r 112.2 r 105.4 r 106.5 r 99.3 r 100.0 r 98.2 r 99.4 r 142.5 r 103.9 r

 II 107.3 r 112.8 r 105.2 r 106.3 r 99.6 r 99.1 r 97.5 r 98.6 r 145.3 r 103.4 r

 I 107.0 r 112.4 r 105.0 r 106.0 r 99.6 r 99.0 r 97.2 r 98.4 r 143.2 r 103.1 r

2011 ANNUAL 105.7 r 108.8 r 103.0 r 103.9 r 99.1 r 98.3 r 97.4 r 98.0 r 139.0 r 102.3 r

2011 IV 105.7 r 110.0 r 104.1 r 103.1 r 97.5 r 97.6 r 97.4 r 97.5 r 144.0 r 102.4 r

 III 105.2 r 108.8 r 103.4 r 104.3 r 98.9 r 99.1 r 97.7 r 98.6 r 143.8 r 103.3 r

 II 106.2 r 109.0 r 102.7 r 103.9 r 99.2 r 97.9 r 96.9 r 97.6 r 141.2 r 102.1 r

 I 105.5 r 107.3 r 101.7 r 104.4 r 100.8 r 98.9 r 97.4 r 98.4 r 126.7 r 101.3 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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. Hours and compensation 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 –1.7 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 first quarter of 2013. 

Table Footnotes

(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 1978-2012 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 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.

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

and prices.

 Real Unit

 Output Hourly hourly non- Total Unit Implicit

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

 employee Employee sation sation labor costs cost fits deflator

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

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 Indexes 2009=100

 2012 107.1 r 112.9 r 105.4 r 106.8 r 99.8 r 99.7 r 97.5 r 99.0 r 144.2 r 103.7 r

 2011 105.7 r 108.8 r 103.0 r 103.9 r 99.1 r 98.3 r 97.4 r 98.0 r 139.0 r 102.3 r

 2010 105.4 r 105.6 r 100.2 r 101.8 r 100.1 r 96.6 r 96.7 r 96.6 r 129.0 r 100.0 r

 2009 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r 100.0 r

 2008 99.2 r 107.6 r 108.5 r 98.3 r 97.9 r 99.0 r 94.3 r 97.5 r 105.4 r 98.3 r

 2007 98.8 r 109.0 r 110.3 r 95.5 r 98.8 r 96.6 r 88.6 r 93.9 r 116.8 r 96.3 r

 2006 98.3 r 107.9 r 109.8 r 92.0 r 97.9 r 93.6 r 83.1 r 90.1 r 131.0 r 94.4 r

 2005 96.5 r 103.9 r 107.7 r 89.2 r 98.1 r 92.5 r 81.0 r 88.7 r 116.7 r 91.6 r

 2004 94.7 r 100.6 r 106.3 r 86.6 r 98.3 r 91.5 r 77.5 r 86.8 r 102.7 r 88.5 r

 2003 91.5 r 96.3 r 105.2 r 83.6 r 97.5 r 91.3 r 78.1 r 86.9 r 84.4 r 86.6 r

 2002 88.0 r 94.2 r 107.1 r 80.9 r 96.5 r 91.9 r 78.9 r 87.6 r 69.2 r 85.7 r

 2001 84.6 r 93.4 r 110.4 r 79.4 r 96.2 r 93.8 r 78.4 r 88.7 r 56.9 r 85.3 r

 2000 84.1 r 95.5 r 113.5 r 77.5 r 96.5 r 92.2 r 73.2 r 85.8 r 70.0 r 84.2 r

 1999 80.8 r 90.5 r 112.1 r 72.2 r 93.0 r 89.4 r 70.6 r 83.2 r 84.1 r 83.2 r

 1998 78.3 r 85.8 r 109.6 r 69.0 r 90.7 r 88.2 r 69.3 r 81.8 r 90.5 r 82.7 r

 1997 75.7 r 81.2 r 107.3 r 65.3 r 87.0 r 86.2 r 69.1 r 80.5 r 101.7 r 82.7 r

 1996 73.7 r 76.1 r 103.3 r 63.1 r 86.0 r 85.7 r 69.4 r 80.2 r 99.2 r 82.2 r

 1995 70.8 r 71.9 r 101.5 r 60.8 r 85.0 r 85.8 r 70.3 r 80.6 r 92.5 r 81.9 r

 1994 70.0 r 68.6 r 98.0 r 59.9 r 85.7 r 85.5 r 70.0 r 80.3 r 87.4 r 81.1 r

 1993 68.8 r 64.6 r 94.0 r 59.1 r 86.4 r 85.9 r 69.6 r 80.5 r 73.2 r 79.7 r

 1992 68.8 r 63.1 r 91.8 r 58.3 r 87.4 r 84.9 r 69.7 r 79.8 r 63.0 r 78.0 r

 1991 67.0 r 61.2 r 91.4 r 55.4 r 85.1 r 82.8 r 71.0 r 78.8 r 60.8 r 76.9 r

 1990 65.4 r 61.5 r 94.1 r 53.0 r 84.3 r 81.0 r 68.1 r 76.7 r 59.3 r 74.9 r

 1989 64.7 r 60.7 r 93.7 r 50.5 r 84.3 r 78.0 r 65.1 r 73.7 r 62.9 r 72.6 r

 1988 65.5 r 59.5 r 90.9 r 49.1 r 85.5 r 75.0 r 61.7 r 70.6 r 68.9 r 70.4 r

 1987 63.6 r 56.1 r 88.2 r 46.8 r 84.5 r 73.5 r 60.5 r 69.2 r 64.4 r 68.7 r

 1986 62.3 r 53.3 r 85.5 r 45.2 r 84.3 r 72.5 r 60.0 r 68.3 r 60.2 r 67.5 r

 1985 60.9 r 51.9 r 85.2 r 42.8 r 81.3 r 70.2 r 57.0 r 65.8 r 72.7 r 66.5 r

 1984 59.5 r 49.6 r 83.3 r 40.8 r 80.1 r 68.5 r 55.8 r 64.2 r 75.5 r 65.4 r

 1983 58.2 r 45.5 r 78.3 r 39.1 r 79.9 r 67.1 r 56.1 r 63.4 r 64.4 r 63.5 r

 1982 56.3 r 43.4 r 77.2 r 37.5 r 80.0 r 66.7 r 55.8 r 63.0 r 55.6 r 62.2 r

 1981 56.0 r 44.4 r 79.3 r 35.2 r 79.6 r 62.8 r 50.3 r 58.6 r 59.6 r 58.7 r

 1980 54.6 r 42.7 r 78.2 r 32.2 r 79.9 r 59.1 r 44.2 r 54.1 r 50.8 r 53.8 r

 1979 54.7 r 43.1 r 78.7 r 29.3 r 80.6 r 53.5 r 37.7 r 48.2 r 56.3 r 49.1 r

 1978 55.2 r 41.7 r 75.7 r 26.8 r 80.9 r 48.6 r 34.8 r 44.0 r 58.6 r 45.5 r

 1977 54.5 r 39.2 r 72.0 r 24.6 r 79.4 r 45.1 r 33.4 r 41.2 r 55.1 r 42.7 r

 1976 53.0 r 36.5 r 68.8 r 22.7 r 78.2 r 42.9 r 32.2 r 39.3 r 50.8 r 40.5 r

 1975 51.3 r 33.7 r 65.8 r 21.2 r 77.0 r 41.2 r 32.5 r 38.3 r 43.0 r 38.8 r

 1974 49.4 r 34.2 r 69.3 r 19.2 r 76.1 r 38.8 r 28.4 r 35.3 r 35.6 r 35.3 r

 1973 50.4 r 34.8 r 69.0 r 17.6 r 77.3 r 34.8 r 24.7 r 31.5 r 39.0 r 32.2 r

 1972 49.9 r 32.8 r 65.7 r 16.4 r 76.7 r 32.8 r 23.4 r 29.7 r 37.5 r 30.5 r

 1971 48.9 r 30.5 r 62.3 r 15.6 r 75.2 r 31.8 r 23.4 r 29.0 r 34.4 r 29.6 r

 1970 47.0 r 29.3 r 62.3 r 14.7 r 74.1 r 31.3 r 22.3 r 28.3 r 30.3 r 28.5 r

 1969 46.7 r 29.6 r 63.3 r 13.8 r 73.4 r 29.5 r 19.8 r 26.2 r 36.9 r 27.3 r

 1968 46.7 r 28.4 r 60.9 r 12.9 r 72.4 r 27.6 r 18.3 r 24.5 r 40.8 r 26.2 r

 1967 45.0 r 26.7 r 59.3 r 12.0 r 70.4 r 26.7 r 17.1 r 23.5 r 40.7 r 25.3 r

 1966 44.2 r 26.0 r 58.7 r 11.4 r 68.7 r 25.7 r 16.2 r 22.5 r 43.5 r 24.7 r

 1965 43.4 r 24.2 r 55.7 r 10.8 r 66.9 r 24.8 r 16.1 r 21.9 r 43.5 r 24.2 r

 1964 42.3 r 22.3 r 52.7 r 10.5 r 66.1 r 24.8 r 16.2 r 21.9 r 40.3 r 23.8 r

 1963 41.6 r 20.8 r 50.0 r 10.3 r 65.7 r 24.7 r 16.2 r 21.8 r 39.0 r 23.6 r

 1962 40.1 r 19.6 r 48.9 r 10.0 r 64.6 r 24.8 r 16.3 r 22.0 r 36.8 r 23.5 r

 1961 38.4 r 18.1 r 47.1 r 9.6 r 62.8 r 25.0 r 16.5 r 22.1 r 34.3 r 23.4 r

 1960 37.2 r 17.7 r 47.5 r 9.3 r 61.4 r 25.0 r 16.2 r 22.0 r 34.2 r 23.3 r

 1959 36.6 r 17.1 r 46.7 r 8.9 r 60.1 r 24.4 r 15.8 r 21.5 r 37.1 r 23.2 r

 1958 34.9 r 15.4 r 44.1 r 8.6 r 58.3 r 24.7 r 16.4 r 21.9 r 31.9 r 23.0 r

 1957 34.1 r 16.0 r 46.8 r 8.3 r 57.7 r 24.3 r 15.0 r 21.2 r 35.2 r 22.6 r

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Appendix table 1. cont.

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

and prices. 

 1956 33.4 r 15.8 r 47.1 r 7.8 r 56.3 r 23.4 r 13.9 r 20.2 r 36.6 r 21.9 r

 1955 33.2 r 15.2 r 45.9 r 7.4 r 53.7 r 22.1 r 13.0 r 19.1 r 39.1 r 21.2 r

 1954 31.3 r 13.6 r 43.4 r 7.1 r 51.7 r 22.7 r 13.4 r 19.6 r 33.5 r 21.0 r

 1953 30.0 r 13.7 r 45.7 r 6.9 r 50.3 r 22.8 r 13.1 r 19.6 r 34.4 r 21.1 r

 1952 28.9 r 12.8 r 44.3 r 6.5 r 48.0 r 22.5 r 13.1 r 19.4 r 36.7 r 21.2 r

 1951 28.2 r 12.3 r 43.7 r 6.1 r 46.2 r 21.8 r 12.6 r 18.7 r 40.7 r 21.0 r

 1950 28.5 r 11.7 r 41.0 r 5.6 r 45.7 r 19.8 r 12.0 r 17.2 r 37.9 r 19.3 r

 1949 26.5 r 10.3 r 39.0 r 5.3 r 43.8 r 20.1 r 12.5 r 17.6 r 33.5 r 19.2 r

 1948 25.1 r 10.4 r 41.5 r 5.2 r 41.9 r 20.5 r 11.6 r 17.5 r 36.9 r 19.6 r

 1947 23.6 r 9.7 r 41.1 r 4.7 r 41.1 r 19.9 r 11.1 r 17.0 r 30.9 r 18.4 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2013

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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