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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS
Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages, 2005 Revised
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised
fourth-quarter seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivity change—as measured by output
per hour of all persons—and revised changes for calendar year 2005. Percent changes in
business and nonfarm business productivity were:

Business sector........................................
Nonfarm business sector .........................

Fourth
quarter

Annual averages
2004-2005

0.0
-0.5

2.7
2.9

In the business sector, output per hour was unchanged from the third quarter to the fourth
quarter of 2005, compared to the preliminary estimate of a 0.2 percent decline published
February 2. In nonfarm businesses, productivity fell 0.5 percent, slightly less than the 0.6
percent decline reported previously (seasonally adjusted annual rates). Nonfarm business
productivity last declined during the first quarter of 2001, when it fell 0.6 percent. On an annual
average basis, productivity rose 2.7 percent in the business sector, 0.1 percentage point more
than previously reported, and increased 2.9 percent in nonfarm businesses, compared to the
preliminary estimate of 2.7 percent.
In the manufacturing sector, increases in productivity were:

Manufacturing.........................................
Durable goods manufacturing...............
Nondurable goods manufacturing.........

Fourth
quarter

Annual averages
2004-2005

4.7
10.2
-2.0

5.0
6.6
3.4

Productivity in total manufacturing grew at a 4.7 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter
of 2005, more than the 3.9 percent preliminary estimate, as a downward revision to fourth-

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quarter productivity growth in nondurable goods manufacturing partially offset an upward
revision to output per hour in the durable goods subsector.
When revised annual averages for 2005 are compared to those for 2004, productivity
increases were revised up in total manufacturing and nondurable manufacturing, while the 6.6
percent increase in durable manufacturing output per hour was the same as the preliminary
estimate published February 2. Output and hours in manufacturing, which includes about 13
percent of U.S. business-sector employment, tend to vary more from quarter to quarter than data
for the aggregate business and nonfarm business sectors. Fourth-quarter productivity and related
measures are summarized in table A and appear in detail in tables 1 through 5. Preliminary and
revised fourth-quarter and annual data appear in table C.

Table A. Productivity and costs: Revised fourth-quarter 2005 measures
(Seasonally adjusted annual rates)

Sector

Productivity

Output

Hours

Hourly
compensation

Real
hourly
compensation

Unit
labor
costs

Percent change from preceding quarter
Business
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Durable
Nondurable

0.0
-0.5
4.7
10.2
-2.0

1.8
1.5
9.3
15.3
2.0

1.7
2.0
4.4
4.6
4.0

3.1
2.8
1.8
1.8
1.8

-0.1
-0.4
-1.4
-1.4
-1.4

3.1
3.3
-2.8
-7.7
3.9

-0.1
0.1
0.7
0.4
1.2

1.2
1.3
0.2
-2.5
3.5

Percent change from same quarter a year ago
Business
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Durable
Nondurable

2.4
2.5
4.3
6.8
1.4

3.7
3.7
4.3
7.8
-0.1

1.3
1.2
0.0
0.9
-1.5

3.6
3.8
4.5
4.2
4.9

The data sources and methods used in the preparation of the manufacturing series differ
from those used in preparing the business and nonfarm business series, and these measures are
not directly comparable. Output measures for business and nonfarm business are based on
measures of gross domestic product prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S.
Department of Commerce. Quarterly output measures for manufacturing reflect indexes of
industrial production prepared by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. See
Technical Notes (page 9) for further information on data sources.

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THIRD-TO-FOURTH QUARTER 2005 CHANGES
Business
Labor productivity in the business sector was unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2005, as
output increased 1.8 percent and hours of all persons engaged in the sector increased 1.7 percent
(table 1). Revised estimates show that output per hour increased 4.9 percent in the third quarter,
as output increased 4.8 percent and hours declined 0.1 percent.
Hourly compensation grew at a 3.1-percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, compared
with a 6.0-percent rise in the third quarter. This measure includes wages and salaries,
supplements, employer contributions to employee-benefit plans, and taxes. Real hourly
compensation, which takes into account changes in consumer prices, declined 0.1 percent in the
fourth quarter of 2005 after increasing 0.9 percent one quarter earlier.
Unit labor costs, which reflect changes in hourly compensation and productivity,
increased 3.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2005, after rising 1.1 percent in the third
quarter. The implicit price deflator for business output, which reflects changes in unit labor
costs and unit nonlabor payments, increased 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter and 3.2 percent in
the third quarter.
Nonfarm business
In the nonfarm business sector, productivity fell at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the
fourth quarter of 2005, as output rose 1.5 percent and hours of all persons—employees,
proprietors, and unpaid family workers—grew 2.0 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates).
Nonfarm business productivity increased 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2005, as output and
hours grew 4.7 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively (table 2).
Hourly compensation rose 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, after increasing 5.5 percent in
the third quarter. When the increase in consumer prices was taken into account, real hourly
compensation fell 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter and rose 0.3 percent in the third quarter.
Unit labor costs rose 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter after increasing 1.2 percent one
quarter earlier. The implicit price deflator for nonfarm business increased 3.4 percent in the
fourth quarter, and 3.5 percent in the third quarter, of 2005.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing productivity increased 4.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005, as output
grew 9.3 percent and hours grew 4.4 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). The hours
increase was the largest since the second quarter of 1996, when hours grew 6.3 percent. In
durable goods industries, productivity increased 10.2 percent when output grew 15.3 percent and
hours rose 4.6 percent. In nondurable goods industries, output per hour fell 2.0 percent,
reflecting increases of 2.0 percent in output and 4.0 percent in hours. During the third quarter,
productivity increased 3.7 percent in total manufacturing, 6.5 percent in durable goods
manufacturing, and 0.7 percent in nondurable goods manufacturing (tables 3, 4, and 5).

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Hourly compensation increased 1.8 percent during the fourth quarter in total
manufacturing and in both subsectors. When the increase in consumer prices was taken into
account, real hourly compensation fell 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter for workers in total,
durable, and nondurable manufacturing.
Unit labor costs in manufacturing fell 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005, after
increasing 1.8 percent in the third quarter. These costs declined 7.7 percent in durable goods
industries and rose 3.9 percent in nondurable goods industries during the fourth quarter of 2005.
ANNUAL AVERAGE CHANGES, 2004-2005
Business
Business sector productivity increased 2.7 percent when the annual average for 2005 was
compared with the annual average for 2004 (table B). Output increased 4.0 percent and hours of
all persons engaged in the sector rose 1.3 percent. The 2.7-percent increase in 2005 followed a
three-year period in which productivity growth increased rapidly, at an average of 3.9 percent
per year, and is the same as the 2.7-percent productivity trend from 1995 to 2001.

Table B. Productivity and costs: Revised 2005 annual averages
(Seasonally adjusted annual rates)

Sector

Productivity

Output

Hours

Hourly
compensation

Real
hourly
compensation

Unit
labor
costs

2.0
2.1
3.5
3.2
4.1

2.7
2.6
1.9
0.0
4.0

Percent change from previous year
Business
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Durable
Nondurable

2.7
2.9
5.0
6.6
3.4

4.0
4.2
3.9
6.4
0.7

1.3
1.3
-1.1
-0.2
-2.6

5.4
5.5
7.0
6.6
7.6

Hourly compensation in the business sector increased 5.4 percent in 2005 and 4.7 percent
in 2004. Real hourly compensation increased 2.0 percent in each of the last two years.
Business sector unit labor costs increased 2.7 percent in 2005, more than in any calendar
year since 2000, when these costs increased 4.0 percent. In 2004, unit labor costs rose 1.2
percent. The implicit price deflator rose 2.6 percent in 2005 and 2.4 percent in 2004.

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Nonfarm business
Productivity increased 2.9 percent in the nonfarm business sector during 2005. Output
grew 4.2 percent and hours of all persons increased 1.3 percent. In 2004, productivity grew 3.4
percent, as output grew 4.8 percent and hours increased 1.3 percent. As in the more
comprehensive business sector, nonfarm productivity grew at an above-average rate from 2001
to 2004, 3.8 percent. Productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent from 1995 to 2001.
Hourly compensation grew 5.5 percent in 2005. This was the largest increase in this
measure since 2000 (7.1 percent), and followed a 4.6-percent increase in 2004. Real hourly
compensation increased 2.1 percent in 2005 and 1.8 percent in 2004.
Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector rose 2.6 percent in 2005, after rising 1.1
percent in 2004. The 2005 increase in unit labor costs was the largest since 2000, when these
costs increased 4.2 percent. The implicit price deflator, which reflects nonlabor payments as
well as labor costs, increased 2.8 percent in 2005, following a 2.1-percent rise in 2004.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing productivity grew 5.0 percent in 2005, reflecting a 3.9-percent rise in
output and a 1.1-percent decline in hours. In 2004, output per hour had increased 5.5 percent, as
output grew 5.0 percent and hours declined 0.5 percent. Labor productivity increased 6.6
percent in durable goods manufacturing during 2005, as output grew 6.4 percent and hours
declined 0.2 percent. In nondurable goods manufacturing, productivity rose 3.4 percent in 2005,
as output rose 0.7 percent and hours fell 2.6 percent (tables B, 3, 4, and 5).
Hourly compensation of manufacturing workers increased 7.0 percent in 2005, compared
to a 2.3-percent increase one year earlier. Hourly compensation increased 6.6 percent in durable
goods industries and 7.6 percent in nondurable goods industries in 2005. Real hourly
compensation in the manufacturing sector rose 3.5 percent in 2005 and fell 0.4 percent in 2004.
Unit labor costs rose 1.9 percent in manufacturing from 2004 to 2005. In durable
manufacturing, annual average unit labor costs were unchanged from 2004 to 2005. Unit labor
costs in nondurable manufacturing rose by 4.0 percent last year.
REVISED MEASURES
Productivity and cost data for the fourth quarter and full year 2005 for business, nonfarm
business, and manufacturing were revised to incorporate the most recent information. Thirdquarter 2005 measures of hourly compensation, real hourly compensation, and unit labor costs
were revised to reflect new information on compensation from the National Income and Product
Accounts (table C). Quarterly measures of real hourly compensation during 2005 also reflect the
recalculation of seasonal factors for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Quarterly and annual measures for all sectors were revised back to 2001 to incorporate
the annual benchmark adjustment and updated information on seasonal trends from the BLS

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nonfarm payroll series (appendix tables 1-5). In addition, hours and related measures for the
business and nonfarm business sectors were revised historically in order to fully incorporate
Current Population Survey data on hours by job based on the most recent population weights
available for all series. Full quarterly and annual historical series are available on the BLS
website, http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm, or by contacting the BLS Division of Major Sector
Productivity.
Table C. Previous and revised productivity and related measures:
Fourth-quarter, third-quarter, and annual averages 2005
(Seasonally adjusted annual rates)

Sector

Productivity

Output

Hours

Hourly
compensation

Real
hourly
compensation

Unit
labor
costs

Percent change, third to fourth quarter 2005
Business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Nonfarm business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Manufacturing:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................

-0.2
0.0

1.0
1.8

1.2
1.7

3.2
3.1

0.0
-0.1

3.4
3.1

-0.6
-0.5

0.9
1.5

1.5
2.0

2.8
2.8

-0.4
-0.4

3.5
3.3

3.9
4.7

8.4
9.3

4.4
4.4

1.9
1.8

-1.3
-1.4

-1.9
-2.8

Percent change, second to third quarter 2005
Business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Nonfarm business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Manufacturing:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................

5.2
4.9

4.8
4.8

-0.4
-0.1

4.6
6.0

-0.5
0.9

-0.6
1.1

4.5
4.2

4.7
4.7

0.1
0.4

4.1
5.5

-1.0
0.3

-0.5
1.2

3.7
3.7

2.6
2.6

-1.0
-1.0

3.7
5.6

-1.3
0.5

0.1
1.8

Percent change, 2004 - 2005
Business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Nonfarm business:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................
Manufacturing:
Previous .......................
Revised.........................

2.6
2.7

4.0
4.0

1.3
1.3

5.1
5.4

1.7
2.0

2.5
2.7

2.7
2.9

4.1
4.2

1.4
1.3

5.2
5.5

1.8
2.1

2.4
2.6

4.8
5.0

3.8
3.9

-0.9
-1.1

6.6
7.0

3.2
3.5

1.7
1.9

In fourth-quarter 2005, business sector productivity was unchanged, rather than declining
0.2 percent, as reported in the preliminary estimate February 2 (seasonally adjusted annual rates).

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In the nonfarm business sector, productivity did fall, by 0.5 percent, slightly less than the 0.6
percent preliminary estimate. The upward revisions to business and nonfarm business
productivity occurred as hours were revised up by less than output. Unit labor costs did not
increase as much as in the preliminary estimate.
In the manufacturing sector, productivity and output were revised up, while hours were
unchanged from the preliminary estimate. The upward revision to productivity, combined with a
small downward revision in hourly compensation, lead to a revision in the change in unit labor
costs from a decline of 1.9 percent to a decrease of 2.8 percent.
Measures of hourly compensation, real hourly compensation, and unit labor costs in all
sectors were revised upwards substantially in the third quarter of 2005 after incorporation of
revised compensation data.
When annual averages for 2005 are compared to those for 2004, productivity increased
2.7 percent in the business sector and 2.9 percent in the nonfarm business sectors, a little higher
than previously reported. Small upward revisions to hourly compensation in both of these
sectors led to larger increases in unit labor costs than previously reported. Manufacturing
productivity growth was revised up as output rose more, and hours declined faster, than in the
preliminary estimate. Because hourly compensation was revised up more than productivity, unit
labor costs increased more than previously reported.

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Revised measures: Nonfinancial corporations
Measures for the nonfinancial corporate sector also were revised due to updated
information on hours worked by employees (appendix table 6). New information on output and
compensation in the third quarter of 2005 also impacted measures for this sector (table 6).
Productivity in nonfinancial corporations in third-quarter 2005 increased more than in the
preliminary estimates, as an upward revision to output was partially offset by an upward revision
to hours worked. Hourly compensation was revised up by more than productivity, and unit labor
costs increased more than published Feb. 2. Unit profits were revised down, posting a larger
decline than originally reported.

Table D. Nonfinancial corporations: Previous and revised productivity and cost measures
Quarterly percent changes at seasonally adjusted annual rates

Productivity
Output
Previous
Revised

3.2
4.1

4.1
5.1

Hours

Hourly
compensation

Third quarter 2005
0.8
4.9
1.0
6.3

Real
hourly
compensation
-0.2
1.1

Unit
labor
costs
1.6
2.1

Implicit
Unit
price
profits deflator
-7.9
-8.8

2.1
2.1

Next release date
The next release of Productivity and Costs is scheduled for 8:30 A.M. EDT, Thursday,
May 4, 2006, and will present preliminary first-quarter 2006 measures for business, nonfarm
business, and manufacturing. Fourth-quarter 2005 and annual average data for 2005 for
nonfinancial corporations will be released at that time.

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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 an annual-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 78 percent of the value of GDP in 2000. Nonfarm business,
which also excludes farming, accounted for about 77 percent of GDP in 2000.
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 BEA. 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 an annual-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 54 percent of the value of GDP in 2000.
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

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of production. 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: 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 index
number series where 1992=100, as percent changes from the corresponding quarter of the previous
year, and as percent changes from the previous quarter presented at a compound annual rate. 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, http://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
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
Unit nonImplicit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
labor pay- price
quarter
all persons Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
ments (3)
deflator (4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r125.6
r127.9
r130.5
r130.5

144.6
146.4
149.8
150.8

r115.2
r114.4
r114.8
r115.5

r147.8
r150.3
r151.9
r152.8

r115.5
r117.4
r118.0
r118.4

r117.7
r117.5
r116.4
r117.1

r116.5
r117.2
r120.4
r120.5

117.2
117.4
117.9
118.3

ANNUAL

r128.6

147.9

r115.0

r150.7

r117.3

r117.1

r118.7

117.7

I
II
III
IV

r131.7
r132.9
r133.4
r134.3

152.6
154.1
155.8
157.2

r115.9
r116.0
r116.8
r117.1

r154.4
r155.8
r158.3
r162.5

r118.5
r118.3
r119.7
r121.8

r117.2
r117.3
r118.6
r121.0

r123.2
r126.1
r124.3
r122.2

119.4
120.5
120.7
121.5

ANNUAL

r133.1

154.9

r116.4

r157.8

r119.6

r118.5

r123.9

120.6

I
II
III
IV

r135.4
r135.8
r137.5
r137.5

158.9
160.4
162.3
r163.0

r117.3
r118.1
r118.1
r118.6

r164.5
r164.7
r167.1
r168.4

r122.5
r121.4
r121.7
r121.7

r121.4
r121.2
r121.6
r122.5

r123.7
r126.2
r128.3
r129.5

122.3
123.1
124.1
r125.1

ANNUAL

r136.7

r161.2

r117.9

r166.4

r122.0

r121.7

r126.9

r123.6

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r3.7
r7.5
8.4
r0.0

1.7
4.9
9.9
2.6

r-1.9
r-2.5
1.3
r2.5

r5.8
r7.1
r4.3
r2.4

r1.5
r6.7
r2.1
r1.5

r2.0
r-0.4
r-3.8
r2.4

r1.5
r2.5
r11.2
r0.5

1.8
0.6
1.6
1.6

ANNUAL

r4.1

3.4

r-0.7

r4.0

r1.7

r-0.1

r3.9

1.4

I
II
III
IV

r3.7
r3.7
r1.6
r2.7

4.9
4.0
4.4
3.6

r1.2
r0.3
r2.8
r0.9

4.2
r3.9
r6.4
r11.2

r0.2
r-0.5
r4.7
r7.4

r0.5
r0.2
r4.8
r8.3

r9.1
r9.8
r-5.5
r-6.5

3.7
3.8
0.7
2.4

ANNUAL

r3.5

4.8

1.3

r4.7

r2.0

1.2

4.4

2.4

I
II
III
IV

r3.4
r1.1
r4.9
r0.0

4.4
4.0
4.8
r1.8

r0.9
r2.8
r-0.1
r1.7

r4.8
r0.5
r6.0
r3.1

r2.4
r-3.5
r0.9
r-0.1

r1.3
r-0.6
r1.1
r3.1

r5.1
r8.3
r6.7
r3.8

2.7
2.6
3.2
r3.4

ANNUAL

r2.7

4.0

1.3

r5.4

r2.0

r2.7

r2.4

2.6

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r2.5
r3.9
r4.9
r4.9

2.0
2.6
4.2
4.7

r-0.6
r-1.2
r-0.7
r-0.2

r3.1
r3.7
4.3
r4.9

r0.2
r1.5
r2.1
2.9

r0.5
-0.2
r-0.6
r0.0

r2.9
r4.0
r4.8
r3.8

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4

ANNUAL

r4.1

3.4

r-0.7

r4.0

r1.7

r-0.1

r3.9

1.4

I
II
III
IV

4.9
r3.9
r2.2
r2.9

5.5
5.3
4.0
4.2

0.6
1.4
r1.7
r1.3

4.5
r3.7
r4.2
r6.4

2.6
0.8
r1.5
r2.9

-0.4
-0.2
1.9
3.4

5.7
r7.5
3.3
r1.4

1.9
2.7
2.4
2.6

ANNUAL

r3.5

4.8

1.3

r4.7

r2.0

1.2

4.4

2.4

I
II
III
IV

r2.8
r2.2
3.0
r2.4

4.1
4.1
4.2
r3.7

r1.2
r1.9
1.1
1.3

r6.5
r5.7
r5.6
r3.6

r3.4
r2.7
r1.7
r-0.1

3.6
3.4
r2.5
r1.2

0.5
0.1
r3.2
r6.0

2.4
2.1
2.7
r3.0

ANNUAL

r2.7

4.0

1.3

r5.4

r2.0

r2.7

r2.4

2.6

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

12

Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
Unit nonImplicit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
labor pay- price
quarter
all persons Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
ments (3)
deflator (4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r125.0
r126.9
r129.9
r130.1

144.8
146.5
150.2
151.2

r115.9
r115.4
r115.6
r116.3

r147.0
r149.2
r151.1
r152.1

r114.9
r116.5
r117.3
r117.9

r117.6
r117.6
r116.3
r117.0

r118.3
r118.7
r121.7
r121.3

117.9
118.0
118.3
118.6

ANNUAL

r128.0

148.2

r115.8

r149.9

r116.6

r117.1

r120.0

118.2

I
II
III
IV

r130.8
r132.3
r132.8
r133.5

152.8
154.5
156.3
157.7

r116.8
r116.8
r117.6
r118.2

r153.4
r154.9
r157.3
r161.1

r117.7
r117.6
r118.9
r120.7

r117.3
r117.1
r118.4
r120.7

r123.6
r126.4
r125.4
r123.6

119.6
120.6
121.0
121.8

ANNUAL

r132.4

155.3

r117.3

r156.7

r118.8

r118.4

r124.8

120.7

I
II
III
IV

r134.7
r135.5
r136.9
r136.7

159.4
161.2
163.0
r163.6

r118.3
r118.9
r119.1
r119.6

r163.3
r163.8
r166.0
r167.2

r121.7
r120.9
r121.0
r120.8

r121.2
r120.9
r121.3
r122.3

r125.1
r127.9
r130.1
r131.3

122.7
123.5
124.5
r125.6

ANNUAL

r136.1

r161.8

r118.9

r165.3

r121.2

r121.4

r128.6

r124.1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r3.8
r6.3
r9.8
r0.5

2.0
4.7
10.4
2.8

r-1.7
r-1.5
r0.6
r2.2

r5.9
6.2
r5.0
r2.8

r1.6
5.8
r2.8
r1.9

r2.0
r-0.1
r-4.3
r2.2

r1.8
r1.4
r10.6
r-1.5

1.9
0.4
1.0
0.8

ANNUAL

r3.9

3.3

r-0.6

4.0

1.6

r0.0

r3.4

1.3

I
II
III
IV

r2.4
4.5
r1.7
r2.0

4.2
4.6
4.6
3.9

r1.7
0.1
r2.9
r1.9

r3.4
r4.0
r6.2
r10.0

-0.5
r-0.4
r4.5
r6.2

r1.0
r-0.5
r4.5
r7.9

r7.9
r9.5
r-3.2
r-5.7

3.6
3.2
1.5
2.6

ANNUAL

3.4

4.8

r1.3

r4.6

1.8

1.1

3.9

2.1

I
II
III
IV

r3.8
r2.4
r4.2
r-0.5

4.3
4.4
4.7
r1.5

r0.5
r2.0
r0.4
r2.0

r5.6
r1.3
r5.5
2.8

r3.2
r-2.7
r0.3
-0.4

r1.8
r-1.0
r1.2
r3.3

r5.1
r9.0
r7.3
r3.6

3.0
2.7
3.5
r3.4

ANNUAL

r2.9

r4.2

r1.3

r5.5

r2.1

r2.6

r3.1

2.8

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r2.2
3.5
r4.9
5.0

1.7
2.5
4.2
4.9

r-0.5
r-1.0
r-0.7
r-0.1

r3.1
3.5
r4.3
5.0

0.1
1.3
2.1
3.0

r0.9
r0.0
r-0.6
r-0.1

r2.8
r3.4
r4.3
r3.0

1.6
1.2
1.2
1.0

ANNUAL

r3.9

3.3

r-0.6

4.0

1.6

r0.0

r3.4

1.3

I
II
III
IV

4.7
4.2
r2.3
2.6

5.5
5.5
4.0
4.3

r0.8
1.2
r1.7
1.7

r4.3
r3.8
r4.1
r5.9

2.5
0.9
r1.4
2.4

-0.3
-0.4
1.8
3.2

4.5
6.5
3.0
1.9

1.5
2.1
2.3
2.7

ANNUAL

3.4

4.8

r1.3

r4.6

1.8

1.1

3.9

2.1

I
II
III
IV

r3.0
r2.4
3.1
r2.5

4.4
4.3
4.3
r3.7

r1.4
r1.8
1.2
1.2

r6.4
r5.8
r5.6
r3.8

r3.4
r2.7
r1.7
r0.1

3.4
r3.2
r2.4
r1.3

1.2
1.1
r3.8
r6.2

2.6
2.4
2.9
3.1

ANNUAL

r2.9

r4.2

r1.3

r5.5

r2.1

r2.6

r3.1

2.8

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

13

Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r151.1
r152.6
r156.5
r157.6

131.3
130.5
131.8
133.8

r86.9
r85.5
r84.2
r84.9

r156.6
r159.1
r161.5
r163.2

r122.4
r124.2
r125.4
r126.4

r103.7
r104.3
r103.2
103.6

ANNUAL

r154.4

131.8

r85.4

r160.1

r124.6

r103.7

I
II
III
IV

r159.0
r162.2
r164.0
r166.7

135.7
137.9
139.3
140.8

r85.4
r85.0
r84.9
r84.4

r159.2
r161.2
r165.0
r169.9

r122.1
r122.4
r124.8
r127.3

r100.1
r99.4
r100.6
r101.9

ANNUAL

r163.0

138.4

r84.9

r163.8

r124.1

r100.5

I
II
III
IV

r168.7
r170.3
r171.8
r173.8

142.2
142.7
143.6
r146.8

r84.3
r83.8
r83.6
r84.5

r172.8
r174.3
r176.7
r177.5

r128.7
r128.6
r128.7
r128.3

r102.4
r102.4
r102.8
r102.1

ANNUAL

r171.2

r143.8

r84.0

r175.3

r128.5

r102.4

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r7.1
r4.1
r10.6
r2.8

0.3
-2.5
3.9
6.4

r-6.4
r-6.3
r-6.0
r3.5

r18.1
r6.7
r6.1
r4.2

r13.3
r6.3
r3.9
r3.2

10.2
2.5
-4.0
1.3

ANNUAL

5.6

0.5

-4.9

8.3

r5.9

2.5

I
II
III
IV

r3.6
8.3
r4.6
r6.7

5.9
6.6
4.1
4.3

r2.2
-1.6
r-0.4
r-2.3

r-9.6
5.1
r10.0
r12.3

r-13.0
0.7
r8.2
r8.5

-12.7
-3.0
5.1
5.2

ANNUAL

r5.5

5.0

r-0.5

r2.3

r-0.4

-3.1

I
II
III
IV

r4.8
r3.9
3.7
r4.7

4.2
1.2
2.6
r9.3

r-0.5
r-2.5
-1.0
4.4

r6.9
r3.6
r5.6
r1.8

r4.5
r-0.5
r0.5
r-1.4

r2.0
-0.2
r1.8
r-2.8

ANNUAL

r5.0

r3.9

r-1.1

r7.0

r3.5

r1.9

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r5.4
4.9
6.1
6.1

0.9
-0.8
-0.2
2.0

r-4.3
-5.4
-6.0
-3.9

r8.3
7.8
8.4
r8.6

r5.3
5.5
6.0
6.6

2.7
2.8
2.1
2.4

ANNUAL

5.6

0.5

-4.9

8.3

r5.9

2.5

I
II
III
IV

5.2
r6.3
r4.8
r5.8

3.4
5.7
5.7
5.2

-1.8
r-0.6
0.9
r-0.6

1.6
r1.3
r2.2
r4.1

-0.2
r-1.5
r-0.5
r0.7

-3.4
-4.7
-2.5
-1.6

ANNUAL

r5.5

5.0

r-0.5

r2.3

r-0.4

-3.1

I
II
III
IV

r6.1
r5.0
r4.8
r4.3

4.8
3.4
3.1
r4.3

r-1.2
r-1.5
r-1.6
0.0

r8.6
r8.2
r7.1
r4.5

r5.4
r5.1
r3.2
r0.7

2.3
3.0
r2.2
r0.2

ANNUAL

r5.0

r3.9

r-1.1

r7.0

r3.5

r1.9

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

14

Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r173.8
r175.9
182.4
r184.0

156.6
155.9
158.9
162.6

r90.1
r88.6
87.1
r88.3

r155.0
r157.6
160.1
r161.9

r121.1
r123.0
124.3
r125.5

r89.2
r89.6
87.8
88.0

ANNUAL

r179.0

158.5

r88.5

r158.6

r123.4

r88.6

I
II
III
IV

r185.9
r189.7
r192.1
r195.9

165.9
168.7
171.6
174.1

r89.2
r89.0
r89.3
r88.9

r155.6
r158.1
r162.0
r166.2

r119.4
r120.0
r122.5
r124.6

r83.7
83.4
r84.3
r84.8

ANNUAL

r190.9

170.1

r89.1

r160.5

r121.6

84.1

I
II
III
IV

r199.1
r201.1
r204.3
r209.3

177.0
178.1
181.2
r187.7

r88.9
r88.6
r88.7
r89.7

r169.0
r169.9
r172.3
r173.1

r125.9
r125.3
r125.5
r125.1

84.9
r84.5
r84.4
r82.7

ANNUAL

r203.5

r181.0

r89.0

r171.1

r125.4

r84.1

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r7.8
r5.0
r15.4
3.7

0.7
-1.8
8.0
9.5

r-6.6
r-6.5
r-6.5
5.6

r22.4
r6.9
r6.4
r4.8

r17.5
r6.5
r4.2
3.8

13.6
1.8
-7.8
1.0

ANNUAL

7.9

2.2

-5.3

r9.4

6.9

1.4

I
II
III
IV

r4.1
r8.4
r5.3
r8.2

8.5
7.0
6.9
6.1

r4.2
r-1.2
r1.5
r-1.9

r-14.8
r6.6
r10.1
r10.9

r-18.0
r2.1
r8.3
r7.0

-18.1
-1.6
4.6
2.5

ANNUAL

r6.7

7.3

0.6

r1.2

-1.5

-5.2

I
II
III
IV

r6.7
r4.0
r6.5
r10.2

6.8
2.6
7.0
r15.3

r0.1
r-1.4
r0.4
r4.6

r6.9
r2.3
r5.8
r1.8

r4.4
r-1.8
r0.6
r-1.4

0.2
r-1.7
r-0.7
r-7.7

ANNUAL

6.6

r6.4

-0.2

r6.6

r3.2

r0.0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r7.9
7.0
8.8
7.9

2.7
0.5
1.5
4.0

r-4.8
-6.1
-6.7
-3.6

r9.2
8.7
9.6
9.9

r6.1
6.4
7.3
r7.9

1.3
1.6
0.7
1.9

ANNUAL

7.9

2.2

-5.3

r9.4

6.9

1.4

I
II
III
IV

7.0
7.8
5.4
r6.5

5.9
8.2
8.0
7.1

-1.0
0.4
r2.5
r0.6

0.4
0.3
r1.2
r2.6

-1.4
r-2.4
r-1.5
r-0.7

-6.1
-6.9
-3.9
-3.6

ANNUAL

r6.7

7.3

0.6

r1.2

-1.5

-5.2

I
II
III
IV

r7.1
r6.0
r6.3
r6.8

6.7
5.6
5.6
r7.8

r-0.4
r-0.4
-0.7
r0.9

r8.6
7.5
r6.4
r4.2

5.5
r4.4
r2.5
r0.4

1.4
1.4
r0.1
r-2.5

ANNUAL

6.6

r6.4

-0.2

r6.6

r3.2

r0.0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

15

Table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

r128.9
r129.8
r131.3
r132.1

105.8
104.9
104.7
105.4

r82.1
r80.9
r79.8
r79.8

r158.1
r160.5
r162.8
r163.8

r123.5
r125.3
r126.4
r126.9

122.7
r123.7
r124.0
r124.0

ANNUAL

r130.5

105.2

r80.6

r161.3

r125.5

r123.6

I
II
III
IV

r133.3
r136.1
r137.6
r139.3

106.1
107.7
107.8
108.4

r79.6
r79.1
r78.4
r77.8

r164.1
r165.1
r168.7
r174.7

r125.9
r125.3
r127.5
r131.0

r123.1
r121.3
r122.6
r125.5

ANNUAL

r136.6

107.5

r78.7

r168.1

r127.4

r123.1

I
II
III
IV

r140.2
r141.7
r141.9
r141.2

108.6
108.5
107.7
r108.3

r77.5
r76.6
r75.9
r76.7

r177.7
r180.3
r182.5
r183.3

r132.4
r133.0
r132.9
r132.5

r126.7
r127.3
r128.6
r129.8

ANNUAL

r141.2

r108.3

r76.7

r180.9

r132.7

r128.1

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

6.2
2.9
r4.7
r2.5

-0.2
-3.2
-0.8
2.6

-6.0
r-6.0
r-5.3
r0.1

10.3
r6.4
r5.7
r2.5

5.9
5.9
r3.5
r1.6

3.9
3.3
1.0
r-0.1

ANNUAL

2.9

-1.5

-4.2

6.4

4.0

3.4

I
II
III
IV

r3.7
r8.5
r4.5
r5.0

2.6
6.0
0.7
2.0

r-1.1
r-2.3
r-3.6
r-2.8

r0.8
r2.4
r9.1
r15.1

r-3.0
r-1.9
r7.3
r11.1

-2.8
-5.7
4.4
9.6

ANNUAL

r4.6

2.2

r-2.4

r4.2

r1.5

-0.4

I
II
III
IV

r2.7
r4.2
r0.7
r-2.0

0.9
-0.4
-2.8
r2.0

r-1.7
r-4.4
r-3.5
r4.0

r6.9
r6.0
r5.0
r1.8

r4.5
r1.8
r-0.1
r-1.4

r4.1
1.7
r4.2
r3.9

ANNUAL

r3.4

0.7

r-2.6

r7.6

r4.1

4.0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

2.6
2.1
2.7
r4.1

-0.9
-2.3
-2.2
-0.4

r-3.5
-4.3
-4.8
r-4.3

6.7
6.4
6.2
r6.2

3.7
4.1
3.9
r4.2

4.0
4.2
3.4
2.0

ANNUAL

2.9

-1.5

-4.2

6.4

4.0

3.4

I
II
III
IV

3.5
r4.9
r4.8
r5.4

0.3
2.6
3.0
2.8

-3.1
r-2.2
r-1.7
r-2.5

3.8
r2.8
r3.6
r6.7

r1.9
r0.0
r0.9
r3.2

0.3
-1.9
-1.1
1.2

ANNUAL

r4.6

2.2

r-2.4

r4.2

r1.5

-0.4

I
II
III
IV

r5.2
r4.1
r3.1
r1.4

2.4
0.8
-0.1
-0.1

r-2.6
r-3.2
r-3.1
r-1.5

r8.3
r9.2
r8.2
r4.9

r5.1
r6.1
r4.2
r1.2

r3.0
4.9
r4.9
r3.5

ANNUAL

r3.4

0.7

r-2.6

r7.6

r4.1

4.0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

16

Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
Output
Hourly
Real
Unit
Total
Unit
Implicit
Year
per allcompenhourly
Unit
nonunit
proprice
and
employee
Employee sation
compenlabor
labor
costs
fits
deflator
quarter
hour
Output hours
(1)
sation(2) costs
costs(6) (7)
(8)
(4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2003

2004

I
II
III
IV

r130.5
r132.9
r135.2
r136.1

152.4
154.5
157.1
158.9

r116.7
r116.2
r116.2
r116.8

r144.6
r147.1
r148.9
r149.8

r113.0
r114.8
r115.6
r116.1

110.8
110.7
110.1
110.1

111.4
110.4
110.8
110.7

111.0
110.6
110.3
110.2

107.7
113.6
119.8
124.6

110.7
110.9
111.1
111.5

ANNUAL

r133.7

155.7

r116.5

r147.6

r114.9

110.4

110.8

110.5

116.5

111.0

I
II
III
IV

r136.4
r137.3
r139.8
r142.7

160.3
161.7
165.4
169.4

r117.6
r117.7
r118.3
r118.7

r150.3
r151.8
r154.2
r158.0

r115.4
r115.3
r116.6
r118.4

110.2
110.6
110.2
110.7

111.2
111.2
110.0
108.5

110.5
110.7
110.2
110.1

130.0
138.3
139.4
142.7

112.2
113.2
112.8
113.1

ANNUAL

r139.1

164.2

r118.1

r153.6

r116.4

110.4

110.2

110.4

137.7

112.8

2005

I
r143.7
170.8
r118.9
r160.3
r119.5
111.6
107.9
110.6
145.2
113.7
II
r145.3
173.8
r119.6
r160.8
r118.6
110.6
107.0
109.7
159.1
114.1
III
r146.8
r175.9
r119.9
r163.2
r118.9
r111.2
r109.2
r110.7
r155.5
114.7
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2003

2004

I
II
III
IV

r1.4
7.4
r7.3
2.5

-1.6
5.6
7.1
4.7

r-2.9
-1.7
r-0.2
2.1

r4.1
6.9
r5.1
2.4

r-0.1
r6.5
2.9
1.5

2.6
-0.5
-2.1
-0.1

6.5
-3.2
1.2
-0.4

3.7
-1.2
-1.2
-0.2

-11.8
23.6
23.7
17.0

2.2
0.8
0.9
1.4

ANNUAL

r4.3

2.8

-1.4

r4.0

1.6

-0.3

0.0

-0.2

18.9

1.3

I
II
III
IV

r0.8
r2.9
r7.4
r8.5

3.6
3.5
9.6
10.1

r2.7
r0.6
r2.0
r1.5

r1.4
r4.1
r6.2
r10.4

r-2.4
r-0.3
r4.5
r6.6

0.6
1.2
-1.1
1.8

2.0
0.2
-4.4
-5.3

0.9
0.9
-2.0
-0.1

18.4
28.0
3.3
9.8

2.6
3.5
-1.4
0.9

ANNUAL

4.0

5.5

1.4

r4.1

1.3

0.0

-0.5

-0.1

18.1

1.6

2005

I
2.8
3.3
r0.4
r6.0
r3.6
3.1
-2.5
1.6
7.1
2.2
II
r4.6
7.1
r2.4
r1.1
r-3.0
-3.4
-3.1
-3.3
44.3
1.4
III
r4.1
r5.1
r1.0
r6.3
r1.1
r2.1
r8.2
r3.7
r-8.8
2.1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2003

2004

2005

I
II
III
IV

3.6
3.9
4.8
4.6

2.1
2.1
3.2
3.9

-1.5
-1.8
-1.5
-0.7

3.2
r3.7
4.3
4.6

0.3
1.4
2.1
r2.7

-0.4
-0.3
-0.5
0.0

-1.5
-0.2
0.7
0.9

-0.7
-0.3
-0.2
0.2

25.5
20.2
19.5
12.1

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3

ANNUAL

r4.3

2.8

-1.4

r4.0

1.6

-0.3

0.0

-0.2

18.9

1.3

I
II
III
IV

4.5
r3.4
r3.4
4.8

5.2
4.7
5.3
6.6

0.7
1.3
r1.8
1.7

r3.9
r3.3
3.5
5.5

2.1
r0.4
r0.8
2.0

-0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.6

-0.1
0.7
-0.7
-1.9

-0.4
0.1
-0.1
-0.1

20.7
21.7
16.3
14.5

1.4
2.1
1.5
1.4

ANNUAL

4.0

5.5

1.4

r4.1

1.3

0.0

-0.5

-0.1

18.1

1.6

I
r5.4
6.5
r1.1
r6.7
r3.6
1.2
-3.0
0.1
11.7
1.3
II
5.8
7.5
1.6
5.9
r2.9
0.1
-3.8
-1.0
15.1
0.8
III
r5.0
r6.4
1.3
r5.9
r2.0
r0.9
r-0.8
0.4
r11.5
1.7
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

17
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 –1.4 and +1.4 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 third quarter of 2005.

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 selfemployed, 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 1978-2004 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 from the original data rather
than index numbers. Annual changes: Percent change between annual average levels.
(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.

18
Appendix table 1. Business sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
Unit nonImplicit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
labor pay- price
quarter
all persons Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
ments (3)
deflator (4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r114.0
r116.2
r115.9
r117.2

138.6
141.1
140.8
141.5

r121.5
r121.4
r121.5
r120.8

r132.4
r133.0
r135.5
r136.4

r111.4
r111.0
r112.1
r112.1

r116.1
r114.4
r116.9
r116.4

r105.3
r109.5
r106.3
r108.1

112.1
112.6
112.9
113.3

ANNUAL

r115.9

140.5

r121.2

r134.4

r111.8

r116.0

r107.3

112.7

I
II
III
IV

r117.0
r118.5
r119.0
r120.8

141.1
141.4
140.3
141.0

r120.6
r119.3
r117.9
r116.6

r138.7
r139.7
r140.4
r141.4

r112.9
r112.8
r113.2
r114.1

r118.6
r117.8
r118.0
r117.0

r106.5
r110.0
r110.5
r113.1

114.1
114.9
115.2
115.6

ANNUAL

r118.8

141.0

r118.6

r140.0

r113.3

r117.8

r110.0

114.9

I
II
III
IV

r122.5
r123.1
r124.4
r124.5

141.9
142.6
143.8
144.0

r115.8
r115.9
r115.6
r115.7

r143.3
r145.0
r145.6
r145.7

r115.3
r115.7
r115.6
r115.0

r117.0
r117.8
r117.0
r117.1

r113.2
r112.7
r114.8
r116.1

115.6
115.9
116.2
116.7

ANNUAL

r123.6

143.1

r115.7

r144.9

r115.4

r117.2

r114.2

116.1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r-1.6
7.9
-1.0
r4.3

0.3
7.5
-0.8
2.0

r1.9
-0.4
r0.3
-2.2

r14.4
1.8
r7.9
2.8

r10.2
r-1.4
4.0
-0.1

16.2
r-5.7
r9.0
-1.5

r-16.1
r16.9
r-11.2
6.8

3.4
1.8
1.3
1.4

ANNUAL

2.8

3.9

1.1

7.0

3.5

4.0

-1.9

1.8

I
II
III
IV

r-0.7
r5.4
r1.6
r6.3

-1.1
0.8
-3.1
1.8

r-0.5
-4.4
r-4.6
r-4.3

r6.8
r2.8
r2.1
2.8

r2.9
r-0.3
r1.3
3.4

r7.5
r-2.5
r0.5
r-3.3

r-5.7
r13.8
1.8
r10.0

2.7
3.0
1.0
1.3

ANNUAL

2.5

0.3

r-2.1

4.2

r1.3

1.6

2.6

2.0

I
II
III
IV

r5.6
r1.9
r4.5
r0.0

2.6
2.1
3.6
0.5

r-2.8
r0.2
r-0.9
r0.4

r5.7
r4.7
r1.8
r0.2

4.1
r1.4
r-0.3
-1.9

r0.1
r2.7
-2.6
r0.1

r0.3
r-1.9
r7.8
r4.5

0.2
1.0
1.0
1.7

ANNUAL

4.0

1.5

-2.4

r3.5

r1.9

-0.5

3.8

1.0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

2.0
3.8
2.9
2.3

4.5
5.4
3.8
2.2

2.4
1.5
r0.8
-0.1

r6.6
6.7
r7.9
r6.6

3.2
3.3
r4.3
r3.1

4.4
2.8
4.8
4.1

-3.2
r0.4
-3.1
r-1.8

1.6
1.9
1.9
2.0

ANNUAL

2.8

3.9

1.1

7.0

3.5

4.0

-1.9

1.8

I
II
III
IV

2.6
r2.0
2.7
r3.1

1.8
0.2
-0.4
-0.4

r-0.7
r-1.7
-2.9
r-3.4

4.8
r5.0
3.6
3.6

1.3
1.6
0.9
1.8

2.1
3.0
0.9
r0.5

r1.1
r0.4
3.9
r4.7

1.8
2.1
2.0
2.0

ANNUAL

2.5

0.3

r-2.1

4.2

r1.3

1.6

2.6

2.0

I
II
III
IV

4.7
r3.8
4.6
3.0

0.5
0.8
2.5
2.2

-4.0
r-2.9
-2.0
-0.8

3.3
r3.8
3.7
3.0

2.1
r2.5
2.1
0.8

-1.3
0.0
-0.8
0.1

6.3
2.5
r3.9
2.6

1.3
0.9
0.9
1.0

ANNUAL

4.0

1.5

-2.4

r3.5

r1.9

-0.5

3.8

1.0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

19
Appendix table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and
prices, seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
Unit nonImplicit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
labor pay- price
quarter
all persons Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
ments (3)
deflator (4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r113.8
r115.8
r115.5
r116.6

138.8
141.4
141.1
141.8

r122.1
r122.1
r122.1
r121.6

r132.1
r132.4
r135.0
r135.7

r111.1
r110.6
r111.7
r111.5

r116.1
r114.4
r116.9
r116.4

r106.7
r111.0
r107.8
r109.6

112.6
113.1
113.5
113.9

ANNUAL

r115.5

140.8

r121.9

r133.9

r111.3

r115.9

r108.8

113.3

I
II
III
IV

r116.4
r118.0
r118.5
r120.3

141.4
141.9
140.8
141.2

r121.5
r120.2
r118.8
r117.4

r138.0
r138.8
r139.5
r140.6

r112.3
r112.1
r112.4
r113.4

r118.5
r117.6
r117.7
r116.8

r108.0
r111.7
r112.1
r114.7

114.6
115.4
115.6
116.0

ANNUAL

r118.3

141.3

r119.5

r139.2

r112.6

r117.6

r111.6

115.4

I
II
III
IV

r122.3
r122.6
r123.8
r123.8

142.5
143.0
144.1
144.1

r116.5
r116.6
r116.4
r116.4

r142.7
r144.2
r144.8
r144.9

r114.7
r115.0
r114.9
r114.4

r116.6
r117.6
r117.0
r117.1

r115.0
r114.8
r116.7
r117.8

116.0
116.6
116.9
117.3

ANNUAL

r123.1

143.4

r116.5

r144.2

r114.8

r117.1

r116.1

116.7

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r-1.8
r7.4
r-1.0
r3.9

-0.1
7.5
-0.8
2.2

r1.7
r0.1
r0.1
r-1.6

r14.8
1.1
8.0
2.3

r10.5
-2.0
4.1
-0.6

16.9
r-5.9
r9.1
-1.6

-17.2
r17.3
r-11.1
6.9

3.3
1.8
1.4
1.3

ANNUAL

r2.8

3.8

1.1

r7.1

3.6

4.2

-2.0

1.9

I
II
III
IV

r-0.6
5.6
r1.7
r6.2

-1.1
1.2
-2.9
1.2

r-0.6
r-4.1
r-4.5
r-4.7

r6.7
r2.3
r2.1
r3.1

2.8
r-0.8
r1.3
r3.7

r7.3
r-3.1
0.4
r-2.9

r-5.7
r14.4
1.3
r9.8

2.5
2.7
0.7
1.5

ANNUAL

r2.4

0.4

-2.0

r3.9

1.1

1.4

r2.6

1.9

I
II
III
IV

r6.8
r0.9
r4.0
r0.1

3.5
1.4
3.1
0.1

r-3.1
r0.5
r-0.8
r0.1

6.1
r4.4
r1.7
r0.3

r4.6
r1.1
r-0.4
r-1.7

r-0.7
r3.5
-2.2
r0.3

r1.1
r-0.7
r6.6
r3.8

0.0
2.0
0.9
1.6

ANNUAL

r4.1

1.5

-2.5

r3.6

r2.0

-0.5

4.0

1.1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r2.1
r3.8
2.8
2.0

4.4
5.3
3.6
2.1

r2.2
1.5
0.8
0.1

r6.9
6.8
r8.0
r6.4

3.5
3.4
r4.4
r2.9

4.7
2.9
5.0
r4.3

-2.9
0.3
-3.2
-2.0

1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0

ANNUAL

r2.8

3.8

1.1

r7.1

3.6

4.2

-2.0

1.9

I
II
III
IV

2.4
r1.9
2.6
3.2

1.9
0.4
-0.2
-0.4

-0.5
r-1.6
-2.7
r-3.5

4.5
r4.8
3.3
r3.5

1.0
r1.3
0.6
1.7

2.0
2.8
0.7
0.3

1.3
r0.6
r4.0
4.7

1.8
2.0
1.8
1.9

ANNUAL

r2.4

0.4

-2.0

r3.9

1.1

1.4

r2.6

1.9

I
II
III
IV

r5.1
r3.9
4.4
2.9

0.7
0.8
2.3
2.0

-4.1
r-3.0
-2.0
-0.8

3.4
r3.9
3.8
3.1

2.2
r2.7
2.2
0.9

r-1.6
r0.1
-0.6
0.2

r6.5
2.8
4.1
r2.7

1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1

ANNUAL

r4.1

1.5

-2.5

r3.6

r2.0

-0.5

4.0

1.1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

20
Appendix table 3. Manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

133.1
134.3
134.1
135.4

138.6
139.9
139.2
138.1

104.1
104.1
103.8
102.0

133.2
132.5
135.9
136.7

112.1
110.7
112.4
112.3

100.1
98.7
101.3
101.0

ANNUAL

134.4

138.9

103.4

134.7

112.0

100.3

I
II
III
IV

r135.2
r136.3
r137.0
r140.0

135.5
133.6
131.3
129.5

r100.3
r98.0
r95.8
r92.5

r138.1
r137.4
r137.0
r139.0

r112.4
r110.9
r110.4
r112.2

r102.1
100.8
100.0
99.3

ANNUAL

r137.1

132.5

r96.6

r137.9

r111.5

100.6

I
II
III
IV

r143.3
r145.5
r147.4
148.5

130.1
131.6
132.0
131.2

r90.8
r90.4
r89.5
88.4

r144.6
r147.6
r149.1
150.2

r116.3
r117.7
r118.3
118.6

r100.9
101.4
r101.1
101.2

ANNUAL

r146.2

131.2

r89.8

r147.8

r117.7

101.1

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

6.5
3.8
-0.6
4.0

4.5
3.8
-2.0
-3.0

-1.9
0.0
-1.4
-6.7

21.8
-2.1
10.6
2.4

17.3
-5.1
6.6
-0.4

14.3
-5.6
11.3
-1.5

ANNUAL

4.8

3.1

-1.6

9.2

5.6

4.2

I
II
III
IV

r-0.7
r3.4
2.0
9.2

-7.2
-5.7
-6.8
-5.3

r-6.6
r-8.7
-8.6
-13.3

r4.1
r-2.1
r-1.0
5.9

r0.2
r-5.1
r-1.8
6.5

4.8
-5.3
-2.9
-3.0

ANNUAL

2.0

-4.7

-6.5

2.3

-0.5

0.3

I
II
III
IV

r9.7
r6.4
r5.4
r2.9

2.1
4.6
1.3
-2.4

r-6.9
r-1.7
r-3.9
r-5.2

r17.1
r8.6
r4.1
r3.1

r15.4
r5.1
r2.0
r1.0

6.7
2.1
-1.2
0.2

ANNUAL

6.6

-0.9

-7.1

7.3

5.6

0.6

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

4.8
5.3
5.1
3.4

4.0
4.3
3.3
0.8

-0.8
-0.9
-1.7
-2.5

9.8
8.5
10.0
7.8

6.4
5.1
6.4
4.2

4.8
3.1
4.7
4.3

ANNUAL

4.8

3.1

-1.6

9.2

5.6

4.2

I
II
III
IV

1.6
1.5
2.1
3.4

-2.2
-4.5
-5.7
-6.3

-3.7
-5.9
r-7.7
-9.3

3.7
3.6
0.8
1.7

r0.2
0.2
-1.8
-0.1

2.0
2.1
-1.3
-1.7

ANNUAL

2.0

-4.7

-6.5

2.3

-0.5

0.3

I
II
III
IV

6.0
6.8
7.6
r6.0

-4.0
-1.5
0.6
1.3

-9.4
r-7.7
-6.6
r-4.4

4.7
7.5
8.8
8.1

3.5
r6.1
7.1
5.7

-1.2
0.7
1.1
1.9

ANNUAL

6.6

-0.9

-7.1

7.3

5.6

0.6

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

21
Appendix table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and
unit labor costs seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

150.0
151.3
151.3
151.9

165.3
167.5
166.8
165.0

110.2
110.7
110.2
108.6

133.4
131.9
135.7
135.4

112.3
110.1
112.3
111.3

88.9
87.1
89.7
89.2

ANNUAL

151.3

166.2

109.8

134.2

111.6

88.7

I
II
III
IV

r151.3
r152.5
r153.5
r156.4

161.2
158.3
154.5
151.1

r106.6
r103.9
r100.7
r96.6

r136.3
r135.8
r135.5
r137.9

r110.9
r109.7
r109.2
r111.3

r90.1
r89.1
r88.3
88.2

ANNUAL

r153.3

156.3

r101.9

r136.4

r110.3

88.9

I
II
III
IV

r161.1
r164.4
r167.6
r170.6

152.5
155.2
156.5
156.3

r94.7
r94.4
r93.4
r91.7

r141.9
r145.0
r146.0
r147.3

r114.1
r115.6
r115.9
r116.3

r88.1
88.2
87.1
86.4

ANNUAL

r165.9

155.1

r93.5

r145.0

r115.5

r87.4

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

10.9
3.5
0.0
1.5

9.0
5.2
-1.6
-4.2

-1.7
1.6
-1.6
-5.6

25.0
-4.5
12.1
-0.7

20.3
-7.5
8.1
-3.5

12.7
-7.8
12.1
-2.2

ANNUAL

5.4

4.7

-0.7

9.7

6.1

4.1

I
II
III
IV

r-1.7
r3.2
r2.6
r7.9

-9.0
-6.9
-9.3
-8.5

r-7.4
r-9.8
r-11.6
-15.2

r2.5
r-1.3
r-0.8
r7.2

r-1.3
r-4.4
r-1.6
r7.8

4.2
r-4.4
-3.4
-0.7

ANNUAL

1.3

-5.9

-7.2

1.6

-1.2

0.2

I
II
III
IV

r12.5
r8.4
r8.1
r7.2

3.6
7.2
3.5
-0.5

r-7.9
r-1.1
r-4.2
-7.2

r12.1
r9.0
r2.9
3.7

r10.5
r5.5
r0.8
1.6

-0.4
0.5
-4.8
-3.3

ANNUAL

8.2

-0.8

-8.3

6.4

4.7

-1.7

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

6.0
5.6
5.7
3.9

6.2
6.2
4.4
2.0

0.2
0.6
-1.2
-1.8

11.2
8.9
10.9
7.4

7.7
5.5
7.2
3.8

4.9
3.1
4.9
3.3

ANNUAL

5.4

4.7

-0.7

9.7

6.1

4.1

I
II
III
IV

r0.8
0.7
1.4
3.0

-2.5
-5.4
-7.3
-8.4

r-3.3
-6.1
r-8.6
-11.1

2.2
3.0
-0.1
1.8

r-1.2
-0.4
-2.7
0.0

1.3
2.2
-1.5
-1.1

ANNUAL

1.3

-5.9

-7.2

1.6

-1.2

0.2

I
II
III
IV

6.5
r7.8
9.2
9.0

-5.4
-2.0
1.3
3.4

-11.2
r-9.1
r-7.3
-5.1

4.1
r6.7
7.7
r6.8

2.9
r5.4
6.1
4.5

-2.2
-1.0
-1.4
-2.0

ANNUAL

8.2

-0.8

-8.3

6.4

4.7

-1.7

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

22
Appendix table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and
unit labor costs seasonally adjusted
Real
Year
Output per
Hours
CompensacompensaUnit
and
hour of
of all
tion per
tion per
labor
quarter
all persons
Output
persons
hour (1)
hour (2)
costs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

116.9
118.2
117.6
119.7

111.1
111.5
110.6
110.2

95.0
94.4
94.1
92.0

130.5
131.4
133.7
136.6

109.8
109.7
110.7
112.2

111.6
111.2
113.8
114.1

ANNUAL

118.3

110.9

93.7

133.2

110.8

112.7

I
II
III
IV

r119.7
r120.5
r120.5
r123.5

108.7
107.5
106.7
106.5

r90.8
r89.2
r88.5
r86.2

r139.2
r138.0
r137.9
r139.3

r113.3
r111.5
r111.2
r112.5

116.3
114.5
r114.5
r112.8

ANNUAL

r121.0

107.3

r88.7

r138.6

r112.1

114.6

I
II
III
IV

r125.6
r127.1
r127.9
r126.9

106.8
107.4
107.1
105.9

r85.1
r84.5
r83.8
r83.4

r148.1
r150.9
r153.3
r154.2

r119.1
r120.4
r121.6
r121.8

117.9
r118.7
r119.8
121.5

ANNUAL

r126.9

106.8

r84.2

r151.6

r120.7

119.5

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

0.5
4.3
-2.0
7.4

-1.7
1.4
-3.0
-1.7

-2.2
-2.8
-1.0
-8.5

15.4
2.7
7.4
8.9

11.1
-0.4
3.5
5.9

14.8
-1.5
9.6
1.4

ANNUAL

3.9

0.6

-3.2

7.8

4.3

3.8

I
II
III
IV

-0.1
2.9
r-0.1
r10.4

-5.2
-4.1
-3.3
-0.6

r-5.2
-6.8
r-3.2
r-10.0

r7.9
-3.4
r-0.3
r4.1

r3.9
-6.3
r-1.1
r4.7

7.9
-6.1
-0.2
-5.7

ANNUAL

2.3

-3.2

r-5.4

4.0

1.2

1.7

I
II
III
IV

r6.9
r4.9
r2.5
r-3.0

1.3
2.1
-1.0
-4.6

r-5.3
r-2.7
r-3.4
r-1.7

r27.6
r7.7
r6.5
r2.5

r25.8
r4.3
r4.3
r0.4

19.4
2.6
3.9
5.6

ANNUAL

4.8

-0.5

-5.1

9.4

7.6

4.3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

3.4
5.0
4.1
2.5

0.8
1.3
1.4
-1.3

-2.5
-3.5
-2.6
-3.7

6.7
7.3
8.2
8.5

3.4
3.9
4.6
4.9

3.2
2.2
3.9
5.9

ANNUAL

3.9

0.6

-3.2

7.8

4.3

3.8

I
II
III
IV

2.3
2.0
r2.5
r3.2

-2.2
-3.5
-3.6
-3.3

-4.4
-5.4
-5.9
-6.3

6.7
5.1
3.1
r2.0

3.2
1.6
r0.5
r0.2

4.2
3.0
0.6
-1.2

ANNUAL

2.3

-3.2

r-5.4

4.0

1.2

1.7

I
II
III
IV

r4.9
r5.5
r6.2
2.8

-1.7
-0.1
0.4
-0.6

r-6.3
-5.3
-5.4
-3.3

6.4
9.3
11.1
10.7

5.1
r8.0
9.4
8.3

1.4
3.6
4.7
7.7

ANNUAL

4.8

-0.5

-5.1

9.4

7.6

4.3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes following Table 6.
March 7, 2006
r=revised
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

23
Appendix table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor
costs, unit profits, and prices, seasonally adjusted
Output
Hourly
Real
Unit
Total
Unit
Implicit
Year
per allcompenhourly
Unit
nonunit
proprice
and
employee
Employee sation
compenlabor
labor
costs
fits
deflator
quarter
hour
Output hours
(1)
sation(2) costs
costs(6) (7)
(8)
(4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indexes 1992=100
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

r120.5
r121.1
r121.9
r122.1

150.3
151.1
152.4
152.3

r124.7
r124.8
r125.0
r124.7

r129.7
r130.4
r132.9
r134.3

r109.2
r108.9
r109.9
r110.4

107.7
107.7
109.0
110.0

101.9
103.5
104.8
106.5

106.1
106.6
107.9
109.1

114.6
115.9
107.4
97.0

106.9
107.4
107.8
108.0

ANNUAL

r121.5

151.5

r124.7

r131.9

r109.7

108.6

104.2

107.4

108.7

107.5

I
II
III
IV

r122.5
r123.4
r123.6
r124.4

151.9
151.1
149.4
148.2

r124.0
r122.4
r120.8
r119.2

r135.4
r136.7
r137.8
r139.2

r110.2
r110.4
r111.1
r112.4

110.5
110.8
111.5
111.9

109.2
111.6
114.1
115.7

110.2
111.0
112.2
113.0

87.4
86.9
79.0
75.5

108.1
108.9
109.2
109.6

ANNUAL

r123.5

150.2

r121.6

r137.3

r111.0

111.2

112.6

111.6

82.2

108.9

I
II
III
IV

r125.9
r127.9
r129.1
r130.1

149.3
151.3
152.2
153.0

r118.5
r118.4
r117.9
r117.6

r140.1
r141.9
r142.7
r143.2

r112.6
r113.2
r113.3
r113.1

111.2
111.0
110.6
110.1

113.0
110.7
110.0
109.6

111.7
110.9
110.5
110.0

85.8
94.5
100.3
111.2

109.4
109.4
109.5
110.1

ANNUAL

r128.2

151.5

r118.1

r142.0

r113.0

110.7

110.8

110.7

98.0

109.6

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

7.1
2.1
2.7
0.7

9.5
2.3
3.4
-0.2

2.2
0.1
0.7
-0.9

15.2
2.3
7.7
4.5

10.9
-0.8
3.8
r1.6

7.6
0.1
4.9
3.7

1.4
6.6
5.0
6.7

5.9
1.8
4.9
4.5

-25.5
4.7
-26.2
-33.4

2.3
2.1
1.5
0.6

ANNUAL

3.6

5.2

1.6

6.8

3.3

3.1

3.8

3.3

-15.8

1.2

I
II
III
IV

r1.3
r2.8
r0.8
2.5

-1.1
-2.2
-4.4
-3.0

-2.4
r-4.8
r-5.1
-5.4

r3.3
r3.7
r3.4
4.2

r-0.5
r0.5
r2.6
4.8

1.9
0.9
2.6
1.6

10.5
9.2
8.9
5.9

4.1
3.1
4.3
2.8

-34.1
-2.5
-31.8
-16.3

0.6
2.7
1.3
1.4

ANNUAL

r1.6

-0.9

-2.5

r4.0

1.2

2.4

8.1

3.9

-24.3

1.3

I
II
III
IV

r5.1
r6.2
r3.8
3.2

2.9
5.6
2.3
2.0

r-2.1
r-0.6
r-1.4
r-1.1

r2.4
r5.2
r2.5
r1.2

r0.9
r1.9
r0.4
r-0.8

-2.6
-0.9
-1.2
-1.9

-9.0
-7.9
-2.4
-1.6

-4.4
-2.9
-1.6
-1.8

66.8
46.9
27.0
50.9

-0.8
0.1
0.5
1.9

ANNUAL

r3.9

0.9

r-2.9

3.4

1.8

-0.4

-1.6

-0.7

19.2

0.6

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2000

2001

2002

I
II
III
IV

3.4
3.4
4.1
3.1

6.1
5.5
5.6
3.7

2.7
2.0
1.4
0.5

r5.7
6.2
7.6
7.3

2.5
2.8
4.0
3.8

2.3
2.7
3.3
4.0

2.8
3.8
3.8
4.9

2.4
3.0
3.5
4.3

-14.1
-13.2
-14.9
-21.3

0.6
1.1
1.5
1.6

ANNUAL

3.6

5.2

1.6

6.8

3.3

3.1

3.8

3.3

-15.8

1.2

I
II
III
IV

1.7
1.9
1.4
r1.8

1.1
0.0
-2.0
-2.7

-0.6
-1.9
-3.3
r-4.4

4.4
4.8
3.7
3.7

1.0
r1.3
1.0
1.8

2.6
2.8
2.3
1.8

7.2
7.8
8.8
8.6

3.8
4.1
4.0
3.6

-23.7
-25.0
-26.5
-22.2

1.2
1.3
1.3
1.5

ANNUAL

r1.6

-0.9

-2.5

r4.0

1.2

2.4

8.1

3.9

-24.3

1.3

I
II
III
IV

2.8
r3.6
4.4
r4.6

-1.7
0.2
1.9
3.2

-4.4
r-3.3
-2.4
-1.3

3.4
r3.8
r3.6
2.8

2.2
r2.5
r2.0
0.6

0.6
0.2
-0.8
-1.7

3.5
-0.8
-3.5
-5.3

1.4
-0.1
-1.5
-2.7

-1.9
8.7
27.0
47.2

1.2
0.5
0.3
0.4

ANNUAL

r3.9

0.9

r-2.9

3.4

1.8

-0.4

-1.6

-0.7

19.2

0.6

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March 7, 2006

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r=revised

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics