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NEWS

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUIEI6 Of L1BOI SflTlSTICS

USDL 75· 597
FOIl II.!:LlASt: Il:OQ ... . H.
hld a y, Octo!>... 2~. 19n

Wuhi<l&ton, D.C •. 20212
L.J . ruleo (202) 961-~S91,2718
K.D. Hoylo (202) ~D.. 19lJ
II<>IM (202) ))3-1364

Productivity in the private eeono!!y ro •• in t/'le third quaner of 1975 at. 9.5

percont &nnual ut., tho braes < IRen . . . . Inco

t"-

flut quuto' of 19H, tho

n..

But. . u of t.bo, Statistic. of th. U.S. n.op&,,,,,,,,nt of l..obor upo ...d todoy.

Ina.... utI.teod. 12.1 percent ,aln in OU'put ond 0 2.4 percont d .. in houts.
Output per hour of .11 p4!non. d.cl1nod 0.6 percent 10 the UrH quutu ond
lncr.... d 4.2 parcon, in tho .ccond quartu of this y....

In tho "on!.... UC\QI. output per hour of all pu.en. \ner ....d at • 9.4

decUu of 2.6 percent in tho fiut quntu ond • 5.7 peTcent in<run in tho
.econd .

n..

producUvtty Incr.... unoets 0 1l.1 percen t Inca... in output

In Iabo, productivity w. . the lor,nt since the ncond quortu of 1961.

<eHoctln, Incrus. . of 15.6 percent in output and 6.4 percent in Iwuu.

Produc·

... nufacturin, productivity since tile fint qu.utu of 1971.
rr"", til. third <i,uarter of 1914 to the tIllrd quortu of 1915. pr<>ducUvlty
lncr. . sed L9 percent In tho tou1 private e conOOl}'. 2.1 percent in the nonhno.




2

Tabl e A.

Percent Change at Annual Rate in Productivity and Costs

(Seasonally Adjusted)

2., Quarter 1975
Sector and Item

,,' quarter'"

19n

,,'

Quarter 1974

'"
,,' Quarter

Total Private Econom;:::
(Pre 1 iminuy)
Output per hour of

.n

persons

Compensation per hour
Unit tabor costs
Real Compensation po< hour
Output

U

6.8
2.'

'-'

12 • l

Hours

'-'

Output per hour of all persons
Compensa ti on per hour
Unit l.!>or costs
Real Compensation po< hour
Output
Hour s

2.'
8.6

Output per hour of all persons

Compensation per hour
Unit labor costs
Real Compensation po< hour
Output
Hours




L2
8.'

..,

'-'

'-'
'-'

11. L

2. 1
8. 5
6. 2
' .2
2. 8

L5

'-'

'-'

' .1

,.,

8. 2
8.'
' .8

10 . 6

15.8

-10.1

6.'

-10.1

'.5

10 . 6

'-'

197~




,

cen~,

at annual

~.t . ),

tho nonfor.

'cctO~ (I.~

percent) , ond in m.nufacturinJ 6.4

Tobl. 8. Ob.n;cs in Ac&re,o'. Hours in the NoDfora Soctor
(Poreont Chanco Fro. PrevlQUS Quo. t •• at ~ou.1 ~t.)

lH~-n

Industry

Pdv". 110M......

!I

"lnln~

eonotructlon

lIaoubcturloc
TTo"sporUUon

..

"nd.

FinaDco , In. uunc. , .M
~

I .....

S..... ic. .
OUle.

..

,
'-'
..,

_17 . 1

•••
•••
•••

•• •
~

"
y

\97S -111

..
..
•,..••
,,'"'..
,•••
...

~

-c,.\

lnduuy dna HO for po1d employees only, .><cept for tho "other" c.t.cory
which Inchdu lo""",-nt onterprhu, privata l>O<Iuhold., proprietou. nd
unpaid r_Uy"",.un.

•

!Mopeno.UOll. ~r hour of all p<lu ons (which locludos tho cos U of ""'U , ","pioyn

cantrlbutlaal to SOcial Socurlty, and frl~. ben.flt.) to.~ 6.8 poteent In ~. tot.l
print. OCOtloary In the tMrd quarhr, tho -..Ilu. hcn ... In Vlue coHs .Ince
tho Unt quuter of 1914.

A• • <unit of tho 01""". uta of incru •• In "oHs

and tho la .... . Incr,.. .. 111 produotlvlty, unit labor coa.s dedlnad 1.4 percent in
tho tl>1rd quarter, cccrpand with. 3.1 ""tcent IDCTU . . In tho pueedlna I"'rlo<l.

'"'to
and

" as the Unt docUne in unit blx>r coHI o1nc. tho ucond quutor of 1912,

u..

laqu t d.dl .... sine. tile third quuter of

196~.

fI.. . 1 eoIIIp<tnsa tl"" p...

hour (hourly , , _ n. . Uon adJ uned for thanlu in tho eont_r Pele. Index) de,,!1nod
1.5 puce"t ( a t annu a l rat.) In tho third quartor, a fter havin& Incr....d In the
two precodlnl quarte • • •
In tho nonfarm •• ctor, hourly compensa tion of a ll porson. Incr •••• d 8.6 porcent
In the tbltd quartot, c","!,Hed "ltiI • 1,1 p"tcent Inc ..... in the second quartu.

lIIIon coupl . d "'til

th~

docl ln.d 0.8 p"nent,

9 . 4 petc.nt Inc ..... In l a bor productivity, unit h bor cn.u
'nih " . . tbe Uut decltne In thu. co . . . . Inc.

qUIna< of 1972 ond tho Ioq... t o1nc. tho third quartu of

196 ~ .

th~

.~cond

Real hourly eOlO-

penlOUon In ....... ed 0.1 puceH, c"'"!'OTod .ntil Inc ....... of 0.4 pereont a Dd 1.6
petcent In thO Hnt two qUUtu. of 1975.
In til. ""Dufoctudns .. ctor, """,p,""utlon pu hout of dl perton. IncuuN. 8.0
percent in tile tillrd quane<, compo-ud "Itil a 9.2 percent Incu. .o In tho pucedlna
potlod.

Unit l a bor COl ts, bow.vu, fell 0.8 percent __ the flut decll"e slnc.

tho flut qUlnu of 1973 ond thl lua".t dnc. tho third quute. of 1972.

R.d

cOOpeD • • tlon pet hour declined 0.3 percent from til. prec.dlna quor.e r.

n..

Impllcit pric. dotlotor (which .. neeu cunto. . In omit labor co . t . ond

unit oo"lobot coota cO<lbln. d) Incr • .,ed ~.1 porcent (ot onnull tat.) In til.




total




,

I"'prov_"~

ovor tho 1974 experience. ""0" thu. eoH. incr ..... d IO.l pereent.nd

11.1 percent, respectively,
REVlS~D

FICURlS FOR

!IOIIPIIW<CIA~ CCJRI"ORATrO~S

In the output ... uuro in tho nCODd quutor, as "",U . . updued hou .. . uiu for

Tobh C.

Pull",',..')' .nd Reviud "'euuus , NonHnonelol Co<poution.
(Se •• an,lly Adju otod)

19n-i

1914-1l

,.

,.

19H-II
Roviood
Prellodnory

I

Out~t

per .II-employ.'

Ca.peu •• tIOD per hour
IIDlt bbot to.tI
Rul C"",pen .. tlon
Out!"'.

NOTE,

n..

..

..,
,
.. ,
..,
L>

~,

hour

Hon . .

Survey of

'M

..,

I Z. S

•••
,. ,

...,..
U

1975-U
Revl .. d
Pulimlnuy

I

,.,
,,
,'-'..

....

10.0

..
....

,
,.,,
,,.,

10. I

oq>loymoont ud ."orq. weekly houn d.ta collected In tho """t.tIly BLS
E.t.bll.~nt.

""Ieb underll. th ••• productivity oDd cos t ••• rl •• """0

uccntiy nvlood. n....uouru which opp. . . In thIt pr. . . Hlun ... bued OIl
th o volu •• publl,hod In tho Octo~r ' •• ue ot ~plo~nt end Earnln, •.

TARLE I.
TOTAL PRIVAH E;CO IIOlIY,~LL P(RSOIIS,PROOOCTIVITY
HOIIRL Y COMPENSATION, Uilit COST, MlD PRICES, SEASOIIALLY ADJUSTED
REAL
YU~ ~NO

qUARTER

,
'"""
,
'""
,
'"""

ANNUAL

1915

AlIllUAL

1975

,

'""
19 7~

,
'"""

",IIWAL

1915

,
'""

OUTPUT PER
HOUR
OF ALL PERSONS

OUTPUT

IIOURS

OF ALL
PERSONS

Co/WENSA1 101' PER
IIOUR( I)

TIOII PER
IfOUR(H

UII IT
LABOR
COSTS

UNIT NONLASOR PAYIIUITS()

CO~P[NSA­

OHlATOR(_)

'''OBES 196/-100

lP.1R
161.0R
166.SR

llI-OR
!ll.IR

lH.9
IH.l

IH.I

llO. "R
llO.lR
llO.IR

Ill.IR

IU.5

119 . 9

10 1 .IR

169.IR

110.IR

IB.6

UO.IR
IH.IR
US.IR
nO.OR

lll.OR

112. 1

109.6R

I H .~R

Ill.IR

1.6. 5

U".O

HI.6

llO.H
llI-5R
IH . OP

llG . l
ll6.6

10S.SR
10 •• 6R
IOS.IP

Ill- OR

IIG.GR

Ill.OR

151.IR
\H.IR

HI.IR

11l.IR
1I0.0P

110 . 6P

11.1.IP

ISI.6P

lSI. "
IH.l
ISS . "P

16. I R
'12.6

".9R

IlI.lR
1l1."R
Ill . 0R
llO.5H

In.9

12' • 0

IIO . OP

lJS. I

B9.1
IH.)

HI.3

H~.6R

PERCENT (IIANGE FROM PREVIOUS QLIARHR AT AllNUAl RAHIS)

-~ ."
-10 ••

-0. I R
-0.2P
-0. ~ R
- S. 6

-, • I R

-2;"

O. JR

GP

- II . 3
U

-1l . IR

-I ." R
O. )R
-l.SR

-5.1

-Q .

".1R
9. SP

- 1 .1

0.'

12. I P
PERCENT

-I. 7 H
-2.2R

-0 . 1
-I. ~

-2 . lR
-J.7

-5 • 5

-1 • ,

-2.1R
-1.1~

-O.'R

l.gp

-6.3

-s.g
-2 . 6P

CIIA~GE

-2 . I R
1. "P
FROI·'

6 . GR
12.9R
II. 1 R

I. OR

11. 9

~.JR

~ .S

,.,

-J. I

12. ,
I" ...

~.

1R

-1. OR

11.1R

10 . 3

10. 0 R
1.6H

l.~R

1.6R

I Q. I
l.2R

,

S. I P

CORRESPONDI~r.

1. IR

6 .U

O.~R

~ . ~R

o .OR

-5 • 0 R
-1.IR

-I.IP

I •• 3

..
..•••,
: •6

-2.~P

5. lP

QUARTF.R OF PREVIOUS HARIG)

-3 . OR
-I . 1 R

•••

ll. OR

9 .3M

-1. OR

-I.U

~.IR

- 2• I R

12. "
H.I

O.JR

a .IR

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II. a

In. I

11.J

II • S
1 5 ...

- 0.

~R

!.~R

7.JR
I.SR

10.6

12. 1

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'-'
,

..

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-n. lR

!O . OR

I .1P

-Q .

"P

12.2P

SEE FOOTIIOTH FOllOWING TARLE , .
R_REVISED

OCTOBER 10,1975

P_PRf. l IIolINART

SOURCE, 8URHU OF




IMPLICIT
PRICE

10.J

L~BOR

SUTISTICS

TABU 2. PRIYATE
HOU~lY r,O/1P["S~TIO",

H.AR AND
QUARTER

1' 1_

l~ H

19 a

,
'""
,
'""

IH . _

.

~" II UAl

llO.~R

12' • 1

IOI.~R

llr. . 2
llS .~
UO . OP

,

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,
'""

AlIiJUAl

,

'""

~OOTNOf{S

lI.o R[V1SEO
P.PRrL l1·I1NARl




REAL
COHPENSATlON PER
tlOURI Z)

COHP(HS~-

TIOII PtR
IlOURI Zl

UNIT

LASOR
COSTS

UNIT "ONLABOR PATME"TS(l)

IMPliCIT
PRICE
D(fLATDR(~)

I"DEXES 1,,1- IQO
1I1.9R
IIL2R
1l2.IR
1I0.1M

'"""

~((

IIO'IRS
Of All
PERSOfIS

12_. I
lB . '
120 • ,

ua

U 7S

OIITP\JT

III.n
1I0.1R
1I0.1R
109. U

A~NUAl
1~ IS

OIJTPIJT PER
IIOIJR
OF All PERSONS

~O"FAR" HOIIOHY,ALL PERSONS,PRQOl)(:TIYITY
IIIIIT COST, ANO PRICES, SEASONAl l Y AOJUSTED

109.9"
lU._P

IH.SR

119.9
1 __ ._

161.8R
167.5R

109.IR
109.9R
109 . 'R
101 . GR

Il l. SR

161.9R

101.2R
lOG. lR
IOti.1P

110.9R
In.IR
111.IP

lS~.1A

PERCENT CIIA!1GE FRON PREVIOUS qUART[R
-1.0R
-I ., R
-LIM
-J. _

-1.6
-0.1
-2. ,

-2.1

- 2. f.

O. 'R

-Il. 1

-In.IR
- J.' R

-~.

,

.. ,

-2.6R
S. I R
9.'P

11.1P

-1.6R

LOR
-O.IR
-6. I

I.~P

I.U
\l.U

-2.~R

-0.6

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-~.,

I.U
O. qR
o • 2A
- 1. 1 R

- 2.'

-2 . r,

Q. JR

-2.SR

-6 . ,
_s • 9
- 2 .1 P

-2.1

-'.6

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2. lP

fOLLOlilUC YA8l(

••

-_.2
- S • 2"
-_ .IP

109 . 6R

H~.6

129 . 2R

1',0.0

IOI . a
109.1R
109 . 2P

151.GR
ISl.~"

1S1.1P

HO.IR
Hl.1R
H1.9P

1 5 1. 0
H2o 5
1S'.2P

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16.1R
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n.2p
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In.O
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l ' 6. 1

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a.I?
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1.2R
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al.'

AIINUAl RATEIS)

10. ,~

PERtElIT CIIAIIGE FROM CORR£SPOIIDIIIG
-2.'R
-2.9

"

151. S

In.IR
121.SR
IB._
1H.6R

"

...

II • '"
_O •• P

•••

9.' R

11._
11. 9
U.9

r. 3 R

-2.0R

12 • 0

~

-1. OR
_ n. 7 R

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• ~R
iR
~. 5 P
~.

..

,
H. IP

H.1R

12 .'

D.l

11. I
1 2. ,

•••
, .6P

PREVIOUS YEAR(6I
-2.U
-1. 1R
- 1 • 1R
- 2• I R

~.6R

•••

n. I

n.l

-O.2P

.. ,

6.2P

•••
•••

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12 .1

•••

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12._
U.S

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l' • 2
12 .0
1l.'P

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11 • 2
I . _P

GCTOIU a,191S
SOIJRCt: aUR£AU OF tABOR STATISTICS

TUlE l.

HAR AND
Q.UA RHR

,

OUTPUT PER
HOUR Of
All PERSOIIS

~IUfAtTURING
COllf'E~SATIO~.

SEelOR: OUTPUT PER HOUR OF ALL PERSOttS. HOURlY
Vllll LUOR COSTS. SEASONALLY ADJUSTHI

O'ITPUT

HOURS

(7)

COMPENSATION PER
HOUR Of ALL
PERSOIIS( I I

REAL CotlPENSA T IOH
P~R HOUR Of ALL
PERSOIIS(2)

UN I T LABOR
cnST

19H

'"""

ANNUAL

,

la' .lR

127.U

IH.~

10l.9R

n9.tR
129.ZR
Ill. ~R
la.ZR

H2.9
HZ.'
121.'

JOl.7R
10Z.1R

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lS'.'IR
16l.1R

Hl.l

IOZ.OR

16 •• U
161.1R

I01.JR
IO'.9R
I09.U
109. OR

IH.1R
126. S
129.2P

116.2
llS . IR

92.SR

IU . ~P

9Z.V

IH.IR
177.0R
UO.4P

llO.IR
11l.OR
!lO.SP

n.n

11 O. 1

122 .•

HG.2
HO.7
12~ .6

1115

'""
,
"
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"
19H

,
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91. OR

PERCENT CIlANnr FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER AT

'.a
5. SR
D.U

•••
- c.}

D.1R

- 0.6

L.

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_.U

- S. 8

D.n
-n.n

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A~"UAL

_.SR
16. lR
IO.9R

H.IR
9.tR

RATE

1.lR

_.SR

1. }R
1.1R

L'

1915

,

9.6R
Z.1 R

1.9P

191\

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,

ANNUIIL

O. SR

I.IR

O.IR

•••
O.lR

19l5

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n.tP

...

• UVISEO
p . PRHI"IHARY




9.ZR
I.OP

'.SR
J.nR
O.SF

PfRCEtll CHIIIIH fRO/-! PREVIOUS YEAR (51

•••
•••

1.,R
O.lR

..,,R

•••
•••

O.IR

-11.2

- 1l. O
-11.\R

-IO.lP

-IO.lP

-n. 'R

SEE ,OOTIIOTES FOLLOWING TAnE ' .
~

1l.IR

1.

1.1~

g.2R
IO.OR
11. ,
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2. 6 R
l.lR

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,

1.2R

10. I

G.3R

IO.~

SOURCE: ~U REIIU OF LABOR STATIS T ICS
OCTI)RER 2_. un




fUH _. NOIIF IN"rICrAl COIIP1)RATrONS: P~OClUtT I W I TY. rrOlJ~l' Ci)I1P(NSATrON
,,'lIT tARO. r.OSTS • • mlT PROFITS ,,"D P.1CES. ~("$OrIAlU ANUSTEfI
Y(AR
AIIO

QUARTER

OUTPUT
PER ALL-

OIJTPUT

1I000RS

[NPtOY(~

UOIJA

,

'"

19/\

'"""
1915
,
"
111/\
,
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1915
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"

AlmUAt

COIiI'EN'
SA1I011{ l)

110.S.

IH.i

1r;1.1~

IIQ.~A

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U5.1R
169.,A

110.'11
Ing.IA

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IIQ.\1I

111. . .

In.s
116.0
IU. I
UI._
Il).,A

10). ~R

110.SR

101.'A

Ill.IR

1I1.1R

111.1.
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nO.6
UO.~

PERCf.~T

1.011

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...

I.a
I. 111

G.~R

2.DR

-10.2

1.\.

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-

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,.,

5.3.

FOOTIIOHS fOttOWING
p . PllttlNIMARY
R • REV I SED

lAnE

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~E~CENT

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",

0.111

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1 H.9

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CIIANGE Fllotl PREVIOUS YEAR

1. I R
a.SR
~. 'II

10.0
~.

5 • OR
\. OR

lOUt
UNIT
COSTS

COSTSII)

CIIAlrr.r FROII PREV I OUS nUARHII AT ANNu.\t PATE

11. ,R
10. )11
10 • 6A

O.l~
I.D~

\.1111
LAHti.
COSTS

156.5.

111.U

1~1\

"
su

R(At

1l0URU

IIft.U
110.2R
110.111
101.1.
IM.U

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III.U

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,

UOUlitY
COI<PENSAHOM

JR

10.9R
10. U

2.6A

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OC TOIE. H. IH5

CHART 1. PRODUCTIVITY. HOURLY
COMPENSATION. UNIT COSTS ANO PRICES

TOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY
[PERCENT CHANGE FROM PRECEOING
QUARTER AT ANNUAL RATE)

15

OUTPUf
PER HOUR
OF ALL
,
,
, PERSONS ,

,

..

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,,
,,
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,,
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,,
,
,
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5

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ONS

III
6,'

15

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10

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5

,,

,

o

,,,
,,
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LABOR
COSTS
,
,,
. ,,
,
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,
,

10

III

-2.4

15
10

"

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5

o
m

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UNIT
PAYMENTS
, NONLABOR
,
,

,
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,,,
,,,
,,
,
,
,
,
,
, '
,
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,
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,,

.

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,
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,
,
,
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,
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,,,
,
,
,
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III
IMPLICIT
PRICE
OEfLATOR
,,
5, ,
,
,
,
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,
,

..

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10
5

o
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15
10

5

o
1969



1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975
OC T 24 . 19 75

CHART 2 . PRODUCTIVITY. HOURLY
COMPENSATION UNIT COSTS AND PRICES
PRIVATE NONFARM SECTOR
(PERCENT CHANGE FROM PRECEDING
QUARTER AT ANNUAL RATE)
••
-------------.-----•
•

OUTPUT PER HOUR Of
•
.. :

-

10

:

••

•

~"'''''...·o!~-------------i-------------~---•
•
••
•

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•

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ALL PERSONS

III

••
,
,•
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,,
,,
,,
,,

o

.

·,

- . - - .- . - -~-----------.
••
.
.
••
III
:
COMPENSATION PER HOUR OF ALL PERSONS
•
,
.6
•
••
: ------------•
•
•
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_._.
----------.--•
••
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•
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•
•
••
UNIT LABOR COSTS
:
••
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III
,
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•
,
,
,
,
,
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,
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•
•
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,
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••
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•
•
•
IMPLICIT PRICE OE fLR TOR ---------t-·;··,·'·.;.··~·~
··~
·~~.~.------.----.
••
••
••

,
, .'
,
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1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

OCT 24



,

1975
1975

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15
10

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20
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10

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15
10

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20

15
10

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PRODUCTIVITY. HOURLY
CHART 3
COMPENSATION UNIT COSTS AND PRICES
NONFINANCIRL CORPORATIONS
(PERCENT CHANGE FROM SAME
QURRTER A YERR AGO)
OUTPUT PER

,

,

~LL - EMPLOYEE

15

HOUR

I1

-------------~-------------~-------------~-------------~-------------~-------------~------------,
,
,
,
,
,

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Y

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,
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COHPE~SATION

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.

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I0

5

o
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15

10 • 1

PER ALL-EMPLOYEE HOUR

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10

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,

5

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,,

..

UNlT LABOR COSTS

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,

"

II
7_3

I5
I0

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,
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15

NONLABOR PAYMENTS

, _______ . _____ T
,_____________ , ____________ _
,,
,,
,,,
,
,
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5

o

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,
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,
,
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,,

,
IMPLICIT PRICE OEFUHOR
,
,
,
,,
,
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,
,
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-- ---~--------------~---------------------------.------,,,
,,,
,

9 _2

, ----~--

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1969




1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

OCT

1975
24
1975

10

5

o

CHART 4
UNIT COSTS . UNIT PROFITS. AND PRICES
NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS
(PERCENT CHANGE FROM SAME
QUARTER A YEAR AGO)

·,

UNIT LA BOR COSTS

."

II
1.3

,

-.. ----------.----- .. --.-.-~--------------~-------- - - --.-------------~-•
•
•

•

----._----------••

••

•

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10

••
•

•

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II
9 .•

i

TOTAL UNIT COST,

,

--- - -- - -- ---;-------------4-------------,,------------- ~-- ---- - -- ----~- -. ' ' '.....".".,.:.:.:1;:.:.:.:.:.: .: .:.:.:::.:.:. ,-

•
••

i

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•
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---- ~--

UN T PROFITS
•

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•
:
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,

•
•
•

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,
1971

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0

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10

,
0
20

15
I0

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.

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- 20
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,

,

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1970

10

'

•
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,,
,,
,
,
--- , -------------.-------_._---.-------------.--------------.------------,
,
,

..:

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0

:

----.--------

1972

1973
24




,

0
20

UN.IT NONLABOR
,:
. COSTS ,
,
-------------.-------------~-------------~-------------f-------------~---------·--,,
,,
,,
,,
,,
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,
,
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•
•
,
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,•
,
-------.------.------------------------ ..• ------------, -,
,
,
• ••
•
••

1969

15

1975
1975

-25