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Producer Price Index (PPI) – August 2008

14-Sep-08

Producer Price Index At a Glance

Finished Goods Index: Down 0.9%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.2%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Up 9.6%
Finished Goods Energy: Down 4.6%
Finished Goods Food: Up 0.3%
Intermediate Goods Index: Down 1%
Crude Goods Index: Down 11.9%

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Import Export Price Index – August 2008

11-Sep-08

Import Export Prices At a Glance

Import Prices: Down 3.7%
Non-petroleum Import Prices: Down 0.3%
Export Prices: Down 1.7%
Non-agricultural Export Prices: Down 0.7%
Agricultural Export Prices: Down 9.6%
Yearly Import Price Change: Up 16%
Yearly Export Price Change: Up 8.2%

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Employment Situation – August 2008

07-Sep-08

Employment Situation At a Glance

Total Employment: 145,477 million
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: 137,473 million
Monthly Change: Down 84,000
Unemployed Persons: 9.4 million
Unemployment Rate: 6.1%
Change: Up 0.4%

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Productivity and Costs – 2nd Quarter 2008

04-Sep-08

Productivity and Employment Costs at a Glance

Business Sector Productivity: Up 4.3%
Nonfarm Business Productivity: Up 4.3%
Manufacturing Productivity: Down 2.2%
Durable Goods Manufacturing Productivity: Down 4.5%
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing Productivity: Up 0.2%
Business Unit Labor Costs: Down 0.4%

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Producer Price Index – July 2008

19-Aug-08

Producer Price Index At a Glance

Finished Goods Index: Up 1.2%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.7%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Up 9.8%
Finished Goods Energy: Up 3.1%
Finished Goods Food: Up 0.3%
Intermediate Goods Index: Up 2.7%
Crude Goods Index: Up 4.2%

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) – July 2008

14-Aug-08

CPI At a Glance

CPI-U: 219.964
Monthly Change: Up 0.5%
Year-to-year Change: Up 5.6%
Core CPI-U: Up 0.3% [Seasonally adjusted]
CPI-W: 216.304
Monthly Change: Up 0.5%
Year-to-year Change: Up 6.2%
Chained CPI-U: 126.116
Monthly Change: Up 0.4%
Year-to-Year Change: Up 4.8%

Important notes: Numbers are not seasonally adjusted unless noted; base year=100 for CPI-U and CPI-W is 1982-1984; base year for C-CPI-U is 1999.
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