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The Handbook of Key Economic Indicators: |
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HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA: |
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Civilian
Unempl. Rate |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
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Levels
in Millions |
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Civ. HH Employment |
137.644 |
138.095 |
138.533 |
138.479 |
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Number
of Unemployed |
8.966 |
8.797 |
8.653 |
8.398 |
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Civ. Labor Force |
146.61 |
146.892 |
147.187 |
146.878 |
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Monthly
Changes in Thousands |
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Civ. HH Employment |
-49 |
451 |
438 |
-54 |
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Number
of Unemployed |
37 |
-169 |
-144 |
-255 |
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Civ. Labor Force |
-12 |
282 |
295 |
-309 |
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BLS
ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA |
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Employment
Levels in Millions |
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Total
Nonfarm Payroll Emp. |
129.98 |
130.08 |
130.123 |
130.124 |
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Goods-Producing |
21.978 |
21.966 |
21.954 |
21.942 |
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Natural Resources & Mining |
0.564 |
0.565 |
0.565 |
0.565 |
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Construction |
6.841 |
6.845 |
6.859 |
6.873 |
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Manufacturing |
14.573 |
14.556 |
14.53 |
14.504 |
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Service-Providing |
108.002 |
108.114 |
108.169 |
108.182 |
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Monthly
Changes in Thousands |
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Total
Nonfarm Payroll Emp. |
99 |
100 |
43 |
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Goods-Producing |
-4 |
-12 |
-12 |
-12 |
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Natural Resources & Mining |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Construction |
16 |
4 |
14 |
14 |
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Manufacturing |
-19 |
-17 |
-26 |
-26 |
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Service-Providing |
103 |
112 |
55 |
13 |
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Ave.
Workweek, Nonfarm Total, Hours |
33.7 |
33.8 |
33.9 |
33.7 |
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Manufacturing, Hours |
40.5 |
40.6 |
40.8 |
40.7 |
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Ave.
Hourly Earnings, Total, $ |
15.44 |
15.46 |
15.47 |
15.5 |
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Monthly % Change |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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Monthly |
-0.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
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Production
Hours Index, Total, % |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
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Manufacturing, % |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
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BEA
PERSONAL INCOME |
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Billions
of Dollars, |
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Personal
Income |
9,268.4 |
9,290.8 |
9,334.8 |
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Disposable
Personal Income |
8,267.4 |
8,289.2 |
8,328.4 |
NA |
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Monthly
% Change |
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Personal
Income |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
NA |
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Disposable
Personal Income |
-1.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
NA |
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Personal
Saving Rate, % |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
NA |
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CENSUS
BUREAU RETAIL & FOOD SERVICES SALES |
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Billions
of Dollars |
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Retail
& Food Serv. Sales, Total |
319,621 |
319,495 |
322,356 |
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Excluding Auto Dealers |
243,383 |
244,359 |
245,264 |
NA |
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Monthly
% Change |
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Retail
& Food Serv. Sales, Total |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
NA |
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Excluding Auto Dealers |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
NA |
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HOUSING
ACTIVITY |
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Millions
of Units, Annualized |
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Housing
Starts, Total |
1.931 |
1.980 |
2.070 |
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One-Family |
1.547 |
1.641 |
1.695 |
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Housing
Permits, Total |
1.875 |
1.981 |
1.874 |
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One-Family |
1.487 |
1.539 |
1.474 |
NA |
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Monthly
% Change |
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Housing
Starts, Total |
5.5 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
NA |
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One-Family |
3.8 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
NA |
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Housing
Permits, Total |
-1.4 |
5.7 |
-5.4 |
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One-Family |
0.2 |
3.5 |
-4.2 |
NA |
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FED.
RESERVE BD. IP AND CAP. UTIL |
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Industrial
Production |
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Monthly
% Change |
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Industry
Total |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
NA |
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Manufacturing |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
NA |
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Capacity
Utilization Rate, % |
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Industry
Total |
74.9 |
75.1 |
75.7 |
NA |
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Manufacturing |
73.5 |
73.7 |
74.3 |
NA |
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BEA
MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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Billions
of Dollars |
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Bal.
of Payments, Goods & Serv. |
-41.341 |
-41.773 |
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NA |
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BLS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL URBAN |
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Monthly
% Change |
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CPI,
Total |
0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
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Excl. Food & Energy |
0.1 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
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Monthly
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CPI,
Total |
3.3 |
0.0 |
-2.6 |
2.6 |
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Excl. Food & Energy |
0.6 |
2.5 |
-0.6 |
1.2 |
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BLS
PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, FINISHED GOODS |
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Monthly
% Change |
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PPI,
Total |
0.2 |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
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Excl. Food & Energy |
0.0 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
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Monthly
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PPI,
Total |
2.5 |
9.6 |
-3.3 |
3.4 |
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Excl. Food & Energy |
0.0 |
6.6 |
-0.8 |
-1.6 |
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