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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

January 14, 2009
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December following decreases in each of the previous four months. Export prices also fell for the fifth consecutive month, declining 2.3 percent in December after a 3.4 percent drop the previous month. Full Text »

County Employment and Wages

January 13, 2009
Lee County, Fla., had the biggest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-8.8 percent) in June 2008; nationally, jobs declined by 0.3 percent. Rock Island, Ill., had the largest gain in average weekly wages (10.5 percent) in the second quarter of 2008, compared with a national increase of 2.6 percent. Full Text »

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Job openings, hires, and total separations rates in November 2008

January 14, 2009
The job openings rate declined to 2.0 percent in November, matching the series low set in September 2003. The hires rate fell sharply in November to a series low of 2.6 percent. The total separations rate was little changed in November, but the quits rate declined further to 1.4 percent. Full Text »

Spending on Cell Phone Services...

...Has Exceeded Spending on Residential Phone Services

Spending on Cell Phone Services Cellular phone expenditures of consumers surpassed spending on residential landline phone services beginning in 2007. Read more ยป

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