Producer Price Index - Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data (PDF)
(not seasonally adjusted data)
Average Hourly Earnings
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Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data |
Historical data |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total private |
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2008 |
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17.81 |
17.86 |
17.97 |
17.95 |
17.94 |
18.00 |
18.02 |
18.10 |
18.25 |
18.27 |
18.40 |
18.40 |
18.08 |
2009 |
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18.49 |
18.57 |
18.56 |
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Mining |
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2008 |
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22.47 |
22.37 |
22.78 |
22.24 |
21.93 |
22.20 |
23.00 |
23.61 |
23.75 |
23.53 |
23.84 |
24.06 |
23.01 |
2009 |
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23.91 |
23.76 |
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Coal mining |
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2008 |
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22.24 |
22.29 |
22.91 |
22.76 |
23.23 |
23.35 |
22.84 |
23.42 |
23.76 |
23.78 |
24.22 |
24.04 |
23.27 |
2009 |
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24.71 |
24.79 |
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Oil and gas extraction |
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2008 |
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25.07 |
25.59 |
26.56 |
26.84 |
26.89 |
26.76 |
27.53 |
28.36 |
27.88 |
28.15 |
28.73 |
28.65 |
27.28 |
2009 |
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28.10 |
27.90 |
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Construction |
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2008 |
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21.25 |
21.35 |
21.44 |
21.49 |
21.61 |
21.69 |
21.90 |
22.16 |
22.34 |
22.28 |
22.32 |
22.52 |
21.87 |
2009 |
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22.32 |
22.26 |
22.48 |
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Highway, Street & bridge constr. |
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2008 |
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20.68 |
20.83 |
21.05 |
21.60 |
21.97 |
22.21 |
22.93 |
23.19 |
22.93 |
22.63 |
21.98 |
21.82 |
22.11 |
2009 |
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21.43 |
21.18 |
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Manufacturing |
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2008 |
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17.55 |
17.57 |
17.62 |
17.64 |
17.65 |
17.73 |
17.73 |
17.75 |
17.84 |
17.86 |
17.94 |
18.06 |
17.74 |
2009 |
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18.03 |
18.07 |
18.07 |
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Food manufacturing |
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2008 |
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13.89 |
13.77 |
13.85 |
13.88 |
13.91 |
13.97 |
14.03 |
14.02 |
14.15 |
14.10 |
14.17 |
14.26 |
14.00 |
2009 |
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14.34 |
14.29 |
14.25 |
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Apparel |
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2008 |
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11.44 |
11.46 |
11.35 |
11.51 |
11.43 |
11.35 |
11.35 |
11.28 |
11.48 |
11.38 |
11.35 |
11.38 |
11.40 |
2009 |
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11.46 |
11.44 |
11.27 |
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Textile product mills |
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2008 |
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11.67 |
11.61 |
11.77 |
11.77 |
11.86 |
11.80 |
11.80 |
11.78 |
11.81 |
11.62 |
11.59 |
11.72 |
11.73 |
2009 |
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11.59 |
11.53 |
11.33 |
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Chemicals |
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2008 |
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19.43 |
19.36 |
19.31 |
19.35 |
19.33 |
19.29 |
19.41 |
19.53 |
19.77 |
19.67 |
19.77 |
19.72 |
19.49 |
2009 |
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19.89 |
19.92 |
19.76 |
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Iron & steel mills and feroalloy prod. |
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2008 |
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26.10 |
25.51 |
26.15 |
25.96 |
25.81 |
25.51 |
26.07 |
25.33 |
25.56 |
24.34 |
24.34 |
24.69 |
25.46 |
2009 |
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24.06 |
23.46 |
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Aircraft |
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2008 |
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30.49 |
30.66 |
31.26 |
31.36 |
31.29 |
31.60 |
31.67 |
31.68 |
32.73 |
33.37 |
32.41 |
32.81 |
31.72 |
2009 |
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32.57 |
32.47 |
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Trade, transportation & utilities |
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2008 |
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15.99 |
16.05 |
16.14 |
16.13 |
16.12 |
16.17 |
16.18 |
16.21 |
16.27 |
16.24 |
16.26 |
16.14 |
16.16 |
2009 |
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16.37 |
16.47 |
16.43 |
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Electric power generation |
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2008 |
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30.37 |
30.55 |
30.93 |
31.16 |
31.44 |
31.15 |
30.54 |
30.88 |
31.08 |
31.24 |
31.10 |
30.82 |
30.94 |
2009 |
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31.37 |
31.62 |
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Natural gas distribution |
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2008 |
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27.58 |
27.45 |
27.27 |
26.81 |
26.59 |
26.46 |
26.35 |
26.08 |
26.33 |
27.00 |
26.82 |
27.11 |
26.82 |
2009 |
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27.71 |
27.67 |
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Water, sewage & other systems |
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2008 |
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20.57 |
20.66 |
21.26 |
21.49 |
21.62 |
21.40 |
21.34 |
21.64 |
21.90 |
22.05 |
21.63 |
22.02 |
21.47 |
2009 |
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22.19 |
22.40 |
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Food services & drinking places |
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2008 |
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9.47 |
9.57 |
9.52 |
9.51 |
9.55 |
9.55 |
9.52 |
9.66 |
9.66 |
9.67 |
9.66 |
9.75 |
9.59 |
2009 |
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9.73 |
9.81 |
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Information |
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2008 |
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24.48 |
24.48 |
24.62 |
24.56 |
24.65 |
24.78 |
24.75 |
24.87 |
25.03 |
25.06 |
25.03 |
24.86 |
24.77 |
2009 |
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25.03 |
25.11 |
25.26 |
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Data processing, hosting and related services |
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2008 |
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21.86 |
21.73 |
22.20 |
21.93 |
22.26 |
22.85 |
22.90 |
23.13 |
22.97 |
23.18 |
23.27 |
23.59 |
22.65 |
2009 |
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23.30 |
23.81 |
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Automotive repair & maintenance |
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2008 |
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15.25 |
15.26 |
15.28 |
15.27 |
15.29 |
15.24 |
15.19 |
15.18 |
15.23 |
15.13 |
15.24 |
15.27 |
15.24 |
2009 |
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15.33 |
15.32 |
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Architectural & engineering services |
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2008 |
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27.00 |
27.32 |
27.41 |
27.49 |
27.58 |
27.43 |
27.40 |
27.70 |
28.06 |
28.31 |
28.90 |
28.64 |
27.77 |
2009 |
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28.61 |
29.08 |
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Last Modified Date: April 17, 2009
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