Appendix table 3. Manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted



Appendix table 3.
 Manufacturing sector: Revised productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally
 adjusted
                                                                             Real
      Year           Output per                  Hours       Compensa-       compensa-      Unit 
      and            hour of                     of all      tion per        tion per       labor
      quarter        all persons     Output      persons     hour (1)        hour (2)       costs
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                                             Indexes 1992=100

 2004       I         r161.6        138.3        r85.6       r156.8         r120.3          97.0
           II         r163.0        138.9        r85.3       r159.9         r121.7         r98.1
          III         r164.3        139.9        r85.2       r163.7         r123.7         r99.7
           IV         r167.2        141.8        r84.8       r165.8         r124.0         r99.2

       ANNUAL         r164.0        139.7        r85.2       r161.5         r122.5         r98.5

 2005       I         r169.9        143.7        r84.6       r162.1         r120.7         r95.4
           II         r171.9        144.5        r84.0       r164.1         r121.4         r95.5
          III         r172.8        144.7        r83.7       r166.4         r121.2         r96.3
           IV         r172.9        146.5        r84.7       r165.4         r119.3         r95.6

       ANNUAL         r171.9        144.8        r84.3       r164.5         r120.7          95.7

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                         Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

 2004       I          r-1.2          0.3         r1.5        -11.6         r-14.5         -10.5
           II           r3.4          1.7        r-1.6         r8.0           r4.8           4.4
          III           r3.3          2.9        r-0.3        r10.0           r6.9           6.5
           IV           r7.3          5.3        r-1.8         r5.2            1.0          -1.9

       ANNUAL           r2.3          1.7         -0.5          2.1           -0.6          -0.2

 2005       I           r6.7          5.7        r-1.0        r-8.7         r-10.3         -14.4
           II           r4.9          2.0        r-2.7         r5.2           r2.3           0.3
          III           r2.1          0.6         -1.5         r5.7           -0.5           3.5
           IV           r0.2          5.3         r5.1        r-2.6          r-6.3          -2.8

       ANNUAL           r4.8          3.7        r-1.1         r1.8          r-1.5          -2.8

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                     Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

 2004       I           r2.7          0.7        r-1.9          1.5          r-0.3          -1.2
           II            2.3          1.7        r-0.6         r1.7           -1.1          -0.6
          III            0.9          1.9          1.0         r2.7           -0.1           1.7
           IV            3.1          2.5        r-0.6          2.5          r-0.8          -0.6

       ANNUAL           r2.3          1.7         -0.5          2.1           -0.6          -0.2

 2005       I           r5.1          3.9        r-1.2          3.4            0.4          -1.7
           II           r5.5          4.0        r-1.4          2.7           -0.2          -2.7
          III           r5.2          3.4         -1.8         r1.7          r-2.0          -3.4
           IV           r3.5          3.4        r-0.1         -0.3          r-3.8          -3.6

       ANNUAL           r4.8          3.7        r-1.1         r1.8          r-1.5          -2.8

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 See footnotes following Table 6.                               March 5, 2009
 r=revised                                                      Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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