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July 2011 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 0.3 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after declining 0.6 percent the previous month. Rising prices for both fuel and nonfuel imports contributed to the overall increase.…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2011
There were 3.1 million job openings on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were again little changed over the month. This…
2011 Second Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased at a 0.3 percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, with output and hours worked rising 1.8 percent and 2.0 percent,…
FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic growth so far this year has been considerably slower than the Committee had expected. Indicators suggest a deterioration in overall labor…
July 2011 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 117,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, manufacturing,…
June 2011 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending June 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries (which make up about 70 percent of…
June 2011 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6…
June 2011 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.4 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decline followed increases of 0.2 percent in May and 0.8 percent in April. At the…
June 2011 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, the first monthly decline since June 2010. Declining fuel and nonfuel prices both contributed to the overall decrease. U.S. export prices…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2011-06-22
Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: May 2011
There were 3.0 million job openings on the last business day of May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were again little changed over the month. This…
June 2011 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June (+18,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in most major private-sector industries…
FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the economic recovery is continuing at a moderate pace, though somewhat more slowly than the Committee had expected. Also, recent labor market…
May 2011 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6 percent…
May 2011 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed increases of 0.8 percent in April and 0.7 percent in March. At the…
May 2011 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after advancing 3.0 percent in March and 2.1 percent in April. A 0.2 percent drop in fuel prices partially offset higher nonfuel…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2011
There were 3.0 million job openings on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate (2.2 percent), the hires rate (3.0 percent), and the separations rate (2.9 percent) were…
May 2011 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+54,000) in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains continued in professional and business…
2011 First Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.8 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The gain in productivity reflects increases of 3.2 percent in output…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2011-04-27
Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…
April 2011 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.2…
April 2011 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.8 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed increases of 0.7 percent in March and 1.6 percent in February. At the…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2011
There were 3.1 million job openings on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate (2.3 percent) was unchanged over the month, following a gain in February. The hires rate…
April 2011 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 2.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after rising 2.6 percent the previous month. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the advances in each month. Prices for…
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