THE ECONOMIC RECORD
1997 economic news archive
Read original 1997 economic releases with the mortgage-rate and Treasury backdrop. Browse published inflation, employment, policy and economic data.
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Clear filtersJanuary 1997 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.3 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed increases of 0.6 percent in December and 0.2…
January 1997 Employment Situation
Employment rose in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
December 1996 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) for December 1996 was 130.9 (June 1989=100), an increase of 2.9 percent from December 1995, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The ECI measures changes in…
December 1996 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.1 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The advance followed a decline of 0.2 percent in November. The U.S. Export Price Index was…
December 1996 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The number of payroll jobs rose by 262,000 over the…
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