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1999 economic news archive
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Clear filtersNovember 1999 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 168.3 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
November 1999 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.2 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This advance followed a 0.1-percent decline in October and…
November 1999 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.5 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase--the fifth in a row--was the same as in October. Export prices were up 0.2…
1999 Third Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 1999. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
November 1999 Employment Situation
Payroll employment rose in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 234,000. Employment in…
October 1999 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 168.2 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the…
October 1999 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed a 1.1-percent advance in September…
October 1999 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.5 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase--the fourth in a row--was again attributable primarily to higher petroleum prices.…
September 1999 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for September 1999 was 143.3 (June 1989=100), an increase of 3.1 percent from September 1998, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Employment…
September 1999 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.5 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 167.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
September 1999 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.5-percent advance in August…
September 1999 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.7 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed gains of 1.0 percent and 0.8 percent in the previous two months and was…
September 1999 Employment Situation
Payroll employment was essentially unchanged in September, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment declined in manufacturing and retail…
August 1999 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 167.1 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the…
August 1999 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.5 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 0.2-percent advance in July and a…
August 1999 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.0 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The rise was attributable to a continued increase in prices for imported petroleum. U.S. export…
August 1999 Employment Situation
Payroll employment rose modestly in August, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by…
1999 Second Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the second quarter of 1999. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
July 1999 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 166.7 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the…
July 1999 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.2 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This advance followed a 0.1-percent decline in June and a…
July 1999 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.9 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was attributable to rising prices for petroleum imports. Export prices were down 0.2…
July 1999 Employment Situation
Payroll employment rose in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 310,000. Job gains continued…
1999 Second Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons-- for the second quarter of 1999. The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
June 1999 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for June 1999 was 141.8 (June 1989=100), an increase of 3.2 percent from June 1998, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Employment Cost Index…
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