THE ECONOMIC RECORD
2003 economic news archive
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Clear filtersNovember 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November level of 184.5…
November 2003 Producer Price Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.3 percent in November. This decrease followed five consecutive increases --…
November 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.4 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A rise in the price indexes for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the…
November 2003 Employment Situation
Employment continued to trend up in November and the unemployment rate, at 5.9 percent, was essentially unchanged from October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment…
2003 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 2003. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
October 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 185.0…
October 2003 Producer Price Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.8 percent in October. This gain followed a 0.3- percent rise in September and…
October 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.1 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A rise in the price index for imported petroleum more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in…
October 2003 Employment Situation
Employment rose in October, and the unemployment rate, at 6.0 percent, was essentially unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 126,000 in October,…
2003 Third Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 2003. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates…
September 2003 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers rose 1.0 percent from June to September 2003, seasonally adjusted, virtually unchanged from the 0.9 percent gain from March to June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of…
September 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 185.2…
September 2003 Producer Price Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods gained 0.3 percent in September. This increase followed a 0.4-percent advance in August…
September 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 0.5 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Lower petroleum prices led the decline in overall import prices. Export prices were up 0.4…
September 2003 Employment Situation
The unemployment rate remained at 6.1 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The number of jobs in manu- facturing…
August 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The August level of 184.6 (1982-84=100)…
August 2003 Producer Price Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.4 percent in August. This increase followed a 0.1-percent gain in July and a…
August 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The advance was attributable to a continued rise in petroleum prices, which more than offset a…
August 2003 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 93,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses continued in…
2003 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 2003. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
July 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The July level of 183.9 (1982-84=100) was…
July 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods inched up 0.1 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.5-percent rise in June and a…
July 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.5 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was led by rising petroleum prices. Export prices dipped 0.1 percent in July after falling…
2003 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 2003. The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
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