THE ECONOMIC RECORD
2003 economic news archive
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Clear filtersJuly 2003 Employment Situation
Both the unemployment rate and nonfarm payroll employment edged down in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined for the past 6 months. Job losses continued in…
June 2003 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index for total compensation for civilian workers rose 0.9 percent from March to June 2003, following a 1.3 percent gain from December 2002 to March 2003, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the…
June 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 183.7 (1982-84=100) was…
June 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.5 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index decreased 0.3 percent in May and 1.9 percent in…
June 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.8 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Increases in both petroleum and nonpetroleum import prices contributed to the rise. Export prices…
June 2003 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June, while the unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll job losses continued in manufacturing,…
May 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The May level of 183.5 (1982-84=100) was…
May 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.3 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a record decline of 1.9 percent in…
May 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Both petroleum and nonpetroleum import prices contributed to the decline. Export prices edged up…
May 2003 Employment Situation
Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were about unchanged in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. There were job gains in temporary help services and construction,…
2003 First 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 first quarter of 2003. The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
April 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April level of 183.8 (1982-84=100)…
April 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 1.9 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This record decrease followed three consecutive increases: 1.7 percent in January, 1.0…
April 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 2.7 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline, the first since last November, was driven by a substantial drop in prices for…
April 2003 Employment Situation
The unemployment rate rose to 6.0 percent in April, and nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 48,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In April, job losses continued in manufacturing,…
2003 First 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 first quarter of 2003. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
March 2003 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index for total compensation rose 1.3 percent from December 2002 to March 2003, following a 0.7 percent gain from September to December 2002, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department…
March 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The March level of 184.2 (1982-84=100)…
March 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.5 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.0-percent gain in February and a…
March 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.5 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Rising prices for nonpetroleum imports more than offset a small decline in petroleum prices. The…
March 2003 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 108,000 in March, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to decline in…
February 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 183.1…
February 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods climbed 1.0 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.6-percent advance in January and…
February 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.3 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The rise in the index, which had advanced 1.6 percent in January, was again led by higher…
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