THE ECONOMIC RECORD
2003 economic news archive
Read original 2003 economic releases with the mortgage-rate and Treasury backdrop. Browse published inflation, employment, policy and economic data.
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Clear filtersFebruary 2003 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 308,000 in February, while the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses were widespread,…
2002 Fourth Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised fourth-quarter seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivity change--as measured by output per hour of all persons--and revised annual changes for…
January 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The January level of 181.7…
January 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 1.6 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.1-percent decrease in December and a…
January 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.5 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 0.6 percent rise in December, and was primarily attributable to a…
January 2003 Employment Situation
Payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart- ment of Labor reported today. Employment in retail trade and construction increased…
2002 Fourth 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 fourth quarter and for the full year 2002. The seasonally adjusted…
December 2002 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index for total compensation rose 0.7 percent from September to December, following a 0.8 percent gain from June to September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor…
December 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.2 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December level of 180.9…
December 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed a 0.4-percent decline in November and a…
December 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.7 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was largely attributable to an upturn in petroleum prices. The Export Price Index…
December 2002 Employment Situation
Employment declined in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment fell by 101,000, following a decline of 88,000…
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