THE ECONOMIC RECORD
2004 economic news archive
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Clear filtersNovember 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November level of 191.0…
November 2004 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.5 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.7-percent gain in October and a…
November 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index was up 0.2 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 1.6 percent rise in October and was led by higher nonpetroleum import…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: October 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate was little changed at 2.5 per- cent. The…
2004 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 2004. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
November 2004 Employment Situation
Employment rose in November, and the unemployment rate, at 5.4 percent, was essentially unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 112,000 over the…
October 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 190.9…
October 2004 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 1.7 percent in October. This gain followed a 0.1- percent rise in September and…
October 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.5 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. An 11.7 percent increase in import petroleum prices last month more than offset a 0.2 percent…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate was unchanged at 2.4 per- cent. The hires…
October 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 337,000 in October, and the un- employment rate was about unchanged at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Construction em- ployment rose…
2004 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 2004. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates…
September 2004 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent from June to September 2004, seasonally adjusted, the same as from March to June 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.…
September 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 189.9…
September 2004 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.1-percent decline in August…
September 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index was up 0.2 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was attributable to higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports and…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: August 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change from July to August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate was unchanged at 2.4 percent. The…
September 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend upward in September, increasing by 96,000, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the…
August 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The August level of 189.5 (1982-84=100)…
August 2004 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.1 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 0.1-percent advance in July and a…
August 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.7 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the overall increase. In…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: July 2004
The hires rate fell in July but remained above the separations rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate was 3.2 percent in July, and the separations rate was 3.1 percent. The…
August 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 144,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the month, job growth occurred in…
2004 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 2004. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
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