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2006 economic news archive
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Clear filtersJuly 2006 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The July level of 203.5 (1982-84=100) was…
July 2006 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods moved 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 advance in June and a…
July 2006 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. A 4.7 percent advance in petroleum prices more than offset a modest 0.1 percent decline in…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2006
The hires and total separations rates edged down, while the job openings rate was essentially unchanged in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the…
2006 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 2006. The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
July 2006 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 113,000 in July, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains occurred in several service-…
June 2006 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent from March to June 2006, seasonally adjusted, following a more modest 0.6 percent gain from December 2005 to March 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.…
June 2006 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 202.9 (1982-84=100) was…
June 2006 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.5 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.2 percent in May and 0.9…
June 2006 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.1 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was led by a 0.4 percent advance in nonpetroleum prices which more than offset a 1.4…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: May 2006
The hires rate increased, while the job openings and total separations rates were essentially unchanged in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This release includes esti- mates of the…
June 2006 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 121,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to trend upward in several…
May 2006 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The May level of 202.5 (1982-84=100) was…
May 2006 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.9-percent jump in April and a…
May 2006 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.6 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Import prices rose for the second consecutive month as higher petroleum and nonpetroleum prices both…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2006
The job openings rate was unchanged, while the hires and total separations rates decreased in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart- ment of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the number and rate…
May 2006 Employment Situation
Nonfarm employment edged up in May (+75,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to trend up in some…
2006 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 2006. The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
April 2006 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April level of 201.5 (1982-84=100)…
April 2006 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.9 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This gain followed a 0.5-percent rise in March and a…
April 2006 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 2.1 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was led by the largest rise in petroleum prices in over a year. Export prices advanced…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2006
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job…
April 2006 Employment Situation
Nonfarm employment increased by 138,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Industries with notable job gains over the month…
2006 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 2006. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
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