Latest Department of Labor Numbers
Consumer Price
Index: +0.2%
June
2006
Unemployment Rate:
4.8%
July
2006
Payroll Employment: +113,000(p)
July 2006
Average Hourly
Earnings: +$0.07(p)
July
2006
Producer Price
Index: +0.5%
June 2006
Employment Cost Index:
+0.9% 2nd Qtr 2006
Productivity:
+3.7%
1st Qtr 2006
U.S. Import Price
Index: +0.1% June
2006
Unemployment Initial (UI)
Claims: 315,000
July 29, 2006
UI Claims 4-Week
Average: 313,750 July 29, 2006
(p) preliminary; (c) corrected