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Latest Department of Labor Numbers
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Consumer
Price Index: |
+0.4% |
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Feb 2007 |
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Unemployment Rate: |
4.5% |
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Feb 2007 |
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Payroll Employment:
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+97,000
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(p) |
Feb 2007 |
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Average
Hourly Earnings:
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+$0.06 |
(p) |
Feb 2007 |
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Producer
Price Index: |
+1.3% |
(p) |
Feb 2007 |
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Employment Cost Index: |
+0.8% |
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4th Qtr 2006 |
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Productivity: |
+1.6% |
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4th Qtr 2006 |
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U.S.
Import Price Index: |
+0.2%
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Feb 2007 |
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Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: |
318,000 |
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Mar 10, 2007 |
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UI Claims
4-Week Average: |
329,250 |
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Mar 10,
2007 |
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(p)
preliminary; (c) corrected |
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