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Latest Department of Labor Numbers
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Consumer
Price Index: |
-0.5% |
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Sept 2006 |
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Unemployment Rate: |
4.6% |
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Sept 2006 |
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Payroll Employment:
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+51,000(p)
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Sept 2006 |
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Average
Hourly Earnings:
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+$0.04(p) |
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Sept 2006 |
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Producer
Price Index: |
-1.3% |
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Sept 2006 |
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Employment Cost Index: |
+0.9% |
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2nd Qtr 2006 |
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Productivity: |
+1.6%
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2nd Qtr 2006 |
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U.S.
Import Price Index: |
-2.1%
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Sept 2006 |
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Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: |
299,000 |
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Oct 14, 2006 |
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UI Claims
4-Week Average: |
307,750 |
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Oct 14, 2006 |
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(p)
preliminary; (c) corrected |
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