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Consumer Price Index

In July, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was unchanged, seasonally adjusted, and rose 8.5 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in July (SA); up 5.9 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs increased 1.3 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from March 2022 to June 2022. Over the year, total compensation rose 5.1 percent, wages and salaries rose 5.3 percent, and benefit costs rose 4.8 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate have returned to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.5 percent in July. Prices for final demand goods declined 1.8 percent, and the index for final demand services advanced 0.1 percent. Final demand prices moved up 9.8 percent for the 12 months ended in July.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity decreased 4.6 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the second quarter of 2022; unit labor costs increased 10.8 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 5.5 percent and unit labor costs decreased 0.5 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.5 percent in July, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.5 percent, and CPI-U was unchanged. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.5 percent.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

Prices for U.S. imports rose 0.2 percent in June, after increasing 0.5 percent in May. Export prices advanced 0.7 percent in June following a 2.9-percent rise the previous month. Over the past year, import prices increased 10.7 percent and export prices rose 18.2 percent.

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Last Modified Date: August 11, 2022