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Export air passenger fares rose 14.6 percent for the year ended in October 2022, due in part to a 33.5-percent increase in Latin American/Caribbean and an 11.5-percent increase in Asian fares. Import air passenger fares advanced 13.4 percent over the past 12 months.
read full article »U.S. import prices increased 4.2 percent from October 2021 to October 2022. The 12-month rise was the smallest over-the-year advance since U.S. import prices rose 3.0 percent over the year ended February 2021.
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 8.0 percent from October 2021 to October 2022, the smallest 12-month advance since July 2021. Producer prices for goods rose 10.5 percent for the year ended October 2022, while prices for services rose 6.3 percent. Prices for construction increased 19.6 percent.
There were 392 workplace homicides in 2020. There were also 37,060 nonfatal injuries in the workplace resulting from an intentional injury by another person.
Real average hourly earnings decreased 2.8 percent from October 2021 to October 2022. The decrease in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.9-percent decrease in the average workweek resulted in a 3.7-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over the year.