TABLE-U.S. Q4 non-farm productivity revised to +1.6 pct

...(1992=100):

 
      
               Productivity          Unit Labor Costs 
                Q4-R  Q4-P    Q3     Q4-R  Q4-P    Q3   
NonFarm          1.6   3.0  -0.5      6.6   1.7   1.1   
Manufacturing    2.2   2.2   5.9      4.7   5.0  -5.8   
Durable Goods    3.4   3.3   8.1      3.9   4.5  -7.4   
NonDurables      0.8   0.9   2.7      5.6   5.1  -3.1   
Total Business   1.0   2.4  -0.3      6.5   1.7   1.2   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   N/A   4.1      N/A   N/A  -2.9   
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q4-R   Q4-P    Q3   
NonFarm         8.2    4.8   0.6   
Manufacturing   7.1    7.3  -0.2   
Durable Goods   7.4    7.9   0.1   
NonDurables     6.4    6.1  -0.5   
Total Business  7.5    4.2   0.9   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    N/A   1.1   
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
 CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO: 
                           Q4'06/05 (Prev) 
Productivity                   1.4    2.1 
Output                         3.4    3.9 
Hours                          2.0    1.8 
Hourly Compensation            4.9    4.9 
Real Hourly Compensation       3.0    3.0 
Unit Labor Costs               3.4    2.8 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. rev Q4 non-farm productivity +1.6 pct  
   U.S. rev Q4 non-farm unit labor costs +3.2 pct  
  
   HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES: 
    U.S. 2006 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE LOWEST SINCE  
MATCHING +1.6 PCT IN 1997 
    U.S. 2006 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS INCREASE HIGHEST SINCE  
+4.2 PCT IN 2000  
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