TABLE-U.S. Q1 non-farm productivity rose to 1.7 pct

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                 Productivity         Unit Labor Costs 
                Q1-P  Q4-R   Q4-PR   Q1-P  Q4-R   Q4-PR 
NonFarm          1.7   2.1   1.6      0.6   6.2   6.6   
Manufacturing    2.7   1.9   2.2      2.7   4.6   4.7   
Durable Goods    2.7   3.0   3.4      3.8   4.3   3.9   
NonDurables      2.0   0.3   0.8      1.6   4.8   5.6   
Total Business   1.3   1.5   1.0      0.7   6.2   6.5   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   N/A   1.0-P    N/A   N/A   7.1-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q1-P   Q4-R   Q4-PR 
NonFarm         2.3    8.5   8.2   
Manufacturing   5.5    6.6   7.1   
Durable Goods   6.6    7.4   7.4   
NonDurables     3.6    5.1   6.4   
Total Business  1.9    7.7   7.5   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    N/A   8.2-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
 CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO: 
                           Q1'07/06 
Productivity                   1.1 
Output                         2.2 
Hours                          1.1 
Hourly Compensation            2.4 
Real Hourly Compensation      UNCH 
Unit Labor Costs               1.3 
 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. Q1 non-farm productivity +1.0 pct  
   U.S. Q1 non-farm unit labor costs +4.0 pct  
  
   HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES:  
   U.S. Q1 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS PRESSURES SMALLEST SINCE Q2  
2006 WHEN COSTS FELL 2.5 PCT 
   

[Reuters/Finance.cz]