TABLE-U.S. Q2 non-farm productivity rose 1.8 pct

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               Productivity          Unit Labor Costs 
                Q2-P  Q1-R   Q1-PR   Q2-P  Q1-R   Q1-PR 
NonFarm          1.8   0.7   1.0      2.1   3.0   1.8   
Manufacturing    1.6   1.7   2.4      1.2   5.0   4.5   
Durable Goods    4.7   1.6   2.2     -3.0   6.9   6.2   
NonDurables     -1.9   1.2   1.8      7.5   2.5   2.4   
Total Business   2.6   0.2   0.5      2.6   3.1   1.9   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   0.2   0.6-P    N/A   3.6   4.1-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q2-P   Q1-R   Q1-PR 
NonFarm         3.9    3.7   2.8   
Manufacturing   2.8    6.8   6.9   
Durable Goods   1.5    8.6   8.5   
NonDurables     5.4    3.8   4.3   
Total Business  5.3    3.3   2.5   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    3.8   4.7-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
 CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO: 
                           Q2'07/06 
Productivity                   0.6 
Output                         2.0 
Hours                          1.3 
Hourly Compensation            5.2 
Real Hourly Compensation       2.4 
Unit Labor Costs               4.5 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. Q2 non-farm productivity +2.0 pct  
   U.S. Q2 non-farm unit labor costs +1.8 pct 
     
   HISTORICAL COMPARISONS: 
   U.S. Q2 MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY +1.6 PCT, WEAKEST SINCE Q1  
2004 (-1.4 PCT)  
     

[Reuters/Finance.cz]