RPT-TABLE-U.S. Q3 non-farm productivity rose 4.9 pct

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U.S. Labor Department estimates of U.S. productivity/costs, seasonally adjusted annual percent changes from prior quarters (1992=100):

  
 
               Productivity          Unit Labor Costs 
                Q3-P  Q2-R   Q2-PR   Q3-P  Q2-R   Q2-PR 
NonFarm          4.9   2.2   2.6     -0.2   2.2   1.4   
Manufacturing    4.6   2.4   1.8     -2.2   1.3   1.6   
Durable Goods    5.7   5.2   4.7     -4.3  -3.0  -2.8   
NonDurables      4.1  -0.8  -1.4      0.2   7.8   8.4   
Total Business   5.3   3.6   3.5     -0.2   2.2   1.9   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   3.8   3.5-P    N/A   1.1   1.1-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q3-P   Q2-R   Q2-PR 
NonFarm         4.7    4.4   4.1   
Manufacturing   2.3    3.7   3.4   
Durable Goods   1.2    2.0   1.7   
NonDurables     4.3    6.9   6.8   
Total Business  5.1    5.8   5.5   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    4.9   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: 
                           Q3'07/06 
Productivity                   2.4 
Output                         2.9 
Hours                          0.5 
Hourly Compensation            6.7 
Real Hourly Compensation       4.3 
Unit Labor Costs               4.3 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. Q3 non-farm productivity +3.0 pct  
   U.S. Q3 non-farm unit labor costs +1.0 pct  
  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]