TABLE-U.S. Q3 non-farm productivity revised to +6.3 pct

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               Productivity          Unit Labor Costs 
                Q3-R  Q3-P    Q2     Q3-R  Q3-P    Q2   
NonFarm          6.3   4.9   2.2     -2.0  -0.2  -1.1   
Manufacturing    5.0   4.6   2.4     -3.3  -2.2  -3.7   
Durable Goods    6.1   5.7   5.2     -5.1  -4.3  -6.2   
NonDurables      4.3   4.1  -0.8     -1.3   0.2  -0.6   
Total Business   6.7   5.3   3.6     -2.0  -0.2  -1.1   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   4.2   2.1      N/A   0.2   0.2   
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q3-R   Q3-P    Q2   
NonFarm         4.2    4.7   1.0   
Manufacturing   1.5    2.3  -1.4   
Durable Goods   0.7    1.2  -1.4   
NonDurables     3.0    4.3  -1.5   
Total Business  4.7    5.1   2.4   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    4.4   2.3   
 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 (Prev) 
Productivity                   2.7    2.4 
Output                         3.2    2.9 
Hours                          0.5    0.5 
Hourly Compensation            5.8    6.7 
Real Hourly Compensation       3.3    4.3 
Unit Labor Costs               3.0    4.3 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:    
   U.S. revised Q3 non-farm productivity +5.7 pct  
   U.S. revised Q3 non-farm unit labor costs -1.0 pct  
  
     

[Reuters/Finance.cz]