TABLE- U.S. Q3 non-farm productivity unchanged

Nov 2 (Reuters) - 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    Q1     Q3-P  Q2-R    Q1  
NonFarm         UNCH   1.2   4.3      3.8   5.4   9.0  
Manufacturing    5.9   2.7   3.7     -2.9   1.2   9.3  
Durable Goods    8.6   3.6   3.8     -3.5   0.6  11.6  
NonDurables      2.0   2.5   3.2     -2.5   0.8   5.4  
Total Business   0.1   1.1   4.5      4.0   5.3   8.7  
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   0.2  11.1      N/A   6.4   1.2  
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available.  
  
               Hourly Compensation  
               Q3-P   Q2-R    Q1  
NonFarm         3.7   6.6   13.7  
Manufacturing   2.9   4.0   13.3  
Durable Goods   4.8   4.2   15.9  
NonDurables    -0.6   3.4    8.8  
Total Business  4.0   6.4   13.6  
Nonfin. Corps   N/A   6.5   12.4  
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not  
Available.  
  
  
 CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO:  
                             Q3'06/05  
Productivity                   1.3 
Output                         3.2 
Hours                          1.8 
Hourly Compensation            6.7 
Real Hourly Compensation       3.2 
Unit Labor Costs               5.3 
 
      
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. Q3 non-farm productivity +1.3 pct  
   U.S. Q3 non-farm unit labor costs +3.4 pct 
     
   NOTES: 
   U.S. Q3 NON FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS +5.3 PCT FROM A YEAR AGO  
QTR, HIGHEST SINCE Q4 1982 (+5.8 PCT)     
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