TABLE- U.S. Q4 non-farm productivity rose 3.0 pct

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                  Productivity       Unit Labor Costs 
                Q4-P  Q3-R   Q3-PR   Q4-P  Q3-R   Q3-PR 
NonFarm          3.0  -0.1   0.2      1.7   3.2   2.3   
Manufacturing    2.2   6.3   6.7      5.0  -2.9  -4.1   
Durable Goods    3.3   8.6   9.0      4.5  -2.9  -4.5   
NonDurables      0.9   3.0   3.1      5.1  -3.6  -3.5   
Total Business   2.4   0.1   0.4      1.7   3.3   2.5   
Nonfin. Corps    N/A   N/A   5.7-P    N/A   N/A  -2.3-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not Available. 
  
               Hourly Compensation 
               Q4-P   Q3-R   Q3-PR 
NonFarm         4.8    3.1   2.6   
Manufacturing   7.3    3.3   2.4   
Durable Goods   7.9    5.5   4.1   
NonDurables     6.1   -0.6  -0.5   
Total Business  4.2    3.4   2.9   
Nonfin. Corps   N/A    N/A   3.3-P 
 P-Preliminary, PR-Previous reported, R-Revised. N/A-Not Available. 
  
 CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO: 
                           Q4'06/05 
Productivity                   2.1 
Output                         3.9 
Hours                          1.8 
Hourly Compensation            4.9 
Real Hourly Compensation       3.0 
Unit Labor Costs               2.8 
  
   FORECAST:  
   Reuters survey of economists forecast:  
   U.S. Q4 non-farm productivity +1.8 pct  
   U.S. Q4 non-farm unit labor costs +2.1 pct  
  
   HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES: 
   U.S. 2006 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY +2.1 PCT VS 2005 +2.3 PCT 
   U.S. 2006 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS +3.2 PCT VS 2005 +2.0 PCT 
   U.S. 2006 NON-FARM UNIT LABOR COSTS LARGEST ANNUAL GAIN SINCE +4.2  
PCT IN 2000     
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