[Economic Indicators July, 1997]
[Page Number 15]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
       AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS, HOURLY EARNINGS, AND WEEKLY EARNINGS

                   PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES

                                                  [For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]                                                 
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                                          Average weekly hours            Average gross hourly earnings                                 Average gross weekly earnings                           
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                                                     Manufacturing         Total private                          Total private                  Current dollars             Percent change from
                                                 --------------------   nonagricultural \1\                    nonagricultural \1\  ----------------------------------------   a year earlier,  
              Period                    Total                        ------------------------               ------------------------                                            total private   
                                       private                                                Manufacturing                                                                  nonagricultural \3\
                                      nonagri-      Total   Overtime   Current       1982                      Current      1982     Manufacturing  Construction    Retail  --------------------
                                    cultural \1\                       dollars   dollars \2\                  dollars   dollars \2\                                 trade     Current     1982  
                                                                                                                                                                              dollars    dollars
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1987..............................        34.8        41.0       3.7      $8.98       $7.73         $9.91      $312.50     $269.16       $406.31       $480.44     $178.70         2.5      -1.0
1988..............................        34.7        41.1       3.9       9.28        7.69         10.19       322.02      266.79        418.81        495.73      183.62         3.0       -.9
1989..............................        34.6        41.0       3.8       9.66        7.64         10.48       334.24      264.22        429.68        513.17      188.72         3.8      -1.0
1990..............................        34.5        40.8       3.6      10.01        7.52         10.83       345.35      259.47        441.86        526.01      194.40         3.3      -1.8
1991..............................        34.3        40.7       3.6      10.32        7.45         11.18       353.98      255.40        455.03        533.40      198.48         2.5      -1.6
1992..............................        34.4        41.0       3.8      10.57        7.41         11.46       363.61      254.99        469.86        537.70      205.06         2.7       -.2
1993..............................        34.5        41.4       4.1      10.83        7.39         11.74       373.64      254.87        486.04        553.63      209.95         2.8       -.0
1994..............................        34.7        42.0       4.7      11.12        7.40         12.07       385.86      256.73        506.94        573.00      216.46         3.3        .7
1995..............................        34.5        41.6       4.4      11.43        7.39         12.37       394.34      255.07        514.59        587.00      221.47         2.2       -.6
1996..............................        34.4        41.6       4.5      11.81        7.43         12.78       406.26      255.51        531.65        602.94      230.11         3.0        .2
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:June.........................        34.7        41.7       4.5      11.81        7.44         12.77       409.81      258.07        532.51        597.91      232.00         4.6       1.8
      July........................        34.3        41.6       4.5      11.81        7.42         12.80       405.08      254.45        532.48        598.69      229.03         2.4       -.5
      Aug.........................        34.5        41.7       4.5      11.86        7.44         12.85       409.17      256.69        535.85        602.18      230.69         3.5        .7
      Sept........................        34.7        41.7       4.5      11.91        7.45         12.87       413.28      258.46        536.68        603.33      232.36         4.5       1.4
      Oct.........................        34.4        41.7       4.5      11.91        7.42         12.87       409.70      255.26        536.68        606.06      233.28         2.5       -.5
      Nov.........................        34.5        41.7       4.6      11.98        7.44         12.93       413.31      256.71        539.18        604.50      234.96         3.9        .6
      Dec.........................        34.7        42.0       4.7      12.03        7.45         12.99       417.44      258.64        545.58        610.34      236.64         5.5       2.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan..........................        34.4        41.8       4.7      12.05        7.46         13.02       414.52      256.51        544.24        607.18      235.87         5.1       2.0
      Feb.........................        34.8        41.9       4.7      12.10        7.47         13.03       421.08      260.09        545.96        612.65      238.91         5.2       2.1
      Mar.........................        34.8        42.1       4.9      12.14        7.49         13.07       422.47      260.78        550.25        614.62      240.08         5.4       2.7
      Apr r ......................        34.5        42.1       4.9      12.14        7.49         13.07       418.83      258.54        550.25        616.95      238.71         4.6       2.2
      May r ......................        34.5        42.0       4.8      12.19        7.52         13.11       420.56      259.60        550.62        626.85      239.29         4.4       2.3
      June p .....................        34.7        41.8       4.7      12.23        7.54         13.11       424.38      261.64        548.00        618.86      239.87         3.5       1.3
      July p .....................        34.4        41.7       4.6      12.23  ...........        13.14       420.71  ...........       547.94        621.23      239.33         3.8  ........
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    \1\ Also includes other private 
industry groups shown on p. 14.
    \2\ Current dollar earnings 
divided by the consumer price index 
for urban wage earners and clerical 
workers (CPI-W) (on a 1982=100 
base).
    \3\ Based on seasonally 
unadjusted data.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.