[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Economic Report of the President - - - - - - - - - - - - H. Doc. 104-161
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Table B-44.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1980-95
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Total private                       Goods-producing                     Service-producing                      Manufacturing                       Nonmanufacturing
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Year and month                                  Wages                                Wages                                Wages                                Wages                                Wages
Total        and      Benefits       Total        and      Benefits       Total        and      Benefits       Total        and      Benefits       Total        and      Benefits
compensation  salaries      \1\      compensation  salaries      \1\      compensation  salaries      \1\      compensation  salaries      \1\      compensation  salaries      \1\
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(14)Index, June 1989=100; not seasonally
adjusted

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December:
1980.........................................       64.8        67.1        59.4         66.7        69.7        60.5         63.3        65.3       58.4          66.0        68.9        59.9         64.2        66.2        59.1
1981.........................................       71.2        73.0        66.6         73.3        75.7        68.2         69.5        71.1       65.1          72.5        74.9        67.5         70.4        72.1        66.1
1982.........................................       75.8        77.6        71.4         77.8        80.0        73.2         74.1        75.9       69.6          76.9        79.1        72.4         75.1        76.8        70.6
1983.........................................       80.1        81.4        76.7         81.6        83.2        78.3         78.9        80.2       75.2          80.8        82.5        77.5         79.6        81.0        76.2
1984.........................................       84.0        84.8        81.7         85.4        86.4        83.2         82.9        83.7       80.4          85.0        86.1        82.7         83.4        84.2        81.1
1985.........................................       87.3        88.3        84.6         88.2        89.4        85.7         86.6        87.7       83.6          87.8        89.2        85.0         87.0        88.0        84.4
1986.........................................       90.1        91.1        87.5         91.0        92.3        88.3         89.3        90.3       86.8          90.7        92.1        87.5         89.7        90.6        87.5
1987.........................................       93.1        94.1        90.5         93.8        95.2        90.9         92.6        93.4       90.2          93.4        95.2        89.8         92.9        93.7        91.0
1988.........................................       97.6        98.0        96.7         97.9        98.2        97.3         97.3        97.8       96.1          97.6        98.1        96.6         97.5        97.8        96.8
1989.........................................      102.3       102.0       102.6        102.1       102.0       102.6        102.3       102.2      102.6         102.0       101.9       102.3        102.3       102.2       102.8

1990.........................................      107.0       106.1       109.4        107.0       105.8       109.9        107.0       106.3      109.0         107.2       106.2       109.5        106.9       106.1       109.3
1991.........................................      111.7       110.0       116.2        111.9       109.7       116.7        111.6       110.2      115.7         112.2       110.3       116.1        111.5       109.8       116.2
1992.........................................      115.6       112.9       122.2        116.1       112.8       123.4        115.2       113.0      121.2         116.5       113.7       122.6        115.1       112.6       122.0
1993.........................................      119.8       116.4       128.3        120.6       116.1       130.3        119.3       116.6      126.7         121.3       117.3       130.0        119.0       116.0       127.4
1994.........................................      123.5       119.7       133.0        124.3       119.6       134.8        122.8       119.7      131.5         125.1       120.8       134.3        122.6       119.1       132.3

1994: Mar......................................      121.0       117.2       130.7        121.8       116.9       132.7        120.4       117.3      128.9         122.5       118.0       132.0        120.3       116.8       129.9
June.....................................      122.0       118.1       131.7        123.0       118.0       133.9        121.2       118.2      129.7         123.5       119.0       133.0        121.2       117.7       130.8
Sept.....................................      123.0       119.1       132.8        123.9       118.9       134.8        122.3       119.2      131.2         124.4       120.0       133.9        122.3       118.7       132.2
Dec......................................      123.5       119.7       133.0        124.3       119.6       134.8        122.8       119.7      131.5         125.1       120.8       134.3        122.6       119.1       132.3
1995: Mar......................................      124.5       120.6       134.5        125.3       120.4       135.9        123.9       120.7      133.2         126.2       121.9       135.4        123.7       120.0       133.9
June.....................................      125.4       121.5       135.1        125.9       121.4       135.9        124.9       121.6      134.1         126.9       122.9       135.2        124.6       120.9       134,7
Sept.....................................      126.2       122.4       135.6        126.5       122.1       136.2        125.8       122.6      134.8         127.3       123.5       135.5        125.5       121.9       135.4
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(14)Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted

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1994: Mar......................................      120.8       117.3       130.2        121.5       116.9       132.2        120.2       117.4      128.5         122.3       118.0       131.3        120.2       116.8       129.5
June.....................................      121.8       118.3       131.5        122.7       118.0       133.5        121.1       118.2      129.6         123.4       119.0       132.7        121.2       117.7       130.7
Sept.....................................      122.8       119.1       132.8        123.7       118.9       134.7        122.1       119.1      131.2         124.5       120.0       133.9        122.2       118.6       132.2
Dec......................................      123.6       119.8       133.8        124.5       119.6       135.8        122.9       119.7      132.0         125.4       120.8       135.3        122.8       119.2       132.9
1995: Mar......................................      124.3       120.6       134.0        125.1       120.4       135.4        123.8       120.8      132.8         126.0       121.9       134.7        123.6       120.0       133.5
June.....................................      125.2       121.5       134.7        125.8       121.4       135.5        124.8       121.6      134.1         126.9       122.9       134.9        124.6       120.9       134.6
Sept.....................................      125.9       122.3       135.4        126.5       122.1       136.1        125.6       122.4      134.7         127.4       123.5       135.5        125.3       121.8       135.4
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(14)Percent change from 12 months earlier, not
seasonally adjusted

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December:
1980.........................................        9.6         9.1        11.7          9.9         9.4        10.8          9.7         8.8       12.5           9.8         9.4        10.5          9.7         8.9        12.6
1981.........................................        9.9         8.8        12.1          9.9         8.6        12.7          9.8         8.9       11.5           9.8         8.7        12.7          9.7         8.9        11.8
1982.........................................        6.5         6.3         7.2          6.1         5.7         7.3          6.6         6.8        6.9           6.1         5.6         7.3          6.7         6.5         6.8
1983.........................................        5.7         4.9         7.4          4.9         4.0         7.0          6.5         5.7        8.0           5.1         4.3         7.0          6.0         5.5         7.9
1984.........................................        4.9         4.2         6.5          4.7         3.8         6.3          5.1         4.4        6.9           5.2         4.4         6.7          4.8         4.0         6.4
1985.........................................        3.9         4.1         3.5          3.3         3.5         3.0          4.5         4.8        4.0           3.3         3.6         2.8          4.3         4.5         4.1
1986.........................................        3.2         3.2         3.4          3.2         3.2         3.0          3.1         3.0        3.8           3.3         3.3         2.9          3.1         3.0         3.7
1987.........................................        3.3         3.3         3.4          3.1         3.1         2.9          3.7         3.4        3.9           3.0         3.4         2.6          3.6         3.4         4.0
1988.........................................        4.8         4.1         6.9          4.4         3.2         7.0          5.1         4.7        6.5           4.5         3.0         7.6          5.0         4.4         6.4
1989.........................................        4.8         4.1         6.1          4.3         3.9         5.4          5.1         4.5        6.8           4.5         3.9         5.9          4.9         4.5         6.2

1990.........................................        4.6         4.0         6.6          4.8         3.7         7.1          4.6         4.0        6.2           5.1         4.2         7.0          4.5         3.8         6.3
1991.........................................        4.4         3.7         6.2          4.6         3.7         6.2          4.3         3.7        6.1           4.7         3.9         6.0          4.3         3.5         6.3
1992.........................................        3.5         2.6         5.2          3.8         2.8         5.7          3.2         2.5        4.8           3.8         3.1         5.6          3.2         2.6         5.0
1993.........................................        3.6         3.1         5.0          3.9         2.9         5.6          3.6         3.2        4.5           4.1         3.2         6.0          3.4         3.0         4.4
1994.........................................        3.1         2.8         3.7          3.1         3.0         3.5          2.9         2.7        3.8           3.1         3.0         3.3          3.0         2.7         3.8

1994: Mar......................................        3.3         2.9         4.4          3.2         2.7         4.2          3.4         3.0        4.5           3.3         2.9         4.1          3.4         3.0         4.6
June.....................................        3.4         3.1         3.9          3.3         3.1         3.8          3.3         3.1        4.1           3.2         3.0         3.4          3.4         3.1         4.2
Sept.....................................        3.3         2.9         4.0          3.3         3.1         3.7          3.2         2.8        4.4           3.2         3.2         3.2          3.3         2.9         4.5
Dec......................................        3.1         2.8         3.7          3.1         3.0         3.5          2.9         2.7        3.8           3.1         3.0         3.3          3.0         2.7         3.8
1995: Mar......................................        2.9         2.9         2.9          2.9         3.0         2.4          2.9         2.9        3.3           3.0         3.3         2.6          2.8         2.7         3.1
June.....................................        2.8         2.9         2.6          2.4         2.9         1.5          3.1         2.9        3.4           2.8         3.3         1.7          2.8         2.7         3.0
Sept.....................................        2.6         2.8         2.1          2.1         2.7         1.0          2.9         2.9        2.7           2.3         2.9         1.2          2.6         2.7         2.4
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(14)Percent change from 3 months earlier,
seasonally adjusted

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1994: Mar......................................        0.8         0.8         0.9          0.7         0.7         0.8          0.7         0.6        1.0           0.6         0.6         0.2          0.8         0.6         1.3
June.....................................         .8          .9         1.0          1.0          .9         1.0           .7          .7         .9            .9          .8         1.1           .8          .8          .9
Sept.....................................         .8          .7         1.0           .8          .8          .9           .8          .8        1.2            .9          .8          .9           .8          .8         1.1
Dec......................................         .7          .6          .8           .6          .6          .8           .7          .5         .6            .7          .7         1.0           .5          .5          .5
1995: Mar......................................         .6          .7          .1           .5          .7         -.3           .7          .9         .6            .5          .9         -.4           .7          .7          .5
June.....................................         .7          .7          .5           .6          .8          .1           .8          .7        1.0            .7          .8          .1           .8          .8          .8
Sept.....................................         .6          .7          .5           .6          .6          .4           .6          .7         .4            .4          .5          .4           .6          .7          .6
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\1\ Employer costs for employee benefits.

Note.--The employment cost index is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries.
Data exclude farm and household workers.
Through December 1981, percent changes are based on unrounded data; thereafter changes are based on indexes as published.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.