Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
                                                                              Real
                 Output                                        Compen-        compen-
 Year            per hour                      Hours           sation         sation         Unit
 and             of all                        of all          per hour       per hour       labor
 quarter         persons        Output         persons           (1)            (2)          costs
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                      Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

2013 I             3.5 r          5.3 r          1.8 r         -6.9 r         -8.3 r        -10.0 r

2012 ANNUAL        1.9            4.2            2.3            3.2 r          1.1 r          1.3 r

2012 IV            2.4 r          2.7 r          0.4           16.7 r         14.2 r         14.0 r
     III          -0.3            0.1            0.4            0.6           -1.5            0.8  
     II            1.0            2.1            1.1            9.1            8.1            8.1  
     I             4.3            8.4            3.9            7.3            4.8            2.8  

2011 ANNUAL        1.4            3.5            2.1            2.8           -0.4            1.4  

2011 IV            0.4            5.4            4.9           -6.1           -7.4           -6.5  
     III           5.4            5.1           -0.3            0.5           -2.4           -4.7  
     II           -3.1           -0.3            2.9           -2.5           -6.8            0.6  
     I             1.3            3.7            2.4           12.2            7.4           10.7  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2013 I             1.6 r          2.5 r          0.9            4.5 r          2.8 r          2.8 r

2012 ANNUAL        1.9            4.2            2.3            3.2 r          1.1 r          1.3 r

2012 IV            1.8            3.3 r          1.4            8.3 r          6.3 r          6.3 r
     III           1.3            3.9            2.6            2.5            0.8            1.2  
     II            2.7            5.2            2.4            2.5            0.6           -0.2  
     I             1.7            4.6            2.8           -0.3           -3.1           -2.0  

2011 ANNUAL        1.4            3.5            2.1            2.8           -0.4            1.4  

2011 IV            0.9            3.4            2.5            0.8           -2.5           -0.2  
     III           1.3            2.6            1.2            2.8           -1.0            1.4  
     II            0.3            2.6            2.3            3.0           -0.4            2.6  
     I             3.1            5.6            2.4            4.7            2.5            1.6  
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                                         Indexes 2005=100

2013 I           116.2 r        101.1 r         87.0 r        124.7 r        104.8 r        107.3 r

2012 ANNUAL      114.7 r         99.2 r         86.4          122.6 r        104.2 r        106.9 r

2012 IV          115.2 r         99.8 r         86.6          126.9 r        107.1 r        110.1 r
     III         114.6           99.1           86.5          122.1          103.6          106.6  
     II          114.7           99.1           86.4          121.9          104.0          106.4  
     I           114.4           98.6           86.2          119.3          102.0          104.3  

2011 ANNUAL      112.6           95.1           84.5          118.7          103.1          105.5  

2011 IV          113.2           96.6           85.4          117.2          100.8          103.6  
     III         113.1           95.4           84.4          119.1          102.8          105.3  
     II          111.6           94.2           84.4          119.0          103.4          106.6  
     I           112.5           94.3           83.8          119.7          105.3          106.4  
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                       June 5, 2013
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics