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International unemployment rates, January 2013 (03/08/2013)
International gross domestic product (GDP) comparisons, 2011 (02/12/2013)
International unemployment rates, November 2012 (01/25/2013)
U.S. import prices by country of origin, December 2012 (01/14/2013)
Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and in the United States, 2011 (12/21/2012)
International manufacturing productivity, 2011 (12/20/2012)
Import and export prices, October 2012 (11/13/2012)
International labor force participation rates for women, 2011 (09/07/2012)
International employment-population ratios, 2011 (08/14/2012)
Import and export prices, July 2012 (08/13/2012)
International unemployment rates by age group, 2011 (07/27/2012)
Import prices decrease in June 2012 (07/13/2012)
Sector employment shifts around the world (07/06/2012)
Import and export prices, May 2012 (06/13/2012)
International unemployment rates, March 2012 (06/11/2012)
U.S. import and export price indexes in April 2012 (05/11/2012)
Import and export prices in March 2012 (04/12/2012)
Import and export prices in February 2012 (03/15/2012)
Import and export prices, January 2012 (02/15/2012)
Import and export prices in 2011 (01/17/2012)
Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and in the United States, 2010 (12/27/2011)
Import and export prices in November 2011 (12/16/2011)
Import and export prices down in October 2011 (11/18/2011)
International manufacturing productivity, 2010 (10/19/2011)
Import and export prices in August 2011 (09/16/2011)
Interactive dashboards from International Labor Comparisons (09/01/2011)
Import and export prices in June 2011 (07/15/2011)
Import prices from May 2010 to May 2011 (06/14/2011)
Import and export prices up in March 2011 (04/13/2011)
Manufacturing compensation costs in China, 2008 (04/07/2011)
Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and U.S., 2009 (03/10/2011)
Import and export prices increase in 2010 (01/14/2011)
International manufacturing productivity, 2009 (12/28/2010)
Import and export prices increase in November 2010 (12/15/2010)
Export price index rose 5.8 percent over the past year (11/15/2010)
Import and export prices, September 2010 (10/15/2010)
Import and export prices in August (09/20/2010)
International comparisons of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, 2008 (09/01/2010)
U.S. import prices increase in July (08/17/2010)
Import and export prices decrease in June (07/16/2010)
Mean hourly compensation costs in selected countries, 1975 and 2007 (07/14/2010)
Import and export prices, May 2010 (06/17/2010)
Compensation costs in India (06/03/2010)
Import and export prices increase in March 2010 (04/14/2010)
Import and export prices, January 2010 (02/24/2010)
Import and export prices increase in 2009 (01/20/2010)
Import and export prices, November 2009 (12/15/2009)
Import and export prices, October 2009 (11/17/2009)
International manufacturing productivity, 2008 (10/27/2009)
Import prices increase in September 2009 (10/15/2009)
Export prices increase in August 2009 (09/14/2009)
Import prices turn down in July 2009 (08/17/2009)
International comparison of youth unemployment rates in recent decades (08/04/2009)
Export prices in June 2009 (07/14/2009)
Import prices up in June 2009 (07/13/2009)
Export prices in May 2009 (06/16/2009)
Import prices in May 2009 (06/15/2009)
Import prices up again in April 2009 (05/14/2009)
Export prices down in March 2009 (04/13/2009)
Import prices up in March 2009 (04/10/2009)
Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and U.S., 2007 (03/30/2009)
Export prices in February 2009 (03/17/2009)
Import prices in February 2009 (03/16/2009)
Korea and Taiwan had largest manufacturing productivity gains in 2007 (03/04/2009)
Export prices in January 2009 (02/27/2009)
Petroleum import prices fell 55 percent in past 12 months (02/19/2009)
Import prices in December 2008 (01/15/2009)
Export prices in November 2008 (12/16/2008)
Import prices down again in November 2008 (12/12/2008)
Import prices decline further in October 2008 (11/17/2008)
Export prices decrease in September 2008 (10/15/2008)
Import prices decline again in September 2008 (10/14/2008)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fell in 2007 in Taiwan, Japan, U.S. (10/02/2008)
International factory productivity gains, and losses, in 2007 (09/30/2008)
Export prices decline in August 2008 (09/23/2008)
Import prices drop in August 2008 (09/12/2008)
Import prices in July 2008 (08/14/2008)
Producer prices in June 2008 (07/16/2008)
Export prices in June 2008 (07/15/2008)
Import prices up again in June (07/14/2008)
Import prices, May 2008 (06/13/2008)
Import prices in April 2008 (05/14/2008)
Export prices in March 2008 (04/15/2008)
Import prices, March 2008 (04/14/2008)
Import prices in February 2008 (03/14/2008)
Korea had largest manufacturing productivity gain in 2006 (02/29/2008)
Export prices in January 2008 (02/20/2008)
Import prices in January 2008 (02/19/2008)
Manufacturing compensation costs in U.S. and abroad, 2006 (02/12/2008)
Export prices in 2007 (01/15/2008)
Import prices in December 2007 (01/14/2008)
Import prices in November (12/13/2007)
Export prices in October 2007 (11/14/2007)
Import prices in October 2007 (11/13/2007)
Export prices in September 2007 (10/16/2007)
Import prices up in September 2007 (10/12/2007)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing dropped most in 2006 in Japan (10/02/2007)
International factory productivity gains in 2006 (09/28/2007)
Export prices up in August 2007 (09/18/2007)
Import prices down in August 2007 (09/17/2007)
Import prices in July 2007 (08/13/2007)
Export prices in June 2007 (07/17/2007)
Import prices in June 2007 (07/16/2007)
New export price index for education (06/14/2007)
Import prices in April (05/11/2007)
Import prices in March 2007 (04/13/2007)
Import prices in February 2007 (03/15/2007)
Korea, Taiwan had biggest factory productivity gains in 2005 (02/27/2007)
Import prices in January 2007 (02/16/2007)
Import prices in 2006 (01/16/2007)
Labor costs in China’s manufacturing sector (01/05/2007)
Prices of exported consumer goods higher in 2005 (12/29/2006)
Prices of imported capital goods down again in 2005 (12/28/2006)
Import prices in November (12/15/2006)
Hourly compensation of production workers in the U.S. and selected countries, 2005 (12/01/2006)
Export prices in October 2006 (11/14/2006)
Import prices in October 2006 (11/13/2006)
International comparisons of harmonized indexes of consumer prices available monthly (10/24/2006)
Import prices in September 2006 (10/16/2006)
International factory productivity gains in 2005 (09/27/2006)
Import prices in August 2006 (09/15/2006)
Import prices in July 2006 (08/14/2006)
Export prices up in June (07/18/2006)
Import prices in June 2006 (07/17/2006)
Import prices up again in May 2006 (06/12/2006)
Import prices in April 2006 (05/15/2006)
Import prices down again in March 2006 (04/14/2006)
Import prices down in February 2006 (03/16/2006)
Korea and Sweden record largest manufacturing productivity increases in 2004 (02/22/2006)
Import prices in January 2006 (02/17/2006)
Import prices in December 2005 (01/13/2006)
Top U.S. trading partners in 2004 (01/05/2006)
Import prices drop in November 2005 (12/15/2005)
Hourly compensation in U.S. and foreign factories, 2004 (11/23/2005)
Import prices down in October 2005 (11/14/2005)
International factory productivity gains in 2004 (10/28/2005)
Import prices in September 2005 (10/14/2005)
Import prices up again in August 2005 (09/12/2005)
Import prices in July 2005 (08/15/2005)
Import prices in June 2005 (07/14/2005)
Import prices down in May 2005 (06/13/2005)
Import prices in April 2005 (05/16/2005)
Import prices up again in March 2005 (04/18/2005)
Import prices in February 2005 (03/21/2005)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing dropped in 2003 in Japan, Taiwan, U.S. (03/09/2005)
Japan had largest manufacturing productivity increase in 2003 (03/01/2005)
Import prices by locality of origin, January 2005 (02/18/2005)
Import prices drop in December 2004 (01/14/2005)
Import prices in November 2004 (12/10/2004)
Hourly compensation in U.S. and foreign factories, 2003 (11/23/2004)
Import prices up again in October 2004 (11/12/2004)
Prices of imported capital goods decline again in 2003 (11/02/2004)
Import prices in September 2004 (10/15/2004)
Manufacturing unit labor costs lower in 2003 in Taiwan (10/05/2004)
Korea had largest factory productivity gain in 2003 (10/01/2004)
Import prices climb in August 2004 (09/10/2004)
Import prices rise in July (08/13/2004)
Import prices down in June (07/15/2004)
Import prices in May (06/14/2004)
Import prices in April (05/13/2004)
Export prices rise in March (04/08/2004)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fell in 2002 in U.S., Canada, Taiwan (04/01/2004)
U.S. had largest manufacturing productivity increase in 2002 (03/29/2004)
Import prices in February (03/12/2004)
Import prices in January (02/17/2004)
Import prices in December (01/14/2004)
Import prices in November (12/12/2003)
Employment-population ratios of women in 12 countries (12/10/2003)
Higher agricultural export prices in October (11/14/2003)
Oil import prices down in September (10/10/2003)
Average foreign compensation stays in line with U.S. factories (09/29/2003)
Manufacturing unit labor costs lower in 2002 in U.S., Japan, Taiwan (09/16/2003)
Oil import prices advance in August (09/12/2003)
Sweden, Korea had largest factory productivity gains last year (09/11/2003)
Import prices in July (08/14/2003)
GDP per employed person in 10 countries, 2002 (07/30/2003)
Import prices rise in June (07/11/2003)
Import prices drop, export prices rise in May (06/13/2003)
Changes in import prices vary by locality of origin (05/21/2003)
Import prices drop in April (05/15/2003)
Import prices up modestly in March (04/11/2003)
Import prices up again in February (03/14/2003)
Productivity declines in Canadian, Japanese, and U.S. factories in 2001 (02/27/2003)
Import prices advance in January (02/14/2003)
Import prices up in December (01/15/2003)
Import prices down in November (12/13/2002)
Small advance in import prices in October (11/15/2002)
Import and export prices advance in September (10/11/2002)
Compensation costs in foreign factories two-thirds of U.S. costs (10/02/2002)
U.S. factory productivity gain in 2001 was fourth highest (09/30/2002)
U.S. and foreign compensation costs in manufacturing (09/23/2002)
Import and export prices up again in August (09/13/2002)
Employment growth in the G7 countries: 1960–2000 (09/12/2002)
Factory productivity in the G-7 countries: 1950-2000 (09/11/2002)
Unemployment in the G7 countries: 1960–2000 (09/05/2002)
Comparing countries (08/29/2002)
Import and export prices increase in July (08/08/2002)
Import prices decline in June (07/11/2002)
No change in import prices in May (06/13/2002)
Import prices up again in April (05/10/2002)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Germany, Denmark in 2000 (05/03/2002)
Korea had largest productivity gains in manufacturing in 2000 (04/22/2002)
Rise in import prices in March (04/12/2002)
Import prices in February (03/15/2002)
Import prices up in January (02/15/2002)
Import prices down for third consecutive month (01/11/2002)
Import prices down again in November (12/13/2001)
Sharp drop in import prices in October (11/09/2001)
Import prices up in September (10/12/2001)
Mexico has biggest increase in hourly compensation in 2000 (10/03/2001)
Drop in foreign factory wage costs (09/27/2001)
Small change in import prices in August (09/14/2001)
U.S. led in factory productivity gains in 2000 (09/04/2001)
Largest drop in import prices since 1992 (08/10/2001)
Continued downward trend in import prices (07/13/2001)
Export prices down four months in a row (06/14/2001)
Third decline in a row for import prices (05/11/2001)
Petroleum import prices down in March (04/12/2001)
The U.S.-Canada manufacturing productivity gap (04/10/2001)
U.S. had largest productivity gains in manufacturing in 1999 (04/06/2001)
Prices of goods from Canada fall in February (03/16/2001)
Import prices fall again (02/16/2001)
Imported petroleum prices drop in December (01/12/2001)
Employment growth in Mexico (01/03/2001)
Export prices unchanged in November (12/14/2000)
Import prices fall in October (11/09/2000)
U.S. factory costs dip compared to competitors (10/24/2000)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing increased the most in Japan and Korea in 1999 (10/23/2000)
U.S. led factory productivity gains in 1999 (10/18/2000)
Producer prices up in September after August decline (10/16/2000)
Singapore has biggest fall in hourly compensation in 1999 (09/28/2000)
Petroleum import prices up slightly in August (09/14/2000)
No change in foreign wage differential (09/08/2000)
Petroleum import prices fall in July (08/11/2000)
European jobless rates look lower when adjusted to U.S. concepts (07/31/2000)
Petroleum import prices rise again (07/14/2000)
Import, export prices up in May (06/09/2000)
Import Price Index posts first decline since June 1999 (05/12/2000)
Import prices in March (04/13/2000)
February rise in import prices largest since 1990 (03/16/2000)
Rises in import prices by locality of origin in January (02/17/2000)
Hourly compensation still higher in Europe than U.S. (01/19/2000)
Import and export prices rise in 1999 (01/13/2000)
Hourly compensation drops the most in Korea in 1998 (01/12/2000)
Where the dollar stretches most, least (01/06/2000)
Import prices rise again in November (12/10/1999)
Rises in import prices by locality last month (11/10/1999)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Korea, Taiwan, Japan in 1998 (09/03/1999)
Productivity gains in German and American factories better than 4 percent in 1998 (09/02/1999)
Labor force participation of fathers and mothers varies with children’s ages (06/03/1999)
Self-employment more important in 1990s Canadian job growth than in American (06/02/1999)
France leads 11 countries in manufacturing productivity growth during 1997 (03/17/1999)
Export prices decline again in 1998 (02/01/1999)
Record decline in import prices during 1998 (01/19/1999)
International average of factory worker compensation falls relative to U.S. (10/22/1998)
Unit labor costs fall in broad range of countries (10/05/1998)
Jobs requiring low levels of educational attainment grow faster in U.S. than in Japan or Europe (10/01/1998)

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