Aktuell gingen die Real Earnings um -0,2% zurück und der Wert für April wurde von -0,5% um 0,1% auf -0,6%revidiert
REAL EARNINGS IN MAY 2007
Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.2 percent from April to May after
seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent increase in
both average weekly hours and average hourly earnings was more than offset by a
0.8 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports of
private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both full-time and part-time
workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included. Real average
weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for
changes in the CPI-W.
Average weekly earnings rose by 4.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from May
2006 to May 2007. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings
increased by 1.4 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and inflation,
average weekly earnings were $583.73 in May 2007, compared with $560.09 a year
earlier.
Quelle: http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/realer.toc.htm
Servus, J.B.