Consumer Price Index, April 2013
May 17, 2013
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.4 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
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Producer prices for finished goods decrease 0.7 percent in April 2013
The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.7 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Prices for finished goods fell 0.6 percent in March and increased 0.7 percent in February.
May 15, 2013
Import and export prices down in April 2013
U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in April, following a 0.2-percent decrease in March. Lower prices for both fuel and nonfuel imports contributed to the declines in each month. Prices for U.S. exports decreased 0.7 percent in April after a 0.5-percent decline in March.
May 14, 2013
Extended mass layoff events and separations, first quarter 2013
Employers in the private nonfarm sector initiated 914 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2013 that resulted in the separation of 154,374 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days.
May 13, 2013
Union and nonunion wages, December 2011
In December 2011, private industry union workers earned more per hour than their nonunion counterparts in all major occupational groups except management, professional, and related occupations.
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