Statistics in Brief

Consumer Price Index - February

CPI-W --

166.4 (1982-84=100)
495.6 (1967=100)
576.4 (1957-59=100)

Workers' Earnings - March (Seasonally Adjusted)

Average hourly earnings of production workers in manufacturing were $14.24, including overtime pay.

Hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers throughout private industry averaged $13.60.

National Employment and Unemployment - March (Seasonally Adjusted)

Unemployment -- 5.7 million unemployed equals a 4.1 percent unemployment rate.

"Real" Unemployment -- When 3.4 million discouraged workers and involuntary part-time workers are added to the 5.7 million officially unemployed, the "real" unemployment rate is 6.4 percent.

U.S. Auto Sales in Brief - January to December 1999

Total New Light Vehicles -- 2.7 million, up 13 percent from 1999.

Big Three Traditional Domestics -- 10.9 million, up 6.3 percent from 1998. Market share -- 64.5 percent, down 1.5 share points from 1998.

Transplants -- 424,500, up 23.6 percent from 1999. Market share -- 15.7 percent, up 1.2 share points from 1999.

Statistics in Brief

Labor Law, Unions,
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Auto Parts Industry

Household
Finances

International Trade

Employment Situation

Employment in
Major UAW Industries

Consumer Prices

U.S. Merchandise
Trade Balances

Noteworthy News

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