U.S. Sept real earnings fell 0.3 pct

Biz.Yahoo/Reuters ^ | October 16, 2003

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U.S. Sept real earnings fell 0.3 pct
Thursday October 16, 8:34 am ET

 WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Labor Department monthly    
U.S. real average weekly earnings data for nonsupervisory
private workers outside the farm sector, seasonally adjusted.
 Percent changes are for constant 1982 dollars, which    
discount the effects of inflation. 
 REAL AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS:
 Percent Changes:  Sept      Aug    Sept03/02
.                  -0.3      0.1    -0.2
 Constant 1982 dollars:
.                 Sept       Aug     Sept'02
.                 278.88    279.81   279.41
 Real average weekly earnings, in current dollars:
.                 Sept       Aug     Sept'02
.                 520.67    521.00    510.20
 COMPONENTS:              Sept
 Avg weekly hours         unch  
 Avg hourly earnings     -0.1 pct
 CPI-W (urban/clerical)   0.3 pct

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The full BLS report is at REAL EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2003

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