UPDATE: BOE Miles: Better Stricter In Macroprudential Tools

UPDATE: BOE Miles: Better Stricter In Macroprudential Tools

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LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles said Thursday that the experience of the financial crisis suggests that it's better to err on the strict side when implementing macroprudential regulation.

In a speech at the London School of Economics, Miles said it is difficult to gauge the impact of house prices on consumer spending, since their movements in either direction create both winners and losers, and the outcome depends on how forward-looking homeowners are.

He also said it would be sensible to consider whether commission paid to financial intermediaries on mortgage deals is appropriate, and if it should be banned for the same reason that commission on savings products already has been.

"Given what we have been through, I think it makes sense to take more type 1 risk in thinking about regulation; that is, the risk of being too tough on some products and institutions when we need not have been," Miles said.

He added that it might be sensible to take a similar stance on dictating absolute limits of loan-to-value ratios on mortgages.

Miles also said he has "no enthusiasm" for capital gains tax on owner-occupied properties, since it isn't clear that house price rises create a real increase in wealth.

-By Natasha Brereton, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9254; natasha.brereton@dowjones.com

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CURRENCIES: U.S. Dollar Up After June Jobs Data Disappoint

CURRENCIES: U.S. Dollar Up After June Jobs Data Disappoint

By Deborah Levine

The dollar gained more than 1% versus the euro and Canadian and New Zealand currencies Thursday after the U.S. government reported more job losses than expected in June, raising concerns about the vitality of the economic recovery.

Also weighing on the euro, the European Central Bank said it would hold interest rates at current record-low levels and made no significant changes to its plan to purchase covered bonds.

The dollar index (DXY), a measure of the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of currencies, stood at 80.232, up from 79.619 in North American trading Wednesday afternoon.

The euro bought $1.4013, down from $1.4156 Wednesday. The greenback gained as much as 1% against the Canadian dollar and 1.8% versus the New Zealand dollar, reversing some of the steep declines in recent months.

The U.S. Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls contracted by 467,000 last month, more than the 325,000 drop expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. The nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.5%, less than the anticipated 9.6%.

U.S. equity markets dropped after the data, as investors registered their displeasure with the step backward taken by the employment market. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) lately lost about 2.2%.

Falling stocks have for months tended to be a stronger factor in currency trading.

"It started under the guise of safe-haven flows, when stocks fall, the market would pile into the dollar," said Ronald Simpson, a global currency analyst at Action Economics. "The relationship is more related to the Treasury market -- you buy dollars and pour into short-term Treasurys, which are considered safe."

The Japanese yen has been an even stronger beneficiary of flights to safety. The dollar traded at 95.93 yen, from 96.59 yen on Wednesday.

Also weighing on the euro, the ECB left unchanged its key lending rate, as expected, and stuck with the amount of covered bond purchases in its plan.

At his monthly news conference, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the rates remain "appropriate" in light of recent economic data.

Also, "we saw the euro slip a little bit on Moody's downgrade of Ireland," said Simpson.

In the overnight session, currency traders played off a Chinese official's call for a stable dollar and a diversification of reserve currencies Thursday, reports said, but the currency market reaction was muted.

China hopes for diversification of the international currency system in the future, and this topic could be addressed at next week's Group of Eight leaders' summit next week in Italy, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said, reiterating previous official remarks.

"The market's fear that capital flows are going to shift away from U.S. securities" will weigh on the dollar over time, said Todd Elmer, currency strategist at Citigroup. "There is no real indication it's happening quickly."

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CME Currencies Volume/Open Interest - Jul 2

CME Currencies Volume/Open Interest - Jul 2

For the previous business day.
                    Globex   --RTH Volume--    Total
                    Volume   Open     Other   Volume  Open Int Change
                            Outcry
-Australian Dollar
SEP09                 57,499      15     865   58,379   91,627    +840
DEC09                     41       0       0       41      310     +25
MAR10                      0       0       0        0       15   UNCHG
SEP10                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
TOTAL                 57,540      15     865   58,420   91,953    +865
-BRAZIL REAL
JUL09                      0       0       0        0      134   UNCHG
SEP09                      3       0       0        3    1,751      -3
DEC09                      0       0       0        0      246   UNCHG
TOTAL                      3       0       0        3    2,131      -3
-BRITISH POUND
SEP09                 92,432      10     800   93,242   92,109    +613
DEC09                     22       0       0       22      277     +19
JUN10                      0       0       0        0        2   UNCHG
SEP10                      0       0       0        0       20   UNCHG
TOTAL                 92,454      10     800   93,264   92,408    +632
-CANADIAN DOLLAR
SEP09                 55,394     246     300   55,940   75,352  -2,219
DEC09                     58       7       0       65    2,189     +17
MAR10                      0       0       0        0      495   UNCHG
JUN10                      0       0       0        0      114   UNCHG
SEP10                      3       0       0        3      149      +3
DEC10                      0       0       0        0       10   UNCHG
TOTAL                 55,455     253     300   56,008   78,309  -2,199
-RMB USD
JUL09                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
SEP09                      0       0       0        0       22   UNCHG
OCT09                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
DEC09                      2       0       0        2       96      +2
MAR10                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
APR10                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
DEC10                      0       0       0        0        3   UNCHG
TOTAL                      2       0       0        2      125      +2
-EURO FX
SEP09                218,296     166     866  219,328  118,866  +5,215
DEC09                     51       0       0       51      961     -16
MAR10                      9       0       0        9      331      +8
JUN10                      0       0       0        0        2   UNCHG
SEP10                      0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
TOTAL                218,356     166     866  219,388  120,161  +5,207
-E-MINI EURO FX
SEP09                                 2,950       0       2    2,952    1,686    +109
DEC09                                     0       0       0        0        2   UNCHG
TOTAL                                 2,950       0       2    2,952    1,688    +109
-JAPANESE YEN
SEP09                                66,771       0   1,491   68,262   73,013    -339
DEC09                      7       0       0        7      184   UNCHG
MAR10                      0       0       0        0       18   UNCHG
JUN10                                     0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
TOTAL                 66,778       0   1,491   68,269   73,216    -339
-E-MINI JAPANESE Y EN
SEP09                     77       0      43      120      188     -21
DEC09                                     0       0       0        0        1   UNCHG
TOTAL                                    77       0      43      120      189     -21
-KOREAN WON
SEP09                      0       0       0        0        7   UNCHG
TOTAL                      0       0       0        0        7   UNCHG
-MEXICAN PESO
SEP09                 10,854     358     504   11,716   56,397  +3,935
DEC09                      0       0       0        0      120   UNCHG
MAR10                      0       0       0        0      292   UNCHG
JUN10                      0       0       0        0    1,181   UNCHG
TOTAL                 10,854     358     504   11,716   57,990  +3,935
-NEW ZEALND DOLLAR
SEP09                  4,499       5   2,023    6,527   22,505  -1,222
DEC09                      0       5       0        5       15   UNCHG
TOTAL                  4,499      10   2,023    6,532   22,520  -1,222
-RUSSIAN RUBLE
SEP09                     43       0       3       46    5,913     -60
DEC09                    130       0       0      130    2,283   UNCHG
MAR10                      0       0       0        0    5,211   UNCHG
JUN10                    414       0       0      414    2,097    +411
MAR11                      0       0       0        0      838   UNCHG
DEC12                      0       0       0        0       10   UNCHG
TOTAL                    587       0       3      590   16,352    +351
-S.AFRICAN RAND
SEP09                     38       0      17       55    4,041     +33
TOTAL                     38       0      17       55    4,041     +33
-SWISS FRANC
SEP09                 49,626      18   1,614   51,258   35,783  +3,079
DEC09                      0       0       0        0      103   UNCHG
TOTAL                 49,626      18   1,614   51,258   35,886  +3,079

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Irish January-June Budget Deficit EUR14.7B Vs -EUR5.6M

Irish January-June Budget Deficit EUR14.7B Vs -EUR5.6M

DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--The Irish government said Thursday it posted a budget deficit of EUR14.7 billion for the first six months of 2009, compared with a deficit of EUR5.6 million from January to June 2008.

Tax revenue of EUR15.8 billion was EUR188 million, or 1.2%, below expectations for the period and was down 17.3% on the year. Tax revenue was EUR19.1 billion a year earlier.

"Stabilizing the public finances is a critical part of the renewal of our economy. We must pursue this course of action resolutely to allow all in society to benefit from the upturn in the global economy when it occurs," said Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.

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CME Financials Volume And Open Interest - Jul 2

CME Financials Volume And Open Interest - Jul 2

For previous business day.
                  Globex     --RTH Volume--
                  Volume       Open   Other      Total     Open
                             Outcry             Volume   Interest    Change
-EURODOLLAR
JUL09             16,150        549       0     16,699    126,865    +3,552
AUG09              2,420          0       0      2,420     13,484    +1,136
SEP09            153,919      2,968       0    156,887  1,044,583   -14,166
OCT09                  0          0       0          0      2,546     UNCHG
NOV09                168          0       0        168        284       +55
DEC09            212,567      3,183       0    215,750    916,362    +9,568
MAR10            274,926      7,917       0    282,843    823,671   +33,894
JUN10            259,654      2,023       0    261,677    577,394   +26,640
SEP10            301,174     23,960   5,050    330,184    489,055   +14,097
DEC10            212,111      2,103   2,000    216,214    623,680   +17,472
MAR11            145,480      2,852   2,000    150,332    347,383    +6,634
JUN11            112,255        939   2,000    115,194    325,255    +2,160
SEP11             58,094        247       0     58,341    219,010       +92
DEC11             52,986        322       0     53,308    144,981    +1,125
MAR12             43,358        313       0     43,671    104,768    +1,301
JUN12             46,982        338       0     47,320    109,418    -2,002
SEP12             14,849        455       0     15,304     66,652       +77
DEC12             10,328        450       0     10,778     57,688      +857
MAR13              8,096        349       0      8,445     65,413      -427
JUN13              8,469        356       0      8,825     33,812      -559
SEP13              4,391        244       0      4,635     40,457      +133
DEC13              4,587        261       0      4,848     30,240      +351
MAR14              3,331        189       0      3,520     25,711      +370
JUN14              2,734        188       0      2,922     18,843      -308
SEP14                225         26       0        251      9,364       -56
DEC14                177         26       0        203      6,548       +23
MAR15                159         26       0        185      5,983        +3
JUN15                 47         26       0         73      5,208       +16
SEP15                305         26       0        331      4,503        +2
DEC15                 46         27       0         73      5,675       +24
MAR16                203         25       0        228      6,559        +3
JUN16                 72         27       0         99      1,972        +1
SEP16                  0         26       0         26      2,331       +26
DEC16                 35         26       0         61      3,748       -19
MAR17                  0         25       0         25      2,316       -10
JUN17                  0         26       0         26      1,330       -10
SEP17                  0         25       0         25      1,120       -10
DEC17                  0         26       0         26      1,382     UNCHG
MAR18                  0         25       0         25      1,785       +15
JUN18                  0         26       0         26        294        +5
SEP18                  0         25       0         25        451       +10
DEC18                  0         26       0         26        614       +25
MAR19                  0         28       0         28        316       +25
JUN19                  0         40       0         40        209       +31
TOTAL          1,950,298     50,739  11,050  2,012,087  6,269,263  +102,156
-EMINI ED
SEP09                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
DEC09                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
MAR10                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
JUN10                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
SEP10                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
DEC10                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
MAR11                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
JUN11                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
SEP11                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
DEC11                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
MAR12                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
JUN12                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
SEP12                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
DEC12                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
MAR13                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
JUN13                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
SEP13                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
DEC13                  0          0       0          0          1     UNCHG
TOTAL                  0          0       0          0         18     UNCHG
-1 MOS LIBOR
JUL09              2,448          0       0      2,448     14,517    +5,262
AUG09                273          4       0        277      4,937      -204
SEP09                224          0       0        224      8,261       +10
OCT09                  0          0       0          0      1,532     UNCHG
NOV09                  0          0       0          0      1,168     UNCHG
DEC09                  2          0       0          2        240        +2
JAN10                  0          0       0          0        303     UNCHG
FEB10                  0          0       0          0        188     UNCHG
MAR10                 33          0       0         33        488     UNCHG
APR10                 34          0       0         34      3,488       +34
MAY10                  0          0       0          0         50     UNCHG

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US Economic Indicators: Latest 6 Months Data-Jul 2

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US Economic Indicators: Latest 6 Months Data-Jul 2

   Forecasts based on the projections from 10 economists as of Monday,
Jun 29. NA = not available. E = estimate. R = revised. **** = tentative.

                    --Forecast--
Date   Indicators  :Median  :  Jun     May     Apr      Mar     Feb      Jan
06/30 Cnsmr Confid :    56.0:  49.3    54.8    40.8R    26.9    25.3     37.4
07/01 Constrcn Spd :        :         964.0   972.5R   966.7R  970.4R   974.3R
07/01   % change   :    -1.0:          -0.9     0.6R    -0.4R   -0.4R    -3.7R
07/01 ISM          :    45.0:  44.8    42.8    40.1     36.3    35.8     35.6
07/01   Employment :        :  40.7    34.3    34.4     28.1    26.1     29.9
07/01   Prices     :        :  50.0    43.5    32.0     31.0    29.0     29.0
07/02 Unemply Clms :     619:[6/27      614  [6/20 R   630R ] [6/13       612]
07/02 Jobless Rate :     9.6:   9.5     9.4     8.9      8.5     8.1      7.6
07/02  Jobs (chg)  :        :  -467    -322    -519R    -652    -681     -741
07/02    Pvt (chg) :        :  -415    -312    -592R    -648    -688     -749
07/02    Manuf(chg):        :  -136    -156    -150     -172    -172     -262
07/02  Factory hrs :        :   2.8     2.8     2.7R     2.6     2.7      2.9
07/02  Avg Hr % chg:     0.1:   0.0     0.2     0.0R     0.2     0.2      0.2
07/02 Factory Ords :        :         347.9   343.8R   341.9   348.5    346.1
07/02   % change   :     1.2:           1.2     0.5R    -1.9     0.7     -3.5
07/02  Unfill Order:        :         747.3   749.1R   757.7   770.9    784.0
07/02   % change   :        :          -0.2    -1.1R    -1.7    -1.7     -2.0
07/08 Consumr Crdt :        :                         2551.1  2562.2R  2570.3R
07/08   change     :     NA :                          -11.1    -8.1R     7.0R
07/09 Wholesale Inv:        :                 405.4    411.1R  418.5    425.9
07/09   % change   :     NA :                  -1.4     -1.8R   -1.7     -0.3
07/09   Invty-Sales:        :                  1.31     1.32    1.31     1.34
07/10 Trade Balnce :     NA :                -29.16   -28.53R  -26.1R   -36.6R
07/10  Goods Balnce:     NA :                 -40.1    -39.2R  -37.2R   -47.6R
07/10   Imports    :        :                 150.3    152.5R  152.5R   161.5R
07/10   Exports    :        :                 121.1    123.9R  126.4R   125.0R
07/13 Trsy Budget  :     NA :        -189.7   -20.9   -191.6R  193.9R   -63.5R
07/14 PPI          :        :         170.8   169.9    168.9   170.1    170.4R
07/14   % change   :     NA :           0.2     0.3     -1.2     0.1      0.8
07/14   % 12-mo chg:        :          -5.0    -3.7     -3.5    -1.3     -1.0
07/14  PPI Core    :        :         171.1   171.3    171.4   171.6    171.3
07/14   % change   :     NA :          -0.1     0.1      0.0     0.2      0.2
07/14 Retail Sales :        :         340.0   338.4    339.2R  343.4    342.0
07/14   % change   :     NA :           0.5    -0.2     -1.2R    0.4      1.7
07/14  Ex-Auto     :        :         284.7   283.4    284.0R  287.0    284.0
07/14   % change   :     NA :           0.5    -0.2     -1.1R    1.1      1.4
07/14 Busin Invty  :        :                 1,385    1,400R  1,418    1,438
07/14   % change   :     NA :                  -1.1     -1.3R   -1.4     -1.2
07/14   % mfg chg  :        :                  -1.0     -1.2R   -1.3     -1.1
07/15 CPI          :        :         213.9   213.2    212.7   212.2    211.1
07/15   % change   :     NA :           0.1     0.0     -0.1     0.4      0.3
07/15   % 12-mo chg:        :          -1.3    -0.7     -0.4     0.2      0.0
07/15  CPI Core    :        :         219.1   219.1    218.6   217.7    216.7
07/15   % change   :     NA :           0.1     0.3      0.2     0.2      0.2
07/15 Real Earnings:        :          -0.3     0.4     -0.2R   -0.3     -0.2
07/15 Industl Prod :        :          95.8    96.9     97.6    99.4R   100.2R
07/15   % change   :     NA :          -1.1    -0.7     -1.8R   -0.8R    -2.1
07/15  Capacty Util:     NA :          68.3    69.0     69.4    70.7R    71.2R
07/17 Hsg Starts   :     NA :         0.532   0.454    0.521R  0.574    0.488
07/17   % change   :        :          17.2   -12.9     -9.2R   17.6    -12.2
07/17  Permits     :     NA :         0.518   0.498    0.511   0.550    0.531
07/17   % change   :        :           4.0    -2.5     -7.1     3.6     -5.9
07/20 LEI          :        :         100.2    99.0     97.9R   98.2R    98.9
07/20   % change   :     NA :           1.2     1.1     -0.3R   -0.7R     0.1
07/23 Exist Hm Sls :     NA :          4.77    4.66     4.55    4.71     4.49
07/23   % change   :        :          2.4%    2.4%    -3.4%    4.9%    -5.3%
07/27 S/F Home Sls :     NA :           342     344      335R    354R     329
07/27   % change   :        :         -0.6%    2.7%    -5.4%R   7.6%R  -12.0%
07/28 Pre Stl Imp  :        :         -16.0   -19.3     -3.1   -33.7     17.9
07/29 Durable Gds  :   615.0:         163.9   161.1    158.3R  161.8    159.2
07/29   % change   :     NA :           1.8     1.8     -2.2R    1.6     -7.8
07/29  NonDef Captl:        :          53.8    48.9     50.4R   50.9     48.6
07/29   % change   :        :          10.0    -2.9     -1.0R    4.7     -9.9
07/31 ECI          :     NA :[Q1 09     0.3 [Q4 08       0.6][Q3 08       0.6]
07/31  ECI Annual  :     NA :[Q1 09     2.1 [Q4 08       2.6][Q3 08       2.9]
07/31 GDP Annual % :     NA :[Q1 09  -5.5R  [Q4 08     -6.3 ][Q3 08      -0.5]
07/31  Final Sales%:     NA :[Q1 09  -6.4R  [Q4 08     -9.9 ][Q3 08       2.2]
07/31  PCE Defltr %      NA :[Q1 09   1.4R  [Q4 08     -4.3 ][Q3 08     -3.8 ]
07/31  Prc Defltr %:     NA :[Q1 09    2.8  [Q4 08      0.6 ][Q3 08       3.9]
07/31  Chnd Wt Prc%:        :[Q1 09    2.8  [Q4 08      0.5 ][Q3 08       3.9]
08/04 Personal Inc :        :12,261  12,094  12,015   12,048R 12,083R  12,084
08/04   % change   :     NA :           1.4     0.7     -0.3R   -0.3R     0.0R
08/04  PCE         :        :         9,961   9,936    9,935R  9,960R   9,921R
08/04   % change   :     NA :           0.3     0.0     -0.3R    0.4R     0.9R
08/11 Prod & Costs%:     NA :[Q1 08   1.8R  [Q4 08      -0.5][Q3 08       2.3]
08/11   Unit Labor%:     NA :[Q1 08   2.7R  [Q4 08       5.4][Q3 08       3.3]
08/27  Corp Profit%:        :[Q1 09   1.4R  [Q4 08     -10.7][Q3 08    -0.5R ]
09/16 Current Acct :        :[Q1 09 -$101.5 [Q4 08   -$154.9][Q3 08   -$184.2]
  -By Rodney Christian; Dow Jones Newswires; 202-646-1880;
   csstat@dowjones.com
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BOE To Buy GBP3.5 Billion Gilts Monday, GBP3.0 Billion Wednesday Via APF

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BOE To Buy GBP3.5 Billion Gilts Monday, GBP3.0 Billion Wednesday Via APF

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The Bank of England said Thursday that it will buy a total of GBP6.5 billion of U.K. government bonds, or gilts, next week via its Asset Purchase Facility.

The BOE will conduct a GBP3.5 billion reverse auction of eligible gilts maturing in the 2020 to 2032 range Monday, with a GBP3 billion operation covering 2015 to 2019 maturities scheduled for Wednesday.

Last month, the BOE's Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the size of its quantitative easing program - through which it is buying bonds with freshly created central bank money - at GBP125 billion and to leave its key interest rate at 0.5%.

As of last Friday, the BOE had bought GBP99.1 billion of securities through the APF.

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US Factory Orders-STATS-Historical, Shpmts, Unfilled, Invty

US Factory Orders-STATS-Historical, Shpmts, Unfilled, Invty

(NOTE: See New Orders historical data in story no. 84733)

  Seasonally adjusted data in millions of dollars. R denotes revised.
Source: U.S. Commerce Department.

              -SHIPMENTS-           -UNFILLED ORDERS-       -INVENTORIES-
                Mo Ago  Yr Ago         Mo Ago  Yr Ago         Mo Ago  Yr Ago
Month      Level   % chg % chg:   Level  % chg % chg :   Level   % chg  % chg
May 09    353,334   -0.9 -21.0:  747,289  -0.2  -7.8 :  513,329   -0.6   -6.5
Apr 09    356,430   -0.5 -20.1:  749,081  -1.1  -6.7 :  516,545   -1.2   -5.3
Mar 09    358,073   -1.8 -17.6:  757,692  -1.7  -4.9 :  522,662   -1.2   -4.2
Feb 09    364,479   -0.5 -15.1:  770,939  -1.7  -2.0 :  528,920   -1.3   -2.2
Jan 09    366,366   -2.6 -16.3:  783,955  -2.0   0.8 :  535,850   -1.1   -0.3
Dec 08    375,980   -3.3 -13.2:  800,360  -1.5   3.5 :  541,986   -1.9    2.1
Nov 08    388,928   -6.5 -10.7:  812,879  -0.9   7.6 :  552,253   -0.5    4.9
Oct 08    415,900   -3.6  -2.7:  820,672  -0.9   9.7 :  554,990   -0.6    6.2
Sep 08    431,492   -3.1   2.2:  828,225   0.2  11.8 :  558,296   -0.8    7.0
Aug 08    445,455   -3.7   5.2:  826,529   0.3  12.8 :  562,781    0.7    8.6
Jul 08    462,379    1.4   7.1:  824,232   0.8  13.7 :  559,070    0.6    7.8
Jun 08    455,873    1.9   7.8:  818,023   1.0  15.4 :  555,627    1.2    7.3
May 08    447,411    0.3   4.9:  810,293   0.9  15.8 :  548,825    0.6    6.2
Apr 08    446,031    2.7   5.5:  802,972   0.7  15.8 :  545,633    0.0    6.0
Mar 08    434,378    1.1   4.0:  797,114   1.3  17.1 :  545,791    0.9    6.4
Feb 08    429,531   -1.9   4.4:  786,860   1.2  17.3 :  540,675    0.6    5.5
Jan 08    437,643    1.1   7.1:  777,859   0.6  17.1 :  537,497    1.3    4.9
Dec 07    433,063   -0.6   3.2:  773,297   2.3  17.1 :  530,664    0.8    3.7
Nov 07    435,555    1.9   6.0:  755,712   1.0  15.6 :  526,439    0.7    2.9
Oct 07    427,623    1.3   4.6:  748,304   1.0  16.3 :  522,777    0.1    2.5
Sep 07    422,225   -0.3   2.8:  740,534   1.0  16.2 :  521,995    0.8    2.8
Aug 07    423,435   -1.9  -0.7:  732,889   1.1  19.5 :  518,057   -0.1    2.8
Jul 07    431,756    2.1   2.2:  724,733   2.2  18.0 :  518,644    0.1    3.5
Jun 07    422,938   -0.8  -0.8:  708,841   1.3  16.8 :  517,956    0.2    4.4
May 07    426,330    0.9   0.0:  699,668   0.9  17.0 :  516,996    0.4    5.2
Apr 07    422,726    1.2   1.3:  693,329   1.9  16.5 :  514,686    0.3    5.6
Mar 07    417,629    1.5  -0.4:  680,483   1.4  15.8 :  512,988    0.1    6.2
Feb 07    411,584    0.7  -0.8:  670,877   1.0  16.8 :  512,706    0.1    7.1
Jan 07    408,610   -2.6  -2.4:  664,272   0.6  16.9 :  512,189    0.1    7.0
Dec 06    419,663    2.2   0.7:  660,406   1.0  15.3 :  511,487    0.0    8.2
Nov 06    410,829    0.5   0.3:  653,650   1.6  16.0 :  511,609    0.3    9.0
Oct 06    408,628   -0.5   0.4:  643,221   1.0  17.6 :  510,028    0.5    9.3
Sep 06    410,821   -3.6   1.5:  637,063   3.9  18.2 :  507,632    0.7    9.8
Aug 06    426,221    0.8   6.9:  613,391  -0.1  14.8 :  504,079    0.6    9.2
Jul 06    422,650   -0.9   8.1:  614,072   1.1  16.6 :  500,974    0.9    8.5
Jun 06    426,294    0.0   9.0:  607,100   1.5  16.4 :  496,334    1.0    8.4
May 06    426,125    2.1   9.8:  598,148   0.5  18.0 :  491,256    0.7    7.6
Apr 06    417,258   -0.5   7.6:  595,079   1.2  20.2 :  487,600    1.0    6.7
Mar 06    419,491    1.1   8.3:  587,745   2.3  18.6 :  482,900    0.9    6.0
Feb 06    415,090   -0.8   9.2:  574,322   1.1  15.3 :  478,575    0.0    5.9
Jan 06    418,485    0.4   9.9:  568,234  -0.8  14.9 :  478,608    1.2    7.0
Dec 05    416,683    1.7  11.0:  572,835   1.6  15.4 :  472,860    0.8    7.3
Nov 05    409,711    0.7   9.8:  563,554   3.0  13.4 :  469,304    0.5    6.6
Oct 05    406,903    0.5  10.3:  546,980   1.5  11.2 :  466,827    1.0    7.4
Sep 05    404,787    1.5  11.4:  539,073   0.9   9.3 :  462,324    0.2    7.4
Aug 05    398,861    2.0  10.1:  534,449   1.5   8.7 :  461,411    0.0    7.4
Jul 05    391,130    0.0   9.5:  526,765   1.0   6.9 :  461,583    0.8    8.3
Jun 05    391,171    0.8   9.7:  521,648   2.9   7.0 :  457,820    0.2    8.3
May 05    388,071    0.1  10.1:  506,868   2.4   4.3 :  456,706    0.0    9.1
Apr 05    387,625    0.1  10.0:  494,901  -0.1   2.3 :  456,878    0.3   10.1
Mar 05    387,240    1.9   9.3:  495,425  -0.5   2.7 :  455,665    0.8   10.3
Feb 05    379,951   -0.2  12.0:  497,952   0.6   4.3 :  451,939    1.0    9.9
Jan 05    380,836    1.4  12.2:  494,758  -0.3   4.0 :  447,366    1.5    9.6
Dec 04    375,496    0.6  10.0:  496,343  -0.1   3.9 :  440,697    0.1    7.9
Nov 04    373,078    1.1   9.8:  496,962   1.0   4.8 :  440,048    1.2    7.6
Oct 04    368,982    1.6   8.1:  492,038  -0.2   4.7 :  434,635    1.0    6.0
Sep 04    363,220    0.3   6.9:  493,244   0.3   6.2 :  430,452    0.2    4.9
Aug 04    362,297    1.4   9.2:  491,893  -0.2   6.0 :  429,747    0.8    4.1
Jul 04    357,137    0.2   5.8:  492,742   1.1   6.8 :  426,216    0.9    2.9
Jun 04    356,599    1.2   7.4:  487,465   0.3   5.3 :  422,564    1.0    1.2
May 04    352,370    0.0   7.4:  485,770   0.4   5.2 :  418,482    0.8   -0.4
Apr 04    352,424   -0.5   7.7:  483,837   0.3   4.9 :  414,991    0.4   -1.7
Mar 04    354,351    4.5   5.5:  482,462   1.1   4.7 :  413,188    0.5   -2.3
Feb 04    339,254   -0.1   2.0:  477,280   0.3   3.6 :  411,076    0.7   -3.3
Jan 04    339,559   -0.5   3.0:  475,897  -0.4   3.7 :  408,249    0.0   -3.1
Dec 03    341,265    0.4   5.0:  477,608   0.8   3.4 :  408,304   -0.2   -3.5
Nov 03    339,743   -0.4   3.1:  474,027   0.8   1.5 :  408,942   -0.3   -2.6
Oct 03    341,230    0.4   3.1:  470,141   1.3  -0.3 :  410,125    0.0   -2.4
Sep 03    339,779    2.4   2.9:  464,236   0.1  -2.8 :  410,318   -0.6   -2.3
Aug 03    331,713   -1.8   0.7:  463,833   0.5  -4.3 :  412,857   -0.3   -1.4
Jul 03    337,663    1.7   3.6:  461,536  -0.3  -4.6 :  414,168   -0.8   -0.8
Jun 03    332,100    1.2   1.4:  462,950   0.2  -4.4 :  417,365   -0.7    0.1
May 03    328,149    0.3  -0.2:  461,881   0.1  -6.4 :  420,236   -0.4    1.0
Apr 03    327,316   -2.5   0.7:  461,257   0.1  -7.2 :  422,041   -0.2    1.1
Mar 03    335,788    1.0   3.8:  460,615   0.0  -8.2 :  422,929   -0.5    1.2
Feb 03    332,602    0.9   3.9:  460,642   0.4  -8.7 :  425,169    0.9    1.2
Jan 03    329,672    1.4   2.6:  458,965  -0.7  -9.0 :  421,282   -0.4   -0.9
Dec 02    324,964   -1.4   0.8:  462,122  -1.0 -10.2 :  423,133    0.8   -1.2
Nov 02    329,487   -0.4   3.1:  466,839  -1.0 -10.1 :  419,927   -0.1   -3.3
Oct 02    330,948    0.2   3.2:  471,373  -1.3 -10.1 :  420,403    0.1   -4.5
Sep 02    330,331    0.3   3.0:  477,547  -1.5  -8.4 :  420,077    0.4   -5.6
Aug 02    329,305    1.1  -0.4:  484,740   0.2  -8.0 :  418,554    0.3   -6.9
Jul 02    325,855   -0.5  -0.6:  483,995  -0.1  -8.9 :  417,505    0.1   -8.1
Jun 02    327,525   -0.4  -0.9:  484,452  -1.8  -9.5 :  417,107    0.2   -9.3
May 02    328,827    1.2  -3.2:  493,400  -0.7  -8.1 :  416,209   -0.3  -10.6
Apr 02    325,085    0.5  -1.9:  496,790  -0.9  -7.9 :  417,622    0.0  -11.2
Mar 02    323,526    1.1  -4.8:  501,523  -0.6  -7.5 :  417,737   -0.6  -11.6
Feb 02    320,138   -0.4  -7.6:  504,319  -0.1  -6.9 :  420,193   -1.2  -12.0
Jan 02    321,264   -0.3  -6.4:  504,633  -1.9  -7.6 :  425,219   -0.7  -12.0
Dec 01    322,274    0.9  -7.9:  514,349  -0.9  -6.4 :  428,113   -1.4  -11.1
Nov 01    319,550   -0.3  -7.9:  519,174  -1.0  -5.3 :  434,143   -1.3  -10.0
Oct 01    320,664    0.0  -8.1:  524,522   0.6  -3.6 :  440,017   -1.1   -8.3
Sep 01    320,662   -3.0  -9.6:  521,595  -1.0  -4.4 :  444,788   -1.1   -6.9
Aug 01    330,554    0.8  -5.0:  526,959  -0.8  -2.4 :  449,772   -1.0   -5.8
Jul 01    327,846   -0.8  -6.6:  531,190  -0.7  -1.3 :  454,507   -1.2   -4.5
Jun 01    330,442   -2.7  -6.9:  535,029  -0.4  -0.5 :  459,925   -1.2   -2.9
May 01    339,654    2.5  -3.0:  536,957  -0.4   5.3 :  465,528   -1.0   -0.9
Apr 01    331,244   -2.5  -6.7:  539,206  -0.5   5.4 :  470,031   -0.5    0.1
Mar 01    339,752   -1.9  -2.4:  542,185   0.1   6.0 :  472,451   -1.1    1.3
Feb 01    346,329    0.9   1.5:  541,701  -0.8   6.3 :  477,694   -1.1    2.4
Jan 01    343,214   -1.9  -2.6:  546,064  -0.6   6.9 :  483,251    0.3    4.2
Dec 00    349,908    0.9   1.6:  549,445   0.2   8.7 :  481,673   -0.2    3.9
Nov 00    346,824   -0.6   0.8:  548,222   0.8  10.1 :  482,452    0.5    4.8
Oct 00    348,822   -1.7   2.1:  543,945  -0.4   8.9 :  480,005    0.5    5.2
Sep 00    354,838    2.0   4.7:  545,860   1.1  10.2 :  477,656    0.0    5.1
Aug 00    347,893   -0.9   2.2:  539,927   0.3   9.5 :  477,596    0.3    5.6
Jul 00    350,966   -1.2   4.9:  538,130   0.1   9.0 :  476,004    0.5    5.4
Jun 00    355,102    1.4   6.3:  537,691   5.5   9.6 :  473,759    0.8    5.4
May 00    350,320   -1.3   4.8:  509,821  -0.3   3.3 :  469,808    0.0    4.4
Apr 00    355,110    2.0   7.6:  511,526   0.0   3.2 :  469,712    0.7    4.8
Mar 00    348,281    2.1   5.7:  511,341   0.3   2.7 :  466,570    0.0    4.0
Feb 00    341,127   -3.2   2.4:  509,605  -0.2   2.5 :  466,400    0.5    4.4
Jan 00    352,341    2.3   7.4:  510,755   1.0   2.6 :  463,859    0.1    3.8
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US Factory Orders-STATS-Historical, New Orders

US Factory Orders-STATS-Historical, New Orders

(NOTE:See Shipments, Unfilled Orders, Inventories historical data story 84734)

  Seasonally adjusted data in millions of dollars. R denotes revised.
Source: U.S. Commerce Department.

          -NEW ORDERS-                -EX-TRANSPORTATI       -EX-DEFENSE-
                Mo Ago  Yr Ago       Mo Ago  Yr Ago          Mo Ago  Yr Ago
Month     Level    % chg % chg:   Level  % chg % chg :   Level   % chg  % chg
May 09    347,850    1.2 -22.7:  305,534   0.8 -22.3 :  332,815    1.0  -23.9
Apr 09    343,760    0.5 -22.9:  302,992  -0.2 -22.3 :  329,548   -0.1  -24.2
Mar 09    341,935   -1.9 -22.3:  303,588  -2.1 -20.0 :  329,721   -2.0  -23.1
Feb 09    348,460    0.7 -19.7:  310,064   0.5 -16.1 :  336,310   -0.1  -20.2
Jan 09    346,120   -3.5 -20.5:  308,610  -2.4 -17.8 :  336,726   -1.9  -20.7
Dec 08    358,811   -4.9 -19.5:  316,246  -5.4 -16.1 :  343,073   -6.3  -20.7
Nov 08    377,203   -6.5 -13.8:  334,138  -6.0 -10.8 :  366,069   -6.6  -14.9
Oct 08    403,315   -6.0  -6.3:  355,543  -5.1  -3.3 :  392,117   -5.2   -6.6
Sep 08    429,286   -3.1   0.9:  374,477  -4.3   3.1 :  413,595   -4.0   -0.6
Aug 08    443,200   -4.3   3.9:  391,266  -3.6   8.2 :  430,776   -4.5    4.3
Jul 08    462,993    0.7   4.7:  405,680   0.5  10.0 :  450,930    1.2    4.6
Jun 08    459,576    2.1   7.5:  403,771   2.7  12.1 :  445,374    1.8    6.3
May 08    450,033    0.9   5.4:  393,181   0.8   7.9 :  437,322    0.6    4.7
Apr 08    445,915    1.3   4.0:  390,058   2.8   8.1 :  434,754    1.4    3.5
Mar 08    440,216    1.5   4.2:  379,303   2.6   6.9 :  428,590    1.7    3.3
Feb 08    433,860   -0.4   5.1:  369,652  -1.6   5.3 :  421,463   -0.8    4.6
Jan 08    435,415   -2.4   7.3:  375,521  -0.4   8.1 :  424,777   -1.8    7.2
Dec 07    445,917    1.9   5.7:  376,912   0.6   5.4 :  432,783    0.6    4.8
Nov 07    437,808    1.8   5.3:  374,678   1.9   6.9 :  430,197    2.5    6.5
Oct 07    430,254    1.1   5.3:  367,760   1.2   5.3 :  419,672    0.9    4.7
Sep 07    425,399   -0.3  -0.8:  363,302   0.4   2.8 :  416,014    0.8    0.4
Aug 07    426,512   -3.5   1.6:  361,733  -1.9  -0.4 :  412,887   -4.2    0.8
Jul 07    442,069    3.4   4.3:  368,763   2.4   0.3 :  431,040    2.9    3.9
Jun 07    427,369    0.1  -0.5:  360,161  -1.2  -1.7 :  418,857    0.3    0.2
May 07    427,149   -0.4   1.0:  364,448   1.0   0.0 :  417,772   -0.6    0.4
Apr 07    428,894    1.6   2.3:  360,675   1.6   0.7 :  420,103    1.2    2.2
Mar 07    422,322    2.3  -1.0:  354,855   1.1  -1.0 :  415,000    3.0   -0.4
Feb 07    412,981    1.8  -0.2:  351,082   1.1  -0.1 :  402,936    1.6   -0.3
Jan 07    405,820   -3.8  -0.6:  347,407  -2.9  -2.8 :  396,406   -4.0   -2.3
Dec 06    421,690    1.4   0.6:  357,689   2.0   2.6 :  412,874    2.2    0.7
Nov 06    415,722    1.8  -1.1:  350,587   0.4   0.8 :  404,026    0.8   -1.7
Oct 06    408,514   -4.8  -0.1:  349,255  -1.2   1.5 :  400,833   -3.2    0.7
Sep 06    429,000    2.2   6.5:  353,500  -2.7   2.9 :  414,284    1.1    5.1
Aug 06    419,738   -1.0   4.9:  363,286  -1.2   6.8 :  409,772   -1.2    4.6
Jul 06    423,937   -1.3   8.7:  367,619   0.3  11.6 :  414,956   -0.7    9.0
Jun 06    429,311    1.5   7.4:  366,514   0.5  10.2 :  417,977    0.5    7.4
May 06    423,108    0.9   7.4:  364,517   1.7  11.9 :  416,026    1.2    8.2
Apr 06    419,229   -1.7  10.1:  358,317  -0.1  10.5 :  411,200   -1.3   10.6
Mar 06    426,610    3.1  12.6:  358,601   2.0   9.8 :  416,820    3.1   12.4
Feb 06    413,922    1.4   9.8:  351,555  -1.6   9.6 :  404,262   -0.4    9.6
Jan 06    408,350   -2.6   9.5:  357,261   2.5  12.3 :  405,896   -1.0   11.1
Dec 05    419,154   -0.2  13.7:  348,637   0.2  10.7 :  409,907   -0.2   13.1
Nov 05    420,178    2.7  13.0:  347,773   1.1  10.8 :  410,911    3.2   13.0
Oct 05    408,999    1.5  13.1:  344,062   0.1  11.2 :  398,070    1.0   13.2
Sep 05    402,911    0.7  12.4:  343,701   1.0  12.6 :  394,127    0.6   12.7
Aug 05    400,198    2.6  12.7:  340,277   3.3  12.5 :  391,829    2.9   12.8
Jul 05    390,052   -2.4   9.5:  329,504  -0.9  10.4 :  380,682   -2.1    9.3
Jun 05    399,829    1.5  13.5:  332,447   2.0  12.2 :  389,004    1.1   13.6
May 05    393,875    3.4  13.1:  325,856   0.4  10.6 :  384,629    3.4   13.0
Apr 05    380,848    0.5   9.5:  324,414  -0.6  10.9 :  371,908    0.3    9.7
Mar 05    378,782    0.5   7.1:  326,485   1.8  10.7 :  370,979    0.5    7.8
Feb 05    377,085    1.1  12.6:  320,756   0.8  15.0 :  368,998    1.0   13.4
Jan 05    372,812    1.1  12.2:  318,068   1.0  13.2 :  365,196    0.8   12.6
Dec 04    368,733   -0.8   8.7:  314,914   0.3  11.1 :  362,400   -0.4   10.2
Nov 04    371,871    2.8  10.1:  313,920   1.5  11.7 :  363,676    3.4   10.5
Oct 04    361,655    0.9   5.9:  309,319   1.3   8.9 :  351,589    0.5    6.0
Sep 04    358,497    0.9   7.1:  305,292   1.0   9.5 :  349,749    0.6    7.2
Aug 04    355,241   -0.3   8.3:  302,390   1.3   9.8 :  347,506   -0.3    9.5
Jul 04    356,370    1.2   7.5:  298,551   0.7   8.0 :  348,450    1.7    7.7
Jun 04    352,293    1.2   7.6:  296,337   0.6   8.9 :  342,467    0.6    7.5
May 04    348,145    0.1   7.7:  294,695   0.7   9.6 :  340,418    0.4    8.5
Apr 04    347,897   -1.6   7.9:  292,579  -0.8   9.6 :  338,903   -1.6    8.6
Mar 04    353,560    5.6   7.1:  294,989   5.7   7.4 :  344,257    5.8    7.5
Feb 04    334,748    0.7   1.8:  279,034  -0.7   2.0 :  325,280    0.3    1.9
Jan 04    332,340   -2.0   3.4:  280,905  -0.9   4.3 :  324,261   -1.4    3.0
Dec 03    339,245    0.4   7.5:  283,473   0.9   5.6 :  328,796   -0.1    6.7
Nov 03    337,830   -1.1   5.6:  280,968  -1.1   5.1 :  329,149   -0.8    4.8
Oct 03    341,520    2.1   6.7:  284,046   1.9   5.8 :  331,783    1.7    5.1
Sep 03    334,624    2.0   5.3:  278,800   1.2   3.9 :  326,388    2.8    5.4
Aug 03    328,091   -1.1   0.9:  275,452  -0.3   3.7 :  317,445   -1.9    0.0
Jul 03    331,622    1.3   3.5:  276,413   1.5   4.8 :  323,665    1.6    3.9
Jun 03    327,329    1.3   4.5:  272,207   1.3   2.7 :  318,573    1.6    3.9
May 03    323,239    0.2   0.9:  268,762   0.7   0.0 :  313,625    0.5   -0.3
Apr 03    322,446   -2.3   2.4:  266,987  -2.8   1.1 :  312,020   -2.5    1.1
Mar 03    330,058    0.4   4.7:  274,717   0.4   5.4 :  320,098    0.3    4.8
Feb 03    328,689    2.3   4.5:  273,551   1.5   5.6 :  319,116    1.4    4.5
Jan 03    321,271    1.8   4.9:  269,442   0.4   4.4 :  314,844    2.1    4.3
Dec 02    315,474   -1.4   0.9:  268,326   0.4   0.9 :  308,258   -1.9    0.8
Nov 02    320,028    0.0   3.3:  267,227  -0.4   1.3 :  314,109   -0.5    3.5
Oct 02    319,941    0.6   0.3:  268,406   0.0   1.9 :  315,739    2.0    5.2
Sep 02    317,923   -2.2   2.4:  268,371   1.0   1.1 :  309,644   -2.5    2.6
Aug 02    325,056    1.4   0.9:  265,717   0.8  -3.2 :  317,493    1.9    0.4
Jul 02    320,430    2.3   0.4:  263,682  -0.5  -2.8 :  311,527    1.6   -0.3
Jun 02    313,096   -2.3  -3.1:  265,020  -1.4  -2.6 :  306,562   -2.5   -3.3
May 02    320,345    1.7  -3.6:  268,730   1.7  -4.2 :  314,534    1.9   -3.2
Apr 02    314,985    0.0  -2.4:  264,193   1.4  -2.9 :  308,697    1.1   -2.4
Mar 02    315,117    0.1  -5.6:  260,630   0.6  -6.2 :  305,405    0.0   -5.9
Feb 02    314,657    2.7  -6.2:  259,140   0.4  -9.7 :  305,434    1.2   -7.2
Jan 02    306,399   -2.0  -8.0:  258,054  -3.0 -10.2 :  301,886   -1.3   -8.0
Dec 01    312,638    0.9  -8.7:  266,032   0.8  -7.9 :  305,713    0.7   -9.8
Nov 01    309,854   -2.9  -9.9:  263,885   0.2  -9.2 :  303,624    1.1   -9.7
Oct 01    319,082    2.8  -5.9:  263,324  -0.8  -9.4 :  300,232   -0.5  -10.0
Sep 01    310,429   -3.7 -12.0:  265,366  -3.3  -9.9 :  301,745   -4.5  -13.0
Aug 01    322,195    0.9  -5.8:  274,539   1.2  -5.8 :  316,123    1.2   -5.8
Jul 01    319,215   -1.2  -7.0:  271,169  -0.4  -7.2 :  312,438   -1.4   -7.5
Jun 01    323,203   -2.8 -13.8:  272,150  -3.0  -8.8 :  316,895   -2.5   -9.0
May 01    332,414    3.0  -2.5:  280,549   3.1  -3.3 :  324,977    2.8   -3.2
Apr 01    322,591   -3.4  -7.3:  272,110  -2.0  -7.4 :  316,144   -2.6   -7.8
Mar 01    333,806   -0.5  -2.7:  277,794  -3.2  -4.8 :  324,718   -1.3   -3.9
Feb 01    335,345    0.7   0.7:  286,940  -0.1   2.1 :  329,084    0.3    0.4
Jan 01    333,049   -2.7  -5.0:  287,342  -0.6  -0.6 :  328,216   -3.2   -3.8
Dec 00    342,379   -0.4  -0.6:  288,973  -0.6   0.6 :  338,912    0.8    0.5
Nov 00    343,757    1.4   2.6:  290,625   0.0   2.8 :  336,161    0.8    1.8
Oct 00    339,131   -3.8   0.0:  290,554  -1.3   3.0 :  333,446   -3.9    0.8
Sep 00    352,692    3.1   5.5:  294,438   1.0   4.8 :  347,003    3.4    5.3
Aug 00    342,109   -0.4   2.7:  291,421  -0.3   5.1 :  335,584   -0.6    2.3
Jul 00    343,330   -8.5   4.0:  292,275  -2.1   6.2 :  337,725   -3.0    4.7
Jun 00    375,090   10.0  15.6:  298,452   2.9   9.8 :  348,066    3.7    9.1
May 00    341,093   -2.0   4.8:  290,008  -1.3   7.2 :  335,624   -2.1    5.4
Apr 00    347,981    1.4   8.6:  293,874   0.7   9.4 :  342,944    1.5    9.0
Mar 00    343,170    3.0   5.9:  291,763   3.8   8.7 :  338,014    3.2    6.9
Feb 00    333,119   -5.0   2.3:  281,145  -2.7   4.1 :  327,668   -4.0    2.8
Jan 00    350,761    1.8   8.6:  288,953   0.6   9.6 :  341,253    1.2    8.3
  -By Rodney Christian; Dow Jones Newswires; (202) 646-1880;
   csstat@dowjones.com

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BOE Miles: Better On Strict Side In Macroprudential Tools

BOE Miles: Better On Strict Side In Macroprudential Tools

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles said Thursday that the experience of the financial crisis suggests that it is better to err on the strict side when implementing macroprudential regulation.

In a speech at the London School of Economics, Miles also said he believed that there is no obvious overall loss from house price declines, which create both winners and losers.

He also said it would be sensible to consider whether commission paid to financial intermediaries on mortgage deals is appropriate, and if it should be banned for the same reason that commission on savings products already has been.

"Given what we have been through, I think it makes sense to take more type 1 risk in thinking about regulation; that is, the risk of being too tough on some products and institutions when we need not have been," Miles said.

-By Natasha Brereton, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9254; natasha.brereton@dowjones.com

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US Jobs-STATS-Historical

US Jobs-STATS-Historical

   Employment in thousands of persons. Average hours and earnings in
dollars. Aggregate hours index (100=2002). Source: U.S. Labor Department.
  NOTE: Establishment data reflects the conversion to the 2002 version
of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as
tabulation basis.

           Nonfarm     Average Wkly  Average Hrly     Aggregate
         Payroll Chan      Hours        Earnings        Hours   Unemploy
Month   Ttl  Manu  Pvt   Total Manuf   Total % chg   Total % chg    Rate
Jun 09  -467 -136 -415    33.0  39.5   18.53   0.0    99.0  -0.8     9.5
May 09  -322 -156 -312    33.1  39.4   18.53   0.2    99.8  -0.3     9.4
Apr 09  -519 -150 -592    33.1  39.6   18.50   0.0   100.1  -0.6     8.9
Mar 09  -652 -172 -648    33.1  39.4   18.50   0.2   100.7  -1.2     8.5
Feb 09  -681 -172 -688    33.3  39.5   18.46   0.2   101.9  -0.6     8.1
Jan 09  -741 -262 -749    33.3  39.8   18.43   0.2   102.5  -0.7     7.6
Dec 08  -681 -180 -670    33.3  39.9   18.40   0.3   103.2  -0.9     7.2
Nov 08  -597 -121 -601    33.4  40.2   18.34   0.3   104.1  -0.9     6.8
Oct 08  -380 -119 -384    33.5  40.4   18.28   0.6   105.0  -1.0     6.6
Sep 08  -403  -69 -384    33.6  40.5   18.17   0.2   106.1  -0.7     6.2
Aug 08  -127  -61 -139    33.7  40.9   18.14   0.4   106.8  -0.1     6.1
Jul 08   -67  -40 -106    33.7  41.0   18.06   0.3   106.9  -0.1     5.7
Jun 08  -100  -44 -110    33.7  41.0   18.00   0.3   107.0  -0.1     5.5
May 08   -47  -21  -99    33.7  41.0   17.95   0.3   107.1  -0.4     5.5
Apr 08   -67  -52  -91    33.8  41.0   17.89   0.1   107.5  -0.1      5.
Mar 08   -88  -46 -103    33.8  41.2   17.87   0.3   107.6   0.3     5.1
Feb 08   -83  -47 -109    33.7  41.1   17.81   0.3   107.3  -0.1     4.8
Jan 08   -76  -35  -79    33.7  41.1   17.75   0.3   107.4  -0.4     4.9
Dec 07    41  -22  -14    33.8  41.1   17.70   0.3   107.8   0.1     5.0
Nov 07    60   -3   44    33.8  41.3   17.64   0.3   107.7   0.0     4.7
Oct 07   140  -25  105    33.8  41.2   17.59   0.1   107.7   0.1     4.8
Sep 07    81  -22   66    33.8  41.4   17.57   0.3   107.6   0.2     4.7
Aug 07    74  -40   32    33.8  41.3   17.51   0.2   107.4   0.0     4.7
Jul 07    57   -6   89    33.8  41.4   17.47   0.3   107.4  -0.2     4.7
Jun 07   107  -20   91    33.9  41.4   17.41   0.4   107.6   0.5     4.6
May 07   162  -12  137    33.8  41.1   17.34   0.3   107.1   0.3     4.5
Apr 07    46  -31   28    33.8  41.1   17.29   0.3   106.8  -0.3     4.5
Mar 07   177  -35  161    33.9  41.2   17.24   0.4   107.1   0.8     4.4
Feb 07    25  -27    1    33.7  40.9   17.17   0.3   106.2  -0.3     4.5
Jan 07   126  -18  106    33.8  40.9   17.12   0.3   106.5  -0.2     4.6
Dec 06   199  -22  189    33.9  41.1   17.07   0.5   106.7   0.5     4.4
Nov 06   182  -35  171    33.8  41.0   16.99   0.2   106.2  -0.1     4.5
Oct 06    73  -48   67    33.9  41.2   16.95   0.4   106.3   0.4     4.4
Sep 06   165  -22  119    33.8  41.1   16.88   0.3   105.9  -0.3     4.5
Aug 06   191  -17  173    33.9  41.2   16.83   0.2   106.2   0.2     4.7
Jul 06   262  -23  184    33.9  41.4   16.79   0.4   106.0   0.2     4.7
Jun 06    94   10   98    33.9  41.2   16.72   0.4   105.8   0.4     4.6
May 06    22  -26   16    33.8  41.1   16.66   0.0   105.4  -0.2     4.7
Apr 06   147    8  134    33.9  41.2   16.66   0.7   105.6   0.5     4.7
Mar 06   259   -1  237    33.8  41.1   16.55   0.4   105.1   0.3     4.7
Feb 06   273   -5  248    33.8  41.1   16.49   0.4   104.8   0.0     4.7
Jan 06   232    9  267    33.9  41.0   16.43   0.4   104.8   0.6     4.7
Dec 05   152    5  132    33.8  40.8   16.37   0.4   104.2   0.2     4.8
Nov 05   361    1  323    33.8  40.9   16.31   0.1   104.0   0.4     5.0
Oct 05   105   19  123    33.8  41.0   16.30   0.6   103.6   0.1      5.
Sep 05   110  -23  126    33.8  40.7   16.20   0.1   103.5   0.5     5.1
Aug 05   213  -11  203    33.7  40.5   16.18   0.2   103.0   0.2     4.9
Jul 05   368   -7  273    33.7  40.4   16.15   0.4   102.8   0.2     5.0
Jun 05   261  -27  278    33.7  40.4   16.08   0.2   102.6   0.4     5.0
May 05   177    0  166    33.7  40.4   16.05   0.2   102.2  -0.2     5.1
Apr 05   332  -18  306    33.8  40.5   16.02   0.3   102.4   0.7     5.1
Mar 05   119   -5  125    33.7  40.4   15.98   0.3   101.7  -0.2     5.2
Feb 05   209    9  209    33.8  40.6   15.93   0.1   101.9   0.6     5.4
Jan 05   125  -25   95    33.7  40.7   15.91   0.3   101.3  -0.2     5.2
Dec 04   144  -22  131    33.8  40.6   15.87   0.1   101.5   0.8     5.4
Nov 04    63  -23   40    33.6  40.5   15.85   0.2   100.7  -0.3     5.4
Oct 04   359    0  322    33.7  40.6   15.82   0.2   101.0   0.1     5.5
Sep 04   176  -12  171    33.8  40.8   15.79   0.3   100.9   0.5     5.4
Aug 04    83    2   83    33.7  40.8   15.75   0.3   100.4   0.2     5.4
Jul 04   112   11   50    33.7  40.9   15.71   0.3   100.2   0.4     5.5
Jun 04    89   -7  111    33.6  40.7   15.67   0.2    99.8  -0.4     5.6
May 04   282   25  296    33.8  41.1   15.64   0.3   100.2   0.6     5.6
Apr 04   270   27  244    33.7  40.8   15.60   0.2    99.6   0.3     5.6
Mar 04   334    9  291    33.7  40.9   15.57   0.2    99.3   0.0     5.8
Feb 04    27  -16   19    33.8  41.0   15.54   0.2    99.3   0.0     5.6
Jan 04   142   -7  155    33.8  40.9   15.51   0.2    99.3   0.7     5.7
Dec 03   124  -15  113    33.6  40.7   15.48   0.1    98.6  -0.2     5.7
Nov 03    18  -19   41    33.7  40.9   15.47   0.3    98.8   0.0     5.8
Oct 03   203  -13  149    33.7  40.6   15.43   0.1    98.8   0.4     6.0
Sep 03   103  -31  155    33.6  40.5   15.42   0.0    98.4  -0.1     6.1
Aug 03   -42  -23   35    33.7  40.2   15.42   0.1    98.5   0.3     6.1
Jul 03    25  -92   -2    33.6  40.0   15.40   0.3    98.2   0.0     6.2
Jun 03    -2  -63  -41    33.6  40.3   15.36   0.1    98.2  -0.3     6.3
May 03    -6  -52   22    33.7  40.2   15.34   0.4    98.5   0.2     6.1
Apr 03   -49 -114  -34    33.6  40.0   15.28  -0.1    98.3  -0.6     6.0
Mar 03  -212  -58 -198    33.8  40.4   15.29   0.0    98.9   0.3     5.9
Feb 03  -158  -87 -156    33.6  40.2   15.29   0.5    98.6  -0.8     5.9
Jan 03    83  -43   45    33.8  40.3   15.22   0.1    99.4   0.1     5.8
Dec 02  -156  -82 -163    33.8  40.5   15.21   0.4    99.3  -0.3     6.0
Nov 02     8  -67  -14    33.8  40.4   15.15   0.2    99.6   0.0     5.9
Oct 02   126  -56  113    33.8  40.3   15.12   0.3    99.6  -0.2     5.7
Sep 02   -55  -49  -12    33.9  40.5   15.07   0.3    99.8  -0.1     5.7
Aug 02   -16  -86  -61    33.9  40.5   15.02   0.3    99.9   0.3     5.7
Jul 02   -97  -47  -92    33.8  40.4   14.98   0.2    99.6  -0.5     5.8
Jun 02    45  -41   10    33.9  40.7   14.95   0.3   100.1  -0.1     5.8
May 02    -7  -56  -78    33.9  40.6   14.88   0.2   100.2  -0.2     5.8
Apr 02   -85  -52  -97    33.9  40.5   14.83   0.1   100.4  -0.1     5.9
Mar 02   -24  -72  -65    33.9  40.5   14.82   0.2   100.5   0.2     5.7
Feb 02  -147  -80 -160    33.8  40.3   14.79   0.2   100.3   0.0     5.7
Jan 02  -132 -112 -154    33.8  40.2   14.76   0.2   100.3  -0.4     5.7
Dec 01  -178 -115 -207    33.9  40.3   14.75   0.3   100.7   0.2     5.7
Nov 01  -292 -146 -343    33.8  40.1   14.72   0.3   100.5  -0.1     5.5
Oct 01  -325 -142 -358    33.7  40.1   14.66   0.2   100.6  -0.6     5.3
Sep 01  -244 -112 -268    33.8  40.2   14.64   0.4   101.2  -0.6     5.0
Aug 01  -160 -153 -193    33.9  40.3   14.60   0.3   101.8  -0.5     4.9
Jul 01  -125 -138 -173    34.0  40.6   14.56   0.3   102.3  -0.1     4.6
Jun 01  -128 -146 -236    34.0  40.3   14.55   0.4   102.4  -0.2     4.5
May 01   -44 -141  -81    34.0  40.4   14.50   0.2   102.6  -0.1     4.3
Apr 01  -281 -136 -328    34.0  40.5   14.45   0.2   102.7  -0.6     4.4
Mar 01   -30  -90  -69    34.1  40.5   14.42   0.4   103.3   0.3     4.3
Feb 01    61  -85  -10    34.0  40.5   14.38   0.5   103.0  -0.7     4.2
Jan 01   -16  -64  -47    34.2  40.7   14.29   0.1   103.7   0.5     4.2
Dec 00   138  -24   94    34.0  40.4   14.28   0.4   103.2  -0.5     3.9
Nov 00   231  -13  214    34.2  41.1   14.23   0.4   103.7  -0.2     3.9
Oct 00   -11  -11  -19    34.3  41.1   14.18   0.5   103.9   0.3     3.9
Sep 00   122  -60  224    34.2  41.0   14.12   0.3   103.6   0.2     3.9
Aug 00     3  -35   33    34.2  41.0   14.07   0.4   103.4  -0.3     4.1
Jul 00   163   23  183    34.3  41.5   14.03   0.2   103.7   0.2     4.0
Jun 00   -46   19  214    34.3  41.3   13.98   0.4   103.5   0.2     4.0
May 00   225  -19 -120    34.3  41.3   13.94   0.2   103.3  -0.4     4.0
Apr 00   286   -4  217    34.4  41.5   13.91   0.4   103.7   0.5     3.8
Mar 00   472   18  338    34.3  41.4   13.85   0.3   103.2   0.0     4.0
Feb 00   121   -8   93    34.4  41.6   13.80   0.4   103.2   0.1     4.1
Jan 00   249   15  218    34.4  41.5   13.75   0.4   103.1   0.2     4.0
Dec 99   294   -4  250    34.4  41.4   13.70   0.3   102.9   0.3     4.0
Nov 99   294    8  255    34.4  41.4   13.66   0.1   102.6   0.2     4.1
Oct 99   408   -6  355    34.4  41.4   13.64   0.2   102.4   0.4     4.1
Sep 99   202   -7  173    34.4  41.5   13.61   0.4   102.0   0.1     4.2
Aug 99   192  -22  156    34.4  41.5   13.55   0.2   101.9   0.2     4.2
Jul 99   291   12  224    34.4  41.4   13.52   0.3   101.7   0.2     4.3
Jun 99   266  -37  223    34.4  41.3   13.47   0.4   101.5   0.2     4.3
May 99   213  -10  221    34.4  41.4   13.43   0.3   101.3   0.2     4.2
Apr 99   376  -25  307    34.4  41.3   13.38   0.4   101.1   0.6     4.3
Mar 99   106  -27   82    34.3  41.3   13.34   0.3   100.5  -0.3     4.2
Feb 99   410  -37  350    34.4  41.4   13.30   0.2   100.8   0.4     4.4
Jan 99   121  -15  116    34.4  41.3   13.27   0.4   100.4  -0.2     4.3
Dec 98   342  -18  307    34.5  41.5   13.21   0.3   100.6   0.3     4.4 

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US Jobs-STATS-Historical -2-

US Jobs-STATS-Historical -2-

Nov 98   284  -46  241    34.5  41.4   13.18   0.2   100.3   0.2     4.4
Oct 98   193  -46  177    34.5  41.4   13.14   0.3   100.1   0.4     4.5
Sep 98   218   -6  192    34.4  41.3   13.11   0.2    99.7  -0.1     4.6
Aug 98   352  142  323    34.5  41.4   13.09   0.5    99.8   0.3     4.5
Jul 98   119 -188   68    34.5  41.4   13.01   0.2    99.5   0.3     4.5
Jun 98   212  -14  208    34.4  41.4   12.99   0.3    99.2  -0.1     4.5
May 98   401  -12  342    34.5  41.5   12.96   0.3    99.3   0.3     4.4
Apr 98   277   -2  253    34.5  41.3   12.92   0.4    99.0   0.3     4.3
Mar 98   144   10  138    34.5  41.6   12.88   0.3    98.7  -0.3     4.7
Feb 98   189    4  173    34.6  41.7   12.84   0.5    99.0   0.2     4.6
Jan 98   268   34  264    34.6  41.9   12.79   0.2    98.8   0.2     4.6
Dec 97   298   32  293    34.6  42.0   12.73   0.2    98.6   0.3     4.7
Nov 97   307   42  284    34.6  41.8   12.70   0.4    98.3   0.5     4.6
Oct 97   339   47  280    34.5  41.8   12.65   0.5    97.8  -0.1     4.7
Sep 97   506   15  444    34.6  41.7   12.58   0.3    97.9   0.5     4.9
Aug 97    -7   64   62    34.6  41.6   12.55   0.6    97.4   0.2     4.8
Jul 97   276    0  250    34.5  41.6   12.48   0.2    97.2   0.6     4.9
Jun 97   246   25  187    34.4  41.6   12.45   0.3    96.6  -0.2     5.0
May 97   262   11  264    34.5  41.7   12.42   0.3    96.8   0.0     4.9
Apr 97   291   12  296    34.6  41.8   12.37   0.2    96.8   0.6     5.1
Mar 97   317   23  307    34.5  41.8   12.35   0.4    96.2   0.2     5.2
Feb 97   294   18  289    34.5  41.6   12.30   0.2    96.0   0.9     5.2
Jan 97   229   13  207    34.3  41.4   12.27   0.3    95.1  -0.1     5.3
Dec 96   177    9  171    34.4  41.7   12.23   0.3    95.2   0.2     5.4
Nov 96   292    8  281    34.4  41.5   12.19   0.4    95.0   0.2     5.4
Oct 96   238   15  251    34.4  41.4   12.14   0.3    94.8   0.3     5.2
Sep 96   218   -2  155    34.4  41.6   12.12   0.3    94.5   0.4     5.2
Aug 96   203   33  246    34.3  41.5   12.08   0.3    94.1   0.2     5.1
Jul 96   228   -4  209    34.3  41.4   12.04   0.2    93.9   0.0     5.5
Jun 96   271    5  272    34.4  41.5   12.02   0.6    93.9   0.5     5.3
May 96   329   17  315    34.3  41.3   11.96   0.2    93.4   0.5     5.6
Apr 96   165   12  182    34.2  41.2   11.94   0.4    92.9   0.0     5.6
Mar 96   255  -37  208    34.3  41.1   11.88   0.2    92.9   0.2     5.5
Feb 96   435   23  400    34.3  41.3   11.86   0.2    92.7   2.0     5.5
Jan 96   -18  -24   -2    33.8  39.7   11.84   0.3    90.9  -1.3     5.6
Dec 95   140   23  137    34.2  40.9   11.79   0.3    92.1  -0.1     5.6
Nov 95   144   -8  145    34.3  41.3   11.77   0.2    92.2   0.1     5.6
Oct 95   149  -31  115    34.3  41.2   11.75   0.3    92.1   0.1     5.5
Sep 95   239    5  238    34.3  41.2   11.71   0.3    92.0   0.3     5.6
Aug 95   278   23  286    34.3  41.2   11.68   0.2    91.7   0.2     5.7
Jul 95    71  -32   79    34.3  41.1   11.66   0.4    91.5   0.1     5.7
Jun 95   227  -10  200    34.3  41.2   11.62   0.4    91.4   0.6     5.6
May 95    -9  -18    7    34.2  41.2   11.58   0.2    90.9  -0.3     5.6
Apr 95   163   15  156    34.3  41.2   11.56   0.2    91.2  -0.1     5.8
Mar 95   220   -1  200    34.4  41.5   11.54   0.3    91.3   0.2     5.4
Feb 95   211    5  201    34.4  41.7   11.52   0.3    91.1  -0.1     5.4
Jan 95   321   41  312    34.5  41.8   11.47   0.2    91.2   0.3     5.6
Dec 94   270   31  249    34.5  41.8   11.46   0.3    90.9   0.3     5.5
Nov 94   425   43  402    34.5  41.8   11.43   0.1    90.6   0.4     5.6
Oct 94   206   30  199    34.5  41.8   11.42   0.4    90.2   0.6     5.8
Sep 94   354   32  323    34.4  41.6   11.37   0.3    89.7   0.0     5.9
Aug 94   303   55  298    34.5  41.7   11.34   0.2    89.7   0.0     6.0
Jul 94   359   16  332    34.6  41.8   11.33   0.3    89.7   0.7     6.1
Jun 94   310   49  300    34.5  41.8   11.30   0.2    89.1   0.3     6.1
May 94   339   30  298    34.5  41.8   11.28   0.2    88.8   0.3     6.1
Apr 94   357   36  324    34.5  41.7   11.26   0.2    88.5   0.5     6.4
Mar 94   468   34  428    34.5  41.7   11.23   0.1    88.1   1.4     6.5
Feb 94   192    9  189    34.2  40.9   11.23   0.3    86.9  -0.3     6.6
Jan 94   270   38  232    34.4  41.4   11.19   0.3    87.2   NA      6.6
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US Jobs-STATS-Average Hourly Earnings

US Jobs-STATS-Average Hourly Earnings

   Average hourly earnings in dollars of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted.
Percent changes are from prior month unless otherwise noted.  1/
denotes the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) used to deflate this series. 2/ derived by workers
assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
R denotes revision. na denotes not available. Source: US Labor Department.
  NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as tabulation basis.

                                             ----Percent Changes----
                                                                   Jun 09 -
Total private:                    Jun/p  May/r  Apr/r  Mar/r  Feb/r Jun 08
  current dollars                  0.0    0.2    0.0    0.2    0.2    2.7
  constant (1982) dollars 1/         NA   0.0    0.1    0.3   -0.3      NA
Goods-producing                     0.0    0.1   -0.2    0.4    0.3    3.0
Natural resources and mining       0.9   -0.3    0.2    0.8    0.0    6.7
Construction                       0.0    0.2   -0.2    0.8    0.0    3.8
Manufacturing                     -0.1    0.0    0.1    0.2    0.4    2.1
  excluding overtime 2/           -0.1   -0.1   -0.1    0.3    0.6    3.2
 Durable goods                    -0.3    0.2    0.1    0.4    0.5    2.5
 Nondurable goods                  0.5   -0.2    0.2   -0.2    0.4    2.7
  Private service-producing        0.0    0.2    0.1    0.2    0.2    2.8
Trade, transportation, and util   -0.4    0.2    0.0    0.0    0.1    1.2
 Wholesale trade                  -0.6    0.8    0.5    0.3    0.5    3.2
 Retail trade                      0.0    0.0   -0.1    0.1   -0.1    0.7
 Transportation/warehousing       -0.8   -0.1   -0.3    0.1   -0.3    0.3
 Utilities                        -1.0    0.4   -0.1   -1.2    1.5    0.0
Information                        0.0    0.6   -0.1    0.9    0.4    2.7
Financial activities               0.4    0.5    0.1    0.3    0.1    2.9
Professional business services     0.4    0.0    0.0    0.4    0.6    6.0
Education and health services      0.3    0.1    0.5    0.0    0.3    3.0
Leisure and hospitality           -0.3    0.1   -0.1    0.1    0.0    0.9
Other Services                     0.0    0.2   -0.1   -0.1   -0.3    1.0

                                                    ----Levels----
Total private:                     Jun/p  May/r  Apr/r  Mar/r  Feb/r Jun 08
  current dollars                18.53  18.53  18.50  18.50  18.46  18.04
  constant (1982) dollars 1/        na   8.65   8.65   8.64   8.61   8.20
Goods-producing                   19.84  19.84  19.82  19.85  19.78  19.27
Natural resources and mining     23.51  23.31  23.38  23.33  23.14  22.04
Construction                     22.59  22.60  22.55  22.59  22.42  21.77
Manufacturing                    18.10  18.11  18.11  18.10  18.07  17.73
  excluding overtime 2/          17.48  17.49  17.51  17.52  17.47  16.94
 Durable goods                   19.16  19.22  19.18  19.17  19.09  18.70
 Nondurable goods                16.55  16.46  16.49  16.46  16.49  16.11
  Private service-producing      18.24  18.24  18.21  18.20  18.17  17.74
Trade, transportation, and util  16.35  16.41  16.38  16.38  16.38  16.16
 Wholesale trade                 20.75  20.87  20.70  20.59  20.52  20.11
 Retail trade                    12.96  12.96  12.96  12.97  12.96  12.87
 Transportation/warehousing      18.47  18.61  18.62  18.68  18.67  18.41
 Utilities                       29.11  29.40  29.29  29.31  29.67  29.12
Information                      25.45  25.44  25.28  25.31  25.09  24.78
Financial activities             20.82  20.74  20.64  20.62  20.55  20.24
Professional business services   22.35  22.27  22.26  22.26  22.17  21.08
Education and health services    19.40  19.35  19.33  19.24  19.24  18.84
Leisure and hospitality          10.95  10.98  10.97  10.98  10.97  10.85
Other Services                   16.25  16.25  16.22  16.23  16.25  16.09
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US Jobs-STATS-Summary

US Jobs-STATS-Summary

   Employment and labor force changes in thousands. Workweek and
overtime in hours, and earnings in dollars. All data seasonally adjusted.
  NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as tabulation basis.

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY              Jun     May     Apr     Mar
Nonfarm payroll jobs change      -467    -322    -519    -652
 change from prior estimate       NA    -476    -605    -855
 Private payroll jobs           -415    -312    -592    -648
Goods-producing                 -223    -215    -267    -312
 construction                    -79     -48    -103    -123
 manufacturing                  -136    -156    -150    -172
Service-producing               -244    -107    -252    -340
  retail trade                   -21     -18     -33     -62
  transporation                  -14     -20     -44     -32
  government                     -52     -10      73      -4
Avg hours worked                 33.0    33.1    33.1    33.1
manufacturing                   39.5    39.4    39.6    39.4
Avg hourly earnings             18.53   18.53   18.50   18.50
  percent change                 0.0     0.2     0.0     0.2
Avg weekly earnings            614.72  613.05  612.56  612.56
  percent change                 0.3     0.1     0.0     0.0
Aggregate weekly hours           99.0    99.8   100.1   100.7
  percent change                -0.8    -0.3    -0.6    -1.2
manufacturing hours             75.1    76.0    77.5    78.3
  percent change                -1.2    -0.3    -0.6    -1.2
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
Civilian labor force change      -155     350     683    -166
civilian employment             -374    -437     120    -861
Unemployment rate                 9.5     9.4     8.9     8.5
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US Jobs-STATS-Levels For Feb Through Jun

US Jobs-STATS-Levels For Feb Through Jun

    Employment in thousands of persons. Workweek and overtime in
hours, and earnings in dollars. NSA denotes not seasonally adjusted.
A denotes index of aggregate weekly hours in pct (100=1982).
P denotes in percent. Source: U.S. Labor Department.

  NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as tabulation basis.

 --Non-farm payroll survey--      Jun      May      Apr      Mar      Feb
Total nonfarm                   131,692  132,159  132,481  133,000  133,652
 Private payroll jobs          109,138  109,553  109,865  110,457  111,105
Goods producing                  18,815   19,038   19,253   19,520   19,832
natural resources and mining       721      729      740      754      771
construction                     6,240    6,319    6,367    6,470    6,593
manufacturing                   11,854   11,990   12,146   12,296   12,468
  production workers             8,288    8,403    8,532    8,654    8,804
service-producing              112,877  113,121  113,228  113,480  113,820
 private service-producing      90,323   90,515   90,612   90,937   91,273
  retail trade                  14,801   14,822   14,840   14,872   14,934
  transportation/warehousing     4,218    4,232    4,252    4,296    4,327
  financial activities           7,754    7,781    7,811    7,857    7,898
     real estate/rental/leasi    1,990    1,999    2,012    2,027    2,044
  professional/business servi   16,617   16,735   16,783   16,910   17,029
     employment services         2,460    2,496    2,506    2,567    2,639
  government                    22,554   22,606   22,616   22,543   22,547
    federal                      2,807    2,856    2,876    2,808    2,796
    state                          706      709      721      722      725
    local                        8,084    8,080    8,081    8,079    8,077
     education                   6,472    6,475    6,469    6,470    6,483
Average workweek                   33.0     33.1     33.1     33.1     33.3
manufacturing                     39.5     39.4     39.6     39.4     39.5
Manufacturing overtime              2.8      2.8      2.7      2.6      2.7
Average hourly earnings/NSA       18.49    18.41    18.40    18.40    18.40
Average hourly earnings           18.53    18.53    18.50    18.50    18.46
manufacturing/NSA                18.05    18.06    17.94    17.94    17.94
Average weekly earnings/NSA      608.32   611.21   620.08   620.08   620.08
Average weekly earnings          614.72   613.05   612.56   612.56   612.56
manufacturing/NSA               711.17   727.82   726.57   726.57   726.57
Aggregate weekly hours/A           99.0     99.8    100.1    100.7    101.9
manufacturing                     75.1     76.0     77.5     78.3     79.8
 --Household survey--
Civilian labor force            154,926  155,081  154,731  154,048  154,214
participation rate/P              65.7     65.9     65.8     65.5     65.6
Civilian employment             140,196  140,570  141,007  140,887  141,748
Civilian unemployment            14,729   14,511   13,724   13,161   12,467
employment-population ratio/P     59.5     59.7     59.9     59.9     60.3
Civilian jobless rate/P             9.5      9.4      8.9      8.5      8.1
 jobless rate for men/P           10.0      9.8      9.4      8.8      8.1
 jobless rate for women/P          7.6      7.5      7.1      7.0      6.7
Non-farm industries             137,812  138,296  138,828  138,842  139,579
Persons at work part time (all industries):
  for economic reasons           8,989    9,084    8,910    9,049    8,626
    slack work/business          6,783    6,794    6,699    6,857    6,443
    only found part time         1,980    1,922    1,810    1,839    1,764
  non-economic reasons          18,718   18,872   19,065   18,833   18,855
Job leavers                         822      822      910      890      887
  -By Rodney Christian; Dow Jones Newswires; 202-646-1880;
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CORRECT: IMF Praises Serbia's Response To Econ Crisis

CORRECT: IMF Praises Serbia's Response To Econ Crisis

("IMF Praises Serbia's Response To Econ Crisis," at 1408 GMT, misstated the day the comments were made in the first paragraph. The correct version follows:)

BELGRADE (AFP)--The International Monetary Fund Thursday praised Serbia's response to the global economic crisis, saying early action stabilized its currency and financial system as well as boosted confidence.

"I think we have very good results on this program that the government has implemented since the crisis started. The government has been very proactive," IMF Deputy Managing Director Murillo Portugal told reporters in Belgrade.

Serbia is one of several countries to have turned to the IMF for financial aid from central and eastern Europe, one of the regions hardest hit by the global recession.

Earlier this year, it secured an IMF standby loan worth EUR3 billion with stringent conditions to reduce public spending.

"The results have been positive in general - the exchange rate is stable, the financial system is stable, confidence has returned," said Portugal, in the Balkan country to mark the 100th anniversary of its central bank.

The IMF deputy cautioned that "on the real economy, we are facing a much tougher environment than we had thought initially when the program was established.

"But I am confident that the situation is going to develop favorably," he added.

An IMF mission is scheduled to visit Serbia in August for status talks on the standby loan following concerns the country was at risk of breaching the agreed budget deficit of 3% of gross domestic product.

"It's too early to respond to the question whether the IMF is going to accept a higher fiscal deficit or not," Portugal said in answer to a reporter.

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