Real Earnings August 2007 usa

Real Earnings: "REAL EARNINGS IN AUGUST 2007 Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.5 percent from July to August after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. This increase stemmed from a 0.3 percent rise in average hourly earnings and a 0.2 percent decline in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Average weekly hours were unchanged."