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 Texas
Manufacturing Outlook Survey |
Wages and Benefits
April 2008
| Wages and Benefits—Unweighted
Index |
Apr
07 |
May
07 |
Jun
07 |
Jul
07 |
Aug
07 |
Sep
07 |
Oct
07 |
Nov
07 |
Dec
07 |
Jan
08 |
Feb
08 |
Mar
08 |
Apr
08 |
| Current
Wages and Benefits |
21.7 |
20.0 |
16.6 |
23.0 |
17.3 |
19.8 |
19.7 |
25.4 |
15.8 |
30.9 |
20.3 |
24.6 |
19.1 |
| Future
Wages and Benefits (six months from report
period) |
42.9 |
43.8 |
34.8 |
40.5 |
39.1 |
45.9 |
51.6 |
51.3 |
45.6 |
33.9 |
36.0 |
40.9 |
34.9 |
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| Wages and Benefits—Composition
of Responses |
| |
Apr
07 |
May
07 |
Jun
07 |
Jul
07 |
Aug
07 |
Sep
07 |
Oct
07 |
Nov
07 |
Dec
07 |
Jan
08 |
Feb
08 |
Mar
08 |
Apr
08 |
| Current
Wages and Benefits |
| % Increase |
21.7 |
20.0 |
17.5 |
24.8 |
17.3 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
26.3 |
19.3 |
32.7 |
22.1 |
26.4 |
20.9 |
| N/C |
78.3 |
80.0 |
81.6 |
73.5 |
82.7 |
76.6 |
77.0 |
72.8 |
77.2 |
65.5 |
76.1 |
71.8 |
77.3 |
| % Decrease |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| Future
Wages and Benefits (six months from report
period) |
| % Increase |
43.8 |
43.8 |
35.7 |
43.2 |
39.1 |
47.7 |
53.3 |
51.3 |
50.0 |
39.3 |
39.6 |
42.7 |
40.4 |
| N/C |
55.4 |
56.2 |
63.4 |
54.1 |
60.9 |
50.5 |
45.0 |
48.7 |
45.6 |
55.4 |
56.8 |
55.5 |
54.1 |
| % Decrease |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
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NOTE: Each index is calculated
by subtracting the percentage reporting a decrease from
the percentage reporting an increase. When all firms
report that activity has increased, an index will register
100. An index will register –100 when all firms
report a decrease. An index will be zero when the number
of firms reporting an increase or decrease is equal.
Items may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
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