Title: Manufacturing Sector: Unit Labor Cost Series ID: ULCMFG Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Productivity and Costs Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Quarterly Units: Index 2005=100 Date Range: 1987-01-01 to 2012-01-01 Last Updated: 2012-05-03 7:46 AM CDT Notes: Effective February 5, 2004, Productivity and Cost measures for the manufacturing sector are now reported using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Because of the reclassification, these measures are not directly comparable with manufacturing measures published on or before Dec. 3, 2003. For further information, please visit the Bureau Of Labor Statistics web site at http://www.bls.gov/lpc/home.htm DATE VALUE 1987-01-01 98.024 1987-04-01 96.753 1987-07-01 96.606 1987-10-01 95.756 1988-01-01 97.266 1988-04-01 97.618 1988-07-01 98.566 1988-10-01 99.206 1989-01-01 98.806 1989-04-01 99.087 1989-07-01 100.714 1989-10-01 101.858 1990-01-01 101.021 1990-04-01 102.633 1990-07-01 102.758 1990-10-01 104.338 1991-01-01 105.773 1991-04-01 106.202 1991-07-01 105.740 1991-10-01 106.349 1992-01-01 107.335 1992-04-01 106.940 1992-07-01 106.776 1992-10-01 106.750 1993-01-01 105.862 1993-04-01 106.509 1993-07-01 107.246 1993-10-01 106.910 1994-01-01 106.712 1994-04-01 105.461 1994-07-01 105.425 1994-10-01 104.856 1995-01-01 102.296 1995-04-01 102.621 1995-07-01 102.867 1995-10-01 102.672 1996-01-01 101.238 1996-04-01 101.038 1996-07-01 100.349 1996-10-01 100.197 1997-01-01 98.541 1997-04-01 98.178 1997-07-01 97.250 1997-10-01 97.399 1998-01-01 97.960 1998-04-01 98.858 1998-07-01 98.771 1998-10-01 98.129 1999-01-01 97.846 1999-04-01 97.465 1999-07-01 98.380 1999-10-01 98.077 2000-01-01 101.103 2000-04-01 99.596 2000-07-01 101.872 2000-10-01 101.581 2001-01-01 102.734 2001-04-01 102.942 2001-07-01 103.066 2001-10-01 102.908 2002-01-01 102.070 2002-04-01 101.525 2002-07-01 100.587 2002-10-01 100.694 2003-01-01 101.965 2003-04-01 102.791 2003-07-01 102.435 2003-10-01 104.304 2004-01-01 99.991 2004-04-01 101.111 2004-07-01 102.642 2004-10-01 101.818 2005-01-01 99.467 2005-04-01 99.767 2005-07-01 100.895 2005-10-01 99.868 2006-01-01 101.277 2006-04-01 100.806 2006-07-01 100.401 2006-10-01 101.910 2007-01-01 101.622 2007-04-01 100.253 2007-07-01 99.611 2007-10-01 100.297 2008-01-01 101.631 2008-04-01 103.411 2008-07-01 106.136 2008-10-01 110.291 2009-01-01 111.020 2009-04-01 111.331 2009-07-01 108.285 2009-10-01 107.182 2010-01-01 105.208 2010-04-01 104.210 2010-07-01 104.088 2010-10-01 103.609 2011-01-01 103.814 2011-04-01 103.777 2011-07-01 103.211 2011-10-01 103.535 2012-01-01 102.431