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CPI:
unchanged in Oct 2003

Unemployment Rate:
5.9% in Nov 2003

Payroll Employment:
+57,000(p) in Nov 2003

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.01(p) in Nov 2003

PPI:
+0.8%(p) in Oct 2003

ECI:
+1.0% in 3rd Qtr of 2003

Productivity:
+9.4% in 3rd Qtr of 2003

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.1% in Oct 2003

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