Economic Report of the President

TABLE B-39.—Average weekly earnings in selected private nonagricultural industries, 1947-82[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]Year or monthTotal privatenonagricultural *Currentdollars1977dollars 2Average gross weekly earningsManufacturing(currentdollars)Construction(currentdollars)Wholesaleand retailtrade(currentdollars)Percent change froma year earlier, totalprivatenonagricultural 3Currentdollars1977dollars194719481949195019511952195319541955.195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973. .. .197419751976197719781979198019811982 p1981:JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec1982:JanFebMarAprMay .. ..June;. '. ZJulyAugSeptoct :Nov.DecII..$45 5849 0050.2453.1357.8660 6563.7664.5267 7270.7473 3375.0878.78806782.6085.9188 4691.3395 4598.82101.84107.73114.61119.83127 31136.90145 39154.76163 53175 45189.00203 70219.9123510255.20266.92249 20248.1625063252 76254.53254.5025663258 37257.95259.74261.50261.10258 69263 55263.15264.89267.75267.68269 08269 35268.66269.62269.97270.92$123 52123.43127.84133.83134.87138 47144.58145.32153.21157.90158.04157.40163.78164.97167.21172.16175.17178.38183.21184.37184.83187.68189.44186.94190 58198.41198.35190.12184.16186 85189.00189.31183.41172.74170.13167.87172.94170.56171.3117218171.98170.92170.18170 09168.05168.44168.82167.91165.93168 62168.90169.69169.89168.14167.97167.61166.87166.53166.75167.75$491353 0853.8058.2863.3466 7570.4770.4975 3078.78811982.3288.2689 7292.3496.5699.23102.97107.53112.19114.49122.51129.51133.33142 44154.71166 46176.80190 79209 32228.90249 27269.34288 62318.00330.65310 68307.68311.62316 79319.19320.4032120322 79320.72322.32322.26320.62315 09328 60326.43329.16331.57333.98335.55334.23332.13332.13334.93335.32$58 83652367.5669.6876.96828686.4188.5490.9096.38100 27103.78108.41112 67118.08122.47127.19132.06138.38146.26154.95164.49181.54195.4521167221.19235 89249.25266.08283 73295.65318.69342.99367 78398.52423.89401.44380.06391.72393 20393.68391.65400.34401 12386.54407.01416.64415.14405.50420.71420.29421.77432.75423.57430.03428.46420.78425.07422.24431.43$38 0740 8042.9344.5547.7949 2051.3553.33551657.4859 6061.7664.4166 0167.4169.91720174.6676 9179.3982.3587.0091.3996.0210109106.4511176119.02126 45133 79142.52153 64164.96176 46190.95198.42184 76186.12187.40188 96189.66189.71191.27192 56193.56192.96194.53194.56193.05195.20195.23195.89198.40198.42198.74199.69200.63201.61201.61201.93752.55.88.9485.11.2504.5372.44.9242.44.0303.2453.53.15.86.44.6627.56.26.45.7737.77.88.06.98.54.69.59.19.29.59.99.210.09.68.47.97.36.13.76.24.84.55.24.94.74.34.03.53.23.8013.64.7.8274.4.5543.1 1__ £,U7143.0171.827.6.21.5.9-1.3194.1- 0-4.1= 3 1151.2.2-3.1= 58-1.5-1.3-2.0-2.1-1.2- 4 .1-.3-.7-1.1-2.2-2.0-1.8-2.4=4.1-1.1-1.6-1.7-1.2-1.9-1.4-1.4-.9-1.4-1.2-.11 Also includes other private industry groups shown in Table B-37.2 Earnings in current dollars divided by the consumer price index on a 1977=100 base.3 Based on data not seasonally adjusted.Note.-See Note, Table B-37.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.207