ECONOMIC

TABLE C-30.—Average weekly hours and hourly earnings in selected private nonagriculturalindustries, 1947-73194719481949Yearormonth1950195119521953 ....1954195519561957 .1958195919601961196219631964-196519661967196819691970197119721973 P.1972: JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOct ...Nov ...Dec1973: Jan . .FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNov p....Dec vTotalprivatenonagriculturali40.340.039.439.839.939.939.639.139.639.338.838.539.038.638.638.738.838.738.838.638.037.837.737.137.037.237.137.037.237.137.337.137.137.237.137.337.337.237.036.937.237.137.237.237.137.237.037.237.037.137.0Average weekly hours40.440.039.140.540.640.740.539.640.740.439.839.240.339.739.840.440.540.741.241.340.640.740.639.839.940.640.740.140.540.440.740.540.640.640.640.840.740.840.740.341.040.940.940.740.640.740.540.840.640.740.7ManufacturingContractconstruction[For production or nonsupervisory workers]38.238.137.737.438.138.937.937.237.137.537.036.837.036.736.937.037.337.237.437.637.737.437.937.437.337.037.137.237.337.236.836.836.937.037.036.937.436.935.836.136.237.037.037.537.437.537.136.736.938.537.1Retailtrade 240.340.240.440.440.439.839.139.239.038.638.138.138.238.037.637.437.337.036.635.935.334.734.233.833.733.633.233.733.633.733.733.733.833.633.633.633.533.533.633.433.533.433.433.433.533.233.033.233.033.033.0Average gross hourly earnings,current dollarsTotalprivatenonagricultural1$1,1311.2251.2751.3351.451.521.611.651.711.801.891.952.022.092.142.222.282.362.452.562.682.853.043.223.433.653.89$1,2171.3281.3781.4401.561.651.741.781.861.952.052.112.192.262.322.392.462.532.612.722.833.013.193.363.563.814.06Seasonally adjusted$3.553.563.593.623.623.633.653.673.693.733.733.753.773.783.813.843.853.873.913.923.963.983.994.02$3.693.713.743.763.783.793.793.833.863.883.893.933.973.963.984.014.024.044.074.094.134.164.164.19$1,5411.7131.7921.8632.022.132.282.392.452.572.712.822.933.083.203.313.413.553.703.894.114.414.795.245.696.066.46$5.915.935.966.006.016.016.026.076.106.156.196.296.376.296.316.356.346.436.466.506.596.596.646.68Retailtrade 2$0.838.901.951.9831.061.091.161.201.251.301.371.421.471.521.561.631.681.751.821.912.012.162.302.442.572.702.86$2.652.652.662.672.682.692.712.722.732.742.752.772.772.792.802.822.832.862.872.892.922.932.942.95Adjusted hourly earnings,total private nonagricultural 3Index,1967=100ManufacturingContractconstructionCurrentdollars42.646.048.250.053.756.459.661.763.767.070.373.275.878.480.883.585.988.691.995.6100.0106.6113.6121.2129.7137.9146.5134.5134.8135.6136.6136.7137.2138.0138.5139.3140.4140.7141.9142.3142.5143.3144.4144.7146.0146.9147.6149.0149.6150.2151.41 Also includes other private industry groups shown in Table C-29.2 Includes eating and drinking places.3 Adjusted for overtime (in manufacturing only) and for interindustry employment shifts.< Current dollar earnings index divided by the consumer price index.1 Computed from indexes to two decimal places.Note.-See Note, Table C-29.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.28463.763.867.569.369.070.974.476.679.482.383.484.586.888.490.292.293.795.397.298.4100.0102.3103.5104.2106.9110.1110.1109.0108.8109.3109.9109.7109.9110.1110.2110.4110.9110.8111.5111.3110.7110.4110.5110.1110.4110.9109.3110.0109.5109.1109.4Percentchangefromprecedingperiod1967dollars*Currentdollars8 04.83.77.45.05.73.53.25.24.94.13.63.43.13.32 93.13.74.04.66.66.66.77.06.36.21967dollars0 25.82.7-.42.84.93.03.73.71.31.32.71.82.02.21.61.72.01.21.62.31.2.72.63.0.0Seasonallyadjustedannual rates'9.43.07.48.71.34.37.04.37.89.32.910.33.91.47.49.23.010.68.15.611.95.24.710.16.1-2.76.16.3-2.32.82.11.02.55.1-.87.6-2.1-6.6-3.21.2-4.13.45.2-16.07.7-4.9-4.93.1