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Figure 2-31<br />

Nominal Wage Inflation Over Past Year, 2003–2016<br />

12-Month Percent Change<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

Average Hourly<br />

Earnings<br />

(Nov-2016)<br />

2<br />

Employment<br />

Cost Index<br />

(2016:Q3)<br />

1<br />

Compensation<br />

per Hour (2015)<br />

0<br />

2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017<br />

Note: Compensation per hour refers to the productivity and cost measure for nonfarm business. The<br />

Employment Cost Index ialso refers to the nonfarm sector, but uses a different survey. Aver-age<br />

hourly earnings refers to production & nonsupervisory workers. Shading denotes recession.<br />

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Department of Labor; Haver Analytics.<br />

Figure 2-32<br />

Consumer Price Inflation, 2012–2016<br />

12-Month Percent Change<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

Federal Reserve Longer-Run Objective<br />

Core PCE<br />

Oct-2016<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

Total PCE<br />

0.0<br />

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016<br />

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.<br />

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