Productivity and Costs Decreased

Courtesy of Celebrate Canada 2010

This month real average weekly earnings fell by 0.3 percent from April to May 2009. Over the year real average weekly earnings increased 2.8 percent. A 0.3 percent decrease in average weekly hours and a 0.1 increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers were partially offset by a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings. – Courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics