December 2004 – The Data Set

The Producer Price Index Contains No Prices

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The Producer Price Index measures average changes in prices received by producers of all commodities, at all states of processing, produced in the United States. Browsing through the Monthly Labor Review, one can find examples of articles that use the PPI in their analysis.

World Employment Report 2004/2005

December 30, 2004gouldsocialsciLeave a comment

Just out from the International Labor Organization is the 2004/2005 World Employment Report. This annual report highlights trends in global labor productivity. This year’s report particularly emphasizes the working poor. Download the report in pdf as well as the supporting data sets. The web site linked here also contains reports back to 1995.