March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department estimates of U.S. productivity/costs, seasonally adjusted annual percent changes from prior quarters (2012=100):

Productivity Unit Labor Costs
Q4-R Q4-P Q3 Q4-R Q4-P Q3
Nonfarm 1.8 2.8 5.2 4.4 2.8 1.0
Manufacturing -2.5 -1.9 3.5 9.1 8.3 1.8
Durable Goods -3.3 -3.0 5.8 9.9 9.1 1.2
NonDurables -1.2 -0.2 0.3 7.3 6.7 2.3
Total Business 1.8 2.8 5.2 4.3 2.7 0.8
Nonfin. Corps N/A N/A 4.5 N/A N/A 1.2
P-Preliminary, PR-Previous Reported, R-Revised, N/A-Not Available

Hourly Compensation
Q4-R Q4-P Q3
Nonfarm 6.3 5.7 6.2
Manufacturing 6.3 6.2 5.4
Durable Goods 6.3 5.9 7.0
NonDurables 6.0 6.5 2.6
Total Business 6.2 5.6 6.1
Nonfin. Corps N/A N/A 5.8
P-Preliminary, PR-Previous Reported, R-Revised, N/A-Not Available

CHANGE IN NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY FROM SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO:

Q4'25/24 (PREV)
Productivity 2.5 2.8
Output 2.8 3.0
Hours 0.2 0.2
Hourly Compensation 5.0 4.1
Real Hourly Compensation 2.1 1.3
Unit Labor Costs 2.4 1.3

FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of economists forecast:
U.S. revised Q4 unit labor costs +3.5 pct
U.S. revised Q4 non-farm productivity +2.0 pct
NOTES:
Beginning with the release of Aug. 15, 2018, the base year was changed to 2012.

((Washington newsroom))