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U.S. Employment Cost Index QoQ

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Jul 31, 2018

Actual

0.6%

Forecast

0.7%

0.8%

The Employment Cost Index measures the change in the price businesses and the government pay for civilian labor.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jul 31, 2018 (Q2)	08:30	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%
Apr 27, 2018 (Q1)	08:30	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Jan 31, 2018 (Q4)	09:30	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Oct 31, 2017 (Q3)	08:30	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%
Jul 28, 2017 (Q2)	08:30	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%
Apr 28, 2017 (Q1)	08:30	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%

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FED	2.00%	Sep 26, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Sep 13, 2018
BOE	0.75%	Sep 13, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Sep 20, 2018
RBA	1.50%	Sep 04, 2018
BOC	1.50%	Sep 05, 2018
RBNZ	1.75%	Sep 27, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Sep 19, 2018
CBR	7.25%	Sep 14, 2018
RBI	6.50%	Oct 05, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Sep 19, 2018