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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 January 2016

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 January 2016: 0% for December 2015, below the 0.2% forecast and against 0.2% in May 2015 (first reported as 0.3%). It is the lowest reading since January 2015. 4 of the last 7 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Jan 2016 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0%
December 2015
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A miss can weaken the dollar by easing inflation concerns and increasing rate-cut expectations.

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 January 2016: 0% for December 2015 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 7 releases
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The last 7 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Jan 2016Dec0%0.2%0.2%
5 Jun 2015May0.3%0.2%0.1%
8 May 2015Apr0.1%0.2%0.2%
3 Apr 2015Mar0.3%0.2%0.1%
6 Mar 2015FEB0.1%0.2%0.5%
6 Feb 2015Jan0.5%0.3%-0.2%
9 Jan 2015DEC-0.2%0.2%0.2%
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