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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 4 May 2018

US Average Hourly Earnings 4 May 2018: 0.1% for April 2018, below the 0.2% forecast and against 0.2% in March 2018 (first reported as 0.3%). 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 May 2018 at 12:30 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
0.1%
April 2018
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 4 May 2018: 0.1% for April 2018 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 May 2018Apr0.1%0.2%0.2%
6 Apr 2018Mar0.3%0.2%0.1%
9 Mar 2018Feb0.1%0.2%0.3%
2 Feb 2018Jan0.3%0.3%0.4%
5 Jan 2018Dec0.3%0.3%0.1%
5 May 2017Apr0.3%0.3%0.1%
7 Apr 2017Mar0.2%0.2%0.3%
10 Mar 2017Feb0.2%0.3%0.2%
3 Feb 2017Jan0.1%0.3%0.2%
6 Jan 2017Dec0.4%0.3%-0.1%
3 Jun 2016May0.2%0.2%0.4%
6 May 2016Apr0.3%0.3%0.2%
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