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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 7 August 2020

US Average Hourly Earnings 7 August 2020: 0.2% for July 2020, above the -0.5% forecast and against -1.3% in June 2020 (first reported as -1.2%). It is the highest reading since April 2020. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 7 Aug 2020 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
0.2%
July 2020
Forecast
-0.5%
The market consensus
Previous
-1.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat can support the dollar, particularly if payrolls are also strong and markets see persistent wage pressure.

US Average Hourly Earnings 7 August 2020: 0.2% for July 2020 against a -0.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Aug 2020Jul0.2%-0.5%-1.3%
2 Jul 2020Jun-1.2%-0.7%-1%
5 Jun 2020May-1%1%4.7%
8 May 2020Apr4.7%0.4%0.5%
3 Apr 2020Mar0.4%0.2%0.3%
6 Mar 2020Feb0.3%0.3%0.2%
7 Feb 2020Jan0.2%0.3%0.1%
10 Jan 2020Dec0.1%0.3%0.3%
3 May 2019Apr0.2%0.3%0.2%
5 Apr 2019Mar0.1%0.3%0.4%
8 Mar 2019Feb0.4%0.3%0.1%
1 Feb 2019Jan0.1%0.3%0.4%
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