tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post8338196039233850128..comments2023-09-20T14:49:49.816+02:00Comments on fasesdelabolsa: U.S. consumer spending climbs 0.8% in SeptemberBilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170799879562687416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-8024132578098632142012-10-31T13:42:54.000+01:002012-10-31T13:42:54.000+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The employment cost ind...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The employment cost index, which measures the price of U.S. labor, rose 0.4% in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That was slightly below the second quarter's increase of 0.5%. Over the past 12 months, employment costs have risen 2.0%, up from 1.7% in the prior three-month period. The ECI is a closely followed gauge that reflects how much companies, governments or nonprofit institutions are paying their employees in wages and benefits. Wages - which account for 70% of employment costs - rose 0.3% in the third quarter, while benefits jumped 0.8%. Year-on-year, wages were up 1.7%, compared with a 1.6% gain in the same period last year. Benefits registered a 2.6% year-on-year increase, down from a 3.2% gain in the same period last year. El Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.com