Nonfarm Productivity

The Non-farm Productivity released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor shows the output per Hour of labor worked. Non-farm Productivity indicates the overall business health in the US, which has an influence on GDP. A high reading is positive (or bullish) for the USD, while a low reading is negative (or bearish).

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Most recent - Thursday 7 March 2024 13:30

3.2%

Revised

Forecast

3.1%

Actual

3.2%

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Next event - Thursday 2 May 2024 12:30

3.2%

Forecast

Actual

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Nonfarm Productivity yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Nonfarm Productivity was 3.2% against a forecast of 3.1%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Thursday 7 March 2024 13:30

3.1%

3.2%

Thursday 1 February 2024 13:30

2.5%

3.2%

Wednesday 6 December 2023 13:30

4.9%

5.2%

Thursday 2 November 2023 12:30

4.2%

4.7%

Thursday 7 September 2023 12:30

3.8%

3.5%

Thursday 3 August 2023 12:30

3.7%

Thursday 1 June 2023 12:30

-2.4%

-2.1%

Thursday 4 May 2023 12:30

-1.8%

-2.7%

Thursday 2 March 2023 13:30

2.6%

1.7%

Thursday 2 February 2023 13:30

2.4%

Wednesday 7 December 2022 13:30

0.5%

0.8%

Thursday 3 November 2022 12:30

0.6%

0.3%

Thursday 1 September 2022 12:30

-4.5%

-4.1%

Tuesday 9 August 2022 12:30

-4.7%

-4.6%

Thursday 2 June 2022 12:30

-7.5%

-7.3%

Thursday 5 May 2022 12:30

-5.4%

-7.5%

Thursday 3 March 2022 13:30

6.7%

6.6%

Thursday 3 February 2022 13:30

3.2%

6.6%

Tuesday 7 December 2021 13:30

-4.9%

-5.2%

Thursday 4 November 2021 12:30

-3%

-5%

Thursday 2 September 2021 12:30

2.4%

2.1%

Tuesday 10 August 2021 12:30

3.5%

2.3%

Thursday 3 June 2021 12:30

5.5%

5.4%

Thursday 6 May 2021 12:30

4.3%

5.4%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Nonfarm Productivity result:

		Previous	Latest
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	9.5%	-4.3%
Initial Jobless Claims	(no change)	212K	212K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bullish change	3.2	15.5
Industrial Production (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Building Permits (MoM)	Bearish change	1.523M	1.458M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.549M	1.321M
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bullish change	-20.9	-14.3
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.9%	0.7%
Retail Sales Control Group	Bullish change	0.3%	1.1%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)	Bullish change	0.6%	1.1%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	79.4	77.9
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bullish change	2.8%	3%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	222K	211K
Producer Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.6%	0.2%
Producer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	1.6%	2.1%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bullish change	2.1%	2.4%
Monthly Budget Statement	Bullish change	$-296B	$-236B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	3.2%	3.5%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	(no change)	3.8%	3.8%

About Nonfarm Productivity

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category:	Labor Market
Frequency:	Quarterly

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Nonfarm Productivity

Most recent - Thursday 7 March 2024 13:30

Next event - Thursday 2 May 2024 12:30

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