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title: "Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): 3.0% · Oct 2, 2026"
description: "US data, Oct 2, 2026: actual 3.0%, forecast 3.2%, previous 3.1% · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              02 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): 3.0%




           Actual3.0%
           Forecast3.2%
           Previous3.1%

               Surprise
               -1.43σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds NEUTRAL · Equities NEUTRAL


            Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): Actual 3.0%, forecast 3.2%, prev 3.1%. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 1.4 sigma. Desk read: Bonds NEUTRAL · Equities NEUTRAL.






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