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title: "Unit Labor Costs: 1.3 · Aug 6, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 6, 2026: actual 1.3, forecast 2, previous 1.8 · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
source: Helious
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              06 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Unit Labor Costs: 1.3




           Actual1.3
           Forecast2
           Previous1.8

               Surprise
               -0.78σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            Unit Labor Costs — Actual 1.3, forecast 2, prev 1.8. BELOW FORECAST · -0.8σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.





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