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# Employment Cost Index

[Employment Cost Index](https://www.mql5.com/en/economic-calendar/united-states/employment-cost-index-qq) consists of wages and unemployment benefits. It can serve as an indicator of the presence of inflationary processes in the economy. Employment Cost Index is one of the indicators which is closely observed by the Federal Reserve when determining its monetary policy (which is saying a lot).

With expectations of an increase in basic interest rates, the increase of the index leads to an increase in the rate of dollar. It is used for medium-and long-term forecasts.

- Release Frequency: quarterly.
- Release Schedule: 08:30 EST, after the 20th of the month of release.
- Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

## In this section

- [Atlanta Fed Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_atlanta_fed_index)
- [Average Hourly Earnings](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_average_hourly_earnings)
- [Average Workweek](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_average_workweek)
- [Beige Book](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_beige_book)
- [Building Permits](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_building_permits)
- [Business Inventories](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_business_inventories)
- [Capacity Utilization](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_capacity_utilization)
- [Chicago PMI Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_chicago_pmi_index)
- [Construction Spending](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_construction_spending)
- [Consumer Confidence](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_consumer_confidence)
- [Consumer Credit](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_consumer_credit)
- [Consumer Price Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_cpi)
- [Current Account](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_current_account)
- [Durable Goods Orders](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_durable_goods_orders)
- Employment Cost Index
- [Existing Home Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_existing_home_sales)
- [Export Prices](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_export_prices)
- [Factory Orders](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_factory_orders)
- [Federal Budget](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_federal_budget)
- [Federal Funds Rate](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_federal_funds_rate)
- [GDP Deflator](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_gdp_deflator)
- [Gross Domestic Product](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_gdp)
- [Help-Wanted Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_help_wanted_index)
- [Housing Starts](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_housing_starts)
- [Import Prices](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_import_prices)
- [Industrial Production](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_industrial_production)
- [ISM Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_ism_index)
- [Jobless Claims (Initial Claims)](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_jobless_claims)
- [Leading Indicators Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_leading_indicators_index)
- [Money Supply](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_money_supply)
- [New Home Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_new_home_sales)
- [Non-farm Payrolls](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_nonfarm_payrolls)
- [Personal Income](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_personal_income)
- [Personal Spending](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_personal_spending)
- [Philadelphia Fed Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_philadelphia_fed_index)
- [Producer Price Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_producer_price_index)
- [Productivity](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_productivity)
- [Real Earnings](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_real_earnings)
- [Redbook](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_redbook)
- [Retail Sales](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_retail_sales)
- [Trade Balance](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_trade_balance)
- [Unemployment Rate](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_unemployment_rate)
- [Unit Labor Cost](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_unit_labor_cost)
- [University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_university_of_michigan)
- [Wholesale Inventories](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_usa/usa_wholesale_inventories)

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