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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (53178)	6/6/2000 9:08:00 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

If it is spin...well how do you believe the market will ultimately learn to ignore it? If the market doesn't ignore it, then it really doesn't matter much if it is an invalid number. J

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (53178)	6/6/2000 9:57:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

It's apparent when Trimtabs reports employee tax withholding up 15% then 8% year-over-year that much of the employee compensation (including the insider selling of stock) is being missed by the BLS.

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (53178)	6/6/2000 5:05:00 PM
From: Techplayer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Haim, Where do you get 3.6% average wage growth ? this article indicates wage growth to be less. The best news for those worried about inflation lay in the government's modestly downward revision to unit labor costs. Initially reported at a gain of 1.8 percent, unit labor costs in the first period are now believed to have picked up by a smaller 1.6 percent, although after falling 2.9 percent in the final months of 1999. cbs.marketwatch.com