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E'A h. b: + £: 2 Wages and salaries for civilian, private, and State andlQcal government workers each advanced 0.6 percent during the March quarter. During the prior quarter, civilian and private industry wages and salaries rose 0.5 percent, and State and local government wages and salaries rose 0.6 percent. Table A 3-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, seasonally adjusted June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. Compensation Component 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 Civilian workers Compensation costs 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.1 Wages and salaries 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 Benefit costs 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.4 Private industry Compensation costs 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 1.1. 0.8 1.1 Wages and salaries 0.9 0.4 05 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 Benefit costs 1.4 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.6 State and local government Compensation costs 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 Wages and salaries 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 Benefit costs 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.7 Over-the-year changes, not seasonally adjusted <"., .,": Annual compensation costs for civilian workers increased 3.8 percent for the year ended March 2004, compared with a 3.9 percent over-the-year increase for March 2003. Compensation costs in private industry rose 3.9 percent in the year ended March 2004, compared with a 3.8 percent increase in March 2003. In contrast, compensation costs slowed to a 3.3 percent increase for State and local government for the year ended March 2004, compared with an over-the-year gain of 4.2 percent in March 2003. (See tables B, 2, and 3) " 'The components of compensation continued to show &ignificant differences. While increases in wages. and salari~s continued to slow, benefit costs continued to rise sharply during.'thé year ended March 2004. For civilian workers, wages and salaries increased 2.5 percent in the year ended March 2004, compared with a gain of 2.9 percent in March 2003. Benefit costs jumped 6.9 percent for the period ended March 2004, higher than the increase of 6.1 percent for the year ended March 2003. (See tables B, 5, 6, and 8.) . Table B. 12-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, not seasonally adjusted . Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 " Compensation Component Civilian workers Compensation costs Wages and salaries Benefit costs Private industry Compensation costs Wages and salaries Benefit costs State and local government Compensation costs Wages and salaries Benefit costs :-' 3.0 4.3 ,'4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.5 2.3 5.0 . 4.7.~ 4.9 6.1 6.9 3.0 4.6 :'4.2 ' 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.3 4.2 3.8 '.3.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 5.5 5.0 ..", 4.8 6.1 7.0 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.3 2.9 3.8 3.5 " 3.4 3.1 2.1 2.8 3.2 2.8 5.0 6.6 6.2 ,