101.   A smaller increase in labor costs and stronger worker output accounted for much of the revision.

102.   A report showing unexpectedly strong retail sales rattled bond investors who only six hours before had cheered a government wage report suggesting inflation and labor costs remain under control.

103.   A surge in those costs this year could contribute to an overall rise in business labor costs, fueling inflation concerns.

104.   A surprisingly small rise in labor costs reported Wednesday in the U.S. contributed to the view that the threat of inflation has lessened.

105.   A supply of low-skilled immigrants may well have kept the cap on labor costs at the lower end, Sum said.

106.   A weak dollar and falling labor costs have made American products increasingly competitive, and yet overseas investment is rising at twice the rate of exports.

107.   A weak dollar and falling labor costs have made American products increasingly competitive.

108.   A. In a global marketplace, there is more and more pressure against wages in every advanced economy due to competition from economies where labor costs are lower.

109.   Affirming that decision, average hourly wages, a gauge of labor costs and inflation, showed no change in October and the average work week declined from September.

110.   Additionally, labor costs -- which account for a large percentage of the cost of consumer goods -- remain under control.