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BNA Announces 2006 Release Schedule for Wage Trend Indicator™

NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:
Karen James Cody,
BNA - Press Contact

Washington, D.C. (January 10, 2006) - BNA, Inc. announced today the 2006 release schedule for its Wage Trend Indicator™ report.

The Wage Trend Indicator™ is updated and released monthly. A leading indicator of wage trends, the index predicts changing wage patterns six to nine months in advance of official government wage data. It was designed for BNA by economists Joel Popkin and Kathryn Kobe.

Wage Trend Indicator™ reports are published in BNA's Daily Labor Report and Daily Report for Executives , as well as in other BNA publications. A summary of the report is available at www.bna.com and is available by e-mail subscription.

BNA announces the following release dates for the Wage Trend Indicator™ for 2006:

Wednesday, Jan. 18

(Final 4th quarter 2005)

Friday, Feb. 17

(Preliminary 1st quarter 2006)

Friday, March 17

(Revised 1st quarter)

Tuesday, April 18

(Final 1st quarter)

Thursday, May 18

(Preliminary 2nd quarter)

Tuesday, June 20

(Revised 2nd quarter)

Tuesday, July 18

(Final 2nd quarter)

Friday, Aug. 18

(Preliminary 3rd quarter)

Tuesday, Sept. 19

(Revised 3rd quarter)

Wednesday, Oct. 18

(Final 3rd quarter)

Friday, Nov. 17

(Preliminary 4th quarter)

Tuesday, Dec. 19

(Revised 4th quarter)

BNA's Wage Trend Indicator™ was designed to serve as a yardstick for employers, analysts, and policymakers to identify turning points in private sector wage patterns. It also provides timely information for business and human resource analysts and executives as they plan for year-to-year changes in compensation costs.

More information on the Wage Trend Indicator is available on BNA's home page at: www.wagetrendindicator.com. To obtain Wage Trend Indicator™ reports by e-mail on a regular basis, contact Jerry Walsh, BNA PLUS, (800) 372-1033.

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BNA, Inc. is the foremost publisher of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products, providing intensive coverage of legal and regulatory developments for professionals in business and government. BNA produces more than 200 news and information services.

Dr. Joel Popkin is acknowledged as one of the country's foremost authorities on the measurement and analysis of wages and prices. Formerly an official with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Popkin has been an analyst observing and predicting the U.S. economic outlook for almost 35 years.

Kathryn Kobe, who worked with Popkin in designing the indicator for BNA, is director of price, wage, and productivity analysis at Economic Consulting Services, LLC.