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BNA Announces 2007 Release Schedule for Wage Trend Indicator™

NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:
Karen James Cody,
BNA - Press Contact

Washington , D.C. ( January 8, 2007 ) – BNA announced today the 2007 release schedule for its Wage Trend Indicator TM report.

The Wage Trend Indicator™ is released in monthly reports showing the preliminary, revised, and final readings for each quarter. 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 other BNA publications. The report is available separately by e-mail subscription. A summary is available at www.bna.com.

Release dates for the Wage Trend Indicator™ for 2007:

BNA's Wage Trend Indicator™ is 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.