The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Tuesday that Unit Labor Costs rose by 10.8% in the second quarter. This reading followed the 12.7% increase recorded in the first quarter and came in higher than the market expectation of 9.5%.
Further details of the publication revealed that the Nonfarm Productivity decreased 4.6% in the same period, slightly better than analysts' forecast for a decline of 4.7%.
The greenback lost some strength after this data and the US Dollar Index was last seen losing 0.28% on a daily basis at 106.08.