Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
3rd quarter 20124th quarter 20121st quarter 20132nd quarter 20133rd quarter 2013
Oil and gas extraction and mining135.9141.5149.1145.4143.5
Manufacture140.7142.9147.3149.5145.5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply135.6136.3143.8141.1142.9
Water supply, sewerage, waste135.0138.2137.7137.4137.8
Construction131.2132.0133.6135.7136.2
Wholesale and retail trade139.2139.2143.8145.2146.0
Transportation and storage133.5135.2137.4140.4141.9
Hotels and restaurants121.6122.1127.9129.0130.0
Information and communication132.8133.7140.9140.8141.5
Financial and insurance activities139.7141.1141.5142.7144.7
Real estate activities140.3141.1139.4144.4147.4
Professional, scientific and technical activities137.7138.9142.6141.9143.8
Administrative and support service activities123.3124.4126.8130.2128.8
Education143.2145.3150.2152.8153.6
Human health and social work activities140.7142.2145.8147.6148.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation132.9135.5135.3136.2135.6
Personal service activities139.0140.6143.2146.9147.8