Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
2nd quarter 20133rd quarter 20134th quarter 20131st quarter 20142nd quarter 2014
Oil and gas extraction and mining145.4143.5144.2154.9148.9
Manufacture149.5145.3149.0153.2153.4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply141.1142.9147.4147.5147.6
Water supply, sewerage, waste137.4137.8138.6138.7141.0
Construction135.7136.2136.1136.5139.9
Wholesale and retail trade145.2146.0144.0149.6149.1
Transportation and storage140.4141.9140.7141.7144.9
Hotels and restaurants125.5125.1126.6126.7128.0
Information and communication140.8141.5141.4143.6144.4
Financial and insurance activities142.7144.7146.5148.9150.7
Real estate activities144.4147.4147.1146.8147.7
Professional, scientific and technical activities141.9143.8143.4145.7144.8
Administrative and support service activities130.2128.8128.7130.5131.9
Education152.8153.6153.4150.1153.3
Human health and social work activities147.6148.8147.9148.9148.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation136.2135.6137.8141.7141.9
Personal service activities146.9147.6147.7147.8149.9