Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
2nd quarter 20143rd quarter 20144th quarter 20141st quarter 20152nd quarter 2015
Oil and gas extraction and mining148.9147.5150.0151.7151.5
Manufacture153.4151.9153.5153.6154.0
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply147.6150.4151.1151.7152.0
Water supply, sewerage, waste141.0137.2141.5142.3141.8
Construction139.9139.9140.4140.6141.6
Wholesale and retail trade149.1148.1147.9149.0149.4
Transportation and storage144.9146.2145.9146.1146.6
Hotels and restaurants128.0127.1129.5129.5130.0
Information and communication144.4143.3145.7147.8148.4
Financial and insurance activities150.7151.4152.2154.1154.7
Real estate activities147.7148.2148.5149.8150.0
Professional, scientific and technical activities144.8146.7147.4147.9148.4
Administrative and support service activities131.9133.4133.5134.7134.8
Education153.3154.9155.7155.8156.3
Human health and social work activities148.8150.5150.5151.2151.7
Arts, entertainment and recreation141.9139.5140.6141.4141.3
Personal service activities149.9153.9155.1155.7156.9