Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2016=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
4th quarter 20181st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 20194th quarter 2019
Oil and gas extraction and mining103.6108.8107.1105.3107.3
Manufacture106.1105.9106.1107.4109.7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply108.5107.8109.1108.9112.0
Water supply, sewerage, waste106.8106.4105.8109.0109.8
Construction106.6106.5107.5108.3109.7
Wholesale and retail trade106.4106.9107.3109.0109.5
Transportation and storage105.5106.3108.6108.5108.6
Hotels and restaurants106.0106.3106.9108.0108.9
Information and communication105.7106.9106.7108.4109.4
Financial and insurance activities107.2107.4108.6111.2112.0
Real estate activities106.3106.8105.5106.2108.9
Professional, scientific and technical activities106.9106.3107.1107.8110.0
Administrative and support service activities106.1106.5106.8108.6109.7
Education105.9106.3106.7107.4109.4
Human health and social work activities105.8107.8108.7109.5108.9
Arts, entertainment and recreation105.9107.1106.9108.3108.9
Personal service activities106.0106.7107.3108.4109.0