Statistics Norway

Labour cost index

4   Changes in direct costs from the corresponding quarter the year before by industry. Per cent
  Manufacturing Oil and gas extraction, mining Construction Transport and communication Wholesale and retail trade Real estate and business activities Electricity supply
1. Quarter 1999 5.9 7.5 6.1 4.4 6.1 6.2 4.7
2. Quarter 1999 6.9 7.3 4.4 4.4 5.0 6.7 4.9
3. Quarter 1999 5.3 2.2 6.2 3.3 3.9 5.4 3.5
4. Quarter 1999 4.5 0.3 3.5 3.0 1.9 5.5 2.0
               
1. Quarter 2000 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.2 5.1 4.6 2.6
2. Quarter 2000 4.5 5.2 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.1 2.6
3. Quarter 2000 3.3 8.0 4.2 4.7 4.0 5.3 3.9
4. Quarter 2000 3.8 6.8 4.6 3.3 3.3 3.0 7.0
               
1. Quarter 2001 3.4 8.6 4.6 5.7 4.1 5.6 6.9
2. Quarter 2001 4.9 8.1 4.5 7.7 7.0 3.6 5.5
3. Quarter 2001 5.0 8.8 4.5 4.7 7.3 4.7 4.9
4. Quarter 2001 6.7 9.4 4.6 5.5 8.8 6.0 2.4
               
1. Quarter 2002 5.5 10.5 5.3 5.3 7.6 3.4 5.0
2. Quarter 2002 3.3 10.5 5.1 3.8 5.2 6.2 5.6
3. Quarter 2002 5.9 2.0 5.6 4.9 2.6 6.4 8.5
4. Quarter 2002 4.0 1.8 4.4 5.9 3.4 4.9 9.3
               
1. Quarter 2003 4.3 5.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 5.0 6.8
2. Quarter 2003 6.2 3.0 4.6 3.9 3.1 2.0 6.9
3. Quarter 2003 3.9 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.6 3.6 6.2
4. Quarter 2003 5.1 4.9 4.3 2.3 1.5 6.3 4.9
               
1. Quarter 2004 5.1 -0.5 4.2 2.6 2.6 6.4 9.6
2. Quarter 2004 4.9 -0.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 5.5 8.2
3. Quarter 2004 5.0 1.2 2.4 4.2 4.3 2.1 8.0

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