Index of labour costs, Q4 2006, preliminary figures

In construction, total labour costs increased by 0.5 per cent from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2006. The costs increased by 0.3 per cent the same quarter in 2005.

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Tables:

• Table 1 Labour Cost Index in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities and electricity supply. Average of year 2000=100
• Table 2 Direct costs in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities and electricity supply. Average of year 2000=100
• Table 3 Indirect costs in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities and electricity supply. Average of year 2000=100