Index of labour costs, Q1 2018, preliminary figures

Index for direct labour costs, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
	Index of direct costs	Index of direct costs	Index of direct costs	Index of direct costs	Index of direct costs
	1st quarter 2017	2nd quarter 2017	3rd quarter 2017	4th quarter 2017	1st quarter 2018
Oil and gas extraction and mining	160.0	157.6	153.8	159.2	166.2
Manufacture	157.7	158.7	159.0	160.6	162.5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	171.8	172.3	171.7	174.9	176.9
Water supply, sewerage, waste	142.4	141.9	146.5	148.5	148.0
Construction	142.6	143.1	148.1	149.1	148.7
Wholesale and retail trade	152.2	152.5	156.0	156.0	156.8
Transportation and storage	150.6	151.3	151.1	152.5	153.6
Hotels and restaurants	128.1	131.4	131.6	132.8	133.7
Information and communication	158.4	158.6	160.8	160.0	162.8
Financial and insurance activities	169.4	168.9	169.5	172.1	174.6
Real estate activities	163.9	160.9	161.4	163.4	166.0
Professional, scientific and technical activities	153.9	153.2	156.1	158.2	158.5
Administrative and support service activities	141.7	141.0	143.3	143.5	144.9
Education	159.8	161.0	162.4	164.3	164.3
Human health and social work activities	155.5	155.8	158.6	156.9	159.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation	146.0	147.4	149.5	150.8	151.7
Personal service activities	165.1	165.6	167.8	169.3	170.1

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