Cao wages, contractual wage costs and working hours; index (2020=100)
| Cao sector | Sector/Branches SIC 2008 | Version | Periods | Index figures Contractual working hours (2020=100) | Year-on-year change Contractual working hours (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 May | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 June | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 July | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 August | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 September | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 October | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 November | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2023 December | 99.9 | -0.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2024 January* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2024 February* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2024 March* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2024 April* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 May | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 June | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 July | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 August | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 September | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 October | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 November | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2023 December | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2024 January* | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2024 February* | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2024 March* | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2024 April* | 99.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 May | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 June | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 July | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 August | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 September | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 October | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 November | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2023 December | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2024 January* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2024 February* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2024 March* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2024 April* | 100.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | Current figures | 2023 May | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | Current figures | 2023 June | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | Current figures | 2023 July | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | Current figures | 2023 August | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
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This table contains index figures of the quantification of the development of the contractual wages (also known as cao wages or negotiated wages), contractual wage costs and contractual working hours of employees in the Netherlands. The table contains index figures on a number of elements contained in the collective labour agreements (in Dutch: cao), namely wages per month and per hour including and excluding special payments, contractual wage costs (per month and per hour) and contractual working hours. In addition, it presents developments calculated on the basis of these indices and the percentage of collective labour agreements completed.
Data available from: 1972, for the annual figures (up to and including 2019 to a limited extent) and from 2020, for the monthly figures and quarterly figures. No index figures based on 2020=100 are yet available for 1972-2019; those figures will be added later in this table.
Status of the figures:
All the figures from 1972 to 2023 are definitive. The figures for 2024 are provisional.
Changes as of 2 May 2024:
The figures for 2023 have become definitive.
The provisional figures for April 2024 have been added and the provisional figures from January to March 2024 have been revised.
When will new figures be published?
The monthly figures are published within one week after the end of the calendar month concerned. This initial figure is called the first-published figure. The index is subsequently reviewed every month based on the additional completed collective labour agreements in that month.
Current figures marked with * are provisional. Up to the second quarter they can be reviewed monthly based on new completed collective labour agreements. In the second quarter the figures of the previous calendar year become definitive (current figures without *).
Description topics
- Index figures
- Index
An index is the ratio between two values, based on a base year which equals to100.
The use of indices makes it simpler and easier to monitor and compare the development of certain quantities (wages, prices) over time.- Contractual working hours
- The contractual working hours are the agreed annual working hours of full-time employees.
- Year-on-year change
- Year-on-year change
These percentage changes are always related to the current figures and are compared to same period in the previous year.- Contractual working hours
- The contractual working hours are the agreed annual working hours of full-time employees.