Labour price index; index figures 2021=100; National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Wage costs per hour worked (2021=100) Year-on-year change wage costs per hour (%)
A-U All economic activities 119.2 5.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 124.1 7.1
B-F Manufacturing and energy 117.2 5.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 117.9 5.1
C Manufacturing 117.3 5.0
24-30, 33 Metalectro 117.8 4.6
F Construction 115.5 5.6
G-N Commercial services 119.6 5.6
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 119.7 5.3
G Wholesale and retail trade 117.8 5.4
H Transportation and storage 123.5 4.4
I Accommodation and food serving 139.9 6.8
J Information and communication 116.4 4.9
K Financial institutions 110.7 3.5
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 116.4 6.4
M-N Business services 123.4 6.6
M Other specialised business services 115.6 3.5
N Renting and other business support 128.7 8.8
O-U Noncommercial services 119.5 6.1
O-Q Government and care 119.8 6.1
O Public administration and services 121.1 6.9
P Education 118.4 3.4
Q Health and social work activities 119.2 7.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 118.5 5.3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides information on labour price developments, i.e. the development of wage costs per hour worked by employees, corrected for changes in the personnel structure. The labor price index divides the total increase in wage costs per hour worked into a price component and a structural effect.

Data available from:
2001

Status of the figures:
Data from 2001 up to and including 2022 are final. The figures concerning 2023 and 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of January 31st 2025:
Compared to the previous version the figures for the reference period '2024 January - 2024 December' are added and the figures are adjusted for the period '2023 October - 2024 September'.

When will new figures become available?
New figures are published three to four months after the end of the reference period.

Description topics

Wage costs per hour worked
Wage costs divided by hours worked.
The total compensation of employees paid by employers plus taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Taxes on wage costs are taxes paid by employers on certain wage components, for example wages in kind.
- Wage cost subsidies are subsidies depending on the total wage bill, the number of employees, or on the employment of certain categories of persons, such as physically disabled or long-term unemployed persons.
Year-on-year change wage costs per hour
Percentage change relative to the same period one year previously.
The total compensation of employees paid by employers plus taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Taxes on wage costs are taxes paid by employers on certain wage components, for example wages in kind.
- Wage cost subsidies are subsidies depending on the total wage bill, the number of employees, or on the employment of certain categories of persons, such as physically disabled or long-term unemployed persons.