Labour Cost Index - Wages and salaries

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    LABOUR COST INDEX - WAGES AND SALARIES  - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Not seasonally adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 168.7 184.1    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 172.4 187.2    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 172.4 181.3    
    B Mining and quarrying 147.5 169.1    
    C Manufacturing 177.5 191.3    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 153.6 173.1    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 162.5 175.7    
    F Construction 187.7 198.9    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 172.6 183.4    
    H Transportation and storage 174.6 188.4    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 194.4 205.0    
    J Information and communication 166.2 169.2    
    K Financial and insurance activities 163.3 165.8    
    L Real estate activities 164.3 178.3    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 167.1 179.4    
    N Administrative and support service activities 196.1 212.0    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 158.6 200.0    
    P Education 137.6 175.2    
    Q Human health and social work activities 160.5 177.0    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 187.5 209.9    
    S Other service activities 174.0 192.2    
    Percentage change compared to corresponding period of the previous year
    Not seasonally adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 13.4 13.7    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.5 14.4    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 13.0 12.1    
    B Mining and quarrying 0.3 17.3    
    C Manufacturing 15.1 15.0    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 16.2 7.3    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4 17.0    
    F Construction 20.3 16.1    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.3 11.0    
    H Transportation and storage 13.7 14.1    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.4 7.2    
    J Information and communication 11.4 9.5    
    K Financial and insurance activities 16.0 14.8    
    L Real estate activities 19.5 17.9    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 15.0 15.1    
    N Administrative and support service activities 16.1 18.0    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 8.1 16.8    
    P Education 11.2 17.7    
    Q Human health and social work activities 13.8 12.3    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 20.6 21.6    
    S Other service activities 11.6 14.0    

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    LABOUR COST INDEX - WAGES AND SALARIES  - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Calendar adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 168.2 183.3    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 172.2 186.6    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 171.7 180.5    
    B Mining and quarrying 147.1 168.3    
    C Manufacturing 177.2 190.7    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 153.4 172.6    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 163.2 174.9    
    F Construction 187.8 199.2    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 172.3 182.8    
    H Transportation and storage 172.6 186.8    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 194.2 204.4    
    J Information and communication 165.7 168.1    
    K Financial and insurance activities 162.3 165.2    
    L Real estate activities 163.9 177.3    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 166.8 178.7    
    N Administrative and support service activities 195.2 211.7    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 157.5 200.1    
    P Education 138.7 174.2    
    Q Human health and social work activities 158.9 175.7    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 186.8 207.8    
    S Other service activities 173.6 191.3    
    Percentage change compared to corresponding period of the previous year
    Calendar adjusted
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 13.0 13.4    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.5 14.2    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 12.5 12.0    
    B Mining and quarrying 0.3 17.0    
    C Manufacturing 15.1 14.8    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 16.2 7.1    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4 15.8    
    F Construction 20.3 16.2    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.3 10.9    
    H Transportation and storage 11.2 13.9    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.4 7.0    
    J Information and communication 11.4 9.2    
    K Financial and insurance activities 15.6 15.2    
    L Real estate activities 19.5 17.6    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 15.0 14.9    
    N Administrative and support service activities 14.3 18.3    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 7.3 17.3    
    P Education 12.1 15.9    
    Q Human health and social work activities 11.8 12.0    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 18.7 18.8    
    S Other service activities 11.6 13.8    

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    LABOUR COST INDEX - WAGES AND SALARIES  - 2025
    Index, 2020=100
    Seasonally adjusted and adjusted data by working days
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 178.0 182.9    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 181.1 185.1    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 176.5 179.6    
    B Mining and quarrying 155.4 171.0    
    C Manufacturing 185.1 190.1    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 172.4 161.9    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 169.5 174.9    
    F Construction 195.6 196.6    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 178.1 183.0    
    H Transportation and storage 177.3 184.2    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 207.0 200.9    
    J Information and communication 168.3 167.7    
    K Financial and insurance activities 161.5 164.4    
    L Real estate activities 169.3 178.1    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 175.3 180.4    
    N Administrative and support service activities 198.6 205.0    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 178.1 189.0    
    P Education 176.2 189.1    
    Q Human health and social work activities 167.9 173.6    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 197.3 210.4    
    S Other service activities 179.0 190.5    
    Percentage change on previous period
    Seasonally adjusted and adjusted data by working days
    (%)
    Code
    NCEA 20081)
    Economic activities Quarters 20252)
    I. IІ . IІІ . IV .
    B to S Total 4.8 2.7    
    B to E Industry (except construction) 6.4 2.2    
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 5.0 1.8    
    B Mining and quarrying 4.3 10.1    
    C Manufacturing 6.2 2.7    
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 7.8 -6.1    
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 8.3 3.2    
    F Construction 7.9 0.5    
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4.0 2.7    
    H Transportation and storage 2.6 3.9    
    I Accommodation and food service activities 7.9 -3.0    
    J Information and communication 4.9 -0.4    
    K Financial and insurance activities 6.4 1.8    
    L Real estate activities 2.9 5.2    
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 5.4 2.9    
    N Administrative and support service activities 9.1 3.2    
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 2.7 6.1    
    P Education 1.3 7.3    
    Q Human health and social work activities 3.3 3.4    
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 4.2 6.7    
    S Other service activities 1.7 6.4    

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    23.09.2025
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