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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 172.4      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 172.4      
    B Mining and quarrying 147.5      
    C Manufacturing 177.5      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 153.6      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 162.5      
    F Construction 187.7      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 172.6      
    H Transportation and storage 174.6      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 194.4      
    J Information and communication 166.2      
    K Financial and insurance activities 163.3      
    L Real estate activities 164.3      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 167.1      
    N Administrative and support service activities 196.1      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 158.6      
    P Education 137.6      
    Q Human health and social work activities 160.5      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 187.5      
    S Other service activities 174.0      
    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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.5      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 13.0      
    B Mining and quarrying 0.3      
    C Manufacturing 15.1      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 16.2      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4      
    F Construction 20.3      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.3      
    H Transportation and storage 13.7      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.4      
    J Information and communication 11.4      
    K Financial and insurance activities 16.0      
    L Real estate activities 19.5      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 15.0      
    N Administrative and support service activities 16.1      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 8.1      
    P Education 11.2      
    Q Human health and social work activities 13.8      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 20.6      
    S Other service activities 11.6      

    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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 172.2      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 171.7      
    B Mining and quarrying 147.1      
    C Manufacturing 177.2      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 153.4      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 163.2      
    F Construction 187.8      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 172.3      
    H Transportation and storage 172.6      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 194.2      
    J Information and communication 165.7      
    K Financial and insurance activities 162.3      
    L Real estate activities 163.9      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 166.8      
    N Administrative and support service activities 195.2      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 157.5      
    P Education 138.7      
    Q Human health and social work activities 158.9      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 186.8      
    S Other service activities 173.6      
    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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 14.5      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 12.5      
    B Mining and quarrying 0.3      
    C Manufacturing 15.1      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 16.2      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 16.4      
    F Construction 20.3      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11.3      
    H Transportation and storage 11.2      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 13.4      
    J Information and communication 11.4      
    K Financial and insurance activities 15.6      
    L Real estate activities 19.5      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 15.0      
    N Administrative and support service activities 14.3      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 7.3      
    P Education 12.1      
    Q Human health and social work activities 11.8      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 18.7      
    S Other service activities 11.6      

    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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 181.1      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 176.5      
    B Mining and quarrying 155.4      
    C Manufacturing 185.1      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 172.4      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 169.5      
    F Construction 195.6      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 178.1      
    H Transportation and storage 177.3      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 207.0      
    J Information and communication 168.3      
    K Financial and insurance activities 161.5      
    L Real estate activities 169.3      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 175.3      
    N Administrative and support service activities 198.6      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 178.1      
    P Education 176.2      
    Q Human health and social work activities 167.9      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 197.3      
    S Other service activities 179.0      
    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      
    B to E Industry (except construction) 6.4      
    G to N Services (excluding public administration) 5.0      
    B Mining and quarrying 4.3      
    C Manufacturing 6.2      
    D Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 7.8      
    E Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 8.3      
    F Construction 7.9      
    G Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4.0      
    H Transportation and storage 2.6      
    I Accommodation and food service activities 7.9      
    J Information and communication 4.9      
    K Financial and insurance activities 6.4      
    L Real estate activities 2.9      
    M Professional,scientific and technical activities 5.4      
    N Administrative and support service activities 9.1      
    O Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 2.7      
    P Education 1.3      
    Q Human health and social work activities 3.3      
    R Arts,entertainment and recreation 4.2      
    S Other service activities 1.7      

    1) NCEA 2008 - National Classification of economic activities comparable with NACE Rev.2
    2) Preliminary data
    20.06.2025
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