Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
2nd quarter 20123rd quarter 20124th quarter 20121st quarter 20132nd quarter 2013
Oil and gas extraction and mining144.0135.9141.5149.1145.4
Manufacture142.5140.7142.9147.3149.5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply134.7135.6136.3143.8141.1
Water supply, sewerage, waste132.9135.0138.2137.7137.4
Construction130.3131.2132.0133.6135.7
Wholesale and retail trade138.0139.2139.2143.8145.2
Transportation and storage134.8133.5135.2137.4140.4
Hotels and restaurants121.4121.6122.1127.9129.0
Information and communication135.0132.8133.7140.9140.8
Financial and insurance activities141.8139.7141.10.00.0
Real estate activities138.9140.3141.1139.4144.4
Professional, scientific and technical activities137.0137.7138.9142.6141.9
Administrative and support service activities128.0123.3124.4126.8130.2
Education143.0143.2145.3150.2152.8
Human health and social work activities139.4140.7142.2145.8147.6
Arts, entertainment and recreation132.6132.9135.5135.3136.2
Personal service activities137.6139.0140.6143.2146.9