Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
3rd quarter 20134th quarter 20131st quarter 20142nd quarter 20143rd quarter 2014
Oil and gas extraction and mining143.5144.2154.9148.9147.5
Manufacture145.3149.0153.2153.4151.9
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply142.9147.4147.5147.6150.4
Water supply, sewerage, waste137.8138.6138.7141.0137.2
Construction136.2136.1136.5139.9139.9
Wholesale and retail trade146.0144.0149.6149.1148.1
Transportation and storage141.9140.7141.7144.9146.2
Hotels and restaurants125.1126.6126.7128.0127.1
Information and communication141.5141.4143.6144.4143.3
Financial and insurance activities144.7146.5148.9150.7151.4
Real estate activities147.4147.1146.8147.7148.2
Professional, scientific and technical activities143.8143.4145.7144.8146.7
Administrative and support service activities128.8128.7130.5131.9133.4
Education153.6153.4150.1153.3154.9
Human health and social work activities148.8147.9148.9148.8150.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation135.6137.8141.7141.9139.5
Personal service activities147.6147.7147.8149.9153.9