Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
4th quarter 20151st quarter 20162nd quarter 20163rd quarter 20164th quarter 2016
Oil and gas extraction and mining153.0154.4154.3152.2155.2
Manufacture156.2157.6157.9157.0160.0
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply153.2154.1154.5153.7156.5
Water supply, sewerage, waste144.5145.8146.1146.5147.5
Construction142.3143.5144.1146.7146.7
Wholesale and retail trade150.1150.2150.9153.9153.9
Transportation and storage148.7149.2149.5149.5151.3
Hotels and restaurants130.6131.4132.3132.5133.7
Information and communication147.3149.3149.4152.5152.1
Financial and insurance activities156.1157.2157.4159.0160.3
Real estate activities152.4152.9153.8154.6153.9
Professional, scientific and technical activities148.4148.5148.4149.3150.2
Administrative and support service activities134.5135.5135.2137.1137.8
Education158.3158.1158.7160.3161.2
Human health and social work activities152.8153.7153.8155.6155.7
Arts, entertainment and recreation142.7143.6144.4144.2145.1
Personal service activities157.8158.6160.0161.6161.9