Statistics Norway

Labour cost index

2 Direct Costs, by section. Average of year 2005=100. Preliminary figures
  Oil and gas extraction and mining Manufacturing Electricity supply Water, sewerage, waste, materials recovery Construction Wholesale and retail trade Transport and warehousing Lodging and service Information and communication Financial Intermediation Sale and management of real estate Professional, scientific and technical activities Administrative, support service Education Human health, residential care Arts, entertainment and recreation Other service activities
1. Quarter 2000 78.1 78.5 69.2 75.4 80.0 81.5 80.6 77.5 79.1 75.4 80.8 83.7 85.3 78.5 80.1 78.3 79.2
2. Quarter 2000 79.3 78.5 70.2 78.4 80.9 83.2 81.3 79.2 79.0 77.0 81.1 84.3 85.9 79.7 82.1 78.8 79.7
3. Quarter 2000 81.9 82.3 73.0 77.8 82.5 82.6 84.4 79.9 82.4 78.6 83.2 86.0 86.5 81.4 81.2 84.3 83.0
4. Quarter 2000 82.3 78.0 74.9 78.5 84.4 81.0 81.7 79.0 83.1 79.2 83.0 87.0 86.3 82.3 81.7 85.1 83.0
1. Quarter 2001 84.4 81.6 74.6 80.7 83.7 82.9 86.2 77.9 84.8 80.4 84.2 86.4 88.3 85.6 84.2 84.0 85.5
2. Quarter 2001 85.4 82.3 73.8 81.9 84.5 86.1 87.7 81.6 84.8 79.5 86.4 87.3 87.6 85.4 85.9 84.1 85.0
3. Quarter 2001 88.8 85.8 77.1 83.1 86.3 90.6 88.0 81.7 84.4 86.3 88.6 90.9 91.0 86.9 85.7 84.7 86.3
4. Quarter 2001 89.5 87.6 77.4 83.1 88.3 90.0 89.6 82.7 85.4 87.6 87.8 92.0 93.7 87.8 86.1 85.6 87.5
1. Quarter 2002 93.2 85.8 79.0 83.1 88.1 91.2 88.3 82.3 85.7 87.9 88.2 92.2 92.5 88.6 86.9 89.2 88.2
2. Quarter 2002 89.0 87.3 79.0 84.0 88.9 92.5 90.2 87.9 86.6 88.7 88.7 93.0 94.2 89.7 88.6 89.9 88.9
3. Quarter 2002 95.8 90.4 85.3 86.3 91.2 93.5 94.3 89.7 89.1 91.1 91.3 95.4 97.3 90.9 89.3 88.8 92.4
4. Quarter 2002 88.7 91.7 86.3 87.7 92.1 93.9 94.2 87.3 90.7 91.6 92.4 96.5 97.7 91.5 89.7 89.2 93.2
1. Quarter 2003 95.8 90.0 86.1 87.9 92.2 93.8 93.4 89.0 91.0 91.6 92.6 96.2 97.7 90.9 89.2 89.8 93.4
2. Quarter 2003 99.2 91.6 86.0 88.8 92.9 94.3 95.7 89.1 92.0 92.0 93.4 96.9 98.1 92.6 91.5 90.5 94.0
3. Quarter 2003 92.3 92.9 91.5 91.5 93.6 96.2 94.4 89.7 94.8 93.0 94.9 98.2  100.4 97.6 94.3 93.6 97.5
4. Quarter 2003 95.0 94.8 90.2 91.9 95.9 96.7 96.4 89.9 95.3 93.9 95.7 97.7  100.6 98.3 94.8 94.1 98.1
1. Quarter 2004 99.2 94.9 93.3 93.2 96.1 97.3 97.9 95.8 99.6 95.3 95.4 96.0 99.7 99.0 95.6 95.1  101.5
2. Quarter 2004 97.2 96.0 93.3 95.0 96.5 98.1 99.0 95.8 95.8 94.6 96.0 97.7 97.9 99.4 97.5 96.6 98.4
3. Quarter 2004 95.2 97.3 95.2 95.4 96.0 98.9  100.4 94.5 97.0 97.3 98.4 96.9 99.6 97.1 96.2 97.1  100.3
4. Quarter 2004 98.0 99.9  101.5 98.1 98.2 98.4 97.2 95.0 96.1 95.8 96.9 95.4 96.9 96.8 96.7 97.6 98.4
1. Quarter 2005  102.1  100.8  100.9  100.7 98.3 99.2  100.3 99.1  101.6 99.7  100.8  101.6 99.9  100.5  100.3 99.9 98.9
2. Quarter 2005  100.1  101.2 97.2  102.6 99.0 99.4 99.7 99.1  101.1 96.3 99.0  101.2 98.7 99.0  102.4  100.8 99.3
3. Quarter 2005 99.3 97.2  103.2 97.5  101.2  102.3 99.4  100.9 98.5 98.5 99.9  101.4  100.4 99.6 98.6 99.9  101.4
4. Quarter 2005 98.5 98.7 98.7  101.0  101.4 99.2  100.5  100.9 98.6  101.5 98.5 98.4 98.3 99.3 98.8 99.2 98.5
1. Quarter 2006  110.0  102.4  100.7  100.3  102.4  101.5  100.4 97.6  101.8  101.4  101.2 99.9  100.1  100.6 99.9  100.3 99.9
2. Quarter 2006  105.4  102.3  100.2  100.5  103.4  104.0  100.1 97.8  101.4  100.8  101.6 99.5  102.9  101.6  103.0  100.8  101.0
3. Quarter 2006  104.7  104.3  104.4  103.9  105.9  107.9  103.9 97.2  104.1  101.7  102.7  102.8  102.8  100.3  101.4  105.2  105.7
4. Quarter 2006  105.3  102.3  106.2  104.0  106.4  106.9  101.1 98.3  103.3  102.7  103.1  103.0  102.4  100.6  101.9  103.8  103.4
1. Quarter 2007  120.2  107.1  105.8  106.4  109.2  106.6  103.3 99.5  109.0  103.7  103.6  106.4  104.1  103.7  103.1  104.4  104.2
2. Quarter 2007  111.0  108.0  106.3  106.7  110.7  109.8  105.1 99.6  106.5  106.2  104.7  105.3  107.6  104.9  105.6  105.2  102.4
3. Quarter 2007  111.3  111.5  116.8  108.2  111.2  112.2  109.7 97.8  110.6  109.3  107.1  108.3  108.1  105.1  107.8  111.6  111.5
4. Quarter 2007  115.0  111.2  112.4  108.0  111.5  120.4  109.8 96.0  113.1  109.8  107.5  105.7  106.7  105.6  108.3  109.1  111.2
1. Quarter 2008  116.4  112.3  115.1  108.3  114.1  117.2  113.5  103.0  116.0  111.5  108.9  109.6  113.1  106.9  111.6  109.9  109.8
2. Quarter 2008  116.7  113.1  117.9  110.3  116.6  118.1  111.2  105.6  116.4  114.2  109.6  110.0  117.0  104.9  113.1  104.2  110.4
3. Quarter 2008  113.0  114.9  120.9  109.5  113.2  114.7  115.9  103.9  117.8  126.8  113.7  111.2  117.1  109.0  113.4  106.5  120.1
4. Quarter 2008  116.6  117.5  121.4  113.8  114.9  115.9  113.5  104.4  120.3  127.3  115.9  112.6  115.1  110.5  114.9  110.1  120.6
1. Quarter 2009  134.0  118.8  125.2  111.5  115.1  119.0  119.1  103.7  120.9  129.0  117.8  114.7  114.4  112.0  113.7  110.3  123.7
2. Quarter 2009  126.8  120.0  125.4  112.4  115.1  118.3  119.7  104.4  122.3  124.7  116.3  113.8  116.7  114.0  115.4  110.3  124.4
3. Quarter 2009  124.0  121.5  129.2  111.5  115.4  118.6  119.1  106.8  125.6  123.8  118.7  113.1  119.5  116.4  118.3  109.0  125.9

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