Table

Labour Cost Index, by section. Average of year 2016=100. Preliminary figures
Index for total labour costs
1st quarter 20182nd quarter 20183rd quarter 20184th quarter 20181st quarter 2019
Oil and gas extraction and mining106.8104.9102.0103.6108.8
Manufacture103.0103.2104.0106.1105.9
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply105.3106.1104.8108.5107.8
Water supply, sewerage, waste103.8102.9105.6106.8106.4
Construction103.8103.5105.9106.6106.5
Wholesale and retail trade103.9103.6106.0106.4106.9
Transportation and storage103.8104.7104.3105.5106.3
Hotels and restaurants102.8102.8103.6106.0106.3
Information and communication104.4105.1105.5105.7106.9
Financial and insurance activities104.5104.9105.3107.2107.4
Real estate activities104.0104.5103.7106.3106.8
Professional, scientific and technical activities103.9104.3105.0106.9106.3
Administrative and support service activities104.1103.3104.8106.1106.5
Education103.4103.9104.6105.9106.3
Human health and social work activities104.6104.7106.1105.8107.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation103.9103.8105.2105.9107.1
Personal service activities104.4104.1105.3105.5106.2