Europe Wide comparison of labour cost in the European Union (Index)

Change in business economy (NACE B-N)
Status of calculations: 4th quarter 2019
European Union member statesIndex of labour costs, totalIndex of gross earningsIndex of non-wage costs
Change in 2019 on 20181
%

1: Calendar-adjusted, applying national methods.

Calculations by the Federal Statistical Office based on the Eurostat, online database of 23 April 2020.

/ = No data because the numerical value is not sufficiently reliable.

European Union (EU-27)2.82.92.5
Euro area (EU-19)2.52.52.4
Belgium2.02.60.6
Bulgaria11.311.112.2
Denmark2.12.02.2
Germany2.82.82.9
Estonia7.27.17.4
Finland0.81.5-2.3
France1.91.91.9
Greece3.32.17.7
Ireland3.63.45.1
Italy2.62.04.1
Croatia3.23.8-0.3
Latvia7.27.17.7
Lithuania3.0//
Luxembourg2.02.12.0
Malta-0.9-0.8-1.3
Netherlands2.11.82.9
Austria2.72.72.8
Poland6.16.16.1
Portugal3.12.93.5
Romania12.212.311.0
Sweden1.92.80.0
Slovakia7.16.97.5
Slovenia4.84.94.5
Spain2.21.83.1
Czech Republic6.86.86.8
Hungary10.111.05.6
Cyprus4.62.815.6

As at 23 April 2020

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