Total labour costs increased by 0.4% in the economic activity of Manufacturing (D) in the 3rd quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter. During the same period the index for total labour costs decreased by 1.9% in the economic activity of Construction (F) and by 0.7% in Transport, storage and communication (I) and Wholesale and retail trade; repair (G).
Total labour costs, excluding bonuses, increased by 0.6% in the economic activity of Transport, storage and communication (I) and 1.5% in Manufacturing (D) compared with the previous quarter. Total labour costs, excluding bonuses, decreases by 0.2% in the economic activity of Wholesale and retail trade; repair (G) and 1.3% in Construction (F). The index of total labour costs excluding bonuses does not include payments which are not paid in each pay period.
Annual increases in total labour costs range from 5.4% in Transport, storage and communication (I) to 7.9% in Manufacturing (D).
The labour costs index measures, on a quarterly basis, the development of labour costs per hour worked. The index is not adjusted to changes in working hours or labour structure.
| Change from previous year , % | ||||
| 3nd quarter 2007 | Labour costs | Total labour | ||
| other than | costs | |||
| Total | Wages and | wages and | excluding | |
| labour costs | salaries | salaries | bonuses | |
| Manufacturing (D) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Construction (F) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade (G) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Transp., storage and comm. (I) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
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