Labour cost index, business economy, Germany
Released 19 August 2026
117.2 in the first quarter of 2026. Total hourly labour cost, wages plus employer contributions, as an index with 2020 at 100. Nominal, unadjusted for the season.
117.2Labour cost index, business economy, Germany, the first quarter of 2026
2024-Q2127.9
2024-Q3111.2
2024-Q4125.2
2025-Q1113.9
2025-Q2134.9
2025-Q3115.0
2025-Q4127.5
2026-Q1117.2
134.9Labour cost index, business economy, Germany, the second quarter of 2025, beside 5 others
Norway153.3p
Netherlands145.3p
Germany134.9
Finland127.0p
Belgium124.1p
France114.1p
What it does not measure
An index compares a country with its own 2020, not with another country's level. Sector codes follow NACE Rev. 2.
Every figure kept
| Period | Value | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 117.2 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 127.5 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 115.0 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 134.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 113.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 125.2 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 111.2 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 127.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 111.0 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 120.8 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2023-Q3 | 106.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2023-Q2 | 122.4 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2023-Q1 | 103.3 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2022-Q4 | 116.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2022-Q3 | 100.7 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2022-Q2 | 117.7 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2022-Q1 | 96.9 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2021-Q4 | 106.4 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2021-Q3 | 97.7 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2021-Q2 | 108.1 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2021-Q1 | 92.5 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2020-Q4 | 102.7 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2020-Q3 | 95.5 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2020-Q2 | 109.1 | 19 August 2026 | |
| 2020-Q1 | 92.7 | 19 August 2026 |
Source: Eurostat, lc_lci_r2_q, index, 2020 = 100. Eurostat, CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution to Eurostat; the table on this page may be copied as it stands.
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