Euro Area - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) was 3.30 % year-on-year in March of 2026, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, Euro Area - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) reached a record high of 6.00 % year-on-year in June of 2022 and a record low of -2.00 % year-on-year in June of 2021.
Labour Cost Index: Industry (except Construction)
| Country |
Last |
Previous |
Unit |
Reference |
| Bulgaria |
14.10 |
12.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Croatia |
11.40 |
11.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Malta |
9.80 |
1.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Lithuania |
9.00 |
7.90 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Estonia |
6.60 |
7.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Greece |
6.60 |
7.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Poland |
6.50 |
7.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Hungary |
6.30 |
7.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Romania |
6.20 |
9.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Portugal |
5.90 |
6.10 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Slovakia |
5.20 |
6.40 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic |
5.20 |
6.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Cyprus |
4.70 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Slovenia |
3.90 |
13.90 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Netherlands |
3.90 |
5.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Belgium |
3.80 |
3.30 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Finland |
3.70 |
1.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Latvia |
3.70 |
8.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Ireland |
3.50 |
1.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Luxembourg |
3.30 |
3.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Euro Area |
3.30 |
2.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Sweden |
3.10 |
3.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Spain |
3.00 |
3.40 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Denmark |
3.00 |
2.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Germany |
3.00 |
1.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Italy |
2.90 |
2.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| France |
2.40 |
2.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Austria |
1.80 |
3.40 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |