European Union - Labour cost index: Manufacturing was 3.50 % 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 European Union - Labour cost index: Manufacturing - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Manufacturing reached a record high of 6.10 % year-on-year in September of 2023 and a record low of -1.20 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Manufacturing
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 13.50 13.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Croatia 10.70 10.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Malta 10.60 2.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Lithuania 8.60 7.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Greece 7.90 9.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Poland 6.60 9.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Romania 6.30 9.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Estonia 6.20 7.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Portugal 6.00 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Hungary 5.80 7.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Czech Republic 5.40 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovakia 5.20 5.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Cyprus 5.00 3.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Ireland 4.70 2.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovenia 4.10 14.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Belgium 3.80 3.30 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Netherlands 3.70 5.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 3.60 0.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Luxembourg 3.50 4.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Denmark 3.30 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Euro Area 3.20 2.30 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Latvia 3.00 8.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Spain 3.00 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Sweden 2.90 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Germany 2.90 0.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Italy 2.80 2.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
France 2.50 3.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Austria 1.60 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026

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