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 |