European Union - Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication was 3.50 % year-on-year in September of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication reached a record high of 6.40 % year-on-year in March of 2023 and a record low of -0.40 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Wholesale And Retail Trade; Transport; Accommodation And Food Service Activities; Information And Communication
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Croatia 11.30 10.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 10.80 9.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Bulgaria 9.80 10.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Lithuania 9.70 8.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Poland 8.60 9.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Hungary 7.90 9.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 7.70 7.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 7.40 10.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 7.20 6.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Slovakia 6.50 7.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal 5.90 2.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 5.90 10.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 5.50 5.80 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Luxembourg 4.50 3.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 4.40 4.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 3.60 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Finland 3.50 4.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 3.30 3.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 3.10 3.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Latvia 3.10 7.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Cyprus 3.00 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Euro Area 2.90 3.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 2.80 2.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
France 2.40 2.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 2.30 2.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 1.00 3.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovenia 0.60 7.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Malta -1.20 0.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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