European Union - Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication was 3.80 % year-on-year in December 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 June 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 6.50 % 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
Bulgaria 14.20 9.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovenia 12.50 0.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 11.60 11.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 9.60 8.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Lithuania 9.20 9.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Greece 8.90 10.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 8.70 5.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 8.50 7.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 7.70 7.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Romania 7.40 7.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 6.90 3.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 6.10 6.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 5.70 7.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 5.00 3.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 4.50 4.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 4.00 5.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.70 4.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 3.60 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Austria 3.50 5.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 3.50 3.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Euro Area 3.20 3.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Denmark 2.90 2.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Italy 2.80 1.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Ireland 2.80 2.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
France 2.30 2.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 1.80 2.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 1.50 2.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Malta 1.20 -0.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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