European Union - Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication was 4.20 % year-on-year in December of 2024, 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 September of 2025. 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
Romania 14.60 12.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Croatia 11.20 10.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 10.70 12.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 9.90 8.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Poland 8.80 9.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 8.80 11.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 8.60 9.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Czech Republic 8.20 6.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Latvia 7.90 12.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Austria 7.60 11.20 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Greece 7.10 6.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 6.70 4.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 6.50 9.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 6.40 6.10 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Italy 5.20 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 5.10 6.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 4.80 5.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 4.60 8.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 4.40 4.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Finland 4.20 2.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 3.90 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 3.60 0.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Belgium 3.60 2.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Euro Area 3.60 4.80 % year-on-year Dec 2024
France 2.40 2.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Denmark 2.20 3.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany 2.10 3.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 0.00 1.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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