Labour price index; index figures 2015=100; National Accounts; 2001-2023
| Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Labour price index (2015=100) | Year-on-year change price of labour (%) | Wage costs per hour worked (2015=100) | Year-on-year change wage costs per hour (%) | Structural effect (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 126.3 | 6.4 | 126.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 119.2 | 7.8 | 124.6 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 125.4 | 5.7 | 128.1 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 126.2 | 6.1 | 130.1 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 126.5 | 5.9 | 131.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| 24-30, 33 Metalectro | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 128.6 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| F Construction | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 123.5 | 4.6 | 123.4 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 125.6 | 6.9 | 126.0 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 125.7 | 8.0 | 125.4 | 7.9 | -0.2 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 124.6 | 6.7 | 126.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 128.1 | 9.4 | 127.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 125.4 | 13.4 | 123.0 | 13.1 | -0.3 |
| J Information and communication | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 132.8 | 5.9 | 131.3 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| K Financial institutions | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 123.3 | 5.0 | 125.6 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 118.9 | 4.6 | 118.8 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| M-N Business services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 124.4 | 6.6 | 126.5 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 121.2 | 5.2 | 121.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 128.9 | 8.5 | 130.4 | 9.3 | 0.8 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 128.2 | 6.0 | 126.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 128.5 | 5.9 | 127.1 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| O Public administration and services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 125.7 | 4.5 | 127.0 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| P Education | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 130.9 | 7.2 | 127.1 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 129.0 | 6.2 | 127.1 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 124.9 | 6.5 | 123.9 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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This table provides information on labour price developments, i.e. the development of wage costs per hour worked by employees, corrected for changes in the personnel structure. The labor price index divides the total increase in wage costs per hour worked into a price component and a structural effect.
Data available from: 2001 up to and including 2023.
Status of the figures:
Data from 2001 up to and including 2021 are final. The figures concerning 2022 and 2023 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2022 and 2023 will not become final.
Changes as of June 24th 2024:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Labour price index; index figures 2021=100; National Accounts. For further information see section 3.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
Description topics
- Labour price index
- The labour price index reflects changes in the price of labour. This concerns the development of the wage costs per hour worked by employees, corrected for changes in the personnel structure.
- Year-on-year change price of labour
- Percentage change relative to the same period one year previously.
The labour price index reflects changes in the price of labour. This concerns the development of the wage costs per hour worked by employees, corrected for changes in the personnel structure. - Wage costs per hour worked
- Wage costs divided by hours worked.
The total compensation of employees paid by employers plus taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Taxes on wage costs are taxes paid by employers on certain wage components, for example wages in kind.
- Wage cost subsidies are subsidies depending on the total wage bill, the number of employees, or on the employment of certain categories of persons, such as physically disabled or long-term unemployed persons. - Year-on-year change wage costs per hour
- Percentage change relative to the same period one year previously.
The total compensation of employees paid by employers plus taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Taxes on wage costs are taxes paid by employers on certain wage components, for example wages in kind.
- Wage cost subsidies are subsidies depending on the total wage bill, the number of employees, or on the employment of certain categories of persons, such as physically disabled or long-term unemployed persons. - Structural effect
- The part of the development of wage costs per hour worked that is caused by changes in the employee structure. An increase in the share of highly educated employees, for example, contributes to an increase in wage costs per hour worked because highly educated employees are on average paid more.