Labour price index; index figures 2021=100; National Accounts
| Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Labour price index (2021=100) | Year-on-year change price of labour (%) | Wage costs per hour worked (2021=100) | Year-on-year change wage costs per hour (%) | Structural effect (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | 2001 | 68.3 | . | 63.1 | . | . |
| A-U All economic activities | 2006 | 76.6 | 1.5 | 73.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2011 | 85.0 | 1.8 | 83.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2016 | 89.9 | 1.3 | 89.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 | 96.1 | 2.7 | 94.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 98.8 | 2.7 | 98.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022* | 106.0 | 6.0 | 105.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023* | 112.9 | 6.5 | 112.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 January - 2021 December | 100.0 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 April - 2022 March* | 101.5 | 4.1 | 101.1 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 July - 2022 June* | 103.5 | 4.9 | 103.0 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 October - 2022 September* | 103.9 | 4.4 | 103.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 January - 2022 December* | 106.0 | 6.0 | 105.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 April - 2023 March* | 107.1 | 5.6 | 106.6 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 July - 2023 June* | 109.0 | 5.3 | 108.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 October - 2023 September* | 110.7 | 6.6 | 110.4 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 January - 2023 December* | 112.9 | 6.5 | 112.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| 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
Status of the figures:
Data from 2001 up to and including 2021 are final. The figures concerning 2022 and 2023 are provisional.
Changes as of June 24th 2024:
This is a new table. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts.
When will new figures become available?
New figures are published three to four months after the end of the reference period.
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.