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Germany labour cost index: wages and non-wage costs by sector

Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked in Germany (2020=100, seasonally adjusted), split into gross wages and salaries and non-wage costs, for the whole economy, the private sector, manufacturing, construction and market and non-market services.

Source: Deutsche BundesbankLast updated: Sep 14, 2026, 11:13Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

IndicatorQ2-2026Q1-2026Q4-2025Q3-2025Q2-2025Q1-2025Q4-2024Q3-2024Q2-2024Q1-2024Q4-2023Q3-2023Q2-2023
Index of gross wages and salaries2
Mining and quarrying, manufacturing and service activities (B-S)2123.19121.58120.33119.45119.76117.68116.07114.9114.7114.18110.96110.23108.86
Production sector including construction (B -F)2120.39118.45117.99117.27116.78114.55115.74113.89113.01113.46110.63109.44107.79
Section C - Manufacturing117.87115.95115.95115.28114.95112.47114.32112.3111.22112.44109.02107.81106.13
Section F - Construction130.63128.16126.45124.88124.01123.14121.94120.05119.09117.91116.65114.82112.77
Section G-S - Service activities2124.39122.91121.33120.38121.03119.02116.23115.33115.43114.49111.11110.57109.32
Section G-N - Market-based service activities127.73126.21123.5122.6124.53122.64119.36118.51117.67117.39114.2113.46111.53
Section O-S - Non-market service activities119.86118.42118.37117.37116.26114.07111.96111112.39110.55106.9106.65106.32
Private sector (B-N)124.59122.9121.14120.31121.22119.19117.79116.52115.67115.69112.66111.72109.92
Index of labour costs2
Mining and quarrying, manufacturing and service activities (B-S)2124.89122.9122.07121.37121.34119.38117.31116.73116.47116.12113.24111.79110.12
Production sector including construction (B -F)2121.91119.66119.49118.87118.27116.04116.72115.46114.57115.16112.96111.21109.37
Section C - Manufacturing119.57117.29117.56116.99116.54114.07115.35113.93112.87114.23111.48109.69107.81
Section F - Construction132129.42127.97126.61125.59124.58122.86121.47120.5119.27118.39116.07113.91
Section G-S - Service activities2126.15124.26123.16122.43122.63120.79117.57117.27117.28116.52113.36112.05110.44
Section G-N - Market-based service activities129.53127.62125.42124.78126.25124.46120.91120.64119.55119.46116.35114.92112.73
Section O-S - Non-market service activities121.87120120.31119.44118.04116.12113.32113114.41112.81109.57108.41107.56
Private sector (B-N)126.24124.19122.85122.22122.8120.83119.08118.39117.38117.59114.87113.3111.26
Index of non-wage costs2
Mining and quarrying, manufacturing and service activities (B-S)2130.71127.43128.05127.97126.74125.21121.55123.02122.53122.76121.04117.16114.46
Production sector including construction (B -F)2127.33123.97124.79124.56123.54121.34120.2121.01120.09121.21121.21117.48114.97
Section C - Manufacturing125.64122.09123.32123.07122.21119.77119.02119.77118.75120.59120.24116.4113.81
Section F - Construction136.88133.93133.45132.81131.28129.75126.16126.58125.57124.14124.62120.57118.01
Section G-S - Service activities2132.09128.83129.38129.36128.04126.77122.1123.84123.53123.39120.97117.03114.25
Section G-N - Market-based service activities136.54133.16132.92133.33132.97131.58126.96128.94126.89127.55124.77120.63117.41
Section O-S - Non-market service activities127.63124.51125.83125.38123.12121.97117.25118.73120.18119.24117.19113.44111.1
Private sector (B-N)132.4129.03129.26129.39128.73126.98123.91125.37123.82124.69123.16119.2116.3

Latest reading

The latest reading is 123.19, for Q2 2026. That is +1.3% from Q1 2026 and +2.9% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 1996 to Q2 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank.

Latest
123.19
Q2 2026
vs previous period
+1.3%
Q1 2026
vs a year earlier
+2.9%

About this data

Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked in Germany (2020=100, seasonally adjusted), split into gross wages and salaries and non-wage costs, for the whole economy, the private sector, manufacturing, construction and market and non-market services.

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