France hourly wage rate index for labourers: mechanical & electrical
France hourly wage rate index for labourers: mechanical & electrical stood at 124.8 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Wages and labour cost table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 2017 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Wages and labour cost table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers - Mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEEI) - NAF rev. 2 - Items 25-26-27-28-29-30-33 of level A88) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 124.8 | 123.8 | 122.8 | 122.6 | 122.3 | 121.5 | 120.5 | 120.2 | 119.7 | 118.7 | |
| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers - Information and communication (NAF rev. 2, level A17 JZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 116.9 | 116.7 | 116.1 | 116 | 115.9 | 115.7 | 115.1 | 114.2 | 113.5 | 112.8 |
Understanding france hourly wage rate index for labourers: mechanical & electrical
Engineering fabrication hands, electrical component assemblers, machinery mechanics, and metal product operators within the engineering industries provide the foundation for this combined industrial wage metric. The series tracks basic hourly remuneration for blue-collar workers across a multi-branch engineering grouping, omitting supervisory engineers and administrative personnel. This composite measure bridges several related manufacturing branches to reflect broader metallurgical and electrotechnical labour costs.
Users should examine year-on-year changes to evaluate wage momentum accurately, as quarterly figures can be skewed by major industrial holiday periods and sector-wide contract renewals. Revisions to early estimates occur when statistical agencies incorporate delayed survey responses and finalized branch-level wage pacts. Comparing this index with narrow single-branch measures highlights how cross-sector engineering trends differ from isolated manufacturing segments.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific branches are combined in this engineering index?
- The series aggregates metal products, machinery, electrical equipment, computer products, and transport equipment manufacturing branches.
- Does this index include professional design engineers?
- No, the scope is restricted to manual production workers and trade labourers within the engineering industries.
- Why is an aggregate engineering index useful for analysts?
- It provides a broader macroeconomic indicator of industrial wage inflation than individual, highly specialized sub-sector series.