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Unit labour costs, industry
Average annual growth rate
OECD Productivity Statistics - © OECD 2018
| | Unit labour costs, industry | ||||||||
| | Average annual growth rate | ||||||||
| | Percentage | ||||||||
| | | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| | Australia | 6.4 | 3.7 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -2.4 | -4.9 | -2.5 | .. |
| | Austria | -5.5 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| | Belgium | -5.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -3.4 | -4.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| | Canada | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Chile | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.9 | 2.6 | .. | .. |
| | Czech Republic | -4.5 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| | Denmark | -6.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | -1.7 | 1.3 |
| | Estonia | -11.6 | -1.4 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| | Finland | -9.4 | 4.9 | 11.9 | -3.4 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -6.8 |
| | France | -0.6 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| | Germany | -11.4 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 0.5 |
| | Greece | 15.9 | -5.2 | -13.3 | -9.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | -3.4 | -2.3 |
| | Hungary | -4.5 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | -5.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 |
| | Iceland | 3.6 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.7 | .. |
| | Ireland | -13.2 | -16.9 | 1.7 | 6.7 | -1.4 | -41.4 | 1.7 | -5.4 |
| | Israel | -8.1 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -2.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| | Italy | -5.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -1.7 |
| | Japan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Korea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Latvia | -10.2 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| | Lithuania | -10.2 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| | Luxembourg | -4.3 | 11.0 | -2.3 | -11.6 | 7.1 | -12.3 | -6.9 | 5.7 |
| | Mexico | .. | 2.9 | 5.2 | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Netherlands | -9.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | New Zealand | 1.4 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | .. | .. |
| | Norway | 3.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 2.6 | -3.5 | -3.9 | -1.6 |
| | Poland | -3.5 | -1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| | Portugal | -3.6 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| | Slovak Republic | -14.4 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | -7.4 | -3.5 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| | Slovenia | -4.2 | -0.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| | Spain | -4.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| | Sweden | -15.9 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| | Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Turkey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | United Kingdom | -0.2 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | -2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| | United States | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Euro area (19 countries) | -6.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| | European Union (28 countries) | -5.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -2.4 | -0.5 |
| | Major seven | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | OECD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Brazil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | China | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | India | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Indonesia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | South Africa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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