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OECD Productivity Statistics - © OECD 2017

Unit labour costs, industry
Average annual growth rate
Percentage
‌‌
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
‌2015‌
‌2016‌
Australia
-3.7
 
5.8
 
3.6
 
-1.6
 
-3.3
 
-3.6
 
-3.8
 
..
 
Austria
9.3
 
-5.8
 
0.3
 
3.0
 
1.6
 
1.3
 
1.5
 
1.1
 
Belgium
1.7
 
-5.4
 
2.9
 
4.1
 
0.4
 
-3.4
 
-5.1
 
..
 
Canada
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Chile
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
7.0
 
..
 
..
 
Czech Republic
2.9
 
-4.5
 
-0.3
 
5.5
 
5.0
 
-0.5
 
1.7
 
0.7
 
Denmark
2.8
 
-6.7
 
0.0
 
-0.9
 
1.3
 
4.0
 
2.1
 
1.1
 
Estonia
2.6
 
-11.6
 
-1.4
 
10.0
 
2.3
 
-0.3
 
3.5
 
3.6
 
Finland
16.7
 
-9.4
 
4.9
 
11.9
 
-3.4
 
-1.6
 
2.5
 
-0.6
 
France
3.4
 
-0.7
 
-0.7
 
1.3
 
-0.1
 
0.6
 
-1.1
 
-1.0
 
Germany
13.5
 
-11.4
 
-0.7
 
3.7
 
3.8
 
-2.3
 
0.7
 
0.4
 
Greece
-3.0
 
15.9
 
-5.2
 
-13.3
 
-9.2
 
5.3
 
-3.0
 
1.6
 
Hungary
7.2
 
-5.1
 
7.1
 
5.1
 
3.7
 
1.4
 
-2.9
 
..
 
Iceland
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Ireland
-6.2
 
-10.6
 
-10.8
 
0.9
 
7.1
 
-4.5
 
-42.1
 
3.5
 
Israel
4.2
 
-8.6
 
4.2
 
6.5
 
-1.4
 
0.5
 
0.1
 
..
 
Italy
11.2
 
-5.4
 
1.4
 
1.1
 
2.0
 
0.1
 
0.4
 
-0.5
 
Japan
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Korea
1.1
 
-1.2
 
2.2
 
3.6
 
0.0
 
0.6
 
1.4
 
..
 
Latvia
-13.7
 
-11.0
 
2.0
 
9.5
 
6.6
 
4.2
 
4.1
 
2.0
 
Luxembourg
19.0
 
-4.3
 
11.0
 
-2.3
 
-16.8
 
-6.6
 
-0.8
 
3.2
 
Mexico
..
 
..
 
2.7
 
5.1
 
2.2
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Netherlands
12.2
 
-10.3
 
1.5
 
2.8
 
0.0
 
4.4
 
1.4
 
1.0
 
New Zealand
..
 
1.4
 
5.6
 
1.5
 
1.1
 
0.9
 
..
 
..
 
Norway
3.7
 
3.1
 
9.2
 
7.5
 
8.8
 
2.6
 
-3.5
 
-3.4
 
Poland
-2.0
 
-3.5
 
-1.7
 
2.5
 
0.9
 
1.3
 
-1.2
 
-0.5
 
Portugal
1.2
 
-3.6
 
-0.9
 
-1.1
 
0.1
 
0.0
 
3.4
 
2.4
 
Slovak Republic
9.7
 
-14.4
 
2.4
 
4.1
 
3.0
 
-7.7
 
-3.7
 
..
 
Slovenia
8.0
 
-4.2
 
-0.2
 
3.4
 
1.0
 
-0.7
 
1.4
 
0.8
 
Spain
1.1
 
-4.4
 
-1.5
 
0.1
 
0.9
 
-2.4
 
-1.5
 
-0.4
 
Sweden
12.9
 
-16.0
 
1.7
 
6.0
 
1.5
 
1.5
 
2.2
 
-0.9
 
Switzerland
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Turkey
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
United Kingdom
5.1
 
0.0
 
3.0
 
5.3
 
5.4
 
-1.1
 
3.2
 
2.8
 
United States
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Euro area (19 countries)
8.4
 
-6.9
 
-0.3
 
2.3
 
1.9
 
-1.0
 
-2.4
 
0.2
 
European Union (28 countries)
4.3
 
-5.1
 
0.1
 
3.7
 
1.7
 
-0.3
 
-0.2
 
-1.1
 
Major seven
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
OECD
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Brazil
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
India
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Indonesia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Russian Federation
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
South Africa
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
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