Labour cost index — total (Germany): 125 index in Q2 2026, the latest available value.
122 observations from 1996-Q1 to 2026-Q2. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
Quarterly labour cost index for NACE B-S (compensation of employees + taxes − subsidies), index 2020=100.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 125 index |
| 2026-Q1 | 123 index |
| 2025-Q4 | 122 index |
| 2025-Q3 | 121 index |
| 2025-Q2 | 121 index |
| 2025-Q1 | 119 index |
| 2024-Q4 | 117 index |
| 2024-Q3 | 117 index |
| 2024-Q2 | 116 index |
| 2024-Q1 | 116 index |
| 2023-Q4 | 113 index |
| 2023-Q3 | 112 index |
| 2023-Q2 | 110 index |
| 2023-Q1 | 109 index |
| 2022-Q4 | 110 index |
| 2022-Q3 | 106 index |
| 2022-Q2 | 106 index |
| 2022-Q1 | 103 index |
| 2021-Q4 | 104 index |
| 2021-Q3 | 104 index |
| 2021-Q2 | 99.36 index |
| 2021-Q1 | 98.61 index |
| 2020-Q4 | 99.94 index |
| 2020-Q3 | 102 index |
| 2020-Q2 | 99.29 index |
| 2020-Q1 | 98.98 index |
| 2019-Q4 | 97.91 index |
| 2019-Q3 | 97.49 index |
| 2019-Q2 | 97.35 index |
| 2019-Q1 | 95.52 index |
| 2018-Q4 | 94.93 index |
| 2018-Q3 | 94.69 index |
| 2018-Q2 | 93.67 index |
| 2018-Q1 | 93.52 index |
| 2017-Q4 | 92.2 index |
| 2017-Q3 | 91.39 index |
| 2017-Q2 | 91 index |
| 2017-Q1 | 90.7 index |
| 2016-Q4 | 89.85 index |
| 2016-Q3 | 89.38 index |
| 2016-Q2 | 88.09 index |
| 2016-Q1 | 88.56 index |
| 2015-Q4 | 87.85 index |
| 2015-Q3 | 87.18 index |
| 2015-Q2 | 86.81 index |
| 2015-Q1 | 85.97 index |
| 2014-Q4 | 85.49 index |
| 2014-Q3 | 84.81 index |
| 2014-Q2 | 84.37 index |
| 2014-Q1 | 83.43 index |
| 2013-Q4 | 83.14 index |
| 2013-Q3 | 81.94 index |
| 2013-Q2 | 82.63 index |
| 2013-Q1 | 82.07 index |
| 2012-Q4 | 82.98 index |
| 2012-Q3 | 81.84 index |
| 2012-Q2 | 82.03 index |
| 2012-Q1 | 80.04 index |
| 2011-Q4 | 79.67 index |
| 2011-Q3 | 79.64 index |
| 2011-Q2 | 79.35 index |
| 2011-Q1 | 78.67 index |
| 2010-Q4 | 77.68 index |
| 2010-Q3 | 77.43 index |
| 2010-Q2 | 76.87 index |
| 2010-Q1 | 77.08 index |
| 2009-Q4 | 76.38 index |
| 2009-Q3 | 76.68 index |
| 2009-Q2 | 76.09 index |
| 2009-Q1 | 76.18 index |
| 2008-Q4 | 75.76 index |
| 2008-Q3 | 74.31 index |
| 2008-Q2 | 73.46 index |
| 2008-Q1 | 73.75 index |
| 2007-Q4 | 73.1 index |
| 2007-Q3 | 72.51 index |
| 2007-Q2 | 72.2 index |
| 2007-Q1 | 71.93 index |
| 2006-Q4 | 72.09 index |
| 2006-Q3 | 72.07 index |
| 2006-Q2 | 71.71 index |
| 2006-Q1 | 71.92 index |
| 2005-Q4 | 71.23 index |
| 2005-Q3 | 71.22 index |
| 2005-Q2 | 71.51 index |
| 2005-Q1 | 71.2 index |
| 2004-Q4 | 71.39 index |
| 2004-Q3 | 71.1 index |
| 2004-Q2 | 71.32 index |
| 2004-Q1 | 71.14 index |
| 2003-Q4 | 70.64 index |
| 2003-Q3 | 70.83 index |
| 2003-Q2 | 70.32 index |
| 2003-Q1 | 70.09 index |
| 2002-Q4 | 69.41 index |
| 2002-Q3 | 69.06 index |
| 2002-Q2 | 68.42 index |
| 2002-Q1 | 68.31 index |
| 2001-Q4 | 67.87 index |
| 2001-Q3 | 67.21 index |
| 2001-Q2 | 66.98 index |
| 2001-Q1 | 66.75 index |
| 2000-Q4 | 66.29 index |
| 2000-Q3 | 65.95 index |
| 2000-Q2 | 65.21 index |
| 2000-Q1 | 64.87 index |
| 1999-Q4 | 64.44 index |
| 1999-Q3 | 64.11 index |
| 1999-Q2 | 63.9 index |
| 1999-Q1 | 62.78 index |
| 1998-Q4 | 63.13 index |
| 1998-Q3 | 62.58 index |
| 1998-Q2 | 62.14 index |
| 1998-Q1 | 61.6 index |
| 1997-Q4 | 61.73 index |
| 1997-Q3 | 61.11 index |
| 1997-Q2 | 61.19 index |
| 1997-Q1 | 61.17 index |
| 1996-Q4 | 61.14 index |
| 1996-Q3 | 60.3 index |