Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary

Hungary: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights was 7.5 in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
7.5
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
19th
of 29 countries
All-time high
7.5
in 2005
All-time low
4.5
in 1996
Years of data
12
1996–2007

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary, 1996–2007

024681996200120071996: 4.51997: 4.81998: 4.71999: 4.52000: 4.92001: 5.52002: 6.32003: 6.62004: 7.12005: 7.52006: 7.22007: 7.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 7.5 for labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in 2007. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary peaked at 7.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1996.

That places Hungary 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary, 1996 to 2007.
Year Value Change
1996 4.5
1997 4.8 +6.7%
1998 4.7 -2.1%
1999 4.5 -4.3%
2000 4.9 +8.9%
2001 5.5 +12.2%
2002 6.3 +14.5%
2003 6.6 +4.8%
2004 7.1 +7.6%
2005 7.5 +5.6%
2006 7.2 -4.0%
2007 7.5 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.62 4.5 4.8 4
2000s 6.58 4.9 7.5 8

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 16 Ireland 12.2 compare
  2. 17 Czechia 9.5 compare
  3. 18 Romania 8 compare
  4. 20 Slovakia 3.5 compare
  5. 21 Luxembourg 3.1 compare
  6. 21 Slovenia 3.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary?
Labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Hungary was 7.5 in 2007, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2005.
What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1996.
How does Hungary rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights?
Hungary ranks 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2007.
Is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 343 data points, 1996–2007
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