Quarterly Labour Cost Survey (QLCS) Linked series Results by ACTIVITY SECTOR, period, type of working day, wage cost and type of wage cost. Units: euros total full-time part-time LABOUR COST BY WORKER AND MONTH: WAGE COST PER EFFECTIVE HOUR: LABOUR COST BY WORKER AND MONTH: WAGE COST PER EFFECTIVE HOUR: LABOUR COST BY WORKER AND MONTH: WAGE COST PER EFFECTIVE HOUR: Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost Ordinary wage cost Total wage cost total 2001 IV 1,215.22 1,489.70 8.71 10.69 1,316.40 1,618.01 8.88 10.91 470.12 544.84 6.35 7.36 2001 III 1,209.99 1,337.07 9.38 10.36 1,306.17 1,445.93 9.56 10.58 481.65 512.77 6.71 7.15 2001 II 1,190.31 1,363.87 8.34 9.55 1,291.66 1,483.63 8.49 9.75 461.78 502.98 6.15 6.70 2001 I 1,184.37 1,298.86 7.96 8.73 1,283.45 1,410.35 8.11 8.91 445.65 467.64 5.78 6.06 2000 IV 1,170.16 1,436.16 8.33 10.22 1,269.52 1,563.35 8.47 10.44 448.88 512.81 6.14 7.02 2000 III 1,167.78 1,289.98 9.02 9.96 1,263.81 1,398.49 9.19 10.17 448.16 476.75 6.51 6.93 2000 II 1,154.87 1,324.41 8.07 9.25 1,256.10 1,444.38 8.21 9.44 441.26 478.72 5.96 6.46 2000 I 1,147.78 1,255.08 7.72 8.45 1,250.71 1,370.97 7.87 8.62 429.19 445.99 5.66 5.88 1999 IV 1,145.19 1,404.44 8.13 9.98 1,240.45 1,525.12 8.27 10.17 408.29 477.18 5.80 6.78 1999 III 1,140.35 1,260.10 8.80 9.73 1,235.65 1,367.37 8.97 9.92 408.40 438.43 6.17 6.63 1999 II 1,129.07 1,291.90 7.91 9.05 1,234.78 1,416.19 8.06 9.23 394.35 432.49 5.67 6.22 1999 I 1,128.92 1,229.84 7.57 8.25 1,225.86 1,338.08 7.70 8.40 423.90 446.75 5.59 5.89 1998 IV 1,118.54 1,369.69 7.94 9.72 1,210.24 1,485.58 8.06 9.89 396.47 464.17 5.84 6.85 1998 III 1,116.24 1,231.93 8.59 9.49 1,206.92 1,333.62 8.74 9.66 398.89 431.16 6.20 6.71 1998 II 1,108.41 1,264.40 7.74 8.83 1,206.96 1,379.72 7.87 8.99 382.46 422.21 5.60 6.19 1998 I 1,109.27 1,204.53 7.40 8.04 1,199.48 1,304.83 7.51 8.18 402.26 425.17 5.46 5.77 1997 IV 1,097.15 1,342.37 7.75 9.49 1,182.07 1,449.22 7.87 9.64 392.88 466.01 5.68 6.74 1997 III 1,093.13 1,206.91 8.39 9.27 1,178.88 1,303.02 8.54 9.44 383.24 414.49 5.90 6.39 1997 II 1,087.15 1,236.10 7.54 8.58 1,175.89 1,339.90 7.66 8.72 380.65 416.46 5.43 5.95 1997 I 1,081.57 1,171.44 7.17 7.77 1,158.85 1,257.34 7.26 7.88 389.56 409.82 5.21 5.47 1996 IV 1,065.81 1,302.50 7.48 9.14 1,137.54 1,392.57 7.56 9.26 378.10 449.21 5.31 6.31 1996 III 1,060.76 1,173.11 8.09 8.95 1,132.62 1,253.70 8.20 9.08 387.07 419.96 5.79 6.28 1996 II 1,053.07 1,192.30 7.27 8.23 1,131.35 1,283.34 7.36 8.34 377.66 417.63 5.29 5.86 1996 I 1,039.09 1,123.96 6.87 7.43 1,113.42 1,206.41 6.96 7.54 372.64 392.72 4.88 5.15 Industry 2001 IV 1,344.41 1,678.24 9.29 11.59 1,381.65 1,726.09 9.35 11.68 499.25 592.39 6.41 7.61 2001 III 1,342.43 1,509.67 10.31 11.59 1,378.30 1,551.09 10.38 11.68 509.13 547.23 7.13 7.67 2001 II 1,323.25 1,535.77 8.87 10.30 1,362.32 1,582.06 8.94 10.39 470.90 525.92 5.92 6.61 2001 I 1,317.12 1,443.42 8.42 9.23 1,354.09 1,484.64 8.49 9.30 454.74 481.99 5.55 5.88 2000 IV 1,291.72 1,619.87 8.82 11.06 1,329.81 1,668.66 8.89 11.15 445.28 535.57 5.78 6.94 2000 III 1,290.29 1,454.00 9.95 11.21 1,327.55 1,497.30 10.03 11.31 455.35 484.00 6.42 6.83 2000 II 1,282.91 1,489.37 8.53 9.90 1,323.93 1,537.88 8.60 9.99 432.69 483.78 5.43 6.08 2000 I 1,272.30 1,386.47 8.13 8.86 1,314.56 1,433.67 8.20 8.95 415.24 429.21 5.07 5.25 1999 IV 1,267.03 1,583.67 8.63 10.79 1,301.48 1,627.16 8.69 10.87 418.25 519.56 5.44 6.75 1999 III 1,259.69 1,412.88 9.67 10.85 1,292.45 1,450.42 9.75 10.93 439.61 479.92 6.09 6.64 1999 II 1,260.97 1,456.04 8.36 9.65 1,296.20 1,497.61 8.41 9.72 438.51 487.64 5.61 6.24 1999 I 1,247.85 1,352.71 7.93 8.60 1,285.15 1,394.14 8.00 8.68 471.81 490.51 5.44 5.66 1998 IV 1,240.65 1,546.05 8.44 10.52 1,273.40 1,587.40 8.49 10.59 410.08 501.33 5.52 6.75 1998 III 1,240.10 1,384.70 9.50 10.61 1,271.29 1,420.02 9.57 10.68 444.50 496.56 6.33 7.08 1998 II 1,235.56 1,414.34 8.17 9.36 1,268.98 1,453.48 8.22 9.42 425.02 467.54 5.64 6.21 1998 I 1,218.40 1,315.72 7.75 8.37 1,254.21 1,355.34 7.81 8.44 398.01 411.73 5.05 5.23 1997 IV 1,218.86 1,503.40 8.27 10.20 1,248.79 1,540.60 8.32 10.26 389.67 480.33 5.57 6.86 1997 III 1,206.42 1,336.98 9.23 10.23 1,235.61 1,370.12 9.28 10.29 406.14 433.64 6.01 6.41 1997 II 1,207.76 1,374.74 7.98 9.08 1,239.14 1,411.34 8.02 9.14 406.33 443.01 5.42 5.91 1997 I 1,183.49 1,274.99 7.52 8.10 1,218.09 1,313.15 7.57 8.17 388.29 403.14 4.79 4.97 1996 IV 1,168.44 1,440.12 7.95 9.79 1,200.50 1,480.16 8.00 9.86 355.87 428.72 4.91 5.92 1996 III 1,151.68 1,285.15 8.81 9.84 1,182.79 1,320.62 8.89 9.91 370.87 400.65 5.41 5.84 1996 II 1,148.20 1,303.09 7.59 8.62 1,179.61 1,339.50 7.64 8.68 386.49 423.57 5.08 5.56 1996 I 1,129.15 1,219.39 7.17 7.75 1,163.45 1,257.29 7.23 7.82 370.64 385.11 4.46 4.64 Construction 2001 IV 1,134.87 1,359.01 7.67 9.19 1,159.33 1,387.82 7.70 9.22 480.39 588.33 6.27 7.68 2001 III 1,124.37 1,181.75 7.87 8.28 1,148.06 1,206.78 7.90 8.31 474.45 494.84 6.40 6.68 2001 II 1,111.19 1,273.94 7.27 8.33 1,133.76 1,299.78 7.29 8.36 472.56 543.03 5.95 6.84 2001 I 1,096.01 1,125.79 6.91 7.10 1,117.23 1,147.36 6.93 7.12 476.13 495.91 6.00 6.25 2000 IV 1,080.70 1,314.05 7.23 8.79 1,102.58 1,339.10 7.24 8.79 503.49 653.04 6.60 8.56 2000 III 1,072.15 1,137.63 7.50 7.96 1,096.34 1,164.01 7.52 7.99 464.83 475.26 6.20 6.33 2000 II 1,067.25 1,222.25 6.97 7.98 1,091.06 1,249.86 6.99 8.01 467.76 526.83 5.82 6.55 2000 I 1,049.60 1,083.27 6.64 6.85 1,069.61 1,103.99 6.65 6.86 447.27 459.72 5.57 5.73 1999 IV 1,037.96 1,258.84 6.91 8.38 1,054.35 1,277.00 6.91 8.38 473.51 619.15 6.32 8.27 1999 III 1,038.14 1,100.37 7.23 7.65 1,057.01 1,120.90 7.24 7.68 439.89 454.30 6.15 6.36 1999 II 1,039.62 1,176.80 6.77 7.65 1,060.28 1,199.94 6.78 7.67 419.93 492.91 5.58 6.54 1999 I 1,015.32 1,045.15 6.38 6.56 1,030.25 1,060.50 6.39 6.57 449.72 463.56 5.54 5.72 1998 IV 1,001.96 1,212.86 6.66 8.06 1,017.91 1,230.39 6.66 8.05 499.01 664.08 6.77 9.01 1998 III 998.35 1,058.25 6.94 7.35 1,017.18 1,078.61 6.95 7.37 427.65 448.37 6.09 6.38 1998 II 1,005.27 1,132.52 6.53 7.36 1,024.54 1,154.10 6.55 7.37 409.19 471.59 6.04 6.96 1998 I 977.62 1,007.87 6.14 6.32 993.16 1,023.87 6.14 6.33 397.97 411.08 5.18 5.36 1997 IV 967.20 1,170.94 6.44 7.80 986.02 1,191.47 6.45 7.80 428.90 603.34 5.78 8.13 1997 III 966.78 1,025.85 6.71 7.12 987.84 1,048.59 6.73 7.15 391.04 410.95 5.38 5.66 1997 II 973.28 1,088.10 6.32 7.07 994.61 1,111.42 6.34 7.08 383.71 457.95 5.14 6.13 1997 I 950.72 984.73 5.96 6.17 970.06 1,004.57 5.97 6.18 379.96 402.98 4.85 5.15 1996 IV 937.50 1,127.32 6.22 7.48 959.31 1,152.02 6.24 7.50 409.62 536.29 5.38 7.05 1996 III 938.50 990.36 6.51 6.87 961.30 1,014.90 6.54 6.91 359.43 371.15 4.85 5.02 1996 II 938.08 1,038.47 6.09 6.75 959.69 1,062.11 6.12 6.77 384.48 441.89 4.73 5.43 1996 I 902.80 937.54 5.66 5.87 916.75 951.99 5.67 5.88 399.86 418.11 4.69 4.91 Services 2001 IV 1,184.71 1,447.86 8.72 10.66 1,325.57 1,626.31 8.96 10.99 466.98 538.53 6.35 7.32 2001 III 1,179.70 1,306.07 9.36 10.36 1,312.17 1,456.57 9.63 10.69 479.43 510.37 6.69 7.12 2001 II 1,157.76 1,319.34 8.36 9.53 1,298.51 1,484.88 8.58 9.81 460.48 499.19 6.18 6.70 2001 I 1,153.37 1,280.39 8.01 8.89 1,292.03 1,439.65 8.22 9.17 443.58 465.18 5.79 6.07 2000 IV 1,141.95 1,391.10 8.36 10.19 1,279.71 1,566.77 8.57 10.49 447.00 504.90 6.16 6.96 2000 III 1,140.55 1,258.03 9.00 9.92 1,272.82 1,407.09 9.23 10.20 446.71 476.11 6.54 6.97 2000 II 1,123.46 1,281.92 8.10 9.24 1,262.88 1,446.53 8.31 9.52 441.01 476.17 6.02 6.50 2000 I 1,119.28 1,238.15 7.79 8.62 1,263.53 1,403.68 7.99 8.88 429.98 447.23 5.73 5.96 1999 IV 1,109.12 1,351.83 8.12 9.90 1,244.10 1,522.20 8.32 10.17 404.81 467.40 5.82 6.72 1999 III 1,104.69 1,221.05 8.74 9.66 1,240.59 1,374.10 8.98 9.94 404.56 433.74 6.21 6.65 1999 II 1,084.03 1,239.36 7.89 9.02 1,236.80 1,418.92 8.11 9.32 388.65 425.06 5.66 6.20 1999 I 1,094.50 1,206.48 7.61 8.38 1,232.84 1,363.67 7.80 8.63 415.42 438.72 5.59 5.91 1998 IV 1,083.35 1,320.28 7.93 9.67 1,213.96 1,484.83 8.11 9.91 391.10 453.35 5.85 6.78 1998 III 1,080.11 1,195.39 8.53 9.44 1,209.39 1,340.94 8.74 9.69 392.48 422.22 6.21 6.67 1998 II 1,066.81 1,221.83 7.74 8.86 1,209.23 1,389.16 7.94 9.13 376.41 415.88 5.57 6.15 1998 I 1,079.52 1,185.98 7.43 8.17 1,207.71 1,330.83 7.60 8.37 402.81 427.20 5.52 5.85 1997 IV 1,059.96 1,299.53 7.71 9.46 1,178.33 1,449.30 7.87 9.68 391.99 459.79 5.68 6.66 1997 III 1,060.18 1,180.35 8.35 9.29 1,181.85 1,317.87 8.54 9.53 380.35 412.67 5.92 6.42 1997 II 1,048.48 1,200.22 7.52 8.60 1,172.70 1,346.82 7.68 8.83 376.75 411.40 5.42 5.93 1997 I 1,047.18 1,146.73 7.13 7.81 1,150.26 1,263.16 7.25 7.96 388.32 409.11 5.26 5.54 1996 IV 1,032.77 1,267.29 7.40 9.09 1,125.31 1,383.94 7.51 9.24 380.14 450.02 5.36 6.35 1996 III 1,034.22 1,150.34 8.04 8.93 1,128.67 1,256.55 8.17 9.09 393.17 427.48 5.94 6.45 1996 II 1,024.02 1,167.96 7.26 8.28 1,130.63 1,292.97 7.38 8.45 374.20 414.30 5.33 5.91 1996 I 1,018.88 1,109.97 6.89 7.51 1,120.12 1,223.46 7.01 7.66 369.34 390.28 4.93 5.21 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute