16 December 2016
2016- n° 330In Q3 2016, the labour cost index - wages and salaries increased by 0.3% and the labour
cost index - total labour cost increased by 0.2% Labor cost index in industry, construction and services - third quarter 2016
In the third quarter of 2016, the labour cost index (LCI) - wages and salaries in the non-agricultural market sector increased at the same moderate pace as in the previous quarter (+0.3% quarter on quarter, in seasonally adjusted data). Year on year, it rose by +1.4%, nearly as much in Q1 2016. The average working time increased sligthly (+0.1% y-o-y) after being stable in the second quarter.
- The labour cost index - wages and salaries increased by 0.3%
- Wages slowed down in industrial activities and accelerated in contruction
- In services, wages rose at the same pace than in second quarter
- No revision for the Q2 2016
- The labour cost index - total labour cost increased by 0.2%
- Downward revision of LCI – total labour cost for Q2 2016
The labour cost index - wages and salaries increased by 0.3%
In the third quarter of 2016, the labour cost index (LCI) - wages and salaries in the non-agricultural market sector increased at the same moderate pace as in the previous quarter (+0.3% quarter on quarter, in seasonally adjusted data). Year on year, it rose by +1.4%, nearly as much in Q1 2016. The average working time increased sligthly (+0.1% y-o-y) after being stable in the second quarter.
graphiqueGraph1 – LCI - wages and salaries: year-on-year changes
- Scope: non-agricultural market sector excluding household services
- Sources: ACOSS, DARES, INSEE
Wages slowed down in industrial activities and accelerated in contruction
In Q3 2016, wages in industrial activities were stable in comparison to the previous quarter (after a growth of +0.5% q-o-q in Q2 2016). This slowdown concerned every industry. Year on year, they also decelerated (+1.5% after 1.9% in the second quarter). Conversely, in construction, wages picked up quarter-on-quarter (+0.9% after −0,1%) and they accelerated year on year (+2.5% after +1.4%).
In services, wages rose at the same pace than in second quarter
In services, wages grew as in Q2 2016 (+0.3% q-o-q). Nevertheless, year-on-year, they decelerated slightly (+1.2% after +1.4%). In comparison to the previous quarter, wages picked up in accomodation and food services. They slowed down in transportation-storage, information-communication and professionnal, scientific and technical activities. In the other activities, wages rose almost at the same pace as in Q2.
tableauTable1 – LCI - wages & salaries
| Quarterly variations (%) | Annual variations (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | |
| Industry | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.4 | 0.1 | –4.6 | 0.9 |
| Manufacturing | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Services | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Transportation and storage | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | –0.7 | 0.1 | –0.1 | 0.4 |
| Information and communication | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| Real estate activities | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Construction | –0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
- Scope: non-agricultural market sector excluding household services
- Sources: ACOSS, DARES, INSEE
No revision for the Q2 2016
The variation in LCI - wages and salaries in the second quarter of 2016 in the non-agricultural market sector excluding household services is unchanged, over a quarter as well as over a year.
The labour cost index - total labour cost increased by 0.2%
In the third quarter of 2016, the labour cost index (LCI) - total labour cost in the non-agricultural market sector picked up sligthly quarter on quarter (+0.2% in seasonally adjusted data, after –0.3% in Q2 2016). Year on year, the LCI - total labour cost also decelerated a little (+1.3% after +1.5). Without the tax credit for encouraging competitiveness and jobs (CICE), the growth would have been the same quarter-on-quarter as well as year-on-year.
graphiqueGraph2 – LCI - total labor cost: year-on-year changes
- Scope: non-agricultural market sector excluding household services
- Sources: ACOSS, DARES, INSEE
Downward revision of LCI – total labour cost for Q2 2016
The variation in LCI – total labour cost in the second quarter of 2016 in the non-agricultural market sector excluding household services has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points, quarter on quarter. The variation is unchanged year on year.
tableauTable2 – LCI - total labor cost
| Quarterly variations (%) | Annual variations (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | |
| Industry | –0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.0 | 0.0 | –4.6 | 0.9 |
| Manufacturing | –0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Services | –0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | –0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Transportation and storage | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | –1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Information and communication | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Financial and insurance activities | –0.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| Real estate activities | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | –0.3 | –0.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Administrative and support service activities | –0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Construction | –0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| TOTAL | –0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
- Scope: non-agricultural market sector excluding household services
- Sources: ACOSS, DARES, INSEE
tableauTable3 – LCI - total labor cost (without CICE)
| Quarterly variations (%) | Annual variations (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | Q2-2016 | Q3-2016 | |
| Industry | –0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.0 | 0.0 | –4.2 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | –0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Services | –0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | –0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Transportation and storage | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | –1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Information and communication | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Financial and insurance activities | –0.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| Real estate activities | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | –0.3 | –0.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Administrative and support service activities | –0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Construction | –0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| TOTAL | –0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
- Scope: non-agricultural market sector excluding household services
- Sources: ACOSS, DARES, INSEE
Documentation
Methodological Note (pdf,132 Ko)
Estimate of effects of new 2016 measures (pdf,164 Ko)
Supplementary Methodological Note SA-WDA (pdf,257 Ko)
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