Labor costs up by 6.6% y/y in Q3 in Poland – Eurostat

Nominal hourly labor costs in Poland in the third quarter increased by 6.6 percent y/y, after an increase of 7.2 percent y/y in the second quarter of 2019, Eurostat reported.

Wages increased by 6.6% and other components of remuneration by 6.6%. In industry, labor costs increased by 7.0 percent after an increase of 6.9 percent, in construction – by 2.6 percent after an increase of 11.0%, and in services – by 6.1% after an increase of 6.0 percent.
(PAP)