OREANDA-NEWS. March 21, 2016. Hourly labour costs rose by 1.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.9% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

In the third quarter of 2015, hourly labour costs increased by 1.1% and 1.9% respectively.

These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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