Revision of data
The data of the statistics have become revised according to the table below. For more information about data revisions, see Section 3 of the quality description (in Finnish).
Revisions to the Labour Cost Index, year-on-year-change 1)
Labour cost index | Quarter | Year-on-year change, % | Revision, %-points | |
Latest release 8.3.2019 | 1st release | |||
Private sector, original series | 02/2017 | 1,5 | 1,2 | 0,3 |
03/2017 | -2,6 | -2,4 | -0,2 | |
04/2017 | -0,3 | -0,2 | -0,1 | |
01/2018 | 2,3 | 2,7 | -0,4 | |
02/2018 | 1,2 | 0,8 | 0,4 | |
03/2018 | 1,1 | 1,3 | -0,2 | |
State sector, original series | 02/2017 | -1,6 | -1,6 | 0,0 |
03/2017 | -2,4 | -2,4 | 0,0 | |
04/2017 | -4,2 | -4,2 | 0,0 | |
01/2018 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 0,0 | |
02/2018 | -1,3 | -1,3 | 0,0 | |
03/2018 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,0 | |
Local government sector, original series | 02/2017 | -0,1 | -1,0 | 0,9 |
03/2017 | -4,3 | -4,4 | 0,1 | |
04/2017 | -1,3 | -1,3 | 0,0 | |
01/2018 | 0,2 | 0,3 | -0,1 | |
02/2018 | -0,8 | -0,7 | -0,1 | |
03/2018 | 1,0 | 2,8 | -1,8 |
Revisions to data on annual changes in the seasonally adjusted labour cost index
Labour cost index | Quarter | Year-on-year change, % | Revision, %-points | |
Latest release 8.3.2019 | 1st release | |||
Private sector, seasonally adjusted series | 02/2017 | -0,2 | 0,2 | -0,4 |
03/2017 | -2,2 | -2,4 | 0,2 | |
04/2017 | -0,4 | -0,4 | 0,0 | |
01/2018 | 1,1 | 1,3 | -0,2 | |
02/2018 | 2,3 | 2,8 | -0,5 | |
03/2018 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 0,0 |
Source: Wages, Salaries and Labour Costs, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Pekka Haapala 029 551 3460, Tanja Jumisko 029 551 3695, Olli Ruuska 029 551 3274, tvkindeksi@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko
Updated 8.3.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3746. 4th quarter 2018,
Revision of data
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 6.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tvki/2018/04/tvki_2018_04_2019-03-08_rev_001_en.html