# Italy Labour cost index, business economy services (Index, 2020=100, SA)

Italy Labour cost index, business economy services (Index, 2020=100, SA) was 111.0 in Q2 2026, down 0.2% from Q1 2026 and up 1.6% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 90.20 (Q2 2017) to 111.2 (Q1 2026), averaging 99.30.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.LABORCOST.Q.SA.NACE-G-N`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/labour-cost-index-business-economy-services-index-2020-100-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 111.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 111.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 110.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 109.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 109.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 107.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 106.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 107.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 104.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 101.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 102.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 101.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 102.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 101.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 100.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 99.70 |
| Q2 2022 | 99.10 |
| Q1 2022 | 99.90 |
| Q4 2021 | 99.30 |
| Q3 2021 | 99.30 |
| Q2 2021 | 98.60 |
| Q1 2021 | 98.60 |
| Q4 2020 | 97.80 |
| Q3 2020 | 97.10 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.LABORCOST.Q.SA.NACE-G-N"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.LABORCOST.Q.SA.NACE-G-N",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```