# Italy Labour cost index, industry (Index, 2020=100, SA)

Italy Labour cost index, industry (Index, 2020=100, SA) was 115.3 in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from Q1 2026 and up 2.6% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 91.70 (Q2 2016) to 115.3 (Q2 2026), averaging 100.9.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 115.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 114.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 113.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 112.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 112.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 111.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 110.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 109.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 108.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 106.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 105.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 105.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 103.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 102.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 101.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 99.60 |
| Q2 2022 | 99.90 |
| Q1 2022 | 100.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 98.50 |
| Q3 2021 | 98.90 |
| Q2 2021 | 97.30 |
| Q1 2021 | 97.10 |
| Q4 2020 | 97.90 |
| Q3 2020 | 95.90 |

## API

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

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