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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 9.3.2018 1st release
Private sector, original series 02/2016 -2,5 -2,4 -0,1
03/2016 2,1 2,1 0,0
04/2016 1,5 1,7 -0,2
01/2017 -2,8 -3,0 0,2
02/2017 1,3 1,2 0,1
03/2017 -2,7 -2,4 -0,3
State sector, original series 02/2016 -5,4 -5,4 0,0
03/2016 -3,0 -3,0 0,0
04/2016 -0,2 -0,2 0,0
01/2017 -7,5 -7,5 0,0
02/2017 -1,6 -1,6 0,0
03/2017 -2,4 -2,4 0,0
Local government sector, original series 02/2016 -2,6 -2,6 0,0
03/2016 1,6 0,4 1,2
04/2016 2,9 2,8 0,1
01/2017 -4,6 -4,8 0,2
02/2017 -0,1 -1,0 0,9
03/2017 -4,1 -4,4 0,3
1) 1st release refers to the point of time when data for the reference period were first published. Revision describes the difference on annual change percentages between the first and the latest release. The revisions are calculated from rounded numbers.

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 9.3.2018 1st release
Private sector, seasonally adjusted series 02/2016 -1,0 -0,9 -0,1
03/2016 2,1 1,8 0,3
04/2016 1,3 1,7 -0,4
01/2017 -1,1 -0,9 -0,2
02/2017 -0,3 0,2 -0,5
03/2017 -2,6 -2,4 -0,2

Source: Wages, Salaries and Labour Costs, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Pekka Haapala 029 551 3460, Annina Rouvinen 029 551 3525, Petri Ruohonen 029 551 3465, Maija Lahtinen 029 551 3645, tvkindeksi@stat.fi

Director in charge: Sami Saarikivi


Updated 9.3.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour cost index [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3746. 4th quarter 2017, Revision of data . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tvki/2017/04/tvki_2017_04_2018-03-09_rev_001_en.html