Indices of hours worked: fourth quarter 2019

Economic indicators
Indices of hours worked: fourth quarter 2019

The index of seasonally adjusted of the number of hours worked in industry amounted to 101.51 in fourth quarter 2019. This represents a decrease of 1.5% compared to fourth quarter 2018.

The index of seasonally adjusted of the number of hours worked in construction amounted to 106.12 in fourth quarter 2019. This represents a decrease of 1.3% compared to fourth quarter 2018.

The index of seasonally adjusted of the number of hours worked in trade and repair amounted to 103.03 in fourth quarter 2019. This represents an increase of 0.5% compared to fourth quarter 2018.

The index of seasonally adjusted of the number of hours worked in services amounted to 116.58 in fourth quarter 2019. This represents an increase of 1.8% compared to fourth quarter 2018.

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The figures for fourth quarter 2019 are provisional.

What changes from July 2018

From July 2018 (reference quarter=first quarter 2018), these indices will be published with reference year 2015 = 100.