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Unit labour cost by industry

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  Third quarter 2003 Fourth quarter 2003 First quarter 2004 Second quarter 2004 Third quarter 2004 Fourth quarter 2004 2003 2004
Seasonally adjusted
Business sector - goods
108.4
108.1
108.7
108.3
107.7
109.6
108.4
108.6
-0.5
-0.3
0.6
-0.4
-0.6
1.8
0.9
0.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
111.9
114.0
114.5
111.4
105.8
108.8
114.5
110.1
0.3
1.9
0.4
-2.7
-5.0
2.8
-14.1
-3.8
Construction
109.1
109.7
110.6
113.6
113.8
113.4
109.0
112.9
1.0
0.5
0.8
2.7
0.2
-0.4
2.4
3.6
Manufacturing
101.8
99.9
99.8
97.7
96.7
99.6
101.3
98.5
-0.8
-1.9
-0.1
-2.1
-1.0
3.0
1.1
-2.8
Business sector - services
105.6
105.3
105.6
106.0
106.5
106.6
105.3
106.2
0.5
-0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.8
Wholesale trade
94.1
90.1
91.1
88.6
87.9
89.1
92.6
89.2
1.2
-4.3
1.1
-2.7
-0.8
1.4
-2.0
-3.7
Retail trade
101.0
102.6
102.1
105.3
104.7
102.0
101.8
103.5
-1.1
1.6
-0.5
3.1
-0.6
-2.6
1.5
1.7
Transportation and warehousing
110.1
106.8
106.1
105.9
107.0
106.7
109.0
106.4
-0.1
-3.0
-0.7
-0.2
1.0
-0.3
1.2
-2.4
Information and cultural industries
103.5
104.0
104.3
104.4
103.8
103.7
102.7
104.1
2.0
0.5
0.3
0.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.2
1.3
Finance, real estate and company management
106.6
107.8
107.8
107.2
107.8
109.1
106.5
108.0
1.0
1.1
0.0
-0.6
0.6
1.2
2.6
1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services
107.0
108.7
110.0
109.3
109.4
109.9
107.7
109.7
0.3
1.6
1.2
-0.6
0.1
0.5
-4.5
1.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
116.2
119.4
120.3
121.3
123.6
123.9
117.3
122.3
-1.1
2.8
0.8
0.8
1.9
0.2
-0.3
4.3
Accomodation and food services
120.5
117.2
117.4
121.9
126.0
122.7
118.8
122.0
1.1
-2.7
0.2
3.8
3.4
-2.6
5.5
2.7
Other commercial services
103.9
102.5
103.6
106.4
107.4
108.9
102.3
106.6
2.1
-1.3
1.1
2.7
0.9
1.4
1.1
4.2