Nouvelle-Zélande - Coûts de la main-d'œuvre

New Zealand's annual wage inflation, as measured by the labor cost index, increased to 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 from 2.0 percent in the prior period. Public sector wages advanced 2.2 percent, higher than a 1.9 percent gain in the previous quarter; and private sector wages rose 2.2 percent, up from 2.0 percent in the previous quarter. On a quarterly basis, wages increased by 0.7 percent, up from a 0.4 percent rise in the previous period.

New Zealand's annual wage inflation, as measured by the labor cost index, edged up to 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 1.9 percent in the previous period and compared to market expectations of 2.1 percent, as private sector wage growth remained at 2.0 percent and public sector wages rose 1.9 percent, faster than a 1.7 percent increase in the previous three-month period. On a quarterly basis, wages increased by 0.4 percent, below the 0.5 percent growth pace for the previous two quarters.

New Zealand's annual wage inflation, as measured by the labor cost index, edged up to 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 1.8 percent in the previous period and compared to market expectations of 2.0 percent, as private sector wage growth climbed to 2.0 percent from 1.9 percent. Meanwhile, public sector wages rose 1.7 percent in the December quarter, faster than a 1.5 percent increase in the previous three-month period. On a quarterly basis, wages increased by 0.5 percent, the same pace as in the previous two quarters.