Labor Cost Index for Group H

There is a downward trend in the “Cost” and “Reward” indices for Group H.

For Group H, there is a decreasing trend in the “Cost” and “Earnings” indices.

Year 2021 1. For the quarter (January-March), the “Cost” and “Earnings” Indices in Group H increased much less than the “Cost” and “Earnings” Indices for Turkey.

Endeks Yıllık değişim (%)

Dönem Saatlik işgücü maliyeti Saatlik kazanç Saatlik kazanç dışı işgücü maliyeti
Sanayi, inşaat, ticaret ve hizmetler 2021-I 13,7 14,6 8,6
Ticaret ve hizmetler 2021-I 14,7 15,4 10,5
Ulaştırma ve depolama 2018-I 13,7 13,7 13,6
2018-II 13,2 13,2 12,9
2018-III 18,1 18,4 16,5
2018-IV 16,2 15,9 18,0
2019-I 31,5 32,3 27,0
2019-II 37,3 37,6 35,2
2019-III 23,3 23,6 21,2
2019-III 23,7 24,4 19,8
2020-I 13,9 14,2 12,4
2020-II 10,3 10,9 6,6
2020-III 1,6 1,1 4,5
2020-IV 4,8 4,8 4,9
2021-I 5,3 5,2 6,3
  • H- Transportation and Storage
  • Turkey in General: Turkey in general (Industry, Construction, Trade, Service)
  • Hourly Labor Cost: It covers the earnings and non-earning labor cost incurred by the employer in relation to the employment of wage workers. It does not cover other labor cost items such as vocational training, hiring, work clothes costs.
  • Hourly Earnings: Includes gross basic wage and salary payments, regular wages (monthly bonus, social assistance, etc.), overtime payments, irregular earnings (non-monthly bonuses, premiums, etc.).
  • Hourly Non-Earning Labor Cost: It covers other social security payments such as employer’s share premium deductions, severance and notice payments made to social security institutions.