According to the National Statistics Institute (INS) the hourly labour costs, adjusted by the number of working days, recorded a 12.7% increase in the first quarter of 2018 versus the same period of last year. The highest increase in hourly pay rates was in the construction sector (19.1% up), The mining industry is the only one that recorded a 5% drop in hourly labour costs compared to 2017.
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