Labour Costs in Central and Eastern Europe Edition 2013 Report Release

Online, April 30, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The report, based on full year data for 2011, provides the most up-to-date picture of labour cost levels and trends in the region. The Edition 2013 includes extended comparison of labour costs for the manufacturing sector's sections and divisions. An essential part of the report is a five-year forecast of labour costs and earnings trends in the region's 13 economies.

The report contains:

- Comparative analysis of gross and net earnings, labour costs and labour-related taxes.

- Analysis of earnings and costs on a regional level, by ownership, by sectors of the economy and by sub-sections and divisions of the manufacturing sector.

- Analysis of economic, labour market and exchange rates trends influencing labour cost developments in the region.

- A unique forecast of labour costs and earnings in a five-year period perspective until 2016.

Research and conclusions are based on the latest available data and estimates, aiming at providing the most complete picture allowing direct comparisons of cost levels in different countries.

Sources of data include national statistical offices, the International Labour Organization, Eurostat, OECD, Database CE.

Countries covered: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Contains: 152 pages, 112 tables, 89 figures, 15 maps.

About Database Central Europe

Database Central Europe, based in Warsaw, Poland is dedicated to economic research covering Central and Eastern Europe with special focus on labour costs. Since 2003 Database CE publishes annual Labour Costs in CEE reports, labour costs fact sheets, provides custom research and data services. Clients include automotive, engineering and other manufacturing companies as well as leading consultancies.