21/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat figures published on 19 March, the hourly cost of labour in the Euro-zone increased by 3.7% in nominal terms during the fourth quarter of 2002, compared with the last quarter of 2001. The increase was by 3.5% in the third quarter of 2002. In the Union (EU15), the rise was 3.6% during the final quarter of last year, compared to 3.5% in the previous quarter. Among countries for which data are available, Portugal (2.3%) registered the lowest...