Brussels, 15/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - In the second quarter of 2006, hourly labour costs rose by 2.4% in the euro zone and by 3.1% in the EU25, compared with the second quarter of 2005. The two main components of labour costs are wages and salaries, and non-wage costs. In the euro zone, wages and salaries grew at an annual rate of 2.4%, and non-wage costs by 1.9%, compared with 2.5% and 1.1% respectively in the first quarter of 2006. In the EU25, wages and salaries rose by 3.2% and the...