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Wages up 0.7 per cent in manufacturing
Preliminary figures for average basic salaries for full-time employees in manufacturing show a 0.7 per cent increase between the 4th quarter of 2015 and the 1st quarter of 2016.
| 4th quarter 2014 - 1st quarter 2015 | 4th quarter 2015 - 1st quarter 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and gas extraction and mining | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Manufacture | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Water supply, sewerage, waste | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Construction | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Transportation and storage | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Information and communication | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Real estate activities | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Education | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Human health and social work activities | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Personal service activities | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Preliminary figures for the wage index show a 0.9 per cent increase in average basic salaries for the 1st quarter of 2016 in oil and gas extraction and mining, and a 1.0 per cent increase in construction in the same period. The development for manufacturing and oil and gas extraction is partly due to a fall in the number of persons employed.
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The statistics are based on data from the “a-meldingen” arrangement from the 1st quarter of 2015. More about a-meldingen.
The statistics is now published as Number of employments and earnings.
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