Quarterly index on earnings

1   Table 1: Index on average monthly earnings1 in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication2, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities. 1 st quarter 1998=100
  Manufacturing Oil and gasextraction, mining Construction Transport and communication2 Wholesale and retail trade Real estate and business activities
1. Quarter 1998 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
2. Quarter 1998 101,4 102,1 102,1 101,2 103,3 102,0
3. Quarter 1998 103,5 105,9 103,2 104,1 104,5 104,2
4. Quarter 1998 106,0 109,4 106,7 105,5 106,7 105,3
1. Quarter 1999 106,3 107,8 106,5 106,9 106,9 106,1
2. Quarter 1999 107,4 108,7 107,3 107,0 108,7 107,7
3. Quarter 1999 108,3 112,1 108,4 108,4 109,4 109,8
4. Quarter 19993 110,2 112,5 111,4 110,2 110,2 110,8
1. Quarter 20003 110,7 113,7 111,4 110,8 110,6 110,9
2. Quarter 20003 111,6 114,8 112,4 111,6 112,9 112,7
3. Quarter 20003 112,4 4 : 113,5 113,2 113,8 113,8
1  Salaries including irregular payments, bonuses, commission etc.
2  Excluding publicly maintained establishments.
3  Preliminary figures.
4  Figures for the 3rd quarter concerning oil and gas extraction and mining are not yet ready for publication. The figures will be available at the same time as the figures for the 4th quarter.

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