Quarterly index on earnings

2   Changes in average monthly earnings1 from the corresponding quarter the year before, by industry. Per cent
  Manufactur Oil and
gas extraction,
mining
Construction Transport and
communication2
Wholesale and
retail trade
Real estate
and business
activities
Electricity
supply
1. Quarter 1999 6.3 7.8 6.5 6.9 6.9 6.1 4.3
2. Quarter 1999 5.9 6.4 5.1 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.1
3. Quarter 1999 4.6 4.3 5.0 4.1 4.7 5.4 4.1
4. Quarter 1999 4.0 2.8 4.4 4.4 3.3 5.2 4.2
1. Quarter 2000 4.1 4.6 4.6 3.6 3.4 4.5 4.4
2. Quarter 2000 3.9 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.8 4.6 4.6
3. Quarter 2000 4.2 5.2 4.4 5.0 4.2 4.0 5.0
4. Quarter 2000 4.2 6.0 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.1 5.3
1. Quarter 2001 4.5 9.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.8
2. Quarter 2001 4.4 7.1 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.6 5.9
3. Quarter 2001 4.7 7.5 4.1 5.1 7.0 4.4 5.9
4. Quarter 20013 4.5 7.0 4.2 5.0 6.5 4.3 5.6
1. Quarter 20023 4.6 10.5 4.3 5.1 5.9 4.4 5.5
2. Quarter 20023 4.9 10.9 4.4 5.3 6.2 4.7 5.6
1  Salaries including irregular payments, bonuses, commission etc.
2  Excluding publicly maintained establishments.
3  Preliminary figures.

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