Statistics Norway

Quarterly index on earnings

4   Changes in average basic salaries1 from the corresponding quarter the year before by section. Per cent
  Manufacturing Oil and gas extraction, mining Construction Transport and communication Wholesale and retail trade Real estate and business activities Electricity supply Hotels and Restaurants
1. Quarter 1999 6.9 7.1 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.9 4.7  
2. Quarter 1999 5.4 6.7 4.9 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.7  
3. Quarter 1999 4.8 2.5 4.8 4.6 3.0 3.2 4.6  
4. Quarter 1999 4.7 2.9 4.8 3.7 2.7 3.8 4.7  
1. Quarter 2000 3.9 2.8 4.7 3.6 2.7 3.6 5.0  
2. Quarter 2000 4.3 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.2 3.5 5.3  
3. Quarter 2000 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.4 6.2 4.8 5.6  
3. Quarter 2000 4.2 6.8 4.3 4.6 6.2 4.5 5.7  
1. Quarter 2001 4.6 6.6 4.6 4.9 6.1 4.3 5.8  
2. Quarter 2001 4.2 6.0 4.6 4.7 5.4 4.4 5.8  
3. Quarter 2001 4.3 5.8 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.9 5.8  
4. Quarter 2001 4.3 5.4 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.5  
1. Quarter 2002 4.4 5.4 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.7 5.4  
2. Quarter 2002 4.5 5.4 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.4  
3. Quarter 2002 6.3 5.6 6.1 4.2 6.0 5.6 8.9  
4. Quarter 2002 6.2 5.1 5.6 4.3 5.5 4.9 7.6  
1. Quarter 2003 5.8 5.2 5.5 3.9 5.4 4.8 7.5  
2. Quarter 2003 5.0 5.5 4.8 4.0 4.6 4.6 7.0  
3. Quarter 2003 3.4 4.9 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.1 6.2  
4. Quarter 2003 3.5 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.5 3.4 6.9  
1. Quarter 2004 3.5 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.0 6.5 2.9
2. Quarter 2004 3.6 4.0 2.7 2.8 3.4 2.7 6.8 3.3
3. Quarter 2004 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.6 4.0 3.0
4. Quarter 2004 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.5 3.2
1. Quarter 2005 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.6 4.6 2.8
2. Quarter 2005 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.7 4.3 2.1
3. Quarter 2005 3.2 2.1 3.2 3.6 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.3
4. Quarter 2005 3.3 1.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.0 1.7
1. Quarter 2006 2.8 1.2 3.2 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.8 1.8
2. Quarter 2006 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.6
3. Quarter 2006 4.0 6.3 4.1 5.3 4.5 3.5 4.8 3.5
4. Quarter 20062 4.7 6.8 4.2 6.0 4.8 3.8 5.2 3.6
1. Quarter 20072 4.7 7.6 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.1 5.8 4.2
1  Basic salary at the end of the quarter.
2  Preliminary figures.

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