Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates

1   Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2003 and 2004
  Number of persons Total amount in mill. NOK Percentage change average amount in NOK Percentage change
  2003 2004 2003 2004 2003-2004 2003 2004 2003-2004
Payment in cash 2 641 343       2 647 311       611 235       631 592 3.3        231 411       238 579 3.1
Of which                
Wages and remuneration 2 614 542 2 615 893  602 777  622 048 3.2  230 548  237 796 3.1
Net wage basis 4 717 5 708 1 873 2 361 26.1  397 009  413 642 4.2
Wages in the event of bankruptcy 19 681 15 871  671  468 -30.3 34 087 29 480 -13.5
                 
Payments in kind 1 613 692 1 615 437 10 943 11 796 7.8 6 781 7 302 7.7
Expense allowance 1 180 415 1 161 809 12 269 12 481 1.7 10 394 10 743 3.4
                 
Basis for employer's National Insurance contributions 2 644 482 2 644 395  621 288  642 121 3.4  234 937  242 823 3.4
Of which basis for employer's National Insurance contributions for persons 62 years and over  183 395  188 440 24 282 26 914 10.8  132 401  142 825 7.9
                 
Disbursements of unemployment benefits  223 123  188 160 10 975 10 938 -0.3 49 189 58 129 18.2
Sickness and maternity leave benefits  334 082  322 259 15 022 14 226 -5.3 44 966 44 144 -1.8
Pensions 1 469 995 1 472 052  175 432  186 875 6.5  119 342  126 949 6.4
Tax withheld 3 320 400 3 349 912  221 333  233 231 5.4 66 658 69 623 4.4

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