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Wages up 3.4 per cent in construction
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2006-03-03T10:00:00.000Z
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Earnings in building and construction, 1 October 2005

The 2015 wage statistics for all industrial sections and various areas in the public sector will be released collectively on 3 March 2016 in the statistics Earnings of all employees.

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Wages up 3.4 per cent in construction

The average monthly earnings for full-time employees in construction were NOK 27 900 at 1 October 2005. This was an increase of NOK 900 or 3.4 percent from 2004.

In building installation the average monthly earnings were NOK 27 400, while in building completion they were NOK 24 900. This corresponded to 3.3 and 3.6 percent increases, respectively.

Craft workers

Full-time working craftsmen had average monthly earnings of NOK 26 400. This was a NOK 800 or 3.1 percent increase from 2004. The increase in basic paid salary was NOK 700 or 2.9 percent.

Woodworkers and electricians are large groups, and their monthly earnings were NOK 25 000 and 26 500,up NOK 600 and 800, respectively. Concrete workers averaged at NOK 27 400, while formwork carpenters had NOK 29 000 a month. The average monthly earnings for plumbers were NOK 27 000, a 3.6 percent increase from 2004.

Annual earnings

The average annual earnings for full-time workers in construction are estimated to NOK 330 800 for 2005, a 3.3 percent increase compared to 2004.

The estimated annual earnings are estimated using information from wage statistics from at least two years and the quarterly wage index. The quarterly wage index is used to distribute the increase in wages throughout the year.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises which cover a total of 47 041 full-time employees. According to preliminary figures from the National Accounts for the third quarter of 2005 the statistics cover approximately 123 500 employed wage earners in construction.

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