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Earnings up 4.1 per cent in manufacturing
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Earnings in manufacturing, 1 October 2009

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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Earnings up 4.1 per cent in manufacturing

Full-time employees in manufacturing had average monthly earnings, excluding overtime payments, of NOK 35 600 as per 1 October 2009. This was 4.1 per cent or NOK 1 400 more than for the same period in 2008.

The basic salary was up 4.4 per cent, which corresponds to an increase of NOK 1 400.

Structural changes drove up the wages

Within the textiles, wearing apparel and leather industry, structural changes meant that there are fewer employees in some occupations, for example for machine operators. This has meant that the average monthly salary has increased by 6 per cent. The effect of cuts in some occupations is that the average salary for the remainder goes up.

Increased wages of 6.6 per cent

In the oil refining, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, changes among the dominant players led to an increase in the average monthly salary of 6.6 per cent. This change is particularly due to an increase in employees with higher education and executive occupations. For college graduates, we had an increase of NOK 3 200, which corresponds to an increase of 8 per cent. For the occupational group of operators and drivers, which includes process engineers and operations professionals, there was an increase of NOK 1 900, which is equivalent to 6.2 per cent.

For the computer and electrical equipment industry, machine repair and installation had an average pay rise of 5.2 per cent. This corresponds to an increase to NOK 2 000 and NOK 1 900 respectively.

The wood and wood products industry had a wage growth of 2.7 per cent, which corresponds to NOK 800. The chemical raw materials industry had growth of 2.1 per cent, corresponding to NOK 900. For the furniture industry, we see a pay rise of 2.7 per cent, resulting in an increase of NOK 800.

For the industry as a whole, the occupations of operators and drivers had a pay rise of 1.8 per cent, equivalent to NOK 500, up to a monthly salary of NOK 28 800 in 2009. By way of comparison, those with a college education in the industry had a pay rise of 3.6 per cent, which is equivalent to an increase of NOK 1 500, and a monthly salary of NOK 42 500 in 2009.

New industry standard

Publications of wage statistics in 2009 apply a new standard industrial classification (SIC2007). Wage statistics 2008/2009 presented here are thus according to the new standard.

For more information about this, see http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/about_ssb/1gangspubl/art-2009-03-03-01-en.html

About the statistics

The statistics are based on a sample of businesses in the main occupation area industries, with a total of 139 5291 full-time employees and 12 404 part-time employees.

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included but is presented in the statistics separately.

The method for measuring increases in monthly earnings differs somewhat from that of calculating increases in annual earnings. Monthly earnings are compared at a specific date each year, while changes in annual earnings are measured from one calendar year to the next. Estimated annual earnings for the current year are preliminary until wage statistics for the following year have been compiled.

1  The figure was corrected 17 January 2011.

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