Wage index, Q2 2008, preliminary figures

In wholesale and retail trade and in hotels and restaurants the wage indices for basic salaries show an increase from the first to second quarter of 2008 of 1.5 and 1.4 per cent, respectively.

The wage index for average monthly earnings in manufacturing increased by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2008. In the corresponding quarter of 2007 the increase was 0.5 per cent.

The wage indices for average monthly earnings in wholesale and retail trade and in hotels and restaurants increased by 1.1 and 1.8 per cent, respectively, from the first to the second quarter of 2008.

Average monthly earnings include basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses but excluding overtime pay.

For more tables about wages and wage indexes, please see StatBank Norway .

Tables:

• Table 1 Index on average monthly earnings in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities, electricity supply and hotels and restaurants. Average of year 2000=100
• Table 2 Changes in average monthly earnings from the corresponding quarter the year before by section. Per cent
• Table 3 Index on average basic salaries in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities, electricity supply and hotels and restaurants. Average of year 2000=100
• Table 4 Changes in average basic salaries from the corresponding quarter the year before by section. Per cent
• Table 5 Average monthly earnings and basic salaries for full-time employees, by section
• Table 6 Employess in the sample