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Wages up 1.1 per cent in construction
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2014-08-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Wage index, Q2 2014, preliminary figures

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Wages up 1.1 per cent in construction

Preliminary figures for average basic salaries for full-time employees in construction show a 1.1 per cent increase between the 1st quarter of 2014 and the 2nd quarter of 2014. Equivalent figures for the second quarter of 2014 show an increase of 1.5 per cent.

Wage index, percentage change from last quarterPublished 28 August 2014
1st quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 20131st quarter 2014 - 2nd quarter 2014
Oil and gas extraction and mining1.00.4
Manufacture1.10.1
Electricity, gas and steam0.50.2
Water supply, sewerage, waste0.81.4
Construction1.51.1
Wholesale and retail trade1.71.0
Transportation and storage0.50.6
Hotels and restaurants0.60.4
Information and communication0.91.4
Real estate activities-0.40.1
Professional, scientific and technical activities0.10.2
Administrative and support service activities1.31.1
Education0.10.3
Human health and social work activities0.30.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation1.10.9
Personal service activities1.41.1

Source: Statistics Norway

Preliminary figures for the wage index show a 0.1 per cent increase in average basic salaries for the last quarter in manufacturing, and a 0.4 per cent increase for full-time employees in oil and gas extraction and mining.