151704_not-searchable
/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/lonnkvart/kvartal
151704
Wages up 0.9 per cent in manufacturing
statistikk
2015-02-27T10:00:00.000Z
Labour market and earnings
en
lonnkvart, Wage index, wage development, main business sectors (for example manufacturing, building and construction, oil)Earnings and labour costs, Labour market and earnings
false

Wage index, Q4 2014, preliminary figures

Content

Published:

This is an archived release.

Go to latest release

Wages up 0.9 per cent in manufacturing

Preliminary figures for average basic salaries for full-time employees in manufacturing show a 0.9 per cent increase between the 3rd quarter of 2014 and the 4th quarter of 2014. Equivalent figures for the fourth quarter of 2013 show an increase of 1.3 per cent.

Wage index, percentage change from last quarterPublished 27 February 2015
3rd quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 20133rd quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2014
Oil and gas extraction and mining0.92.0
Manufacture1.30.9
Electricity, gas and steam1.6..
Water supply, sewerage, waste0.4..
Construction0.61.0
Wholesale and retail trade0.00.3
Transportation and storage0.60.8
Hotels and restaurants0.50.1
Information and communication0.81.1
Real estate activities-0.21.2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2.02.1
Administrative and support service activities0.20.1
Education0.12.0
Human health and social work activities0.31.3
Arts, entertainment and recreation0.40.4
Personal service activities1.30.5

Source: Statistics Norway

Preliminary figures for the wage index show a 2.0 per cent increase in average basic salaries for the last quarter in oil and gas extraction and mining, and a 1.0 per cent increase for full-time employees in construction.