Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in manufacturing

1   Full-time employees in manufacturing1. Average yearly earnings, by division. 1998-2004. NOK and annual percentage change
Division Yearly earnings Percentage change
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 20042 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004
  NOK Per cent
Manufacturing, total  252 200  265 900  277 000  289 400  306 200  319 900  331 700 5.4 4.2 4.5 5.8 4.5 3.7
Food products, beverages, tobacco  225 600  238 600  248 600  258 800  275 400  285 700  297 400 5.8 4.2 4.1 6.4 3.7 4.1
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather  213 700  226 900  235 400  246 600  258 800  270 600  287 300 6.2 3.7 4.8 4.9 4.6 6.2
Wood and wood products  217 700  227 700  237 700  247 400  260 600  270 900  284 900 4.6 4.4 4.1 5.3 4.0 5.2
Pulp, paper and paper products  245 600  259 100  271 600  281 000  292 400  307 400  320 200 5.5 4.8 3.5 4.1 5.1 4.2
Publishing, printing, reproduction  283 500  298 400  313 100  326 200  338 195  350 000  360 000 5.3 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.5 2.8
Chemichal, non-met. mineral products  265 900  278 300  287 000  298 200  318 000  330 800  341 300 4.7 3.1 3.9 6.7 4.0 3.2
Basic chemicals  298 000  315 500  326 000  342 600  362 500  383 400  393 500 5.9 3.3 5.1 5.8 5.8 2.7
Basic metals  265 000  278 300  290 600  300 800  318 000  335 500  342 000 5.0 4.4 3.5 5.7 5.5 1.9
Machinery and equipment etc.  261 200  276 300  288 100  301 600  320 600  333 600  343 700 5.8 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.1 3.0
Ships, oil platforms and modules  256 800  271 300  280 400  296 600  312 800  334 800  348 300 5.6 3.4 5.8 5.4 7.0 4.0
Furniture, other manuf., recycling  224 700  236 800  246 000  257 700  274 600  284 000  297 500 5.4 3.9 4.8 6.5 3.4 4.8
1  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
2  Preliminary figures.

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