Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates

1 Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2007 and 2008
  Number of persons Total amount in NOK million Percentage change average amount in NOK Percentage change
  2007 2008 2007 2008 2007-2008 2007 2008 2007-2008
Payment in cash 2 861 233 2 948 525  806 592  888 923 10.2  281 900  301 500 7.0
of which                
Wages and remuneration 2 829 693 2 912 750  793 251  871 414 9.9  280 300  299 200 6.7
Net wage basis 7 052 7 215 3 656 4 641 26.9  518 400  643 200 24.1
Wages in the event of bankruptcy 8 301 13 027  250  474 89.6 30 100 36 400 20.9
                 
Payments in kind 1 846 995 1 921 910 16 481 17 963 9.0 8 900 9 300 4.5
Expense allowance 1 187 342 1 208 716 13 133 13 795 5.0 11 100 11 400 2.7
                 
Basis for employer's National Insurance contributions 2 861 694 2 946 663  821 546  904 020 10.0  287 100  306 800 6.9
                 
Holiday pay base 2 496 366 2 582 865  640 655  709 196 10.7  256 600  274 600 7.0
                 
Disbursements of unemployment benefits 94 323  100 148 4 344 4 291 -1.2 46 100 42 800 -7.2

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