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Average monthly earnings up 2.6 per cent
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Earnings in building and construction, 1 October 2010

The 2015 wage statistics for all industrial sections and various areas in the public sector will be released collectively on 3 March 2016 in the statistics Earnings of all employees.

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Average monthly earnings up 2.6 per cent

Full-time employees in construction had average monthly earnings, excluding overtime pay, of NOK 35 000 as per 1 October 2010. This was a year-on-year increase of NOK 900 or 2.6 per cent.

Craftworkers, which is the largest occupational group in construction, had average monthly earnings of NOK 32 200. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 700 or 2.2 per cent.

Among craft working professions, we find electricians and plumbers, who had average monthly earnings of NOK 32 900 and NOK 33 700 respectively. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 700 or 2.2 per cent for electricians and NOK 1 200 or 3.7 per cent for plumbers. Woodworkers and cabinet-makers, which are other craftworking professions, had average monthly earnings of NOK 30 300, which gives a year-on-year growth of NOK 800 or 2.7 per cent.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises which cover a total of 61 374 full-time employees and 3 244 part-time employees. According to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments as per October 2010, construction activities comprise in total 167 400 employees.

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included but is presented in the statistics separately.

The method for measuring increases in monthly earnings differs somewhat from that of calculating increases in annual earnings. Monthly earnings are compared at a specific date each year, while changes in annual earnings are measured from one calendar year to the next. Estimated annual earnings for the current year are preliminary until wage statistics for the following year have been compiled.

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