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Monthly earnings up NOK 1 000
Full-time employees in real estate and business activities had average monthly earnings of NOK 34 200 per 1 September 2004. This was an increase of NOK 1 000 or 3.0 per cent from 2003.
Real estate and business activities include real estate activities, renting activities, computer activities,
research, and other business activities. Other business activities include legal activities, architectural and engineering activities, advertising, security activities and industrial cleaning.
3.0 per cent increase in real estate activities
Real estate activities include real estate activities with own property and letting of own property.
For full-time employees average monthly earnings were NOK 31 900, an increase of NOK 900 or 3 per cent from 2003.
5.5 per cent increase in renting activities
Renting covers renting of machinery and equipment without operator and renting of personal and household goods. Average monthly earnings for full-time employees were NOK 28 400, an increase of NOK 1 500 or 5.5 per cent from the previous year.
Full-time employees in business activities and real estate1.
Average monthly earnings, by division. 1 September. 2003 and 2004. NOK and annual percentage change |
Division | Monthly earnings, total | Percentage change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | 2004 | 2003-2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business activities and real estate, total | 33 200 | 34 200 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate | 31 000 | 31 900 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renting machinery | 26 900 | 28 400 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Computer activities | 37 600 | 38 300 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research | 35 400 | 36 500 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other business activities | 32 400 | 33 200 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | NOS Standard Industrial Classification. |
1.7 per cent increase in computer activities
Computer activities include hardware consultancy, software consultancy and supply, data processing and maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery. Full-time employees had monthly earnings of NOK 38 300, which corresponded to an increase of NOK 600 or 1.7 per cent.
3.1 per cent increase in research
Research includes research and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering and in social sciences and humanities. For full-time employees monthly earnings were NOK 36 500, an increase of NOK 1 100 or 3.1 per cent from 2003.
2.5 per cent increase in other business activities
Average monthly earnings for full-time employees were NOK 33 200, an increase of NOK 800 or 2.5 per cent from September 2003. Employees in legal activities had average monthly earnings of NOK 35 600, an increase of NOK 1 100 or 3.1 per cent. Employees in architectural and engineering activities earned NOK 38 400 and employees in advertising earned NOK 37 100 on the average. This corresponded to an increase of 4.1 and 2.4 per cent, respectively, from the previous year.
Annual earnings
Estimated annual earnings are based on reported wage information per 1 September each year and include basic paid salary, variable additional allowances as well as bonuses and commissions, etc., but do not include payment for overtime work. For the calculation, information from two years of wage statistics are used as well as information from the wage negotiations. The figures for estimated annual earnings for the current year are preliminary until wage statistics for the next year have been established.
Average annual earnings for all full-time employees in real estate and business activities were NOK 407 400 in 2004, an increase of NOK 13 900 or 3.5 per cent from 2003. Annual earnings were NOK 335 800 for employees in renting while full-time employees in computer activities had annual earnings of NOK 457 100. In other business activities average annual earnings were NOK 395 700.
Full-time employees in business activities and real estate1.
Estimated annual earnings, by division. 1 September. 2003 and 2004. NOK and annual percentage change |
Division | Estimated annual earnings | Percentage change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | 20042 | 2003-20042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business activities and real estate, total | 393 500 | 407 400 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate | 368 700 | 378 200 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renting machinery | 317 100 | 335 800 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Computer activities | 449 800 | 457 100 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research | 418 400 | 434 900 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other business activities | 383 400 | 395 700 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | NOS Standard Industrial Classification. |
2 | Preliminary figures. |
About the statistical basis
The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises in the section which cover a total of 68 251 full-time employees. According to preliminary figures from the National Accounts for 3rd quarter 2004, the statistics cover about 210 300 wage earners employed in real estate and business activities.
The statistics is published with Earnings.
Additional information
Structural changes within the division along with the outcome of collective bargaining would have a certain effect on the wage increase being measured.
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