Wage index, Q2 2005, preliminary figures

The increase in monthly earnings for employees in electricity supply was 0.2 per cent, hotels and restaurants 0.9 per cent, transport and communication 0.4 per cent, construction 0.9 per cent and wholesale and retail trade 0.8 per cent. Employees in real estate and business activities, and oil and gas extraction and mining had, on the other hand, a reduction in monthly earnings of 0.6 per cent and 3.0 per cent, respectively.

Sample

The quarterly wage index for the second quarter of 2005 is produced on the basis of reports from a representative sample of enterprises grouped according to employment and industry. Summaries of full-time employees included in the statistics are listed in table 6

Tables:

• Table 1 Index on average monthly earnings in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities, electricity supply and hotels and restaurants. Average of 2000=100
• Table 2 Changes in average monthly earnings from the corresponding quarter the year before by industry. Per cent
• Table 3 Index on average basic paid salaries in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities, electricity supply and hotels and restaurants. Average of 2000=100
• Table 4 Changes in average basic paid salaries from the corresponding quarter the year before by industry. Per cent
• Table 5 Average monthly earnings and basic paid salaries for full-time employees, by section
• Table 6 Employess in the sample