FIRST RELEASE		CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA ISSN 1334-0565
YEAR: XLVI.	ZAGREB, 28 JULY, 2009		NUMBER: 9.1.1/5.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT

For May 2009

Since January 2009, data have been expressed according to the National Classification of Activities – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos. 58/07 and 72/07). Information on the application of the new classification is given in the Notes on Methodology at the end of this release.

For May 2009, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 326 kuna, which represented the nominal and the real increase of 0.6%, as compared to April  2009.

The average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia was nominally by 2.9% and really by 0.2% higher for May 2009, as compared to May 2008.

In the period from January to May 2009, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 305 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 5% and the real one of 1.3%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

1.    AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNING FOR MAY 2009

	V. 2009.	I. –  V. 2009.	Indices
			V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. – V. 2009. I. – V. 2008.
Average monthly paid off net earning, kuna	5 326	5 305	100,6	102,9	105,0
Real net earning			100,6	100,2	101,3

2.    AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS FOR MAY 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.

			Average paid off net earning per person in employment, kuna		Indices of change in average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month		Nominal				Real
			V. 2009.	I. -  V. 2009.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.	V. 2009. Æ 2008.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.
		Total	5 326	5 305	100,6	102,9	105,0	102,9	100,6	100,2	101,3
A		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4 874	4 618	105,3	91,0	98,4	104,0	105,3	88,6	95,0
	01	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	3 943	3 917	98,5	101,0	102,9	98,8	98,5	98,4	99,4
	02	Forestry and logging	6 116	5 508	112,4	84,7	95,0	109,6	112,4	82,5	91,7
	03	Fishing and aquaculture	4 152	4 145	100,2	106,0	109,0	104,4	100,2	103,2	105,3
B		Mining and quarrying	6 460	6 555	97,9	94,8	103,5	96,4	97,9	92,3	99,9
	06	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	7 533	7 603	96,6	91,4	101,1	95,7	96,6	89,0	97,6
	08	Other mining and quarrying	4 599	4 599	96,2	101,6	103,5	100,2	96,2	98,9	99,9
	09	Mining support service activities	6 731	6 944	101,9	93,3	104,7	93,4	101,9	90,9	101,1
C		Manufacturing	4 627	4 598	101,0	101,9	102,8	101,3	101,0	99,2	99,2
	10	Manufacture of food products	4 722	4 655	101,2	99,9	102,0	101,4	101,2	97,3	98,5
	11	Manufacture of beverages	5 683	5 635	102,7	98,4	97,3	98,1	102,7	95,8	93,9
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products	7 076	6 606	106,5	118,5	104,8	102,0	106,5	115,3	101,1
	13	Manufacture of textiles	3 230	3 219	100,0	102,7	102,9	101,8	100,0	100,0	99,3
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	2 767	2 777	99,6	103,2	104,0	100,9	99,6	100,5	100,4
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products	2 699	2 644	101,2	103,7	103,3	101,9	101,2	101,0	99,7
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	3 067	3 077	98,1	103,6	104,8	101,9	98,1	100,9	101,2
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	3 939	4 091	96,1	94,5	100,5	94,3	96,1	92,0	97,0
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	4 989	4 970	100,2	98,4	99,9	97,3	100,2	95,8	96,4
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	7 507	7 427	99,3	94,3	102,3	97,2	99,3	91,8	98,8
	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	5 067	5 170	97,6	103,2	105,4	99,7	97,6	100,5	101,8
	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	8 299	7 804	107,2	101,6	96,2	106,2	107,2	99,0	92,9
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	4 164	4 078	101,3	104,4	102,6	102,6	101,3	101,6	99,0
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	4 985	4 999	98,6	98,1	99,8	98,6	98,6	95,6	96,3
	24	Manufacture of basic metals	4 203	4 259	97,7	99,2	104,2	98,7	97,7	96,6	100,6
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	4 457	4 462	99,5	101,4	102,2	99,6	99,5	98,8	98,7
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	8 159	7 572	121,7	134,9	119,3	128,3	121,7	131,3	115,1
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	5 237	5 252	101,9	100,2	101,2	97,1	101,9	97,6	97,7
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c.	4 681	4 750	99,4	100,9	103,0	99,1	99,4	98,3	99,5
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	5 027	4 924	101,0	95,2	96,6	97,7	101,0	92,7	93,2
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	5 293	5 434	97,5	91,0	100,3	95,8	97,5	88,6	96,8
	31	Manufacture of furniture	3 192	3 184	99,8	99,8	99,9	98,6	99,8	97,2	96,4
	32	Other manufacturing	4 491	4 324	98,6	108,6	108,8	109,5	98,6	105,8	105,0
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	5 182	5 137	98,1	102,6	104,8	101,7	98,1	99,9	101,2
D		Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	7 256	6 716	107,6	103,6	109,8	114,1	107,6	100,9	106,0
	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	7 256	6 716	107,6	103,6	109,8	114,1	107,6	100,9	106,0
E		Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5 243	5 183	100,0	102,5	104,3	102,7	100,0	99,8	100,7
	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	5 328	5 255	98,9	101,7	104,0	102,1	98,9	99,0	100,4
	38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	5 176	5 116	101,3	103,5	104,3	103,3	101,3	100,8	100,7
	39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	5 098	5 128	98,9	101,4	108,3	103,6	98,9	98,7	104,6
F		Construction	4 577	4 541	98,8	101,9	104,0	101,1	98,8	99,3	100,4
	41	Construction of buildings	4 085	4 019	99,5	103,2	103,8	102,7	99,5	100,5	100,2
	42	Civil engineering	5 137	5 145	97,6	100,5	105,0	99,8	97,6	97,8	101,3
	43	Specialised construction activities	4 167	4 160	99,6	99,7	101,4	98,7	99,6	97,1	97,9

2.    AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS FOR MAY 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.

 (continued)

			Average paid off net earning per person in employment, kuna		Indices of change in average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month		Nominal				Real
			V. 2009.	I. -  V. 2009.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.	V. 2009. Æ 2008.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.
G		Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	4 460	4 467	100,0	100,3	102,5	99,5	100,0	97,7	98,9
	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	5 557	5 509	100,2	99,6	100,3	99,4	100,2	97,0	96,8
	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	5 112	5 130	99,6	101,0	101,6	99,6	99,6	98,3	98,1
	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	3 956	3 953	100,6	100,3	103,7	99,7	100,6	97,7	100,1
H		Transportation and storage	5 960	5 872	99,9	101,9	103,6	101,5	99,9	99,2	100,0
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	5 794	5 752	97,6	102,2	104,8	103,1	97,6	99,5	101,1
	50	Water transport	6 307	6 262	98,4	99,1	108,4	102,0	98,4	96,5	104,6
	51	Air transport	9 304	9 077	102,2	94,9	96,2	96,5	102,2	92,4	92,9
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	6 473	6 314	102,2	101,7	102,3	100,8	102,2	99,1	98,8
	53	Postal and courier activities	4 684	4 665	99,1	103,2	102,3	99,0	99,1	100,5	98,7
I		Accommodation and food service activities	4 461	4 448	100,4	101,2	105,0	101,6	100,4	98,6	101,4
	55	Accommodation	4 554	4 555	100,4	100,9	105,1	101,5	100,4	98,3	101,5
	56	Food and beverage service activities	3 832	3 825	99,2	101,3	102,9	100,4	99,2	98,6	99,3
J		Information and communication	8 018	7 568	113,8	119,7	108,5	114,4	113,8	116,5	104,7
	58	Publishing activities	6 612	6 586	101,9	96,1	101,4	99,2	101,9	93,6	97,9
	59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	5 368	5 401	100,4	100,2	102,6	98,4	100,4	97,6	99,0
	60	Programming and broadcasting activities	6 031	6 369	92,7	101,2	106,0	96,4	92,7	98,6	102,3
	61	Telecommunications	10 958	9 380	143,2	158,3	114,0	142,0	143,2	154,2	110,1
	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	8 003	7 838	102,4	107,0	107,4	104,6	102,4	104,2	103,6
	63	Information service activities	6 315	6 233	100,4	104,3	105,6	102,5	100,4	101,5	101,9
K		Financial and insurance activities	8 095	7 580	96,0	113,9	104,1	111,9	96,0	110,9	100,4
	64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	9 386	8 393	95,3	123,6	105,1	120,4	95,3	120,3	101,5
	65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	7 007	7 246	95,9	101,6	103,3	98,0	95,9	98,9	99,7
	66	Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	5 657	5 625	100,3	94,1	99,3	98,3	100,3	91,6	95,9
L		Real estate activities	5 693	5 538	103,5	107,5	104,5	104,8	103,5	104,7	100,9
	68	Real estate activities	5 693	5 538	103,5	107,5	104,5	104,8	103,5	104,7	100,9
M		Professional, scientific and technical activities	7 103	7 136	100,6	102,1	105,3	101,3	100,6	99,4	101,6
	69	Legal and accounting activities	5 355	5 411	98,2	102,0	102,6	99,6	98,2	99,3	99,1
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	11 532	11 592	98,5	106,1	109,3	103,4	98,5	103,3	105,5
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	6 782	6 703	101,6	103,9	104,7	101,8	101,6	101,2	101,0
	72	Scientific research and development	7 362	7 702	97,8	93,7	103,5	96,5	97,8	91,3	99,9
	73	Advertising and market research	9 225	9 378	107,5	108,3	108,3	101,9	107,5	105,4	104,6
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	5 444	4 762	103,3	125,7	109,2	123,3	103,3	122,4	105,4
	75	Veterinary activities	5 729	5 776	100,2	101,5	102,6	99,1	100,2	98,8	99,0

2.    AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS FOR MAY 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.

 (continued)

			Average paid off net earning per person in employment, kuna		Indices of change in average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month		Nominal				Real
			V. 2009.	I. -  V. 2009.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.	V. 2009. Æ 2008.	V. 2009. IV. 2009.	V. 2009. V. 2008.	I. -  V. 2009. I. -  V. 2008.
N		Administrative and support service activities	3 619	3 628	99,4	101,1	103,2	100,2	99,4	98,4	99,6
	77	Rental and leasing activities	4 606	4 635	100,1	98,6	102,2	100,2	100,1	96,1	98,6
	78	Employment activities	4 479	4 593	98,4	115,3	115,3	109,6	98,4	112,3	111,3
	79	Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities	5 229	5 367	98,4	95,9	99,9	95,7	98,4	93,4	96,4
	80	Security and investigation activities	3 334	3 305	100,8	98,5	101,1	98,7	100,8	95,9	97,5
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities	3 213	3 210	100,2	104,7	105,2	102,9	100,2	102,0	101,6
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	5 743	6 219	75,7	100,5	93,6	92,0	75,7	97,9	90,3
O		Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6 036	6 161	100,3	103,0	109,4	103,4	100,3	100,3	105,6
	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6 036	6 161	100,3	103,0	109,4	103,4	100,3	100,3	105,6
P		Education	5 234	5 335	100,5	101,0	106,0	101,5	100,5	98,4	102,3
	85	Education	5 234	5 335	100,5	101,0	106,0	101,5	100,5	98,4	102,3
Q		Human health and social work activities	6 044	6 169	99,2	101,5	105,3	101,0	99,2	98,8	101,7
	86	Human health activities	6 247	6 384	99,1	101,1	105,1	100,7	99,1	98,5	101,4
	87	Residential care activities	4 728	4 783	100,3	102,3	106,9	103,1	100,3	99,7	103,2
	88	Social work activities without accommodation	5 490	5 622	99,5	102,8	107,4	102,1	99,5	100,1	103,6
R		Arts, entertainment and recreation	5 623	5 630	99,1	97,3	103,2	102,4	99,1	94,7	99,7
	90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	6 340	6 369	99,2	89,6	102,2	102,0	99,2	87,3	98,7
	91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	5 727	5 805	97,2	94,5	103,1	102,0	97,2	92,0	99,5
	92	Gambling and betting activities	4 577	4 537	99,7	104,8	100,9	101,6	99,7	102,0	97,4
	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	5 730	5 678	100,8	104,8	106,6	103,1	100,8	102,1	102,9
S		Other service activities	5 401	5 383	97,6	104,3	105,7	103,4	97,6	101,5	102,0
	94	Activities of membership organisations	6 291	6 266	100,2	102,7	104,6	102,5	100,2	100,0	101,0
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	5 124	5 145	97,4	105,0	108,8	104,5	97,4	102,2	105,0
	96	Other personal service activities	4 189	4 142	93,2	108,5	107,5	105,9	93,2	105,6	103,7
T		Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods – and services –producing activities of households for own use	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	97	Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	98	Undifferentiated goods – and services –  producing activities of private households for own use	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U		Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	99	Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Since January 2009, statistical data on earnings have been observed, processed and presented according to the National Classification of Activities, 2007 version (NKD 2007.). This Classification entered into force on 1 January 2008 (NN, Nos. 58/07 and 72/07) and, regarding its contents and structure, it is completely in line with the NACE, Rev. 2. Its implementation will provide for a high quality international coverage of statistical data.

The implementation of the NKD 2007. in the monthly survey on persons in employment and earnings caused the formation of a new structure of legal entities at the NKD 2007. classes for 2009 and, due to the calculation of indices, for 2008. This means that the structure of the coverage of legal entities in 2008 and 2009 differs from its structure in previous years.

The structure of the NKD 2007. is different from that of the NKD 2002. and all relevant changes that occurred in the NKD 2007. can be found in the Methodology for the Statistical Implementation of the National Classification of Activities, 2007 version – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos. 102/07 and 123/08).

Data source

Data on average monthly paid off net earnings are based on regular monthly survey covering 70% of persons in employment in each NKD 2007. division. The survey comprises persons in employment in legal entities of all types of ownership, government bodies, and bodies of local and regional government and self-government units, on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Persons employed in crafts and trades and free lances and private farmers are not covered, so data on their pays are not included in the data on average net earnings.

Since January 2004, the data on average monthly paid off net earnings have included pays of persons employed in the police and defence.

Data on earnings are collected by a report form to be filled in by legal entities on the basis of their respective payrolls.

Coverage and comparability

The statistical survey on average monthly net earnings of persons employed in legal entities includes net earnings of persons in permanent employment, irrespective of the kind of employment and number of working-hours. In the case when persons employed in legal entities in one month or during several subsequent months do not get their pays, they are not included in the data on the number of employed persons when calculating the average for that month or months.

Data on average net earnings are presented according to realised pays in current for previous month, which is in line with the pay-off dynamics in most legal entities, so the average earning per employed person refers to the month for which the pay is received.

However, if the pays are late for previous months and periods of time, the data are included into average earnings for the referring month, since the monthly survey dynamics does not allow corrections of data that are already issued and used.

Definitions

Average monthly paid off net earnings comprise income of a person in employment earned for work done during regular working hours as well as annual leave, paid leave, public holidays and day-offs as prescribed by law, sickness leave up to 42 days, absence for continuing professional education, during lay-off and job stop caused against person’s will and of no fault of his own, worker’s meal and net pays on the basis of compensations, allowances and rewards in sums which are subjects to contributions, taxes and surtaxes.

Nominal indices of net earnings are calculated from data on average monthly net earnings for respective month and year.

Real indices of net earnings are calculated by dividing index of nominal net earnings with a consumer price index for the respective month and year.

Abbreviations

NACE Rev. 2      Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Revision 2

n.e.c.                  not elsewhere classified

NKD 2002.          National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NKD 2007.          National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

Symbols

-  no occurrence