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, 29 DECEMBER, 2009		NUMBER: 9.1.2/10.
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AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT

For October 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 October 2009, the average monthly gross earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 7 643 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 1% and the real one of 0.9%, as compared to September 2009.

The average monthly gross earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia was nominally by 0.3% higher and really by 1% lower for October 2009, as compared to October 2008.

In the period from January to October 2009, the average monthly gross earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 7 694 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 2.8% and the real one of 0.3%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

1.   AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNING FOR OCTOBER 2009

	X. 2009.	I. – X. 2009.	Indices
			X . 2009. IX. 2009.	X. 2009. X. 2008.	I. – X. 2009. I. – X. 2008.
Average monthly gross earning, kuna	7 643	7 694	101,0	100,3	102,8
Real gross earning			100,9	99,0	100,3

2.   AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS FOR OCTOBER 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.

			Average gross earnings per person  in paid employment, kuna		Indices of change in average monthly gross earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month		Nominal							Real
			X. 2009.	I. – X. 2009.	X. 2009. IX. 2009.		X. 2009. X. 2008.		I. – X. 2009. I. – X. 2008.	X. 2009. Æ 2008.		X. 2009. IX. 2009.		X. 2009. X. 2008.		I. – X. 2009. I. – X. 2008.
		Total	7 643	7 694	101,0		100,3		102,8	101,3		100,9		99,0		100,3
A		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	6 526	6 513	91,0		98,2		100,5	100,2		90,9		96,9		98,1
	01	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	5 636	5 526	99,3		95,3		101,5	102,5		99,2		94,1		99,0
	02	Forestry and logging	7 678	7 778	83,8		100,2		99,9	98,4		83,7		99,0		97,4
	03	Fishing and aquaculture	5 971	5 892	99,5		106,0		106,1	107,3		99,4		104,7		103,5
B		Mining and quarrying	10 438	9 869	110,3		96,7		100,0	103,6		110,2		95,5		97,6
	06	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	11 698	11 591	100,8		97,0		99,8	97,9		100,7		95,7		97,3
	08	Other mining and quarrying	6 682	6 580	100,9		98,6		100,5	101,7		100,8		97,4		98,1
	09	Mining support service activities	11 796	10 604	123,4		92,6		98,6	107,5		123,3		91,4		96,2
C		Manufacturing	6 585	6 594	101,1		98,1		101,1	100,3		101,0		96,8		98,6
	10	Manufacture of food products	6 681	6 640	100,8		98,2		100,2	100,4		100,7		96,9		97,7
	11	Manufacture of beverages	8 201	8 322	98,1		97,2		96,9	94,8		98,0		96,0		94,5
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products	12 203	10 793	109,1		107,6		104,0	115,4		109,0		106,2		101,4
	13	Manufacture of textiles	4 502	4 455	102,4		98,8		101,8	102,6		102,3		97,5		99,3
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	3 710	3 756	99,7		96,3		101,4	99,7		99,6		95,0		98,9
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products	3 866	3 695	103,4		102,3		102,6	106,8		103,3		101,0		100,1
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	4 342	4 268	99,8		100,3		103,9	105,6		99,7		99,0		101,4
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	5 980	5 679	105,5		99,6		97,5	102,3		105,4		98,3		95,1
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	7 411	7 380	101,4		97,1		98,3	98,4		101,3		95,8		95,9
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	11 255	11 144	102,3		96,0		100,6	98,0		102,2		94,8		98,1
	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	7 187	7 252	100,9		89,0		99,7	98,9		100,8		87,9		97,3
	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	11 869	11 940	100,1		102,3		96,9	96,9		100,0		100,9		94,5
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	5 902	5 792	101,8		100,4		101,9	103,5		101,7		99,1		99,4
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	7 201	7 185	99,6		99,0		98,6	98,5		99,5		97,8		96,2
	24	Manufacture of basic metals	5 867	5 836	96,8		94,3		98,9	98,7		96,7		93,0		96,5
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	6 459	6 318	103,0		98,5		100,1	101,9		102,9		97,2		97,6
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	10 148	11 277	100,6		103,8		115,8	103,4		100,5		102,5		113,0
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	7 694	7 858	101,6		92,6		98,8	95,7		101,5		91,4		96,4
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment  n. e. c.	6 615	6 722	99,7		95,0		101,1	98,5		99,6		93,8		98,7
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	7 437	7 166	102,5		100,3		96,9	100,2		102,4		99,0		94,5
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	7 500	7 688	101,7		94,0		98,6	95,0		101,6		92,8		96,2
	31	Manufacture of furniture	4 493	4 395	100,8		96,4		99,4	101,3		100,7		95,1		97,0
	32	Other manufacturing	6 235	6 187	101,9		103,4		107,3	106,7		101,8		102,1		104,7
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	7 397	7 407	100,9		100,0		102,8	102,1		100,8		98,7		100,3
D		Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	9 752	9 954	99,8		100,8		108,8	106,4		99,7		99,5		106,2
	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	9 752	9 954	99,8		100,8		108,8	106,4		99,7		99,5		106,2
E		Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	7 441	7 359	102,7		101,1		103,3	103,0		102,6		99,8		100,8
	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	7 606	7 452	104,2		99,1		103,1	103,2		104,1		97,8		100,6
	38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	7 276	7 240	101,8		102,9		103,0	102,8		101,7		101,6		100,5
	39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	7 413	7 578	98,2		104,4		106,8	103,2		98,1		103,1		104,2
F		Construction	6 512	6 506	100,7		96,1		100,8	100,6		100,6		94,8		98,3
	41	Construction of buildings	5 710	5 736	99,3		96,4		101,3	101,1		99,2		95,1		98,8
	42	Civil engineering	7 384	7 422	100,7		94,6		100,6	99,3		100,6		93,4		98,1
	43	Specialised construction activities	5 919	5 841	101,9		95,0		98,3	99,6		101,8		93,8		95,9
G		Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	6 470	6 476	100,8		97,8		100,1	99,3		100,7		96,5		97,7
	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	8 126	8 109	99,9		97,1		97,0	97,1		99,8		95,9		94,6
	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	7 550	7 613	99,4		97,4		99,5	98,5		99,3		96,2		97,1
	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	5 654	5 627	102,1		98,5		101,5	100,7		102,0		97,3		99,0
H		Transportation and storage	8 722	8 577	103,0		102,0		101,9	102,6		102,9		100,7		99,4
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	8 354	8 259	104,1		102,9		102,7	103,9		104,0		101,5		100,2
	50	Water transport	8 982	9 468	90,4		96,9		104,3	98,9		90,3		95,7		101,8
	51	Air transport	14 985	15 248	97,9		92,0		95,5	94,3		97,8		90,9		93,2
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	9 713	9 357	105,2		102,6		101,0	103,3		105,1		101,3		98,5
	53	Postal and courier activities	6 431	6 447	99,7		99,9		101,0	97,4		99,6		98,6		98,5
I		Accommodation and food service activities	6 465	6 498	101,0		101,7		102,9	102,5		100,9		100,4		100,4
	55	Accommodation	6 633	6 680	101,3		101,7		102,9	102,4		101,2		100,4		100,4
	56	Food and beverage service activities	5 321	5 292	100,5		99,5		100,4	100,4		100,4		98,2		97,9
J		Information and communication	10 492	11 239	100,2		98,2		104,0	96,5		100,1		96,9		101,4
	58	Publishing activities	9 558	9 917	97,7		91,8		96,8	92,6		97,6		90,6		94,5
	59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	8 084	8 060	100,3		96,5		98,4	98,3		100,2		95,3		96,0
	60	Programming and broadcasting activities	9 504	9 719	99,0		94,6		102,4	99,9		98,9		93,4		99,9
	61	Telecommunications	11 432	13 190	102,0		103,2		109,3	95,4		101,9		101,9		106,7
	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	11 945	12 403	100,4		101,1		103,7	97,4		100,3		99,8		101,2
	63	Information service activities	8 842	9 178	100,0		93,2		101,0	96,1		99,9		92,0		98,5
K		Financial and insurance activities	10 700	11 439	100,0		100,4		103,0	95,3		99,9		99,1		100,5
	64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	11 701	12 800	98,4		103,0		105,3	95,2		98,3		101,6		102,7
	65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	10 549	10 770	105,0		95,9		98,7	96,1		104,9		94,7		96,3
	66	Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	7 890	8 269	99,3		95,1		98,4	92,3		99,2		93,9		96,0
L		Real estate activities	7 830	8 070	98,6		97,5		102,8	98,5		98,5		96,3		100,3
	68	Real estate activities	7 830	8 070	98,6		97,5		102,8	98,5		98,5		96,3		100,3
M		Professional, scientific and technical activities	11 092	11 128	99,0		99,7		102,2	100,5		98,9		98,4		99,7
	69	Legal and accounting activities	8 140	8 154	101,4		98,0		101,0	100,2		101,3		96,8		98,5
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	20 618	20 391	99,9		104,8		107,7	106,7		99,8		103,5		105,0
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	10 275	10 266	100,4		98,8		100,9	99,6		100,3		97,6		98,5
	72	Scientific research and development	11 839	11 950	94,4		99,9		100,8	98,6		94,3		98,6		98,4
	73	Advertising and market research	14 957	15 257	100,1	95,3		101,1			98,3	100,0	94,1		98,6
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	7 581	7 245	98,7	116,4		114,9			119,5	98,6	115,0		112,1
	75	Veterinary activities	8 348	8 318	103,7	98,3		100,3			98,9	103,6	97,1		97,8
N		Administrative and support service activities	4 942	5 008	100,3	97,7		100,1			98,3	100,2	96,5		97,7
	77	Rental and leasing activities	6 744	6 678	100,6	103,7		100,8			101,7	100,5	102,3		98,3
	78	Employment activities	6 345	6 470	99,7	109,0		113,6			109,6	99,6	107,6		110,8
	79	Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities	7 261	7 612	99,3	90,6		94,8			90,0	99,2	89,4		92,5
	80	Security and investigation activities	4 451	4 503	100,0	95,0		98,2			96,6	99,9	93,8		95,8
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities	4 429	4 370	104,2	104,4		102,6			103,5	104,1	103,0		100,1
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	8 761	9 014	102,2	99,9		96,3			94,2	102,1	98,6		93,9
O		Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8 565	8 779	100,9	102,1		106,1			102,0	100,8	100,8		103,5
	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8 565	8 779	100,9	102,1		106,1			102,0	100,8	100,8		103,5
P		Education	7 743	7 654	101,0	102,4		103,4			103,9	100,9	101,1		100,9
	85	Education	7 743	7 654	101,0	102,4		103,4			103,9	100,9	101,1		100,9
Q		Human health and social work activities	8 912	9 031	102,0	101,4		102,6			100,8	101,9	100,1		100,1
	86	Human health activities	9 282	9 408	102,1	101,3		102,3			100,6	102,0	100,0		99,9
	87	Residential care activities	6 543	6 627	102,4	101,6		103,8			101,8	102,3	100,3		101,2
	88	Social work activities without accommodation	7 902	7 973	100,3	103,0		104,8			103,0	100,2	101,7		102,3
R		Arts, entertainment and recreation	8 106	8 178	99,3	101,1		102,6			100,7	99,2	99,8		100,1
	90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	9 160	9 347	97,4	101,5		101,3			98,8	97,3	100,2		98,9
	91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	8 080	8 280	97,9	95,9		101,3			98,5	97,8	94,7		98,8
	92	Gambling and betting activities	6 439	6 523	102,1	101,9		101,3			99,0	102,0	100,6		98,9
	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	8 496	8 398	101,6	104,6		105,6			104,1	101,5	103,3		103,1
S		Other service activities	7 873	7 859	100,9	101,9		103,8			102,8	100,8	100,6		101,3
	94	Activities of membership organisations	9 243	9 323	98,9	99,6		102,6			100,4	98,8	98,4		100,1
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	7 673	7 584	103,2	106,0		107,6			107,9	103,1	104,7		104,9
	96	Other personal service activities	5 869	5 754	104,7	104,9		105,2			106,3	104,6	103,5		102,6
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 gross 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 gross earnings.

Since January 2004, the data on average monthly gross 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

Gross earnings cover all kinds of net pays on the basis of permanent employment plus participation: contributions, taxes and surtaxes, as prescribed by law.

The statistical survey on average monthly gross earnings of persons employed in legal entities includes gross 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 while calculating the average for that month or months.

Data on average gross 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 gross earnings comprise all kinds of net pays on the basis of permanent employment plus participations: contributions, taxes and surtaxes as prescribed by the law.

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

Real indices of gross earnings are calculated by dividing index of nominal earnings with a consumer price index for the respective months and years.

Abbreviations

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

n.e.c.                 not elsewhere classified

NN                     Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

NKD 2002.         National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NKD 2007.         National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

Symbols

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