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, 31 AUGUST, 2009		NUMBER: 9.1.3/1.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT
BY ACCOUNTING PERIODS, 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.

In the first half-year of 2009, an average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 316 kuna, while in the second half-year of 2008  it was 5 281 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 0,7% and the real decrease of 1%, as compared to the second half-year of 2008.

In the period from January to June 2009, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 316 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 4.8% and the real one of 1.4%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

In the first quarter of 2009, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 301 kuna, which means that it was nominally by 5.6% and really by 1.8% higher than in the first quarter of 2008.

In the second quarter of 2009, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 330 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 4% and the real one of 1.1%, as compared to the second quarter of 2008.

1.   AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS, QUARTERLY AND SEMI-ANNUAL DATA, 2009

	I.-III.2009.	IV.-VI.2009.	I.-VI.2009.	Indices
				IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.
Average monthly paid off net earning, kuna	5 301	5 330	5 316	104,0	104,8	100,7
Real net earning				101,1	101,4	99,0

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

			Average paid offnet earnings per person in employment,  kuna			Change indices of average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month			Nominal			Real
			I.-III.2009.	IV.-VI.2009.	I.-VI.2009.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.
		Total	5 301	5 330	5 316	104,0	104,8	100,7	101,1	101,4	99,0
A		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4 527	4 736	4 632	99,5	99,5	98,1	96,7	96,3	96,5
	01	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	3 878	3 999	3 940	102,8	102,9	95,2	99,9	99,6	93,6
	02	Forestry and logging	5 330	5 691	5 510	97,1	97,0	100,5	94,4	93,9	98,8
	03	Fishing and aquaculture	4 143	4 247	4 195	106,0	107,8	103,2	103,0	104,4	101,5
B		Mining and quarrying	6 573	6 715	6 644	101,9	104,4	94,3	99,0	101,1	92,7
	06	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	7 561	7 798	7 680	97,7	101,7	93,8	95,0	98,5	92,2
	08	Other mining and quarrying	4 546	4 642	4 592	103,1	103,0	97,3	100,2	99,7	95,6
	09	Mining support service activities	7 138	7 100	7 118	103,4	106,5	91,9	100,4	103,1	90,4
C		Manufacturing	4 595	4 630	4 612	102,5	102,8	99,2	99,6	99,5	97,5
	10	Manufacture of food products	4 628	4 723	4 675	102,5	102,3	98,7	99,7	99,0	97,0
	11	Manufacture of beverages	5 655	5 677	5 666	99,9	98,2	97,6	97,0	95,0	95,9
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products	6 448	7 033	6 735	115,8	107,9	86,9	112,6	104,4	85,5
	13	Manufacture of textiles	3 211	3 263	3 237	104,0	103,5	100,6	101,1	100,2	98,9
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	2 779	2 783	2 781	103,2	103,7	99,0	100,3	100,4	97,4
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products	2 619	2 712	2 665	103,7	103,4	98,3	100,8	100,1	96,6
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	3 065	3 113	3 089	105,3	105,0	100,2	102,3	101,7	98,5
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	4 148	3 982	4 054	97,0	99,4	94,7	94,2	96,2	93,2
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	4 961	5 027	4 993	98,5	99,5	95,4	95,7	96,3	93,8
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	7 357	7 676	7 517	98,9	102,7	92,5	96,1	99,4	90,9
	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	5 196	5 124	5 160	101,6	103,5	99,5	98,7	100,2	97,9
	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	7 668	7 949	7 805	103,6	97,2	102,7	100,7	94,1	101,0
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	4 041	4 173	4 106	104,3	103,0	99,3	101,3	99,7	97,7
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	4 986	5 053	5 018	99,1	99,9	98,6	96,3	96,7	96,9
	24	Manufacture of basic metals	4 262	4 197	4 230	99,2	102,9	96,1	96,4	99,6	94,5
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	4 458	4 505	4 481	102,3	102,4	98,2	99,4	99,1	96,5
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	7 665	7 266	7 472	117,9	118,5	116,5	114,6	114,7	114,6
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	5 294	5 328	5 311	97,4	100,2	96,8	94,6	97,0	95,2
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c.	4 785	4 756	4 771	101,8	103,2	98,9	98,9	99,9	97,3
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	4 874	5 019	4 945	97,7	97,1	94,9	95,0	94,0	93,4
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	5 487	5 453	5 469	97,9	100,6	97,4	95,1	97,4	95,8
	31	Manufacture of furniture	3 177	3 206	3 191	99,9	100,3	96,8	97,1	97,1	95,1
	32	Other manufacturing	4 177	4 480	4 337	110,6	108,7	102,7	107,5	105,3	101,0
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	5 085	5 259	5 163	105,0	104,9	98,0	102,1	101,5	96,4
D		Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6 527	7 223	6 876	110,9	111,1	105,3	107,8	107,6	103,5
	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6 527	7 223	6 876	110,9	111,1	105,3	107,8	107,6	103,5
E		Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5 143	5 291	5 217	104,9	104,7	99,9	102,0	101,3	98,2
	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	5 187	5 382	5 284	105,1	104,4	98,3	102,1	101,1	96,7
	38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	5 099	5 210	5 155	104,5	104,6	101,2	101,6	101,2	99,6
	39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	5 129	5 206	5 168	107,1	108,3	102,1	104,1	104,8	100,4

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

 (continued)

			Average paid offnet earnings per person in employment,  kuna			Change indices of average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			For month			Nominal			Real
			I.-III.2009.	IV.-VI.2009.	I.-VI.2009.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.
F		Construction	4 500	4 628	4 563	103,3	103,9	97,9	100,4	100,6	96,3
	41	Construction of buildings	3 971	4 107	4 037	104,1	103,9	99,4	101,1	100,6	97,8
	42	Civil engineering	5 108	5 239	5 174	102,9	104,5	96,9	100,0	101,2	95,2
	43	Specialised construction activities	4 150	4 195	4 172	100,4	101,2	96,6	97,6	98,0	95,0
G		Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	4 472	4 476	4 474	101,2	102,2	97,5	98,3	99,0	95,9
	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	5 481	5 520	5 500	99,1	100,0	96,9	96,3	96,8	95,2
	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	5 135	5 146	5 140	100,7	101,3	99,2	97,8	98,1	97,5
	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	3 958	3 967	3 962	102,2	103,5	96,6	99,4	100,2	94,9
H		Transportation and storage	5 810	6 014	5 913	103,9	103,7	98,0	101,0	100,4	96,3
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	5 678	5 887	5 783	104,7	104,7	101,1	101,8	101,3	99,4
	50	Water transport	6 197	6 442	6 320	103,3	107,1	97,8	100,4	103,7	96,2
	51	Air transport	8 992	9 445	9 221	97,4	97,2	94,1	94,7	94,1	92,5
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	6 255	6 502	6 379	104,0	102,9	96,1	101,1	99,6	94,5
	53	Postal and courier activities	4 639	4 681	4 660	101,9	101,9	95,3	99,0	98,6	93,7
I		Accommodation and food service activities	4 445	4 528	4 491	105,2	105,0	100,0	102,2	101,6	98,4
	55	Accommodation	4 563	4 628	4 600	105,2	105,1	100,3	102,2	101,7	98,6
	56	Food and beverage service activities	3 810	3 859	3 834	102,8	102,7	98,4	99,9	99,4	96,8
J		Information and communication	7 595	7 338	7 467	108,6	107,4	105,7	105,5	104,0	104,0
	58	Publishing activities	6 610	6 518	6 564	97,3	100,7	96,5	94,6	97,5	94,9
	59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	5 429	5 361	5 395	99,5	101,9	95,9	96,7	98,6	94,3
	60	Programming and broadcasting activities	6 433	6 303	6 368	104,4	105,8	98,2	101,5	102,4	96,5
	61	Telecommunications	9 428	8 689	9 060	120,9	112,5	122,4	117,5	108,9	120,4
	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	7 792	7 892	7 841	105,6	106,4	99,1	102,6	103,0	97,4
	63	Information service activities	6 188	6 301	6 244	105,2	105,4	97,6	102,2	102,0	95,9
K		Financial and insurance activities	7 123	8 037	7 581	110,5	104,6	105,1	107,4	101,3	103,3
	64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	7 580	9 171	8 373	116,4	105,8	109,0	113,1	102,4	107,2
	65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	7 308	7 117	7 211	101,0	102,7	99,1	98,2	99,4	97,4
	66	Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	5 610	5 848	5 729	99,8	101,0	98,0	97,0	97,8	96,4
L		Real estate activities	5 498	5 634	5 566	103,7	104,4	100,8	100,8	101,0	99,1
	68	Real estate activities	5 498	5 634	5 566	103,7	104,4	100,8	100,8	101,0	99,1
M		Professional, scientific and technical activities	7 172	7 116	7 144	102,6	104,4	99,5	99,7	101,1	97,8
	69	Legal and accounting activities	5 415	5 487	5 451	103,7	103,2	99,7	100,8	99,9	98,1
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	11 573	11 683	11 627	108,7	109,0	99,9	105,7	105,6	98,2
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	6 685	6 732	6 709	101,3	103,2	98,4	98,4	99,9	96,8
	72	Scientific research and development	7 873	7 478	7 676	99,1	102,8	98,4	96,3	99,6	96,7

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

 (continued)

			Average paid offnet earnings per person in employment,  kuna			Change indices of average monthly paid off net earnings according to payoffs for month
			za mjesec For month			nominalni Nominal			realni Real
			I.-III.2009.	IV.-VI.2009.	I.-VI.2009.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.	IV.-VI. 2009. IV.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. I.-VI. 2008.	I.-VI. 2009. VII.-XII. 2008.
	73	Advertising and market research	9 679	9 171	9 429	104,3	107,1	101,6	101,4	103,6	99,9
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	4 447	5 427	4 879	127,4	112,6	108,5	123,8	109,0	106,6
	75	Veterinary activities	5 811	5 732	5 772	101,7	102,3	97,5	98,9	99,0	95,8
N		Administrative and support service  activities	3 626	3 632	3 629	101,2	102,6	98,5	98,4	99,3	96,9
	77	Rental and leasing activities	4 656	4 628	4 642	99,7	102,1	99,9	96,8	98,8	98,3
	78	Employment activities	4 641	4 525	4 585	114,1	115,0	110,0	110,9	111,3	108,1
	79	Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities	5 441	5 260	5 343	97,5	99,2	96,5	94,8	96,0	94,9
	80	Security and investigation activities	3 295	3 319	3 307	99,1	100,6	95,6	96,3	97,4	94,0
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities	3 210	3 215	3 213	104,3	104,6	101,4	101,4	101,3	99,7
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	5 902	6 458	6 184	101,2	95,3	102,8	98,3	92,2	101,0
O		Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6 249	6 103	6 176	105,1	108,8	103,1	102,1	105,3	101,3
	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6 249	6 103	6 176	105,1	108,8	103,1	102,1	105,3	101,3
P		Education	5 411	5 221	5 316	102,1	105,3	101,0	99,2	101,9	99,3
	85	Education	5 411	5 221	5 316	102,1	105,3	101,0	99,2	101,9	99,3
Q		Human health and social work activities	6 237	6 103	6 170	102,8	104,8	101,5	99,9	101,5	99,8
	86	Human health activities	6 456	6 313	6 384	102,6	104,6	101,2	99,7	101,2	99,5
	87	Residential care activities	4 824	4 750	4 787	103,5	106,1	102,7	100,6	102,7	101,0
	88	Social work activities without accommodation	5 701	5 529	5 615	103,0	106,5	102,4	100,1	103,1	100,7
R		Arts, entertainment and recreation	5 618	5 651	5 635	102,7	103,5	101,8	99,8	100,2	100,1
	90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	6 372	6 347	6 359	99,5	102,5	102,2	96,7	99,2	100,5
	91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	5 802	5 783	5 792	101,8	103,3	102,9	98,9	100,0	101,2
	92	Gambling and betting activities	4 505	4 588	4 546	103,3	101,3	100,5	100,4	98,0	98,8
	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	5 657	5 768	5 714	106,2	106,7	99,4	103,2	103,3	97,7
S		Other service activities	5 326	5 454	5 390	104,8	105,2	101,3	101,8	101,9	99,6
	94	Activities of membership organisations	6 253	6 283	6 268	103,6	104,2	100,1	100,6	100,9	98,4
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	5 113	5 226	5 169	106,6	108,2	103,0	103,6	104,7	101,3
	96	Other personal service activities	4 008	4 283	4 147	106,5	106,7	103,1	103,5	103,3	101,3
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 2002. 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.

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, 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

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