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, 30 JUNE, 2009		NUMBER: 9.1.6/4.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF EARNINGS PER HOUR OF WORK IN

LEGAL ENTITIES
For April 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 April 2009, there were 172 paid hours, which was by 0.6% less than in the previous month. The greatest number of paid hours was recorded in the activity Water transport (198) and the smallest one in the activity Education (163).

The average monthly paid off net earning per hour for April 2009 amounted to 30.12 kuna, which was by 0.9% less than in March 2009. As compared to the same month last year, it increased by 5.5%.

The average monthly gross earning per hour was 43.49 kuna, which was by 1% less than in March 2009. As compared to the same month last year, it increased by 4.3%.

1.   AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF EARNINGS PER HOUR OF WORK IN LEGAL ENTITIES FOR APRIL 2009

	IV. 2009.	I. – IV. 2009.	Indice
			IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.
Average paid off net earning per hour, kuna	30,12	30,78	99,1	105,5
Average monthly gross earning per hour, kuna	43,49	44,47	99,0	104,3

2.   AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET AND GROSS EARNINGS PER HOUR FOR APRIL 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.
      ACTIVITIES

			Average net earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average paid off net earnings per hour		Average gross earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average  gross earnings per hour
			IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.	IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.
		Total	30,12	30,78	99,1	105,5	43,49	44,47	99,0	104,3
A		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	26,73	26,94	98,7	104,3	36,78	37,04	98,1	103,4
	01	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	22,84	22,97	100,9	104,6	31,25	31,39	100,8	103,8
	02	Forestry and logging	31,88	32,05	98,0	103,9	44,05	44,26	97,0	102,9
	03	Fishing and aquaculture	23,80	23,89	99,0	110,2	32,87	33,01	99,1	110,5
B		Mining and quarrying	37,43	36,85	107,1	101,5	55,05	54,02	107,3	99,5
	06	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	44,50	44,55	100,4	97,0	66,88	66,69	100,5	94,2
	08	Other mining and quarrying	27,29	26,99	103,5	106,4	39,12	38,48	104,3	106,2
	09	Mining support service activities	37,13	36,35	114,4	100,7	53,90	52,67	114,6	99,1
C		Manufacturing	26,34	26,56	100,0	105,5	37,51	37,78	99,9	104,1
	10	Manufacture of food products	26,85	27,16	101,3	104,3	38,08	38,37	101,2	103,1
	11	Manufacture of beverages	31,42	32,22	94,9	102,3	45,81	47,18	93,7	100,6
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products	37,87	38,00	97,7	112,2	57,70	57,77	97,6	112,1
	13	Manufacture of textiles	18,71	19,08	98,9	103,4	25,47	26,09	98,6	101,1
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	15,93	16,28	99,3	104,7	21,55	22,00	99,5	104,0
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products	15,39	15,55	101,1	103,9	20,98	21,16	101,1	103,4
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	18,05	18,15	100,3	108,0	24,68	24,77	99,8	107,6
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	23,71	23,96	99,0	103,7	32,82	33,26	98,2	102,2
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	28,59	29,17	100,1	100,7	41,58	42,40	99,7	99,2
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	43,27	43,01	101,7	98,1	63,59	63,02	101,8	95,8
	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	29,36	29,91	99,7	107,9	41,49	42,38	99,6	107,1
	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	50,14	46,87	104,3	122,0	76,37	70,95	105,9	119,9
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	23,49	23,68	99,4	103,0	32,75	33,02	99,3	101,5
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	29,10	28,68	101,4	103,8	41,68	40,90	102,0	102,2
	24	Manufacture of basic metals	24,17	24,17	100,2	107,6	33,51	33,46	100,5	105,6
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	25,85	26,04	100,9	104,9	36,42	36,71	100,9	103,5
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	38,87	38,93	101,3	115,8	59,77	59,90	101,5	115,1
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	29,86	30,46	95,9	101,5	43,61	44,66	94,4	98,8
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment  n. e. c.	26,88	27,44	99,1	102,0	37,91	38,75	99,3	100,2
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	28,72	28,70	103,0	103,0	41,22	41,08	102,9	102,0
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	30,45	30,73	100,8	104,6	43,28	43,66	100,5	103,3
	31	Manufacture of furniture	18,90	18,98	100,5	99,9	25,81	25,91	99,7	98,8
	32	Other manufacturing	25,99	25,53	103,8	114,1	36,89	36,24	103,2	113,3
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	29,45	29,15	101,4	109,3	41,93	41,32	100,9	108,8
D		Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	38,57	38,46	100,8	114,6	55,76	55,39	100,9	115,1
	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	38,57	38,46	100,8	114,6	55,76	55,39	100,9	115,1
E		Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	29,13	29,21	101,1	106,0	41,04	41,05	101,5	105,5
	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	29,44	29,43	101,3	106,4	41,43	41,30	101,6	106,0
	38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	28,83	28,97	101,0	105,2	40,44	40,54	101,4	104,2
	39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	28,89	29,35	100,8	110,0	42,52	43,15	101,0	111,3
F		Construction	26,12	26,48	99,5	105,6	37,19	37,57	99,7	104,6
	41	Construction of buildings	23,48	23,76	99,4	104,7	33,28	33,58	99,5	103,7
	42	Civil engineering	29,21	29,65	99,1	107,1	41,98	42,42	99,2	106,3
	43	Specialised construction activities	23,89	24,36	100,4	102,3	33,35	33,98	100,6	100,7

2.   AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET AND GROSS EARNINGS PER HOUR FOR APRIL 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.
      ACTIVITIES

 (continued)

			Average net earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average paid off net earnings per hour		Average gross earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average  gross earnings per hour
			IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.	IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.
G		Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	25,66	26,02	100,5	102,7	36,92	37,40	100,5	101,2
	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	31,84	32,37	99,4	99,6	47,02	47,81	99,4	97,6
	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	29,42	29,83	101,0	102,2	43,53	44,04	101,3	100,7
	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	22,71	23,00	100,4	103,7	31,82	32,23	100,4	102,5
H		Transportation and storage	33,22	33,29	101,1	105,1	47,70	47,66	101,2	103,8
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	32,38	32,35	100,9	106,2	46,14	45,84	101,1	105,3
	50	Water transport	31,86	31,85	100,2	108,4	46,58	46,42	100,4	107,7
	51	Air transport	50,93	51,80	100,2	97,7	82,29	83,85	100,2	94,9
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	36,07	36,10	101,9	105,5	52,24	52,17	102,0	104,2
	53	Postal and courier activities	26,95	27,35	99,6	100,4	36,91	37,49	99,5	98,4
I		Accommodation and food service activities	26,65	26,90	100,1	108,5	38,26	38,46	100,4	107,6
	55	Accommodation	27,36	27,66	99,8	108,7	39,48	39,75	100,0	107,8
	56	Food and beverage service activities	22,52	22,80	100,0	105,3	31,11	31,46	100,0	104,2
J		Information and communication	39,47	40,02	100,9	106,4	59,90	60,65	101,2	104,9
	58	Publishing activities	37,62	38,38	100,5	101,9	57,61	58,61	100,8	100,3
	59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	30,92	32,09	100,0	100,8	46,00	47,91	99,7	98,5
	60	Programming and broadcasting activities	37,92	38,11	101,0	109,6	56,74	56,89	101,0	108,5
	61	Telecommunications	40,06	40,74	100,2	106,2	59,73	60,69	100,4	104,7
	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	44,86	45,42	102,6	108,0	70,85	71,68	103,1	106,7
	63	Information service activities	35,80	36,05	100,9	106,9	53,23	53,55	101,2	106,0
K		Financial and insurance activities	39,53	40,36	99,7	104,4	59,90	61,22	99,6	103,1
	64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	42,12	42,88	99,9	104,4	64,63	65,82	99,8	103,1
	65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	39,43	40,57	99,1	104,6	59,41	61,32	98,5	103,2
	66	Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	32,21	32,88	100,1	102,6	46,85	47,85	100,1	101,0
L		Real estate activities	31,40	31,57	101,4	104,5	45,89	45,89	101,4	104,1
	68	Real estate activities	31,40	31,57	101,4	104,5	45,89	45,89	101,4	104,1
M		Professional, scientific and technical activities	40,50	41,42	99,9	105,5	62,84	64,38	100,0	104,1
	69	Legal and accounting activities	31,01	31,81	98,1	102,2	46,48	47,64	98,1	100,7
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	67,91	68,64	100,5	111,7	116,78	118,03	100,6	110,0
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	38,62	39,16	100,9	105,1	58,95	59,90	100,7	103,3
	72	Scientific research and development	42,50	44,31	97,7	103,5	65,70	68,76	97,2	102,3
	73	Advertising and market research	48,57	51,31	97,3	104,6	79,16	83,66	100,1	103,0
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	30,63	27,66	109,4	122,4	43,82	39,33	109,8	121,5
	75	Veterinary activities	33,31	34,11	99,7	103,0	48,06	49,40	99,3	101,2

2.   AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET AND GROSS EARNINGS PER HOUR FOR APRIL 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.
      ACTIVITIES

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			Average net earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average paid off net earnings per hour		Average gross earnings per hour, kuna		Indices of change in average  gross earnings per hour
			IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.	IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.	IV. 2009. IV. 2008.
N		Administrative and support service activities	20,01	20,38	99,8	103,1	27,50	28,10	99,5	101,2
	77	Rental and leasing activities	26,35	26,77	98,6	99,5	37,56	38,19	98,3	97,5
	78	Employment activities	27,01	27,98	98,2	107,3	38,00	39,95	96,6	106,3
	79	Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities	31,79	32,71	96,2	101,3	45,91	47,60	95,7	96,8
	80	Security and investigation activities	17,46	17,64	100,9	102,0	23,61	23,88	100,8	100,4
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities	18,41	18,75	100,6	107,8	24,96	25,42	100,7	106,3
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	31,51	33,07	97,6	108,0	45,99	48,39	97,3	105,2
O		Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	34,40	36,07	97,0	105,4	49,30	51,83	96,7	104,6
	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	34,40	36,07	97,0	105,4	49,30	51,83	96,7	104,6
P		Education	31,55	33,27	95,8	104,1	45,22	47,96	94,9	102,9
	85	Education	31,55	33,27	95,8	104,1	45,22	47,96	94,9	102,9
Q		Human health and social work activities	35,12	36,54	97,4	105,4	51,53	53,83	96,9	103,9
	86	Human health activities	36,34	37,80	97,4	105,5	53,66	56,05	96,9	103,9
	87	Residential care activities	27,37	28,51	97,8	105,3	38,12	39,87	97,3	104,0
	88	Social work activities without accommodation	31,33	32,90	96,3	103,1	44,65	46,86	96,2	102,4
R		Arts, entertainment and recreation	32,17	33,12	98,6	104,5	46,68	48,13	98,4	102,9
	90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	36,02	37,10	98,7	104,7	53,31	55,03	98,0	103,4
	91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	32,70	34,01	97,1	103,9	47,07	49,05	96,9	102,1
	92	Gambling and betting activities	27,41	27,66	102,6	104,6	39,20	39,52	103,1	103,1
	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	32,04	32,85	98,5	104,6	46,66	47,90	98,6	103,3
S		Other service activities	31,08	31,51	100,4	107,3	45,31	45,89	100,5	106,3
	94	Activities of membership organisations	36,37	36,99	100,5	105,9	54,12	55,04	100,5	104,6
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	30,48	30,33	101,0	111,4	44,56	43,98	101,5	112,0
	96	Other personal service activities	23,36	23,71	100,2	107,8	32,40	32,85	100,4	107,1
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

3.   AVERAGE NUMBER OF PAID HOURS FOR APRIL 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007. ACTIVITIES

			Average number of paid hours		Indices
			IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.
		Total	172	169	99,4
A		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	173	168	101,2
	01	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	174	169	102,4
	02	Forestry and logging	171	167	100,0
	03	Fishing and aquaculture	174	171	101,2
B		Mining and quarrying	175	172	97,2
	06	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	175	171	100,6
	08	Other mining and quarrying	175	169	101,2
	09	Mining support service activities	176	176	91,7
C		Manufacturing	173	171	99,4
	10	Manufacture of food products	172	169	100,0
	11	Manufacture of beverages	175	171	100,0
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products	175	171	105,4
	13	Manufacture of textiles	173	169	100,6
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	174	171	100,6
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products	173	169	98,9
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	173	170	100,0
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	173	170	99,4
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	174	170	100,0
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	175	172	99,4
	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	175	173	100,6
	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	153	163	94,4
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	175	171	100,6
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	173	171	98,9
	24	Manufacture of basic metals	178	176	100,6
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	173	171	98,9
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	172	169	100,0
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	172	172	97,7
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c.	175	173	98,9
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	173	171	99,4
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	178	178	98,3
	31	Manufacture of furniture	169	168	98,3
	32	Other manufacturing	171	166	99,4
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	177	173	101,1
D		Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	173	170	99,4
	35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	173	170	99,4
E		Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	175	173	99,4
	36	Water collection, treatment and supply	177	174	99,4
	38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	173	172	99,4
	39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	178	175	98,9
F		Construction	177	171	100,6
	41	Construction of buildings	175	168	101,2
	42	Civil engineering	180	173	101,7
	43	Specialised construction activities	175	171	99,4
G		Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	172	169	100,0
	45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	174	169	100,6
	46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	172	169	100,0
	47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	171	169	99,4
H		Transportation and storage	177	173	100,0
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	178	173	101,1
	50	Water transport	198	194	100,0
	51	Air transport	178	173	100,6
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	175	173	99,4
	53	Postal and courier activities	172	169	100,6
I		Accommodation and food service activities	166	165	98,8
	55	Accommodation	165	165	98,2
	56	Food and beverage service activities	172	167	101,8

3.   AVERAGE NUMBER OF PAID HOURS FOR APRIL 2009, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007. ACTIVITIES

 (continued)

				Average number of paid hours		Indices
				IV. 2009.	I. - IV. 2009.	IV. 2009. III. 2009.
J			Information and communication	173	170	99,4
	58		Publishing activities	171	169	98,3
	59		Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	172	168	100,6
	60		Programming and broadcasting activities	172	169	99,4
	61		Telecommunications	176	172	100,6
	62		Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	173	169	99,4
	63		Information service activities	175	172	100,6
K			Financial and insurance activities	174	170	100,6
	64		Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	174	170	100,0
	65		Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	173	169	100,0
	66		Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	173	169	100,0
L		Real estate activities		173	170	100,0
	68	Real estate activities		173	170	100,0
M		Professional, scientific and technical activities		172	169	100,0
	69	Legal and accounting activities		173	168	101,8
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities		172	169	99,4
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis		172	169	99,4
	72	Scientific research and development		172	169	99,4
	73	Advertising and market research		171	168	100,6
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities		172	167	100,0
	75	Veterinary activities		172	170	99,4
N		Administrative and support service activities		179	176	99,4
	77	Rental and leasing activities		174	170	100,0
	78	Employment activities		169	165	101,2
	79	Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities		167	165	100,6
	80	Security and investigation activities		189	187	98,4
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities		172	168	100,6
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities		177	174	101,7
O		Public administration and defence; compulsory social security		173	169	100,0
	84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security		173	169	100,0
P		Education		163	159	100,0
	85	Education		163	159	100,0
Q		Human health and social work activities		173	169	100,6
	86	Human health activities		173	169	100,0
	87	Residential care activities		171	167	100,0
	88	Social work activities without accommodation		171	167	100,6
R		Arts, entertainment and recreation		172	168	100,6
	90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities		173	169	100,0
	91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities		174	168	101,2
	92	Gambling and betting activities		166	163	100,6
	93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities		174	171	100,0
S		Other service activities		172	169	100,0
	94	Activities of membership organisations		172	169	99,4
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods		170	168	100,0
	96	Other personal service activities		173	169	100,6
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 and data coverage

Data on the number of hours for which persons in employment were paid and average monthly paid off earnings per hour have been monitored by a regular monthly survey since January 2003.

This survey covers 70% persons in employment from each division of the NKD 2007. 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.

Since January 2004, persons employed in the police and defence are included.

Data are collected through the RAD-1 report, which is filled in by legal entities on the basis of accountancy records.

Definitions

Number of paid hours is a number of hours for which persons in employment were paid. They include hours actually worked (hours done during regular working time and overtime hours) and hours not actually worked (annual leave, holidays, sick leave lasting less than 42 days and other paid hours not actually done). Paid hours do not include working hours not actually worked which are paid outside a legal entity (sick leave hours lasting over 42 days, maternity leave hours, hours of shorter working time done by parents etc.).

Abbreviations

etc.                  and so on (from Latin: et cetera)

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