Indices of wages and salaries: second quarter 2021
The index of seasonally adjusted wages and salaries in industry amounted to 113.11 in the second quarter of 2021. This represents an increase of 11.2% compared to the second quarter of 2020.
The index of seasonally adjusted wages and salaries in construction amounted to 116.76 in the second quarter of 2021. This represents an increase of 17.7% compared to the second quarter of 2020.
The index of seasonally adjusted wages and salaries in trade and repair amounted to 108.89 in the second quarter of 2021. This represents an increase of 15.7% compared to the second quarter of 2020.
The index of seasonally adjusted wages and salaries in services amounted to 125.69 in the second quarter of 2021. This represents an increase of 17.3% compared to the second quarter of 2020.
The figures for the second of quarter 2021 are provisional.
Purpose and brief description
Wages and salaries are defined as 'the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable to all persons counted on the payroll (including homeworkers), in return for work done during the accounting period' regardless of whether it is paid on the basis of working time, output or piecework and whether it is paid regularly or not.
Population
Employers NSSO exercising their economic activity in sections NACE Rev 2 B to N (Industry, construction, retail trade and services)
Frequency
Quarterly
Timing publication
Results available 3 months after the reference period
Definitions
Indices of Total Wages and Salaries : Wages and salaries are defined as 'the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable to all persons counted on the payroll (including homeworkers), in return for work done during the accounting period' regardless of whether it is paid on the basis of working time, output or piecework and whether it is paid regularly or not.