MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
| | Trend | Seasonally adjusted | |
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|
| |
| | % change
Dec 07
to Mar 08 | % change
Mar 07
to Mar 08 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Dec 07 to Mar 08 | % change
Dec 07
to Mar 08 | % change
Mar 07
to Mar 08 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Dec 07 to Mar 08 | |
| |
Compensation of employees | 1.3 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 0.8 | |
Gross operating surplus | | | | | | | |
| Private | np | np | np | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | |
| Other | np | np | np | 2.9 | 13.2 | 0.4 | |
Gross mixed income | 2.1 | 11.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 9.0 | -0.1 | |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 2.2 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 0.2 | |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | . . | . . | -0.1 | . . | . . | -0.1 | |
Gross domestic product | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 1.5 | |
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. . not applicable |
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees (COE)
- The trend increase of 1.3% reflected a rise of 0.5% in average earnings and a 0.8% rise in the number of wage & salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, COE grew by 1.6%. In seasonally adjusted terms, average earnings grew by 0.5% and the number of wage & salary earners increased by 1.1%. Seasonally adjusted, COE represented 53.3% of Total factor income.
Wages (a) share of total factor income
Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Trend GOS of corporations increased by 2.1%, and in seasonally adjusted terms increased by 1.6%. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of corporations remains at historically high levels, representing 27.1% of Total factor income.
Profit (a) share of total factor income