MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
 |  | Trend | Seasonally adjusted |  |
 |  | % change Dec 08 to Mar 09 | % change Mar 08 to Mar 09 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 08 to Mar 09 | % change Dec 08 to Mar 09 | % change Mar 08 to Mar 09 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 08 to Mar 09 |  |
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Compensation of employees | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -0.5 |  |
Gross operating surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private | -2.7 | 6.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 9.6 | -0.1 |  |
 | Other | 1.5 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 0.4 |  |
Gross mixed income | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 |  |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 0.3 |  |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | . . | . . | 0.2 | . . | . . | -0.6 |  |
Gross domestic product | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -0.6 |  |
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MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees (COE)
- The trend increase of 0.5% reflected a rise of 0.4% in average earnings coupled with minimal growth in the number of wage & salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, COE fell by 1.1%, reflecting a fall in average earnings of 0.7% and a further fall in the number of wage and salary earners of 0.5%. Seasonally adjusted, COE represented 52.9% of Total factor income.
Wages (a) share of total factor income

Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Trend GOS of corporations fell by 2.3%, and in seasonally adjusted terms increased by 0.4%. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of corporations represents 26.9% of Total factor income.
Profit (a) share of total factor income
