MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
 |  | Trend | Seasonally adjusted |
 |  | % change Dec 11 to Mar 12 | % change Mar 11 to Mar 12 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 11 to Mar 12 | % change Dec 11 to Mar 12 | % change Mar 11 to Mar 12 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 11 to Mar 12 |
|
Compensation of employees | 1.7 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
Gross operating surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private | -3.1 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -4.9 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
 | Other | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.0 | - |
Gross mixed income | -0.7 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -4.5 | -0.2 |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | na | na | - | na | na | -0.1 |
Gross domestic product | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
na not available |
MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees (COE)
- Total COE trend rose 1.7%, reflecting a rise of 1.6% in average earnings. Seasonally adjusted, COE rose 2.5%, reflecting a rise in average earnings of 2.5%. Seasonally adjusted, COE represented 54.6% of Total factor income.
COE SHARE OF TOTAL FACTOR INCOME: Trend

Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Trend GOS for total corporations decreased 2.4%, Only Public non-financial corporations recorded an increase, up 0.1%, with Financial corporations and Private non-financial corporations recording decreases of 0.2% and 3.1% respectively. In seasonally adjusted terms, GOS for total corporations fell 4.2%. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of corporations represented 27.0% of total factor income.
Profit (a) Share of Total Factor Income: Trend
