Index of wage and salary earnings

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Wage and salary earners earnings rose by 2.2 percent 06 Feb 2019 According to Statistics Finlands preliminary data, the nominal earnings of wage and salary earners rose by 2.2 per cent on average in October to December 2018 when compared to the respective period in 2017. Real earnings rose by 0.8 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year, because the rise in earnings level was faster than that in consumer prices. Next release: 29 May 2019
Description:	This is an index measuring development in wage and salary earners’ earnings for regular working hours. The base year of the index is 2010=100. The index is not influenced by the effects of overtime work or one-off bonuses or remuneration items. Read full description >>>
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Change:	Figures of the index of wage and salary earnings for the year 2015 were corrected for individual industries 04 Jun 2018 The chain index calculation method was adopted in the index of wage and salary earnings in the 2015=100 index.

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of wage and salary earnings [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7814. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 25.4.2019].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/ati/index_en.html