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Labour costs up 0.7% in the 4th quarter of 2010 against the preceding quarter
Press release
No.
097
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2011-03-11
Compared with the third quarter of 2010, a seasonally and calendar adjusted increase of 0.7% was recorded for labour costs per hour worked in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2010. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the costs of gross wages and salaries rose by 0.6%, while non-wage costs were up 0.9%. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2009, labour costs increased a calendar-adjusted 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Real earnings up 1.4% in 2010
Press release
No.
047
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2011-02-03
Real earnings, that is the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees, rose by an average 1.4% in Germany in 2010 against 2009. In comparison, they had fallen by 0.4% in 2009 and risen by 0.4% in 2008. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings increased by 2.6% in 2010 against 2009, while consumer prices were up 1.1% in the same period.
Agreed earnings up 1.6% in 2010
Press release
No.
038
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2011-01-28
Agreed monthly earnings of employees in Germany rose 1.6% on an annual average in 2010 compared with the previous year. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). For comparison, consumer prices were up 1.1% in the same period.
3rd quarter of 2010: real earnings up by 1.3%
Press release
No.
006
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2011-01-07
Real earnings, that is the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees, rose by an average 1.3% in the third quarter of 2010 on the third quarter of 2009. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings increased by 2.5% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter of 2009, while consumer prices were up 1.2% in the same period.
Persons employed invested some Euro 7 billion in company old-age pension schemes in 2008
Press release
No.
482
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2010-12-21
Persons employed in Germany invested an average Euro 273 of their gross annual earnings in company old-age pension schemes by conversion of pay in 2008. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 0.7% of gross earnings. Extrapolated to all persons employed in Germany, the resulting total volume amounts to about Euro 7 billion.
Labour costs in the 3rd quarter of 2010: 0.5% decline on the previous quarter
Press release
No.
455
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2010-12-09
Compared with the second quarter of 2010, a seasonally and calendar adjusted decline of 0.5% was recorded for labour costs per hour worked in Germany in the third quarter of 2010. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the costs of gross wages and salaries declined by 0.5%, while non-wage costs were down 0.3%. Compared with the third quarter of 2009, labour costs increased a calendar-adjusted 0.4% in the third quarter of 2010.
Rise in agreed earnings slowing down again
Press release
No.
394
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2010-10-29
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), agreed monthly earnings of employees in Germany rose an average 1.3% between July 2009 and July 2010. For comparison: Consumer prices increased 1.2% in the same period.
Gender pay gap: Two thirds can be explained by structural reasons
Press release
No.
384
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2010-10-25
In the last few years the gender pay gap in Germany was a constant 23%, which means that the average gross hourly earnings of women were by 23% lower than those of men. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of new analyses of the 2006 structure of earnings survey, about two thirds of the gender pay gap are due to structural differences in job-relevant variables between men and women. The main differences here are that positions are unequally occupied by female and male employees and that men and women choose different occupations or economic branches. Also, women work more often part-time and tend to be less qualified.
2nd quarter of 2010: real earnings up by 2.3%
Press release
No.
335
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2010-09-22
According to results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings – that is, price-adjusted earnings – rose by an average 2.3% in the second quarter of 2010 from the second quarter of 2009. The earnings measured in terms of the gross monthly earnings of full-time employees increased by 3.4% in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the second quarter of 2009, while consumer prices went up by 1.1% in the same period.
Gender pay gap markedly smaller among young persons in employment
Press release
No.
322
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2010-09-13
In the last few years the gender pay gap was a constant 23%, which means that the average gross hourly earnings of women were by 23% lower than those of men. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of the 2006 structure of earnings survey, the pay gap between men and women differed, depending on age. While it was just 2% among young employees aged under 25 years, it was considerably larger (30%) for persons in employment towards the end of their working life (60 years and older).
Pay settlements often included one-off payments in the 1st half of 2010
Press release
No.
317
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2010-09-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), many new pay settlements concluded in the first half year of 2010 mostly provided for one-off payments, which will not be considered for percentage increases in the future.
Labour costs in the 2nd quarter of 2010: +0.4% on the previous quarter
Press release
No.
311
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2010-09-08
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a seasonally and calendar adjusted increase of 0.4% was recorded for labour costs per hour worked in Germany in the second quarter of 2010 against the first quarter. In the same period, the costs of gross wages and salaries were up 0.4% and non-wage costs 0.1%. Compared with the second quarter of 2009, labour costs increased a calendar-adjusted 0.5% in the second quarter of 2010.
Deferred impact of economic crisis on agreed earnings
Press release
No.
269
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2010-07-30
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the overall development of agreed earnings has slowed down. In April 2010, the agreed monthly earnings of employees in Germany increased by 1.9% compared with April 2009, a smaller rise than in January 2010 (+2.3%) and than the annual average in 2009 (+2.8% compared with the annual average in 2008). The slower development of agreed earnings is mainly due to the fact that the long-term, step-by-step agreements that provided for high pay rises and were concluded in a different economic situation, are now expiring. Apart from that, many of the collective pay rises agreed in the reporting period were significantly lower than in the previous year.
Labour costs in eastern Germany 27.9% below the level in western Germany
Press release
No.
262
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2010-07-28
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the labour costs per hour worked amounted to an average of Euro 28.09 in Germany in 2008. At Euro 21.09, the labour costs in eastern Germany were 27.9% below the level in western Germany (Euro 29.25 per hour worked) in 2008.
1st quarter of 2010: Real earnings rising 0.8%
Press release
No.
234
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2010-07-02
According to results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings – that is price-adjusted earnings – rose an average 0.8% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the first quarter of 2009; in the previous quarter (fourth quarter of 2009) a decrease of 0.4% had been recorded. That has been the largest increase since the financial and economic crisis started in the fourth quarter of 2008. In the first quarter of 2010, gross monthly earnings increased by 1.6% on the first quarter of 2009, while consumer prices were up 0.8% in the same period.
Higher agreed earnings in Germany and France in 2009 despite the economic crisis
Press release
No.
220
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2010-06-23
In 2009, the agreed monthly earnings of private sector employees rose by an average 2.7% in Germany and by an average 2.2% in France compared with 2008. This was the first time since 2003 that the increase in agreed earnings was higher in Germany than in France. These are results from special calculations made by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) and the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). In both countries, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices remained nearly constant at +0.2% in Germany and +0.1% in France.
1st quarter of 2010: Labour costs rising 1.0%
Press release
No.
201
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2010-06-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), labour costs in Germany rose a calendar-adjusted 1.0% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the same period, the costs of gross wages and salaries were up 0.8% and non-wage costs 1.7%. Compared with the previous quarter, labour costs increased a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 0.7% in the first quarter of 2010.
Women earning again an average 23% less than men in 2009
Press release
No.
191
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2010-05-31
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), gross hourly earnings of female employees in Germany were up 2.7% to Euro 14.90 in 2009 on a year earlier. Their male colleagues earned Euro 19.40 (+2.6%) per hour. As in the previous years, the gender pay gap, which is defined as the percentage difference in average gross hourly earnings between women and men, amounted to 23%.
Agreed earnings in January 2010: +2.3% on January 2009
Press release
No.
154
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2010-04-30
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), agreed monthly earnings of employees in Germany rose an average 2.3% between January 2009 and January 2010.
EU-wide comparison of labour costs and non-wage costs for 2009
Press release
No.
122
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2010-03-30
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis ), employers of the German private industry paid an average Euro 30.90 per hour worked in 2009. Compared with the other European countries, the level of labour costs in Germany was eighth after Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Austria, Finland and the Netherlands. Denmark recorded the highest labour costs per hour worked with Euro 37.40 and Bulgaria the lowest with Euro 2.90.
