Press releases by subject fields: Continuous earnings surveys
Expected increase of 1.0% in real earnings in 2011
Press release
No.
042
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2012-02-06Real earnings, that is, the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees are expected to have increased by an average 1.0% in Germany in 2011 on the previous year. In comparison, they had increased by 1.5% in 2010 and declined by 0.4% in 2009. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) and according to the results available so far, nominal earnings are expected to have increased by 3.3% in 2011 on the previous year, while consumer prices were up 2.3% in the same period.
Real earnings rising just 0.6% in the 3rd quarter of 2011
Press release
No.
481
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2011-12-22
Real earnings, that is, price adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees, rose an average 0.6% from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2011. That was the smallest increase since the fourth quarter of 2009. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings were up 3.0% in the same period and consumer prices increased 2.5%.
Steep increase in gross earnings continuing in the 2nd quarter 2011
Press release
No.
347
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2011-09-21
Real earnings, that is, the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees rose by an average 1.9% from the second quarter 2010 to the second quarter 2011. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings increased by 4.2% in the same period, while consumer prices were up by 2.3%. The increase in real earnings was the third highest since the start of the time series in 2008. The rise in nominal earnings was stronger than ever before in the given period.
1st quarter of 2011: gross earnings up 2.0% in real and 4.1% in nominal terms
Press release
No.
236
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2011-06-22
Real earnings, that is, the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees, rose by an average 2.0% in the first quarter of 2011 on the same quarter of 2010. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings increased by 4.1% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the first quarter of 2010. Consumer prices were up 2.1% in the same period. The increase in real earnings was the second highest since the beginning of the time series in 2008, while that in nominal earnings was stronger than ever before in the given period.
Average monthly earnings in agriculture amounting to Euro 1,851
Press release
No.
169
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2011-04-29In September 2010, the gross monthly earnings of full-time employees in agriculture amounted to an average Euro 1,851. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), earnings in the former territory of the Federal Republic (Euro 2,049) exceeded those of the new Länder (Euro 1,772) by about 16%.
Real earnings, that is the price-adjusted gross monthly earnings of full-time employees, rose an average 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the fourth quarter of 2009. This was the second largest increase in real earnings in the past three years. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), nominal earnings were up 3.0% in the fourth quarter of 2010 on the same quarter of the previous year, while consumer prices increased by 1.5% in the same period. Regarding the year 2010, the increase in real earnings amounted to 1.5%, too. Thus the provisional 2010 result of 3 February 2011 was slightly revised upwards.
Press release
No.
047
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2011-02-03Real 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.
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.
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.
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.
Development of earnings during the economic crisis in 2009
Press release
No.
117
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2010-03-25
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings of full-time employees declined 0.4% in 2009 on a year earlier. While gross monthly earnings remained at the same level in 2009, consumer prices were up 0.4%. In 2008, real earnings still increased 0.4% (gross monthly earnings: +3.0%, consumer prices: +2.6%).
3rd quarter of 2009: higher real earnings due to both increasing earnings and declining prices
Press release
No.
496
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2009-12-18As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings increased an average 0.6% in the third quarter of 2009 on the same quarter a year earlier. After a decline in the previous two quarters, this was the first rise in 2009. Gross monthly earnings were up 0.4% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, while consumer prices were down 0.2% in the same period.
2nd quarter of 2009: Short-time work and lower extra payments leading to decrease in nominal and real earnings
Press release
No.
354
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2009-09-21As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings in the second quarter of 2009 were an average 1.2% lower than in the same quarter of the previous year. The decrease in real earnings is mainly due to the decline in nominal gross monthly earnings (–1.0%). In the same period, consumer prices rose 0.3%. The main reason for the decline in earnings was extra payments which were down by 9.2% compared with the second quarter of 2008. The basic remuneration, that is gross monthly earnings excluding extra payments, rose 0.9% in the same period.
Press release
No.
231
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2009-06-23According to results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real earnings in the first quarter of 2009 were down 0.4% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. This is the result of the index of real earnings, which has been calculated for the first time; it compares the development of earnings with the price trend. The decrease in real earnings is mainly due to the small increase in earnings (+0.4%). Major reasons were the decline in extra payments, which were down by 7.9% compared with the first quarter of 2008. In the same period, the basic remuneration, that is gross monthly earnings excluding extra payments, rose by 1.5%.
1st quarter of 2009: Extra payments in banks down by one third
Press release
No.
219
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2009-06-10According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), extra payments made to full-time employees in banks in the first quarter of 2009 were down by an average EUR 1,506 or 36.4% compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Average total gross monthly earnings of bank employees, including extra payments, decreased by 5.2% on the same quarter of the previous year.
Gross monthly earnings in 4th quarter of 2008: +2.5% to EUR 3,127
Press release
No.
118
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2009-03-25According to results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a full-time employee in industry and services in Germany earned a gross EUR 3,127 on average per month in the fourth quarter of 2008. That was 2.5% more than in the fourth quarter of 2007. Over the same period, the consumer price index was up 1.7%, so that the increase of consumer prices was by 0.8 percentage points smaller than that of earnings. In the former territory of the Federal Republic , average gross monthly earnings amounted to EUR 3,246 (+2.4%), in the new Länder EUR 2,366 (+2.7%).
Gross monthly earnings in the 3rd quarter of 2008: +3.0% to EUR 3,105
Press release
No.
501
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2008-12-22As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a full-time employee in the industry or in the service sector in Germany earned an average gross EUR 3,105 per month in the third quarter of 2008. That was 3.0% more than in the third quarter of 2007. In the former territory of the Federal Republic, average gross monthly earnings amounted to EUR 3,224 (+2.9%), in the new Länder EUR 2,355 (+3.4%). Over the same period, the consumer price index rose by 3.1%; hence, its increase was by 0.1 percentage points larger than that of all-German earnings.
Gross monthly earnings in the 2nd quarter of 2008: +2.8% to EUR 3,098
Press release
No.
378
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2008-10-08According to results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a full-time employee in the industry or in the service sector earned an average gross EUR 3,098 per month in the second quarter of 2008; that was 2.8% more than in the second quarter of 2007. The consumer price index rose by 2.9% in that period, which was 0.1% percentage points more than the rise in earnings.
Gross monthly earnings in the 1st quarter of 2008: +2.8% to EUR 3,064
Press release
No.
224
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2008-06-23According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a full-time employee in the industry and in the service sector earned an average gross EUR 3,064 per month in the first quarter of 2008; that was 2.8% more than in the first quarter of 2007. The consumer price index rose 2.9% in that period, which was 0.1 percentage points more than the rise in earnings.
Gross earnings in industry in eastern Germany lower than in the western part of the country
Press release
No.
418
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2007-10-18With an average EUR 13.02, regularly paid gross hourly earnings of full and part-time employees in industry and in the service sector of the new Länder amount to 71.5% of hourly earnings in western Germany (EUR 18.21). This is shown by preliminary results of the Federal Statistical Office for the second quarter of 2007 from the new quarterly survey of earnings.
Part-time employees earning less per hour than full-time employees
Press release
No.
287
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2007-07-19According to the Federal Statistical Office average gross hourly earnings of part-time employees in the industry and in the service sector amounted to EUR 13.86 in the first quarter of 2007, which was markedly less than that of full-time employees (EUR 18.51). The marked difference is mainly due to two causes: First, part-time employees have less often well-paid management or skilled jobs than full-time employees. Second, part-time employees mainly work in the service branches, where earnings are relatively low.
4th quarter of 2006: Employers paying 1.2% more per hour worked
Press release
No.
096
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2007-03-08As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in the fourth quarter of 2006 employers in the industry and the market service branches – in short: the private sector – paid a calendar-adjusted 1.2% more per hour worked than a year earlier. Compared with the previous quarter, an hour worked was by 0.1% more expensive (adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects)
Gross monthly earnings in agriculture amount to EUR 1.548
Press release
No.
63
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2007-02-16As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in September 2006, the average gross monthly earnings of full-time wage earners in the German agriculture amounted to EUR 1.548. That was a decline of 0.3 % on the previous year.
Earnings in industry in October 2006: +1.8% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
013
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2007-01-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in October 2006, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,103. This is an increase of 1.8% from October 2005. The consumer price index rose by 1.1% over the same period.
Earnings in industry in July 2006: +2.1% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
421
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2006-10-06As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in July 2006, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,091. This is an increase of 2.1% from July 2005. The consumer price index rose by 1.9% over the same period.
Crafts journeymen earned EUR 12.51 per hour in May 2006
Press release
No.
371
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2006-09-11According to the Federal Statistical Office, the average gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in ten selected crafts branches in the Federal Republic of Germany amounted to EUR 12.51 in May 2006, this was 0.3% more than one year before. In the former territory of the Federal Republic, average hourly earnings amounted to EUR 13.26, and in the new Länder and Berlin-East to EUR 9.08.
Average gross earnings amounting to slightly more than EUR 40,600 in 2005
Press release
No.
285
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2006-07-13The gross annual earnings of full-time employees in industry, distributive trade, and the credit and insurance sectors in Germany amounted to an average EUR 40,642 in 2005, which was an increase of 2.1% on 2004.
Earnings in industry in April 2006: +1.2% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
274
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2006-07-07As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in April 2006, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,062. This is an increase of 1.2% from April 2005. The consumer price index rose by 2.0% over the same period.
Earnings in industry in January 2006: +1.2% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
165
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2006-04-13As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in January 2006, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,027. This is an increase of 1.2% from January 2005. The consumer price index rose by 2.1% over the same period.
Crafts journeymen earning considerably less than skilled workers
Press release
No.
115
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2006-03-14As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in ten selected crafts branches in Germany in May 2005 (EUR 12.47) were clearly lower than those of skilled workers in the industry in April 2005 (EUR 17.10). Since the crafts establishments providing data for the statistics were newly selected last time in May 1997, gross hourly earnings in the crafts sector were up 12.9%, whereas the increase was 18.4% for skilled workers in the industry.
Earnings of women increasing 2.3% and of men 1.8% in 2005
Press release
No.
100
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2006-03-07As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in 2005, the gross earnings of female employees working full-time in industry, distributive trade or the credit and insurance sectors in Germany increased 2.3%. That increase was by 0.5 percentage points higher than the rise observed in the earnings of their male colleagues (+1.8%).
Gross monthly earnings in agriculture amount to EUR 1,552
Press release
No.
65
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2006-02-17As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in September 2005, the average gross monthly earnings of full-time wage earners in the German agriculture amounted to EUR 1,552. That was a decline of 1.1% on September 2004.
Earnings in industry in October 2005: +1.8% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
20
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2006-01-13As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in October 2005, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,045. This is an increase of 1.8% from October 2004. The consumer price index rose by 2.3% over the same period.
Earnings in industry in July 2005: +1.7% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
430
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2005-10-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in July 2005, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,027. This is an increase of 1.7% from July 2004. The consumer price index rose by 2.0% over the same period.
Crafts journeymen earned EUR 12.47 per hour in May 2005
Press release
No.
378
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2005-09-09According to the Federal Statistical Office, the average gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in ten selected crafts branches in the Federal Republic of Germany amounted to Euro 12.47 in May 2005, this was 0.2 % more than one year before. In the former territory of the Federal Republic, average hourly earnings amounted to Euro 13.22, and in the new Länder and Berlin-East to Euro 9.09.
Average gross annual earnings 2004 amounted to EUR 39,815
Press release
No.
301
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2005-07-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in 2004, the average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in the production industries, trade and financial intermediation amounted to EUR 39,815. This is an increase of 2.4% from the previous year.
Earnings in industry in April 2005: +1.8% on the preceding year
Press release
No.
291
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2005-07-08As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in April 2005, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 3,025. This is an increase of 1.8% from April 2004. The consumer price index rose by 1.6% over the same period.
Earnings in industry in January 2005: +1.9% on the preceding
year
Press release
No.
175
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2005-04-13WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in January 2005, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 2,990. This is an increase of 1.9% from January 2004. The consumer price index rose by 1.6% over the same period.
Gross earning in industry in July 2004 at nearly Euro 3,000
Press release
No.
432
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2004-10-12WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in July 2004, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to Euro 2,971. This is an increase of 1.8% from July 2003.
Average gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen at EUR 12.56 in May 2004
Press release
No.
380
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2004-09-10WIESBADEN – According to the Federal Statistical Office, the average gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in ten selected crafts branches in the Federal Republic of Germany amounted to Euro 12.56 in May 2004, this was 1.0% more than one year before. In the former territory of the Federal Republic, average hourly earnings amounted to Euro 13.22, and in the new Länder and Berlin-East to Euro 9.08.
Full-time employees earned about 38,900 EUR in
2003
Press release
No.
302
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2004-07-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in 2003 the average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in the production industries, trade and financial intermediation amounted to EUR 38,866. This is an increase of 2.4% from the previous year.
Earnings in industry in April 2004: +2.4% on the
preceding year
Press release
No.
297
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2004-07-12As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in April 2004, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 2,966. This is an increase of 2.4% from April 2003.
Earnings in industry in January 2004: +2.6% on the
preceding year
Press release
No.
167
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2004-04-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in January 2004, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 2,932. This is an increase of 2.6% from January 2003. The consumer price index rose by 1.2% over the same period.
Press release
No.
094
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2004-03-03As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in 2003, female salaried employees working full-time in production industries, distributive trade or the credit and insurance sectors in Grmany earned an average EUR 2,602 per month; as in 2002, that was about 30% less than the amount earned by their male colleagues.
Crafts journeymen earning considerably less than skilled
workers
Press release
No.
093
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2004-03-02Gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in ten selected crafts branches in Germany in May 2003 (EUR 12.32) were clearly lower than those of skilled workers in the industry (EUR 16.53). As reported by the Federal Statistical Office on the occasion of the International Crafts Fair in Munich, the increase in gross hourly earnings of crafts journeymen in those ten crafts branches (+11.5% on May 1997) was smaller than that for skilled workers in the industry (+14.5%). The last time the craft establishments covered by that wage statistics were newly selected was in May 1997.
Gross monthly earnings in agriculture amount to EUR
1,499
Press release
No.
078
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2004-02-18As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in September 2003, the average gross monthly earnings of full-time wage earners in the German agriculture (excl. horticulture) amounted to EUR 1,499. That was 0.2% less compared with the previous year, the paid working hours amounting to 200 (198 a year ago).
Earnings in industry in October 2003: +2.6% on the
preceding year
Press release
No.
021
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2004-01-14As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, in October 2003, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the production industries amounted to EUR 2,930. This is an increase of 2.6% from October 2002. The consumer price index rose by 1.2% over the same period.
