Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity; 1969-2012

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Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity; 1969-2012
Economic Activities (Nace Rev. 2) Periods Compensation of employees Wages and salaries (mil euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Wages per fte (1 000 euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Wages per hours worked (euro)
A-U All economic activities 2012* 239,022 40.8 24.1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2012* 2,206 30.2 17.2
01 Agriculture 2012* 2,111 29.7 16.9
02 Forestry and logging 2012* 45 38.1 23.6
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2012* 50 54.4 27.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2012* 33,951 43.5 25.6
B Mining and quarrying 2012* 546 74.7 43.1
C Manufacturing 2012* 30,276 42.5 25.1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2012* 4,615 41.6 23.9
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2012* 518 38.4 23.0
16 Manufacture of wood products 2012* 430 39.9 23.3
16-18 Man. of paper-, wood prod.,print. 2012* 2,235 41.9 24.8
17 Manufacture of paper 2012* 838 46.2 27.1
18 Printing and reproduction 2012* 967 39.5 23.7
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2012* 423 79.2 48.6
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2012* 2,714 58.4 34.9
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2012* 680 57.3 34.2
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2012* 1,278 44.0 25.4
22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2012* 2,307 43.9 25.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 2012* 1,029 43.7 25.0
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2012* 904 47.1 29.3
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2012* 3,949 41.7 24.6
25 Manufacture of metal products 2012* 3,045 40.3 23.5
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2012* 2,236 52.6 30.7
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2012* 615 43.3 24.9
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2012* 3,538 50.3 28.7
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2012* 819 44.0 27.0
29-30 Transport equipment 2012* 1,721 46.4 27.8
30 Manufacture of other transport 2012* 902 48.8 28.7
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2012* 3,427 26.6 16.6
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2012* 4,725 29.8 18.3
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2012* 1,298 43.6 25.2
D Electricity and gas supply 2012* 1,496 59.4 34.9
35 Electricity and gas supply 2012* 1,496 59.4 34.9
E Water supply and waste management 2012* 1,633 46.0 24.8
36 Water collection and distribution 2012* 315 53.0 31.3
37-39 Waste management 2012* 1,318 44.6 23.6
F Construction 2012* 13,691 40.8 25.2
41 Construction buildings, development 2012* 3,819 42.4 27.1
42 Civil engineering 2012* 2,569 45.0 27.8
43 Specialised construction activities 2012* 7,303 38.8 23.6
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2012* 50,401 35.8 20.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 2012* 33,380 35.8 20.8
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2012* 3,812 37.6 21.7
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2012* 19,102 45.8 25.9
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2012* 10,466 25.3 15.2
H Transportation and storage 2012* 12,701 40.8 21.9
49 Land transport 2012* 5,925 37.2 18.4
50 Water transport 2012* 675 45.8 25.2
51 Air transport 2012* 1,538 60.1 34.8
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2012* 3,260 47.0 28.1
53 Postal and courier activities 2012* 1,303 31.0 18.4
I Accommodation and food serving 2012* 4,320 26.4 15.3
J Information and communication 2012* 11,114 53.3 30.5
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2012* 2,142 45.0 26.9
58 Publishing 2012* 1,396 44.4 26.8
59-60 Movie, radio and tv 2012* 746 46.2 27.2
61 Telecommunications 2012* 1,629 57.9 33.1
62-63 IT- and information services 2012* 7,343 55.3 31.1
K Financial institutions 2012* 14,032 62.7 37.1
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2012* 8,444 67.5 40.9
65 Insurance and pension funding 2012* 3,145 58.3 32.8
66 Other financial services 2012* 2,443 54.7 32.1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012* 2,550 47.3 28.8
M-N Business services 2012* 36,079 40.6 22.6
M Other specialised business services 2012* 19,766 50.6 29.5
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012* 2,550 47.3 28.8
69-70 Management, holding companies 2012* 10,977 55.0 31.9
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2012* 15,685 53.2 31.0
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2012* 4,708 49.3 29.1
72 Research and development 2012* 1,973 62.8 37.8
73 Advertising and market research 2012* 1,214 30.7 17.7
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2012* 2,108 32.9 19.0
74-75 Design and other services 2012* 894 36.5 21.1
N Renting and other business support 2012* 16,313 32.8 17.6
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2012* 980 42.5 23.4
78 Employment activities 2012* 10,073 32.6 17.0
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc. 2012* 611 35.1 20.6
80-82 Security, other business services 2012* 4,649 31.4 17.7
O-Q Government and care 2012* 68,932 40.2 25.3
O Public administration and services 2012* 19,410 43.2 26.7
84 Public administration and services 2012* 19,410 43.2 26.7
P Education 2012* 16,602 45.3 28.1
85 Education 2012* 16,602 45.3 28.1
Q Health and social work activities 2012* 32,920 36.6 23.3
86 Human health activities 2012* 15,791 43.6 27.1
87-88 Care and social work 2012* 17,129 32.0 20.6
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2012* 6,066 34.4 20.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 2012* 2,617 34.9 20.7
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2012* 1,650 41.9 25.4
93 Sports and recreation 2012* 967 27.1 15.8
S Other service activities 2012* 3,406 34.2 20.6
94 Membership organisations 2012* 2,351 39.9 24.4
95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2012* 179 32.2 18.8
96 Other personal services 2012* 876 24.9 14.6
T Activities of households 2012* 43 26.7 15.9
U Extraterritorial organisations 2012* 0 . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations 2012* 0 . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, and the labour volume of employees. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte) hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked.

Data available from: 1969 through 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures concerning 2011 and 2012 are (revised) provisional. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of June 25th 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

This table is replaced by Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to
their employees in return for work done. Employees are all residents and
non-residents working in a paid job. Managing directors of limited
companies are considered to be employees; therefore their salaries are
also included in the compensation of employees. The same holds for people
working in sheltered workshops.
Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and
employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social
contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid
directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes.
Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages
and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances.
Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included
as well.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Wages per fte
Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wages per hours worked
Wages and salaries per hours worked.