NEWS RELEASE WAGES AND INCOME 23 OCTOBER 2018

The wage index in September 2018 is 667 points, 0.6% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 5.9%.

Wage Index  2017-2018
December 1988=100 Change from previous month, % Annual rate based on the change
in the last
   
  Index 3 months, % 6 months, % 12 months, %
2017          
September 630.0 0.8 4.0 11.2 7.4
October 630.7 0.1 4.4 11.1 7.2
November 631.6 0.1 4.2 4.5 7.1
December 632.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 6.9
2018          
January 635.6 0.4 3.1 3.8 7.3
February 638.1 0.4 4.2 4.2 7.2
March 640.0 0.3 4.6 3.2 7.1
April 641.9 0.3 4.0 3.6 7.3
May 656.5 2.3 12.0 8.0 6.3
June 660.9 0.7 13.7 9.1 5.9
July 663.4 0.4 14.1 8.9 6.3
August 662.8 -0.1 3.9 7.9 6.0
September 667.0 0.6 3.7 8.6 5.9
Notes: The wage index is calculated and published according to law No 89/1989. The wage index is based on regular hours earnings each month, calculated and published in the following month.

Real wages were 0.4% higher than in the previous month
The real wage index in September 2018 is 149.8 points, 0.4% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has risen by 3%.

About the wage index and the real wage index
The wage index is a price index based on data from the Icelandic survey on wages earnings and labour cost. The purpose of the index is to reflect changes in wages paid for fixed working hours. The index is based on earnings for contractual working hours and includes all wages paid for day time and fixed overtime hours, including additional payments and bonuses. Irregular payments and employers' social contributions and taxes are excluded.

The real wage index shows changes in wages in relation to changes of the consumer price index. In general, real wages increase when wages increase more than price levels, but decrease when inflation is higher than wage rises. Real wages are not the same as disposable income of households.

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