NEWS RELEASE WAGES AND INCOME 22 SEPTEMBER 2017

The wage index in August 2017 is 625.2 points, 0.2% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 7.2%.

Wage Index  2016-2017
December 1988=100 Change from previous month, % Annual rate based on the change
in the last
   
  Index 3 months, % 6 months, % 12 months, %
2016          
August 583.4 0.3 7.4 7.0 11.2
September 586.7 0.6 3.6 6.4 10.5
October 588.3 0.3 4.5 6.4 10.4
November 589.9 0.3 4.5 5.9 9.7
December 592.2 0.4 3.8 3.7 9.1
2017          
January 592.4 0.1 2.8 3.6 8.7
February 595.1 0.4 3.6 4.1 5.5
March 597.3 0.4 3.5 3.6 5.0
April 598.4 0.2 4.1 3.5 4.9
May 617.8 3.2 16.2 9.7 7.8
June 623.8 1.0 19.0 11.0 7.3
July 623.9 0.0 18.2 10.9 7.2
August 625.2 0.2 4.9 10.4 7.2
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 essentially unchanged between months
The real wage index in August 2017 is 144.4 points, and remains essentially unchanged from the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has risen by 5.3%.

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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Further Information

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