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Eva Borg
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Standardised index of average earnings

These statistics are relevant for private enterprises and organisations, as well as ministries and other public institutions for analysis, contractual regulation etc. The statistical data are also used in other areas within Statistics Denmark, e.g the calculation of the Danish National Accounts.

User Needs

The standardised index of average earnings serves as a deflator, key economic indicator and a contract regulation tool.

The primary users of the statistics are professionals and analysts, where the indices are used as key economic indicators and business cycle indicators for assessing the socio-economic development and for international comparisons. The standardised index of average earnings are also used as a deflator, e.g. by Danish National Accounts, to adjust nominal GDP to real GDP (or GDP at fixed prices).

User Satisfaction

The standardised index of average earnings was developed in response to a demand from several users, including the tripartite statistics committee.

Statistics Denmarks’s Expert commitee for the earnings and absence statistics closely follows the developments in the statistical area and continuously provides input and feedback to the product. The committee consists of stakeholders from labour market parties, ministries and agencies.

The user satisfaction is assessed on a half-year basis during the meetings with the Expert committee.

Data completeness rate

Not relevant for these statistics, as it is not subject to regulatory requirements.