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Database Specific Abstract AbstractMeasures the real development of earnings per normal hour in the nation.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisationDepartment of Labour Studies - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information
Name of collection/source Name of collection/sourceSurvey of Earnings and Labour Costs.
Direct source Direct sourceNational Statistics Institute of Chile
Source metadata Source metadataMethodological Manual of the Earnings Index and the Labour Costs Index (Base 2016=100).
Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityMonthly.
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedSurvey of companies
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendarInformation found on the INE.Stat platform is updated 48 hours after official publication.
Periodicity PeriodicityMonthly.
Reference period Reference periodMonth previous to the collection of data.
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedIndex and percentage variations.
Variables collected Variables collectedSee Methodological Manual of the Earnings Index and the Labour Costs Index (Base 2016=100).
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageNational.
Population coverage Population coverageFormal companies that employ five or more workers. The companies must have registered their initiation of independent activities (i.e., they must have a tax identification number (RUT)), have their own accounting, and carry out their activities within the borders of the country. Some companies are excluded because of their economic sector or class.
Sector coverage Sector coverageEconomic sectors classified according to CIIU4.CL 2012 except for the following sectors: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (A), Other Service Activities (S), Activities of households as employers (T), and Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies (U); and the following classes: Defense activities ((O) 8422) and Public order and safety activities ((O) 8423).
Statistical population Statistical populationFormal companies that employ five or more workers. The companies must have registered their initiation of independent activities (i.e., they must have a tax identification number (RUT)), have their own accounting, and carry out their activities within the borders of the country. Some companies are excluded because of their economic sector or class.
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Aggregation & consolidation Aggregation & consolidation1) International classification CIIU4.CL 2012: 17 economic sections. 2) Size of companies by number of workers: small, from 5 to 49 workers; medium-size, 50 to 199 workers; and large, 200 or more workers. 3) Occupational Group ISCO-88: 9 occupational groups.
Classification(s) used Classification(s) usedEconomic section: CIIU4.CL 2012 and Occupational group: ISCO-88.
Estimation EstimationLaspeyres index calculated on the basis of labour costs per total hour, aggregated through two geometric means.
Index type Index typeLinked Laspeyres Index.
Key statistical concept Key statistical conceptNormal earnings, normal hours, Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Dissemination format(s) Dissemination format(s) Weights WeightsWeights obtained from the Structural Survey of Earnings and Costs of Labor 2014.
Other Aspects Other Aspects Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsMeasures the real development of normal earnings per normal hour paid to workers directly hired by companies. It should be noted that certain sections do not form part of the target population and that the indicator is only representative of workers directly hired by companies.
Measures the real development of earnings per normal hour in the nation.
Department of Labour Studies - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information
Survey of companies
Survey of Earnings and Labour Costs.
National Statistics Institute of Chile
Monthly.
Methodological Manual of the Earnings Index and the Labour Costs Index (Base 2016=100).
Index and percentage variations.
See Methodological Manual of the Earnings Index and the Labour Costs Index (Base 2016=100).
Monthly.
Month previous to the collection of data.
Information found on the INE.Stat platform is updated 48 hours after official publication.
Formal companies that employ five or more workers. The companies must have registered their initiation of independent activities (i.e., they must have a tax identification number (RUT)), have their own accounting, and carry out their activities within the borders of the country. Some companies are excluded because of their economic sector or class.
National.
Economic sectors classified according to CIIU4.CL 2012 except for the following sectors: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (A), Other Service Activities (S), Activities of households as employers (T), and Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies (U); and the following classes: Defense activities ((O) 8422) and Public order and safety activities ((O) 8423).
Formal companies that employ five or more workers. The companies must have registered their initiation of independent activities (i.e., they must have a tax identification number (RUT)), have their own accounting, and carry out their activities within the borders of the country. Some companies are excluded because of their economic sector or class.
Normal earnings, normal hours, Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Economic section: CIIU4.CL 2012 and Occupational group: ISCO-88.
1) International classification CIIU4.CL 2012: 17 economic sections. 2) Size of companies by number of workers: small, from 5 to 49 workers; medium-size, 50 to 199 workers; and large, 200 or more workers. 3) Occupational Group ISCO-88: 9 occupational groups.
Laspeyres index calculated on the basis of labour costs per total hour, aggregated through two geometric means.
Linked Laspeyres Index.
Weights obtained from the Structural Survey of Earnings and Costs of Labor 2014.
Measures the real development of normal earnings per normal hour paid to workers directly hired by companies. It should be noted that certain sections do not form part of the target population and that the indicator is only representative of workers directly hired by companies.