MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | % change
Sep 07
to Dec 07 | % change
Dec 06
to Dec 07 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Sep 07 to Dec 07 | % change
Sep 07
to Dec 07 | % change
Dec 06
to Dec 07 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Sep 07 to Dec 07 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Compensation of employees | 1.5 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Gross operating surplus | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Private | np | np | np | 3.5 | 10.7 | 0.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other | np | np | np | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Gross mixed income | 2.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | . . | . . | -0.1 | . . | . . | -0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Gross domestic product | 1.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 1.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
DECEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees (COE)
- The trend increase of 1.5% reflected a rise of 0.9% in average earnings and a 0.6% rise in the number of wage & salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, COE grew by 0.8%. In seasonally adjusted terms, average earnings showed no movement as the number of wage & salary earners also grew by 0.8%. Seasonally adjusted, COE represented 53.6% of Total factor income.
Wages (a) share of total factor income
![Graph: Wages (a) share of total factor income](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/95f49034624d6184ca25745d0015595c/Body/0.246E!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Trend GOS of corporations increased by 1.2%, and in seasonally adjusted terms increased by 3.3%. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of corporations remains at historically high levels, representing 26.9% of Total factor income.
Profit (a) share of total factor income