MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Seasonally adjusted | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | % change Dec 06 to Mar 07 | % change Mar 06 to Mar 07 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 06 to Mar 07 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | % change Dec 06 to Mar 07 | % change Mar 06 to Mar 07 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 06 to Mar 07 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Compensation of employees | 2.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 | ![](/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) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Private | np | np | np | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 10.1 | 21.4 | 1.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other | np | np | np | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | -4.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Gross mixed income | 0.2 | -1.5 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2.0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | . . | . . | -0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | . . | . . | -0.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Gross domestic product | 2.1 | 8.4 | 2.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2.3 | 8.8 | 2.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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. . not applicable |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees (COE)
- The trend increase of 2.0% reflected a rise of 1.2% in average earnings and a 0.8% rise in the number of wage & salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, COE grew by 2.0%. Average earnings increased by 1.1%, while the number of wage & salary earners was up 0.9%. Seasonally adjusted, COE represented 53.2% of total factor income.
Wages (a) share of total factor income
![Graph: Wages share of total factor income](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1f3b88c941f011f0ca25734b0015c036/Body/0.2AA0!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Trend GOS of corporations increased by 3.6% (4.4% seasonally adjusted). This increase in seasonally adjusted terms was the strongest quarterly growth since June quarter 2005. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of corporations remained at historically high levels, representing 28.1% of total factor income.
Profit (a) share of total factor income