 |  | Trend
| Seasonally adjusted
|  |
 |  | Quarterly % change Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Annual % change Sep 03 to Sep 04 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Quarterly % change Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Annual % change Sep 03 to Sep 04 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Jun 04 to Sep 04 |  |
|  |
Compensation of employees | 1.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 |  |
Gross operating surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private | 1.4 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 9.4 | - |  |
 | Other | 1.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 |  |
Gross mixed income | 0.6 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 |  |
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 |  |
Statistical discrepancy (I) | . . | . . | - | . . | . . | -0.1 |  |
Gross domestic product | 1.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 |  |
|  |
. . not applicable |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
SEPTEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Compensation of employees
- The trend increase of 1.5% in the September quarter reflects a rise of 0.5% in average earnings and 1.0% rise in the number of wage and salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, compensation of employees grew by 1.3%. Average earnings increased by 0.5%, while the number of wage and salary earners increased by 0.8%. Further discussion of compensation of employees is found on pages 10 and 11.
Wages Share(a) of Total Factor Income: Trend

Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- The trend GOS of financial and non-financial corporations increased by 1.4% in the September quarter. Seasonally adjusted, GOS of financial and non-financial corporations increased by 0.2%, following a rise of 4.7% in the June quarter.
Profit(a) Share of Total Factor Income: Trend