Table 10 Incidence of wage cuts and freezes by country and sector, 2007 and 2009 (percentages)
From: European firm adjustment during times of economic crisis
Firms that cut or froze wages | Employees who received wage cuts or freezes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 2009 (past) | 2009 (expected) | 2007 | 2009 (past) | |
Wage cuts: countries | |||||
Austria | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Belgium | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Czech Republic | 9.3 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
Estonia | 3.7 | 44.1 | 38.6 | 0.1 | 30.4 |
France | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Italy | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Netherlands | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Poland | 5.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
Spain | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Total | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Euro area | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Non-euro area | 6.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
Wage cuts: sectors | |||||
Manufacturing | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
Trade | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
Market Services | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Wage freezes: countries | |||||
Austria | 9.3 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
Belgium | 15.9 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
Czech Republic | 31.4 | 54.6 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 49.1 |
Estonia | 21.3 | 61.5 | 64.6 | 9.6 | 56.9 |
France | 7.7 | 86.0 | 83.8 | 5.3 | 82.5 |
Italy | 3.8 | 31.7 | 62.8 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
Netherlands | 25.8 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 15.9 | 12.6 |
Poland | 9.7 | 18.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 16.6 |
Spain | 1.5 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 22.2 |
Total | 9.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 5.2 | 31.9 |
Euro area | 7.6 | 37.1 | 43.1 | 3.9 | 34.4 |
Non-euro area | 14.8 | 27.4 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 25.0 |
Wage freezes: sectors | |||||
Manufacturing | 8.2 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 4.3 | 33.1 |
Trade | 7.0 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 23.3 |
Market Services | 12.2 | 42.0 | 39.4 | 7.0 | 39.4 |