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WT/BFA/W/468  
 
5 November 2018  
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 
2017 ANNUAL REPORT  ON GRADING STRUCTURE  IN THE WTO SECRETARI AT 
 
1  INTRODUCTION  
This document provides  an update on staffing and post related statistics  in the WTO Secretariat  
as at 31 December 2017 . Key information includes  detailed data on the composition of WTO staff by 
grade as well as the  evolution of the grading structure for professional and support staff since 1995. 
Moreover, statistics are also provided on post and staffing allo cation , as well as internal staff 
mobility .  
The report also includes data on staff recruitment as at 31 December 201 7, including the overall 
number of positions advertised  through vacancy notice, as well as the number of separations  and 
appointments . Furthermore, d etailed data is included on the number of staff promoted by grade 
through the annual  promotions exercise as well as on a competitive basis through vacancy notice.  
2  UPDATE ON STAFFING A ND POST RELATED STAT ISTICS IN THE SECRET ARIAT AS AT  31 
DECE MBER 201 7 
Grading Structure   
2.1.  The WTO grade structure in the professional staff category r anges from grade 6 to g rade 1 0, 
with s upport grades ranging  from grade  1 to grade  7. Director level positions are at grade s 11 
and 12. The policy  of the organization over several years was to increasingly recruit staff at  entry -
level, with  professional staff appointed mainly at grades 6 and 7 . Recruitments have taken place 
above entry -level grades more recently as positions require  additional years of experience , a 
demonstrated need for additional expertise and/or consist of managerial/supervisory 
responsibilities . The number of positions advertised by grade is shown in Tables 2 and 3.  
In terms of the WTO grade structure  as at  31 December 201 7, the number of staff  in 
professional positions surpasses  the number in support positions. As illustrated in Chart 1, 406 staff 
members ( 62%) are in the pro fessional category  (grade 6 to grade 12) , while 254 staff members 
(38%) are in support positions  (grade 2 to grade 7) . Looking specifically at professional staff, t he 
highest number  of staff members continues to be in  grade  9. For support staff, the highest number  
continues to be in grade 5 . Chart 1 further illustrates a compariso n of the grading structure as at  31 
December 2017 along with peak periods for  each grade since 1995. The grades representing the 
largest decrease at the professional level are in grades 8 and 10. Annex  1 and 2 further show 
detailed information on the grading structure by year since 1995. Looking at the support staff 
structure  in general , the number continues to reduce  as positions evolve  and organizational priorities 
require  more resources at the professional levels.  WT/BFA/W/ 468 
 
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  Chart 1 Grading  Structure Comparison for Professional and S upport Staff , as at  
31 December 201 7 
 
 
Chart 2 Grading Structure for Male and Fema le Staff, as at  31 December 2017  
 
 
In terms of the grade structure evolution for professional staff since 1995, the percentage of 
staff members at the most senior levels has been steadily de creasing  (Chart 3 ). Staff members in 
grade  10 represent 22 % of all professional staff. This remains unchanged from 2016, and represents  
the lowest percentage since 1999 (see Annex 1). At the same time, a significant inflow of staff in  
grade 6  professional since 2010 can be clearly observed . While grade 6 professionals consistently 
represented 1% or less of total professional staff until 20 10, this number increased to 53  as at 
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  December 2017 , representing 1 3% of professional staff. In comparison to 2016 , the largest  increase 
in professional staff can be seen in grade 7 (with an increase of 9  staff, represen ting 1 7% from 15 % 
the previous year ). The staffing data set out in Annex 1 further illustrates a decrease in average 
grade for professional  staff and is now at its lowest level (from 9.24 in 1995 to 8. 42 in 2017 ). This 
is due to the retirements taken at se nior levels and professional staff recruited  at lower levels  in the 
Secretariat . There was growth in the number  of professional staff ( +2%) as the number  of 
appointments at the professional level (28) far surpassed those in support positions (5) in 2017. 
This 2% growth also considers  the 13 (of 22) separations at the professional level.  
In the grading  structure evolution for support staff  (Annex 2) , the trend since 2006 shows  the 
number and percentage of staff steadily decreasing (further reduction of 3%  from the previous year ). 
The highest number of staff continues to be at the grade 5 level, representing 37% of all support 
staff (33% the previous year) . In contrast to the professional grades, the average grade for support 
staff has increased from 4.76 in 1995 to 4. 95 in 201 7, as illustrated in Annex 2.  This is due to the 
increase in the number of staff at g rade 5 (from 87 to 93).  
Chart 3  Grading Structure Evolution for Professional and Support Staff , from 1995 t o 
31 December 201 7 
 
 
 
Post and Staffing Allocation  
The majority of WTO staffing is financed  by the regular budget of the organiz ation. As illustrated 
in Chart 4 , the WTO employs a total of 7 20 staff, with 9 3% (671 staff) funded from the reg ular 
budget and 7% (49 staff) from ex tra-budgetary trust funds1.  
                                                
1 Extra -budgetary trust funds are targeted to Technical Assistance Programmes for Members . 
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  Chart 4  Staffing Under Regular Budget and Extra -Budgetary Trust Funds , as at  
31 December 2017  
 
 
Furthermore , out of a total of 671 staff funded from the regular budget , 624 are on  
regular/fixed -term contracts, 1 on a project  post contract ( Dispute Settlement L awyer)  and 46 are 
on short -term contracts.  
Chart 5  Number  of Staff by Contract Type for Divisions under Regular Budget , as at  
31 December  2017  
 
 
 Chart 5  above illustrates the breakdown of all staff members funded from the regular budget 
per division. Although the  highest number of staff continues to  be in LDIMD  (Languages, 
Documentation, and Information Management)  with 114 regular/fixed -term staff , this percentage  
continues to decrease (from 19.4%  in 2015,  18.6%  in 2016, and 18.3%  in 2017 ). Furthermore , the 
largest  growth from the divisions shown above can be observed in the Appellate Body Secretariat  
and Legal Affairs  (.5%).  
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As shown  by division in Chart 6  below , 49 staff members on fixed-term L -Post contracts2 are 
funded  from extra -budgetary funds . This number represents 7% of overall WTO staff as at  
31 December 2017 . 
Chart 6  Number  of Staff by Contract Type for Divisions under Extra -Budgetary Trust 
Funds , as at  31 December 2017  
 
 
Staff Mobility  
External mobility  opportunities  have been established through staff loan/exchange agreements 
with a few  international organizations with a view to broaden the staff members'  professional 
experience as well as deepen  their knowledge in a specific subject area.  In 20 17, there were 
agreements made with five individuals (including two staff members going to other international 
organizations, as shown  in table 1).  
Table 1 External Staff Mobility by Division, fr om 1 January to 31 December 2017  
 International Organization  
Division  Food and Agriculture 
Organization  
(FAO)  United Nations Office at 
Geneva  
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International Trade - 
Adelaide  
(IIT) 
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Rules  1   
  
 
Languages, Doc. & Inf. Mgmt.   
 1 1  
 
Trade Policies Review   
  
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 Internal staff mobility provides an opportunity for staff members within the organization to 
move laterally at the same grade. In 2017,  19 inter-divisional staff movements took place  from 
1 January  to 31 December 2017  (illustrated in Chart 7).   
                                                
2 Posts of limited duration funded from extra -budgetary resources . 
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Institute for Training and Technical
Cooperation
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Procurement and Competition Division
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Market Access Division
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  Chart 7  Internal Staff Mobility by Division , from 1 January to 31 December 2017  
 
 
 
3  RECRUITMENT  ACTIVITY AS AT  31 DECEMBER 2017  
Positions  Advertised  through Vacancy Notice  
3.1.  From 1 January to 31 December 201 7, a total of 59 vacancy notices were issued . More than 
one position was advertised in seven  vacancy notices,  bringing  the total number of positions 
advertised to 66. Of these , 41 were for professional positions , of which 17 were advertised at grades 
6 and 7 . Excluding on e director position advertised at grade 11, this represents 43 % of professional 
posts adve rtised.  Table 2  below shows  the number of positions advertised by division and respective  
grade level s for 2017. Table 3  further illustrates the number of positions a dvertised since 2007.  
Table 2  Positions Advertised by Division , from 1 January to 31 December 2017  
Division  Grade  
3 4 5 6S 7S 6P 7P 8 9 10 11 Total  
Accessions       1 1    1 3 
Admin. & General Services         5    5 
Agriculture & Commodities         2    2 
Appellate Body Secretariat   2   2       4 
Council & TNC       1      1 
Development    2       1  3 
Enhanced Integrated Framework          1 1  2 
Human Resources         3 1   4 
Inf. Technology Solutions        7     7 
Institute for Training & Technical 
Coop.   3          3 
Intellectual Property, Govn. Proc. 
& Comp.       1 2     3 
Languages, Doc. & Inf. Mgmt.  1 8 4     1  2  16 
Legal Affairs         1    1 
Market Access    2    3     5 
Office of the Director -General   1          1 
Rules        1 1 4   6 
Total 1 14 8 0 2 3 14 13 6 4 1 66 
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  Table 3  Positions Advertised  by Grade , from 2007 to 201 7 
Year Grade  
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 
2007 5 4 3 1 8 10 5 2 2 - 40 
2008 1 2 - 2 8 4 1 - 1 - 19 
2009 5 3 6 3 8 7 1 - 2 - 35 
2010 1 2 3 18 5 2 4 - 1 - 36 
2011 3 2 2 13 2 4 3 - 2 - 31 
2012 3 2 1 6 - 2 2 1 2 - 19 
2013 5 1 1 11 13 3 3 1 3 - 41 
2014 1 5 4 13 13 3 10 - 4 - 53 
2015 3 6 10 15 12 7 7 4 1 - 65 
2016 3 9 11 17 11 8 4 9 4 - 76 
2017 1 14 8 3 16 13 6 4 1 - 66 
Total 31 50 49 102 96 63 46 21 23 - 481 
 
Separations and Appointments  
Table 4  below shows  staff separations since 2007 ra nging from grades 3 through  12. The 
highest number of staff separations from the Secretariat since 20 07 continues to be shown in grade 
10, totalling 60. This is followed by staff in grade  7, totalling 47. In 201 7, there were a total of 22 
separations . From 1 January to 31 December 201 7, 13 separations (59%) were due to retirements . 
Table 4  Staff Separations by Y ear, from 2007 to 31 December 2017  
Year Grade  
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 
2007 2 4 2 5 4 2 4 5 - 3 31 
2008 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 7 - 4 29 
2009 2 - 4 4 4 2 1 4 2 - 23 
2010 - 2 - 2 6 - 1 4 - 1 16 
2011 - 2 2 2 5 6 1 3 1 - 22 
2012 - 1 4 2 1 3 1 6 - 3 21 
2013 1 - 4 3 7 3 3 6 3 2 373 
2014 - - 2 4 1 2 3 9 2 1 24 
2015 2 6 5 13 6 3 3 7 1 - 46 
2016 1 3 6 4 7 2 8 7 4 - 42 
2017 2 2 - 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 224 
Total 14 23 31 43 47 27 32 60 14 16 313 
  
A fixed-term appointment  for the purposes of  this report is defined by the population type  and 
classification shown in Table  5. The number of appointments, shown in Table 6, have been further 
divided between internal and external appointments to show the difference between  the number of 
individuals hired who were  and were not previous  staff mem bers at the WTO . 
Table 5  Appointment Population Types , Internal and External  
Population  type Classification  
an individual appointed externally  external  
a staff member who held a  temporary contract (without a break in service 
beyond 30 days) and was subsequently appointed through external vacancy 
notice  internal  
a staff member appointed to a regular budget post from an L -post contract at 
the same grade through vacancy notice  internal  
a staff member appointed as Director on or after 31 March 20175 through a 
vacancy notice  internal  
 
                                                
3 Figure includes 1 DG and 4 DDGs . 
4 Figure includes 1 DDG . 
5 The policy on the evaluation of Directors entered into force on 31 March 2017 will not formally 
promote a staff member appointed as Director until the end of the 18 -month probationary period . WT/BFA/W/ 468 
 
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Table 6 below shows the total number of appointments in 2017 (33), with 12 classified as 
internal and 21 as external.  Since 2007, t he highest number of staff appointments throughout  
grade s 3 through  12 have been at Grade  6 (with 86) . In 201 7, 10 staff members were appointed 
through a competitive process to the  legal divisions (Rules  - 2, Legal Affairs  - 4, and Appellate  Body 
Secretariat  - 4). This  include s 1 Director, 6  Dispute Settlement La wyers, 1 Junior Technical Trade 
Specialist,  1 Paralegal , and 1 Secretary.  
Table 6  Staff Appointments by Yea r, from 2007 to 31 December 2017  
Year Grade    
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Internal  External  
2007 1 8 3 2 12 11 1 1 - - 39 15 24 
2008 6 3 - 1 6 6 3 2 2 - 29 11 18 
2009 1 3 1 4 8 4 1 - 1 - 23 6 17 
2010 4 4 1 9 6 - 1 - 2 - 27 10 17 
2011 4 - 5 15 6 2 2 - 1 - 35 16 19 
2012 2 3 - 7 - 2 1 - 1 - 16 3 13 
2013 4 1 1 10 4 1 1 2 1 1 316 12 19 
2014 4 - 1 10 6 1 2 - 2 - 26 14 12 
2015 3 3 2 12 10 2 4 - 2 - 38 15 23 
2016 5 8 4 8 6 1 1 1 - - 34 15 19 
2017 - 1 4 8 9 2 3 2 3 - 337 12 21 
Total 34 34 22 86 73 31 20 8 15 1 330 128 202 
  
4  PROMOTIONS AS AT  31 DECEMBER 2017  
Table 7  below shows the number of staff promotions through the annual promotions exercise  
every year since 1996 . Between 2012 and 2015, a freeze was introduced and  no such promotions 
were awarded.  The budget for post re -gradings8 was approximately CHF 217,000 per annum.    
In 2016, the Performance -Based Promotions policy was issued  after a collective effort by staff 
members through the Strategic Review, Joint Advisory Committee, and Staff Council. In 2017, t he 
Director -General announced a total of 24  performance -based promotions  to be allocated throughout 
grades 4 to 10  for the second  annual exercise since  the freeze  (Table  7).  
Table 7  Promotions by Grade , from 1996 to 2017  
Year Grade  
2 to 3  3 to 4  4 to 5  5 to 6  6 to 7  7 to 8  8 to 9  9 to 10  Total  
1996 4 14 4 18 1 1 5 5 52 
1997 5 3 11 5 1 4 14 4 47 
1998 - 12 5 5 2 5 13 4 46 
1999 - 6 12 11 2 11 14 4 60 
2000 - 10 5 6 2 11 7 10 51 
2001 - 8 12 1 7 8 12 10 58 
2002 - 6 7 5 9 5 12 10 54 
2003 2 7 8 9 3 6 10 6 51 
2004 - 3 14 6 6 7 5 10 51 
2005 2 7 6 3 4 10 9 7 48 
2006 - 4 6 9 2 9 13 7 50 
2007 1 6 7 4 6 5 12 5 46 
2008 1 5 7 9 7 6 8 10 53 
                                                
6 Figure includes 1 DG and 4 DDGs.  
7 Figure includes 1 DDG, 1 staff member appointed to a regular budget post from an L -post contract at 
the same grade , and 1 staff member appointed as Director to Grade 11 on or after 31 March 2017 . 
8 The number of post  re-gradings were increased from 25 to 5% of regular posts  in 2007  
(WT/BFA/SPEC/171).  WT/BFA/W/ 468 
 
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  Year Grade  
2 to 3  3 to 4  4 to 5  5 to 6  6 to 7  7 to 8  8 to 9  9 to 10  Total  
2009 1 6 8 4 3 6 13 9 50 
2010 1 3 7 3 3 7 11 6 41 
2011 - 3 4 4 1 4 2 - 18 
2012-
2015 - - - - - - - - - 
2016 - 7 12 3 10 6 3 2 43 
2017 - 3 5 3 7 3 2 1 24 
Total 17 113 140 108 76 114 165 110 843 
  
In accordance with Staff Rule 107.1 (d), it is also defined as a promotion when a staff member 
is selected to fill a job at a higher grade for which there has been a vacancy notice and a competitive 
process (see below):  
"A promotion on a competitive basis  shall occur when a staff member is selected to fill a job at a higher 
grade for which there has been a vacancy notice. The Director -General may issue a vacancy notice in 
respect of a job reclassified at a higher grade. " 
Table 8  further shows  the number of  promotions on a competitive basis since 2007. During the 
freeze on promotions  from 2012 and 2015 , a competitive selection process was the only avenue for 
staff to obtain  a higher grade.  In 201 7, a total of 16 staff members were promoted through a 
competit ive recruitment process.  
Table 8 Promotions on a Competitive Basis  by Grade , from 20 07 to 31 December 2017  
Year Grade  
To 3 To 4 To 5 To 6 To 7 To 8 To 9 To 10  To 11  Total  
2007 - - - - - - - - 1 1 
2008 - - - - - - - - - 0 
2009 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3 
2010 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 
2011 - - - - - 1 - - 1 2 
2012 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 2 7 
2013 - - - 1 1 1 3 - - 6 
2014 - - 2 3 3 1 6 1 - 16 
2015 1 3 2 5 7 4 4 - 2 28 
2016 - 1 1 6 2 4 2 4 - 20 
2017 - 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 - 16 
Total 1 6 10 19 16 16 21 9 6 104 
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  LIST OF ANNEXES  
Annex 1:  WTO Grade Structure Evolution, Professional Staff by Grade (1995 -2017) 
Annex 2:  WTO Grade Structure Evolution , Support Staff by Grade (1995 -2017) 
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  ANNEX  1 
WTO GRADE STRUCTURE E VOLUTION, PR OFESSIO NAL STAFF BY GRADE  
(1995 -2017) 
  12/D2  11/D1  10/P5  9/P4  8/P3  7P/P2  6P TOTAL  Avg. Gr  Growth  
31/12/1995  6 16 43 59 42 5 0 171 9.24   
%-age 3.5%  9.4%  25.1%  34.5%  24.6%  2.9%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/1999  7 27 53 79 54 34 1 255 9.01 49% 
%-age 2.7%  10.6%  20.8%  31.0%  21.2%  13.3%  0.4%  100%      
31/12/2000  12 22 65 76 61 31 1 268 9.07 5% 
%-age 4.5%  8.2%  24.3%  28.4%  22.8%  11.6%  0.4%  100%      
31/12/2001  11 22 75 79 65 30 3 285 9.06 6% 
%-age 3.9%  7.7%  26.3%  27.7%  22.8%  10.5%  1.1%  100%      
31/12/2002  13 19 90 82 74 41 1 320 9.03 12% 
%-age 4% 6% 28% 26% 23% 13% 0% 100%      
31/12/2003  11 19 89 91 72 38 3 323 9.01 1% 
%-age 3% 6% 28% 28% 22% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2004  16 12 98 85 79 50 5 345 8.93 7% 
%-age 5% 3% 28% 25% 23% 14% 1% 100%      
31/12/2005  14 12 100 89 82 40 3 340 8.99 -1% 
%-age 4% 4% 29% 26% 24% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2006  13 12 108 92 77 35 4 341 9.04 0% 
%-age 4% 4% 32% 27% 23% 10% 1% 100%      
31/12/2007  12 12 107 97 81 41 3 353 8.99 4% 
%-age 3% 3% 30% 27% 23% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2008  9 16 113 95 84 40 1 358 9.01 1% 
%-age 3% 4% 32% 27% 23% 11% 0% 100%      
31/12/2009  8 15 115 97 81 42 5 363 8.97 1% 
%-age 2% 4% 32% 27% 22% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2010  9 15 118 104 75 38 15 374 8.94 3% 
%-age 2% 4% 32% 28% 20% 10% 4% 100%      
31/12/2011  9 16 114 107 75 38 28 387 8.84 3% 
%-age 2% 4% 29.5%  28% 19% 10% 7% 100%      
31/12/2012  6 19 106 107 72 39 32 381 8.78 -2% 
%-age 2% 5% 28% 28% 19% 10% 8% 100%      
31/12/2013  5 17 102 110 69 40 39 382 8.70 0% 
%-age 1% 4% 27% 29% 18% 10% 10% 100%      
31/12/2014  4 16 97 114 62 48 45 386 8.61 1% 
%-age 1% 4% 25% 30% 16% 12% 12% 100%    
31/12/2015  4 19 88 118 61 61 53 404 8.50 5% 
%-age 1% 5% 22% 29% 15% 15% 13% 100%      
31/12/2016  4 17 87 112 66 61 52 399 8.47 -1% 
%-age 1% 4% 22% 28% 17% 15% 13% 100%      
31/12/2017  2 17 89 109 66 70 53 406 8.42 2% 
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  ANNEX 2  
WTO GRADE STRUCTURE EVOLUTION, SUPPORT  STAFF BY GRADE  
(1995 -2017) 
  7G 6G 5 4 3 2 1 TOTAL  Avg. Gr  Growth  
31/12/1995  26 43 63 72 36 3 0 243 4.76   
%-age 10.7%  17.7%  25.9%  29.6%  14.8%  1.2%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/1999  19 59 56 66 48 6 0 254 4.67 5% 
%-age 7.5%  23.2%  22.0%  26.0%  18.9%  2.4%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2000  23 62 58 68 44 8 0 263 4.73 4% 
%-age 8.7%  23.6%  22.1%  25.9%  16.7%  3.0%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2001  26 54 71 63 44 11 0 269 4.71 2% 
%-age 9.7%  20.1%  26.4%  23.4%  16.4%  4.1%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2002  32 50 76 59 44 6 0 267 4.81 -1% 
%-age 12% 19% 28% 22% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2003  34 59 77 58 40 5 0 273 4.90 2% 
%-age 12% 22% 28% 21% 15% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2004  36 58 86 49 45 7 0 281 4.89 3% 
%-age 13% 21% 31% 17% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2005  36 57 91 48 37 5 0 274 4.97 -2% 
%-age 13% 21% 33% 18% 14% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2006  36 68 87 62 50 7 0 310 4.86 13% 
%-age 12% 22% 28% 20% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2007  37 64 90 69 42 6 0 308 4.89 -1% 
%-age 12% 21% 29% 22% 14% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2008  41 65 88 65 39 5 0 303 4.96 -2% 
%-age 14% 21% 29% 21% 13% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2009  39 64 92 66 29 4 0 294 5.02 -3% 
%-age 13% 22% 31% 22% 10% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2010  41 61 96 64 31 3 0 296 5.03 1% 
%-age 14% 21% 32% 22% 10% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2011  37 64 98 60 32 3 0 294 5.02 -1% 
%-age 13% 22% 33% 20% 11% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2012  35 64 96 61 34 3 0 293 4.99 0% 
%-age 12% 22% 33% 21% 12% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2013  31 62 92 62 37 3 0 287 4.93 -2% 
%-age 11% 22% 32% 22% 13% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2014  29 63 90 59 41 3 0 285 4.90 -1% 
%-age 10% 22% 32% 21% 14% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2015  27 56 88 58 41 2 0 272 4.87 -5% 
%-age 10% 21% 32% 21% 15% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2016  25 55 87 56 37 2 0 262 4.88 -4% 
%-age 10% 21% 33% 21% 14% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2017  24 55 93 51 29 2 0 254 4.95 -3% 
%-age 9% 22% 37% 20% 11% 1% 0% 100%    
 
 
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