| 2007 | 2006 | |||
| DKK million | DKK million | |||
| Wages and salaries | 1,723 | 1,597 | ||
| Pensions - defined contribution plans | 154 | 136 | ||
| Pensions - defined benefit plans | 6 | 3 | ||
| Other social security costs | 137 | 110 | ||
| Other employee costs | 107 | 92 | ||
| Share-based payment | 20 | 20 | ||
| Total employee costs | 2,147 | 1,958 | ||
| Recognized in the income statement under the following items: | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 876 | 760 | ||
| Sales and distribution costs | 403 | 365 | ||
| Research and development costs | 523 | 467 | ||
| Administrative costs | 371 | 358 | ||
| 2,173 | 1,950 | |||
| Recognized in the assets as: | ||||
| Change in employee costs recognized in inventories | (26) | 8 | ||
| Total employee costs | 2,147 | 1,958 | ||
| Geographical distribution: | ||||
| Denmark | 1,291 | 1,203 | ||
| Rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa | 229 | 182 | ||
| North America | 385 | 383 | ||
| Asia Pacific | 186 | 139 | ||
| Latin America | 56 | 51 | ||
| Total employee costs | 2,147 | 1,958 | ||
| Average number of employees in the Group | 4,684 | 4,272 | ||
| Number of employees outside Denmark as a percentage of total number of employees | 55% | 51% | ||
| Reference is made to Note 43 concerning geographical distribution of employees | ||||