Salaries in the tertiary services sector continued to increase
rapidly. For example, payroll per person engaged in the
wholesale and retail sector was 7% higher in real terms in
December 1981 than in December 1980.
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Construction
wage rates, for which monthly
statistics are available, increased in money terms by 12%
during the twelve months ending February 1982. There was thus
no increase in real terms. The situation varied between
workers with different skills. Wage rates for divers, for
example, who were in short supply, increased by 76% during the
twelve months ending February 1982 whereas wage rates for
steel benders increased by only 9%.
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