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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 25
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry Sector
Industry sector
Wage index (September 1992=100)
1997
1998
1999
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
142.2
143.3
142.5
(+5.3)
(+0.8)
(-0.6)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
147.0
148.9
148.6
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+7.7)
(+1.3)
(-0.2)
Transport services
149.7
156.2
153.7
(+7.0)
(+4.3)
(-1.6)
Financing, insurance, real estate
153.8
160.4
157.3
and business services
(+7.4)
(+4.3)
(-1.9)
Personal services
149.0
154.6
154.6
(+5.7)
(+3.7)
(@)
All selected industries"
147.3 (+7.1)
150.6
(+2.2)
149.4 (-0.8)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
100.8
99.3
(#)
(-1.5)
103.9 (+4.6)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
104.2
103.2
108.3
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+2.3)
(-1.0)
(+4.9)
Transport services
106.2
108.2
112.0
(+1.6)
(+1.9)
(+3.5)
Financing, insurance, real estate
109.1
111.1
114.6
and business services
(+2.0)
(+1.9)
(+3.1)
Personal services
105.7
107.1
112.7
(+0.4)
(+1.4)
(+5.2)
All selected industries"
104.5
104.4
108.9
(+1.7)
(-0.1)
(+4.4)
Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. Figures in brackets are percentage changes over the previous year.
(1) Figures refer to all industries covered by the Labour Earnings Survey, including the electricity and gas sector. @Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5083)