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Table 19
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry Sector
Wage index
(September 1992=100)
2000
2004
2005
Industry sector
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
145.7
140.3
141.0
(+2.2)
(-1.1)
(+0.5)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
150.6
142.4
144.5
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+1.3)
(-1.9)
(+1.5)
Transport services
148.9
146.5
147.2
(-3.1)
(-0.3)
(+0.5)
Financing, insurance, real estate
160.5
154.2
155.0
and business services
(+2.1)
(-2.0)
(+0.5)
Personal services
154.7
150.9
144.2
(+0.1)
(+3.3)
(-4.5)
All selected industries(1)
151.0
144.7
145.8
(+1.1)
(-1.3)
(+0.8)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
108.8
112.1
111.0
(+4.6)
(-2.3)
(-1.0)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
112.4
113.8
113.8
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+3.7)
(-3.1)
(-0.1)
Transport services
111.2
117.1
115.9
(-0.8)
(-1.5)
(-1.0)
Financing, insurance, real estate
119.9
123.3
122.0
and business services
(+4.5)
(-3.1)
(-1.0)
Personal services
115.6
120.7
113.6
(+2.5)
(+2.1)
(-5.9)
All selected industries(1)
112.8
115.6
114.8
(+3.5)
(-2.5)
(-0.7)
Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same
period of the preceding year.
As from 2001, the Real Wage Indices are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage Indices by the 1999/2000-based CPI(A). To facilitate comparison, Real Wage Indices prior to 2001 have been re-compiled using the 1999/2000-based CPI(A).
(1) Figures refer to all industries covered by the Wage Enquiry of Labour Earnings Survey, including the
electricity and gas sector.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)