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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
Industry sector
Wage index
(September 1992=100)
2003
2007
2008
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
143.2
151.9
151.5
(-2.2)
(+2.0)
(-0.2)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
146.0
151.4
152.5
trades, restaurants and hotels
(-2.1)
(+2.5)
(+0.7)
Transport services
146.7
151.5
150.5
(-2.6)
(+2.6)
(-0.7)
Financing, insurance, real estate
156.1
167.2
169.4
and business services
(+0.7)
(+3.2)
(+1.3)
Personal services
147.7
160.9
161.9
(-2.3)
(+3.8)
(+0.6)
All selected industries(1)
147.0
154.1
155.2
(-1.5)
(+2.7)
(+0.7)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
114.7
113.3
111.6
(-0.9)
(-1.4)
(-1.5)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
116.9
112.9
112.3
trades, restaurants and hotels
(-0.8)
(-0.9)
(-0.6)
Transport services
117.5
113.0
110.8
(-1.4)
(-0.8)
(-1.9)
Financing, insurance, real estate
125.0
124.7
124.7
and business services
(+2.0)
(-0.2)
(†)
Personal services
118.2
120.0
119.2
(-1.0)
(+0.4)
(-0.7)
All selected industries(1)
117.7
114.9
114.3
(-0.3)
(-0.7)
(-0.6)
Notes: Figures refer to December of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same
period of the preceding year.
Real wage index is derived by deflating the corresponding Nominal wage index by the 2004/2005-based CPI(A).
(1) Figures refer to all industries covered by the Wage Enquiry of Labour Earnings Survey, including the
electricity and gas sector.
t
Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (1), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)