Table 19
Appendices 483
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry
Wage index (September 1992=100)
Industry
2006
2010
2011
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
148.7
153.7
170.0
(+0.2)
(-1.0)
(+10.6)
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades
159.6
173.5
188.1
(+1.6)
(+4.4)
(+8.4)
Transportation
146.9
153.9
161.8
(+0.3)
(+1.5)
(+5.1)
Accommodation(1) and food services
128.1
135.8
150.6
(+0.9)
(+3.4)
(+10.9)
Financing and insurance
162.1
177.9
190.3
(-0.7)
(+2.2)
(+7.0)
Real estate leasing and maintenance management
156.8
167.1
186.6
(+2.2)
(+1.9)
(+11.6)
Professional and business services
142.5
162.0
185.8
(+5.5)
(+3.6)
(+14.7)
Personal services
182.0
196.3
222.0
(+11.4)
(+4.4)
(+13.1)
All selected industries(2)
151.0
163.1
178.3
(+2.2)
(+3.3)
(+9.4)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
114.6
107.0
112.4
(-1.7)
(-4.2)
(+5.1)
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades
122.9
120.7
124.3
(-0.4)
(+1.0)
(+3.0)
Transportation
113.1
107.1
106.9
(-1.6)
(-1.7)
(-0.1)
Accommodation(1) and food services
98.7
94.5
99.6
(-1.0)
(+0.1)
(+5.3)
Financing and insurance
124.9
123.8
125.8
(-2.6)
(-1.0)
(+1.6)
Real estate leasing and maintenance management
120.8
116.3
123.3
(+0.2)
(-1.3)
(+6.0)
Professional and business services
109.8
112.8
122.8
(+3.4)
(+0.3)
(+8.9)
Personal services
140.2
136.6
146.7
(+9.3)
(+1.1)
(+7.4)
All selected industries(2)
116.3
113.5
117.9
(+0.2)
(§)
(+3.9)
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 2009/10-based CPI(A).
(1) Accommodation services sector covers hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments
providing short term accommodation.
(2) Figures refer to all industries covered by the Wage Enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey, including
§
the electricity and gas supply industry, sewerage and waste management activities industry and publishing activities industry, the statistics of which are not separately shown. Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
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