Table 19
Appendices
6
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry
Industry
Wage Index (September 1992=100)
2012
2016
2017
Nominal Wage Index
Manufacturing
172.8
206.8
214.8
(+1.6)
(+3.9)
(+3.9)
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades
195.1
216.3
222.8
(+3.7)
(+2.8)
(+3.0)
Transportation
166.4
195.3
200.8
(+2.9)
(+3.3)
(+2.8)
Accommodation(1) and food services
163.2
195.1
204.2
(+8.4)
(+4,8)
(+4.7)
Financing and insurance
201.8
230.0
238.2
(+6.1)
(+3.2)
(+3.6)
Real estate leasing and maintenance management
199.8
239.9
250.8
(+7.1)
(+3.5)
(+4.5)
Professional and business services
192.7
247.5
258.8
(+3.7)
(+4.5)
(+4.6)
Personal services
240.7
301.9
313.9
(+8.4)
(+4.9)
(+4.0)
All selected industries(2)
187.5
219.6
227.9
(+5.1)
(+3.6)
(+3.8)
Real Wage Index
Manufacturing
109.6
113.6
116,1
(-2.5)
(+2.8)
(+2.2)
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades
123.7
118.8
120.4
(-0.5)
(+1.7)
(+1.3)
Transportation
105.5
107.3
108.5
(-1.3)
(+2.2)
(+1.1)
Accommodation(1) and food services
103.5
107.2
110.4
(+4.0)
(+3.7)
(+3.0)
Financing and insurance
128.0
126.3
128.7
(+1.8)
(+2.1)
(+1.9)
Real estate leasing and maintenance management
126.7
131.8
135.6
(+2.7)
(+2.4)
(+2.8)
Professional and business services
122.2
135.9
139.9
(-0.5)
(+3.4)
(+2.9)
Personal services
152.6
165.8
169.6
(+4.0)
(+3.8)
(+2.3)
All selected industries(2)
118.9
120.7
123.2
(+0.9)
(+2.5)
(+2.1)
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 index by the 2014/15-based CPI(A).
(1) 'Accommodation services' refers to 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 shown separately.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
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