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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1986
A COMPARISON OF THE DECEMBER 1985 AND SEPTEMBER 1985 INDEXES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 1.5 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 0.1 PER CENT AND FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY O.5 PER CENT WHILE THAT FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR DECREASED BY 0.1 PER CENT.
THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1984 TO DECEMBER 1985 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 1. DETAILED BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.
THE OVERALL REAL WAGE INDEX, AT 101.3 IN DECEMBER 1985, WAS 3.5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1984 AND 1.9 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1985.
FROM DECEMBER 1984 TO DECEMBER 1985, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.2 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 2 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 6.9 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 5.3 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 3.8 PER CENT.
COMPARING DECEMBER 1985 WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 1.7 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 2.8 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.3 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.7 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.2 PER CENT.
THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1984 TO DECEMBER 1985 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN
IN TABLE 3.
THESE NOMINAL AND REAL WAGE INDEXES ARE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONDUCTED EACH QUARTER BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT COYERING BOTH MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS (EXCLUDING WORKERS AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS) IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR, THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR AND THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR.
SUCH INDEXES MEASURE CHANGES IN WAGE RATES BY HOLDING THE STRUCTURAL PATTERN OF THE LABOUR FORCE WITH RESPECT TO INDUSTRY, OCCUPATION, SEX AND MODE OF PAYMENT THE SAME AS THAT OF MARCH 1982, WHICH IS THE BASE PERIOD OF THE WAGE INDEXES.
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