FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1987
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WAGE INDICES FOR MARCH 1987
THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR MARCH 1987, AT 142.9, INCREASED BY 8.6 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986 AND BY 3. 8 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1986. ACCORDING ΤΟ STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1987 AND MARCH 1986 INDICES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 8.3 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 8.9 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 8.1 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 9.7 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 8.7 PER CENT.
A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1987 AND DECEMBER 1986 INDICES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR BOTH THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.9 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 4.3 PER CENT: FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 3.5 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 2.7 PER CENT.
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THE NOMINAL WAGE INDICES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1986 ΤΟ MARCH 1987 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.
1987, WAS 3.9
THE OVERALL REAL WAGE INDEX, AT 106.6 IN MARCH PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT IN MARCH 1986 AND 2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT IN DECEMBER 1986.
FROM MARCH 1986 TO MARCH 1987, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR BOTH THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.6 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 4.3 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 5.1 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 4 PER CENT.
COMPARING MARCH 1987 WITH DECEMBER 1986, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 2.1 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 2.5 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.6 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 0.9 PER CENT.
THE REAL WAGE INDICES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1986 TO MARCH 1987 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 3.
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