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TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1989
PAYROLL ΤΟ EXCEED SLIGHTLY THE
AS THE LABOUR MARKET TIGHTENS, THE RATE OF INCREASE IN PER PERSON ENGAGED CAN NORMALLY BE EXPECTED RATE OF INCREASE IN WAGES.
HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS
EXPERIENCED
WHERE, ON ACCOUNT OF RAPID AND ACUTE LABOUR SHORTAGE, MORE
AND LABOUR TURNOVER
BY THOSE WITH LESS BETTER PAID WORKERS ARE TEMPORARILY SUBSTITUTED
LATTER RATE OF INCREASE EXPERIENCE AND LOWER PAY, RESULTING IN THE EXCEEDING THE FORMER RATE.
PUBLISHED
IN THE REPORT OF WAGES, VOLUME I. SEPTEMBER 1988 PUBLICATIONS CENTRE,
THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS WHICH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
THE
DETAILED
OF NORMAL HOURS IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE VOLUME II ISSUE OF
CONTAINING REPORT OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER
WORKING DAYS OF WORK AND AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE EARLY NEXT MONTH.
NUMBER
OF STANDARD
THE WAGES AND ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO
THE SECTION OF STATISTICS
CENSUS AND COSTS
STATISTICS LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.
TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC
SECTORS
INDEXES (MARCH 1982=100)
SELECTED MAJOR
ECONOMIC SECTORS
SEPT. 1987
DEC 1987
+
MAR.
1988
JUN.
SEPT. 1988 1988
% CHANGE SEP.88/ SEP.87
MANUFACTURING
148.4
149.5
154.6 158.3
161.1
+ 8.6
WHOLESALE/RETAIL,
141.5
146.5 151.6 154.8 159.6
+12.8
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES
AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
170.4
BUSINESS SERVICES
155.8
170.3 177.9 184.6
155.8
188.2
+10.4
PERSONAL SERVICES
145.7
146.6 155.3
168.2 178.2 182.3
160.5 171.3
+17.0
+17.6
ALL SECTORS ABOVE
149.4
151.2
156.9 161.0
164.7
+10.2
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