1
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1989
HENCE,
IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS
ΤΟ TEND WORKED,
BE
THE OF
STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED ACTUALLY SENSITIVE
CHANGES TO TIMING OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY, AND THE COMPOSITION THE LABOUR FORCE.
AS A RESULT, MOVEMENTS IN WAGE RATES DO NOT NECESSARILY CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.
FINDINGS ARE
PUBLISHED IN
A
REPORT OF WAGES, DECEMBER 1988 WHICH
THE SURVEY SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOL. I + WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
CONTAINING
DETAILED
THE VOL. II ISSUE OF THE REPORT OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER OF NORMAL HOURS OF WORK AND NUMBER OF STANDARD WORKING DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY MAY 1989.
AVAILABLE
WAGES STATISTICS
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE LABOUR COSTS
AND STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NOS. 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.
AND
TABLE 1 : NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS
INDEXES {
(MARCH 1982 = 100)
* CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS
DEC.
MAR.
JUN.
SEPT.
DEC.
DEC.88/
1987
1988
1988
1988
1988 DEC.87
MANUFACTURING
149.5
154.6
158.3
161.1
161.9 + 8.3
WHOLESALE/RETAIL,
146.5
151.6
154.8
159.6
164.4 +12.2
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
170.3
177.9
184.6 188.2
190.4 +11.8
BUSINESS SERVICES
155.8
168.2
178.2
182.3
PERSONAL SERVICES
146.6
155.3
160.5
185.4 +19.0
171.3 178.7 +21.9
ALL SECTORS ABOVE
151.2
156.9
161.0 164.7
166.6
+10.2
/TABLE 2: