TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1992
SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ON WAGE STATISTICS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES
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MONTHLY DIGEST OF THE JANUARY 1992 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG STATISTICS CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE WHICH GIVES ANALYSIS OF WAGE STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1982 TO 1991.
THE AVERAGE WAGE RATE FOR WORKERS UP TO THE SUPERVISORY. IN 41 SELECTED INDUSTRIES HAS INCREASED BY OVER 130 PER CENT IN TERMS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS AND OVER 14 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS.
IN INDEXES
MOVEMENTS ARTICLE,
IN THE ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE COMPARED.
OF WAGE
LEVEL MONEY
FIVE MAJOR
THE
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS FURTHER ANALYSED BY LOOKING AT CHANGES IN WAGE INDEXES OVER TIME IN SOME 20 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
OF
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THE AVERAGE BASIC WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR TWO GROUPS
AND OPERATIVES,
SUPERVISORY, WORKERS, NAMELY, CRAFTSMEN AND OTHER TECHNICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS NON-PRODUCTION WORKERS IN EACH OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ARE ALSO COMPARED.
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