9
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MONDAY, JULY 18, 1994
FOR THE COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR, AVERAGE EARNINGS INCREASED BY 18.8% IN NOMINAL TERMS, OR 10.0% IN REAL TERMS. THE WAGE INDEX FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR ROSE BY
IN NOMINAL TERMS OR 6.6% IN REAL TERMS.
15.1%
CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE EARNINGS BETWEEN MARCH 1993 AND MARCH 1994 FOR SELECTED SECTORS, IN BOTH NOMINAL AND REAL TERMS, ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1. CORRESPONDING CHANGES IN THE WAGE INDICES ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
STATISTICS ON AVERAGE EARNINGS (THAT IS PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED) ARE COMPILED AT QUARTERLY INTERVALS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE WAGE INDICES ARE COMPILED FROM THE SAME SURVEY AT HALF- YEARLY INTERVALS FOR MARCH AND SEPTEMBER OF THE YEAR. THE WAGE INDICES COVER BOTH MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS UP TO THE SUPERVISORY LEVEL.
EARNINGS INCLUDE WAGES AS WELL AS ALL OTHER IRREGULAR RECEIPTS SUCH AS BONUSES AND OVERTIME ALLOWANCES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT STATISTICS LABOUR EARNINGS TEND TO SHOW LARGER QUARTER-TO-QUARTER CHANGES,
BY AFFECTED
THE NUMBER OF HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED AND PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY.
ON
THE
TIMING
OF
DETAILED
BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE THE "QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, MARCH 1994" AND THE "HALF-YEARLY REPORT OF WAGE STATISTICS, 1994".
PUBLISHED
IN
MARCH
WILL THEY
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PER $32
COPY RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND
FLOOR, PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG,
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED, PLEASE CONTACT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 5076. AS FOR ENQUIRIES ON WAGE STATISTICS, PLEASE CALL THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4744.
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