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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1984

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WAGE INDEXES FOR SEPTEMBER 1983

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THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX, AT 111 IN SEPTEMBER 1983, SHOWS INCREASES OF 1 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1983 AND OF 8 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1982, ACCORDING TO WAGE INDEXES FOR SEPTEMBER 1983 PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

WHEN SEPTEMBER 1983 IS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1983, THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR AND THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EACH INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT, AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 5 PER CENT.

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 3.

WHEN SEPTEMBER 1983 IS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1982, THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR AND THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR EACH INCREASED BY 8 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT, AND FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 7 PER CENT.

THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1982 TO SEPTEMBER 1983 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 1.

THE OVERALL REAL WAGE INDEX STOOD AT 96 IN SEPTEMBER 1983, DECREASING BY 2 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1983 AND BY 3 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1982.

WHEN SEPTEMBER 1983 IS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1983, THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR AND THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EACH DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT, BUT THAT FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT.

COMPARISON OF SEPTEMBER 1983 WITH SEPTEMBER 1982 SHOWS THAT THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECLINED BY 2 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 4 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 2 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 3 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 2 PER CENT.

THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1982 TO SEPTEMBER 1983 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.

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