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MONDAY, JULY 15,

JULY 15, 1985

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MARCH NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES PUBLISHED

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THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR MARCH 1985, AT 124.9 INCREASED BY 6.9 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1984 AND BY 3.1 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1984, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1985 AND MARCH 1984 INDEXES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 6.8 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 5.8 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 10.5 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 8.2 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 6.3 PER CENT.

A COMPARISON OF THE MARCH 1985 AND DECEMBER 1984 INDEXES SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.1 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 2.6 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 4.4 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 4.1 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 3.3 PER CENT.

THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1984 TO MARCH 1985

DETAILED FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 1. BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.

THE OVERALL REAL WAGE INDEX, AT 99.3 IN MARCH 1985, WAS 2.7 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT IN MARCH 1984 AND 1.4 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT IN DECEMBER 1984.

FROM MARCH 1984 TO MARCH 1985, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 2.6 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE- RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 1.6 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 6.0 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 3.9 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 2.1 PER CENT.

COMPARING MARCH 1985 WITH DECEMBER 1984, THE REAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT, FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL, IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 1.0 PER CENT, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 2.6 PER CENT, FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR BY 2.5 PER CENT AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.5 PER CENT.

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THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1984 TO MARCH 1985 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 3.

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