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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1988

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CASH

TOTAL PAYROLL, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT

THE ABOVE PAYMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS. APART FROM

INCLUDES OVERTIME PAY AND MENTIONED CASH RECEIPTS, IT ALSO

OTHER NON-GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.

PERSON ENGAGED TEND то HENCE, STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER

BE

NUMBER OF HOURS SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE

ACTUALLY WORKED, THE OF 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.

ARE FINDINGS

PUBLISHED THE SURVEY

A IN

OF REPORT

WAGES, VOL. 1, JUNE 1988 WHICH SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

THE VOL. II ISSUE OF THE REPORT CONTAINING DETAILED

EXPECTED

HOURS

TO BE

OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER OF NORMAL

NUMBER OF STANDARD OF WORK AND

WORKING DAYS IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.

CENSUS AND

WAGES AND STATISTICS

TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

JUN.

1987

SEPT. 1987

DEC. MAR. 1987 1988

JUN.

1988

MANUFACTURING

146.2

148.4

149.5

154.

6

158.3

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

137.5

141.

5 146.5

151.6

154.8

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

166.6

170.4 170.3

177.9

184.6

145.7

152.6 155.8 155.8

141.0

168.2

178.2

146.6 155.3

160.5

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

146.5

149.4 151.2

156.9

161.0

TABLE 2:

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