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TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1989

PAYROLL ΤΟ EXCEED SLIGHTLY THE

AS THE LABOUR MARKET TIGHTENS, THE RATE OF INCREASE IN PER PERSON ENGAGED CAN NORMALLY BE EXPECTED RATE OF INCREASE IN WAGES.

HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS

EXPERIENCED

WHERE, ON ACCOUNT OF RAPID AND ACUTE LABOUR SHORTAGE, MORE

AND LABOUR TURNOVER

BY THOSE WITH LESS BETTER PAID WORKERS ARE TEMPORARILY SUBSTITUTED

LATTER RATE OF INCREASE EXPERIENCE AND LOWER PAY, RESULTING IN THE EXCEEDING THE FORMER RATE.

PUBLISHED

IN THE REPORT OF WAGES, VOLUME I. SEPTEMBER 1988 PUBLICATIONS CENTRE,

THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS WHICH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

THE

DETAILED

OF NORMAL HOURS IS EXPECTED TO BE

THE VOLUME II ISSUE OF

CONTAINING REPORT OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER

WORKING DAYS OF WORK AND AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE EARLY NEXT MONTH.

NUMBER

OF STANDARD

THE WAGES AND ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO

THE SECTION OF STATISTICS

CENSUS AND COSTS

STATISTICS LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.

TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC

SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982=100)

SELECTED MAJOR

ECONOMIC SECTORS

SEPT. 1987

DEC 1987

+

MAR.

1988

JUN.

SEPT. 1988 1988

% CHANGE SEP.88/ SEP.87

MANUFACTURING

148.4

149.5

154.6 158.3

161.1

+ 8.6

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

141.5

146.5 151.6 154.8 159.6

+12.8

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

170.4

BUSINESS SERVICES

155.8

170.3 177.9 184.6

155.8

188.2

+10.4

PERSONAL SERVICES

145.7

146.6 155.3

168.2 178.2 182.3

160.5 171.3

+17.0

+17.6

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

149.4

151.2

156.9 161.0

164.7

+10.2

/TABLE 2: