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TABLE 2 : NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

X CHANGE

SELECTED

MAJOR

ECONOMIC SECTORS

DEC.

MAR.

1987

1988

JUN. SEPT. 1988 1988

DEC. DEC.88/ 1988 DEC.87

GARMENTS

133.1

135.7

138.0

139.7

140.0 + 5.2

GLOVES

153.9

159.5

164.2

169.3

170.1 +10.5

HANDBAGS

142.8

147.2

146.9

151.4

151.1 + 5.8

COTTON SPINNING/WEAVING 165.5

172.0

173.6

174.7

175.0

+ 6.7

KNITTING

148.2

150.0

152.4

152.9

153.8 + 3.8

BLEACHING AND DYEING

169.3

175.2

180.1

181.9

182.4 + 7.7

PRINTING

164.1

170.5

182.5

186.7

190.9 +16.3

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

146.4 151.2

156.5

159.9

160.4 + 9.6

METAL PRODUCTS

154.3 160.9

166.3

170.4

174.8 +13.3

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

177.2

ELECTRONICS

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

176.1

168.6

165.0 175.3 180.4

182.8 187.3

182.5

186.7 189.4 +12.3

183.9 183.9 +11.5

191.0

190.9 + 8.4

MANUFACTURING

149.5

154.6

158.3

161.1

161.9 + 8.3

TABLE 3: