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THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN A REPORT OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOL. I. JUNE 1989 WHICH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

THE VOL. II ISSUE OF THE REPORT CONTAINING DETAILED OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER OF NORMAL HOURS OF WORK AND NUMBER OF STANDARD WORKING DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE EARLY NEXT MONTH.

TO THE AND

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE MADE KAGES AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.

TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

JUN. SEPT. 1988

DEC. 1988 1988

MAR. JUN. 1989 1989

% CHANGE JUN, 897 JUN.88

MANUFACTURING

158. 3 161.1

161.9 171.3 177.6

+12.2

154.8

159.6

164.4

174.8 177.5

+14.7

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

184.6 188.2

190.4

199.9 208.9

+13.2

BUSINESS SERVICES

178.2 182.3

185.4

201.7 209.6

+17.6

PERSONAL SERVICES

160.5 171.3

178.7 194.8 202.2

+26.0

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

161.0

164.7 166.6 176.7 182.7

+13.5

TABLE 2: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR

INDUSTRIES

JUN.

SEPT. DEC. 1988 1988 1988

MAR.

JUN. 1989 1989

X CHANGE JUN.89/ JUN. 88

GARMENTS

138.0

GLOVES

164 .2

139.7 140.0

169.3 170.1 189.1 192.8

144.2 149.9

+ 8.6

+17.4

/HANDBAGS

146.9

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