XN000022-1989-10-16 — Page 9

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1989

8

1988 TO JUNE 1989

THE REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD JUNE FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 3.

REAL

AND

WAGE INDEXES ARE

EMPLOYEE

DERIVED FROM

BENEFITS CONDUCTED

THE EACH

THESE NOMINAL AND

OF SURVEY

SALARIES WAGES, QUARTER BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

NON-MANUAL WORKERS (EXCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LEVELS) IN SELECTED

SECTOR,

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

AND MANUAL BOTH THIS COVERS WORKERS AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND INDUSTRIES IN

THE

MANUFACTURING THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE

BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE

SERVICES

SERVICES SECTOR.

SUCH INDEXES MEASURE CHANGES

SECTOR AND

THE

TRANSPORT PERSONAL

HOLDING THE TO INDUSTRY, OF MARCH 1982,

IN WAGE RATES BY LABOUR FORCE WITH RESPECT STRUCTURAL PATTERN OF THE OCCUPATION, SEX AND MODE OF PAYMENT THE SAME AS THAT WHICH IS THE BASE PERIOD OF THE WAGE INDEXES.

IN WHILE THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX MEASURES CHANGES IN WAGE RATES

DEFLATING THE MONEY TERMS, THE REAL WAGE INDEX, WHICH IS OBTAINED BY

MEASURES CHANGES NOMINAL WAGE INDEX BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A), IN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE WAGES RECEIVED.

THE

DREW THE INDEXES PUBLISHED AT QUARTERLY

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT A SPOKESMAN FOR ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAGE INDEXES AND OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WHICH ARE ALSO INTERVALS.

PROVIDE A MEASURE OF THE HE POINTED OUT THAT WHILE WAGE RATES

OF PER UNIT PUICE OF LABOUR, PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IS A MEASURE CAPITA EARNINGS.

AMOUNT OF REMUNERATION FOR NORMAL WAGE RATES REPRESENT THE

AND SALARIES, HOURS OF WORK, AND ARE DEFINED TO INCLUDE BASIC WAGES

COMISSION BENEFITS, COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE, MEAL ATTENDANCE BONUS AND NIGHT SHIFT ALLOWANCE.

AND

TIPS,

GOOD

GUARANTEED AND REGULAR IN ADDITION, YEAR-END BONUS AND OTHER

LESS FREQUENTLY THAN MONTHLY, BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES THAT ARE PAID

COMPILING THE WAGE ARE CONVERTED TO AN EQUIVALENT MONTHLY RATE WHEN RATE INDEXES.

CASH

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

THE ABOVE PAYMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS, APART FROM

ALSO INCLUDES OVERTIME PAY AND OTHER MENTIONED CASH RECEIPTS, IT NON-GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.

PERSON ENGAGED TEND TO BE HENCE, STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER

NUMBER OF HOURS

THE WORKED, ACTUALLY

OF

SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE TIMING OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY, AND THE COMPOSITION THE LABOUR FORCE.

AS A

RESULT,

MOVEMENTS

IN

WAGE RATES CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.

DO

NOT

NECESSARILY

THE SURVEY