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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991

THAT

TOTAL PAYROLL IS THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT CASH PAYMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS, AND THEREFORE ALSO INCLUDES OVERTIME PAY AND OTHER NON-GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCE.

OF

HENCE,

STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED TEND TO BE SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED, THE TIMING OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY, AND THE COMPOSITION THE LABOUR FORCE.

AS A RESULT, MOVEMENTS IN WAGES RATES DO NOT NECESSARILY CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.

I

THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN A REPORT ON HALF-YEARLY SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOL. SEPTEMBER 1990 WHICH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 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 AND NUMBER OF STANDARD WORKING DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN MID FEBRUARY 1991.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE WAGES AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 823 4744 OR 823 4747.

TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

MANUFACTURING

SEPT. 1989

MAR.

1990

SEPT. 1990

* CHANGE SEBT. 1990/ MAR. 1990

% CHANGE SEPT. 1990/ SEPT. 1989

180.6

192.2

202.8

+5.5

+12.3

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

181.0

194.3 200.9

+3.4

+11.0

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

222.3

229.9 253.5

+10.3

+14.0

BUSINESS SERVICES

217.0

235. 4 252.7

+7.3

+16.5

PERSONAL SERVICES

209.4

224.4 237.2

+5.7

+13.3

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

186.7

199.t 210.3

+5.6

+12.6

/TABLE 2