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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE WAGES AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 582 4744 OR 582 4747.

TABLE 1: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

SEP. 1990

MAR. SEP. 1991 1991

X CHANGE SEP. 1991/ MAR. 1991

% CHANGE SEP. 1991/

SEP.

1990

MANUFACTURING

202.8

214.4

223.9

+4.4

+10.4

WHOLESALE, RETAIL,

200.9 212.7

221.7

+4.2

+10.4

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

253.5

265.0

288.2

+8.8

+13.7

BUSINESS SERVICES

252.7

269.3 280.2

+4.0

+10.

9

PERSONAL SERVICES

237.2 248.6 255.4

+2.7

+7.7

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

210.3 222.2

232.5

+4.6

+10.6

TABLE 2: REAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR

ECONOMIC SECTORS

SEP. 1990

MAR. 1991

SEP. 1991

% CHANGE SEP. 1991/ MAR. 1991

* CHANGE SEP. 1991/ SEP. 1990

MANUFACTURING

111.2

109.9

110.1

+0.2

-1.0

WHOLESALE, RETAIL,

110.2

109.0 109.1

+0.1

-1.0

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

139.1

135.8

141.8

+4.4

+1.9

BUSINESS SERVICES

138.6

138.0

137.8

-0.1

-0.6

PERSONAL SERVICES

130.

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127.4

125.6

- 1.

4

-3.5

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

115.3

113.8

114.4

+0.5

-0.8

/TABLE 3