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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1992

ANALYSED BY

BUSINESS SERVICES

INDIVIDUAL SECTORS, THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX IN SHOWED THE FASTEST YEAR-ON-YRAR RATE OF INCREASE (12.3%), FOLLOWED BY TRANSPORT SERVICES (12.1%). PERSONAL SERVICES (10.8%), WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND

HOTELS (10.3%), AND MANUFACTURING (8.7%).

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1991. AND BEARING IN MIND THIS COMPARISON COULD BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, THE LARGEST INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE RUSINESS SERVICES (8.0%), FOLLOWED BY PERSONAL SERVICES (7.9%), WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS (5.9%), MANUFACTURING (4.1%), AND TRANSPORT SERVICES (3.1%).

THE WAGE INDEXES ARE DERIVED FROM THE RESULTS OF THE HALF- YEARLY SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY COVERS BOTH MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS (EXCLUDING EMPLOYEES AT ADMINISTRATIVK AND PROFESSIONAJ, LEVELS J IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES IN FIVE MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS. THE BASE PERIOD OF THE WAGE INDEXES TS MARCH 1982.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT DREW ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAGE INDEXES AND THE INDEXES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AT QUARTERLY INTERVALS.

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HE POINTED OUT THAT IN ADDITION TO WAGES WHICH INCLUDE ALL REGULAR PAYMENTS, PAYROLL ALSO INCLUDES OVERTIME PAY AND OTHER NON- GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCE.

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

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THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN A REPORT ON HALF-YEARLY SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOLUME MARCH 1992 WHICH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT $10 A COPY A'T THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACK, AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAT, HONG KONG.

VOLUME 11 OF THE REPORT CONTA IN ENG DETAILED OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER OF NORMAL HOURS OF WORK AND NUMBER OF STANDARD WORKING DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN MID-

AUGUST.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE DIRECTED TO AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 582 4744 OR 582 5595.

THE WAGES STATISTICS

THE NOMINAL AND REAL WAGE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1991 TO MARCH 1992 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARK GIVEN IN TARLE 1 AND TABLE 2 RESPECTIVELY. DETA | LED BREAKDOWNS OF THE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TARLE 3.

NOMINAL WAGE

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