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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1994

HOWEVER, STATISTICS ON FRINGE BENEFITS ARE SEPARATELY COMPILED. THEY ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OF EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY ENTITLED TO THEM.

DETAILS OF THE SALARY MOVEMENT, AVERAGE SALARY RATE FOR MAJOR OCCUPATIONS, AND STATISTICS ON EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENT TO VARIOUS FRINGE BENEFITS, TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY, ARE PUBLISHED IN THE "1994 REPORT OF SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT)"

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THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT $25 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE SALARY INDICES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE WAGES AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4746 OR 582 5595.

NOMINAL SALARY INDICES (A) AND (B) ANALYSED BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS FOR JUNE 1994

(JUNE 1983 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR

NOMINAL SALARY

INDEX (A)

NOMINAL SALARY

INDEX (B)

MANUFACTURING/ELECTRICITY AND GAS

294.3 (+8.0)

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.

AND RELATED TRADES

408.4 (+12.2)

322.8 (+12.4)

493.2 (+18.4)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES

316.3 (+10.8)

467.3 (+13.7)

TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION

278.3 (+10.3)

413.3 (+12.9)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE

361.8

(+9.8)

498.8 (+13.5)

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

319.6 (+10.4)

464.2 (+14.7)

NOTE: FIGURES IN BRACKETS ARE PERCENTAGE CHANGES FOR JUNE 1994 OVER JUNE 1993.

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