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APPENDIX J

TRANSITION OF TEXTILE WORKERS' WAGES

Average (Regular Pay)

Nominal Wages

Real Wages

Consumer Price

Yen

Index

Index

Index

1960

11.893

100.0

100.0

100.0

1961

13,161

111.2

105.6

105.3

1962

15,388

129.2

114.8

112-5

1963

16,880

141.0

116.5

121.0

1964

18,607

157.2

125.2

125.6

1965

20,833

175.1

129.5

135.2

1966

22,970

192.1

135.2

142.1

1967

25,151

210.3

142.5

147.6

1968

28,770

241.9

155.6

155.5

Annual Rate of

2,110

11.7

5.7

5.7

Wages Increase

SOURCE: Ministry of Labour "Monthly Labour Statistics"

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