APPENDICES
APPENDIX 29
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry Sector
Industry sector
Wage index (September 1992=100)
1998
1999
2000
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
143.3
142.5
145.7
(+0.8)
(-0.6)
(+2.2)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
148.9
148.6
150.6
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+1.3)
(-0.2)
(+1.3)
Transport services
156.2
153.7
148.9
(+4.3)
(-1.6)
(-3.1)
Financing, insurance, real estate
160.4
157.3
160.5
and business services
(+4.3)
(-1.9)
(+2.1)
Personal services
154.6
154.6
154.7
(+3.7)
(@)
(+0.1)
All selected industries"
150.6
149.4
151.0
(+2.2)
(-0.8)
(+1.1)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
99.3
103.9
108.5
(-1.5)
(+4.6)
(+4.4)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
103.2
108.3
112.1
trades, restaurants and hotels
(-1.0)
(+4.9)
(+3.5)
Transport services
108.2
112.0
(+1.9)
(+3.5)
110.9 (-1.0)
Financing, insurance, real estate
111.1
114.6
119.5
and business services
(+1.9)
(+3.1)
(+4.3)
Personal services
107.1
112.7
115.2
(+1,4)
(+5.2)
(+2.3)
All selected industries"
104.4
108.9
112.5
(-0.1)
(+4.4)
(+3.3)
Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. Figures in brackets are percentage changes over the previous year.
(1) Figures refer to all industries covered by the Wage Enquiry of Labour Earnings Survey, including the electricity and gas sector. @Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5083)
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