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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)

1999

2000

2001

Nominal wage index

Manufacturing

142.5

145.7

(-0.6)

(+2.2)

149.6 (+2.7)

Wholesale, retail and import/export

148.6

150.6

152.3

trades, restaurants and hotels

(-0.2)

(+1.3)

(+1,1)

Transport services

153.7

148.9

149.4

(-1.6)

(-3.1)

(+0.3)

Financing, insurance, real estate

157.3

160.5

157.7

and business services

(-1.9)

(+2.1)

(-1.7)

Personal services

154.6

154.7

156.9

(@)

(+0.1)

(+1.4)

All selected industries"

149.4

151.0

152.1

(-0.8)

(+1.1)

(+0.7)

Real wage index

Manufacturing

104.0

108.8

112.7

(+4.6)

(+4.6)

(+3.6)

Wholesale, retail and import/export

108.4

112.4

114.8

trades, restaurants and hotels

(+4.9)

(+3.7)

(+2.1)

Transport services

112.1

111.2

112.6

(+3.5)

(-0.8)

(+1.3)

Financing, insurance, real estate

114.7

119.9

118.9

and business services

(+3.1)

(+4.5)

(-0.8)

Personal services

112.8

115.6

118.2

(+5.2)

(+2.5)

(+2.3)

All selected industries"

109.0 (+4.4)

112.8

114.6

(+3.5)

(+1.6)

Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. Figures in brackets are percentage changes over the previous year.

As from 2001, the Real Wage Indices are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage Indices by the 1999/2000-based CPI(A). To facilitate comparison, Real Wage Indices prior to 2001 have been re-compiled using the 1999/2000-based CPI(A).

(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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