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Table 19

APPENDICES

(Chapter 6: 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

2002

2003

Nominal wage index

Manufacturing

143.3

147.3

141.8

(+0.8)

(-1.5)

(-3.7)

Wholesale, retail and import/export

148.9

148.9

145.1

trades, restaurants and hotels

(+1.3)

(-2.2)

(-2.6)

Transport services

156.2

149.4

146.9

(+4.3)

(§)

(-1.6)

Financing, insurance, real estate

160.4

157.8

157.3

and business services

(+4.3)

($)

(-0.3)

Personal services

154.6

152.2

146.0

(+3.7)

(-3.0)

(-4.1)

All selected industries(!)

150.6

149.7

146.6

(+2.2)

(-1.5)

(-2.1)

Real wage index

Manufacturing

99.4

115.9

114.7

(-1.4)

(+2.8)

(-1.0)

Wholesale, retail and import/export

103.3

117.2

117.4

trades, restaurants and hotels

(-0.9)

(+2.1)

(+0.2)

Transport services

108.3

117.5

118.9

(+2.0)

(+4.4)

(+1.1)

Financing, insurance, real estate

111.2

124.1

127.3

and business services

(+1.9)

(+4.4)

(+2.5)

Personal services

107.2

119.8

118.2

(+1.4)

(+1.3)

(−1.3)

All selected industries(1)

104.4

117.8

118.6

(-0.1)

(+2.8)

(+0.7)

Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding 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.: 2887 5550)