Table 19
Appendices 469
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry Sector
Wage index
(September 1992=100)
2001
2005
2006
Industry sector
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
148.6
144.3
148.9
(+1.4)
(+2.5)
(+3.2)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
151.2
145.7
147.7
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+0.8)
(+1.5)
(+1.4)
Transport services
149.9
147.1
147.6
(+2.0)
(+1.4)
(+0.4)
Financing, insurance, real estate
154.7
156.7
162.0
and business services
(-2.5)
(+1.8)
(+3.4)
Personal services
151.2
146.1
155.1
(-0.9)
(-2.7)
(+6.1)
All selected industries(1)
150.6
147.2
150.1
(+0.2)
(+1.4)
(+2.0)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
118.7
113.4
114.8
(+8.1)
(+1.2)
(+1.2)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
120.8
114.5
113.9
trades, restaurants and hotels
(+7.5)
(+0.1)
(-0.5)
Transport services
119.7
115.6
113.8
(+8.7)
(§)
(-1.5)
Financing, insurance, real estate
123.5
123.1
124.9
and business services
(+4.0)
(+0.5)
(+1.5)
Personal services
120.8
114.8
119.6
(+5.7)
(-4.0)
(+4.2)
All selected industries(1)
120.3
115.6
115.7
(+6.9)
(§)
(+0.1)
Notes: Figures refer to December of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same peri-
od of the preceding year.
The Real Wage Indices of 2006 are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage Indices by the 2004/2005- based CPI(A). To facilitate comparison, Real Wage Indices prior to 2006 have been re-compiled using the 2004/2005-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)
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