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Table 19
Appendices I 467
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry Sector
Wage index
(September 1992=100)
2002
2006
2007
Industry sector
Nominal wage index
Manufacturing
146.4
148.9
151.9
(-1.4)
(+3.2)
(+2.0)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
149.1
147.7
151.4
trades, restaurants and hotels
(-1.4)
(+1.4)
(+2.5)
Transport services
150.6
147.6
151.5
(+0.5)
(+0.4)
(+2.6)
Financing, insurance, real estate
155.1
162.0
167.2
and business services
(+0.3)
(+3.4)
(+3.2)
Personal services
151.1
155.1
160.9
(-0.1)
(+6.1)
(+3.8)
All selected industries(1)
149.3
150.1
154.1
(-0.8)
(+2.0)
(+2.7)
Real wage index
Manufacturing
115.8
114.8
113.3
(-2.5)
(+1.2)
(-1.4)
Wholesale, retail and import/export
117.8
113.9
112.9
trades, restaurants and hotels
(-2.5)
(-0.5)
(-0.9)
Transport services
119.1
113.8
113.0
(-0.5)
(-1.5)
(-0.8)
Financing, insurance, real estate
122.6
124.9
124.7
and business services
(-0.8)
(+1.5)
(-0.2)
Personal services
119.5
119.6
120.0
(-1.1)
(+4.2)
(+0.4)
All selected industries(1)
118.0
115.7
114.9
(-1.8)
(+0.1)
(-0.7)
Notes: Figures refer to December of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same
period of the preceding year.
Real wage index is derived by deflating the corresponding Nominal wage index by 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.
Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)
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