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Table 19

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry

Wage index (September 1992=100)

Industry

2004

2008

2009

Nominal wage index

Manufacturing

146.2

159.9

155.3

(-)

(+1.4)

(-2.9)

Import/export, wholesale and

154.4

165.1

166.2

retail trades

(-)

(+0.3)

(+0.7)

Transportation

144.6

149.1

151.6

(-)

(-1.0)

(+1.7)

Accommodation and food services

126.0

131.6

131.4

(-)

(+1.9)

(-0.2)

Financing and insurance

161.7

170.3

174.0

(-)

(-0.1)

(+2.1)

Real estate leasing and maintenance

152.0

162.0

164.0

management

(-)

(+1.0)

(+1.2)

Professional and business services

137.1

153.0

156.4

(----)

(+3.5)

(+2.2)

Personal services

All selected industries(1)

164.5

145.4

188.1

187.9

(-1.2)

(-0.1)

156.6

157.9

(-)

(+0.9)

(+0.8)

Real wage index

Manufacturing

116.4

117.8

112.5

(----)

(+0.2)

(-4.4)

Import/export, wholesale and

retail trades

122.9

121.6

120.4

(----)

(-1.0)

(-0.9)

Transportation

115.1

109.8

109.8

(----)

(-2.2)

(§)

Accommodation and food services

100.3

96.9

95.2

(----)

(+0.6)

(-1.8)

Financing and insurance

128.7

125.4

126.1

(-)

(-1.3)

(+0.5)

Real estate leasing and maintenance

management

121.0

119.3

118.8

(-)

(-0.3)

(-0.4)

Professional and business services

109.2

112.7

113.4

(-)

(+2.2)

(+0.6)

Personal services

131.0

138.5

136.2

(-)

(-2.4)

(-1.7)

All selected industries(1)

115.8

115.3

114.4

(-)

(-0.4)

(-0.8)

Notes: Figures refer to December of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same

period of the preceding year.

Figures are compiled based on Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) Version 2.0 and the series has been backcasted to 2004. For years prior to 2004, only figures in HSIC Version 1.1 are available. Hence, percentage changes for 2004 over 2003 based on HSIC Version 2.0 cannot be provided.

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 the Labour Earnings Survey, including the electricity and gas supply industry, sewerage and waste management activities industry and publishing activities industry, the statistics of which are not separately shown. Change within ±0.05%.

§

Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (1), Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)