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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

2005

2009

2010

Nominal wage index

Manufacturing

148.4

155.3

153.7

(+1.5)

(-2.9)

(-1.0)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

157.1

166.2

173.5

(+1.8)

(+0.7)

(+4.4)

Transportation

146.4

151.6

153.9

(+1.2)

(+1.7)

(+1.5)

Accommodation and food services

126.9

131.4

135.8

(+0.7)

(-0.2)

(+3.4)

Financing and insurance

163.3

174.0

177.9

(+1.0)

(+2.1)

(+2.2)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

153.5

164.0

167.1

(+1.0)

(+1.2)

(+1.9)

Professional and business services

135.1

156.4

162.0

(-1.5)

(+2.2)

(+3.6)

Personal services

163.3

187.9

196.3

(-0.7)

(-0.1)

(+4.4)

All selected industries(1)

147.7

157.9

163.1

(+1,6)

(+0.8)

(+3.3)

Real wage index

Manufacturing

116.6

112.5

107.5

(+0.2)

(-4.4)

(-4.4)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

123.4

120.4

121.4

(+0.4)

(-0.9)

(+0.8)

Transportation

115.0

109.8

107.7

(-0.1)

(5)

(-2.0)

Accommodation and food services

99.7

95.2

95.0

(-0.6)

(-1.8)

(-0.2)

Financing and insurance

128.3

126.1

124.5

(-0.4)

(+0.5)

(-1.3)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

120.6

118.8

117.0

(-0.3)

(-0.4)

(-1.6)

Professional and business services

106.1

113.4

113.4

(-2.8)

(+0.6)

(§)

Personal services

128.3

136.2

137.4

(-2.0)

(-1.7)

(+0.9)

All selected industries(1)

116.1

114.4

114.1

(+0.2)

(-0.8)

(-0.3)

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 Version 2.0 and the series has been backcasted to 2004.

Real wage index is derived by deflating the corresponding Nominal wage index by the 2004/05-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)

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