476 Appendices
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%.
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Source: Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (1), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)
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