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Table 20

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Average Wage Rates for Employees up to Supervisory Level (Excluding Managerial and Professional Employees) by Industry for December 2010

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Industry

Manufacturing

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

Transportation

Accommodation and food services

Financing and insurance

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

Professional and business services

Personal services

All selected industries(1)

Notes: Figures are compiled based on Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0.

HK$

All selected occupations Average monthly salaries

9,556

14,773

15,034

9,685

17,767

8,908

7,894

12,403

12,003

(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.

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

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5550)

Table 21

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Employed Persons by Monthly Employment Earnings

Monthly employment earnings (HK$)

<3,000

3,000-3,999

4,000-4,999

5,000-5,999

6,000-6,999

7,000-7,999

8,000-8,999

9,000-9,999

10,000-13,999

14,000-19,999

20,000-29,999

> 30,000

Total

Median monthly employment earnings (HK$)

Thousands

2005

2009

2010

149.6

135.4

114.1

256.5

271.6

270.5

129.7

93.0

82.2

192.0

134.8

118.6

242.1

226.1

209.1

233.2

236.9

239.5

248.8

283.7

278.9

204.2

217.6

214.5

565.0

611.6

665.7

398.8

431.7

439.2

346.7

398.4

394.5

369.8

439.2

465.8

3 336.6

3 479.8

3 492.5

10,000

10,500

11,000

Note: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.

Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)

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