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Table 19

Appendices

6

(Chapter 6: Employment)

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

Industry

Wage Index (September 1992=100)

2007

2011

2012

Nominal Wage Index

Manufacturing

157.7

170.0

172.8

(+6.0)

(+10.6)

(+1.6)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

164.6

188.1

195.1

(+3.2)

(+8.4)

(+3.7)

Transportation

150.6

161.8

166.4

(+2.5)

(+5.1)

(+2.9)

Accommodation(1) and food services

129.2

150.6

163.2

(+0.9)

(+10.9)

(+8.4)

Financing and insurance

170.5

190.3

201.8

(+5.1)

(+7.0)

(+6.1)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

160.4

186.6

199.8

(+2.3)

(+11.6)

(+7.1)

Professional and business services

147.8

185.8

192.7

(+3.7)

(+14.7)

(+3.7)

Personal services

190.3

222.0

240.7

(+4.6)

(+13.1)

(+8,4)

All selected industries(2)

155.2

178.3

187.5

(+2.8)

(+9.4)

(+5.1)

Real Wage Index

Manufacturing

117.6

112.4

109.6

(+2.6)

(+5.1)

(-2.5)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

122.8

124.3

123.7

(-0.1)

(+3.0)

(-0.5)

Transportation

112.3

106.9

105.5

(-0.7)

(-0.1)

(-1.3)

Accommodation) and food services

96.4

99.6

103.5

(-2.4)

(+5.3)

(+4.0)

Financing and insurance

127.1

125.8

128.0

(+1.8)

(+1.6)

(+1.8)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

119.6

123.3

126.7

(-1.0)

(+6.0)

(+2.7)

Professional and business services

110.2

122.8

122.2

(+0.4)

(+8.9)

(-0.5)

Personal services

141.9

146.7

152.6

(+1.2)

(+7.4)

(+4.0)

All selected industries(2)

115.8

117.9

118.9

(-0.5)

(+3.9)

(+0.9)

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 2009/10-based CPI(A).

(1)

(2)

Accommodation services sector covers hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing short-term accommodation.

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, Census and Statistics Department

(For enquiries, please call 2887 5550.)

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