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Table 19

Appendices

6

(Chapter 7: Employment)

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

Industry

Wage Index (September 1992=100)

2011

2015

2016

Nominal Wage Index

Manufacturing

170.0

199.1

206.8

(+10.6)

(+4.2)

(+3.9)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

188.1

210.5

216.3

(+8.4)

(+2.8)

(+2.8)

Transportation

161.8

189.1

195.3

(+5.1)

(+4.1)

(+3.3)

Accommodation(1) and food services

150.6

186.2

195.1

(+10.9)

(+5.3)

(+4,8)

Financing and insurance

190.3

222.8

230.0

(+7.0)

(+3.5)

(+3.2)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

186.6

231.7

239.9

(+11.6)

(+3.7)

(+3.5)

Professional and business services

185.8

236.8

247.5

(+14.7)

(+7.0)

(+4.5)

Personal services

222.0

287.8

301.9

(+13.1)

(+5.9)

(+4.9)

All selected industries(2)

178.3

211.9

219.6

(+9.4)

(+4.2)

(+3.6)

Real Wage Index

Manufacturing

112.4

110.5

113.6

(+5.0)

(+1.6)

(+2.8)

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

124.3

116.9

118.8

(+2.9)

(+0.2)

(+1.7)

Transportation

106.9

105,0

107.3

(-0.2)

(+1.5)

(+2.2)

Accommodation(1) and food services

99.6

103.4

107.2

(+5.3)

(+2.7)

(+3.7)

Financing and insurance

125.8

123.7

126.3

(+1.6)

(+0.9)

(+2.1)

Real estate leasing and maintenance management

123.3

128.7

131.8

(+5.9)

(+1.1)

(+2.4)

Professional and business services

122.8

131.5

135.9

(+8.8)

(+4.3)

(+3.4)

Personal services

146.7

159.8

165.8

(+7.3)

(+3.2)

(+3.8)

All selected industries(2)

117.9

117.7

120.7

(+3.8)

(+1.6)

(+2.5)

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 index by the 2014/15-based CPI(A).

(1) 'Accommodation services' refers to hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing short-term

accommodation.

(2) 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 shown separately.

Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department

Source:

(For enquiries, please call 2887 5550.)

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