22-7 WAGE INDICES FOR EMPLOYEES UP TO SUPERVISORY LEVEL BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR

 

Major Economic Sector

 

Wage Index (September 1992=100)

Average Monthly

Salaries in

Sep.1997

(HK$)

1990

1994

1995

1996

1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominal Wage Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

82.1

118.9

125.6

135.0

142.2

9551

Wholesale, Retail and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import/Export Trades,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants and Hotels

83.2

121.2

129.9

136.4

147.0

11696

Transport Services

78.5

122.6

130.8

139.9

149.7

13062

Financing, Insurance, Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estate and Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

82.1

122.2

132.1

143.2

153.8

11134

Personal Services

82.8

123.1

132.8

141.0

149.0

6942

All Selected Industries

82.1

120.8

129.3

137.6

147.3

11113

Real Wage Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

100.1

101.6

98.6

100.8

100.8

-

Wholesale, Retail and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import/Export Trades,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants and Hotels

101.5

103.5

102.0

101.9

104.2

-

Transport Services

95.7

104.7

102.7

104.5

106.2

-

Financing, Insurance, Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estate and Business

 

 

 

 

 

-

Services

100.1

104.3

103.8

106.9

109.1

 

Personal Services

101.0

105.1

104.4

105.3

105.7

-

All Selected Industries

100.1

103.1

101.6

102.8

104.5

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Figures refer to September of the year.

Employees up to supervisory level refer to the following workers

. supervisory and technical workers

. clerical and secretarial workers

. craftsmen

. operatives

. service workers

. miscellaneous non-production workers

The managerial and professional employees are excluded.

Figures refer to all industries covered in the wage enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey, including all the sectors listed in the above table and the electricity and gas sector.