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

Major Economic Sector

Wage Index (September 1992=100)

Average Monthly

 

1990

1995

1996

1997

1998

Salaries in Sep. 1998(HK$)

Nominal Wage Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

82.1

125.6

135.0

142.2

143.3

9716

Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export Trades, Restaurants and Hotels

83.2

129.9

136.4

147.0

148.9

11833

Transport Services

78.5

130.8

139.9

149.7

156.2

13818

Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services

82.1

132.1

143.2

153.8

160.4

11480

Personal Services

82.8

132.8

141.0

149.0

154.6

7008

All Selected Industries

82.1

129.3

137.6

147.3

150.6

11384

Real Wage Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

100.1

98.6

100.8

100.8

99.3

-

Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export Trades, Restaurants and Hotels

101.5

102.0

101.9

104.2

103.2

-

Transport Services

95.7

102.7

104.5

106.2

108.2

-

Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services

100.1

103.8

106.9

109.1

111.1

-

Personal Services

101.0

104.4

105.3

105.7

107.1

-

All Selected Industries

100.1

101.6

102.8

104.5

104.4

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"-" Not applicable.