23-10  Wage Indices for Employees up to Supervisory Level
(Managerial and Professional Employees Are Not Included) by Industry Sector
(September 1992 = 100)
Industry sector Wage Index
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
           
  Nominal Wage Index
     Manufacturing 141.8 140.3 141.0 147.5 149.9
     Wholesale, Retail and Import and 145.1 142.4 144.5 146.8 149.4
        Export Trades, Restaurants and      
        Hotels
     Transport Services 146.9 146.5 147.2 147.2 150.2
     Financing, Insurance, Real 157.3 154.2 155.0 160.5 165.3
        Estate and Business Services
     Personal Services 146.0 150.9 144.2 151.2 161.0
     All Selected Industries① 146.6 144.7 145.8 148.9 152.4
Real Wage Index
    Manufacturing 114.7 112.1 111.1 114.2 114.9
    Wholesale, Retail and Import and 117.4 113.7 113.8 113.6 114.5
       Export Trades, Restaurants and      
       Hotels
    Transport Services 118.9 117.0 116.0 113.9 115.1
    Financing, Insurance, Real 127.3 123.2 122.1 124.2 126.7
       Estate and Business Services
    Personal Services 118.2 120.6 113.6 117.0 123.4
    All Selected Industries① 118.6 115.5 114.9 115.3 116.7
           
Notes:Figures refer to September of the year.
      Figures refer to all industries covered in the wage enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey, including the electricity and gas sector.
      The Real Wage Indices are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage Indices using the Consumer Price Index (A).