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22-7 WAGE INDICES FOR EMPLOYEES UP TO SUPERVISORY LEVEL① 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 Industries② | 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 Industries② | 100.1 | 101.6 | 102.8 | 104.5 | 104.4 | -
Notes: Figures refer to September of the year. |  |  |  |  |  |
①Employees 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. |  |  |  |  |  |
②Figures 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. |  |  |  |  |  |