Highlights
Wage Rate Index – 2nd Quarter 2012
The wage rate index (Base = September 2006) increased by 0.3% or 0.5 point to reach 147.6 in the 2nd quarter 2012 from 147.1 in the 1st quarter 2012. Compared to the 2nd Quarter 2011, the wage rate index increased by 2.9% or 4.1 points.
2. Main changes registered in the sub indices from the 1st Quarter 2012 to 2nd Quarter 2012 are:
| Health & social work |
1.1% |
| Education |
1.0% |
| Electricity, gas & water supply |
0.7% |
| Manufacturing, mining & quarrying |
0.6% |
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| Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
-1.7% |
| Other community, social & personal services |
-0.6% |
3. The wage rate index for the General Government sector which comprises Ministries, Government departments and agencies operating under them, municipalities, district councils and Rodrigues Regional Assembly increased by 0.7%. This sector accounts for one third of the weight of the wage rate index.
Statistics Mauritius
28 September 2012