Wages Trends in Bangladesh (1995-2011) Bangladesh Nominal Average Monthly Wage Index 1900 1989 2141 2259 2390 2489 2637 2926 3111 3293 3906 3779 4227 5025 5460 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 62.2 63.7 66.9 72.7 77.1 79.1 80.6 83.6 88.0 93.4 100.0 106.8 116.5 126.9 133.7 144.6 160.1 Real Average Monthly Wage Index (in constant 2005) 2982 2974 2947 2928 3023 3089 3155 3323 3330 3293 3658 3244 3332 3757 3775 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) Source Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics source survey Statistical Yearbook 2010 source calculation Refers to wage rate across the manufacturing, construction, agricultural, and fishing industries. source survey frequency Employed/Employee Employee Coverage Sector Coverage Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture and Fisheries Survey Type Geographic Coverage Selected. Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna. Agriculture Excluded? No
Wages Trends in China (1995-2011) China Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) Series 1 458 518 539 621 693 778 903 1031 1164 1327 1517 1738 2060 2408 2687 3045 Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) Series 2 1517 1730 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 85.4 92.9 95.8 95.2 94.0 94.7 95.4 94.4 95.3 98.4 100.0 101.5 106.1 112.0 111.0 114.6 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) Series 1 537 557 563 652 738 821 947 1092 1222 1348 1517 1712 1942 2150 2421 2658 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) Series 2 1366 1510 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) Series 1 131 136 138 159 181 201 232 267 299 330 371 419 475 526 592 650 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) Series 2 334 370 Series 1 Series 2 Source National Bureau of Statistics China National Bureau of Statistics China source survey Annual Yearbook Annual Yearbook source calculation Annual data are divided by 12. Annual data are divided by 12. Average wage of employed persons in urban units. Average wage of employed persons in urban private units. source survey frequency Annual Annual Employed/Employee Employed Employed Employee Coverage All Employees All Employees All Employees All Employees Sector Coverage State owned, urban collective, and other ownership units. Private Sector All jobs All jobs Survey Type Combination Combination All Sizes All Sizes 16+ 16+ Geographic Coverage Urban Urban Agriculture Excluded? No No
Wages Trends in India (1995-2011) India Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 2633 3054 3070 3243 3251 3490 3758 3838 4015 4173 4247 4398 4684 5187 5675 6273 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 57.2 62.3 66.9 75.8 79.3 82.4 85.4 89.3 92.6 96.2 100.0 106.3 113.0 122.5 135.8 152.1 165.2 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 4602 4900 4587 4279 4098 4235 4399 4299 4337 4338 4247 4139 4143 4235 4179 4125 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 295 314 294 274 263 271 282 276 278 278 272 265 266 271 268 264 Source Government of India Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation source survey Annual Survey of Industries source calculation Total wages to workers are divided by the total number of workers in order to calculate nominal wages. Annual data are divided by 12. source survey frequency Annual Employee Coverage All Employees All Employees Sector Coverage Manufacturing Survey Type Establishment Establishments with 10+ employees Geographic Coverage Na onal. Except the three states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Sikkim and Union Territory oflakshadweep. Agriculture Excluded? Yes
Wages Trends in Indonesia (1995-2011) Indonesia Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 184800 215450 253475 312425 389150 528200 656275 722000 842125 914125 971225 1019000 1096475 1154050 1294475 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 28.1 30.5 32.4 51.2 61.8 64.1 71.5 79.9 85.4 90.5 100.0 113.1 120.6 132.4 138.8 145.9 153.8 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 605838 665126 495199 505472 606715 738561 820931 845859 930205 914125 858704 844671 827945 831401 887036 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 144 159 118 121 145 176 196 202 222 218 205 201 197 198 212 Source Statistics Indonesia of the Republic of Indonesia source survey Wage Survey source calculation Annual figures are an average of quarterly data. Monthly Nominal Average Wage of Workers Below Supervisory Level in Manufacturing. source survey frequency Quarterly Employee Coverage Non supervisory Employees Sector Coverage Manufacturing Survey Type Establishment Establishments with 20+ employees Geographic Coverage National Agriculture Excluded? Yes
Wages Trends in Republic of Korea (1995-2011) Korea, Republic of Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 1222097 1367501 1463300 1426797 1543600 1667542 1752382 1947774 2127401 2254889 2404385 2541886 2560570 2639657 2622024 2780735 2843545 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 69.9 73.3 76.6 82.3 83.0 84.9 88.3 90.8 93.9 97.3 100.0 102.2 104.8 109.7 112.8 116.1 120.7 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 1749023 1865264 1911109 1733199 1859977 1964931 1984205 2146147 2264497 2316997 2404385 2486153 2442526 2405525 2325346 2395297 2355193 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 1989 2121 2173 1971 2115 2234 2256 2441 2575 2635 2734 2827 2778 2736 2644 2724 2678 Source Ministry of Labour of Korea source survey Labor Force Survey at Establishments source calculation source survey frequency Quarterly Employee Coverage All Employees All Employees Sector Coverage Private Sector Survey Type Establishment Establishments with 5+ permanent employees M(1999), M(2007) Geographic Coverage National Agriculture Excluded? Yes
Wages Trends in Malaysia (1995-2011) Malaysia Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 1043 1154 1255 1289 1364 1454 1501 1576 1638 1695 1858 1925 2026 2066 2079 2199 2358 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 78.6 81.3 83.5 87.9 90.3 91.7 93.0 94.7 95.7 97.0 100.0 103.6 105.7 111.4 112.1 114.0 117.7 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 1327 1419 1503 1466 1510 1585 1614 1664 1712 1747 1858 1858 1916 1854 1855 1929 2005 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 628 671 711 694 714 750 763 787 810 826 879 879 906 877 877 912 948 Source Department of Statistics of Malaysia source survey Monthly Manufacturing Survey source calculation Total monthly wages are divided by employees. An average is then taken of monthly data. For 2008 2011, annual data from the same source are used. source survey frequency Monthly Employee Coverage All Employees All Employees Sector Coverage Manufacturing Survey Type Establishment Geographic Coverage National Agriculture Excluded? Yes
Wages Trends in Nepal (1995-2011) Nepal Nominal Average Monthly Wage Index 102 109 121 135 158 181 228 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 57.7 61.8 66.8 72.4 80.6 83.3 85.4 87.8 92.0 95.7 100.0 108.0 114.7 122.3 137.8 150.9 165.4 Real Average Monthly Wage Index (in constant 2005) 102 101 105 110 115 120 138 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) Source Nepal Rastra Bank source survey Quarterly Economic Bulletin National Salary and Wage Rate Index source calculation An average of the overall quarterly index is used. source survey frequency Quarterly Employed/Employee Employee Coverage Sector Coverage Survey Type Geographic Coverage Agriculture Excluded?
Wages Trends in Pakistan (1995-2011) Pakistan Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 2328 2986 3052 3157 3432 4088 4994 5768 6612 7635 8623 9715 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 54.5 60.4 67.5 72.8 76.9 79.7 83.2 85.2 88.0 91.5 100.0 108.0 116.5 129.0 151.8 167.1 189.9 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 4272 4425 4195 3961 4027 4467 4624 4952 5125 5031 5160 5115 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 206 214 203 191 194 216 223 239 247 243 249 247 Source Government of Pakistan Statistics Division source survey Labour Force Survey source calculation source survey frequency Annual Employee Coverage Sector Coverage Main job Survey Type Household 10+ Geographic Coverage Agriculture Excluded? National. Excludes FATA and military restricted areas.
Wages Trends in Philippines (1995-2011) Philippines Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 5798 5905 6002 6106 6400 6831 6955 7275 7583 7995 8280 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 56.4 60.6 64.0 70.0 74.1 77.0 82.3 84.7 87.7 92.9 100.0 106.2 109.2 119.4 123.3 128.0 133.6 ORIGINAL CPI 73.2 78.7 83.1 90.8 96.2 100.0 106.8 110.0 113.8 120.6 129.8 137.9 141.8 155.0 160.0 166.1 173.4 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 7047 6968 6846 6572 6400 6430 6366 6092 6152 6248 6198 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 291 288 283 272 265 266 263 252 254 258 256 Source National Statistical Office of the Phillipines source survey Labour Force Survey source calculation Average daily basic pay is multiplied by 313/12. (1) The LFS collects basic pay only. Data exclude pay of workers paid on commission basis, honorarium, boundary as in the case of jeepney/bus/tricycle drivers. While basic pay reported by respondents in the LFS may be monthly or hourly, these are translated to a daily basis in the data processing by NSO. (2) Data on average daily basic pay are computed by the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics from the LFS Public Use Files. The data are released through BLES regular publications/website. source survey frequency Quarterly Employee Coverage All Employees Sector Coverage Main job Survey Type Household 15+ Geographic Coverage Agriculture Excluded? National
Wages Trends in Singapore (1995-2011) Singapore Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 2219 2347 2480 2740 2813 3063 3134 3158 3213 3329 3444 3554 3773 3977 3872 4089 4334 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 92.6 93.9 95.8 95.5 95.5 96.8 97.8 97.4 97.9 99.5 100.0 101.0 103.1 109.9 110.6 113.7 119.6 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 2397 2500 2590 2869 2945 3164 3204 3242 3282 3345 3444 3520 3660 3619 3502 3597 3623 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 1633 1704 1765 1955 2007 2156 2184 2209 2237 2280 2347 2399 2494 2466 2387 2452 2469 Source Statistics Singapore source survey Derived based on data from Central Provident Fund Board. source calculation source survey frequency Quarterly Employee Coverage All Employees All Employees Sector Coverage All Sectors Survey Type Administrative All Sizes Geographic Coverage National Agriculture Excluded? No
Wages Trends in Sri Lanka (1995-2011) Sri Lanka Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 3122 3487 3672 3980 4356 5056 5308 5764 6156 6848 7556 8839 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 39.3 45.5 49.9 54.6 57.1 60.7 69.2 75.9 82.7 90.1 100.0 110.0 127.4 156.0 161.4 171.4 182.9 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 6258 6390 6428 6562 6292 6666 6422 6397 6156 6225 5929 5667 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 156 160 161 164 157 166 160 160 154 155 148 142 Source ILO Laborsta source survey Excluding major divisions 4, 8 and 9. March and September. source calculation Hourly data are multiplied by 45*52/12. source survey frequency Annual Employed/Employee Employee Coverage Sector Coverage Selected Survey Type Establishment Geographic Coverage Agriculture Excluded?
Wages Trends in Viet Nam (1995-2011) Viet Nam Nominal Average Monthly Wages (in LCU) 2106100 2519000 Consumer Price Index (CPI Base = 2005) 66.3 70.0 72.2 78.0 81.2 79.8 79.5 82.8 85.5 92.3 100.0 107.5 116.5 143.4 153.0 167.1 198.3 Real Average Monthly Wages (in constant 2005 LCU) 1376217 1507244 Real Average Monthly Wages (in 2005 PPP$) 232 255 Source General Statistics Office of Vietnam source survey Labour Force Survey source calculation Average monthly income for wage workers. source survey frequency Employee Coverage Sector Coverage Survey Type Household 15+ Geographic Coverage EAC Agriculture Excluded? National