Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2012 |
July 2013r |
August 2013p |
July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 906.66 | 914.27 | 918.17 | 3.90 | 11.51 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 988.64 | 1,029.01 | 1,049.27 | 20.26 | 60.63 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1,946.95 | 1,862.51 | 1,893.12 | 30.61 | -53.83 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
| Utilities | 1,613.18 | 1,683.19 | 1,661.88 | -21.31 | 48.70 | -1.3 | 3.0 |
| Construction | 1,149.86 | 1,193.35 | 1,203.47 | 10.12 | 53.61 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,014.25 | 1,031.64 | 1,030.45 | -1.19 | 16.20 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,055.88 | 1,080.33 | 1,050.10 | -30.23 | -5.78 | -2.8 | -0.5 |
| Retail trade | 527.85 | 531.82 | 531.73 | -0.09 | 3.88 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 969.11 | 975.25 | 1,007.43 | 32.18 | 38.32 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,149.17 | 1,163.69 | 1,176.70 | 13.01 | 27.53 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,075.68 | 1,091.55 | 1,112.52 | 20.97 | 36.84 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 866.34 | 855.55 | 832.07 | -23.48 | -34.27 | -2.7 | -4.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,288.87 | 1,275.92 | 1,289.39 | 13.47 | 0.52 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,197.56 | 1,224.30 | 1,183.18 | -41.12 | -14.38 | -3.4 | -1.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 722.83 | 753.91 | 760.40 | 6.49 | 37.57 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Educational services | 997.52 | 1,013.05 | 1,007.14 | -5.91 | 9.62 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 811.19 | 823.63 | 826.60 | 2.97 | 15.41 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 574.91 | 564.17 | 564.46 | 0.29 | -10.45 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 373.98 | 363.04 | 364.18 | 1.14 | -9.80 | 0.3 | -2.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 721.93 | 748.05 | 750.48 | 2.43 | 28.55 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Public administration | 1,160.11 | 1,166.41 | 1,169.62 | 3.21 | 9.51 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 941.32 | 945.27 | 943.65 | -1.62 | 2.33 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 750.16 | 760.80 | 761.29 | 0.49 | 11.13 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 794.97 | 805.46 | 809.31 | 3.85 | 14.34 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| New Brunswick | 817.07 | 813.91 | 813.82 | -0.09 | -3.25 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Quebec | 836.01 | 834.69 | 840.43 | 5.74 | 4.42 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Ontario | 912.57 | 924.69 | 931.04 | 6.35 | 18.47 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Manitoba | 838.90 | 834.74 | 836.41 | 1.67 | -2.49 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 938.31 | 948.80 | 954.70 | 5.90 | 16.39 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Alberta | 1,102.37 | 1,103.08 | 1,117.58 | 14.50 | 15.21 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| British Columbia | 873.13 | 870.23 | 877.29 | 7.06 | 4.16 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Yukon | 1,001.31 | 999.09 | 948.60 | -50.49 | -52.71 | -5.1 | -5.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,328.12 | 1,322.67 | 1,306.54 | -16.13 | -21.58 | -1.2 | -1.6 |
| Nunavut | 976.11 | 1,009.40 | 1,020.65 | 11.25 | 44.54 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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