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Table 5.2-4
Labour income statistics — Hourly earnings

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Hourly earnings: Part 1
  Hourly earnings, all industries 1 Percentage change Goods-producing industries Forestry Mining Manufacturing Construction
v1606080 v1606080 v1606081 v1606082 v1606083 v1606086 v1606085
  2002=100 percent 2002=100
2008 121.3 3.5 118.2 104.3 134.6 115.6 121.2
2009 125.0 3.0 118.6 95.7 141.3 112.5 127.1
March 2008 121.3 4.5 118.7 112.1 126.2 117.2 120.7
April 2008 120.8 3.9 118.0 111.1 133.5 116.3 118.2
May 2008 120.7 3.1 117.9 109.8 132.4 116.2 117.8
June 2008 121.4 3.1 117.8 114.7 134.3 115.1 119.4
July 2008 121.1 3.3 117.2 107.2 139.3 114.5 118.0
August 2008 120.0 3.0 116.8 89.4 137.5 113.8 120.8
September 2008 120.4 2.3 116.5 96.8 133.9 112.7 123.6
October 2008 122.0 3.3 118.7 98.5 139.1 115.3 123.2
November 2008 123.2 3.4 119.6 99.2 136.4 116.5 124.6
December 2008 124.5 3.6 120.8 95.9 136.8 115.8 132.2
January 2009 123.8 3.4 118.7 98.5 141.0 112.4 129.1
February 2009 124.9 3.2 119.4 96.6 149.4 112.0 129.8
March 2009 124.8 2.9 121.0 90.3 149.8 114.9 129.9
April 2009 124.2 2.8 118.9 92.1 146.6 113.7 125.0
May 2009 123.4 2.2 118.4 97.9 146.9 112.3 125.2
June 2009 125.1 3.0 119.1 91.9 146.6 112.2 126.2
July 2009 123.3 1.8 115.6 90.0 137.6 110.0 123.5
August 2009 123.4 2.8 114.8 88.5 131.4 109.7 121.9
September 2009 126.4 5.0 120.5 100.6 137.7 115.8 126.4
October 2009 125.9 3.2 117.9 99.0 135.0 111.2 128.6
November 2009 126.4 2.6 118.3 101.9 137.3 112.0 127.2
December 2009 128.6 3.3 120.9 100.9 136.2 114.1 132.2
January 2010 126.9 2.5 120.9 103.0 147.8 115.0 125.8
February 2010 129.5 3.7 123.4 113.3 150.1 117.3 128.3
March 2010 128.7 3.1 123.7 108.2 153.3 117.7 128.0
Hourly earnings: Part 2
  Services-producing industries Transportation Retail trade Wholesale trade Finance and insurance Professional Accommodation and food Health Public administration
v1606089 v1606098 v1606092 v1606091 v1606100 v1606102 v1606095 v1606093 v1606097
  2002=100
2008 122.5  121.5  119.0  120.5  118.1  121.1  122.7  123.4  123.5 
2009 127.4  117.8  122.0  123.0  124.0  124.7  126.4  132.7  132.8 
March 2008 122.2  123.5  117.5  121.7  120.2  121.4  122.2  124.0  121.5 
April 2008 121.8  123.4  119.4  120.6  119.4  121.4  123.1  122.0  120.9 
May 2008 121.7  125.0  119.1  117.3  118.7  121.6  121.7  119.0  121.4 
June 2008 122.7  122.6  119.0  120.3  120.1  120.3  121.8  120.5  121.5 
July 2008 122.5  121.4  121.7  120.0  118.0  120.0  121.0  121.9  121.1 
August 2008 121.1  116.8  122.5  121.2  118.3  120.5  119.8  122.7  120.4 
September 2008 121.8  121.3  117.5  120.7  116.8  116.2  125.7  126.7  124.5 
October 2008 123.2  123.2  115.6  122.5  116.3  119.5  126.9  125.5  126.2 
November 2008 124.5  123.3  121.0  119.2  115.4  124.8  123.5  127.8  127.4 
December 2008 125.9  114.4  124.3  123.2  113.3  125.0  127.0  126.7  133.9 
January 2009 125.7  122.4  121.1  121.4  120.6  127.9  125.7  125.5  133.1 
February 2009 127.0  127.5  122.4  126.0  128.2  126.1  124.6  126.1  134.4 
March 2009 126.2  120.7  120.4  125.3  126.3  122.9  121.5  127.7  136.9 
April 2009 126.2  120.8  121.2  118.2  124.7  123.6  125.9  131.0  132.8 
May 2009 125.3  117.1  122.3  119.9  122.0  124.9  124.1  136.7  127.1 
June 2009 127.3  114.8  122.0  124.3  126.0  123.8  125.4  130.3  133.9 
July 2009 126.2  115.3  120.1  124.1  119.4  123.2  122.6  131.8  126.5 
August 2009 126.7  113.1  121.1  122.7  123.6  121.9  124.7  132.5  131.6 
September 2009 128.4  113.2  122.2  118.1  123.2  122.7  129.2  136.6  137.2 
October 2009 128.8  115.9  122.5  124.6  122.8  124.8  131.5  134.4  133.5 
November 2009 129.4  115.8  124.5  124.6  124.2  125.0  129.2  140.3  133.7 
December 2009 131.5  117.2  124.7  126.7  126.7  129.2  132.8  140.0  133.4 
January 2010 129.1  117.8  122.4  123.9  131.3  128.8  127.1  134.6  131.0 
February 2010 131.8  117.4  126.9  127.4  133.1  128.2  129.9  140.2  136.1 
March 2010 130.5  118.4  123.4  127.0  130.9  127.6  127.8  134.5  131.7 
Hourly earnings: Part 3
  Hourly earnings, industrial aggregate Goods-producing industries Mining Manufacturing Construction Services-producing industries Transportation Finance and insurance Professional Accommodation and food Health
v1597782 v1597783 v1597785 v1597788 v1597787 v1597791 v1597800 v1597802 v1597804 v1597797 v1597795
  dollars per hour
2008 20.16   24.29   31.52   21.98   26.49   18.46   22.15   21.06   22.46   11.89   24.03  
2009 20.44   24.09   33.30   20.86   27.30   19.15   21.52   23.24   24.31   12.24   25.29  
March 2008 20.08  24.28  30.77  22.45  26.06  18.27  22.36  20.98  22.64  11.81  24.19 
April 2008 20.07  24.03  33.46  21.97  25.74  18.37  22.53  21.32  22.22  11.88  23.80 
May 2008 19.93  24.20  31.69  22.03  26.02  18.12  22.69  20.05  21.26  11.89  22.91 
June 2008 20.07  24.44  30.36  22.16  26.68  18.21  22.24  20.75  21.16  11.78  23.44 
July 2008 20.23  24.21  32.18  21.87  26.23  18.60  21.99  20.73  21.73  12.00  23.97 
August 2008 20.25  24.35  32.45  21.74  26.87  18.59  21.56  20.70  22.32  11.94  23.95 
September 2008 20.23  24.36  31.36  21.60  27.09  18.54  22.21  20.43  21.94  12.14  24.34 
October 2008 20.30  24.47  32.91  21.87  26.86  18.63  22.58  22.03  22.09  12.02  24.15 
November 2008 20.48  24.60  32.57  22.18  27.09  18.88  22.22  22.26  24.10  11.95  25.28 
December 2008 20.42  24.38  30.66  21.35  27.76  18.97  20.99  20.89  24.72  12.06  24.43 
January 2009 20.31  24.22  32.53  21.04  27.78  18.87  21.18  22.28  23.65  12.14  24.40 
February 2009 20.48  24.37  34.29  21.14  27.65  19.08  21.92  23.99  24.03  11.98  24.53 
March 2009 20.50  24.32  35.20  21.16  27.11  19.15  23.70  25.82  23.49  11.94  24.86 
April 2009 20.45  23.95  34.05  21.05  26.98  19.22  21.91  24.49  23.58  12.06  25.46 
May 2009 20.35  23.61  32.91  20.70  26.60  19.20  21.46  22.30  24.81  12.17  25.49 
June 2009 20.28  23.75  34.71  20.41  27.00  19.04  21.17  22.43  24.17  12.09  25.57 
July 2009 20.28  23.66  31.50  20.44  27.27  19.09  22.15  22.89  24.48  12.17  25.46 
August 2009 20.29  23.81  31.09  20.72  26.93  19.05  21.47  23.05  24.79  12.32  25.25 
September 2009 20.83  24.66  33.36  21.57  27.23  19.45  20.83  24.59  25.20  12.37  25.66 
October 2009 20.55  24.08  31.82  20.44  27.68  19.32  20.60  22.95  24.17  12.47  25.67 
November 2009 20.39  24.15  33.21  20.63  27.55  19.10  20.90  21.24  24.36  12.53  25.39 
December 2009 20.61  24.50  34.36  21.08  27.93  19.27  21.36  21.92  25.09  12.48  25.70 
January 2010 20.56  24.66  34.71  21.32  27.44  19.16  21.40  22.21  25.33  12.45  25.55 
February 2010 20.61  24.80  33.63  21.44  27.47  19.18  20.85  22.34  24.85  12.55  25.27 
March 2010 20.59  24.73  35.38  21.31  27.70  19.10  21.06  23.31  24.63  12.54  24.87 
1.
Unadjusted for seasonality. Annual data are the averages of the monthly indexes. How these fixed-weighted indexes are constructed is described in the September 1989 issue of the CEO.
Note(s):
Monthly data for fixed-weighted Hourly earnings, all industries, when presented in this table, are unadjusted for seasonality. Annual data are the averages of the monthly indexes. How these fixed-weighted indexes are constructed is described in the September 1989 issue of the CEO.
Source(s):
Contact: Y. Xi (613-951-9034). Employment, Earnings and Hours (Catalogue no. 72-002-XIB), Client services (613-951-4090). Cansim tables: 281-0031, 281-0039and 281-0030 .
Date Modified: 2010-06-10

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