The percentage change in the index of total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses for 2005-06 over the previous year in Tasmania for all sectors was 4.1%. The Tasmanian public sector index rose by 4.7% and the private sector index rose by 3.9%.
WAGE PRICE INDEX(a), By sector - Tasmania
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 | Private sector
|  | Public sector
|  | All sectors
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 | Index number(b) | Percentage change(c) |  | Index number(b) | Percentage change(c) |  | Index number(b) | Percentage change(c) |
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Year |  | % |  |  | % |  |  | % |
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2002-03 | 96.7 |  |  | 96.7 |  |  | 96.8 |  |
2003-04 | 100.0 | 3.4 |  | 100.0 | 3.4 |  | 100.0 | 3.3 |
2004-05 | 103.8 | 3.8 |  | 104.8 | 4.8 |  | 104.1 | 4.1 |
2005-06 | 107.9 | 3.9 |  | 109.7 | 4.7 |  | 108.4 | 4.1 |
(a) Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.
(b) Reference base of each index: 2003-04 = 100.0.
(c) Percentage change from previous financial year.
Source: Labour Price Index, Australia (cat. no. 6345.0).
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