The percentage change in the index of total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses for 2003-04 over the previous year in Tasmania for all sectors was 3.4%. The Tasmanian public sector index rose by 3.4% and the private sector index rose by 3.5%.
WAGE COST 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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1999-2000 | 106.2 | 2.5 | | 106.3 | 2.9 | | 106.2 | 2.6 |
2000-01 | 108.9 | 2.5 | | 109.8 | 3.3 | | 109.2 | 2.8 |
2001-02 | 112.0 | 2.8 | | 113.8 | 3.6 | | 112.6 | 3.1 |
2002-03 | 115.6 | 3.2 | | 117.6 | 3.3 | | 116.3 | 3.3 |
2003-04 | 119.6 | 3.5 | | 121.6 | 3.4 | | 120.2 | 3.4 |
(a) Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.
(b) Reference base of each index: September Quarter 1997 = 100.0.
(c) Percentage change from previous financial year.
Source: Wage Cost Index, Australia (cat. no. 6345.0). |