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| Table 022 (Labor, Wage) | |||||||||||||||
| Wage Rate Index Numbers (1952=100) (1952-1979) | |||||||||||||||
| Lab022e | |||||||||||||||
| Period | Workers in Wages Boards*1 | Government Employees | |||||||||||||
| Workers in Agriculture | Workers in Industry & commerce | Workers in Wages Boards Trades | Technical & Clerical Employees | Minor Employees | Central Government Employees | Government School Teachers | |||||||||
| NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | NWRI*2 | RWRI*3 | ||
| 1952 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 1953 | 101.5 | 99.9 | 101.0 | 99.4 | 101.5 | 99.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1954 | 103.1 | 102.0 | 100.7 | 99.6 | 102.5 | 101.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1955 | 106.6 | 106.1 | 101.4 | 101.0 | 105.9 | 105.4 | 106.9 | 109.9 | 110.4 | 109.9 | 108.7 | 108.2 | 110.2 | 109.7 | |
| 1956 | 107.1 | 106.9 | 102.9 | 102.7 | 106.4 | 106.2 | 108.7 | 112.8 | 113.0 | 112.8 | 110.0 | 110.8 | 113.2 | 113.7 | |
| 1957 | 108.7 | 105.6 | 104.5 | 101.5 | 107.8 | 104.7 | 111.2 | 112.8 | 116.0 | 112.8 | 113.8 | 110.7 | 113.9 | 110.8 | |
| 1958 | 110.2 | 105.2 | 116.1 | 110.9 | 110.8 | 105.6 | 122.3 | 124.2 | 130.4 | 124.2 | 126.7 | 120.7 | 117.4 | 111.8 | |
| 1959 | 110.2 | 104.8 | 128.8 | 122.4 | 112.3 | 106.7 | 122.3 | 124.0 | 130.4 | 124.0 | 126.7 | 120.4 | 117.4 | 111.6 | |
| 1960 | 110.2 | 106.5 | 128.1 | 123.8 | 111.8 | 108.0 | 122.3 | 118.2 | 130.4 | 126.0 | 126.7 | 122.4 | 117.4 | 113.4 | |
| 1961 | 110.7 | 106.5 | 128.4 | 122.5 | 112.3 | 107.2 | 122.3 | 116.7 | 130.4 | 124.4 | 126.7 | 120.9 | 117.4 | 112.0 | |
| 1962 | 111.9 | 105.2 | 129.5 | 121.8 | 113.6 | 106.9 | 122.3 | 115.0 | 130.4 | 122.6 | 126.7 | 119.2 | 117.4 | 110.4 | |
| 1963 | 113.3 | 104.2 | 130.9 | 120.3 | 115.2 | 105.9 | 122.3 | 112.4 | 130.4 | 119.9 | 126.7 | 116.5 | 117.4 | 107.9 | |
| 1964 | 116.0 | 103.5 | 132.8 | 118.4 | 117.8 | 105.0 | 122.3 | 109.0 | 130.4 | 116.2 | 126.7 | 112.9 | 117.4 | 104.6 | |
| 1965 | 116.3 | 103.4 | 132.8 | 118.0 | 118.2 | 105.0 | 122.3 | 108.7 | 130.4 | 115.9 | 126.7 | 112.6 | 117.4 | 104.4 | |
| 1966 | 116.3 | 103.5 | 133.2 | 118.6 | 118.1 | 105.1 | 122.3 | 108.9 | 130.4 | 116.1 | 126.7 | 112.8 | 117.4 | 104.6 | |
| 1967 | 120.4 | 104.9 | 138.9 | 121.0 | 122.2 | 106.4 | 125.4 | 109.2 | 136.2 | 118.6 | 131.3 | 114.5 | 119.4 | 104.0 | |
| 1968 | 138.8 | 114.3 | 161.6 | 133.1 | 141.2 | 116.3 | 140.1 | 115.4 | 163.0 | 134.3 | 152.6 | 125.7 | 129.6 | 106.7 | |
| 1969 | 138.8 | 106.3 | 161.7 | 123.9 | 141.2 | 108.2 | 144.4 | 110.6 | 168.0 | 128.6 | 157.3 | 120.4 | 132.5 | 101.5 | |
| 1970 | 140.2 | 101.5 | 166.1 | 120.2 | 142.9 | 103.4 | 157.2 | 113.8 | 182.9 | 132.4 | 171.3 | 124.0 | 141.1 | 102.1 | |
| 1971 | 141.6 | 99.8 | 176.1 | 124.2 | 145.3 | 102.3 | 157.2 | 110.9 | 182.9 | 129.0 | 171.3 | 120.8 | 141.1 | 99.5 | |
| 1972 | 148.5 | 98.4 | 181.4 | 120.3 | 156.9 | 100.7 | 157.4 | 104.4 | 183.4 | 121.6 | 171.7 | 113.8 | 141.2 | 93.6 | |
| 1973 | 168.1 | 101.5 | 199.8 | 120.7 | 169.9 | 102.7 | 163.0 | 98.6 | 194.2 | 117.5 | 180.1 | 108.8 | 144.3 | 87.3 | |
| 1974 | 210.0 | 113.0 | 235.8 | 126.9 | 212.5 | 114.3 | 181.4 | 97.7 | 220.5 | 118.7 | 202.8 | 109.2 | 159.1 | 85.7 | |
| 1975 | 241.2 | 121.6 | 275.2 | 138.7 | 244.5 | 123.3 | 197.4 | 99.5 | 246.3 | 124.2 | 224.2 | 113.0 | 171.8 | 86.6 | |
| 1976 | 246.4 | 122.8 | 282.3 | 140.7 | 250.0 | 124.6 | 206.9 | 103.1 | 262.2 | 130.9 | 237.2 | 118.2 | 181.6 | 90.5 | |
| 1977 | 310.2 | 152.6 | 304.0 | 149.6 | 303.3 | 151.9 | 209.2 | 103.0 | 266.1 | 131.0 | 240.4 | 118.3 | 184.7 | 90.9 | |
| 1978 | 451.0 | 198.0 | 370.9 | 163.0 | 441.1 | 193.6 | 234.5 | 105.7 | 308.7 | 135.8 | 275.2 | 121.0 | 203.9 | 89.7 | |
| 1979 | 578.5 | 227.8 | 433.1 | 170.9 | 560.5 | 220.8 | 272.5 | 108.1 | 372.4 | 147.6 | 327.2 | 129.7 | 234.2 | 92.9 | |
| © 2006, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | |||||||||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||||||||
| Annual Report 2001, Central Bank of Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||
| Key: | |||||||||||||||
| *1;Wage Boards are governmental committees attending to labour's wage related problems. | |||||||||||||||
| *2;NWRI: Normal Wage Rate Index. | |||||||||||||||
| *3;RWRI: Real Wage Rate Index. | |||||||||||||||
| Revised: 2006(y)/08(m)/30(d) | |||||||||||||||
| Chief Editor: | |||||||||||||||
| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | |||||||||||||||
| The former Head, Department of Management Studies | |||||||||||||||
| University of Peradeniya. | |||||||||||||||