1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005  
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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
Private sector
Public sector
All sectors
Index number(b)
Percentage change(c)
Index number(b)
Percentage change(c)
Index number(b)
Percentage change(c)

Year
%
%
%
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).



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