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Table 021B (Labor, Wage)
Average Daily Wage (Sector) (Gender) (2003-2005)
Lab021be
                                     Wage, year    Sector, Gender Annual Average (Rs.) Percentage Change ( % )
Nominal Wage Real Wage
2003 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
1.Agriculture Sector              
1.1.Tea              
1.1.1.Male  276 304 300 10.4 -1.3 2.8 -12.9
1.1.2.Female 199 218 217 9.5 -0.5 1.9 -12.1
1.2.Rubber              
1.2.1.Male  278 304 306 9.1 0.8 1.5 -10.8
1.2.2.Female 214 229 232 6.9 1.3 -0.7 -10.3
1.3.Coconut              
1.3.1.Male  335 367 388 9.3 5.8 1.7 -5.8
1.4.Paddy              
1.4.1.Male  304 345 361 13.6 4.5 6.0 -7.1
1.4.2.Female 230 260 261 12.9 0.6 5.3 -11.0
2.Construction Sector              
2.1.Carpentry              
2.1.1.Master Carpenter 470 516 557 9.7 7.9 2.1 -3.7
2.1.2.Skilled and Unskilled Helper 322 356 368 10.5 3.5 2.9 -8.1
2.2.Masonry              
2.2.1.Master Mason 466 510 553 9.5 8.6 1.9 -3.0
2.2.2.Skilled and Unskilled Helper 320 354 369 10.7 4.2 3.1 -7.4
© 2007, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2007(y)/01(m)/30(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Central Bank, Annual Report, 2005.    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka