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		Table 021 (Labor, Wage)
		Average Daily Wage in Selected Activities (1988-1999)
		Lab021e								(Rupee)				(Rupee)
Activity		Type of Labor	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Paddy
	Ploughing With Ploughs	Male	59.13	68.21	87.44	103.35	112.14	130.25	157.50	n.a.	173.00	183.00	208.37	220.92
	Ploughing With Mammoties*1	Male	46.42	57.03	71.46	85.07	95.77	115.15	119.96	135.19	n.a.	163.00	186.46	204.59
	Sowing	Male	50.50	58.72	75.33	90.99	103.41	114.68	125.00	n.a.	152.00	173.00	188.72	205.90
	Transplanting	Male	44.28	52.36	72.50	82.98	95.89	104.34	120.31	138.96	148.00	164.00	178.65	194.94
		Female	35.08	40.89	55.71	66.14	73.55	81.88	91.29	105.97	115.00	131.00	144.41	160.30
	Manuring	Male	47.81	56.61	69.16	82.75	94.11	108.31	123.11	n.a.	147.00	162.00	178.98	198.57
	Spraying	Male	60.20	68.58	82.29	96.91	112.49	129.56	147.37	n.a.	174.00	193.00	211.33	243.08
	Weeding	Male	39.00	50.49	69.03	77.74	91.88	98.47	122.50	n.a.	141.00	158.00	175.17	192.14
		Female	34.08	38.13	52.20	64.66	69.92	77.92	97.88	n.a.	115.00	128.00	143.53	159.10
	Harvesting	Male	46.08	55.88	70.29	84.82	92.50	104.16	188.60	135.34	147.00	163.00	182.14	194.24
		Female	35.98	42.49	55.41	69.18	74.66	84.16	94.94	105.25	117.00	134.00	148.07	166.95
	Threshing	Male	49.86	63.41	79.17	100.30	99.73	113.43	127.22	n.a.	145.00	161.00	185.37	204.54
	Winnowing	Male	50.83	58.32	73.02	92.02	101.91	115.52	121.25	n.a.	145.00	166.00	182.70	209.69
		Female	37.21	44.01	54.20	63.26	69.79	79.55	71.00	n.a.	114.00	130.00	140.71	154.73
Coconut
	Digging Pits	Male	51.28	62.30	72.37	92.07	105.46	125.47	143.26	160.19	176.57	195.00	219.75	235.50
	Planting	Male	45.30	55.50	68.58	80.68	95.64	109.49	143.75	n.a.	156.86	174.00	196.72	208.48
		Female	33.45	38.62	55.84	57.84	66.94	75.53	92.50	n.a.	117.56	133.00	143.92	158.79
	Manuring	Male	47.53	54.53	69.07	84.36	99.90	115.48	142.50	n.a.	162.10	187.00	195.71	210.89
		Female	35.05	40.08	50.93	58.35	67.18	78.52	105.00	n.a.	118.37	134.00	141.72	157.95
	Plucking	Male	64.77	78.84	90.08	112.73	142.84	160.11	180.48	193.54	202.00	223.00	275.08	252.77
	Collecting Nuts	Male	41.81	48.59	59.81	73.04	89.08	99.00	114.74	n.a.	133.17	150.00	168.75	184.99
		Female	31.95	34.86	46.84	54.94	63.99	72.06	80.36	n.a.	101.81	121.00	129.25	144.36
	Husking	Male	64.71	70.94	87.50	107.43	128.05	141.79	167.89	n.a.	198.45	213.00	243.30	261.39
Tea
	Preparation of Land	Male	39.56	39.96	55.81	68.08	79.93	89.13	97.79	119.26	136.00	154.00	169.26	173.30
	Planting	Male	39.55	41.55	60.41	72.51	83.55	94.94	94.17	n.a.	139.00	158.00	174.20	182.33
		Female	30.98	37.89	48.96	53.65	62.50	69.74	72.00	n.a.	105.00	122.00	134.51	150.61
	Manuring	Male	38.73	40.88	57.20	70.57	81.38	92.40	96.00	n.a.	139.00	147.00	168.03	176.21
	Weeding	Male	37.69	40.29	53.93	66.50	77.57	87.80	94.58	n.a.	129.00	143.00	161.78	174.50
		Female	30.70	34.79	44.78	52.37	61.14	68.14	70.00	n.a.	98.00	109.00	124.00	140.24
	Pruning	Male	53.43	52.23	74.10	89.33	103.14	116.42	122.78	n.a.	171.00	195.00	212.42	223.08
	Plucking	Male	33.62	37.59	52.31	61.42	71.67	81.12	89.00	n.a.	117.00	130.00	135.91	150.40
		Female	-	37.28	44.24	52.97	61.43	71.00	75.53	91.52	93.00	101.00	114.31	126.02
Rubber
	Uprooting & Cleaning	Male	47.50	54.76	67.15	84.21	97.96	111.23	121.88	n.a.	157.00	166.00	181.64	200.60
	Planting	Male	45.27	53.43	67.35	80.28	95.94	106.34	111.87	131.15	147.00	163.00	177.22	199.33
	Planting of Creepers	Male	41.87	46.46	63.01	75.57	94.44	102.99	109.00	n.a.	142.00	163.00	174.39	195.65
		Female	32.96	37.61	49.92	60.45	69.38	71.16	78.75	n.a.	115.00	133.00	134.92	155.79
	Pruning	Male	43.34	50.38	65.58	78.48	94.03	101.35	107.50	n.a.	143.00	156.00	175.63	196.74
	Manuring	Male	46.12	53.45	68.03	80.56	94.95	103.18	111.67	n.a.	143.00	160.00	177.88	193.09
	Spraying	Male	42.36	47.21	76.24	84.56	103.42	116.31	108.33	n.a.	146.00	154.00	177.54	207.81
	Tapping	Male	38.91	42.94	53.87	61.78	67.83	77.55	88.87	104.28	110.00	117.00	114.51	115.09
		Female	34.68	37.95	46.18	53.17	55.79	63.62	76.96	95.08	99.00	107.00	107.17	106.85
Building Construction
Carpentry
	Master Carpenter	Male	88.87	105.92	120.72	143.66	162.46	183.47	202.72	233.64	270.00	296.00	318.22	342.25
	Skilled Helper	Male	62.01	73.07	85.79	102.99	120.04	136.02	151.64	169.07	194.00	214.00	233.12	253.88
	Unskilled Helper	Male	45.29	53.92	64.86	77.42	89.62	104.74	115.89	132.21	151.00	167.00	179.59	196.62
Masonry
	Master Mason	Male	84.99	100.10	115.00	137.62	157.92	178.84	198.02	226.97	264.00	290.00	310.43	335.29
	Skilled Helper	Male	59.95	70.68	82.87	101.91	117.47	133.20	147.94	167.77	189.00	211.00	226.40	248.93
	Unskilled Helper	Male	44.74	53.20	64.97	76.67	89.15	103.46	115.18	131.30	150.00	166.00	179.64	196.32
© ２００６， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2000, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
＊１；Mammoty is an Indian term for the farming tool that has a square blade fixed to a 4-5 feet long wooden handle. In Sinhara "Udella".
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.