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Table 023 (Labor, Wage)
Wage Rate Index Numbers (1978=100)  (1958-2008)
Lab023e
Period Workers in Wages Boards*1  Government Employees
Workers in Agriculture Workers in Industry & Commerce Workers in Services Workers in Wages Boards Trades  Non-Executive  Officers 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 NWRI*２ RWRI*３
1958 23.0 - 30.3 -         - - 23.8 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1959 23.0 - 33.7 -         - - 24.1 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1960 23.0 - 33.6 -         - - 24.0 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1961 23.1 - 33.6 -         - - 24.1 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1962 23.3 - 33.8 -         - - 24.4 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1963 23.6 - 34.2 -         - - 24.7 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1964 24.2 - 34.7 -         - - 25.3 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1965 24.2 - 34.7 -         - - 25.3 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1966 24.2 - 34.5 -         - - 25.3 - 52.2 - 42.2 - 46.0 - 57.6 -
1967 25.1 - 36.3 -         - - 26.2 - 53.5 - 44.1 - 47.7 - 58.6 -
1968 29.0 57.2 42.3 83.3 - - 30.2 59.6 59.7 117.6 52.8 104.0 55.4 109.1 63.6 125.3
1969 29.0 53.2 42.3 77.6 - - 30.2 55.5 61.6 113.0 54.4 99.8 57.2 104.9 65.0 119.1
1970 29.3 50.8 43.4 75.3 - - 30.6 53.0 67.0 116.0 59.2 102.5 62.2 107.7 69.2 119.8
1971 29.6 49.9 46.1 77.8 - - 31.1 52.5 67.0 113.0 59.2 99.8 62.2 104.9 69.2 116.7
1972 31.0 49.2 47.5 75.3 - - 33.6 51.6 67.1 106.5 59.4 94.3 62.4 99.0 69.2 109.8
1973 35.1 50.8 52.2 75.6 - - 36.4 52.7 69.5 100.6 62.9 91.0 65.4 94.6 70.6 102.4
1974 43.9 56.5 62.0 79.5 - - 45.5 58.6 77.4 99.7 71.4 92.0 73.7 94.9 78.0 100.5
1975 50.4 60.8 72.0 86.8 - - 52.4 63.2 84.2 101.6 79.8 96.3 81.5 98.4 84.3 101.7
1976 51.5 60.9 73.9 88.1 - - 53.6 63.9 88.2 105.2 84.9 101.3 86.2 102.8 89.1 106.2
1977 64.8 76.3 79.5 93.7 - - 66.2 77.9 89.2 105.1 86.2 101.5 87.3 102.8 90.6 106.7
1978 94.2 99.0 98.8 102.6 - - 94.7 99.3 100.0 107.8 100.0 105.3 100.0 105.2 100.0 105.3
1979 123.1 116.0 111.3 105.2 113.9 107.8 119.6 112.9 115.6 109.7 118.7 112.6 117.2 111.2 112.3 106.6
1980 153.6 115.9 138.8 105.4 130.5 98.9 147.3 111.1 126.0 94.9 132.0 99.4 129.1 97.2 120.1 90.5
1981 153.9 98.3 151.0 96.2 146.4 93.2 152.2 97.1 140.9 89.9 151.1 96.4 146.1 93.2 133.1 84.9
1982 181.2 104.2 161.0 92.6 169.7 97.7 175.8 101.1 180.6 103.9 194.7 112.0 187.8 108.0 166.4 95.7
1983 198.7 100.4 163.1 82.5 177.8 89.7 188.8 95.5 204.6 103.4 226.2 114.2 215.7 109.0 188.1 95.1
1984 250.3 108.0 183.1 79.3 190.7 82.6 228.8 98.8 231.4 100.1 260.9 112.8 246.6 106.6 211.4 91.4
1985 273.5 116.6 203.9 86.9 190.7 81.3 247.9 105.8 264.4 112.8 303.2 129.3 284.3 121.2 247.3 105.4
1986 288.1 113.8 224.3 88.6 190.7 75.3 261.3 103.2 276.6 109.3 317.2 125.3 297.4 117.5 247.3 97.7
1987 302.3 110.8 256.3 93.9 196.6 72.0 277.7 101.8 276.6 101.5 317.2 116.4 297.4 109.1 247.3 90.7
1988 378.4 121.6 271.7 87.4 229.5 73.8 335.8 107.9 364.0 117.0 414.1 133.1 390.0 125.4 331.5 106.6
1989 435.9 125.7 334.9 96.6 245.9 71.0 388.1 112.0 396.0 114.4 444.6 128.4 421.8 121.9 367.8 106.3
1990 517.2 122.7 379.5 89.9 267.8 63.5 453.5 107.6 439.6 104.3 513.5 121.8 476.8 113.2 404.5 96.0
1991 577.7 122.2 459.6 97.1 336.5 71.1 518.8 109.7 488.2 103.3 582.3 123.3 534.6 106.0 444.8 94.2
1992 664.1 126.1 510.8 97.1 365.9 69.6 590.0 112.0 507.2 96.4 609.9 115.9 557.6 114.8 461.8 87.8
1993 803.7 136.6 528.7 89.8 365.9 62.2 685.8 116.6 622.1 105.7 728.3 123.8 675.5 115.4 567.1 96.2
1994 821.5 128.8 555.8 87.2 431.4 67.6 712.4 111.7 692.7 108.7 772.3 121.1 735.5 115.4 595.6 93.4
1995 830.9 121.1 651.6 94.8 456.7 66.5 740.3 107.7 749.4 109.2 828.1 120.6 792.5 103.0 760.5 110.8
1996 907.9 113.9 682.8 85.9 487.2 61.3 801.7 100.7 757.1 95.3 878.7 110.6 818.2 104.0 760.5 95.7
1997 971.8 111.4 710.8 81.4 487.2 55.9 849.1 97.3 842.9 96.7 966.7 110.8 906.5 104.0 778.5 89.3
1998 1097.7 115.0 807.7 84.6 506.4 53.0 953.3 99.9 959.6 100.5 1029.1 107.8 1001.4 104.9 805.5 84.4
1999 1116.0 111.7 829.2 83.0 559.7 56.0 977.6 97.8 959.6 96.0 1029.1 103.0 1001.4 100.2 805.5 80.6
2000  1st Quarter 1116.0 109.7 829.4 81.5 559.7 55.0 977.6 96.1 959.6 94.4 1029.1 101.2 1001.4 98.5 805.5 79.2
    2nd Quarter 1116.0 105.7 857.9 81.2 559.7 53.0 982.9 93.1 959.6 90.9 1029.1 97.5 1001.4 94.8 805.5 76.3
    3rd Quarter 1169.4 108.5 865.4 80.3 559.7 51.9 1019.6 94.6 1041.5 96.6 1139.6 105.7 1096.6 101.8 873.6 81.1
    4th Quarter 1169.3 107.0 875.9 80.1 559.7 51.2 1021.5 93.4 1164.5 106.5 1305.3 119.4 1239.4 113.4 975.7 89.3
2000 1142.7 107.7 857.2 80.8 559.7 52.8 1000.4 94.3 1031.3 97.1 1125.8 105.9 1084.7 102.1 865.1 81.5
2001 January 1169.4 100.0 889.3 76.1 559.7 47.9 1024.0 87.6 1164.5 99.6 1305.3 111.7 1239.4 106.0 975.7 83.5
   February 1169.5 98.4 904.5 76.1 559.7 47.1 1026.8 86.4 1164.5 98.0 1305.3 109.9 1239.4 104.3 975.7 82.1
   March 1169.5 100.6 906.5 78.0 669.7 57.6 1044.2 89.8 1164.5 100.2 1305.3 112.3 1239.4 106.6 975.7 84.0
   1st Quarter 1169.5 99.7 900.1 76.7 596.4 50.9 1031.7 88.0 1164.5 99.3 1305.3 111.3 1239.4 105.7 975.7 83.2
   April 1169.5 98.9 908.7 76.9 678.0 57.3 1045.5 88.4 1164.5 98.5 1305.3 110.4 1239.4 104.8 975.7 82.5
   May 1169.5 96.1 908.7 74.7 678.0 55.7 1045.9 85.9 1164.5 95.7 1305.3 107.2 1239.4 101.8 975.7 80.2
        June 1180.2 95.0 908.7 73.1 678.0 54.6 1053.0 84.7 1164.5 93.7 1305.3 105.0 1239.4 99.7 975.7 78.5
2nd Quarter 1173.1 96.7 908.7 74.9 678.0 55.9 1081.5 89.0 1164.5 96.0 1305.3 107.6 1239.4 102.1 975.7 80.4
  July 1180.2 95.8 909.3 73.8 678.0 55.1 1053.1 85.5 1164.5 94.6 1305.3 106.0 1239.4 100.6 975.7 79.2
  August 1180.2 97.9 909.3 75.4 678.0 56.2 1053.1 87.4 1164.5 96.6 1305.3 108.3 1239.4 102.8 975.7 80.9
  September 1180.2 96.3 909.3 74.2 678.0 55.3 1053.1 85.9 1164.5 95.0 1305.3 106.5 1239.4 101.1 975.7 79.6
   3rd Quarter 1180.2 96.7 909.3 74.5 678.0 55.5 1053.1 86.3 1164.5 95.4 1305.3 106.9 1239.4 101.5 975.7 79.9
  October 1180.2 96.2 909.3 74.1 678.0 55.3 1053.0 85.8 1410.3 115.0 1636.7 133.4 1525.0 124.3 1180.1 96.2
  November 1184.1 95.4 986.5 79.5 678.0 54.6 1069.8 86.2 1410.3 113.6 1636.7 131.8 1525.0 122.8 1180.1 95.1
  December 1184.1 94.9 986.5 79.1 678.0 54.4 1069.8 85.8 1410.3 113.1 1636.7 131.2 1525.0 122.3 1180.1 94.6
   4th Quarter 1182.8 95.5 960.8 77.6 678.0 54.8 1064.2 85.9 1410.3 40.5 1636.7 132.2 1525.0 123.1 1180.1 95.3
2001 1176.4 97.1 919.7 75.9 657.6 54.3 1057.6 87.3 1225.9 82.8 1388.2 114.5 1310.8 108.1 1026.8 84.7
2002 1269.6* - 986.5* - 678.0* - 1126.5 - - - - - 1525.3 - 1180.3 -
2003 1382.3* 98.0 1009.4* 71.6 678.0* 48.1 1205.7 85.4 1410.3 100.0 1636.7 116.0 1525.0 108.1 1180.1 83.7
2004 1397.7* 92.2 1044.1* 68.9 751.0* 49.5 1233.0 81.3 1709.0 112.5 2039.5 134.3 1872.1 123.3 1428.4 94.1
2005 1527.4 90.2 1078.4 63.7 779.7 46.0 1329.7 78.5 2178.4 128.6 2672.4 157.8 2417.5 142.7 1818.6 107.4
2006 1567.1 - 1090.7 - 779.7 - 1358.2 - 2853.8 - 3462.9 - 3150.8 - 2304.2 -
2007 1821.4 - 1522.4 - 1057.1 - 1648.8 - 3493.4 - 4172.4 - 3828.4 - 2740.0 -
2008 2286.6 - 1877.5 - 1370.8 - 2070.4 - 3749.5 - 4494.4 - 4116.1 - 2938.6 -
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/10(m)/15(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Annual  Report, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Department Of Labor  Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
key:       The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
＊１；Wage Boards are governmental committees attending to labour's wage related problems.       University of Peradeniya.
＊２；NWRI: Normal Wage Rate Index.
＊３；RWRI: Real Wage Rate Index.