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Table 024 (Labor, Wage)
General Minimum Wage (Rate)( Index)(1978 = 100)  (1996 - 2004)
Lab024e
Year             Item	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Tea & Rubber Estate Workers
Minimum Daily Rate Of Wages	76.69	82.41	85.47	94.65	94.65	97.51	99.56	112.24	116.46
Minimum Wage Rate Index Number	890.75	957.15	992.65	1,099.30	1,099.30	1,132.57	1,156.33	1,303.54	1,352.61
Index Number Of Real Wages	106.38	104.46	96.96	104.70	98.69	88.90	82.99	87.70	84.97
Unskilled Workers In Government Employment
Average Monthly Rate Of Wages	2,990.00	3,400.00	3,400.00	3,400.00	3,750.00	4,700.00	5,600.00	5,600.00	5,808.33
Wage Rate Index Number	1,078.64	1,226.55	1,226.55	1,226.55	1,352.81	1,695.53	2,020.20	2,020.20	2,095.36
Index Number Of Real Wages	129.25	133.89	122.32	116.85	121.17	133.09	144.90	136.32	131.22
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
Department Of Labor
Revised:  2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya.