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	Table 025 (Labor, Wage)
	Average Minimum Wage and Average Earnings (by Sector) (1987-2003)
	Lab025e					(Rupees / day)
Incomes	Average Wage daily			Average Earnings daily
Sector       Year	Agriculture	Manufacturing	Construction	Agriculture	Manufacturing	Construction
1987	17.63	29.86	36.00	24.34	50.03	64.34
1988	21.23	32.69	41.67	35.17	57.00	62.05
1989	30.36	36.07	45.00	40.48	63.44	79.70
1990	39.21	41.76	45.00	49.25	82.10	81.92
1991	44.39	50.78	50.99	51.06	100.51	92.56
1992	49.32	56.91	56.00	67.08	104.83	143.45
1993	55.33	60.34	66.00	71.75	116.77	-
1994	60.34	61.50	66.00	75.22	134.64	138.22
1995	64.64	70.10	86.00	78.84	145.35	172.61
1996	72.83	75.10	86.00	78.94	151.16	175.23
1997	82.00	77.74	86.00	87.40	166.30	209.50
1998	88.80	82.08	91.42	100.72	174.17	247.55
1999	94.81	89.47	99.00	96.89	199.20	241.11
2000	96.14	93.42	99.00	104.12	221.11	285.99
2001	100.96	105.06	155.00	112.11	230.66	263.12
2002	107.69	111.04	155.00	128.72	273.10	259.63
2003	114.60	114.52	155.00	128.43	306.28	276.42
© ２００６， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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.