AVERAGE EARNINGS
Table 5(b) - Full Time Manufacturing Sector Earnings1

�s Per Hour GO Region/Country 
    UK NE NW Y&H EM WM E L SE SW ENG WAL SC NI
1998 Male 9.0 8.4 8.8 8.1 8.4 8.5 9.4 12.1 10.3 8.8 9.1 8.3 8.8 7.8
  Female 6.6 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 7.2 9.8 7.5 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.5
  Total 8.5 7.9 8.3 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.9 11.5 9.7 8.4 8.6 7.8 8.1 7.2
1999 Male 9.4 8.6 9.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 10.0 12.6 10.8 9.1 9.5 8.6 8.9 7.7
  Female 7.1 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.5 10.6 8.3 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.4 5.5
  Total 8.9 8.2 8.9 8.2 8.2 8.5 9.4 12.1 10.2 8.7 9.1 8.2 8.3 7.2
2000 Male 9.8 8.8 9.8 8.9 9.3 9.1 10.5 13.2 11.2 9.5 9.9 8.9 9.5 8.2
  Female 7.5 7.0 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.7 8.2 11.6 8.6 7.4 7.7 6.8 6.7 5.9
  Total 9.3 8.5 9.3 8.5 8.7 8.6 10.0 12.8 10.6 9.1 9.5 8.5 8.8 7.7
2001 Male 10.3 9.1 10.2 9.4 9.7 9.5 11.0 14.0 12.2 10.3 10.5 9.0 9.8 8.6
  Female 8.1 7.2 7.8 7.0 6.9 7.3 9.0 12.1 9.2 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.4
  Total 9.8 8.7 9.7 9.0 9.1 9.1 10.6 13.5 11.5 9.9 10.0 8.6 9.2 8.1
2002 Male 11.1 10.1 11.3 10.1 10.3 10.3 11.6 14.7 13.2 11.1 11.3 10.1 11.0 8.7
  Female 8.6 7.6 8.5 7.6 7.3 7.6 9.4 12.9 9.9 8.8 8.8 7.3 7.9 6.8
  Total 10.6 9.7 10.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 11.2 14.2 12.4 10.7 10.8 9.5 10.3 8.3

1: Including overtime payments.
Source: New Earnings Survey, ONS and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland


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