Table 1 Index on average monthly earnings1 in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication2, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities. 1 st quarter 1998=100

1	Table 1: Index on average monthly earnings1 in manufacturing, oil and gas extraction and mining, construction, transport and communication2, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities. 1 st quarter 1998=100

	Manufacturing	Oil and gasextraction, mining	Construction	Transport and communication²	Wholesale and retail trade	Real estate and business activities


1. Quarter 1998	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0
2. Quarter 1998	101,4	102,1	102,1	101,2	103,3	102,0
3. Quarter 1998	103,5	105,9	103,2	104,1	104,5	104,2
4. Quarter 1998	106,0	109,4	106,7	105,5	106,7	105,3
1. Quarter 1999	106,3	107,8	106,5	106,9	106,9	106,1
2. Quarter 1999	107,4	108,7	107,3	107,0	108,7	107,7
3. Quarter 1999	108,3	³110,4	108,4	108,4	109,4	109,8
4. Quarter 1999	110,2	112,4	111,4	110,2	110,2	110,8
1. Quarter 2000	110,7	112,7	111,4	110,8	110,6	110,9
2. Quarter 2000	111,6	113,2	112,4	111,6	112,9	112,7
3. Quarter 2000	112,8	116,1	113,2	113,8	114,1	114,2
4. Quarter 2000⁴	114,9	119,2	116,4	115,6	115,2	115,3
1. Quarter 2001⁴	115,6	123,3	116,7	116,7	116,5	116,6

¹	Salaries including irregular payments, bonuses, commission etc.
²	Excluding publicly maintained establishments.
³	Corrected figure.
⁴	Preliminary figures.