HONG KONG REPORT - Rider Levett Bucknall

HONG KONGREPORTJUNE 2013LABOUR COSTTRENDSAVERAGE DAILY WAGES OF WORKERS ENGAGED INPUBLIC SECTOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS1,5001,3001,4501,2501,4001,2001,3501,1501,3001,1001,2501,050Daily Wages (HK$ per day)1,2001,1501,1001,0009509001,0508501,000800950750900700850650800 6007 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 21112 13Month / YearAverage Daily Wages in HK$ per daySelected Occupations2011 2012 20137 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2Bar Bender and Fixer 1,223.2 1,237.0 1,280.4 1,278.4 1,274.1 1,249.3 1,276.9 1,288.2 1,283.1 1,287.5 1,295.3 1,295.5 1,306.2 1,311.5 1,323.1 1,366.4 1,349.3 1,401.3 1,430.6 1,484.4Concretor 960.3 991.9 1,010.2 1,054.2 1,074.4 1,073.0 1,073.8 1,078.2 1,070.7 1,083.0 1,095.1 1,118.6 1,145.8 1,136.0 1,168.5 1,165.5 1,205.1 1,252.2 1,314.1 1,346.8Carpenter (formwork) 1,066.2 1,077.4 1,092.9 1,090.4 1,084.9 1,091.1 1,129.3 1,131.2 1,125.2 1,126.7 1,134.2 1,143.2 1,161.8 1,178.3 1,200.9 1,251.4 1,270.8 1,345.4 1,385.3 1,392.6Painter and Decorator 788.7 784.5 769.6 775.4 775.2 780.6 800.5 806.3 822.1 841.2 835.0 816.6 828.4 827.0 820.5 823.7 831.2 846.4 859.6 882.2Plasterer 908.2 914.9 918.5 931.0 931.9 940.2 961.7 955.3 956.4 972.5 968.0 965.5 972.1 966.2 994.2 994.7 997.8 1,028.5 1,044.0 1,071.3Metal Worker 817.0 824.5 828.3 842.2 830.9 835.3 845.8 854.0 870.2 865.1 868.9 874.5 872.7 857.2 865.4 885.6 891.7 899.9 927.2 928.4Plumber 859.8 871.8 876.6 897.4 898.2 893.9 896.7 903.2 916.2 912.1 914.4 910.0 907.6 906.6 923.7 937.8 945.6 952.6 963.1 970.8General Workers 606.4 606.0 604.7 609.2 614.6 616.4 617.2 619.1 620.8 620.5 626.9 630.4 629.5 629.1 643.9 652.6 660.1 679.1 693.3 701.2(Source: Census and Statistics Department)6