Table 4 Changes in average basic paid salaries from the corresponding quarter the year before, by industry. Per cent

4	Changes in average basic paid salaries¹ from the corresponding quarter the year before, by industry. Per cent

	Manufacturing	Oil and gas extraction and mining	Construction	Transport and communication²	Wholesale and retail trade	Real estate and business activities	Electricity supply


1. Quarter 1999	6.9	7.1	7.3	6.9	6.9	6.9	4.7
2. Quarter 1999	5.4	6.7	4.9	5.4	5.2	4.8	4.7
3. Quarter 1999	4.8	2.5	4.8	4.6	3.0	3.2	4.6
4. Quarter 1999	4.7	2.9	4.8	3.7	2.7	3.8	4.7
1. Quarter 2000	3.9	2.8	4.7	3.6	2.7	3.6	5.0
2. Quarter 2000	4.3	2.8	4.7	3.7	3.2	3.5	5.3
3. Quarter 2000	4.3	5.0	4.3	4.4	6.2	4.8	5.6
3. Quarter 2000	4.2	6.8	4.3	4.6	6.2	4.5	5.7
1. Quarter 2001	4.6	6.6	4.6	4.9	6.1	4.3	5.8
2. Quarter 2001	4.2	6.0	4.6	4.7	5.4	4.4	5.8
3. Quarter 2001	4.3	5.8	4.6	4.9	4.4	4.9	5.8
4. Quarter 2001	4.3	5.4	4.5	4.9	4.4	4.7	5.5
1. Quarter 2002	4.4	5.4	4.5	4.9	4.5	4.7	5.4
2. Quarter 2002	4.5	5.4	4.5	5.0	5.0	4.8	5.4
3. Quarter 2002	6.3	5.6	6.1	4.2	6.0	5.6	8.9
4. Quarter 2002³	6.2	5.1	5.6	4.3	5.5	4.9	7.6
1. Quarter 2003³	5.8	⁴5.2	5.5	3.9	5.4	4.8	7.6

¹	Salary at the end of the quarter.
²	Excluding publicly maintained establishments.
³	Preliminary figures.
⁴	Corrected 26 June 2003.