Information from the Statistics and Census Service shows that in the fourth quarter of 2005, the average daily nominal wage of construction workers was MOP454, of which the average daily nominal wage of skilled workers & semi-skilled workers was MOP486 and unskilled workers MOP282. The overall nominal wage index increased 6.4% compared with the third quarter of 2005. Nominal wage index of skilled workers & semi-skilled workers rose 6.6%, and that of unskilled workers went up 4.4%. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the overall real wage index increased 5.0% compared with the third quarter of 2005. Real wage index of skilled workers & semi-skilled workers rose 5.2%, and that of unskilled workers went up 3.1%. Among the various occupations of skilled workers and semi-skilled workers, the real wage index of truck drivers rose the most, up 15.0%, whereas that of plant operators registered the largest decline, down 7.0%. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2004, the overall real wage index increased 25.1%, of which the index of skilled workers & semi-skilled workers rose 24.5%, and that of unskilled workers went up 29.7%. Compared with the whole year of 2004, both the 2005 annual nominal and real wage indices of construction workers recorded increments, up 27.3% and 21.8% respectively.
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