Wage Rate Index for 4th Quarter and Year 2022

The Wage Rate Index increased by 0.4% or 0.4 point to reach 106.1 in fourth quarter 2022 from 105.7 in third quarter 2022.

The wage rate indices for the first, second and third quarters 2022 stood at 102.3, 103.8 and 105.7 respectively.

The index for the public sector which comprises General Government and public enterprises and accounting for around 46% of the wage rate index, increased by 0.1% or 0.1 point from 103.8 in third quarter 2022 to 103.9 in fourth quarter 2022

The Wage Rate Index for the General Government sector, comprising Ministries, Government departments and agencies operating under them, municipalities, district councils and Rodrigues Regional Assembly decreased by 0.2% to reach 103.0 in fourth quarter, from 103.2 in third quarter
2022. This sector accounts for around 34% of the total weight of the wage rate index.

The index for the public sector, which comprises General Government and public enterprises and accounting for around 46% of the wage rate index, increased by 0.1% or 0.1 point from 103.8 in third quarter 2022 to 103.9 in fourth quarter 2022.
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