Based on the wage indices,the average wage rate for this group fell by 0.2 per cent in money terms,but increased by 4.9 per cent in real terms,compared with the same period of 1998.

• 根据工资指数，这个行业组别的平均工资与一九九八年同期比较，以货币计算下降了0.；2%25，以实质计算则增加了4