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Index numbers of wage rates for certain main groups of industries, 1921 to 1945
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| Logging | Coal Mining | Metal mining | Manufacturing | Construction | Water transportation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| 1921 | 102.2 | 119.4 | 95.2 | 95.4 | 99.9 | 96.0 |
| 1922 | 79.6 | 113.4 | 88.0 | 89.2 | 95.3 | 86.7 |
| 1923 | 93.5 | 113.4 | 91.9 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 91.5 |
| 1924 | 105.9 | 110.3 | 92.0 | 93.2 | 99.4 | 90.2 |
| 1925 | 95.2 | 96.1 | 93.3 | 92.3 | 99.8 | 90.4 |
| 1926 | 95.5 | 96 0 | 93.2 | 92.8 | 100.9 | 90.2 |
| 1927 | 97.7 | 96.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 105.0 | 91.3 |
| 1928 | 99.0 | 96.8 | 93.2 | 94.8 | 108.7 | 91.9 |
| 1929 | 98.7 | 96.8 | 93.8 | 95.4 | 115.8 | 96.1 |
| 1930 | 97.5 | 97.1 | 93.9 | 95.5 | 119.1 | 97.2 |
| 1931 | 81.5 | 97.1 | 92.6 | 93.1 | 114.7 | 93.0 |
| 1932 | 67.1 | 94.1 | 89.7 | 87.0 | 104.5 | 86.5 |
| 1933 | 57.4 | 92.8 | 88.6 | 82.9 | 92.5 | 81.2 |
| 1934 | 65.7 | 93.4 | 90.9 | 85.2 | 90.7 | 80.5 |
| 1935 | 73.1 | 95.0 | 92.6 | 87.0 | 93.6 | 81.1 |
| 1936 | 80.9 | 95.1 | 94.9 | 89.1 | 94.2 | 82.4 |
| 1937 | 93.9 | 95.6 | 99.1 | 96.1 | 96.9 | 92.0 |
| 1938 | 101.8 | 100.0 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 |
| 1939 | 100.0 | 100 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1940 | 104.9 | 102.1 | 102.8 | 104.3 | 104.5 | 105.2 |
| 1941 | 114.0 | 109.4 | 112.2 | 115.2 | 111.6 | 113.3 |
| 1942 | 125.9 | 113.1 | 118.7 | 125.5 | 118.6 | 125.8 |
| 1943 | 143.1 | 124.8 | 123.1 | 136.81 | 127.7 | 138.8 |
| 1944 | 146.1 | 146.0 | 125.2 | 141.41 | 129.6 | 142.2 |
| 1945 | 153.3 | 146.2 | 128.2 | 146.5 | 131.1 | 144.6 |
| Note: Figures back to 1901 may be obtained from the report "Wage Rates and Hours of Labour in Canada, 1945," published by the Department of Labour as a supplement to the Labour Gazette. | ||||||
| 1. Revised since the publication of the 1946 Year Book. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1947. | ||||||
