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Index numbers of wage rates for certain main groups of industries, 1921 to 1945
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| Steam railways | Electric railways | Telephones | Laundries | General average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| 1921 | 95.9 | 98.6 | 91.8 | 97.3 | 97.5 |
| 1922 | 90.3 | 94.6 | 87.2 | 98.2 | 91.1 |
| 1923 | 91.2 | 95.6 | 88.6 | 99.6 | 93.6 |
| 1924 | 91.2 | 95.7 | 89.0 | 99.9 | 94.8 |
| 1925 | 91.2 | 96.4 | 89.1 | 99.0 | 93.8 |
| 1926 | 91.2 | 96.7 | 89.7 | 99.9 | 94.4 |
| 1927 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 91.4 | 100.8 | 96.4 |
| 1928 | 97.1 | 99.6 | 93.1 | 101.6 | 97.5 |
| 1929 | 100.0 | 101.9 | 94.2 | 101.8 | 99.2 |
| 1930 | 100.0 | 102.3 | 94.7 | 102.0 | 99.9 |
| 1931 | 97.5 | 101.9 | 95.0 | 101.5 | 96.6 |
| 1932 | 90.1 | 98.1 | 88.6 | 99.0 | 89.7 |
| 1933 | 88.0 | 93.8 | 87.9 | 97.0 | 85.1 |
| 1934 | 85.0 | 93.7 | 93.7 | 96.1 | 85.9 |
| 1935 | 90.1 | 94.3 | 93.0 | 96.6 | 88.4 |
| 1936 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 93.8 | 97.1 | 90.0 |
| 1937 | 96.0 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 96.7 |
| 1938 | 100.0 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.6 |
| 1939 | 100 0 | 100.0 | 100 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1940 | 100.0 | 104.9 | 101.3 | 105.4 | 103.9 |
| 1941 | 109.4 | 110.1 | 106.4 | 110.5 | 113.1 |
| 1942 | 114.8 | 114.9 | 112.0 | 116.5 | 122.5 |
| 1943 | 125.5 | 121.2 | 121.9 | 127.3 | 133.71 |
| 1944 | 125.5 | 125.7 | 122.4 | 128.9 | 137.91 |
| 1945 | 125.5 | 126.6 | 125.6 | 135.4 | 141.8 |
| 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. | |||||
