Average daily wages of construction workers
MOP
Non- Quarter-to-
resident quarter
960 604 698 -2.4
966 608 703 -3.7
1 193 626 816 -3.1
1 161 640 758 4.6
1 140 590 738 -7.1
958 638 737 0.7
980 635 735 0.3
1 135 641 721 2.3
942 652 704 0.7
887 571 634 -8.1
483 436 443 -1.1
Average prices of construction materials
MOP Current Previous Quarter-to- quarter quarter quarter
4 999 5 112 -2.2
61.6 61.2 0.7
111 112 -0.9
32.1 31.7 1.3
32.8 32.8 -
990 972 1.9
320 277 15.5
652 660 -1.2
879 878 0.1
Fourth quarter data of past years
2015 2016 2017 2018
793 815 798 752
102.5 103.5 102.5 96.7
100.0 101.7 105.4 108.8
For additional information:
MOP Macao Pataca - Absolute value equals zero http://www.dsec.gov.mo/e/wages_construction.aspx
www.dsec.gov.mo 2020.2
WAGES OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND PRICES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
4
THQUARTER 2019
Sand (m3)
Price index of construction materials for residential buildings (2015=100) Real wage index of construction workers (2015=100)
Construction material Spiral & round reinf. steel bar (tonne) Clamping plate (plywood) (m2) Ordinary clear sheet glass (m2)
Occupation
Unskilled worker
Thick grey PVC water pipe (unit) (length: 4m, diameter: 32mm)
Concrete (m3) Emulsion paint (litre) Overall
Concrete formwork carpenter Aluminium / glass installer Bricklayer and plasterer Air-conditioning mechanic Electrician and electrical worker
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Symbol and Abbreviation:
Electric wire (single) (length: 100m, size: 10mm²) Ordinary Portland cement (tonne)
Average daily wage of construction workers (MOP) Real wage index of construction workers Price index of construction materials for residential buildings
Overall Local
Carpenter Structural iron erector Water / gas pipe installer Skilled and semi-skilled worker
110.7
105.9 129.7
100 105 110 115 120 125 130
2017Q4 Q2
2018 Q4 Q2
2019 Q4
Global index Steel Concrete
86.2 91.3
80 85 90 95 100 105 110
2017Q4 Q2
2018 Q4 Q2
2019 Q4
Overall Local worker
統 計 暨 普 查 局
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
- The average daily wage of construction workers decreased by 2.4% quarter-to-quarter to MOP698 in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the daily wages of local construction workers (MOP960) and non-resident construction workers (MOP604) dropping by 2.6% and 1.8% respectively.
- The wage index of construction workers (86.2) decreased by 4.0% quarter-to-quarter in real terms, with that of local construction workers (91.3) falling by 3.0%. For the whole year of 2019, the average wage index of construction workers (91.9) dipped by 7.5% year-on-year in real terms, and that of local construction workers (94.9) dropped by 2.6%.
- The average price of concrete increased by 1.9% quarter-to-quarter, while that of spiral & round reinforcing steel bars dropped by 2.2%. The price index of construction materials for residential buildings (110.7) in the fourth quarter edged up by 0.4% quarter-to-quarter, and that for 2019 went up by 2.5% year-on-year to 110.0.
