I. Average Real Wage Rates by Industry for NYC, 1989-94 (1989 dollars) 1993-94 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 % Change Construction $36,294 $35,240 $34,832 $34,861 $34,305 $34,398 0.3% Manufacturing $29,697 $30,303 $30,492 $32,137 $31,151 $31,837 2.2% Transportation $36,319 $35,654 $34,737 $36,046 $34,945 $35,309 1.0% Trade $24,968 $24,662 $24,382 $24,974 $24,234 $24,304 0.3% FIRE $49,940 $50,302 $51,225 $63,917 $63,290 $59,287 -6.3% Services $28,596 $29,044 $28,764 $29,576 $29,210 $29,106 -0.4% Total Private $32,559 $32,746 $32,769 $35,658 $34,981 $34,304 -1.9% Government $30,633 $30,745 $29,808 $29,843 $29,936 $30,691 2.5% Total $32,242 $32,408 $32,239 $34,641 $34,107 $33,743 -1.1% Note: The New York State Department of Labor revises these statistics annually. The wage figures reported here may not be the same as those reported in prior years. Source: New York State Department of Labor, Research and Statistics Division