Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees, December 2012 — seasonally adjusted

December 2011

November 2012^r

December 2012^p

November to December 2012

December 2011 to December 2012

November to December 2012

December 2011 to December 2012

current dollars

change in current dollars

% change

Sector aggregate

$883.68

$905.68

$908.35

$2.67

$24.67

0.3

2.8 

Forestry, logging and support

$968.55

$1,052.86

$1,060.23

$7.37

$91.68

0.7

9.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,799.53

$1,875.47

$1,881.82

$6.35

$82.29

0.3

4.6

Utilities

$1,660.22

$1,606.09

$1,595.38

-$10.71

-$64.84

-0.7

-3.9

Construction

$1,131.95

$1,185.85

$1,157.38

-$28.47

$25.43

-2.4

2.2

Manufacturing

$992.94

$998.74

$1,040.33

$41.59

$47.39

4.2

4.8

Wholesale trade

$1,067.26

$1,056.53

$1,078.25

$21.72

$10.99

2.1

1.0

Retail trade

$525.41

$528.93

$529.89

$0.96

$4.48

0.2

0.9

Transportation and warehousing

$933.96

$941.30

$954.48

$13.18

$20.52

1.4

2.2

Information and cultural industries

$1,061.91

$1,125.90

$1,162.36

$36.46

$100.45

3.2

9.5

Finance and insurance

$1,108.70

$1,100.66

$1,106.10

-$5.44

-$2.60

0.5

-0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

$890.84

$871.00

$903.94

$32.94

$13.10

3.8

1.5

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,192.88

$1,267.45

$1,262.85

-$4.60

$69.97

-0.4

5.9

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,184.25

$1,228.25

$1,257.58

$29.33

$73.33

2.4

6.2

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$731.50

$725.34

$741.06

$15.72

$9.56

2.2

1.3

Educational services

$956.08

$987.16

$981.17

-$5.99

$25.09

-0.6

2.6

Health care and social assistance

$794.61

$824.61

$835.28

10.67

$40.67

1.3

5.1

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$543.84

$542.69

$546.75

$4.06

$2.91

0.7

0.5

Accommodation and food services

$360.63

$371.62

$371.10

-$0.52

$10.47

-0.1

2.9

Other services (excluding public administration)

$760.51

$761.44

$758.57

-$2.87

-$1.94

-0.4

-0.3

Public administration

$1,123.71

$1,166.06

$1,161.05

-$5.01

$37.34

-0.4

3.3

Provinces and territories

Newfoundland and Labrador

$901.49

$934.41

$936.04

$1.63

$34.55

0.2

3.8

Prince Edward Island

$730.82

$749.00

$750.36

$1.36

$19.54

0.2

2.7

Nova Scotia

$778.91

$812.09

$809.29

-$2.80

$30.38

-0.3

3.9

New Brunswick

$794.25

$814.79

$817.53

$2.74

$23.28

0.3

2.9

Quebec

$819.04

$836.99

$832.07

-$4.92

$13.03

-0.6

1.6

Ontario

$899.39

$913.62

$919.11

$5.49

$19.72

0.6

2.2

Manitoba

$808.78

$835.82

$842.10

$6.28

$33.32

0.8

4.1

Saskatchewan

$891.04

$925.29

$936.00

$10.71

$44.96

1.2

5.0

Alberta

$1,049.78

$1,080.13

$1,093.58

$13.45

$43.80

1.2

4.2

British Columbia

$853.20

$875.61

$877.57

$1.96

$24.37

0.2

2.9

Yukon

$966.38

$993.24

$1,002.47

$9.23

$36.09

0.9

3.7

Northwest Territories

$1,254.46

$1,293.23

$1,298.04

$4.81

$43.53

0.4

3.5

Nunavut

$930.41

$968.71

$967.73

$-0.98

$37.32

-0.1

4.6