Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted

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Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2011		 November
2012r		 December
2012p		 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 aggregate1 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 43.58 0.4 3.5
Nunavut 930.41 968.71 967.73 -0.98 37.32 -0.1 4.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
1.
Sector breakdown is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
Note(s): 
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.