Description for Chart 1
The minimum wage1 in 2013 was similar to the level in the late 1970s in real terms

The title of the graph is "Chart 1 The minimum wage1 in 2013 was similar to the level in the late 1970s in real terms."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 39 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 30 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 5 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "average hourly earnings and minimum wage (2013 dollars)2."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1975 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is "SEPH – Manufacturing."
The minimum value is 21.26 occurring in 1988.
The maximum value is 23.31 occurring in 1977.
The title of series 2 is "SEPH – Total."
The minimum value is 0 occurring in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
The maximum value is 22.27 occurring in 2013.
The title of series 3 is "LFS – Total."
The minimum value is 0 occurring in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
The maximum value is 24.15 occurring in 2013.
The title of series 4 is "LFS – based on SEPH definition of total."
The minimum value is 0 occurring in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
The maximum value is 20.37 occurring in 2013.
The title of series 5 is "Minimum wage."
The minimum value is 7.53 occurring in 1986.
The maximum value is 10.74 occurring in 1976.

Data table for chart 1
  SEPH – Manufacturing SEPH – Total LFS – Total LFS – based on SEPH definition of total Minimum wage
1975 21.42 .. .. .. 10.13
1976 22.73 .. .. .. 10.74
1977 23.31 .. .. .. 10.43
1978 22.93 .. .. .. 9.89
1979 22.83 .. .. .. 9.52
1980 22.85 .. .. .. 8.99
1981 22.75 .. .. .. 8.76
1982 22.92 .. .. .. 8.26
1983 22.09 20.45 .. .. 7.87
1984 22.07 20.17 .. .. 7.81
1985 22.02 19.98 .. .. 7.70
1986 21.73 19.67 .. .. 7.53
1987 21.37 19.36 .. .. 7.60
1988 21.26 19.28 .. .. 7.67
1989 21.36 19.35 .. .. 7.71
1990 21.52 19.29 .. .. 7.73
1991 21.42 19.29 .. .. 7.69
1992 21.81 19.68 .. .. 8.14
1993 21.69 19.57 .. .. 8.31
1994 21.98 19.80 .. .. 8.56
1995 21.96 19.67 .. .. 8.64
1996 22.33 19.88 .. .. 8.81
1997 21.97 19.68 20.99 17.85 8.78
1998 22.34 19.83 21.04 17.89 8.75
1999 21.99 19.76 21.19 17.79 8.74
2000 22.10 19.66 21.26 17.86 8.58
2001 22.31 19.96 21.42 18.10 8.48
2002 22.00 19.90 21.49 18.10 8.39
2003 22.19 19.94 21.37 18.05 8.27
2004 22.51 20.17 21.50 18.11 8.31
2005 22.72 20.44 21.71 18.37 8.38
2006 22.20 20.49 22.00 18.57 8.55
2007 22.86 20.85 22.27 18.85 8.63
2008 22.87 21.14 22.73 19.14 8.98
2009 21.85 21.53 23.45 19.85 9.51
2010 22.37 21.61 23.54 20.01 9.86
2011 22.39 21.74 23.33 19.93 9.88
2012 22.64 21.87 23.65 20.10 10.07
2013 22.50 22.27 24.15 20.37 10.14
..
not available for a specific reference period
The minimum wage for Canada is the average of the minimum wages of the provinces, weighted by the number of employees in each province.
The average hourly earnings and the minimum wage are expressed in 2013 constant dollars, based on the consumer price indexes of each province.
Note:
The average hourly earnings from the SEPH (manufacturing sector and total) are those of employees paid by the hour, whereas the LFS series for all employees includes both employees who are paid by the hour and salaried employees. The LFS series based on the SEPH definition of the total includes employees paid by the hour from all sectors, except in agriculture and other services.
Sources:
 Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH); Labour Force Survey (LFS); Employment and Social Development Canada (minimum hourly rates by year and by province).
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