Description for Chart 2
The ratio of the minimum wage1 to the average hourly earnings2 is on the rise since the mid-2000s

The title of the graph is "Chart 2 The ratio of the minimum wage1 to the average hourly earnings2 is on the rise since the mid-2000s."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 39 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 20 and ends at 60 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 4 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percentage."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1975 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is "SEPH – Manufacturing."
The minimum value is 34.6 occurring in 1986.
The maximum value is 47.3 occurring in 1975.
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 46 occurring in 2012.
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 42.6 occurring in 2012.
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 49.8 occurring in 2012.

Data table for chart 2
  SEPH – Manufacturing SEPH – Total LFS – Total LFS – based on SEPH definition of total
1975 47.3 .. .. ..
1976 47.2 .. .. ..
1977 44.7 .. .. ..
1978 43.1 .. .. ..
1979 41.7 .. .. ..
1980 39.3 .. .. ..
1981 38.5 .. .. ..
1982 36.1 .. .. ..
1983 35.6 38.5 .. ..
1984 35.4 38.7 .. ..
1985 34.9 38.5 .. ..
1986 34.6 38.3 .. ..
1987 35.6 39.3 .. ..
1988 36.1 39.8 .. ..
1989 36.1 39.9 .. ..
1990 35.9 40.0 .. ..
1991 35.9 39.9 .. ..
1992 37.3 41.4 .. ..
1993 38.3 42.4 .. ..
1994 38.9 43.2 .. ..
1995 39.3 43.9 .. ..
1996 39.4 44.3 .. ..
1997 40.0 44.6 41.8 48.8
1998 39.2 44.1 41.6 48.5
1999 39.8 44.3 41.3 48.8
2000 38.8 43.6 40.4 47.7
2001 38.0 42.5 39.6 46.5
2002 38.1 42.2 39.0 46.0
2003 37.3 41.5 38.7 45.5
2004 36.9 41.2 38.6 45.6
2005 36.9 41.0 38.6 45.3
2006 38.5 41.7 38.9 45.7
2007 37.8 41.4 38.7 45.5
2008 39.3 42.5 39.5 46.6
2009 43.5 44.2 40.6 47.6
2010 44.1 45.6 41.9 48.9
2011 44.1 45.4 42.3 49.2
2012 44.5 46.0 42.6 49.8
2013 45.1 45.5 42.0 49.4
..
not available for a specific reference period
1.
The minimum wage for Canada is the average of the minimum wages of the provinces, weighted by the number of employees in each province.
2.
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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