11.15 Wage Rate Indices (Base: 1969-70=100)
| Year | Wage rate indices (Nominal) | CPI of industrial workers (National) | Wage rate indices (Real) |
| 1994-95 | 1786 | 1610 | 111 |
| 1995-96 | 1900 | 1674 | 114 |
| 1996-97 | 1990 | 1663 | 120 |
| 1997-98 | 2141 | 1748 | 122 |
| 1998-99 | 2259 | 1921 | 118 |
| Note : indices are the averages of the indices of 4 centers, viz. Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna, prepared separately. Country CPI is the average of the cost of living indices of industrial workers of Narayanganj, Chittagong and Khulna | |||
| Source : rice Section, BBS. | |||