AVERAGE REAL WAGES AT SAME LEVEL AS 16 YEARS AGO|薪資成長不敵物價 實質倒退16年

Wage increases have fallen behind price level increases for the average Taiwanese. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics published its report on Dec 22, indicating that both the fixed salary and average salary in Taiwan have reached record high year-on-year to NT$39,167 and NT$49,392, respectively. However, after deducting the price increases, real wages have been in recession for the last 16 years. According to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, the fixed monthly salary from Jan to Oct is NT$39,167. With bonus and overtime taken into consideration, the average salary is NT$49,392, the highest year-on-year number thus far. However, after discounting the rise in price levels, compared to 2000, real wages have been receding for the past 16 years. ==MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC== Food, daily products, clothing. Everything has gotten more expensive. ==MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC== A chicken lunch box used to cost NT$90, but now it's gone up to NT$110. Realistically, compared to such rapid price increases, salary increases are very limited. As inflation has far surpassed wage increases, people do not feel any growth in their paycheck. ==RICKY HUNG, job bank general manager== Overall, the average price fluctuations in Taiwan in the past few years is within the 1% range, which is lower than the wage increases. Researchers said that since wage increases lag behind price hikes, people's purchasing power is limited. The fundamental solution is industrial transformation and upgrade. ==HSIN PING-LUNG, Assoc. Prof., NTU Grad. Inst. of Nat'l Development== In the long run, the government needs to transform and upgrade the industry structure in Taiwan. To revive the economy, the most direct and effective way is to raise the minimum wage or pressure the industry to raise wages by announcing recommended salary levels. Also, the average work hours per month from Jan to Oct decreased by 5.8 hours year-on-year to 168.1 hours. This is mainly due to two additional public holidays in Oct. The unemployment rate in Nov was down to 3.87%. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 薪資成長追不上物價上漲速度！行政院主計總處公布1-10月的固定月薪為 3萬9167元。若加上獎金和加班費等，平均薪資為4萬9392元，皆為歷年同期最高。但如果扣掉物價漲幅之後，和2000年相比，實質薪資卻倒退16年。 ==民眾== 吃的用的穿的 其實都有漲價 ==民眾== 以便當來講 可能一個雞腿便當90塊 可能現在已經調漲到110塊 那面對務實上來講 我覺得調漲速度太快了 可是在薪資所得部分是有限 薪資雖有增幅，但全被通膨吃掉，所以民眾普遍無感。 ==人力銀行總經理 洪廣禮== 總體來說台灣這幾年 平均的物價調整 每一年物價反映 大概都在1%上下一些 其實還是略低於 薪資調整的幅度 學者則認為，物價上漲，但薪資漲幅的速度跟不上、就會影響民眾的購買力。最根本的解決辦法、就是先從產業結構做轉型。 ==台大國發所副教授 辛炳隆== 我覺得政府要做的話 長期來講還是要透過他的 產業結構的轉型升級 經濟景氣的復甦 最直接有效的方法就是 適度地調高基本工資 或者是透過薪資諮議的發布 給業界一個壓力 此外，主計總處也公布1-10月受僱員工每個月平均工時，比去年同期減少5.8小時，為168.1小時，主要是受到10月有放光復紀念日和蔣公誕辰紀念日的影響。而11月失業率，下降到3.87%。 記者 王柏文 陳昌維 台北報導