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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

1.8b Industrial Disputes

Working days lost per '000 employees (a)

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

1981-82

797

832

797

779

764

745

692

1982-83

634

660

620

550

390

358

325

320

312

303

293

297

1983-84

289

245

239

234

241

249

235

234

236

244

252

245

1984-85

246

247

246

247

248

248

252

268

260

247

247

242

1985-86

233

227

229

237

235

228

219

206

201

232

253

256

1986-87

257

244

243

225

228

242

245

237

239

214

198

194

1987-88

197

202

232

237

231

223

221

225

226

218

212

282

1988-89

308

318

283

276

277

269

268

258

259

267

268

206

1989-90

208

194

194

203

194

190

190

196

188

188

198

185

1990-91

143

139

165

198

215

207

206

200

198

188

194

238

1991-92

262

263

241

274

251

248

248

245

245

246

221

182

1992-93

158

149

138

53

142

147

148

149

168

164

162

159

1993-94

165

175

183

192

104

100

99

101

86

88

85

82

1994-95

80

74

66

61

71

76

76

77

75

74

84

86

1995-96

85

86

87

91

85

79

80

79

85

90

101

115

1996-97

130

141

140

133

130

131

132

128

122

117

105

90

1997-98

75

63

65

73

75

75

73

76

76

74

76

82

1998-99

79

82

(a) Twelve months ended the month shown.

Note: There are breaks in the series in June 1984, January 1987 and December 1990. Care should be exercised when making comparisons over periods within which these dates fall.

Source: Industrial Disputes, ABS (6321.0)

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