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农民工工资增长缓慢

　　CHINA'S 163 million migrant workers saw a slower rise of 11.8percent in their wages last year as economic growth eased anddemand for labor weakened, a National Statistics Bureau surveyshowed yesterday.

　　由于经济增长疲软，劳动力需求减弱，去年中国1.63亿农民工看到他们的工资只有11.8%的较慢增长，国家统计局调查昨天显示。

　　The average monthly wage of migrant workers employed in townsand cities grew to 2,290 yuan (US$374) last year from 2011, thebureau said。

　　从2011年起城镇农民工去年月薪增长到2290元(374美元)，国家统计局说。

　　The growth slowed sharply from the 21.2 percent surge in2011.

　　相比2011年21.2%的飙升，增长大幅放缓。

　　Last year, the number of migrant workers rose 3 percent, aslowdown from 2011's 3.4 percent growth, to 163.4 million, thesurvey showed。

　　去年，农民工数量上升了3%，由2011年的3.4%放缓增长到1亿6340万人，调查显示。

　　"Wages for migrant workers in transport, warehousing, postalservices and construction are generally higher, while those inservice sectors, hotel and catering, and manufacturing are lower,"the survey said。

　　“运输、仓储、邮政服务和施工方面的农民工工资水平一般较高，而服务行业如酒店、餐饮、制造相对更低，”调查说。

　　The proportion of migrant workers employed by theconstruction sector rose the most to 18.4 percent in 2012 from 17.7percent in 2011, while that in manufacturing fell the most to 35.7percent from 36 percent a year earlier。

　　受雇于建筑业的农民工比例增长最多，从2012年的18.4%增至2011年的17.7%，而制造业下降最多，从一年前的36%到35.7%。

　　The survey covered 200,000 migrant workers nationwide employedin non-agricultural jobs for more than six months。

　　这项调查涉及了从事非农业工作超过六个月的全国20万农民工。