**Appendix C.**

**Tables for Chapter V Figures**

Figure 18 Table.

# **U.S. Mainland and American Samoa Minimum Wage Rates, 1975-2004**

  -------- -------------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ---------
  Year     United States  AS Cannery   AS Government   ASC/US     ASG/US

  1975     2.10           1.35         1.15            0.64       0.55

  1976     2.30           1.54         1.20            0.67       0.52

  1977     2.30           1.66         1.30            0.72       0.57

  1978     2.65           1.81         1.40            0.68       0.53

  1979     2.90           1.96         1.50            0.68       0.52

  1980     3.10           2.16         1.60            0.70       0.52

  1981     3.35           2.33         1.70            0.70       0.51

  1982     3.35           2.33         1.79            0.70       0.53

  1983     3.35           2.55         1.79            0.76       0.53

  1984     3.35           2.67         1.87            0.80       0.56

  1985     3.35           2.82         1.97            0.84       0.59

  1986     3.35           2.82         1.97            0.84       0.59

  1987     3.35           2.82         1.97            0.84       0.59

  1988     3.35           2.82         1.97            0.84       0.59

  1989     3.35           2.82         1.97            0.84       0.59

  1990     3.80           2.82         1.97            0.74       0.52

  1991     4.25           2.87         2.17            0.68       0.51

  1992     4.25           2.92         2.17            0.69       0.51

  1993     4.25           3.00         2.17            0.71       0.51

  1994     4.25           3.05         2.37            0.72       0.56

  1995     4.25           3.05         2.37            0.72       0.56

  1996     4.75           3.10         2.45            0.65       0.52

  1997     5.15           3.10         2.45            0.60       0.48

  1998     5.15           3.17         2.57            0.62       0.50

  1999     5.15           3.17         2.63            0.62       0.51

  2000     5.15           3.20         2.69            0.62       0.52

  2001     5.15           3.26         2.73            0.63       0.53

  2002     5.15           3.26         2.77            0.63       0.54

  2003     5.15           3.26         2.77            0.63       0.54

  2004     5.15           3.26         2.77            0.63       0.54
  -------- -------------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ---------

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor*, Various Industries in American
Samoa*, Wage and Hour Division, for different years.

U.S. Department of Labor*, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American
Samoa, 2001*, Wage and Hour Division.

U.S. Department of Labor*, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American
Samoa, 2003*, Wage and Hour Division.

# 

## 

Figure 19 Table.

**Selected American Samoa Industry Minimum Wage Rates as a Percentage of
U.S. Mainland Minimum Wage, 1983-2004**

  -------- --------- ----------- -------------- ------------- ------------ ---------------
  Year     Cannery   Finance &   Construction   Retailing &   Government   Miscellaneous
                     Insurance                  Wholesaling                

  1983     76.12     68.96       64.18          55.22         53.43        49.85

  1984     79.70     72.24       67.16          57.91         55.82        52.24

  1985     84.18     76.42       71.04          61.19         58.81        55.22

  1986     84.18     76.42       71.04          61.19         58.81        55.22

  1987     84.18     77.91       74.63          64.18         58.81        55.22

  1988     84.18     80.90       77.61          67.16         58.81        55.22

  1989     84.18     80.90       77.61          67.16         58.81        55.22

  1990     74.21     71.32       68.42          59.21         51.84        48.68

  1991     67.53     66.35       63.53          55.06         51.06        45.18

  1992     68.71     68.94       66.12          57.18         51.06        47.06

  1993     70.59     71.76       68.24          58.82         51.06        49.41

  1994     71.76     76.47       70.59          61.18         55.76        52.94

  1995     71.76     81.18       71.76          63.53         55.76        55.29

  1996     65.26     75.79       67.37          58.95         51.58        51.58

  1997     60.19     71.65       64.08          55.73         47.57        47.57

  1998     61.55     73.40       66.02          57.09         49.90        47.57

  1999     61.55     74.37       66.99          57.67         51.07        47.57

  2000     62.14     75.34       67.96          58.45         52.23        48.54

  2001     63.30     76.50       68.93          59.42         53.01        49.32

  2002     63.30     77.48       69.90          60.19         53.79        49.90

  2003     63.30     77.48       69.90          60.19         53.79        49.90

  2004     63.30     77.48       69.90          60.19         53.79        49.90
  -------- --------- ----------- -------------- ------------- ------------ ---------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor*, Various Industries in American
Samoa*, Wage and Hour Division, for different years.

U.S. Department of Labor*, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American
Samoa, 2001*, Wage and Hour Division.

U.S. Department of Labor*, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American
Samoa, 2003*, Wage and Hour Division.

## 

## 

## 

Figure 20 Table.

## **Tuna Canneries Productivity and Productivity Index, 1995-2003**

  --------- -------------------------- ----------------------------------
  Periods   Productivity Index         Average Kilograms Tuna/Worker

  1995      100                        23608

  1996      101                        23865

  1997      109                        25717

  1998      117                        27691

  1999      138                        32554

  2000      135                        31823

  2001      131                        30815

  2002      146                        34479

  2003      168                        39612
  --------- -------------------------- ----------------------------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor*, Various Industries in American
Samoa*, Wage and Hour Division, select years.

U.S. Department of Labor*, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American
Samoa, 2001*, Wage and Hour Division, various years.

U.S. Department of Labor*,* Wage and Hour Division Economic Survey, 2004

U.S. Trade with Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions, U.S. Census Bureau,
various years.

Figure 21 Table.

## **Exvessel and Retail Tuna Prices and Indices, 1996-2003**

  ------ ------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------- -------
  Year   Exvessel Raw Whole  U.S. Retail      Exvessel Index Retail    Ratio
         Fish                Canned                          Index     

  1996   0.46                1.98             100            100       1.0

  1997   0.55                2.03             119.6          102.5     1.2

  1998   0.44                2.10             95.7           106.1     0.9

  1999   0.37                2.09             80.4           105.6     0.8

  2000   0.37                1.98             80.4           100.0     0.8

  2001   0.45                1.88             97.8           94.9      1.0

  2002   0.43                1.97             93.5           99.5      0.9

  2003   0.33                1.96             71.7           99.0      0.7
  ------ ------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------- -------

Sources:

Retail -- U.S. BLS, U.S. city average lightmeat tuna, January.

Exvessel -- U.S. Department of Commerce, *Fisheries of the United
States*, NOAA, various years.

Figure 22 Table.

## **Total U.S. Tuna Supply Components, 1994-2003**

  ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------------
                (Million                                    Imports %
                pounds)                                     

  Year          U.S. Pack      Imports        Total         of Total

  1994          609.5          249.0          858.5         29.0

  1995          666.5          215.3          440.9         48.8

  1996          675.8          193.0          868.8         22.2

  1997          627.0          212.1          839.1         25.3

  1998          680.8          240.4          921.2         26.1

  1999          693.8          334.5          1028.3        32.5

  2000          671.3          312.9          984.2         31.8

  2001          507.4          292.2          799.6         36.5

  2002          546.9          378.1          925.0         40.9

  2003          529.3          459.0          988.3         46.4
  ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------------

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, *Fisheries of the United States,*
various years.

  ------- --------- --------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------------- --
  Year    Cannery   Retail    Productivity   Cannery     U.S.      Labor           
          Wage      Price                    Wage        Retail    Productivity    
                                                         Price                     

  1995    3.05      2         23608          1.00        1.00      1.00            

  1996    3.10      1.98      23865          1.02        0.99      1.01            

  1997    3.10      2.03      25717          1.02        1.02      1.09            

  1998    3.17      2.10      27691          1.04        1.05      1.17            

  1999    3.17      2.09      32554          1.04        1.05      1.38            

  2000    3.20      1.98      31823          1.05        0.99      1.35            

  2001    3.26      1.88      30815          1.07        0.94      1.31            

  2002    3.26      1.97      34479          1.07        0.99      1.46            

  2003    3.26      1.96      39612          1.07        0.98      1.68            

  2004    3.26      1.82                                                           
  ------- --------- --------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------------- --

Sources

Figure 18 data

Figure 20 data

Figure 21 data