If China is excluded from this calculation, real average wages contracted by 0.3% per annum. Some countries have only one national minimum wage rate, whereas others have multiple minimum wage rates by districts, occupations, age. Available from tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_spt_s1_d.htm, and CEIC Data Company Limited. Available from http://ceicdata.com/ (accessed on 30 March 2013). Note: LHS panel: y-axis refers to monthly values of FAO food price index and crude index, RHS panel: y-axis refers to the year-on-year monthly values of CPI of the selected economies. Available from http://ceicdata.com/ (accessed on 30 March 2013).