| Table 10.01 :Daily Wages of Human Labour by Crop Season | ||||||
| Taka Per Day Without Food | ||||||
| Year | Aus/Jute | Aman | Boro | Wheat | Average | |
| BBS | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 9.00 | 10.88 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 5.00 | 12.46 | ||||
| 1980-81 | 16.00 | 13.00 | 13.97 | |||
| 1981-82 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 15.48 | ||
| 1982-83 | 15.00 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 17.05 | ||
| 1983-84 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 23.00 | 18.00 | 19.58 | |
| 1984-85 | 23.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 23.00 | 24.45 | |
| 1985-86 | 27.00 | 29.00 | 28.00 | 24.00 | 29.54 | |
| 1986-87 | 28.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 | 26.00 | 31.91 | |
| 1987-88 | 30.00 | 35.00 | 34.00 | 30.00 | 31.15 | |
| 1988-89 | 31.50 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 31.00 | 33.63 | |
| 1989-90 | 32.50 | 36.00 | 38.00 | 32.00 | 34.63 | |
| 1990-91 | 36.50 | 38.00 | 40.00 | 34.00 | 37.13 | |
| 1991-92 | 39.00 | 38.00 | 45.00 | 38.00 | 40.00 | |
| 1992-93 | 40.00 | 41.00 | 46.00 | 39.00 | 41.50 | |
| 1993-94 | 41.00 | 42.00 | 48.00 | 40.00 | 42.75 | |
| 1994-95 | 42.00 | 44.00 | 50.00 | 41.00 | 44.20 | |
| 1995-96 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 52.00 | 43.00 | 46.00 | |
| 1996-97 | 45.00 | 47.00 | 52.00 | 44.00 | 47.00 | |
| 1997-98 | 47.00 | 49.00 | 54.00 | 46.00 | 49.00 | |
| 1998-99 | 49.00 | 52.00 | 58.00 | 48.00 | 52.00 | |
| 1999-00 | 60.00 | 64.00 | 69.00 | 52.00 | 61.25 | |
| 2000-01 | 62.00 | 66.00 | 72.00 | 56.00 | 64.00 | |
| 2001-02 | 62.00 | 68.00 | 75.00 | 60.00 | 65.26 | |
| Source : BBS & Agro-Economic Research Unit, MOA. | ||||||