The Trade Union Association of Orlando, Florida, maintains indexes on the hourly wages for a number of the trades. Unfortunately, the indexes do not all have the same base periods. Listed below is information on plumbers and electricians. Shift the base periods to 2000 and compare the hourly wage increases for the period from 2000 to2013.

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Year Plumbers (1995 100 Electricians (1998 100) 2000 2013 133.8 159.4 126.0 158.7