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10
Employment on building and construction sites
Public sector
Private sector
Total
1982
Q1
39 880
46 601
86 481
Q2
37 220
47 101
84 321
Q3
38 666
42 577
81 243
Q4
41 593
40 462
82 055
1983 Q1
39 534
36 816
76 350
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Changes in retained imports of capital goods may be used as an indicator of changes in investment in plant and machinery. Most of this investment (90%) is undertaken by the private sector.
Quarterly growth rates in real terms of retained imports of capital goods
Year-on-year
comparison
(%)
1981
Annual
9
1982 Q1
-6
Q2
-26
Q3
о
Q4
-3
Annual
-9
-9
-1
1983 Q1
Q2(*)
(*) estimate
The economic recession in 1982 also had an effect on
capacity utilisation and new investment.
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