Statistical aggregates
and variables
Index of construction wage
rates (Jan 70
=
100)
FC040/1616
Unit Reference Magnitude
period
% change over
Previous Same period period a year ago
Jun 83
635
-0.1
3.7
Other indicators
Public assistance caseload
no.
Jun 83
52 525
0.3
11.0
no.
2nd Qtr.83
1 946
-10.4
-27.4
Retrenched workers reported
to the Labour Department
ACTIVITY IN SELECTED SECTORS
Index of textile production
(1973 = 100)
Electricity consumption
Industrial
Commercial
Domestic
Cement production
Floor area of building
consents
Residential
1st Qtr.83
82
-8.9
7.9
Mn KWh 2nd Qtr.83
1 194
38.5
7.3
Mn KWh 2nd Qtr.83
1 616
33.6
18.3
Mn KWh 2nd Qtr.83
687
19.9
19.2
Tonne 2nd Qtr.83 409 047
29.2
17.9
sq. m '000
2nd Qtr.83
144
28.6
-31.1
Commercial
sq. m
2nd Qtr.83
77
-43.0
-51.6
'000
Industrial
sq. m
2nd Qtr.83
270
315.4
-62.9
'000
Others
sq. m
2nd Qtr.83
33
-34.0
-28.3
'000
Total
sq. m '000
2nd Qtr.83
524
45.2
-54.1
68