engineering projects to
probably a similar shift
and construction output.
5.12
building projects
(11),
with
in the composition of building
The value of retained imports of construction
first nine months of 1986
following a large increase
machinery rose by 12% in the
over the same period last year,
(12) of 93% in 1985 over 1984
still not sufficient
•
But these
these increases were
to make up for the substantial
decline in the previous two years.
(11)
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Building sites
Number of manual workers engaged on building and construction sites:
Total
Civil engineering sites
1984 Mar
51 993
(-9.1)
19 615
(2.5)
71 608 (-6.2)
Jun
50 074
(-9.1)
16 966
(-12.2)
67 040
(-9.9)
Sep
50 435
(-1.3)
17 297
(-13.8)
67 732
(-4.8)
Dec
52 142
(2.4)
16 461
(-16.4)
68 603
(-2.8)
1985
Mar
52 712
(1.4)
15 020
(-23.4)
67 732
(-5.4)
Jun
51 731
(3.3)
12 525
(-26.2)
64 256
(-4.2)
Sep
53 006
(5.1)
11 421
(-34.0)
64 427
(-4.9)
Dec
55 119
(5.7)
11 194
(-32.0)
66 313
(-3.3)
1986 Mar
Jun
55 503 54 374
(5.3)
10 519
(-30.0)
66 022
(-2.5)
(5.1)
9 618
(-23.2)
63 992
(-0.4)
Note : ( ) % change on the same period of preceding year.
(12) Retained imports of construction machinery:
1981
1982
1983
1984*
1985
1986 Jan-Sep
$Mn
Year-on-year growth rate
in money terms (%)
467
617
309
188
362
274
76
32
-50
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93
12
Note: (*) Not strictly comparable with figures of preceding years
due to reclassification of certain items.
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