Chart 10
Number ('000)
2000
1500
THE ECONOMY
Employment by broad economic sector
Service sectors as a whole (left scale)
Number ('000)
80
70
Building and construction sites (right scale)
1000
60
500
Manufacturing sector (left scale)
50
Tw
40
0
Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep
1994 } 1995
1996
1991
1992
1993
The structural shift of manpower from manufacturing to services continued in 1996. Employment at construction sites rose sharply, reflecting in part the momentum of implementation of the Airport Core Programme.
Chart 11
Percent
15.0
10.0
5.0
0
-5.0
Earnings by broad economic sector (year-on-year rate of change in real terms)
Service sectors
as a whole
Manufacturing sector
-10.0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QI Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
1991
1996
1992
1993
1994
1995
Earnings continued to rise in real terms in 1996, underpinned by more moderate inflation.
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