APPENDICES
APPENDIX 21
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Number of Establishments (other than those in the Civil Service) by Selected Major Industry Group
Industry Sector/Major Industry Group
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures
Wearing apparel
1994
9 34 068
789 4 153
1995
1996
7 31 114
7 27 316
733
651
3 692
3.008
Leather and leather products and footwear
377
304
211
Textiles
3.931
3 354
2 854
Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures
925
804
649
Paper and paper products
952
929
850
Printing, publishing and allied industries
4 827
4 754
4 770
Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal
646
591
520
Rubber and plastic products
2 632
2.340
1914
Non-metallic mineral products
315
323
248
Basic metal
160
137
110
Fabricated metal products
4 341
3.899
3 394
Office, accounting and computing machines
202
218
208
Radio, television and communication equipment
156
156
101
Electronic parts and components
301
279
229
Electrical appliances and houseware
217
172
110
Other machinery and equipment
4 747
4 325
3.902
Transport equipment
544
515
500
Professional instrument and optical goods
1 082
973
782
Other manufacturing industries
2 771
2616
2.305
Electricity and gas
23
23
24
Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels
192 336
184 532
183 291
Wholesale
17 049
16 652
17 666
Retail
53 558
51 197
52 684
Import/Export
111 132
106 680
103 138
Restaurants
9 491
8 976
8 920
Hotels and boarding houses
I 106
1 027
883
Transport, storage and communications
8 985
8 708
Land passenger transport
10
Water and air transport
758
10
616
9 293
9 586
Supporting services to transport
2 522
2 441
2 632
Services incidental to transport
4 546
4 450
4 774
Storage
389
379
367
Communications
760
812
925
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services
48 148
45 769
46 270
Financial institutions
7 556
7 075
6917
Stock, commodity and bullion brokers
1 086
1 064
1 229
Insurance
5 107
4 748
5 243
Real estate
13 419
12.400
12 120
Business services
Community, social and personal services
Sanitary and similar services
Education and related services
Medical and health services
Other community and social services
Amusement and recreational services Personal services
Total
20 980
20 482
20 761
25 859
25 091
24 930
1 109
1 139
1 209
2 182
2 325
2.340
4 381
4 283
4 107
2 463
2 447
2535
3 422
3.309
3 033
12 302
11 588
11 706
309 428
295 244
291 131
Notes: (a) Figures refer to September of the year.
(b) Data are based on the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies conducted by the Census and Statistics Department. (c) Figures in this Appendix do not cover the following activities:
(i) Agriculture and fishing.
(ii) Construction.
(iii) Hawkers and retail pitches (other than market stalls).
(iv) Taxis, public light buses, goods vehicles, barges, lighters and stevedoring services.
(v) Veterinary services, religious organizations, authors and other independent artists, domestic helpers and miscellaneous
recreational and personal services.
(d) Unlike Chapters 7 and 8, the textiles industry in this Appendix includes ‘knit outerwear and underwear'; however, the textiles industry
quoted in Chapters 7 and 8 does not cover 'knit outerwear and underwear' which has been included in the clothing industry.
Source: Census and Statistics Department.
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