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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 23
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Number of Establishments (other than those in the Civil Service) by Selected
Major Industry Group
Industry Sector/Major Industry Group
1995
1996
1997
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures
Wearing apparel
7 31 114
7 27 316
S 26 397
733
651
3 692
3 008
707
·2 697
Leather and leather products and footwear
304
211
201
Textiles
3 354
2 854
2 798
Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures
804
649
658
Paper and paper products
929
850
778
Printing, publishing and allied industries
4 754
4 770
4 873
Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal
591
520
532
Rubber and plastic products
2.340
1 914
1 884
Non-metallic mineral products
323
248
258
Basic metal
137
110
107
Fabricated metal products
3.899
3 394
3 138
Office, accounting and computing machines
Electronic parts and components
218
208
203
Radio, television and communication equipment
156
101
116
279
229
259
Electrical appliances and houseware
172
110
123
Other machinery and equipment
4 325
3.902
3 555
Transport equipment
515
500
500
Professional instrument and optical goods
973
782
726
Other manufacturing industries
2 616
2 305
2 284
Electricity and gas
23
24
25
Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels
184 532
183 291
183 746
Wholesale
16 652
17 666
18 034
Retail
51 197
52 684
52 466
Import/Export
106 680
103 138
103 360
Restaurants
8 976
8 920
9 069
Hotels and boarding houses
1 027
883
817
Transport, storage and communications
8 708
9 293
Land passenger transport
10
9
9 526
10
Water and air transport
616
586
649
Supporting services to transport
2 441
2 632
2 839
Services incidental to transport
4 450
4 774
4 756
Storage
379
367
398
Communications
812
925
874
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services
45 769
46 270
47 651
Financial institutions
7 075
6917
6 956
Stock, commodity and bullion brokers
1 064
1 229
986
Insurance
4 748
5 243
5 160
Real estate
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
12 400
12 120
13 247
20 482
20 761
21 302
25 091
24 930
25 091
1 139
1 209
1 004
2 325
2 340
2 539
4 283
4 107
4 132
2 447
2 535
2 670
3 309
3 033
2 723
11 588
11 706
12 023
295 244
291 131
292 441
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) Public administration, 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: Employment Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5076)