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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 23
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Number of Establishments (other than those in the Civil Service) by Selected Major Industry Group and Number of Construction Sites
Industry Sector/Major Industry Group
1997
1998
1999
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures
Wearing apparel
5 26 397
7 23 631
5 23 079
707
627
2 697
2 396
706 2 205
Leather and leather products and footwear
201
168
170
Textiles
2 798
2 384
2 297
Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures
658
553
568
Paper and paper products
778
680
660
Printing, publishing and allied industries
4 873
4 684
5 021
Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal
532
500
507
Rubber and plastic products
1 884
1 571
1 397
Non-metallic mineral products
258
259
265
Basic metal
107
97
133
Fabricated metal products
3 138
2731
2 457
Office, accounting and computing machines
203
190
271
Radio, television and communication equipment
116
77
117
Electronic parts and components
259
267
240
Electrical appliances and houseware
123
85
84
Other machinery and equipment
3 555
3 087
2 795
Transport equipment
500
495
512
Professional instrument and optical goods
726
629
566
Other manufacturing industries
2 284
2 151
2 108
Electricity and gas
25
22
21
Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels
183 746
172 279
187 178
Wholesale
18 034
16 142
16 226
Retail
52 466
51 085
55 581
Import/Export
103 360
95 298
104 592
Restaurants
9 069
8 959
Hotels and boarding houses
817
795
9 941 838
Transport, storage and communications
9 526
9 080
10 352
Land passenger transport
10
10
10
Water and air transport
649
505
592
Supporting services to transport
2 839
2 807
3 147
Services incidental to transport
4 756
4 439
5 105
Storage
398
370
365
Communications
874
949
1 133
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services
47 651
45 733
49 349
Financial institutions
6 956
6 285
7 300
Stock, commodity and bullion brokers
986
976
981
Insurance
5 160
5817
6 829
Real estate
13 247
11 676
11 576
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
21 302
20 979
22 663
25 091
24 991
27 428
1 004
1 063
1 250
2 539
2517
2.903
4 132
4 218
4 433
2670
2 649
2 856
2 723
2 640
2 808
12 023
11 904
13 178
292 441
275 743
297 412
1 142
1 082
989
Construction sites
Notes: (a) Figures refer to September of the year.
(b) Data are based on the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies and the Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites
conducted by the Census and Statistics Department.
(c) Figures in this appendix do not cover establishments in the following activities:
(i) Agriculture and fishing.
(ii) Construction (other than construction sites).
(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 6 and 7, the textiles industry in this appendix includes 'knit outerwear and underwear'; however, the textiles industry
quoted in Chapters 6 and 7 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)
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