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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1977
EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES ******
A TOTAL OF 264,140 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 1.6
PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, THE FIGURE REPRESENTS A DECREASE OF ONE PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 266,810 PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THESE TRADES IN JUNE THIS YEAR.
THE SURVEY SHOWS THAT 37,880 WERE WORKING IN WHOLESALE, 131,990 IN RETAIL AND 94,270 ÎN IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES.
THE SURVEY ALSO RECORDED THAT 116,580 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, AN INCREASE OF 1.5 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1977, AND 9.9 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN SEPTEMBER AND JUNE 1977 AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
PERSONS ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
CHANGE OF SEPT 1977
OVER JUNE 1977
IN
JUNE 1977
IN SEPT 1977
PERSONS
%
WHOLESALE
37,650
37,880
230
0.6
RETAIL
133,780
131,990
-1,790
1.3
IMPORT/EXPORT
95,380
94,270
-1,110
1.2
RESTAURANTS/
CAFES AND
97,890
99,450
+1,560
1.6
BARS
HOTELS AND
BOARD ING
17,020
17,140
120
0.7
HOUSES
TOTAL
381,710
380,730
980
0.3
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