THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1978
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MARCH SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT IN TRADING AND CATERING SECTORS
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A TOTAL OF 269,550 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES IN MARCH THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF LESS THAN ONE PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURE OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND A RISE OF 3.4 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THAT OF MARCH 1977.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT THE EMPLOYMENT IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, AT 118,570, WAS BARELY ABOVE THE DECEMBER 1977 FIGURE OF 118,240, WHEN COMPARED WITH 110,270 PEOPLE IN MARCH 1977, THE INCREASE IS 7.5 PER CENT.
IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH THIS YEAR, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 57,140 WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT ESTABLISHMENTS, 4,050 RESTAURANTS, AND 730 HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES IN OPERATION.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN MARCH 1978 AND DECEMBER 1977 AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
IN MARCH 1978
IN DECEMBER 1977
PERSONS
CHANGE OF MARCH 1972 OVER DECEMBER 1977
96
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WHOLESALE
39,430
38,420
+1,010
+2.6
RETAIL
133,750
133,500
+ 250
+0.2
IMPORT/EXPORT
96,360
96,100
+ 260
+0.3
RESTAURANTS
CAFES AND BARS 100,830
100,700
+ 130
+0.1
HOTELS AND
BOARDING HOUSES 17,740
17,540
+ 200
+1.1
TOTAL
388,120
386,270
+1,850
+0.5
NOTE: COMPONENTS MAY NOT ADD UP TO TOTAL DUE TO ROUNDING OF
FIGURES.
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