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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1979
Results of economic census on wholesale, retail and import/export trades for 1977 : summary statistics for reporting establishments
Nature
of busine98
Number of establish-
ments
Number
of
persons engaged
Purchases
Labour Operating of goods
cost
coat
for
sale
Increase in stocks
Salea and
Census value
other
added
receipts
$ million
Wholesale trade
7,175
43,280
504
630
15,611
203
17,067
1,451
Retail trade
28,417
113,618
1,074
1,519
14,262
651
17,492
3,486
Import/export
10,474
87,955
1,942
3,960
59.962
901
trade
67,788
7,623
Total
46,066
244,853
3,520
6,109
89,835
1,755
102,347
12,560
Note: 1.
2.
Operating cost includes rent and rates, water and energy, and other
operating expenses.
Increase in stocks refers to the increase in stocks of goods for sale during the reporting year.
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