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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1980
A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PATTERN WAS SHOWN IN IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE AND RESTAURANTS IN WHICH PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES ACCOUNTED FOR 72 PER CENT AND 62 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OF THE TOTAL TURNOVER. IN HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES, PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES HAD A 57 PER CENT SHARE OF THE TOTAL SALES, FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES WITH A 37 PER CENT SHARE.
THE SEPTEMBER 1979 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OBTAINED IN THE ECONOMIC CENSUS :-
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR
REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS BY ACTIVITY
WHOLESALE RETAIL IMPORT/
RESTAURANTS HOTELS TOTAL
EXPORT
NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
7 175
28 417
10 474
3 672
655
50 392
NUMBER OF
43 280
113 618
87 955
101 718
16 795
363 365
PERSONS ENGAGED
LABOUR COST
504
1 074
1 943
1 305
251
5 077
($ MNS)
OPERATING COST 630
1 519
3 960
963
396
7 468
($ MNS)
PURCHASES OF
15 611
14 262
59 963
2 570
142
92 546
GOODS FOR SALE
($ MNS)
CHANGES IN
203
651
901
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2 1 771
STOCKS
($ MNS)
SALES AND
17 067
17 492
67 788
5 131 1 100 108 578
OTHER RECEIPTS
($ MNS)
CENSUS VALUE
1 451 3 486
7 623
2 100
794
15 454
ADDED
($ MNS)
(NOTE FIGURES MAY NOT ADD UP TO THE TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING.)
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