SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1981
ORDERS-ON-HAND STATISTICS FOR MARCH 1981
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) RELEASED ORDERS-ON-HAND STATISTICS FOR MARCH 1981 AS FOLLOWS:
ORDERS-ON-HAND
IN TERMS OF MONTHS
MAR. 1980 FEB. 1981 MAR. 1981
INDUSTRY GROUP
WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR
5.1
4.6
4.7
TEXTILES, EXCEPT WEARING APPAREL
3.2
2.3
2.5
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
4.7
4.1
4.1
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT
4.6
3.7
3.9
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
5.1
5.1
5.3
MACHINERY, APPARATUS, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES
OTHERS
4.0
3.8
3.8
ALL MANUFACTURING
4.6
4.2
4.3
AT 4.3 MONTHS. THE VOLUME OF ORDERS HELD BY MANUFACTURERS IN MARCH WAS AGAIN HIGHER THAN THAT IN FEBRUARY. REPRESENTING THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF INCREASE. SO THE TREND OF DECREASING VOLUME OF ORDERS HELD BY MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED WHICH WAS APPARENT DURING 1980 APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REVERSED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1981.
THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE BASED ON AN UPDATED AND ENLARGED PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SELECTED BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979. AS THE PANEL IS NOT A SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED SAMPLE. RESULTS OBTAINED WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE ONLY OF THE COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE PANEL, BUT IT IS HOPED THAT THEY WILL GENERALLY INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.
THIS SURVEY, WHICH IS CONDUCTED MONTHLY, ALSO ASKS QUESTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL AND COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS BESIDES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MARCH 1981 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 3-7213578).
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