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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1981
IN TERMS OF GROWTH IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS SINCE 1977, RETAIL TRADE ATTAINED THE HIGHEST RATE AT 77 PER CENT, FOLLOWED BY IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE AT 74 PER CENT, HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES AT 68 PER CENT, RESTAURANTS AT 50 PER CENT AND WHOLESALE TRADE AT 35 PER CENT. IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE, ON THE OTHER HAND, RECORDED THE GREATEST GROWTH SINCE 1977 IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED AT 92 PER CENT, FOLLOWED BY RETAIL TRADE AT 79 PER CENT, HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES AT 71 PER CENT, RESTAURANTS AT 60 PER CENT AND WHOLESALE TRADE AT 53 PER CENT.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF COMPILING A REPORT ON THE 1979 SURVEY, WHICH WILL CONTAIN DETAILED ANALYSIS BY TRADE GROUPS AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS. ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS
ANALYSED BY ACTIVITY FOR 1977 AND 1979
ACTIVITY
NO OF ESTAB-
LISHMENTS
NO OF PERSONS ENGAGED
LABOUR COST
OPERATING EXPENSES
$ MILLION $ MILLION
WHOLESALE 1977 TRADE
1979
7 175 8 122
43 280 45 658
504 737
630 1 174
% CHANGE
+13%
+5%
+46%
+86%
RETAIL
1977
28 417
113 618
1 074
TRADE
1979
33 744
129 694
1 774
1 519 2 723
% CHANGE
+19%
+14%
+65%
+79%
IMPORT/
1977
10 474
87 955
1 942
EXPORT
1979
13 621
104 801
3 004
3 960 7 583
TRADE
%% CHANGE
+30%
+19%
+55%
+91%
RESTAU-
1977
3 672
101 718
1 305
963
RANTS
1979
3 949
113 239
2 112
1 558
% CHANGE
+8%
+11%
+62%
+62%
HOTELS/ 1977
655
16 795
251
396
BOARDING 1979
770
18 702
387
618
HOUSES
% CHANGE
+18%
+11%
+54%
+56%
TOTAL
1977
50 392
363 365
5 077
1979
60 206
412 094
8 013
* CHANGE
+19%
+13%
+58%
7 468 13 657
+83%
ACTIVITY