MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1981 .
MONTHLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT,
PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR JUNE 1981
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED ORDERS- ON-HAND STATISTICS FOR JUNE 1981 AS FOLLOWS:
ORDERS-ON-HAND
IN TERMS OF MONTHS
INDUSTRY GROUP
JUNE 1980
MAY 1981 JUNE 1981
WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR
5.0
4.6
4.8
TEXTILES, EXCEPT WEARING APPAREL
2.6
2.5
2.5
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
4.2
3.9
3.6
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
4.3
3.7
3.6
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
MACHINERY, APPARATUS, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES
5.2
5.2
5.1
OTHERS
3.8
3.7
3.7
ALL MANUFACTURING
4.4
4.2
4.2
COMPARED WITH MAY 1981, THE OVERALL ORDER BOOK POSITION FOR JUNE REMAINED UNCHANGED. INCREASES IN ORDERS WERE FOUND IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY WHILE DECREASES IN ORDERS WERE OBSERVED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS, METAL PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUSTS INDUSTRIES.
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.
THE MONTHLY SURVEY ALSO ASKS QUESTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL AND COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS BESIDES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JUNE 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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