TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
MONTHLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND
ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR NOVEMBER 1981
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 1981, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON AN UPDATED AND ENLARGED PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979, AS WELL AS A PANEL OF THE 43 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS.
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE RESULTS ON MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, BUT SHOULD GIVE USEFUL INDICATIONS OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT RUN.
ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN NOVEMBER 1981 COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.
EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS DROPPED IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF LESS DEMAND FOR SOFT DRINKS
IN THE WINTER SEASON.
SINCE SEVERENCE PAY WAS AWARDED TO WORKERS IN TWO FACTORIES SURVEYED IN THE PRECEDING MONTH, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY ALSO DROPPED IN NOVEMBER 1981.
IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, THE DECREASE IN PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS WAS DUE TO LESS OVERTIME WORKED.
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN NOVEMBER 1981 ON ACCOUNT OF WAGE ADJUSTMENT AND THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES IN A FEW COMPANIES SURVEYED.
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS DECREASED IN THE CASE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES BECAUSE OF SERVICE BONUSES HAVING BEEN PAID IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS HELD BY THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED IN NOVEMBER 1981 GENERALLY REMAINED STABLE COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. FEWER ORDERS WERE RECEIVED IN THE TEXTILES WEAR ING APPAREL, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, BUT MORE ORDERS WERE RECEIVED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT, PER CAPITA EARNINGS AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE
TABLE WHICH MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THE GIS PRESS BOXES.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 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 3-7221914.