MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1982
8
JANUARY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY FOR JANUARY 1982, CONDUCTED ON A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979) AS WELL AS 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, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
EMPLOYMENT DROPPED SLIGHTLY IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED ON ACCOUNT OF LABOUR TURNOVER AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF BONUSES AND DOUBLE PAY IN A NUMBER OF FACTORIES AT THE END OF THE CHINESE CALENDAR YEAR.
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ALSO INCREASED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES SECTORS BECAUSE OF THESE YEAR-END AWARDS.
THE OVERALL VOLUME OF ORDERS HELD BY THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REMAINED STABLE IN JANUARY 1982 AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, THE FEWER ORDERS HELD BY THE WEARING APPAREL AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES WERE OFFSET BY MORE ORDERS HELD BY THE TEXTILES, PLASTICS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT, PER CAPITA EARNINGS AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1982 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 3-7221914).
A. EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED
PER CAPITA EARNINGS
PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR
(% CHANGE OVER THE PRECEDING
MONTH)
INDUSTRY/SERVICE NOV
1981
DEC JAN NOV DEC 1981 1982 1981 1981
JAN 1982
JAN 1982 (HK$)
MANUFACTURING
TI
-1
-1
14
35
2 934
FOOD AND DRINKS
-3
-1
-4
8
40
3 843
/WEARING APPAREL,