WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1982
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MONTHLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND
FOR JUNE 1982
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY FOR JUNE 1982, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THE IR 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 INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS, EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN THE MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES SECTORS. WITHIN MANUFACTURING, EMPLOYMENT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES IN JUNE 1982 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. THE INCREASE WAS DUE TO THE RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS AS TEMPORARY WORKERS DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS DROPPED IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF A LOWER WORKLOAD DURING THE MONTH. IN SEVERAL FACTORIES SURVEYED, THE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK WAS REDUCED. PER CAPITA EARNINGS ALSO DROPPED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY BECAUSE SEVERANCE PAY WAS AWARDED IN THE PRECEDING MONTH TO EMPLOYEES UPON THE CLOSURE OF A FACTORY IN THE PANEL.
THE OVERALL VOLUME OF ORDERS (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) HELD BY THE PANEL OF MANUFACTURERS DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN JUNE 1982 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH. ORDERS DECLINED PARTICULARLY IN THE PLASTICS, TEXTILES AND FABRICATED METAL 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 JUNE 1982 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1.50 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).