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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983
EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR SELECTED INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE FOUR SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS: MR AU HOO-KIT, 5-4341851 MR NG KUNG-TAK, 5-455661 AND MR CHOI FUN-TAI, 5-455668.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES
I. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE +
INDUSTRY GROUP
SEPT 81
JUN 82
SEPT 82
SEPT 82
ON SEPT 81
SEPT 82
ON JUN 82
WEARING APPAREL
258 300
260 900
251 400
- 2.7
-
- 3.7
(INCLUDING
KNITWEAR FROM
YARN)
TEXTILES
123 400
117 600
111 600
-
- 9.5
5.1
(INCLUDING
KNITWEAR FROM
YARN)
ELECTRICAL
124 100
124 300
118 800
- 4.3
4.4
MACHINERY
APPLIANCES
AND SUPPLIES,
INCLUDING
ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
89 100
94 300 83 000
-
6.8
-11.9
FABRICATED
82 100
81 100
73 500
-10.5
- 9.4
METAL PRODUCTS
/II. BUILDING AND