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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1983
COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1981, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR DECEMBER 1982 DECREASED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS. THE DECREASES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR WERE 46.0 PER CENT, 41.1 PER CENT AND 20.9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
RELATIVE TO SEPTEMBER 1982, DECREASES OF 20.4 PER CENT AND 14.9 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES WERE REGISTERED RESPECTIVELY IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR REPORTED AN INCREASE OF 7.2 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES.
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF
THE ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND
HOTELS
FINANCE
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS CERVICES
TOTAL QUARTERLY PAYROLL IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE *
4TH QTR. 1981
4TH QTR. 1982
4TH QTR. 1962
ON
4TH QTR. 1981
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
5 076
5 111
+ 0.7
2 981
3 530
+18.4
1 671
2 017
+20.7
RELATIVE TO THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO, PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE ABOVE THREE SECTORS INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT, 18.4 PER CENT AND 30.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THE INCREASES IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND TE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR AT 18.4 PER CENT AND 20.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, WERE PARTICULARLY RAPID. SUCH SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE IN PART DUE TO A RAPID INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT.
/BY ADJUSTING