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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1983
COMPARED WITH 1979, THESE FIGURES SHOWED INCREASE OF 33 PER CENT, 31 PER CENT, 38 PER CENT AND 32 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE ESTABLISHMENTS' VALUE ADDED, COMPRISING LABOUR COSTS, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND OPERATING SURPLUS, GREW BY 30 PER CENT TO $25 739 MILLION IN 1980.
THIS VALUE ADDED REPRESENTED THE SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
THE SURVEY ALSO REVEALED THAT IN 1980, SOME 55 PER CENT OF THE REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS WERE IN RETAIL TRADE, EMPLOYING 31 PER CENT OF ALL PERSONS ENGAGED AND ACCOUNTING FOR 17 PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND 22 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR.
THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE, WITH 23 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND 26 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL WORKFORCE, HAD THE LARGEST SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AT $152 778 MILLION OR 63 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR'S TOTAL, CONTRIBUTING 51 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED IN THE SECTOR.
WHOLESALE TRADE, COMPRISING 14 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND 12 PER CENT OF THE SECTOR'S WORKFORCE, ACCOUNTED FOR 14 PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND NINE PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED.
RESTAURANTS REPRESENTED SIX PER CENT, AND HOTELS, INCLUDING BOARDING HOUSES ONE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
THEY EMPLOYED 26 PER CENT AND FOUR PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OF THE TOTAL WORKFORCE.
RESTAURANTS RECORDED FOUR PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND 13 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED.
HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES ACCOUNTED FOR ONE PER CENT OF TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND FIVE PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED.
IN TERMS OF SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, WHOLESALE TRADE ATTAINED THE LARGEST INCREASE OF 47 PER CENT, FOLLOWED BY RETAIL TRADE (36%), IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE (29%), RESTAURANTS (26%), AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (20%).
WHOLESALE TRADE AGAIN RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE (46 PER CENT) IN VALUE ADDED, FOLLOWED BY IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE (30%) RETAIL TRADE AND RESTAURANTS (EACH OF 28%), AND HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (22%).
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE AT $17.00 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL. NO. 3-7216024.